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Facts and Events
| Name |
John 'Johannes' Decker |
| Alt Name |
Jan "John" Decker |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][3] |
Bef 1 Jun 1719 |
Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
| Christening[2] |
1 Jun 1719 |
Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
| Marriage |
1739 |
Deerpark, Orange County, New Yorkto Blandina "Dina" Kuykendall |
| Death[2] |
Bef 30 Sep 1790 |
Knox County, Indiana |
| Burial[2] |
1790 |
Decker Graveyard, Knox County, Indiana |
| Alt Death[3] |
Bef 1799 |
Brooke County, Virginia |
John Decker was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - Alexander Wells vs. Decker's Heirs--O. S. 78; N. S. 26--Bill in Brooke County, 1799. Defendants are Joseph, Abraham, Moses, and Luke Decker, and George Cox and Susannah, his wife, heirs-at-law of John Decker, deceased, who died intestate. Isaac Cox claimed to have made a settlement before 1779. Richard Elson deposes, 14th August, 1801, that in 1773 he saw a cabin on the land; it was called Cox's; Isaac moved to the Mingo bottom in 1775. George Cox of Brooke County, deposes, 14th August, 1801, that in September, 1772, he raised a cabin on the land. Certificate by Dunmore, 24th March, 1774, to Surveyor of Augusta County, that Sarah Gibbs, as representative of John McNeely, deceased, is entitled to 200 acres by his proclamation of 1763. Thos. Lewis's certificate, 10th May, 1774, that Alexr. Wells, assignee of Sarah Gibbs, wishes to locate above on 200 acres at the Mingo Path. Sarah has assigned to Alexr. Wells, of Baltimore County, Maryland.
Notes
- Served in the Revolutionary War
- The DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edtion lists:
- John Decker, Sr bpt 6-7-1719 NY
- d 9-30-1790 IN
- m Dina (Blandina) Kuykendall
- Civil Service
- Patriotic Service - VA
Baptized 1719 in Hampshire Couunty, Virginia
Decker, Ind. Decker Chapel Indiana named after Decker family. Decker cemetary located on top of a hill five miles east of Hazelton,Indiana.
John and Dinah began their married life in Minisink, New Jersey. Later they moved to Smithfield or Water Gap, Monroe county, Pennsylvania and then to Wallpack Center, Sussex county, New Jersey. About 1743 they moved with several other Decker and Kuykendall families to Hampshire county,Virginia, (now Hardy county, West Virginia) and settled on the South Branch of the Potomac River near the town of Romney. There, in 1749, Lord Fairfax granted John and Dinah lot 9. During April 1758 they went to live at the settlement of Tobias Decker, John's brother, on Decker's Creek in Monongalia county, Virginia, (now West Virginia). Apparently the Indian attack of October 16, 1759 sent john and Dinah back to the South Branch valley of Hampshire county, Virginia (now Hardy County, West Virginia). In 1767 they sold lot 9 to Dinah's brother Abraham and moved a few miles to Yohogania (now Augusta) county, Virginia. Later John and Dinah went to Washington county, Pennsylvania. In 1775 they settled at DECKER'S FORT, on the OHIO RIVER near the junction of CROSS CREEK and the OHIO RIVER, in the MINGO BOTTOMS, near Wellsburg, Brooke county, Virginia (now West Virginia). John sold this property on May 4, 1784 even though he had not been officially granted the land until November 18, 1785. In 1784, with their sons, (except for John) and their families, they moved to Knox county, Indiana. They traveled down the Ohio River and up the Wabash river in three skiffs. They stopped awhile in Jefferson county, Kentucky. Legend has it that on the night of their arrival in Fort Vincennes, the Indians kidnapped one of the children of their party....
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recognizes Jan Decker as a Patriot. In the old court records there is a statement that he was appointed by the court to be one of a committee to determine where a new road should be located. The DAR says this constitutes enough to justify the distinction of Patriot.
By Name: John (English)
Born: baptized June 7, 1719 in Kingston, Ulster County NY
Parents: Jan Gerritsen Decker and Barbara Jans DeWitt
Married: about 1739 in Deer Park (now Port Jervis), Orange Co. NY
Spouse: Blandina Kuykendall
Died: Jan 10, 1791 in Knox county, Ind.
Interred: Decker Chapel Cem. in Gibson co, Ind.
The Decker brothers were four in number. John's family, John Jr. Tobias, Joseph and Moses, were of the third gen. of pioneer Dutch family, Jan Garrettson de Decker and Gretjen Hendricks, who had wed at Kingston, NY 23 Mar 1664. Their son, Garret, had John wed to Dina Kuykendall, and they reared seven children.
http://www.brookecountywvgenealogy.org/Decker.html
References
- ↑ .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave.
John Decker, Sr
Birth: 1719
Death: 1790
John [Johannes] Decker Sr.
Was baptized 1 Jun 1719 Kingston, New York.
Died before 30 Sep 1790 Knox County, Indiana.
Married to Diana Kuykendall.
Children: Barbary; Isaac; Joseph; Abraham; Moses; John; Luke; Tobias; Elizabeth.
John and Tobias were not sons but nephews.
Source Page 117, 118, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.
Family links:
Spouse:
Blandina/Diana Kuykendall Decker (1719 - 1797)*
Children:
Susanna Decker Cox (1758 - 1838)*
Luke Decker (1760 - 1825)*
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75995978
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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