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Note: e Baltis (his son) and Sophia Van Horn are buried under the church along with his father. He is also listed in the DAR information since he gave money to help fight the war. PICKEL, Baltes grave is located in the Luth Cem in Oldwick NJ 48, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.3, p. �Serial: 11304; Volume: 3.
Official Record, Office of Adjutant General, State of New Jersey, State House, Trenton, Revolutionary War Record: Quartermaster General Dept. Baltis Pickle No. 2 Voucher 2871, Received from Sidney Berry, G.G. G. Dept. Certificate No. 101, dated Feb 29, 1780 for $360 Continental money (English pounds) 3 pounds, 13-9 sixpecies interest commenced Feb. 24, 1780, interest to Fan. 1, 1787. One Pound 10-2-3/4 same deposited in Treasury.
From Lequear's "Traditions of Hunterdon" originally published 1869-70. Pages 95-6 of the 1957 reprint: "Baltis Pickel, son of the first Baltis, was born in 1720 ten years after his father and mother came to America. He grew up amid the first experience of the colony and knew all of its sufferings. When he accumulated property, after his father's death he gave $100 to the church. He was an active member, and his handwriting appears in different places upon the old church record. It is a fair, bold hand, such as the best business man might be proud to imitate. The Lutherans have always been liberal educators, for education is a part of their religion. It was because the Roman church then refused the Bible to the people that Martin Luther cut loose from them and spread the gospel over the world. When Baltis Pickel died, he was buried at the foot of his father's grave, and his wife, 'Suffah,' was buried there beside him."
; Boltes PICKLE Jr (Baltes BICKEL Jr) and Matthias VAN HORN (Mathias VANHORNE), both of
the County of Hunterdon, yeoman... [bound to]... John HAMILTON, President of His Majesty's
Council... 500 pounds... 10 Nov 1746. ... Boltes PICKLE Jr... obtained a License of Marriage
for himself... and for Sophia VANHORNE (VAN HORNE on the back of the bond) of s'd county,
spinster... [w] John SMYTH [consent] Hunterdon, Nov 7 1746 . . . I. . . and my wife consent
that my sone Boltise shold be marred to Sofie VAN HORNE. . . [s] Baltes BICKEL [consent]
Hunterdon, Nov 7 1746. . . I. . . and my wife consent that my dater Sofie shold be mared to
Boltes PICKLE Jr. . . [s] Abraham VAN HORN
Will and Testament of Baltis Pickel Jr. born 8 Dec 1720, died 25 Nov 1786.
Son of Johann Balthazar Pickel and Anna Gertrude Reiterin.
He was married twice 1) Sophia Van Horn 2) Anna Gerhart
In the name of God Amen: I, Baltis Pickle Junior, of the Township of Readington, in the county of Hunterdon and state of New Jersey. Being in good health and perfect memory, blessed be God; therefore do this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and eighty five, make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, in premise, I commend my soul into the hand of Almighty God, who gave to me and my body to the earth from whence it came, in hope s of a joyful resurrection through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ, and as for a that worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me. I dispose therefore as follows: That I will and do hereby order that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid within convenient time after my decease by my executors herein after named.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my will beloved wife Anna Pickle, during the time she remains my widow, seven pounds yearly; also two of the best feather beds with all thereunto belonging so that they be completely furnished; also two milk cows and one two year old heifer. Also a cubboard; the choice of one of my horses, one side saddle and bridle, six good sheep, four hogs, two tables, one large, one small; two looking glasses, one large the other small; two iron potts, one large, one small; one large brass kettles, one teak kettle, six chaney tea cups and saucers, one silver tea pott, one silver sugar cup, one silver cream jug, six silver table spoons, six silver tea spoons, one half dozen knives and forks, two hives with live bees, six brown chairs, two pails, one churn, two Iteilars(?). It is also my will and I do hereby order that my said wife shall have the easterly room in the house where the stove now stands in with the stove; with the privilege ----------- above and the cellar under and shall have the --------- to cook and wash in and also the one half part of the garden and one half part of the orchard as also stable room for her creatures, storage for her forage or fodder and other necessary privileges at in and about the barn and stables and it is also my will and I hereby order that my said wife shall have yearly and every year, twenty five bushels of good merchantable wheat, twenty bushels of rye, Twenty bushels of Indian corn and ten bushels of oats, and six cords of good firewood, six loads of good hay; also twenty bushels of buckwheat, all of which said grain, wood and hay, I order, shall be delivered to her in the fall of every year, to be paid and delivered to her by my three sons in manner following; the hay and wood by my two sons Baltis and Henry Pickle, and the grain by my three sons Baltis, Abraham and Henry Pickle, share and share alike. It is also my will and I do order that my said three sons, Baltis, Abraham and Henry shall annually sow one bushel of flax seed on good ground for my said wife, and I do hereby order that if the above said horse left to my said wife as above said, shall die or she the same otherwise lose, they my said three sons, Baltus, Abraham and Henry shall procure or find her another good woman's riding horse. I also give unto my said wife three large pewter platters, one pewter basin, six pewter plates.
