Notes:

James never married. He was a lieutenant in the War of 1812-1815, on the Canadian side. James told the story of his family, including a bit of their frontier life, in Talmans Loyalist Narratives from Upper Canada. Even though his story is quite lengthy, it is fully transcribed below as it gives us a rather poignant look into the everyday lives of early settlers:
Reminiscences of Captain James Dittrick
Our family are of High Dutch extraction. My mother’s family emigrated to America in the reign of Queen Anne about the year 1705. The cause of their leaving their native country, I am totally unacquainted
with, but in all pro[ba]bility for some political motive, and to better their fortune in the New World. My grandfather settled on the Mohawk River about 30 miles from the present flourishing town of Utica. It was a lovely country - splendid land, highly luxuriant and prolific, in producing some of the finest wheat in the world. And after the forest had yielded [sic] to the axe, the meadows were beautiful, where the cattle grazed in quietude affording an abundance of mild and of which the richest cheese is made, many farmers who were good judges pronounced it equal to the famous Cheshire Cheese of England. The Indians who encamped around that vicinity were very friendly, and although they noticed the white people daily making encroachment upon their hunting grounds, yet they were by no means hostile, but would allow them to enter their tents and partake of their venison, hospitality, when at times they ran short of provisions which is frequently the case with new settlers in the bush.
In process of time my Grandfather by his industry and perseverance acquired a very comfortable Homestead, and if there was an Acadia in the New World, the Mohawk River Settlement was the identical spot. Free from the turmoil of large European cities, man had time and opportunity for thought and reflection, and by fulfilling the Duties of Life in his new station, he was protected by his
Maker, in whom he daily trusted. Thus time quietly passed on until a change took place in the general aspect of affairs. My Grandfather had left the world and the property came into my Father’s
possession. Being a strict Loyalist, he took up arms in defence of his Sovereign, which he maintained to the last. It was a momentous struggle, a frightful warfare, where two parties were fighting to obtain the ascendency. The farms were left to the care of the women, who seldom ate the bread of Idleness, the Dutch being proverbial for economy and all the useful acquirements of domestic life.
They spun, they wove, they knit prepared their own flax, made their own homespun gowns, the children’s dresses, they churned, made cheese, and performed all the various duties of domestic and social life. Under such circumstances, my father’s mind was at ease about the affairs of the Farm.
He joined Butler’s Rangers and sallied forth on behalf of his Sovereign, hoping to quell all the political discontent, and to sit down after the war, once more under his own Vine and figtree, but this was denied him. Although the Loyalist had thirty Regiments, all regularly officered and enrolled, in addition to the British Regular Army, yet they finally had to succomb [sic] to the discontented, so powerful at times in a Revolutionary Struggle. Thousands of Loyalists, rather than join the Republican party, left the
country, some to England, some to Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, whilst a great number came from Albany, to Niagara, where they soon obtained grants of Land, in part remuneration for the loss of their estates, which were confiscated. My family and the Hainers into which family my sister in succeeding years married, remained some time under the protection of the Garrison. The lands on each side of the river, which flows from the Falls into the broad expanse of Lake Ontario, were originally called Niagara, but when General Simcoe, who had a regiment called the Queen’s Rangers, arrived in that vicinity, he styled the point on the Canadian side, Newark. My sister Hainer, who is now in the 79th year of her age, was born on the opposite side of the river in the year 1782, her [husband’s] ancestors, who came over with the foreign regiments in the pay of Queen Anne.
My father, Jacob Dittrick, previous to his obtaining a grant of lands for his services, went upon a farm belonging to a Captain McDonald, who had obtained the same at a very early period for his services, and upon that very farm situate between Queenston and Newark, I was born in the year 1785. The year previous, family of the name of Gregory who were Loyal soldiers, had a grant of 400 acres
in teh present Township of Grantham, and soon afterwards my father obtained the same. The Hainers also obtained a similar grant. To all of these according to the provisions of the Land Board an addition
was made for the benefit of the children, so liberal was the Government in providing for those who had fought for the ascendency of the British Crown. No one can tell the privations we all underwent on our first moving into the Bush. The whole country was a forrest [sic], a wilderness which had to be subdued by the axe and toil. For a time we led a regular Robinson Cruso[e] life and with a few poles and brushwood, formed out tents on the Indian plan. As the clearances enlarged, we were supplied with some agricultural implements, for we brought nothing with us bet a few seeds prepared by the careful forethought of the women. My father who had naturally a mechanical turn, amused himself of an evening in making spinning wheels, a loom, and a variety of useful things for farming purposes. Time passed and having grown some flax and obtained some sheep, my mother set to work to prepare the same for some cloathes [six] in which we were greatly in need of.
She had not any thread, so my father which doubtless he learned from the Indians, stripped off the Bass Wood Bark, saturated it in water like Flax, and obtained a fine strong and useful thread. Necessity has no law. Consequently it was immaterial to us how the cloathes were made, as long as the material kept together. We none of us had any shoes or stocking, winter or summer, as those we
