Johan Jasper/Caspar Bolick/Bolch

Johan Jasper/Caspar Bolick/Bolch

Male 1756 - 1834  (77 years)

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  • Name Johan Jasper/Caspar Bolick/Bolch 
    Born 26 Dec 1756  Nr. Reading, Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 16 Feb 1757  Schwarzwald, Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Aug 1834  Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Catawba River Valley, Rowan County NC, became in 1777: Burke County NC, and became in 1779: Lincoln County NC, and finally in 1842: Catawba County, NC.
    Notes 
    • Mary Margaret Bolich, "The Bolich Family in America" (Allentown PA: Schlechter, 1939), pp. 101-111.

      "Chapter 4 JOHAN ADAM BOLCH

      Johan Adam Bolch sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, on the ship Neptune and arrived in Philadelphia September 24, 1753. . . . The next record we have is the baptism by Rev. Daniel Schumacher of Johan Adam Bolich, son of Johan Adam Bolich and his wife, Christina on February 8, 1755 when he was 4 weeks old. His sponsors were Johannes Rau (Barbirer, barber) and Maria Ursula.*

      Judge Koch says that the record of the Trinity Lutheran Church at Reading shows the baptism of Johannes Adam Bolich as taking place February 6, 1755 in the house at Schwarzwald. Schwarzwald is a small community southeast of Reading in Exeter Township, known today as Jacksonwald.

      This record establishes the place of residence of Johan Adam Bolch.

      Johan Caspar Bolich, son of Johan Adam Bolich and his wife, Christina, was baptized by Rev. Daniel Schumacher February 16, 1757 when 7 weeks old. His sponsor was Caspar Roeder.**

      The name of Adam Bolich appears on the list of taxables in Exeter Township, Berks County in 1757, and Adam Bolick on a list of taxables in Oley Township in 1758.***

      . . .

      It is not known when Johan Adam Bolich and his family left Pennsylvania, nor where he tarried, nor how long it took to reach his destination. He probably traveled south with other German settlers. From his will we gather that he received a State's grant of land in Lincoln County, North Carolina, September 20, 1770, and a second State's grant October 20, 1782. On the 21st of July 1774 he purchased additional land which had been held under Royal Grant. These grants were probably somewhat similar to the patents of the State of Pennsylvania.

      The children of Johan Adam Bolch and his wife, Christina, were: Jacob; Sebastian; Adam; Caspar; Godfrey; Christiana; and Elizabeth.

      Jacob Bolch married Maria Salome Grimes on March 21, 1775 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

      Sebastian Bolch married Hanna Margaret Heffner February 18, 1776 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. His will was probated in 1822.

      . . .

      The descendants of Johan Adam Bolch spell the surname in various ways, the most common being Bolch, Balch, Bolich and Bolick.

      . . .

      Casper Bolick (Johan Caspar Bolich, son of Johan Adam Bolch and his wife, Christina) served in the Revolutionary War. While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1776 and served as a private in Captain Bateman's Company, Col. Bateman's North Carolina Regiment.

      He enlisted in November 1778 and served five months in Captain Taylor W. Richardson's Company, Col. Locke's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted as served 3 months in Captain Davidson's North Carolina Company and went on an expedition against the Indians. He again enlisted in 1781, served 3 months in Captain Horshbarger's Company, Col. Charles McDowell's North Carolina Regiment, and was discharged about December 1, 1781.****

      Casper Bolick received pension Claim W18566 allowed on his application executed October 30, 1832 while residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina. His pension began March 4, 1831 in his 78th year. he died August 27th or 28th, 1834 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

      Before the Revolutionary War he resided in Burke County, North Carolina, that part which was later Lincoln County, and afterward Catawba County, North Carolina. He married on December 28, 1779 Maria Magdalena Deal, also known as Mary. She was born August 15, 1756 and died in Catawba County, North Carolina October 25, 1838. Seven children survived their mother and were paid the pensions due their mother. They were all living in 1850. The children were: Casper Bolick, who made an affidavit in Catawba County, NC, in 1850; Sally Bolick, who married Samuel Austin, a resident of Caldwell County, NC, in 1850; Regina or Rachel Bolick, born 1805, who married Joseph Killian February, 1824; Polly Bolick, who married Andrew Holler; Elizabeth Bolick, born 1784, who married Phillip Hefner March 14, 1822; Frances or Fanny Bolick, who married Frederick Miller, and Solomon Bolick.