Nevertheless, it is my true interest and meaning that my said wife is to have and enjoy all and singularly the above given and grantor goods, chattels, privileges, sum or sums of money -----above mentioned given or granted during her remaining my widow, she making no willful waste in them, (reasonable usage excepted). But and if she marry to and enjoy none of the above mentioned given and granted goods, chattel, privileges, sum or sums of money save one feather bed furnished as above. Fifty pound in gold or solver to be paid her six months after marriage, one cow which I solely give and bequest to my said wife as an absolute and indefeasible estate and all such remaining part of household chattel, sum or sums of money as was left my said wife. If either she marry or dies my widow I give and bequest the same unto my three youngest children Elizabeth, Henry and Mary, share and share alike.
I also give and devise unto my oldest son Baltus Pickle, his heirs and assigns forever, the one equal third part of all my land and -- Baltus to have his share in the middle between the land of my son Abraham Pickle and Henry together with the northerly half part of all my building and also one equal half part of the garden and orchard. I also give and bequest unto my son Baltus for his birth right one sliver tankard which I know use. I also give unto my son Baltus three good horses, one iron bound waggon, one good plough one iron tooth harrow together with al their tacking one milch cow, ----, three hogs, one good feather bead and bedding ------- completely furnished also silver buttons ------- it and britches.
Item, I also give unto my son Abraham Pickle the one equal one third part of all my land said Abraham to have his share where he now lives adjoining the land of Abraham and William Van Horn, To him his heirs and assigns for ever. I also give unto my son Abraham one negro boy named Jeremy.
Item, I give and bequest unto my son Henry Pickle the other equal one third of all my land, to him and his heirs and assigns for ever, together with the southerly half of all my buildings and also one equal half part of the garden and orchard. I also give unto my son Henry my sliver watch, one negro boy named Dick, three good horses and one iron bound waggon, one plough, one iron tooth harrow together with all their tackling, one milch cow, four sheep, three hogs, one good feather bed and bedding completely furnished, also silver buttons for a coat including hat and britches.
It is also my will and I do hereby order that if my son Henry dies under age and without household that these his shares of the land shall be equally divided between my other tow sons Baltus and Abraham.
My will also is that if case any of my said sons shall sell any part of the land I bequested to them the land in such case be or they shall he or they shall offer the same to either of his brothers for three pounds, ten shillings per acre and they refusing to purchase the same shall have liberty to dispose thereof as he or they shall think best.
It is my will and I do hereby order that my son Baltus shall pay unto his sister Margaret, the wife of Peter Miserole, fifty pounds one year after my decease. I also give and bequeath to my said Margaret one hundred pounds. And out of my movable estate which one hundred pounds and the above thirty pounds I do order shall not be paid to my said daughter but at the discretion of my executor as she shall appear to stand in need thereof.
Nevertheless an it is my intent and meaning that if my said daughter Margaret shall survive and said Peter Miserole, case she should marry another man that there in either of said cases her legacy or legacies remaining or remainders shall upon lawful demand be paid to her in full.
