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William Hendrick | see FAMILY TREE |
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Born: 12 Nov 1709 Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
Capt. Nathaniel Seelye's Co of Alaram. Men in Col Samuel Herrick's Reg't of Militia in the Service of the State of Vermont commencing the 11th Oct 1780 Willm Hendricks, Bennington, VT June 19, 1781 Days of Service 5 Miles Traveled 70 |
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Married 1sr: Elizabeth McKay 25 Mar 1729 Wallingford, New Haven, CT 2nd: Eunice Thorp (of Farmington)
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Died: 14 Mar 1795 Pownal, VT |
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
1st Elizabeth McKay
2nd Eunice Thorp
CHILDREN with Elizabeth McKay
1. Mary Hendrick b. 30 Mar 1730
2. Francis Hendrick b. Sep 1731
3. Lois Hendrick b. 25 Nov 1733
4. William Hendrick b. 12 Aug 1736
5. Lois Hendrick b. 28 Feb 1738/39
6. Elizabeth Hendrick b. 28 Sep 1742
CHILDREN with Eunice Thorp
1. Asa Hendrick b. 17 Jun 1765
2. Joel Hendrick
3. Proceely Hendrick b. 09 Jan 1769
4. Lexa Hendrick b. 14 Oct 1771
5. Talma Hendrick b. 20 Oct 1774
6. Eunice Hendrick b. 26 Apr 1777
According to Hendrick Genealogy, by Daniel Hendrick of Haverhill, Mass. and
his descendants : with an appendix containing brief accounts of several other
Hendrick families pg 463-466
Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Co., 1923, 715 pgs.
"He lived in Cheshire, Conn. until after the birth of Joel, when he
removed to Pownal, VT where he was one of the pioneer settlers, and became one
of the prominent men of the town, and served on several of the civil offices.
William Hendrick enlisted in the Vermont Militia, Capt. Nathaniel Seeley's
Co. of Alarm Men, Col. Samuel Herrick's Regiment, Oct. 11, 1780, and was in
service 5 days, traveled 70 miles, and received £1, 10s. 0d. (Vermont
Revolutionary War Rolls, Page 218.) He is supposed to have been in the Battle of
Bennington. He was a member of the "committee of Safety," which met at
Dorset, Vt., July ---, 1776, and declared Vermont to be an independent province.
His sons, Asa and Talma, settled his estate in 1796. His widow is supposed
to have married a Mr. Ashton."