Diane Hope this is of some help to you. Linda Croft Note: van Bochoven (Dutch ?) and Bockoven appear to be variations of Bochoven. Mary Bockoven found in: Marriage Index: New Jersey, 1680-1900 Married: Sep. 13, 1820 in: Sussex, NJ Gender: F Source: County Clerk Records Film number: 1294801 - 1294805 Spouse name: Decker, Joseph 1830 CENSUS - WANTAGE TWP., SUSSEX CO., NJ DECKER, JOSIAH 110101000000 111001000000 BOCKOVEN, GEORGE 011101000000 111010000000 BOCKOVEN, JACOB 000020001000 020100000000 REED, JOHN K. 100010000000 110010000000 REEVES, DANIEL 000000100000 011000100000 Sussex, NJ 1850 Federal Census I Page 206A 15 320 321 Bockover J. J. 33 M . Merchant 1,000 N. J. 16 320 321 Bockover Ruth 26 F . . . N. J. 17 320 321 Bockover Mary E. 8 F . . . N. J. 18 320 321 Bockover John L. 4 M . . . N. J. Page 208A 17 350 351 Bockover George 60 M . Blacksmith 2,000 N. J. 18 350 351 Bockover Eunice 54 F . . . N. J. 19 350 351 Bockover Miranda 22 F . . . N. J. 20 350 351 Bockover Jane 19 F . . . N. J. 21 350 351 Bockover Martha E. 16 F . . . N. J. 22 350 351 Bockover Emma 14 F . . . N. J. 23 350 351 Davis Oran 12 M . . . N. Y. http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nj/sussex/1850/indx-d.txt Deckers listed in 1850 Sussex NJ Census For info on the Descendanta of Gerrit Decker below contact: Donna L Jones wjeagles@northnet.org 1766 State Route 11B North Bangor, NY 12966 A-United States http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/n/Donna-L-Jones-NY/BOOK-0001/0006-0013.html Descendants of Gerrit Gerritsen Decker Page 130 of 640 143. Josiah7 Decker (Bowdewine6, Josias5, Petrus4, Johannes Jan3, Jan Gerritsen2, Gerrit Gerritsen1) was born 15 April 1792 in Wantage, Sussex Co., NJ, and died Bef. 25 October 1830. He married (1) Hannah Adams. She died Unknown. He married (2) Mary Bockoven 13 September 1820. She died Unknown. PETER CYMER will, 1813, Sussex Co. NJ Posted by Franklin P Stahl fstahl@superpa.net 1813, mar. 9 Cymer, Peter (signed by mark) of Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., will. Elder brother, George Cymer, all lands for life. If my elder sister, Christeen, should ever come to want, she shall be supported out of my real estate and afer their deaths, said lands to brother's four sons, Peter, Adam, John and George. After debts paid , bed and bedding, and table, to nephew, George Cymer. To Mary Bockoven (daughter of Jacob Bockoven), a cow. Rest to be sold and money divided between 4 sons of my brother and Daniel and Peter Rutan (sons of Samuel Rutan) and Lewis (son of Anna Cymer). Executors -- Jesse Gustin, William Tuthill Witnesses - Samuel Hough, John Bedell, Benjamin Tuthill. Proved Feb. 16, 1814, when Jesse Gustin signed a Executor, the "other one having renounced". 1814, Feb. 12, Inventory $401.84; made by George Bockoven, Jonathan Dunning, File 1410 S 1900 Census New Jersey, Morris County, (Roxbury) Roll 988 Book 2, Page 13a #296-296 Bockoven, Mary Head 50 b Oct 1849 NJ NJ NJ Lillian Daughter 21 b Jan 1879 NJ NJ NJ Mary E. Bockoven found in: Census Microfilm Records: New Jersey, 1910 Age: 63 Gender: F Race: W Birthplace: NJ State: New Jersey County: MORRIS Locale: ROXBURY TWP Series: T624 Roll: 903 Part: 1 Page: 184A [With daughter and her husband, George W Thorpe] Abstract: BASKING RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHYARD INSCRIPTIONS - Somerset Co NJ Those interested in the exact reading of any one stone, or the accompanying epitaph, may consult the original record in the Library rooms of the New Jersey Historical Society, at 16 West Park Street, Newark. The Editor of the QUARTERLY is responsible for the abstract, which is here arranged in strict alphabetical order. The graveyard is one of the best-preserved in the County. ABSTRACT OF THE INSCRIPTIONS Page 125 Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol I (Record tracing the ancestors of Somerset families who mostly emigrated from Scotland Bockhoven, George, d. June 8, 1814, in 80th yr. Bockoven, Mary (wife of George, Esq.), d. June 20, 1806, in 66th yr.

