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Where did the English Decker family come from? What is the English Decker family crest and coat of arms? When did the Decker family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Decker family history?
Decker is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a worker who was a dike or ditch maker.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Decker include Dicker, Decker, Deeker, Dyker, Dikkers, Ditcher and others.First found in Essex where they held a family seat from very early times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decker research. Another 432 words(31 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1210, 1296, 1327, and 1379 are included under the topic Early Decker History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Decker. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Decker were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Decker Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Schiedt Decker, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Johan Decker, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Casper Decker, aged 40, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
- Roedolph Decker, aged 40, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
- Rudolph Decker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
Decker Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James T Decker, aged 21, landed in New York in 1812
- C. H. Decker, age 30 who settled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1820
- C. H. Decker settled in Baltimore Maryland in 1820
- Joh Caspar Decker, who arrived in America in 1837
- Heinr Decker, who landed in America in 1840
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- John Decker (1895-1947), American painter, set designer, and caricaturist in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s
- Almarian William Decker (1852-1893), American pioneer of electrical engineering
- Brooklyn Decker (b. 1987), American fashion model
- General George Henry Decker (1902-1980), Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962
- Richard Decker (1907-1988), American cartoonist and illustrator
- Stephen Michael Decker (b. 1965), American former Major League Baseball catcher
- Susan Lynne "Sue" Decker (b. 1962), American president of Yahoo! Inc in 2007 and 2008
- General George Henry Decker (1902-1980), American Chief of Staff US Army (1960-1962)
- Carol Decker (b. 1957), English recording artist
- Beatrice Madeline Decker (b. 1919), founder of THEOS, Inc., an organization that helps widows and their families
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Decker Genealogy: Some Descendants of the Dutch Immigrants Johannes Gerretsen and Jan Broersen: A Compilation by Benton Weaver Decker.
- Ours, Then and Now: Anneke Jans Bogardus, Van Horn, Yates, Decker, and Allied Lines by Elinor Randlemon.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
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