John Malick (1762 - 1844)

Born 11 Jan 1762 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1844 at age 82 in Hampshire County, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Private John Malick served with Somerset County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

John Malick is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A073272.

John Malick was born on 11 Jan 1762 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.^[1][2] He was the son of Philip Melick (1736-1797).^[3]

During the American Revolution, he served multiple one month tours as a volunteer in New Jersey militia companies. His first tour was "in the fall before the British took New York". He served during the period of the "revolt in the Pennsylvania line" and fought in the battle of Springfield.^[1]

He passed away in 1844. He was buried in Malick Cemetery in Augusta, Hampshire County, Virginia [present day West Virginia].^[2]

Will

John Malick's will^[4] was signed on 16 Sep 1839 and admitted to probate on 25 Mar 1844. In his will, he makes the following bequests and directions:

• Personal estate to be sold at auction. Proceeds along with the rest of his money, bonds, etc. be used to pay for burial and just debts, then "my daughter Margaret Malick" to have $200 and possibly property that she already had a certificate for.
• The remainder of the estate to be divided equally amongst his eight children:

1. Philip Malick
2. John Malick
3. David Malick
4. Aaron Malick
5. Uriah Malick
6. Martha Horsman, widow of Joseph Horsman
7. Mary Shaffer, wife of David Shaffer
8. Margaret Malick

• Aaron Melick is not to receive any part of personal estate until he settles a $369.80 bond John holds against him, dated 19 Jan 1837.
• The home place he resided on was to be sold at public sale
• The farm he purchased from Col Woodroe where his sons Philip and David were living was to be divided equally between them except one square acre where his wife was buried, which was to be kept for a burying ground
• The farm he entered and took up by patent which was in the possession of his son Aaron was to be given to Aaron.
• Philip Farks[? surname difficult to read] was appointed executor

The witnesses to his will were Isaac Slocum, Frederic Pepper, and Henry Wolford.

Research Notes

• This John Malick is frequently conflated with John Melick Sr (1753-1834) because of incorrect information in Story of An Old Farm.^[5] Please see this page for more information.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, John Malick, Service in New Jersey, S7177; NARA microfilm M804, roll 1617; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database with image, "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," Ancestry Record 1995 #37274
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22089751/john-malick : accessed 29 October 2021), memorial page for John Malick (11 Jan 1762–1 Mar 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #22089751, citing Malick Cemetery, Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by ProjectMgr (contributor 48671833).
3. ↑ C.G. Wolfe, "In My Dutch Bible...", The Black River Journal, 2017 (https://blackriverjournal.com/history-1 - scroll down to find this article : accessed 26 Aug 2021).
   Note: This article tells the story of the family Bible which was first a gift from John's grandfather to his father Philip on his wedding day, then passed down to John.
4. ↑ West Virginia, Hampshire County, Will Records, #423, John Malick, will signed 16 Sept 1839, admitted to court 25 Mar 1844; image copy, "[Hampshire County, West Virginia] Wills, 1780-1860," Nos. 201-643, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89VR-JST4?i=624&cat=655973 > images 625-6 of 1179 : accessed 29 Oct 2021).
5. ↑ Mellick, Andrew D., The Story of an Old Farm Or, Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century, Somerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette, 1889; image copy, Google Books (https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Story_of_an_Old_Farm/mEYVAAAAYAAJ : accessed 5 Aug 2021).

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-6JV : accessed 29 October 2021), John Malich, Hampshire, Virginia, United States; citing p. 765, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 69; FHL microfilm 181,429.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLT-1GZ : accessed 29 October 2021), John Maleck, Hampshire, Virginia, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 136; FHL microfilm 193,695.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-HWD : 20 February 2021), John Malick, Hampshire, Virginia, United States; citing 39, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 191; FHL microfilm 29,670.