Born about in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hermanus Janse Decker
and Ragel de la Montagne
Sister of
Margriet (Decker) Van Garden, Wilhelmus Decker, Eleonora (Decker) Van Garden, Jan Decker, William S. Decker, Johanna (Decker) VanSchoonhoven, Hermanus Decker, Willem Decker, Rachel (Decker) Kortright, Hendricks Decker and Benjamin Hendrikse Dekker
Wife of
William Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Waert and Rachel (Ward) Schiffer
Died
at about age 39
in Walpack Township, Sussex County New Jersey
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Biography
This profile is part of the Decker Name Study.
Maria Decker was born circa 1712 in New York to Hermanus Janse Decker and Rachel De La Montagne (Decker).
Birth
Maria was baptized on 20 Jan 1712 in Ulster County, New York. Baptism was recorded at Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York[1]
Parents
- Father: Hermanus was born circa 1673, in Ulster County, New York.
- Mother: Rachel was born circa 1673, in Mombaccus, Ulster County, New York.
Siblings
She had 12 siblings: Margriet Decker (Gorden), Wilhelmus Decker and 10 other siblings.
Marriage
[Conflicting information relating to Maria's marriage]
- Maria married Willard or William Waard circa 1733, at age 21 at marriage place, New York. Willard was born in 1708, in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.
- Maria (age 24) married circa 1736 in New York to William Waert (a.k.a. Ward) born in 1690, in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.
Death
Maria passed away in New York.
Research Notes
- No information found yet to support Maria, beyond her baptism, in KRDC records...need to check Minisink and other Ulster Churches. Recording at KRDC for other church events declined during the 1700s as these churches were staffed.]
Sources
- ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1712 Jan 20; Harmanus Dekker, Rachel Montanjen; Maria; Klaas Westvaal
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-2000, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Walpeck NJ, Book 78
- My Heritage Profile for Maria Waert
Acknowledgements
- Decker-72 was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 Sep 2010.
- Decker-643 created through the import of wikitree.ged on 1 Aug 2011 by Abby Brown.
- Decker-72 was adopted by Tom Quick, Quick-803 18:22, 2 May 2015 (EDT).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Joan (Tipka) Fisher
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c1b1, FTDNA kit #b15750
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~1.95%
Len Saltsman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
David Lathrop :
23andMe, GEDmatch UJ2737646 [compare], yourDNAportal DAVdc2ba230
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Hanes :
23andMe, GEDmatch LW8233887 [compare]
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~0.78%
Randy Brown :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Pearl (Higgs) Farris :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T723419 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
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~0.78%
Shelby Higgs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T480239 [compare]
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Edit: A third child was Lisabeth, born 1752 in Walpeck to William Waert and Marya Decker.
edited by Richard Kyllo