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Jan Gerritsen Dekker 1640–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1640

Birth Location: Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands

Death Date: 1717

Death Location: Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA

Father: Gerritsen 10th

Mother: Magdalena Immigrant

Spouse(s): Grietjen Westercamp

Children(s): Gerriet Decker, Gerrit Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jennetje Decker, Hermanus Decker, Trietje Decker, Johannes Decker, Jennetje Decker, Jacobus Decker, Jacob Decker, Hendrick Decker

Jan Gerritsen Dekker was born in 1640 in Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands, the child of Gerritsen Broersen Decker 10Th And Magdalena Jans Dutch Immigrant. Jan Gerritsen Dekker married Grietjen Hendricks Westercamp, and had children including Anneken Decker, Cornelius Jansen Decker, Gerriet Jansen Decker, Gerrit Janse Decker, Hendrick Janse Mathew Decker, Hermanus Decker, Jacob Janse Decker, Jacobus Janse Decker, Jennetje Decker, Johannes Decker, Trietje Decker. Jan Gerritsen Dekker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Jan Gerritsen Dekker was born in 1640 in Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands, the child of Gerritsen Broersen Decker 10Th And Magdalena Jans Dutch Immigrant.
  • Jan Gerritsen Dekker married Grietjen Hendricks Westercamp, and had children including Anneken Decker, Cornelius Jansen Decker, Gerriet Jansen Decker, Gerrit Janse Decker, Hendrick Janse Mathew Decker, Hermanus Decker, Jacob Janse Decker, Jacobus Janse Decker, Jennetje Decker, Johannes Decker, Trietje Decker.
  • Jan Gerritsen Dekker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerritsen 10th
1609–1658
Birth Location: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
G1
Magdalena Immigrant
1616–1672
Birth Location: Amsterdam, , Zuid Province, Netherlands,
MI

Spouses(s)

Grietjen Westercamp
1642–1701
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, NY
GW

Children(s)

Gerriet Decker
1664–1702
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
GD
Gerrit Decker
1665–1740
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
GD
Cornelius Decker
1670–1701
Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, New York, United States
CD
Jennetje Decker
1671–1685
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
JD
Hermanus Decker
1673–1768
Birth Location: Schermerhorn, New York, United States
HD
Trietje Decker
1671–1745
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
TD
Johannes Decker
1675–1754
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
JD
Jennetje Decker
1685–1685
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
JD
Jacobus Decker
1671–1761
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
JD
Jacob Decker
1671–1720
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
JD
Hendrick Decker
1667–1717
Birth Location: Esopus, Kingston, Ulster Co, NY
HD

Jan Dekker's Ancestors

Self
Jan Dekker
1640–1717
Birth Place: Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Parents
Gerritsen Broersen DECKER 10th
1609–1658
Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Magdalena (JANS Dutch) Immigrant
1616–1672
Amsterdam, , Zuid Province, Netherlands,
Grandparents
Broersen (Hendrick) Decker
1589–1648
Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catharina (Elisabeth) Gerritsen
1592–1639
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Roeloff (JANSEN Van) MAETERLANDT
1602–1638
Marstrand, Marstrand Island, Norway
Evardus (Bogardus Jans) DOMINE
1602–1646
Barneveld, Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Hendrick DECKER
1567–1589
Malinda Broerson
1572–1595
Hans Gerritsen
1566–1605
Maria Jans
1570–1605
James Janzen
1565–1631
Tryntej Jonas
1582–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Decker
1540–1589
Jacomijna Gietelincks
1540–1568
Broer Broersen
1552–1589
Hijl Broers
1550–1597
Adrianus GERRITSEN
1546–1595
Jan Jansen
1533–1603
Cornelia (Willems)
1535–1605

