I want to thank Barbara on the Pike Co. PA list for finding the list of 78 persons who were killed by Indians and the list of houses burned in the PA Minisink area (then in Northampton Co., PA) in late 1755. This information was sent in a letter from the Union Iron Works dated Dec 20, 1755. The letter was published in a newspaper at that time. It can be found in "New Jersey Archives, Vol. 19" which is listed by libraries as Colonial Documents Relating to the history of New Jersey, Vol XIX, Vol. III. Those listed as being killed in this letter were: 3 .... John Rush, his wife, and daughter 1 ..... Lambert Brink 10 ... Benjamin Tidd and family 1 ...... Matthew Rue (could it be Rae?) 7 ......Daniel Williams, his wife, and 5 children 1 .......Piercewell Geralding (sp?) 11 .... Mr. Head and 10 of his family 17 .... Cornelis VanAken and Cysbert VanCamp(en) with 15 of their families 20 .... several Palatines and their families, supposed to be about 20 people 4....... Hans VanKearen (? hard to read) 5 ...... Adam or Anton (hard to read) Snell, no account of his family but supposed to be 5 "in all about 78 persons" (it adds up to 80 estimated people). Then follows a list of the owners of about 40 houses which were burned on the PA side of the Delaware River. I want to thank Marge on the PA Pike Co list who remembered reading about this somewhere. She directed me to William DeCoursey's website. On his website of Old Dutch Families, William DeCoursey says that Brewer Decker was among those killed in 1755 and refers to this Dec 1755 letter as the source. However, please note, Brewer Decker's name is NOT on the list as published in the newspaper and published later in the New Jersey Archives (Colonial Documents). It is possible that Mr. DeCoursey's source for the information the letter contained was not correct about Brewer Decker. All I know is, his name is not on the scanned copy of the published list that Barbara sent to me right out of published Colonial Documents. If Brewer Decker was one of those killed, he might belong to the "20 Palatines and their families estimate"; however, Brewer Decker was not a Palatine. Anyone on the lists who has info on Brewer Decker? Perhaps you could clarify this for us. When did he die? Where did he die? Hope this helps someone who is looking for a family who disappeared in 1755. Several entire families were killed per this list. Helen