Greetings from Kalamazoo! I have a William Decker b c 1837 in my data base. Parents were Peter (?) Decker and Maria Earles. It seems this may not be the William you are seeking as there is about a 20 year gap for birth year. Hope this helps. Kurt in Kzo ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!