      . . .

      Recorded at Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina is the Will of Adam Bolch, which follows:


      In the name of God, Amen. I, Adam Bolch of Lincolnton in the State of North Carolina, shoemaker, being very sick and weak in body but a perfect mind and memory, THANKS BE TO GOD, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to day principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried at the direction of my Executors, hereinafter named, nothing doubting but at the resurrection I shall receive same again by the mighty Power, God. And touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

      First I give and bequeath unto Christina, my dearly beloved wife, my dwelling house I now live in to be freely enjoyed by her during the time of her life, and at the expiration of her natural life the same shall be deemed The Real Property of my son Gottfried, and also my garden to be freely possessed and enjoyed by her, to her only proper use during the time of her natural life and after her death to be the absolute property of my son Gottfried. I also give her the following effects to be and remain her absolute property forever, to wit: my feather bed, and bed-stand and furniture; one iron cot, one Sermon book, one Hymn book, one frying pan, one milk cow and all the cash I have with me, besides one-third of all my movables. I give to her my linen chest, and all the linens and other goods therein, too tedious mentioned, to be her absolute property forever; and whereas all my children are in possession of land which I have provided for them, and my Son Jasper hath received of me all the purchase money for same my absolute will is that each of my children shall be liable to pay yearly on the first day of October, every year unto said wife two bushels of authentic good and lawful well cleaned wheat; one quarter of a hundred pounds good meat, half pork and half beef; three pounds of well cleaned picketed flax, and in total they shall find and provide for her every year one pair of good shoes.

      The eldest shall do it first, then the next shall find and provide for the said shoes and the following year and so on in order to the youngest, then if death not happens, to begin in the same order with the eldest as aforesaid, and to prevent confusion or errors that might happen in the whole I say all and every articles above mentioned to be paid unto my dearly beloved wife on the first day of October every year after my decease, expressly by each and every one of my children. I see just cause to name them all in particular. (1) Jacob my son. (2) Sebastian my son. (3) Adam, my son. (4) Jasper my son. (5) Godfrey, my son. (6) Christina, my daughter (7) Elizabeth, my daughter.

      And whereas they altogether hold land as aforesaid my absolute will is that each of them shall be liable to pay said described articles per annum on the limited time, and in case that any of my children should happen to die before my wife, that in this case or cases their heirs or heirs of them, or any of them, whoever will hold land or lands of the deceased shall be liable to the aforesaid duties, for the maintenance of my wife during the time of her natural life, but not any longer; and my son Godfrey shall provide food and all necessities for her milch cow aforementioned likewise for an ewe which I do give her hereby; and in case I should happen to die in a short or long time my will is that my sons shall divide my apparel and clothes among them in equal portions, and after the death of my wife my daughters shall divide her apparels and clothes amongst them in the said order as in said of my sons. And whereas I have declared that my son, Godfrey, shall keep the said milch cow and ewe to the only use of my wife, at his proper cost and charges, in recompense of which I give hereby and in virtue of this, my Folio Bible, printed in Nuremberg unto him, the said Godfrey hereby forewarning all the rest of my children, their heirs, executors or administrators, from all claim of the same by any lawful pretense whatsoever.

      I give and bequeath unto my son Jacob the sum of twenty shillings to be paid out of my money by my executors, besides purchase money I have given him before to pay for his land and this shall be his portion which he hath already received before.

      I give and bequeath unto Sebastian, my son, all that portion or parcel of land lying and situate on the western or northern side of Lysle's creek, adjoining the land of George Adam Schmitt and one other tract of my own land, being part of a large tract that I bought of Henry Schmitt by virtue of Royal Grant (Patent) bearing date of twenty first of July 1774 as the said patent will more fully and clearly appear, to have and to hold the said tract on said creek, which shall set a limit between him and his brother Jasper (Casper) unto my son Sebastian Bolch, his heirs, executors, and assigns forever; and further;

      I give unto my son Jasper all the remainder of the said described tract I bought of the aforesaid Henry Schmitt that is situated in the eastern or south side of said Lysle's creek which shall set limit between him and his brother, Sebastian, adjoining Philip Adam and Philip Giger, to have and to hold the said tract being part of the aforesaid larger tract unto the said Jasper Bolch and his heirs, executors, assigns forever.

