ELEVENTH GENERATION
CKRCV "Broersen, (1030) Jan: Jan Broersen was from Husum. As early as 1644, he, as a young man, served Jacob Hay (Huys) in the West Indies. He later came to New Netherland. We find him at Esopus (today: Kingston) in May, 1658, when he and other settlers of this place made an agreement to remove their dwellings and form a village. In March, 1660, Broersen served as a soldier at Esopus. Jan Broersen married (1031) Heltje Jacobs. They had the children: (1031iii) Gaerleff, baptized at Kingston (Esopus), February 26, 1662; (515) Grietje, August 31, 1664; (1031vi) Maddelen, June 27, 1666; (1031viii) Fitie, June 18, 1671. His wife was deceased December 24, 1679, when Broersen married (1030[2]) Willemtje Jacobs, who had been married to (2063i[1]) Albert Geritsen and to (2063i[2]) Jan Cornelissen, a Swede from Göteborg. In 1673, Jan Broersen was nominated magistrate by the inhabitants of Horly and Marble. The Governor accordingly appointed him a magistrate and notified the inhabitants of it in a letter of October 6, 1673. Besides being magistrate Broersen was also lieutenant of the militia."
-- Timm, Klaus, "Schleswig-Holstein Immigrants in New Amsterdam/New York, 1636-1667" c/o http://www.genealogy-sh.com/timm/1636-1667.htm2
"Will of (1031vi[1]) Johannes Westbrook
"Liber 10, p. 422,-WESTBROOK, JOHANES, of Knightsfield.
"Myn Lieve huysvrouw (1031vi) Magdalena sall inte' volle besit blyve van myn geheele Staat geduurende De tyt van haar Natuurelycke Leven" (my dear wife, M., shall remain in possession of my whole estate during her natural life). "Aan myn Jongste soon (1031vi_g) Dirck als hy komt te heuwelyke Eeen goet parteen Een koegelyck myn andere kinderen gehadt hebbe" (to my youngest son, D., when he marries, a good horse and a cow, similar to what my other children have received). "Aan myn oudste son (1031vi_b) Anthony voortuyt drie Schelling voor syn Recht van Eerst geborene soon" (to my eldest son A. three schillings, in advance, as his right of primogeniture). "Aan myn jonste soon na syn moeders overleyde voor syn trouwe Dienst en goet paart En En geode Merry paart, Ende holl Koeyens" (to my youngest son after his mother's death, a good horse, and a good mare, and a (grazing?) cow). "Aan myn ses Kinderen met Namen" (to my six children by name) Anthony, (519viii[1]) Johannes, (1031vi_f) Cornelius, (1031vi_g) Dirck, (1031vi_c) Sarah, wife of (516[2]c) Cornelius Van Aken, and (1031vi_e) Antie, wife of (519i_b) Jacob Van Eten "myn geheelle Staat (my whole estate) Elck van myn ses kinderen elck voor syn hooft betalen aan het soontie van myn overledene doghter Ursulla, genaamt Benjamin (each one of my six children shall pay equally to the little son of my deceased daughter U., called (2283ix_a) Benjamin). Wife and sons Anthony and Johanes appointed executors.
"Witnessed by Jacob Rutsen, Jr., Nicholas Roosa, Jan Hardenbergh, William Nottingham. Proved Apr. 10, 1727."
Source: Anjou, Gustave!!!!, Ulster County, New York, Probate Records, vol. II, ps. 112-3.
"...(1031v[1]) Johannes Westbrook and (1031v) Magdalena (Decker) Westbrook were the ancestors of all the Westbrooks of the Delaware Valley."
REF: http://pages.prodigy.com/R/J/A/RJGF62A/g0000037.htm;
http://users.ids.net/~reveritt/d0001/g0000070.htm
(1030) Jan Broersen Decker on his statement of origin says he was from Husum, Schleswig- under the rule of the Danes at the time. His daughter, (515) Grietje married (514) Gerret Jansen Decker, a totally different family. Many of us who are (1030) Jan Broersen's descendants know little about this other family. There is no record of (1030) Jan Broersen using the name Decker until 1676 that I have seen. My family oral history says that it was from a misinterpretation by the English tax collectors... There are many of Jan's descendants searching his roots in Germany without a great deal of success so far."
