The Jacobus Decker Family

Here we have another family who lived in Ulster County, New York in the mid 1600s and also attended the Dutch Reformed Church. Jacobus Janse Decker was born in Kingston, Ulster, NY on the 22nd of May in 1671.  Actually, Ulster County, NY wasn't officially formed until  November 1, 1683. Its charter included the towns of Kingston, Hurley, Marbletown, Foxhall, New Paltz, and all villages, neighborhoods, and Christian habitations on the west side of the Hudson River. The Catskill Mountains occupy the north-west part of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountains extend north-east from the south-west corner of the county. 

Jacobus' wife, Annetje Kortright, was born in 1678 in Rochester, Ulster, NY. The Town of Rochester is an interior town located near the center of Ulster County (Mid-Hudson region of New York). The northwest part of the town is in the Catskill Park. 

 Jacobus and Annetje had ten children.  The first eight were born in Ulster County. Lea and Zolomon were born in Orange County, NY:

1696 Grietjen, our ancestor
1698 Hendrick
1701 Catherina
1705 Geertje
1706 Jacobus
1708 Johannes
1711 Sarah
1712 Benjamin
1717 Lea
1722 Zolomon

Annetje probably died giving birth to Zolomon in 1722 in Orange County, NY.  Jacobus lived to be 90 years old! His death occurred in Minisink, Orange, NY in 1761.

JACOBUS JANSE DECKER
BORN: 22 May 1671 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
MARRIED: 02 Sep 1695 in Rochester, Ulster, NY
DIED:     1761 in Minisink, Orange, NY

Annetje Kortright
BORN:    1678 in Rochester, Ulster, NY
DIED:      1722 in             Ulster, NY 
SOURCES:  Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York Entry 107. Jacob Decker, j.m., and Annetje Hendricks, j.d., both resid. in Mombackes [Mombaccus], Banns published, but dates not given. 2 Sept 1695; Jacob Jan, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HY-HPB : 11 February 2018), Jacob Jan, 22 May 1671; citing REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK reference ; FHL microfilm 17,503; Jacob Janse Dekker, "Find A Grave Index" FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-STFJ : 15 December 2015), Jacob Janse Dekker, 1761; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 144705464, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.