Jan Dekker's Descendants

1.
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Jan (Gerritsen) Dekker (23 Apr 1640–1717) m. Grietjen (Hendricks) Westercamp (19 Oct 1642–24 Aug 1701)
  1. 1. Gerriet (Jansen) Decker 1664–1702
  2. 2. Gerrit (Janse) Decker 1665–1740
  3. 3. Cornelius (Jansen) Decker 1670–1701
  4. 4. Jennetje Decker 1671–1685
  5. 5. Hermanus Decker 1673–1768
  6. 6. Trietje Decker 1671–1745
  7. 7. Johannes Decker 1675–1754
  8. 8. Jennetje Decker 1685–1685
  9. 9. Jacobus (Janse) Decker 1671–1761
  10. 10. Jacob (Janse) Decker 1671–1720
  11. 11. Hendrick (Janse (Mathew)) Decker 1667–1717 m. Antje Quick 1676–1746
    1. 1. Petrus Decker 1711–1773
    2. 2. Femmetje Decker 1707–1780
    3. 3. Thomas Decker 1704–1780
    4. 4. Johannes Decker 1712–1793
    5. 5. Magdalena Decker 1697–1727
    6. 6. Sarah Decker 1702–1709
    7. 7. Jan Decker 1701–
    8. 8. Abraham Decker 1720–1792
    9. 9. Hendrick Decker 1696–
    10. 10. Geertje Decker 1697–1780
    11. 11. Peter DECKER 1700–
    12. 12. Samuel Dekker 1702–1709
    13. 13. Sara Decker 1709–1747 m. Jacobus (James) Rosenkrans 1706–1788
      1. 1. Alida Rosenkrans 1749–
      2. 2. Johannis Rosecrans 1744–1844
      3. 3. Mary ((Maria)) Rosecrans 1741–1860
      4. 4. Jacobus (Junior) Rosenkrans 1731–
      5. 5. Geertje Rosenkrans 1740–1788
      6. 6. Salomon Rosenkrans 1742–1745
      7. 7. Helena Rosenkrans 1729–1758
      8. 8. Johann (Meinolph) Rosenkranz 1744–1810
      9. 9. Solomon Rosenkrans 1747–1747
      10. 10. Blandina Rosenkrans 1733–1789 m. Abraham (Dirkse) Westbrook 1732–1791
        1. 1. Femmetje (Phoebe) Westbrook 1772–1852
        2. 2. Peggy Westbrook 1764–1792
        3. 3. Kezia (Casia) Westbrook-Davenport 1765–1825
        4. 4. Dirk (Richard) Westbrook 1769–1817
        5. 5. Charrick (Cherick) Westbrook 1760–1817
        6. 6. Margaret Westbrook 1769–1856
        7. 7. Richard Westbrook 1754–1826
        8. 8. Jenneke Westbrook 1752–1812
      11. 11. Hezikiah Rosenkrans 1749–1819 m. Nancy Simpson 1770–1847 m. Margrietje Westfael 1750–1775
        1. 1. Susan Wilmoth 1811–1891
        2. 2. Lusanna ((Susan)) Rosencrance 1810–
        3. 3. William Rosencrance 1809–1870
        4. 4. Margaret Rosencrance 1806–1870
        5. 5. Mary Rosencrance 1800–1870
        6. 6. Hezikiah Rosencrance 1795–
        7. 7. Prudence Rosencrance 1803–
        8. 8. Hezekiah Rosenkrans 1807–1860
        9. 9. Catherine Rosencrance 1798–1831
        10. 10. Eli Rosenkrans 1774–1825
        11. 11. Catherine Rosenkrans 1776–1831
      12. 12. Daniel Rosenkrans 1737–1782 m. Catrina (Catherine) Cool 1738–1808 m. Catherine Cole 1738–1803
        1. 1. Josiah Rosecrans 1771–1772
        2. 2. Catherine Rosencrans 1775–1856
        3. 3. James Rosencrans 1766–1832
        4. 4. John Rosencrans 1769–1851
        5. 5. Daniel Rosecrans 1779–1849 m. Thankful Wilcox 1774–1840
        6. 6. Harmanus ("Harmon" Kuykendall) "Coykendall" 1759–1833 m. Catharine Beamer 1763–1854
        7. 7. Jacob ("Jersey Jake") Rosenkrans 1780–1851 m. Sarah Roy 1781–1818 m. Sarah Lundy 1781–1818 m. Rachel Hodgden 1791–1870 m. Sarah Roy 1781–1818

Jan Dekker's Timeline

2 Records

1640
23 Apr 1640
Birth of Jan Gerritsen Dekker in Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
1717
1717
Age 77
Death of Jan Gerritsen Dekker in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA
Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1640
    Event Place: Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 683.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1639.074; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1639.076; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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