brought with us were soon worn out. At length my father tanned some leather, and I recollect the first pair of shoes he made which fell to my lot, I greased and putting them too near the fire, on returning to my grief found that my shoes were all shrivelled up, so that I could never wear them. It was twelve months before I obtained another pair, so many daily occurrences of life having to be attended to.
I was singularly unfortunate, for the first pair of trousers my mother made me from the proceeds of her flax, were burn by putting them too near the fire; all that remained of my old ones, was similar to a pair of breeches, the leg part having been torn off, bit at a time, in going through the bush - so I was obliged to remain twelve months barelegged and barefooted, through all the various changes of
weather. But I grew up strong and hardy, being blessed with a remarkable [sic] good constitution fitted to undergo the carious hardships of a forest life. I am now in the 75th year of my age and I look back with astonishment, to think how mercifully we were all preserved, through so many discouragements.
The most trying period of lives, was the year 1788 called the year of scarcity - everything at that period seemed to conspire against the hardy and industrious settlers. All the crops failed, as the earth had temporarily ceased to yield its increase, either for man or beast - for several days we were without food, except the various roots that we procured and boiled down to nourish us. We noticed what roots the pigs eat; and by that means avoided anything that had any poisonous qualities. The officers in command at the military stations did all in their power to mitigate the general distress, but the supplies were very limited, consequently only a small pittance was dealt out to each petitioner.
We obtained something and were on allowance until affairs assumed a more favorable aspect. Our poor dog was killed to allay the pangs of hunger, they very idea brought on sickness to some, but others devoured the flesh quite ravenous. Dogs are very common food around the Rocky Mountains, but the people became in time habituated to the taste. We next killed a horse which lasted us a long time and proved very profitable eating; those poor animals were a serious loss to our farming appendages, but there was not help for it. People shipwrecked on desert islands or lost in the Woods will take hold of anything almost to satisfy the cravings of hunger and to keep life together. I have heard of a sailor wrecked on the coast of South America, who had been a long time without food, knocked down an owl with a stick and devoured it raw, one the toughest and must unpalatable of the bird species, yet to them [him] it was a savory dinner. At length a brighter era dawned upon us, and since then, everything went on well and prospered. The mils of rude workmanship were thinly scattered about the country, so that we had to content ourselves with a hollow stump to pound our grain in, which was done with a cannon ball fastened to a cord or bark of a tree, and affixed to a
long pole which served as a lever. The bread or cakes thus made were not particularly white, but were eaten with a good appetite and proved wholesome. We none of us experienced much sickness, but whenever any illness occurred we had recourse to medical roots found in the woods, the virtues we acquired by our intercourse with the Indians. In 1792 in consequence of Governor Simcoe’s proclamation offering lands to actual Loyal settlers, a vast many located around the neighbourhood and country. We visited one another, and all appeared line one family. There was then no distinction, as is the case nowadays, all were on an equality and ready to do any kind acts and services for one another. The happy meetings we often had, I look back to with much pleasure. I am decidedly of
opinion that true happiness, as far as human nature has the privilege of enjoying it, was far more abundant then than the present frivolities of the age. Dress was the last thing thought of. The women all wore their linsey woolsey gowns, and the men and lads homespun cloathes, far more suitable to the rude log house and rough country than those of a finer material. Marriages were celebrated by magistrates, thinly scattered around the country. I think David Secord performed more ceremonials and united more happy young people than any one else. I really believe when those events took place they
were the happiest people in the world. There were seldom any quarrels or bickerings, they pulled together, and their sole aim appeared to be, to contribute to each other’s comfort, and ti improve their farm for the benefit of their children. The present appearance of the farms, thriving homesteads, will shew what can be accomplished by perseverance and industry. The owners are the bone and sinew of the country, and when the War of 1812 was declared, they were loyal and ready to stand forward in defence of their property, and to keep the British flag untarnished. No period of History furnishes a brighter record than the Loyalty and devotedness of the settlers, who rose in mass, when they found their country invaded by a neighbouring nation and the war cruelly carried on by a party for
mercenary motives. The same sprit still exists, and although a few dissatisfied paltry demagogues who have no landed property at stake, may attempt to shake the Loyalty of the old settlers, yet I am confident they will never succeed. I have for years spent my life in comparative retirement, and in the 75th year of my age, I have no wish to mix much with the world. I content myself with a few Books and papers; in looking back at my early career of life, and hope that the few years allotted me, may be attended with the retention of my mental powers, until it shall please the All-wise disposer of events
to call me to another happier state of existence.
James Dittrick
St. Catherins [sic], February 7, 1860.

