H E D R I C K
HEDRICH,
HEYDERICH, HEYDRIG, HEYDRICH, HEIDRICK
EYDTRICK,
HEADRICK, HEDRICK
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Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1
�1996, Judy Parsons Smith
The Hedrick family came from
along the Southern Rhine River (Palatinate) in Germany.
Gotman
Heyerich
Gotman
Heyerich, b. Germany; d. Germany; m. in Germany to
Margarathen (unknown), b. 1617; d. 4 Aug 1667,
Heuperteweiler, Germany. Gotman & Margarathen (unknown)
Heyerich had four (4) children of whom:
Johann
Adam Heyerich
Johann Adam
Heyerich, son of Gotman & Margarathen (unknown) Heyerich,
b. 9 Jul 1654, Ulmet Pfalz; d. 17 Jan 1730, Oberalben; m 1st
unknown; m 2nd 27 Nov 1693 to Elisabetha Fausten. Johann Adam
& Elisabetha (Fausten) Heyerich had ten (10) children of
whom:
Johann Peter HeyerichO
Johann Peter
Heyerich, son of Johann Adam & Elisabetha (Fausten)
Heyerich, b. 17 Apr 1710, Ulmet Pfalz, Germany; d. ca. 1788,
Lebanon Co., PA; m 1st 18 Mar 1731 o Anna Otilia Blum; m 2nd
unknown; m 3rd unknown.
On 11 Sept 1738, arriving at
the port of Philadelphia, among the Palaines imported aboard
the Ship "Robert and Alice", of Dublin, Walter
Goodman, Master, from Rotterdam, but last of Dover in
England, we find:
Gerit Hedrick
Abram Hedrick
Jan Jurich Hedrick
Pieter Hedrick
Christopher Hedrick
$ In this listing of passengers only the
list of men is provided. There were also on the ship 53
women.
Revolutionary Service: Peter
Heyerich served during the Revolutionary War as a Lt.
Colonel.
Johann Peter & Anna (Blum)
Heyerich had six (6) children, of whom:
1) Johann Peter Heyerich, Jr., b. 17 Dec 1732, Ulmet Pfalz,
Germany, d. 24 Jan 1798, Rowan Co., NC; m. 30 Oct 1730,
Lancaster Co., PA to Margaret Herchelrodt.
2) Adam Heyerich, b. 18 Oct 1741; d. 16 Mar 1816, Rowand
Co., NC; m. 30 Jan 1769, Rowan Co., NC to Barbara Hagney,
b. 18 Mar 1843; d. 18 Dec 1832. In 1778, Adam Hedrick was
in Lopp’s Districk, Rowan Co., NC.
Johann Peter Heyerich, Jr.O
1) Johann Peter
Heyerich, Jr. son of Johann Peter & Anna (Blum) Heyerich, b. 17 Dec 1732, Ulmet Pfalz, Germany;
d. 24 Jan 1798, Rowan Co., NC; bur. Beck’s Graveyard; m.
30 Oct 1730 (??), Lancaster Co., PA to Margaret Herchelrodt,
d. 1800, Rowan Co., NC (will dated 17 Jul 1800).
Sometime before 1766, Peter
& Margaret Heyerich settled on Four Mile Branch near
Beck’s Church in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Revolutinary War Service: Peter
enlisted in the American Army at the beginning of the
Revolutionary War. Johann Peter Heyerich was known as Captain
Peter Hedrick.
While away, a band of Tories
raided his home. They took all provisions except for a little
salt; drove off all the choice horses and attle and shot the
remaining animals. They then burned all the buildings. Peter
returned home shortly afterwards and took his wife and
children to Virginia to stay for the duration of the war.
At the end of the war he and
his family returned to Rowan County, North Carolina. Peter
Hedrick acquired a large quanity of land in Rowan County, NC
by purchase, entry and grant.
Johann Peter & Margaret
(Herchelrodt) Hedrick, Jr. had ten (10) children, their birth
order is not exact:
A) Peter
Hedrick, II, b. 12
Jun 1761, PA; d. May 1833, Wythe Co., VA; m. Barbara
Meyers.
B) Casper Hedrick
C) George Hedrick
D) Jacob Hedrick
E) John Hedrick
F) daughter Hedrick, m. Roland Sheppard
G) daughter Hedrick; m. Cornelius Peppinger
H) Francis Hedrick
I) Elizabeth Hedrick
J) Adam Hedrick
$ One of the married daughters was named
Elizabeth. She is mentioned in her mother’s will.