-- http://genforum.genealogy.com/decker/messages/597.html c/o Robert E. Decker rdecker@warwick.net
[LAST REVISED 4 Jan. 2010]
Haplogroup DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS DYS Aaron & Samuel Decker (1836 & 37-) Galen, Wayne, NY R1b1b2 (1026) Cornelius Barentsen Sleight was in Esopus, now Ulster Co., NY, in 1655. He was Seargent of a Military Company and signed an agreement 31 May 1658 with Gov. Stuyvesant to build a stockade and to make peace with the Indians. His son ((1027iii) Jan Cornelis?) was captured, 1659, and tortured to death. SRC: Colonial Families of the United States, pp. 472-73.
On the night of September 20, 1659, eight Esopus Indians who had been harvesting corn for farmer Thomas Chambers were rewarded with some brandy. When Chambers refused to give them more than the one bottle, they obtained more brandy from a soldier who had escorted them on the work detail. Soon things got out of hand and they fired a musket. The town's garrison commander sent a patrol to investigate, but they found it was a case of harmless celebrating and decided not to interfere. However, several neighboring farmers and soldiers waited until the eight cornhuskers fell asleep, and then attacked them. They killed one Indian and captured another, but the rest got away to tell the Esopus tribe about the attack.
The Indians took their revenge early the next day, attacking the settlers, who were outnumbered ten to one. (1106) Harmans Rosenkrans went down the Hudson River with seventeen other settlers to get reinforcements. They accomplished their mission, but were ambushed on the way back. (1106) Harmans was captured and escaped after eight days, having been stripped and staked out in the sun. -- http://wave.park.wy.us/~fulker/1-angel.html
Esopus was made Wiltwyck in 1661, and (1026) Cornelis Barentsen Slecht and (1036) Albert Heymans Roosa were appointed to the board of three Commissioners to enclose the new village, also called Hurley. (1024) Hendrick Jochemsz came from Fort Orange to assist in the building of the stockade. The company disbanded there after the trouble was settled. Gov Stuyvesant offered the soldiers grants of land to settle there, and Hendrickaccepted, settling on OCT 24 1661. He sold his property at Rensselaerwyck & Beaverwyck gradually. The Roosas also settled there. In 1662, Hendrick opened a Tavern at the mouth of Esopus Creek. Slecht, who had been a distiller and brandy wine maker in the Netherlands, was named as the village brewer.
(1024) Hendrick Jochemsz was named lieutenant in the new Burgher guard under Capt. Thomas Chambers on MAY 30 1662. On JUN 7 1663, the Indians made a surprise attack on the Wiltwyck & Hurly settlements. Hurley and part of Kingston were burned by Indians, many inhabitants killed and many women and children carried away captives. (1026) Cornelis Slecht's daughter was captured and made to marry an Indian. SRC: Colonial Families of the United States, pp. 472-73)
(1024) Hendrick was severly wounded in the attack by two shots at the gate towards the river. His nine-year-old son, (512) Jochem, was on his way to visit his maternal uncle, Volckert Jansen Douw, when he was captured by a Wappinger Indian named Wamassaun. The boy was held by the Indians for about 3 mos. Two children of (1036) Albert Heymans Roosa were also among the 44 taken captive.
Within three months, however, the captives were all restored. Some had been ransomed or exchanged, while others were rescued by Captain Martin Krieger in a sudden attack upon the savages, who, in their excitement, did not take time to murder the captives.The story of their rescue is one of the most interesting of the episodes in the history of early New York.
Many traditions are still extant as to the treatment of the captives by the Indians. Many captives reported that they had not been subjected to any greater hardships than the Indians themselves had been compelled to undergo. The Indians amused themselves by throwing buring coals and ashes from their pipes upon th head of (512) Jochem Hendricksz, however, scarring it in many places so it became his practice always thereafter to wear a red stocking cap. Just before the rescue, Catharine Du Bois was placed upon a pile of wood preparatory to burning her, and she delayed their purpose by singing the 137th Psalm until the moment of the attack, in which she was rescued by her husband and Capt. Krieger's men. (REF: http://intermid.com/DoutBerg/genealog.y/books/mcmartin/10dubnew.htm).