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Jacob Dittrick was born on the 12 Mile Creek at the family’s farmstead on the 12 Feb 1791 in St. Catharines. He was the son of Sergeant Jacob Dittrick of Captain Walter Butler’s Company (and later Captain Peter Hare’s Company) Butlers Rangers. Before the Revolutionary War Jacob senior was a Ranger in John Butler’s Colonial Indian Department, living along the Mohawk River in New York where their farm of several generations was located. Writing in the Loyalist Reminisces published in 1861 brother James reported the farm was situated 30 miles east of Utica New York.

Jacob junior was a Sergeant in Captain John McEwen Flank Company 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia (P.A.C. 3839; R.G. 8, C. Series vol. 1701 doc. #141). Being a resident of Niagara his flank company mustered at Fort George for training before and during the War of 1812. Like his other four brothers he served with his Regiment at the Battles of Queenston Heights, Fort George, Lundy’s Lane (Welland Tribune, July 31, 1891, p6).

Before the War of 1812, Jacob was contracted to trim and plaster the St. Catharines Church along with fellow neighbour John St. John’s. The St. Catharines mission was only second to the Chapel of the Mohawk in terms of its age. It was one of the first Anglican Missions built in Niagara and one of the earliest in the Province (1796-1835). It was destroyed by fire in 1836. Jacob along with his father and sister Rebecca were laid to rest there. Their grave sites and the ruined church yard is currently being sacrificed for the new concrete footings of the additional span of the high-level bridge over the 12 mile Creek. Jacob was also involved in the Anglican Church in Thorold (P.A.C. Upper Canada Land Petitions “I - J”, Bundle 18, 1833-1835 (R.G.1, L3,vol 259 (a)). With the opening of Victoria Lawn Cemetery in St. Catharines he was re-interred in the Dittrick family plot.

Jacob married Margaret PICKARD. Margaret (daughter of William PICKARD and Mary WINDEMOED) was born on 3 May 1762; died on 25 Aug 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Some info. on William and his descendants from Rhonda Hansch [[email protected]]

By 1777, William had probably already left New York to become a Loyalist in Canada as he and his sons were Tories and served with the British in the Revolutionary War. Following is a transcription of his war claim from missingpearsons.tripod.com which transcribed it form United Empire Loyalists Enquiry into the losses and services in consequence of their loyalty evidence in the Canadian Claims - Second Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario by Alexander Fraser Part II.

Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners Montreal 1787 Vol XX Before Commissioner Pemberton 815. Claim of Wm PICKARD, late of Pensilva. Claimt. Says he is a native of America. Lived in Susquehana in Pensilva. Always supported Brit. Govert. He & his 2 sons left home to join Col. Butler in ‘77.