Item, I give unto my two daughters Elizabeth and Mary each the sum of one hundred pounds in gold or solver money to be paid them out of my movable estate by my executors one year after my decease. My will is and I do order that my tow sons give unto their two sisters Elizabeth and Mary whomever they shall marry toward an - - - -the sum of one hundred pounds. That is to pay my son Baltus the sum of twenty five pounds and my son Henry seventy five pounds. As for the - - - - - my movable estate. My will is that the same - - - - - - divided amounts my five children namely - - - - - - -, Margaret, Elizabeth and Mary to be dived amongst them share and share alike at the descression of my executors. My will also is that if any of my said sons shall happen to die without issue such share or shares shall be equally divided amongst my living son or sons, share and share alike, and it is my will if any of my said daughters shall die without issue each share or shares shall be equally dived amongst my other living daughters above particularly named, share and share alike.
My will also - - - - - I do order that the note of hand I have against my son in law Abraham Van Horn for twenty five pounds shall be given up to him as part of his wives portion by my executor and a certain two bonds or obligation against Christopher Melich my son in law shall be given up to him as part of his wives portion by my executor and lastly I do hereby order, nominate and appoint my well beloved friends Abraham Van Horn Junior and Jacob Ten Eyck of the north branch to be my executors to this my last will and testament to whom I give full power and authority to act in everything in the administration of their trust according to the true intent and meaning of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly revoke and - - - - - - all other and former wills or written testament or testaments by me herefore made in witness where of I have --- unto set my hand and seal the day of year here written, singed and sealed published and declared above testator to be his list will and testament in the presence of
Cornelius Tuneson
Abraham Van Horn
William Waldren
Sworn the December 24, 1788
Abraham Van Horn
Jacob Ten Eyck
The following is taken from ?Our Home,? published in 1873:
The land opposite the church, fronting on King's road, was divided by Ralph Smith into seven lots of 66 feet front, and numbered from Main street eastward. No. 1. containing one-fourth of an acre, was leased to James Cole in 1761, the quit claim subsequently coming into the possession of the church. The said Cole came from Boston in 1734, and had thirteen children.
No. 2 was the lot known as the ?High house lot,? owing to the house upon it having a basement and a very high porch. It was conveyed in 1753 to Michael Hendershot. In 1758 one Bryan Lafferty recovering judgment against Hendershot, the lot was sold by Moore Furman, the sheriff, to Frederick Schultz, for �80, the quit-claim subsequently coming into possession of the church.
This lot was afterwards occupied by Dr. Oliver Barnet and also by Major Rinehart.
No. 3 occupied by Edward Kreiter, at a later day known as [p.197] the ?Betsey Adams? lot and occupied a few years ago by Harmon Henry, also came into possession of the church.
On the 30th of October, 1766, John Welsh and Catherine his wife, innkeeper of New York, give a mortgage to William McDonald, of Somerset Co., N., J., for lot No. 3 in Smithfield, Tewksbury township, Hunterdon Co. It is described as on the north side of Kings street and beginning 64 feet from James Cole's corner and running eastward.
No. 4 was conveyed in 1759 to Andrew Shandler for one hundred years. This also came into possession of the church. It was occupied among others, at a later day, by Squire Demun and John Fisher.
No. 5 was sold by one Jonathan Toms to Major Godfrey Reinhart on a perpetual lease at fifteen shillings per year.
No. 6 contained a one story house formerly well remembered. The church still holds the original claim on this property.
No. 7 was owned by a Melick.
The purchase of the above lots by the church in 1768 was no doubt for the purpose of investing the legacy of �1,000 ($2,666?) which Baltis Pickle left to the church in the year 1766.
Note: Baltis Pickle is buried a the foot of his father, Johan Balthazar Pickel in the Zion Lutheran Churchyard. His father and mother's graves were moved when they added on to the church, but they only moved the tombstone and not the bodies, so therfor
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