Peter
Hedrick, II
A) Peter Hedrick,
II, son of Johann Peter & Margaret
(Herchelrodt) Hedrick, Jr., b. 12 Jun 1761, PA; d. May 1833, Wythe Co.,
VA; m 1st to Barbara Meyers, b. ca. 1740-1750. Peter Hedrick
m 2nd to Anna (unknown). There were no children by the 2nd
marriage.
Peter & Barabara (Meyers)
Hedrick, Sr. had nine (9) children:
I. Elizabeth Hedrick, m.
Jacob Reader
II. Jacob Hedrick; m. Susannah (unknown). Of more later
III. Peter Hedrick, Jr.
IV. Mary Hedrick, m. Abraham Steffy
V. George Hedrick
VI. Joseph Hedrick; m 1st Dianna (unknown); m 2nd Catherine
(unknown). Of more latere
VII. Christian Hedrick, m. Polly Corvin. Of more later.
VIII. Anna Hedrick, m. Granville Ward
IX. John Hedrick, b. 1797, Wythe Co., Va; m 1st Elizabeth
Davenport; m 2nd Sarah Ernest.
Jacob
Hedrick
II. Jacob Hedrick,
son of Peter & Barbara (Meyers) Hedrick, Sr., d. 1832; m. Susannah (unknown).
Jacob & Susannah (unknown) Hedrick had seven (7)
children:
Rufus Hedrick, m 1st 30
Mar 1832 to Jane Wilson; m 2nd Lucretia (unknown); m 3rd
Mary J. (unknown).
Sarah Hedrick; m. Jermiah Lambert. They moved to Logan
Co., KY.
Nancy Hedrick; m. William Lambert.
Mary Hedrick, m. Charles Poff.
Jemima Hedrick, m. 5 May 1825 to James Robinette. They
moved to Russell Co., VA.
Wiliam H. Hedrick, m. Evaline Wisely.
Letitia Hedrick, m. 2 Nov 1837 to Daniel Perkey.
Joseph
Hedrick
VI. Joseph
Hedrick, son of Peter & Barbara (Meyers) Hedrick,
Sr, m 1st Dianna
(unknown); m 2nd Catherne (unknown). Joseph was living in
Tazewell County, Virginia in 1850.
Christian
Hedrick
VII. Christian
Hedrick, son of Peter & Barbara (Meyers) Hedrick,
Sr, d. before 1862; m.
30 May 1851 to Polly Corvin. Christian was in Wythe Co., VA
in 1850.
John
Hedrick
V. John
Hedrick, son of Peter & Barbara (Meyers) Hedrick,
Sr., b. 1797, Wythe
County, VA; d. between 17 Feb 1875 and 5 Dec 187 5; m 1st
before 1820, Wythe County, VA to Elizabeth Davenport, d.
Indiana; m 2nd Wythe County VA to Sarah Ernest, b. 1805,
Wythe Co., VA; d. bef. 1876.
After the birth of one or two
of his children the family moved to Indiana for a short
period of time. Later returning to Wythe County. The family
stayed in Wythe County until after the death of Peter
Hedrick, Sr. Then moved on to Lee County, Virginia. He
settled in the present area of Ben Hur.
John Hedrick donated the land
for the Corinth Baptist Church and cemetery. He becam a
leader in the baptist Church and in community affairs. On 17
Feb 1873, John & Sarah Hedrick made a deed to the
Trustees of the Regular Missionary Baptist Church in Lee
County, Virginia - giving land to the church with the
stipulation that should it permanently fail or neglect ot
keep it up, the land would revert back to the lawful heirs of
John& Sarah Hedrick. He spent the remainder of his life
in Lee County.
John & Elizabeth
(Davenport) Hedrick had four (4) children:
A. Peter
Hedrick, b. 15 Jun
1822, Wythe CO., VA; m. Sallie Smith. They settled in
Harlan Co., KY.
B. William Hedrick, d. 5 Feb 1856, Lee Co., VA; m.
Thursey (Theresa) Jayne. No issue.
C. Elizabeth Hedrick, b. 9 Dec 1824, Indiana; d. 6 May
1899, Knox Co., TN; m. 1 Nov 1849, Lee Co., VA to Joseph
Clark Bishop.
D. Anna ‘Ann’ Hedrick, b. 1826, Indiana; d. Lee Co., VA;
m. Charles Harber. See
Harber.
John
& Sarah (Ernest) Hedrick had five (5) children:
E. Mary
Hedrick, b. 1830,
Wythe Co., VA; d. Lee Co., VA; m. 29 Dec 1853 to Henry Milton Harber.
F. Letitia Hedrick, b. 1832, Wythe Co., VA; d. Texas; m
1854-1855 to Samuel R. Muncy, son of Francis A. &
Lovey (Randolph) Muncy, b. 17 Feb 1834, Lee Co., VA; d.
