David Decker (1719 - 1809)

Born 4 Oct 1719 in Newington, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice Row (Place) Decker — married 9 Apr 1741 in Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 1809 at about age 89 in Moscow, Somerset County, Maine

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Biography

David Decker was baptized at Newington, New Hampshire, 4 Oct 1719, the son of John Decker and Sarah Bennett; ^{[1] [2]} died at Moscow, Maine, ^[3] between 1800-1810, ^[2] and is buried there in the Baker Cemetery. ^[3]

He married at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 9 Apr 1741, Eunice Place. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

He was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.

David and Eunice Decker were very early settlers on Cape Newagen Island, locating at what has always since been known as Decker's Cove. ^[6] He joined the First Church in Boothbay, Maine, in 1766; bought land at the mouth of the Abineesook in West Boothbay in 1767 (Lincoln Co. Deed 8:271); sold land on Cape Newagen Island, now Southport, Maine, in 1771; and in Boothbay in 1800 (Lincoln Co. Deeds 8:65; 45:91). ^{[2] [7]} In 1800, he and his wife were living on Cape Newagen Island. ^[8]

Six children, born at Newington or Portsmouth, New Hampshire: ^[9]

1. William, born at Newington, c1746; married Molly Decker, daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Boynton) Decker (Lincoln Co. Deeds 12:20; 27:165); lived at Boothbay and Dearborn.
2. John, baptized at Portsmouth, 16 Jul 1749; married, intentions at Standish, Maine, 14 Sep 1771, Catherine Hall, who died at Standish, 18 Dec 1834 (g.s. Pudding Hill Cemetery).
3. Joshua, baptized at Portsmouth, 9 Feb 1752; died at Clinton, Maine, 1820; married at Gorham, Maine, 13 Mar 1773, Susanna Boston of York, Maine.
4. Abraham, baptized at Portsmouth, 3 Mar 1754; married at Southport, 20 Jun 1774, Ruth Chaples.
5. Molly, baptized at Portsmouth, 17 Aug 1755.
6. Thomas, baptized at Portsmouth, 9 Oct 1757; died, 7 Jun 1852; married at Boothbay, 1 Jan 1781, Catherine Fullerton.

Sources

1. ↑ Tuttle, Charles W., Church Records of Newington, N.H. (New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), Vol. 22 (1868), p. 299. Cit. Date: 24 Jan 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ruth Gray, editor; Alice MacDonald Long, associate editor, Maine Families in 1790 : Volume 1 (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 2, Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1988, 372 pages), p. 64. Cit. Date: 24 Jan 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 January 2022), memorial page for David Decker Find A Grave: Memorial #66658414, citing Baker Cemetery, Moscow, Somerset County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by T Jason Brown (contributor 48172037).
4. ↑ Peirce, Col. Joshua W., A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Portsmouth, N.H., from 1706-1742 (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), Vol. 27 (1873), p. 13. Cit. Date: 24 Jan 2022.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVQ-TJZ : 10 February 2018), David Decker and Eunice Place, 09 Apr 1741; citing reference vol 2 p D; FHL microfilm 16,191.
6. ↑ Greene, Francis Byron, History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623-1905, With Family Genealogies (Portland, Maine, Loring. Short & Harmon, 1906), p. 517. Cit. Date: 24 Jan 2022.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-3TG : accessed 24 January 2022), David Decker, Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States; citing p. 264, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 568,142.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-GS8 : accessed 24 January 2022), David Decker, Cape, Lincoln, Maine, United States; citing p. 369, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 218,676.
9. ↑ Maine Families, Vol. 1, p. 64 (cited above), from which this list is taken, here confuses David with a possible son, David, the death date reported for this child being the date of the Boston Tea Party. Comment of David James, 24 Jan 2022.

See also:

David Decker in the Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012/ Birth Date: 4 Feb 1719 Burial Place: Moscow, Somerset County, Maine, USA