Joined him. Service in the Rangers he & one of his sons were privates, the other was a drummer. Served all the war. Lives now at Niagara. Had some land in Westmoreland, 300 acres. Had no deed or lease, but had made Improvmts. & lived there. He built a house & sort of barn. There was a great dispute between Pensilva. & Connect. as to which State the land lay within when he went to settle
there. He cleared about 24 acres. His house & barn were burnt by rebels. He had some land in Tryon Co., purchased of Jacob & Philip Skyler. It consisted chiefly of islands in the Mohawk river. 3 acres of land on the bank. He had a deed of it. He gave some other lands in exchange for it. It was a great while ago. He let it to Jacob Skyler of whom he purchased it when he went to Susquehana, partly for
money, partly to have cattle, but has received nothing from it. Vals. it at 150 (pounds). Has heard that it was sold by Commrs. because Claimt. was a Tory. There were about 10 acres clear of this land. Has heard it has been bought by a nephew of Claimt’s who is now in possession. Lost cattle and goods on Susquehana. 5 milch cows, 2 young creature, grain, 224 bushels & 16, 2 horses, 8 hogs, furniture, utensils. Left on his place when he went away. Taken by the Indians and Rebels. Lost crop on ye ground. Says he sometimes hears his estates has been sold. Sometimes not.

FREDERICK SMITH, Wits; Says Claimt. Had improvements in Westmoreland on the Susquehana. Had cleared 20 acres. He had settled upon it. It was not conveyed to him. He built house & barn, since burnt. Knew his other lands in Tryon Co. His nephew now has them. He had a good stock; 5 cows, 2 horses, 2 young creatures & c. They were taken & destroyed by the Rebels. He served in the Rangers from beginning to end of war. He had 2 sons in the Rangers. William’s will was dated 1804, he died in Canada.

Below from https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers/revolutionary-war-claims/revolutionary-war-claims-p viewed April 12/19

WILLIAM PICKARDIn colonial times William Pickard, a native of America lived on the Susquehannah River in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he served in Butler’s Ranger’s at Fort Niagara, Following the war he settled in Niagara Township, Lincoln County. The following is his Claim for Revolutionary War Losses heard by the Commissioners of Claims at Niagara on 23 Aug 1787. (AO 12 Vol. 40 P. 318-321)

Copy of the Loss of the Estate of Wm Pickard late of Pennsylvania—

To 24 Bushels of sewing Winter Grain
16 Acres of sewing Summer ditto
5 Milch Cows and one Heifer of two years old
and one Steer of one year old
2 Horses and likewise 8 Hogs
16 yards of Linen and likewise to the amount
of 100 yards ready Spun for Weaving –

A large Quantity of Flax and likewise a
set of Carpenters Tools and a Set of Coopers
Tools—
Ditto of Farmers utensils, Waggon, Plough Harrow, Ox-chain and all other Tools for
a Farmer to help himself

Likewise House Furniture—

August 23rd 1787

Evidence on the Claim of Wm Pickard late of Pennsylvania—

Claimant Sworn

Says he is a native of America, lived in Susquehannah in Pensylvania, always supported British Government. He and his two Sons left home to join Colo Butler in 1777, joined him. – Served in the Rangers. He and one of his sons were Privates, the other was a Drummer. Served all the war. Lives now at Niagara. —

Had some Land in Westmoreland, 300 acres, had no Deed or Lease, but had made Improvements & lived there. He built a House and sort of Barn. – There was a great dispute between Pennsilvania & Connecticut as to which State the Land lay within when he went to settle there. He cleared about 24 acres. — His house & Barn were burnt by Rebels. —

He had some Land in Tryon County, purchased of Jacob & Philip Schyler, it consisted chiefly of Islands in the Mohawk River. – 3 Acres of Land on the Bank. He had a Deed of it. – He gave some other Lands in Exchange for it. – It was a great while ago –

He let it to Jacob Schuyler of whom he purchased it when he went to Susquehannah, partly for money, partly to have Cattle, but has received nothing from it. – values it at £150. —

Has heard that it was sold by Commrs because Claimant was a Tory. — There were about 10 acres clear of this Land. –

Has heard it has been bought by a nephew of Claimants, who is now in possession.

