Johannes Hendrick Decker (1735 - 1817)

Born 26 Oct 1735 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Gumaer) Decker — married [date unknown] in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Husband of Sara (Hoornbeck) Decker — married 26 Aug 1767 in Wawarsing, Ulster, New York Colony

Husband of Catrina (Smith) Decker — married 1787 in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1817 at about age 81 in Livonia, Ontario, New York, United States

Biography

Possible mix of two or more different Johannes Decker|Dekkers. Under investigation. Quick-803 13:58, 2 August 2018 (UTC). Note a Johannes <hendrick>Dekker was bp. on Mar 09, 1712. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Hoes2026); sponsors were: Thomas Steenbergen, Geertruy Tietssoort^[1].

Johannes Decker

Title

Title: Major

Birth

1) Johannes Decker was born in Machackemeck, Deerpark, Orange, New York according to marriage record; 1767 Aug 02; #30 (banns); Johannes Decker, WD, with Sara Hoornbeek. 2) Johannes Decker was bp. on Oct 26, 1735. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York^[2]

Parents

Conflict:

Father: Johannes Decker

Mother: Elisabeth DeWitt

Father: Thomas Dekker,

Mother: Janneken van Nimmegen (from baptism record); m. 1727 04 Jun; Thomas Dekker, jm; Janneken Van Nimmegen, jd, both of Minisink. (b) Note they continued to reside at Minisink in Dec 1744 .

Siblings

Siblings prob bp. at Minisink where parents lived, may have moved back to Ulster County...

Note that all births and marriages for the siblings and their parents predated the Minisink areas church...such events were recorded at Kingston by visiting Domines.

• 1728 Jun 30; Thomas Dekker, Janneken Nimnegen; Hendrik; Henderikus van Steenberg, Johanna van Steenbergen

• Johannes Decker was bp. on Oct 26, 1735. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York^[3]

• KRDC Bp. Record: 1737 May 04; Thomas Dekker, Jenneke van Ninwegen; Daniel; Johannes Wessebroek, Lena Wessebroek

• Minisink bp. Record: 17 June 1740 ; Thomas Dekker ; Janneke van Niuwegen ; Joris ; Joris Davids, Naomi Koettebeck

• Minisink bp. Record: 17 June 1740 ; Thomas Dekker ; Janneke van Niuwegen ; Joris ; Joris Davids, Naomi Koettebeck

• Minisink bp. Record: 23 Dec. 1744 ; Thomas Decker ; Jannerje van Nimwegen ; Alida ; Hannes Decker, Lisabeth De Witt

Marriage

Sara Hoornbeek, b. Rochester, on August 26, 1767 at Wawarsing,Ulster, New York^[4][5]

Children

Children by Sara Hoornbeek:

• Janneke Deckker was bp. on Jun 01, 1777. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York^[6]

• Mary Decker was bp. on Aug 18, 1782. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York^[7]

Sources

• Church Records: Records of Baptisms of the Reformed Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York 1716-1830 The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Vol. V.; 1913.

• Book: The New York genealogical and biographical record by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Greene, Richard Henry, 1839-1926, ed; Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett, ed; Morrison, George Austin, 1864-1916, ed; Mott, Hopper Striker, 1854-1924, ed; Totten, John Reynolds, 1856-1936, ed; Pitman, H. Minot (Harold Minot), 1888- ed; Ditmas, Charles Andrew, 1887-1938, ed; De Forest, Louis Effingham, 1891- ed; Mann, Conklin, ed; Maynard, Arthur S., ed. Volume 51, Pages 482, Language English, Digitizing sponsor The Library of Congress

Which wife?

@F5008@ FAM

Husband: @I11491@

Wife: @I11493@

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1756

Place: Kingston, Ulster Co., NY

footnotes

1. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record(Hoes2026):1712 Mar 09; Hendrik Dekker, Annetjen Kwik; Johannes; Thomas Steenbergen, Geertruy Tietssoort
2. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record Hoes 4538: 1735 Oct 26; Thomas Dekker, Janneken van Nimmegen; Johannes; Johannes Wynkoop, Marytjen Bogardus
3. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record Hoes 4538: 1735 Oct 26; Thomas Dekker, Janneken van Nimmegen; Johannes; Johannes Wynkoop, Marytjen Bogardus
4. ↑ 1767 Aug 02; #30 (banns); Johannes Decker, WD, with Sara Hoornbeek, young woman, born as follows: Johannes Decker born in Machackemeck, Sara hoornbeek born in Rochester, both residing in her birth place; married Aug 26, 1767, by Dominie Dirck Romyn. Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing, p. 50.
5. ↑ The New York genealogical and biographical record by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
6. ↑ Minisink RDC Bapt. record: 1777 Jun 01; Johannes Deckker Jr., Sara Hoornbeek; Janneke, Janneke Van Inwege
7. ↑ Minisink RDC Bapt. record: 1782 Aug 18; Johannes Decker major, Sara Hoornbeek; Mary; Moses De Witt, Mary Van Etten

Acknowledgements

• Decker-99 was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
• Decker-99 was adopted by Tom Quick, Quick-803 16:42, 9 November 2015 (EST).