James Decker (bef. 1775 - abt. 1826)

Descendants

Died about 1826 after about age 51 in Butler Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

James Decker was born prior to 1775 likely in Virginia (this is based on census records and is yet to be proven).

James and his family left Virginia for Butler Co., Ohio sometime between 1812 and 1818. His youngest son, John, was supposedly born in Virginia in November, 1812. His oldest known daughter, Elizabeth, married in Butler Co., Ohio in December 1818.

By the time of the 1820 census, James can be located in Milford Twnp., Butler County, Ohio:

1 m 0-10 John Elliott Decker (b bet 1810-1820)

1 m 10-15 Robert Addison Decker (b bet 1805-1810)

1 m 16-18 James Decker Jr (b bet 1802-1804)

3 m 16-25 Isaac Decker, Solomon Decker, and James Decker (b bet 1795-1802)

1 m 45+ James Decker (b bef 1775)

1 f 0-10 Delina Decker (b bet 1810-1820)

1 f 45+ Mrs Decker (b. bef 1775)^[1]

James died during the summer of 1826 in Butler Co., Ohio - this is based on the timing of writing his last will and testament and when it was probated.

Theories That Need More Proof

• James was born in Virginia prior to 1776.

• James and his family appear in the 1810 Virginia census in Rockbridge Co., Virginia.

If you look at Virginia in 1810, there is a James Decker in Shenandoah but only 4 in the household. Seems too small to be James' family.

Then there is a James "Docker" or "Dicker" in Rockbridge County with 10 in the household -- this is a total leap but just thinking.....

4 m 0-10 James, Robert, Solomon, another son or is Isaac in here

1 m 16-25 Is Isaac perhaps here or extended family or servant/apprentice

1 m 26-44 James Decker

1 f 0-10 another daughter, extended family, or servant/apprentice

1 f 10-15 Elizabeth perhaps here

1 f 16-25 Elizabeth perhaps here, another daughter, or extended family, servant/apprentice

1 f 26-44 Mrs Decker^[2]

• If the family in the 1820 Rockbridge Co., Virginia census is James' family, were there more children? Was Elizabeth actually the oldest child?

• Was James's wife Hanna Gladden?

There is a marriage record for a James Decker and Hanna Gladden in Rockbridge Co., Virginia in September 1789. If this is James, perhaps Elizabeth was not the oldest. Who were the other possible children? Did they marry and stay in Virginia? Hanna is a name that is used again in later generations.

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Milford, Butler, Ohio; Page: 142; NARA Roll: M33_87; Image: 113.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-JTX : accessed 29 September 2015), James Docker, 1810.

Document Transcriptions

Debt to Joshua Hill in 1825; Receipt of Isaac Decker payment to Clement Lippencott for appraisal of James Decker estate 1828 (transcription) Eleven months after the date, one or either of us promise to pay or cause to be paid unto Robert Beckett and Henry Tedford Administrators of the Estate of Joshua Hill dec'd the just and full sum of eleven dollars and thirty eight cents. For value rec'd as witness our hands and seals this 29th day of September 1825. James Decker (mark) Clement Lippencott Attest Henry Tedford

Sept 1826 Estate of James Decker dec'd To Clement Lippencott do To one day services rendered appraising said estate $1.00 Clement Lippencott Rec'd of Isaac Decker Executor of the Estate of James Decker dec'd the above one dollar in full Clement Lippencott March 3 1828

1823 September 3rd The Estate of James Decker dec'd to Robert Scott (transcription)

• to settlement $9.50
• to piece soal 1.42
• 20 to piece upper 3.37 1/2
• thong father 0.25
• to piece soal 1.87 1/2
• Decem 1 to side upper 400 do soal 4&0 8.80
• Agust 20 to piece upper 450 soal 091 54 1/2
• price _____ 1.80
• Decem 25 to piece soal 3.37 1/2
• May 8 to piece soal 1.42
• November 1 to ____ as per bill 7.18 1/2
• 45.91
• by amount 17.96
• balance due 27.95

The State of Ohio Butler County Before me Matth. Richardson one of the Justice of the Peace within and for said county personally came Robert Scott who being duly sworn accordingly to law deposeth and saith that the above account is just and due as it stands stated to the best of his knowledge and further this deponent saith not. Sworn to and subscribed before me the 10th day of November 1826. Robert Scott Matth Richardson JP

1818

James Decker debtor to Isaac Decker lent money $5.00

to the half of a winmill $9.50

Six dollars for a coffin $6.00

$20.50

State of Ohio, Butler County Before me Morton Irwin one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid personally came Isaac Decker who being duly sworn accordingly to law deposeth and saith the above account is just and true as it stands stated and that there is twenty dollars and fifty cents due this deponent from the estate of James Decker deceased & further this this deponent saith not sworn to and subscribed this 24 May 1828 Morton Irwin, JP Isaac Decker

September 6 1824 James Decker Debtor to John Shillough for one winmill at $19.00

John Shillough

State of Ohio, Butler County

"Before me Morton Irwin Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid personally came James Decker, Junior, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that the above account is just and true as stated and that there is nineteen dollars due John Shillough from the estate of James Decker deceased and further this deponent ____ sworn to and subscribed before me

James Decker Jr

The 21st day of September 1826

Morton Irwin, JP

August 28 1824 James Decker debt to James Hough ____ Jas Hough's or order Ten dollars and eighty cents ____ ___ August 28 1824

att___ ______

James Decker

Presented to the _____ August 11, 1826

James Decker Estate Papers - Ramsey Account

The State of Ohio

City of Cincinnati

Before me mayor of the city of Cincinnati aforesaid personally came Elizabeth Ramsey named in the written account who being duly sworn says that she believes the within account against the estate of James Decker deceased to be just and correct as written stated and the ___believes that the balance therein stated of two hundred fifty three and thirty two cents is _______ ___ from said estate.

Elizabeth Ramsey

Sworn to and subscribed before me Aug 21, 1828 - in testimony where I have ____subscribed ___ and ___ ____ city the day and year above

Isaac G Burnet , Mayor

James Decker Estate David McMechan account

1826 James Decker deceased to David McMechan $-

January 28 To Amount of his Due Bill $28.3150

::28 To 1 jug lent $0.1875 ::30 To 1 silk ___ $0.7500

February 8 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1550

:8 To 1/2 # nails $0.0625 ::8 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1550

March 18 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1875

::18 by hauling $0.7500 ::30 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1600 ::31 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1875

April 5 To 1/2 gallon tar $0.2500

::10 To 1 Hat Bed Cord & Whiskey $3.2650 ::17 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1525 ::18 To 1 gallon whiskey $0.3125 ::22 by hauling $11.0850 ::22 To cash & Whiskey $0.8125 ::24 To cash pd __ & 1 gallon whiskey $1.5625 :27 To wine & ____ $0.1825 :28 To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1575

May 1 To gallon do medicine $1.7225

:" To 1/2 gallon whiskey $0.1600 :2 To 1 do do $0.3125 :4 To Sundried Cherries $0.0975 :5 To Castor Oil & Whiskey $0.3700 :9 To Brandy wine coffee & whiskey $1.5300 :13 To 3 quarts whiskey & barkes $0.4900 :15 To do & wine $0.9100 ::18 To 4 tin cups & barkes $0.4400 ::20 To whiskey & vitrol $0.3250 ::22 To do & wine $0.9050 ::25 To do $0.1500 ::30 To caster oil $0.0625

June 1 1 flask returned $0.1250

::2 To 1 pint wine $0.3750 ::7 To funeral articles ginger & wine $3.6250

 ::$11.9600 $49.1700