Lost Cattle & Goods on Susquehannah 5 Milk Cows, 2 young Creatures, Grain, 24 Bushels and 16 Bushels, two Horses, 8 Hogs, Furniture, utensils.

Left on his Place when he went away, taken by the Indians and Rebels. Lost Crop on the Ground.

Says he sometimes hears his his [sic] Estate has been Sold, sometimes not.

Frederick Smith Sworn,

Says Claimant had Improvements in Westmoreland on the Susquehannah, had cleared 20 Acres, he had settled upon it, it was not conveyed to him, he built House & Barn, since burnt.

Knew his other Lands in Tryon County, his Nephew now has them. — He had a good Stock; 5 Cows, 2 Horses, 2 young Creatures &c they were taken and destroyed by the Rebels.

He served in the Rangers from the beginning to the End of War – He had two Sons in the Rangers. —

Decision of the Commissioners

(AO 12 Vol. 66 P. 49)

William Pickard late of Susquehanah River

Claim

Amount of Property £243.11.3

Determination 6th December 1787

Loyalty. Bore Arms – The Claimant is a Loyalist & Bore Arms in Support of the British Government

Losses.

Real Estate. Improvements on a farm on

the Susquehanah £30

Persl Estate. Various Articles of Persl Property 35

£65

Claims Disallowed

The Claim for Lands in Tryon County not appearing to be Lost

Loss Proved

Resides at Niagara

Summary of Claim for Losses and Disbursement(AO 12 Vol. 109 P. 96 Certificate No. 994)

Name of claimant Pickard William; Province Penns; Claim for Loss of Property £243.11; Sum Originally Allowed £65; Total Sum payable under Act of Parliament £65; Balance After Such Receipt £65; Final Balance £65

The Second Report of The Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario, 1904 transcribed from Library of Congress MSS 18,662 Vol. XX MSS. 17-19 in Second Report P. 963

Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners

Montreal 1787

Before Commissioner Pemberton

New Claim Aug. 23.

Claim of Wm. Pickard, late of Pensilva.

Repeats the evidences in AO 12 with the following marginal notes of the Commissioner:

“May be allowed some little for improvements, and pretty well for stock.”

William Pickard was born in 1728 in New York. He was a stone mason and helped build Fort Klock in 1750. According to his United Empire Loyalists deposition, William left New York in the late 1760s went to Pennsylvania during the Pennamite wars in the Wyoming district of the Susquehanna River Valley. He was a staunch loyalist and became disgusted with the actions of the rebels. By 1777, William had had enough of being burned out and went to Canada. William married to Elizabeth Windemoed/Wintermute and had at least seven children. William died in 1804 in Canada.
https://familypedia.wikia.org/wiki/William_Pickard_(1728-1804) viewed Jan 16/20

Patricia,
I'm a little pressed for time now and I will try to get back to you after the weekend but to answer your basic question about John brother of James/Jacobus, he was born ca 1725. His parents were Nicholas Pickard and Anna Barbara Weiser, the sister of Conrad Weiser the younger. Nicholas and Anna Barbara had several children including John, Bartholomew, Jacobus, Conrad (my ancestor), Leah, Rachel and William - not necessarily in that order. John married Anna Rosina Countryman and had a number of children but I don't think it came to 10. John and Conrad were members of the Conajoharie Committee of Vigilance during the Rev War and John was the quartermaster of the Tyron County Militia. He died in 1783 from the lingering results of a wound he received at Oriskany in 1777. This is cited in the bookNew York in the Revolution as a Colony and a State. John also had 2 nephews named John but according to census records and/or their Rev War Pension aplications, they never left NY. Your Pickard may be William, brother of John. He was a noted stone mason and helped build Ft Klock in 1750. Ft Klock still stands today. According to his United Empire Loyalists deposition left NY in the late 1760's went to Pennsylvania during the Pennamite wars (PA vs CT)in the Wyoming district of the Susquehanna River Valley. He wasa staunch loyalist and became disgusted with the actions of the rebels. By 1777 he had had enough of being burned out and went to Canada. He and two sons Benjamin and John were members of Butler's Rangers and likely returned to NY during the revolution and possibly fought against close kin at Oriskany and elsewhere along the frontier He was married to Elizabeth Windemoed or perhaps Wintermute and had at least 7 children including James, John, Benjamin, Mary, Margaret, Rebecca and Elizabeth. John was married to Elizabeth Drake and was living in Canada in 1801. Perhaps this is the John (who had a brother named James) you were looking for. Let me know if you find this helpful.BP