Following the massacre of Wiltwyck, a military dictatorship descended upon the town. On September 18, 1663 (1024) Hendrick Jochemsz was among the 26 fined for being out in the fields without permission and a convoy: `Defendant admits he was at the bridge as a sentry as he, with others present had to repair the bridge, but being unable to work because of a lame hand, therefore stood sentry for the repairers.' On October 10, 1663 he compalined to the court that his home was being used as a guardhouse for the militia.
In September 1665 soon after New Netherlands had become a province of Great Britain, the English Governor Richard Nicholls visited Kingston and placed Captain Daniel Brodhead in command at that place. Owing to that officer's tyrannical conduct, and the many acts of oppression and cruelty by the English soldiers under his command, the inhabitants rose in open hostility in 1667. The Esopus Meeting was a demonstration against the English which had been precipitated by the arrest and imprisonment of (1026) Cornelis Sleght, a good friend of (1024) Hendrick Jochemsz. (1024) Hendrick played a leading role in the demonstration.
One of the items listed in their petition for redress was "(1036) Albert Heymans Roos , going with his plouw yron toward the Smits, was assaulted by five souldrs, whoe wounded him very much." Governor Nicholls on April 16, 1667 appointed a Commission to enquire into their troubles and in his letter of instructions says: Albert Heymans and Anthony D. Elba have spoken most malicious words, and I look upon them as great incendiaries and disaffected persons; if their words be proved they shall not be suffered to live in this government; if they have been actors in the late riot, pitch upon them two for ringleaders, and give orders to inventory and secure their estates by the Schout and Commissioners".
The Commission sat at Esopus for three days. Captain Brodhead, admitting the truth of the charges against him was suspended from his command and he died three months afterwards on July 14, 1667 at Esopus. Albert Heymans Roosa and others "were found guilty of a rebellious and mutinous riot" and were taken to New York for sentence. Nicholls, by advice of his council on May 3, sentenced Albert Heymans to be banished for life out of the government and the others for shorter terms out of Esopus, Albany, and New York.
Wiltwyck became Kingston in 1669, and (1026) Slecht was a Member of the Court of Sessions, 1676. In 1683 he was arrested with his son, (1027v) Matthys, son-in-law (1027iv[3]) Jan Eltinge and Matheu Blanchan, for signing a petition to Gov. Dongan asking liberty to choose their own officers to the town courts and to transport their own produce. SRC: Colonial Families of the United States, pp. 472-73.
(SRC: DUTCH SETTLER'S SOCIETY OF ALBANY, 1952-4 YEARBOOK, etc.)
INDEX
1030. Lieut. Jan Broersen Decker
20 Nov. 1724 Albany, Albany, NY
d/o Cornelia d Vos
iii. Gerritt Janse Decker
2 Apr. 1684 Kingston, Ulster, NY
a. Jacob Gerritse Dekker
2. Isaac Decker
A. Isaac Decker
BEF 1772 of Walpack, Sussex, NJ
12 May 1687 Kingston, Ulster, NY
Will dated Jan. 25, 1725/6, and written in Dutch.
15 June 1753 Minisink, Orange, NY
10 Feb. 1759 Machackemack, Orange, NY
(~1636-1704) of Munster
REF: http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/ayers/2042http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=40907111
9 May 1731 Marbletown, Ulster, NY (j.m. to j.d.)
A descendant of (1030) Jan Broerson Decker has the first 12 markers of the following DNA (The Decker DNA Project). The rest of the markers, held in common by several Deckers, are from a descendant of Aaron & Samuel Decker (1836 & 37-) Galen, Wayne, NY. YSearch has User #CKRCV, who claims descent from Jan Broerson through (1031iii) Gerret Janse Decker & Magdelena Willemz Schut; which differs from the above by having 17 repeats at DYS 458 instead of 18. All the above users tested as Hg R1b1b2.
393
390
19/
394
391
385a
385b
426
388
439
389-1
392
389-2
458
459a
459b
455
454
447
437
448
449
464a
464b
464c
464d
TWELFTH GENERATION
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