      Also I give unto my son, Adam, all that tract or piece or parcel of land situate on the eastern side of a division line laid off by Joseph Rankin in a line of a larger tract at the north of a branch on Macklings creek running north 15 west to a post oak, then 10 corner from beginning in the lines of the said larger tract of the plantation I live on, to have and to hold the said described tract, piece or parcel of land being part of a larger tract granted to me by virtue of a States grant bearing the date of 20th day of October 1782. Where the limits will be more fully and largely appear unto the said Adam Bolch, his heirs, executors and assigns forever; and further I give also unto my son, Godfrey, the remainder of the said tract bound by the line aforesaid described which shall set limit between him and his brother Adam, and is situate on the western side of said Rankin line, to have and to hold the said land as part of the larger tract unto the said Godfrey Bolch, his heirs, executors and assigns (except that before excepted for the dowry) forever.

      Further I give unto my daughter, Christina, the lawful wife of Fredrick Trefflested one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining the land of Sebastian, being part of larger tract granted me by virtue of States grant bearing the date September 20th, 1770, situate on both sides of Eko Creek to be divided by a line beginning across the said creek in the middle of the whole tract, setting limits between her and her sister, dividing the whole tract into divisions and parallel parts.

      I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth, the other half or remaining 160 acres of the aforesaid tract, being the upper or western part thereof adjoining the land of Jacob Mitchell, to have and to hold the same premises unto the said Christina and Elizabeth, their lawful heirs, executors and assigns forever, and finally, and all the remainder of my effects not willed herein, my will is it shall be divided among all my children in equal proportion without regard to sex or age, but selling thereof to strangers either by private or public sale I do hereby prohibit.

      P.S. I give my iron pot, called a Dutch Oven, two pewter basins, one half dozen of Ditto spoons, unto my wife to have use during life, but after her death to be considered part of my movables to be divided among my children in manner and form above directed.

      Lastly, I do hereby constitute, appoint and ordain Godfrey Bolch, my well beloved son to be my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament and do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannounce all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequeaths and executors by me in any ways before willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and ninety four.


      Adam Bolch

      Signed, sealed and published, pronounced and declared by the said Adam Bolch as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.
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      Conrad (X) Maugro Jacob (X) Diehl
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      Andrew Cloninger (or Bollinger)

      REFERENCES:

      *"Collections of the Genealogical society of Penna., Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher (1754-1774)" vol. 279, page 10, found among the records of the Historical Society of Penna. in Philadelphia.

      **"Collections of the Genealogical society of Penna., Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher (1754-1774)" vol. 279, page 34, found among the records of the Historical Society of Penna. in Philadelphia.

      ***Research of Judge Koch.

      ****"Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in American Revolution" by North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution pages 441 and 573, Lincoln County, North Carolina Militia, a copy of which book is in the possession of the Historical Society of Penna. at Philadelphia."

      Edited by Roy Richard Thomas March 2008

    • Idadeal@aol.com 4 Feb 2006:

      ". . . Adam BOLCH bought property in Rowan, NC 21 July 1774. This property had been held under Royal Grant, a patent of part of land of Henry Schmitt. Adam willed this to Sebastian and to Casper:

      Sebastian received the 'parcel of land lying and situate on the Western or Northern side of Lyle's creek, adjoin(ing) the land of George Adam Schmitt and another track of my own land.'

      Casper received 'all the remainder of the said described tract I bought of the aforesaid Henry Schmitt that is situated in the Eastern or South Side of said Lyle's creek which shall set limits between him and his brother, Sebastian, adjoining Philip Adam and Philip Giger.'"

      Carolyn Whitaker, Johnson City, TN, 28 Jul 2007, clean-up of Bolch Cemetery:

      ". . . Also, [there are] many unreadable sand tombstones. So we have at least four of the sons of Adam SR that we know of represented in this [Bolch] cemetery. Adam Sr and Anna Christina may very well be buried here we just don't know for sure. Since Casper inherited the land he and his wife Maria Magdalena Deal may also be buried here."

