1756 Joseph Decow was born on 7 of month 6 [June]. [1] [2]
1760 Achsah Taylor, daughter of John Taylor was born on October 6. [3] [4]
1778 Achsah Taylor appeared on the November tax list as the daughter of John Taylor in Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1778 Joseph Decou, of Burlington county (son of Eber), and Achsah Taylor, of same place (daughter. of John Taylor) married on 15th of 10th month, at Chesterfield. Witnesses: Eber DeCou, John Taylor, Sarah Taylor, John DeCow, Joel Taylor, Mercy Taylor, Mary Rockhill, Edith Taylor, Isaac Rogers, Ann Taylor, Rebekah Steward, Ann Wetherill, Mary Satterthwaite, John DeCow, Isaac DeCow, Robert Willis, Joshua Gibbs, Barzilla Thurman, Mary Pearson, Mary Tantum, Sarah Lovett, Miriam Holloway, Nancy Lovett, Jacob Middleton, Sarah Robbins, Sarah White, Ann Vanderbeek, Lydia Hammell, Mary DeCow, Stacy Taylor, Daniel Taylor, John Taylor, Jr., James Lawrie, Mary Lawrie, Benjamin Linton, Robert Pearson, Thomas Lawrie, John Wetherill, Gideon Middleton, Samuel Satterthwaite, John Satterthwaite, William Abbott, James Scholey, Samuel Holloway and others. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Joseph and Achsah Decou and 4 children: Mary, Joseph, Clayton (deceased), and Clayton, were named as members of the Upper Springfield meeting. [9]
1779 Mary Decow was born on August 14, 1779 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, child of Joseph Decow and Achsah Decow. [10] [11]
1781 Joseph Decow was born on August 14, 1781 in Burlington County, New Jersey, child of Joseph Decow and Achsah Decow. [12] [13]
1785 Clayton Decow died on February 26 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Clayton Decow was born on June 4, 1783, child of Joseph Decow and Achsah Decow. [14] [15]
1786 Cleayton Decow was born on January 7, 1786 in Burlington County, New Jersey, child of Joseph Decow and Achsah Decow. [16] [17]
1786 Joseph Decow, spouse of Achsah Decow, died on December 22 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Joseph Decow was born on June 7, 1756. [18] [19]
1787 The will of Joseph De Cow of New Jersey was dated January 2. The will was proved in Burlington. Widow Achsah renounced administration. John Taylor was a fellowbondsman. [20]
Achsah, widow of Joseph Decow was named as the wife of Samuel Gauntt in a membership list for Upper Springfield meeting. John and Samuel Gauntt were their children. [21]
1780 John Taylor, son of John and Sarah Taylor of Nottingham, and Phebe Rogers, daughter of Thomas and Ann Rogers of the same place, were married on 9 of month 11, at the Burlington Meeting, Burlington County, New Jersey. Witnessed by Achsah and Joseph Decow and many others. [22]
1783 Thomas Smith married Mary Rockhill on July 19, at Mansfield, New Jersey. Witnessed by Samuel and Achsa Gaunt, and others. [23]
1785 John Curtis, Jr and Sarah Taylor, daughter of John and Sarah, were married on 10 of month 3, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Achsah and Joseph Decow and many others. [24]
1786 Joseph Decow died on December 22. [25]
1795 The will of Sarah Taylor, of Nottingham, dated June 16, named Clayton Decou, son of Joseph Decou. The will also named daughter, Achsah Gaunt, whose inheritance was shared with Joseph Decou's three children: Mary, Joseph, and Clayton. [26]
1805 Samuel Gauntt and wife Achsah Gauntt transferred from the Upper Springfield meeting to the Pilesgrove meeting. [27]
Research Notes:
See also [28]
[1] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), 28, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Vol. 3 (1995), 19.
[3] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), 28, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Vol. 3 (1995), 19.
[5] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Oversized Marriage Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 113, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 22. (Marriage Records, 1665-1800) (1900), 655, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[8] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Marriages, Births, Deaths, and Marriage Intentions (from the Minutes), Certificates of Removal 1684-1847 (NJ/B2F:L), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), 28, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Abstracts of Marriages, Births, Deaths of Shrewsbury Meeting (Monmouth County, New Jersey), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[12] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Abstracts of Marriages, Births, Deaths of Shrewsbury Meeting (Monmouth County, New Jersey), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[14] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[15] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Abstracts of Marriages, Births, Deaths of Shrewsbury Meeting (Monmouth County, New Jersey), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[16] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[17] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Abstracts of Marriages, Births, Deaths of Shrewsbury Meeting (Monmouth County, New Jersey), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[18] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[19] Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Vol. 3 (1995), 19.
[20] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Vol.36, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[21] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), 29, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[22] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Burlington Monthly Meeting, Marriage Certificates, Liber B, 1768-1897, 567, 25, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[23] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Records of Marriage Certificates from Upper Springfield Meeting, commencing 1783, 1-2, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[24] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 129, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[25] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting 541, Members (1783-), births and deaths (1717-1833), 28, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[26] Elmer T. Hutchinson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 37. (Wills and Administrations 8, 1791-1795) (1942), 363, citing Lib. 35, p. 471 and inventory file 11699C, [InternetArchive].
[27] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1802-1821, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[28] S. Ella DeCou and John Allen DeCou, The genealogy of the DeCou family (1910), 147, [HathiTrust].