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pickard/1004/ viewed Feb 1/20

William married Mary WINDEMOED. Mary was born in 1738 in Albany, Albany, New York; died in 1794 in Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nicholas Pickard was born in 1701 in Schenectady, New York, a son of Bartholomew and Eechje (Classez) Pickard. He was baptized on February 23, 1701 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Schenectady. Johannes Wemp and Geertse Slyk were witnesses at his baptism. He grew up on the family farm at Verrebergh on the King’s Highway, six miles west of Albany. Nicholas married Anna Barbara Weiser about 1722 in Schenectady.

They soon moved to the Mohawk Valley where they raised their family. There were very few white people in the area and due to Anna Barbara being the sister of Conrad Weiser, they felt safe. They had a total of seven children, John, William, Bartholomew, Conrad, Leah, Jacobus, and Rachel.

On April 6, 1742, Nicholas inherited his father’s interest in the Stone Arabia Patent of 4 lots, each with 50 acres. He sold his land to John Jost Snell. Conrad Weiser kept a journal in which he mentioned Nicholas and Anna Barbara in 1750:

“Sept. 2. About 10 o’clock, I left Colonel Johnson’s and came to Cana Johary to Barthol Pickert, 25 miles. My horse got lame this day. Sept 2. Came to Nicholas Pickert, about 5 miles, my horse very lame, was obliged to leave him and hire another, and a man to guide us to the road to Onondaga.”

“Sept 19. Came to Buret’s Field in rainy weather on the 20th to upper Castle of the Mohawks called “Canawadagy” I recommended John Pickert, my sister’s son, to then to learn the Mohawk tongue perfectly among them, to serve as interpreter for Penn., etc. after I am grown old and no more able to travel. They promised to do what they could, the young man speaks their language tolerably will now, and can write and read English, Dutch and Indian. His father lives about a mile from Canawadagy, and has the best opportunity to learn the Indian language perfectly.”

Nicholas Pickard was one of the original members of a company of 19 men, later expanded to 22 men, that received a tract of 45,000 acres of land known as the Schuler Patent, now known as the Otsego Grant, located in what is now Otsego County, New York. Nicholas and the Schulers acted as go betweens for themselves and other investors in New York City, in negotiating with the Mohawks and the colonial government of New York. The negotiations and purchase of this land began on June 27, 1753, when they petitioned Governor George Clinton for a license to purchase a tract of vacant land on the west side of Canadarago Lake. Allocation of the Patent was by drawing lots. Nicholas Pickard drew Tracts #78, #46, #25 and #18. Because of his knowledge of the Mohawk language, Nicholas was often called on to negotiate with the Indians. In 1754, he and Jacob Christmann signed the Indian deed for the Snell-Zimmerman Patent. One of the Indian signers was Mohawk Head Satchem, King Hendrick Peters. He signed with the totem of his clan, the wolf. Nicholas signed with his initials, "NP."

In July of 1776, Nicholas was named as executor of the will of Frederick Condernman of Canajohary. Nicholas probably died in Fort Plain, but when he died and where he is buried is unknown.

Source: Pickard and Allied Families by Anna Carpenter Waite and Marilyn Ford Anderson

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110318601 viewed September 16, 2016

Nicholas Pickard, (Bartholomew2 II, Bartholomew1 I) son of Bartholomew Pickard II and Eechje Eva Classez was born on 23 Feb 1700/01 in Schoharie County, New York. He died after 1773 in Montgomery County, New York (Find A Grave Memorial# 110318601). He married Anna Barbara Weiser, daughter of John Conrad Weiser and Anna Maddalena Uebele in 1722 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. She was born on 17 Oct 1700 in Aspach, Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She died in Sep 1748 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York (Find A Grave Memorial# 110318626 Colonial Fort Plain, Tryon County).

