Hi David, there seems to be a separate group of Deckers in Catskill/Athens/New Baltimore who may come from Jan Broerse (Decker) the original settler who came to America in 1644. I haven't researched those Deckers yet. See the write up on Jan below: >From "The Decker Genealogy" a compilation by Benton Weaver Decker: Jan Broerse, born about 1630, was resident of Esopus in 1658. He had come from the West Indies in the Blue Cock in 1644 asnd settled in Albany. In 1660 he stated that he was from Husum, Schleswig Holstein (Denmark). In 1661 he was on the muster roll of the garrison of Wiltwyck. In 1663 he first mentioned his wife Heyletje Jacobs of Marbletown. In 1679 he first used the name of Decker. In 1700 he was a member of troops in Ulster and Columbia Counties. In 1712 he was no longer on the tax list of Ulster County. He settled in Schawangunk (Shongum), 27 miles south of Kingston, where his wife Heyletje died in 1678. He married her sister, Willemtje Jacobs, December 14, 1679. Willemtje Jacobs was the widow of Albert Gerrisen when she married 1668 Jan Cornelissen a young man from Gottenburg, Sweden. When he died she married 1679 Jan Broerse Decker. It is said that son Cornelius Janse Decker was the son of Willemtje by a previous marriage and as was customary was adopted by Jan Broerse. Also, it is said by others that Corneliuswas the twin of Garret 1662. There is no known record to support either of these two conclusions. A daughter, Fietje 1671, is recorded in church records, but nothing further is known of her; yet, there are many "Titje" entries. The writing of the letter "F" in one case could be "T" , thus explaining this discrepancy. Two sons and several grandsons of Jan Broerse Decker moved across th Hudson into Columbia County. There on the east bank, the churches in their baptismal records did not use the wife's maiden name which makes it more difficult to trace families. In addition there were many immigrants of a later date, including several Deckers. InAlbany there was a Jan Brower who married Jannetje Jans and had three children Jan 1658, Pieter 1660 and Hendrickus 1662, but of no family connection to Jan Browersen Decker. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Stott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] More Deckers up the mountain do you have any idea where this Decker family fits in yet? 1. Thomas1 Decker, b. 1835, d. 1912, buried in Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York. He married Roxy R. Scutt, b. 1837, d. 1910, buried in Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York. One Known Child: 2. i. Emma Jane2 Decker b. 1864. Generation Two 2. Emma Jane2 Decker, (Thomas1) b. 1864, buried 6-Dec-1943 in Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York. she is listed as a Mrs. Emma Scutt in the church records for their marriage. She married John Groben, married 16-Dec-1888 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York, b. 1864 in New York, (son of Nicholas Groben and Josephine Finger) d. 1922. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message