The Pickett Family History

      It is believed that Edward Pickett was originally from the Lambertville/Hopewell/Stockton, NJ area. Edward noted on the census’ that he filled out that he was born in New Jersey as was his wife. I’ve been able to find a lot of Conovers in the Stockton Area (Edward married Catherine Conover). This would lead me to strongly believe that he was also from the Stockton area.

      I have searched the records in Trenton, NJ and Doylestown, PA without any success in finding Edward's parents or that of his wife, Catherine Conover Pickett.

      It is surmised that he started working on the canal, in PA, and ended up becoming a boat builder in New Hope, Pa. As noted in his estate settlement he owned a boat yard and later including his son's William (3) & Joseph (7) in on the work.

      I’m starting to believe that Edward was a descendant of one of the Pickett’s that came over and landed in Philadelphia. Also as a note a Pickett family, that was old enough to be Edward’s parents, that were living in Wilmington, DE. where they are both interred. They were John and Eleanor (McClaskey) Pickett and they were married in the Old Swedes Church in Wilmington on October 23, 1793. To date this is the only family I can find who could possibly be Edward’s (1) parents.

      I had discovered Mrs. Elizabeth D. Stout in the Railroad books in the library at Lambertville, NJ. Since her age would be close to Elizabeth Pickett (2) and since Elizabeth (2) is known to have married Theophilis Stout in Lambertville, I have assumed with pretty good reason that the two are one and the same. This is something I don't normally do, that is assume anything for my records. This one seems pretty sure based on all other records that I currently have seen. She was living at 53 North Union Street in Lambertville with three dauthers, Annie F., Ida F., and Kate D. For this reason her family is included in my records....