Nicholas Pickard lived in Albany County in 1754. He was buried about 1773 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York.

Anna Barbara Weiser arrived in New York County, New York in 1710.

Nicholas Pickard and Anna Barbara Weiser had the following children:

i. WILLIAM4 PICKARD was born on 27 Nov 1723 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York. He died in May 1804 in 4 Mile Creek, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

William Pickard lived in Ontario, Canada in 1784. He served in the military in 1784 in Niagara, New York (Revolutionary War). Military Discharge: 1784 in Ontario, Canada (Butler's Rangers) Vital Record: 1784 in Ontario, Canada

ii. JOHANNES PICKARD was born in 1725 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York. He died on 04 May 1783 in Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York. He married Anna Rosina Barbara Countryman in 1750. She was born in 1733 in Minden, Montgomery, New York. She died in 1786 in Montgomery, New York, USA.

Johannes Pickard was also known as John. He lived in New York State. He served in the military in 1782 (Assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of a Quarter-Master.of the 1st Regiment Tryon County New York Militia). Vital Record: 1776 in New York, New York

iii. BARTHOLOMEW PICKARD IV was born on 05 Mar 1725/26 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York. He died on 14 Jan 1807 in Manheim, Herkimer, New York (Age: 80). He married (1) DINAH TEN EYCHE in 1748 in Albany County. She was born in 1730 in Albany County. She died in 1759 in Albany County. He married (2) MARIA CATHERINE CHRISTMANN in 1765. She was born in 1742 in Manheim, Herkimer, New York. She died on 27 Apr 1810 in Manheim, Herkimer, New York.

Bartholomew Pickard IV was also known as Pickert. He lived in Palatine, Montgomery, New York in 1790. He served in the military between 1775-1784 (American Revolutionary War). He served in the military between 1782-1784 (POW in Montreal, Canada American Revolution). He was buried in 1807 in Herkimer County, New York. Vital Record: 1731 in New York State

Notes for Bartholomew Pickard IV: Military Service Notes:
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: Bartholomew Pickert
Cemetery: Old Yellow Ch Cem
Location: Manheim, Herkimer Co
NY 83

iv. CONRAD PICKARD was born on 05 Mar 1726/27 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York. He died on 05 Aug 1827 in Owasco, Cayuga County (Age: 100). He married Anna Mary Margaret Walrath on 30 Jun 1751 in Palatine, Montgomery, New York. She was born in 1729 in Palatine, Montgomery, New York. She died in 1776 in Springfield, Otesego County. Conrad Pickard lived in Springfield, Otesego County in 1800.

v. LEAH PICKARD was born in 1729 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York. She died in 1761 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York.

vi. JACOBUS PICKARD was born on 12 May 1730 in Chittenango, Madison, New York. He died in 1791 in Chittenango, Madison, New York (Age: 61 Find A Grave Memorial# 106846992). He married Gertrude Windecker in 1757 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. She was born in 1735 in New York State. She died (Find A Grave Memorial# 106846995).

Jacobus Pickard was also known as Pickert. He lived in Madison County, New York in 1776 (Tryon County, New York Province). He was buried in 1796. Vital Record: 1776 in Madison County, New York

vii. RACHEL PICKARD was born on 29 Oct 1733 in Palatine, Montgomery, New York. She died on 28 Feb 1787 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York. She married JOHANNES "JOHN" M. COUNTRYMAN. He was born on 02 Mar 1735/36 in Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York. He died in Apr 1789 in Stark, Herkimer, New York (Age: 53). Rachel Pickard was also known as Pickert.

Information from Greg Hetzler

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110318601/nicholas-pickard viewed Jan 16/20

Nicholas married Anna Barbara WEISER. Anna was born in Oct 1700 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died in 1748 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]