    • http://www.thomasbolch.com/Bolch.html

      "Johan Casper Bolch served in the Revolutionary War. While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted in 1776 and served as a private in Captain Bateman's Company, Colonel Bateman's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in November 1778 and served five months in Captain Taylor W. Richardson's Company, Colonel Locke's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted and served three months in Captain Davidson's North Carolina Company and went on an expedition against the Indians. He again enlisted in 1781, served three months in Captain Horshbarger's Company, Colonel Charles McDowell's North Carolina Regiment and was discharged about December 1,1781.

      He fought against the troops of King George III in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain at Kings Mountain, North Carolina."
    Person ID I13190  Complete
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2011 

    Father Johan Adam Bolch/Bolick,   b. Abt. 1728, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 13 Jan 1794, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Anna Christina Schwarzwald,   b. Abt. 1728, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Magdalena Deal,   b. 15 Aug 1756, Northampton, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1838, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1779  Tryon, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Bolick,   b. Abt. 1780, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. John Bolick,   b. Abt. 1782, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1823  (Age ~ 41 years)
     3. Elizabeth Bolick,   b. 13 Jun 1785, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1864  (Age 79 years)
     4. Francis Bolick,   b. Abt 1787
    +5. Mary Polly Bolick,   b. Abt. 1787
     6. Sarah Sally Bolick,   b. Abt. 1792, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Frances C. Bolick,   b. 04 Jul 1794,   d. 11 Jun 1862  (Age 67 years)
    +8. Johan Caspar Bolick,   b. Abt. 1799, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Casper Bolick,   b. Abt 1801, PROBABLY, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. Rachel Regina Bolick,   b. 27 Feb 1805, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1885, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +11. Solomon Bolick,   b. Abt 1810,   d. Abt 1883  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F5844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Dec 1756 - Nr. Reading, Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 16 Feb 1757 - Schwarzwald, Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Dec 1779 - Tryon, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1834 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Bolch/Bolick Family Cemetery, Catawba County, NC
    Bolch/Bolick Family Cemetery, Catawba County, NC

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~auntsissie/bolchcem.html

    "Last fall in October, 2006 a group of Bolch/Bolick descendants of Johann Adam Bolch/Bolick, Sr. and Anna Christina gathered to clean the old Bolch family cemetery located near Lyle's Creek. The cemetery is on land owned by the Superior Elastic Co and is located on Spencer Road between Springs Road and Hwy 70A, Hickory, NC.

    Directions to cemetery: On Interstate 40 from Asheville, get off at the Fairgrove Church Road exit, turn left on Fairgrove Church Road, go as far as you can go to a "T" intersection and turn left, turn right on Spencer Road. Go to the Superior Elastic Co. on the left (abt 1/2 mile) and park in the parking lot. You will have to walk down the hill on the left. There will be an orange gate, climb over the gate and head towards the right, you will find the cemetery in the trees. You can't see the cemetery from the road.

    This cemetery sits on land that Adam purchased from Henry Schmitt [Lincoln County, NC deed book 17 pg 176, 22 Aug 1788: Henry Smith & wife Christina (Mecklenburg Co) to Adam Bolek Sr (Lincoln Co); for 27 pds NC money sold 400 acres on South Branch of Lyle's Creek; border: PHILP ADAMS and "THE" WAGON ROAD, INCLUDES A SHOAL AND HIS OWN IMPROVEMENT, granted 21 July 1774 to HENRY SMITH signed HENRY SMIT & CHRISTINA SMIDIN'S (SIC) marks Witness Nelilhalin ? Diehl (german) & Jacob Diehl (german) recorded Jan 1795 Book 17 pg 167] and adjoins the land grant he received Sept 20 1779.

    Two of Adam's sons Sebastian and Casper inherited the land when Adam died. Sebastian inherited the Western or Northern side of Lyle's Creek, adjoin the land of George Adam Schmitt. Casper Bolch/Bolick, Sr. inherited in the Eastern or South side of Lyle's Creek where the cemetery is located. . . .

    So we have at least four of the sons of Adam Bolch/Bolick, Sr. that we know of represented in this cemetery. Adam Bolch/Bolick, Sr. and Anna Christina may very well be buried here; we just don't know for sure. Since Casper inherited the land, he and his wife Maria Magdalena Deal may also be buried here."

    Edited by Roy Richard Thomas December 2009