Person:Ulrich Pitzer (1)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• N-97: Ulrick Pitzer of Frederick County, 380 acres on North River (Note: a tributary of the Shenandoah River) in said County. Surv. Robert Rutherford. Adj. John Bainter (s/b Painter), Michael Henting (Hentin), Abraham Collet. 6 Aug. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 173].

• P-301: Wolrick Peters of Dunmore County, assignee of Peter Turney, 243 acres on North River (Note: a tributary of the Shenandoah River) in said County. Surv. 10 Dec. 1753 made for Peter Turney by Robert Rutherford and forfeited by Advertisement recorded in Book N. Deed to Peters, 17 Oct. 1774. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 227].

Records in Virginia

• O-324: Andrew Berger of Frederick County, 190 acres on North River of Shannandoah in said County. Surv. Peter Stephens. Adj. Henry Tomute?, Ulrick Pitzer, Mounts Bird. 25 Oct. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 207].

Notes

From Familytreemaker.com:

Ulrich Pitzer immigrated to the colonies as a Palatine refuge. He arrived at the port of Philadelphia Oct. 2, 1727 via Plymouth from Rotterdam aboard the ship named Adventure Galley. His name is spelled on the passenger list as "Ulrich Pitcha". Researchers assume he came from somewhere in the Palatinate area of Germany at the age of 16 and unmarried. Ulrich lived in the Kreutz Creek area of York County, Pennsylvania in 1741 when his son Christian was baptized. Land owned by Ulrich Pitzer was surveyed on May 7, 1753 and stated "where he lives", meaning he was living there at the time. In 1776 a land grant from Lord Fairfax was issued.

Ulrich Pitzer signed his will April 17, 1769. The will was proved in Frederick County on November 6, 1770. The will named his wife Mary, and his children Anna Mary, John and Christian. Ulrich stated in his will that he had already given the land to his son John Pitzer and gave John as executor instructions not to sell the land as long as Mary lived.

[Citation: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/s/Marilyn-Moster/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0212.html].

John Painter and wife Philebina sold to Jacob Ensweller "Swan Pond"; 470 ac (original grant, Northern Neck of VA by proprietor's office 3-19-1763; next to Ulrich Pritzer [aka Woolrich Peters] Deed # 77 in presence of Jacob Painter. 1784 DB E:81

Mathias Painter from Daniel Matheny 140 ac ea side No. Shenandoah Riv. (original grant to Woolrich Peters by Thomas Lord Fairfax for proprietors of Northern Neck, VA 10-17-1774 conveyed to Matheny (land then in "Dunmore County-- PA VA border) 1789 DB G:383

[Source: http://westerly-journeys.com/genealogy/famPainter.html].

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