Posted on: Columbia County NY. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Columbia/1688 Surname: Pickel Pichtel ------------------------- In "Upstate NY in the 1760's" bt Florence Christoph. spelling is Pickel & Pichtel I found Johannes & Thomas. Johannes was a taxpayer in Canajoharie c 1766. Thomas was on the Militia Rolls in Kinderhook in Capt Jeremiah Hogeboom's Co. , List of Rennselaer Mennor(sic) of Claverac Feb 1766, Claverack included Hillsdale,Hudson & part of Ghent tax list 1766/7.