Moses Decker was born in Orange Co., NY about 11 Jun 1788. His parents moved to Westmoreland Co., PA when he was an infant and then to Muskingum Co., OH. He married Mary E. Reasoner whose family also moved to Muskingum from Westmoreland, PA. Her maiden name may have been Sheplor, another family from those areas as both the Reasoner and Sheplor name are incorporated in descendants names. Moses raised most of his family in Muskingum Co., OH and in 1836 moved to Mercer Co., IL by way of the Muskingum, Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Some children remained in Muskingum including my ancestor Dr. Henry Decker. Moses and Mary had one last child in Mercer Co., IL. in 1846 he and two sons, Solomon and Reasoner went to Bad Axe Co., WI and homesteaded land there. The sons returned later that year to Illinois and returned to WI with the rest of the family in 1847 minus those children who had already married and remained in Mercer Co., IL. Mary died in 1859 and Moses married Anne Goode a widow. Moses was instrumental in the formation of the town of Viroqua, WI which was supposedly named after the steam boat that brought his family from Ohio. He gave 40 acres of land to the town for public use and helped Viroqua become the county seat of the renamed Vernon County (formerly Bad Axe Co.). Moses died 04 Aug 1860 and is remembered by the people of Viroqua as it's founder. They rebuilt one of his earliest homes and there is also a Decker Street named to honor his memory. Moses' parents are not known for certain but he is found in early court records in Muskingum Co., OH with Joseph Decker who is the best candidate for his father. Also Daniel Decker is identified in some of those early court records. We are still looking for hard evidence of his birth in Orange Co., NY as well as that of his parents. For now Moses remains a brickwall but one who had a very well documented history and a large family. Many of his descendants can be found in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, California and elsewhere. Denny Shirer - drdx@neo.rr.com - Canton, OH Shirer Family Genealogy - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysong Muskingum County, OHGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuskin/

Is their anyone on the list whose Deckers were Shingledeckers? My g-grandfather was Henry Shingledecker born 1854 Cincinnati, OH, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Seig) Shingledecker of (Probably)Hamburg. In the early 1900's they changed it to Decker. Jackie

My Brick wall is the following family, any information on any of the following very much appreciated: Joseph C. Decker B: 27 Sept 1799 New Jersey spouse: Mary Bochoven B: 19 Feb 1802 New Jersay Joseph died in Morrow county Ohio their children: Henry P. Decker B: 27 Sept 1821 Absalom Decker: B; 7 September 1823 Sussex New Jersey D: 18 May 1886 Ohio B: Bradner Cemetery Scott Twp Sandusky Ohio spouse: Sarah Rees Naomi Decker B; 1831 Elizabeth Decker B.1834 Caroline Decker B: 1838 Lewis J. Decker B: 1841 Abram D. Decker B: 21 Aug 1844 Hiram Decker B: 1846 Harriet Decker Absalom and Sarah are my line. Thanks in advance for the help. Diane Eaton Hacker famlygeni@aol.com

My brick wall is my GG-grandmother. She was born Mary M. DECKER on Dec 09, 1800 in Westmoreland Co., PA. About 1819 she married John RODDY in Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA. Mary died Jul 21, 1889 in Somerset Co., PA. She & John had 11 children. They are both buried in (Yoder Cemetery) North Fork Dam Cemetery, Somerset Co., PA. Both she & John are my brick walls. Thanks, Sally Huntley

This is my road block. I can't seem to be able to go any farther back than Garrett and Mary. I'm Stuck! This is what information that I have on them. Garrett Decker born 1821 in New York. Died about 1876 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Mary Thornbury Perkins, born 1824 in Ohio. Date of marriage October 15, 1846 in Boone County, Indiana. Children were: Louisa , Sarah, John T.W. b, abt 1848, Caroline b, abt 1849, Rosella b, abt 1849, Margaret b, abt 1852, Hariet b, abt 1853, William b, abt 1855, Lydia b, abt 1858, Josephine b, abt 1859, Joseph William b, February 10, 1867 (my great great grandfather). Garrett and Mary show up in the 1850 census in Boone County, Indiana and again in the 1860 census for Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. I just can't seem to get any farther back than this on the Decker side. If you could be of any help, I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks, Gloria Decker Brown

<< What Deckers are you researching? What time frame? What are your brick walls? >> Big brick wall: In 1927 Wm. Henry DECKER disappeared. He may have been living in Watertown or Skaneateles at the time, working for one of the paper companies. The following is from 1910 census: Decker, William H. Age: 41 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: MA State: New York County: ONONDAGA Locale: 14-WD SYRACUSE Series: T624 Roll: 1057 Part: 1 Page: 195B 201 W. Fayette Street Decker, William H. Boarder M W 41 Now married, married once, married 16 years, b. Massachusetts, father b. New York, mother b. Massachusetts, speaks English, occupation: Mechanical engineer in Pulp & Paper; employer, not out of work on April 15, 1910, unemployed 0 weeks in preceding year, literate -----------, Estella E. Boarder wf, F W 34, now married, married once, married 16 years, mother of 3 children, 3 now living, b. New York, father and mother b. Scotland, Scotch their native tongue, she speaks English, no occupation, literate -----------, William C. Boarder M W 12, single, b. Maine, father b. Massachusetts, mother b. New York, speaks English, no occupation, literate, attended school within the year -----------, John H. Boarder M W 3, b. New York, father b. Massachusetts, mother b. New York, speaks English, no occupation -----------, Sarah E. Boarder F W 2, b. New York, father b. Massachusetts, mother b. New York

