Johannes Martin SWICK

                   Birth: Rita Crawford; Ancestry.com.
Marriage: Rita Crawford; Ancestry.com.
Death: Rita Crawford; Ancestry.com.

Note by Rita Crawford: Emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania.  Johann Martin Zwick/Swick, b: 1705 in Erlenbach, Germany, d: 1760 in Somerset Co., New Jersey. (from Brent Reidenbach and David F. Swick). Johann Martin Zwick changed to Swick and married Barbara Egie Coevers/Covert (or Coevert) when he was 24. She was born August 26, 1709 in Somerville or Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ, d: 1803 in Millstone, Somerset Co., NJ.  She was christened 10/26/1709 in 1st Reformed Church, Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. Married in 1729 in Somerset Co., NJ. Margaret Wright Covert in a letter sent to Jack Swick states they were Huguenot immigrants from France to Amsterdam, Holland to America in 1675. David F. Swick states it was Hans Teunise Covert, b. 1655, d. 1720, married on 1689 to Jannitze Brokaw, b. 11/17/1667. All Bourgans (Broucard/Brokaw) children were born in France.  On 5-2-1702 Borgon Broucard (Brokaw) and his son-in-law Jan (John) Covert (Barbaras father) bought 2,000 acres of land in Somerset Co. bounded on the North and Northwest by the Raritan and Millstone Rivers for 400 pounds  (NJ Deed Book Lib. C.P.447).  The Coeverts/Coverts came from Holland and were batized in the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). Barbaras father was Hans Teunissen (Jan) Covert, born 1/15/1658 (1651) in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; died 1719 (1722) in Millstone, Somerset Co., NJ. He was the son of Teunis Janssen Covert and Barbara Lucas Van Kessel. Now Hans Teunison (Jan) Covert married Jannetje Jane Brokaw/Bourcard in 1684 in Mespath Kills, Newtown, Queens Co., NY. She was born November 16, 1667 in Mannheim, Mannheim, Baden, Germany; died in Flagtown, Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ . She died about 1719/22. In the Zentralarchiv, Speyer Wolfstein, LDS microfilm #82390207, film 1676553, pg. 6, Germany, Bayern, Hornbach, Parish Records- Friederich Bouchard, rothgerber, Jahre 1704, Zeibrucken.  Both Johannes (Johann Martin) Swick and Barbara Covert are named as witnesses to the christening of George Bird, b. 8/11/1731 at the DRC of Harlingen (son of Thomas and Catherine Bird). And Jack Swick says,  From research done in 1743, New Jersey
(Cases Before and After the Revolution) it was discovered that Thomas Bird owed John (Johann Martin) Swick some money. George Bird is also mentioned. Also in The Janeway Account Books, 1735-1746, The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, 33 (1958), it says, Lucas Bird (b. 1720 to Thomas and Catherine Bird) on June 1743;delivered to John Swick. (being Johann Martin Swick); ( chr. stands for christened. It seems that everyone was christened by the Dutch Reformed Church  DRC).
The Coverts were French Huguenots (French Calvinists who had a problem with the power of the Roman Catholic church), the Brokaws (Broucards) were French Huguenots as well, and the Birds, coming from Scotland were from the Presbyterian Church. Some went to Holland to get away from religious persecution. And in Holland the Church was Dutch Reformed (Protestant). Ludwig Leicht went to a Lutheran Church in NY. There was St. Peters Lutheran Family Church and Rhineback Lutheran Church.
In Rikers, Annals of Newtown, Long Island, he lists Magdalena Lefevre, wife of Joost Durie, and Catherine Lefevre, wife of Bourgon Broucard, as sisters and their parents were Abraham and Antoinette (Jerrian) Lefevre. Documentary relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, 1631-1800. Archives of the State of New Jersey, first series, Vol. XI, ed. William Nelson, Vol. I, 1709-1739, Peterson, NJ, 1894. November 2, 1730 sold plantation now in tenure and occupation of Myndert Lefever. Plantation has 105 acres Piscattaway Twsp. Road that leads from Perth Amboy to New Brunswick. The two names to contact, Myndert Lefever and JohnParker  city of Perth-Amboy. On May 31, 1731- plantation held by Myndert LeFever - 105 acres.  Jannetje was born 11/17/16