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From: "David L. Lear" <>
Subject: Re: Abraham Schut and Heyltje Decker
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 21:41:48 -0400
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wrote:
>
> David,
> According to the Decker Genealogy by Benton Weaver Decker, pg. 186, Heyltje
> Decker was born in Marbletown, Ulster Co., NY and bp in the Kingston RDC (KB
> # 537) November 06, 1687 to Jacob Jans Decker and his first wife, Belytie
> Jans Bastiaense (d/o Jan Bastiaensen and Annetje Cornelis). Jacob Jans was
> the son of the emigrant Jan Broersen (Decker) and his first wife, Heyltje
> Jacobs.
>
> Abraham Schut's parents were Willem Jansen Schut of Ehrungen, Hesse-Cassel,
> Germany and Grietje Jacobs. It's quite likely that this Grietje Jacobs was
> the younger sister of Heyltje Jacobs, wife of Jan Broerson (Decker).
> Cynthia

Cynthia,

Thanks for the information. But I still have a problem with the
identity of several women named Heyltje Decker.

There appear to be at least four born by 1700.

1. Heyltje Decker who married
[1] Hendrick Van Weyen circa 1709/10
[2] David Davidsz 1721

2. Heyltje Decker who married
Hendrick Schoonmaker 1704

3. Heyltje Decker who married
Abraham Schut 1707

4. Heyltje Decker, apparently unmarried, who died 1743/4 and named in
her will the children of her deceased brother Johannes Decker as well as
her sister Marya, wife of Johannes De Lametter, children of Cornelis
Decker and Elsje ten Broeck.

I have found baptisms for three women nemed Heyltje Decker.

A. daughter of Jacob Decker and Belitie Kortregt, bp 6 Nov 1687

B. daughter of Cornelis Decker and Elsje ten Broeck, bp. 14 Jan 1700

C. daughter of Gerrit Decker and Margriet Decker, bp. 10 Jan 1686

So, if A is the same person as #3, and B is the same person as #4, and C
is the same person as #2, who is #1?

Thanks,

David.

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