This is possibly my brick wall. I have some generations back from him (Peter was from PA, Union, later Snyder Co.) but no confirmation. Plus, was his daughter, Amelia adopted? If not, from where did her Native American blood come? If anyone is researching these Deckers, I'd love to hear from you! Kathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hgR.2ACIB/1855 Message Board Post: Looking for info on ancestors of the above. Wife was Joanna. Both are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Alma MI. Family was living in Lake Co, OH 1850-1870, in MI in 1900. Children: Marcus b. 1844 OH, Ester b.1848, Clark H. b. 1852, Rachel b. 1855. Believe Rachel married Samuel Wadley, Clark married Ruth??, Marcus married Hannah Corlett. I'm told Erza's parents might be John Decker b.1790 Holland, and Esther St. John of Albany, NY. Married in 1822 and had about 8-10 children. Would anyone have any info on this line?? Trying to find Wadley connection... Tks in advance.. Sheilah

This concerns the Deckers buried in the Woodard family plot in Allegany cemetery Allegany, Cattaragus County NY . I feel Mary must be a Woodard/Woodward. All else has failed but sounds like your Deckers scattered around NY and Steuben county may show up Miles. I believe he lived in Rochester with sons George Cooper Decker, a Dentist and John Nelson Decker, a Law student. Thanks. Jerry Woodard

good morning if any one needs help with the deckes in grayson county kentucky i will shear what i have i am and 8 generation grand son off jan gerstion decker abt 1640 gilderland netherlands came to new york glad to shear what info i have bobby huffman

Thomas, as far as I have found, was in the Shawangunk, Mamakating, Crawford and finally in Gardiner. All the census I have looked at has him listed as being born in N.Y. His spouse was Esther N. Green. Jack __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

--=======54D077BE======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-57333C8; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit What Deckers are you researching? What time frame? What are your brick walls? Let's try to get the answer ot some of these pressing questions and others by doing a roll call. In the Subject line of the email name your Decker ancestor along with time frame. Lainee Denton-Jones Decker List Administrator --=======54D077BE======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-57333C8 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.773 / Virus Database: 520 - Release Date: 10/5/2004 --=======54D077BE=======--

Angeline, married name HOAG, was born December 1838 in New York, probably Albany County. Angeline lived in the Town of Newfane, Niagara County NY and died there in 1911. Was her maiden name DECKER? According to the 1900 census she had 1 child but that child was not then living. Any clues as to the identity of this woman would be much appreciated. Sharon Poole Sherrick

Do you have any other information on Rachel? I am a descendant of Aaron Decker who lived in Genessee Co., MI. I wonder if she could be a grandchild of Aaron and Melinda Decker. Do you names of her children, perhaps that would help. Carolyn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DECKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hgR.2ACIB/1820.1.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: I would love to have copies of the information you stated you had available on this family

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DECKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hgR.2ACIB/1853 Message Board Post: I am looking for copies of the obituaries Solomon Decker died 7 May 1903 in Riley County Kansas Isabella Lewis Decker died 10 Nov 1911 in Riley County Kansas any help will be greatly appreciated

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hgR.2ACIB/1851.1 Message Board Post: I stand corrected on my previous message... Rachel Decker,b.3/1888 d.7/1974 is listed in the SSDI (vs. Rachesl Decker Wadley). Buried in Fairview / Linden Cemetery/ MI.. Would anyone know who Rachel Decker is related to... I suspect Rachel Decker Wadley is an aunt in some capacity..She was the second wife of Samuel Wadley. Tks in advance.. Sheilah

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hgR.2ACIB/1852 Message Board Post: Sarah Jane Decker married John James McLean in late 1800's or very early 1900's. They lived and met in Henderson, Ky. later moved to LaPanto , Ark. where John died in 1929. Sarah is the mother of a dear friend of mine who is in her mid 70's and would like to find some family of the Deckers related to her.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hgR.2ACIB/1851 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find a lead to this person's family. I found listed in the SSDI, Rachael Decker Wadley b. 1888, -1974, Fenton MI. I believe her parents were Samuel Wadley 1823-1984 and Rachel Decker 1859-1940. All are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden MI. Would anyone have any info on this Decker line?? I'm trying to connect to the Wadley side but don't have enough info to make a connection.. Tks in advance... Sheilah