Person:Jacob Bolch (1)

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[2481717.ged]

Came to America when he was 2 years old.

Served in the American Revoluntionary War by furnishing food for the Patriots. Accounts of United States with North Carolina, Vol. A, Page 178. DAR Nat'l No. 597,689. Listed as Heads of Families, 1st Census of U.S., 1790, State of NC.

EMIGRATION: Sailed from Dome(?) Holland, migrating to Berk Co., Pennsylvania. They landed in Philadelphia on the ship Neptune, with John Mason, Master from R otterdam, last from Cowes, on 24 Sep 1753 (not later than some time in the earl y part of 1754). The family then moved to Catawba Co., North Carolina, not late r than 1760. The original spelling of the name is said to have been Bolich.

The Will of Jacob Bolch ( Bolick)

In the name of God Amen, I Jacob Bolch of Lincoln County and State of North Carolina, being in firm in body but of sound mind and memory thanks to the Lord for the same and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the following manner and form, First and principally I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God who first gave it me and my body I commit to the earth from which it was taken to be buried with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as to what property it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner,i.e., I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Maria Salome Bolch during her natural life tow head of horse beasts all the stock of cattle, hogs and the farming utensils all the household and kitchen furniture and it is my desire that she should remain on the plantation whereon I now dwell with my youngest son Jacob Bolch and that he ( the said Jacob) should remain with his Mother during her lifetime on this earth. I give and bequeath unto my son Adam Bolch by these presents a full discharge for all that he has received from me in my life time as an equivalent in full for his share of my estate after my decease and that he shall have no claim on the same after that period of my decease. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Christen Miller all the land, cattle, and household furniture etc, that she has already received from me in my life time the same to be her share in full of my estate after my decease; I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Bolch and his heirs for ever one hundred and seventy-five acres of land the right for which he shall receive after my decease, and I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine Rinck and her heirs for ever one hundred and twenty-five acres of land the right for which is made to her husband Henry Rick, which he shall receive after my decease over and above what she has received in my life time. I also give and bequeath unto my son David Bolch and his heirs for ever one hundred sixty acres of land the right for which he shall receive after my decease. I also give and bequeath unto my son Jacob Bolch and his heirs for ever three hundred and thirteen acres of land and also the still and utensils and clock the right for which he shall receive after my decease. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Bolch fifty dollars which my son Abraham Bolch is to pay her over and above what she has already received from me in my lifetime. I also give and bequeath unto my son Abraham Bolch and his heirs for ever three hundred acres of land the right for which he shall receive after my decease with the exception that he pays unto his sister Sara Bolch the above mentioned fifty dollars in such property as will suit him to pay and will suit her to have and it is my will that after my decease all my property that I may then be possessed of without infringing upon my wife's legacy may be sold an an equal dividend made ( my debts and funeral expenses first paid) among my children (Adam and Christena excepted) and I do hereby name , constitute and appoint my loving and dutiful sons Daniel Bolch and David Bolch to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills or bequeaths by me made or done ratifying and confirming this to by my only last will and testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal, this first day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.

(Signed) Jacob Bolch ( Seal)

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Jacob Bolch to be his last will and testament in presence of us and in presence of each other.

His Andrew (X) Hollar, Jurat

(Mark) Levi Nunnally Daniel and David Bolch Executers sworn, The foregoing Will was proved in open Court and admitted, Record and Executors sworn.

1. ↑ BKDATA.GED.

   Date of Import: Jun 28, 2003

2. ↑ Stamps-Sites TFS.FTW.

   Date of Import: May 13, 2004

3. ↑ The Cocke County Tennessee Descendants of Johan Adam Bolch (Balch families) compiled by C. Douglas Berryhill; Jefferson City, Tennessee 1993.
4. ↑ 2481717.ged.

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5. ↑ Stamps-Sites TFS.FTW.

   Date of Import: May 13, 2004

6. ↑ 2481717.ged.

   Date of Import: Jun 25, 2003

7. ↑ Stamps-Sites TFS.FTW.

   Date of Import: May 13, 2004

8. ↑ 2481717.ged.

   Date of Import: Jun 25, 2003

9. ↑ Stamps-Sites TFS.FTW.

   Date of Import: May 13, 2004