Jacob Decou family papers
Abstract
This collection includes miscellaneous papers of the Decow family, including wills, financial papers, personal correspondence, and legal documents. Notable among these is the daily journal of Isaac Decow, the son of Jacob Decou.
Dates
- Creation: 1724-1830
Creator
- Decou, Jacob, 1668-1735 (Person)
- Decow, Daniel, 1771-1844 (Contributor, Person)
- Decow, Isaac, 1703-1765 (Contributor, Person)
- Decow, Eber, 1712-1786? (Contributor, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The son of Isaac and Susanna Ashton Decou, Jacob Decou was born in 1668 in England. In 1699 he married Elizabeth Newbold in a Quaker ceremony and settled in Mansfield, Burlington County, N.J. Jacob Decow died in 1735.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (11 folders.))
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Willis H. Satterthwaite. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1975.
Subject
- Decou, Jacob, 1668-1735 (Person)
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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