Pidcock Reunion, Pidcock Family Association NJ, PA, Pidcock Chronicles

Established in 1913, the association had its 111^th in-person reunion last August along Pidcock Creek near New Hope, Pennsylvania. It was held close to the site of a Native American village in which John Pidcock took up residence in the 1680s. Nearly 50 people attended.

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024

Hello Pidcock cousins !

We will be having the 112th 2024 in-person reunion starting at 12 noon on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Bucks County, Pa.

We will supply the meats, hamburgers and hotdogs and buns and water. We encourage all attending to bring a side or sweet. We will have a special guest speaker this year that you can read about below. Look forward to seeing everyone this year.

DESCENDANT OF FRONTIERSMAN TO SPEAK

Jake Laubach, a Lehigh Valley musician and lifelong history nerd, will attend the Pidcock Family Reunion on August 3 and tell about his successful effort to trace his lineage to Captain Laubach of the Saucon Rangers.

The captain helped defend the Pennsylvania frontier during the French and Indian War. The Saucon Creek flows into the Lehigh River south of Bethlehem.

Captain Laubach’s sons later served on the American side during the Revolutionary War.

A member of a duo called The Jolly Tars, Jake will also sing to the family. A musician since elementary school, over the last 12 years he has performed Nautical, Historical and Irish folk music as a member of the Tars. His instruments of choice include the banjo, mandolin and concertina with the occasional addition of penny whistle and hurdy-gurdy.

Jake has been involved in Civil War Living History since the mid-1990s. More recently, he has turned to researching life and events on the Pennsylvania Frontier of his ancestors.

Jake and The Jolly Tars music can be heard on most streaming services including, Spotify, itunes and YouTube.

Alan Pidcock

President Pidcock Family Association

Association president, Alan Pidcock, welcomes suggestions for reunion activities.

Please send them to pidcock2013 @ yahoo.com

From our association genealogist, Karen L. Price, I will accept updates at any point in time, and I will do my best to include them no matter when they come in.” Karen’s email address is: drkarenlpr @ gmail.com

About the Association

Our association was organized in 1913. Members trace their descent from Jonathan Pidcock (1729-1812). We held our centennial reunion in August 2013.

Please like us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/PidcockFamilyAssociation/

For many Pidcocks, a family reunion just isn’t complete without a visit to the (Pidcock)-Thompson-Neely House.

Some time prior to 1680, John Pidcock established a trading post on the western shore of the Delaware, on a 505 acre tract of land called by the Lenape Indians Win-Na-Haw-Caw-Chunk. The trading post appears on a 1680 map and William Penn acknowledged and honored Pidcock’s prior claim to this land, part of Pennsylvania, granted to Penn by King Charles II in 1681.

Sunlight outlines the oldest portion of the house, a one room cabin with hearth dating to 1702. Architectural evidence indicates the cabin was originally log or clapboard.