Texas. They had six (6) children.
G. Jefferson ‘Jeff’ J.
Hedrick, b. 1835,
Lee Co., VA; m 1st Leah (unknown); m 2nd 24 Sept 1895 to
Patience Harber, a widow. Jefferson Hedrick and his
family lived in the Ben Hur area. Of more later.
H. Jane Hedrick, b. 1837, Lee Co., VA; m. 7 Nov 1861 to
Job Wynn, b. abt. 1835.
I. Jemima Hedrick, b. 1839, Lee Co., VA; m. 31 Jan 1869
to Benjamin Sneed, son of Jane Sneed, b. abt. 1846.
Peter
Hedrick
A. Peter Hedrick,
son of John & Elizabeth (Davenport) Hedrick, b. 15 Jun 1822, Wythe Co., VA; d. 12
May 1898, Harlan Co., KY; m. 1852 to Sallie Smith, daughter
of Noble Smith, b. 19 Mar 1834; d. 17 Mar 1922.
Anna ‘Ann’ Hedrick
D. Anna
‘Ann’ Hedrick, daughter of John &
Elizabeth (Davenport) Hedrick, b. 1826, Indiana; d. Lee Co., VA; m. prior
1850 to Charles Harber, son of Elias
& Elizabeth (Reynolds) Harber, b. 1827; d. 15 Mar 1883. Charles & Anna
(Hedrick) Harber had five (5) children:
William M. Harber, b.
1850; d. 26 May 1877.
Sarah Harber, b. 1853
Elias Harber, b. 1855
Virginia Harber, b. 1858; m. Alexander Nathan Pennington
Charles J. Harber, b. ca. 1876; d. 10 Oct 1883 (7 years
old)
Mary
Hedrick
E. Mary Hedrick,
daughter of John & Sarah (Ernest) Hedrick, b. 1830, Wythe Co., VA; d. Lee Co.,
VA; m. 29 Dec 1853 to Henry Milton Harber, son of Elias &
Elizabeth Harber, b. 1828; d. 28 Aug 1893. Henry & Mary
(Hedrick) Harber had at least three (3) children:
Emily Harber, b. 1855
Julia A. Harber, b. 1857
John Harber, b. 1859
Letitia
Hedrick
F. Letitia
Hedrick, daughter of John
& Sarah (Ernest) Hedrick, b. 1832, Wythe Co., VA; d. bef. 5 Jan 1884,
Texas; m. 1854-1855 to Samuel R. Muncy, son of Francis A
& Lovey (Randolph) Muncy, b. 17 Feb 1834, Lee Co., VA; d.
after 5 Jan 1884, Texas. Samuel R. Muncy and his children
were living in Runnels Co., Texas as of 5 Jan 1884.
Samuel R. & Letitia
(Hedrick) Muncy had six (6) children:
William H. Muncy
J. L. Muncy
M. E. Muncy; m. (unknown) Burk
S. J. Muncy; m. (unknown) Cotton
E. C. Muncy; m. (unknown) Burk
M. L. Muncy
Jefferson ‘Jeff’ J.
HedrickP
G. Jefferson
‘Jeff’’ J. Hedrick, son of John
& Sarah (Ernest) Hedrick, b. 1835, Lee Co., VA; m 1st Leah (unknown), b.
1835, Lee Co., VA; m 2nd 24 Sept1895, Patience Harber, a
widow.
Civil War Service: In 1861, Jeff
Hedrick enlisted in the 64th Virginia Infantry Regiment to
serve for four (4) years. He served as a private in Co. A of
the 64th Virginia Infantry Regiment, under Captain Joshua E.
Hobbs.
According to Loulee
(Stapleton) Lawson’s memory, her grandparents, Jefferson
& Leah Hedrick, came to Lee County by covered waon.
Jefferson Hedrick and his family lived inthe Ben Hur area.
Jefferson & Leah (unknown)
Hedrick had seven (7) children:
G1. Rebecca A. Hedrick, b.
1854, Lee Co., VA
G2. George L. Hedrick, m. Liza (unknown)
G3. M. J. ‘Jim’ Hedrick, m. Doris (unknown)
G4. John P. Hedrick, b. 1863, Lee Co., VA
G5. William Z. Hedrick, b. 1856; m 1st 27 Oct 1884 to
Euncie Astrop, b. 1867; m 2nd to Vic Vansant. No issue.
G6. Jemimah J. Hedrick, b. 1859, Lee Co., VA
G7. Mary ‘ Molly’ Elizabeth Hedrick, b. 1856; m. Elbert Stapleton. See Stapleton
George
L. Hedrick
G2. George L.
Hedrick, son of Jefferson & Leah (unknown) Hedrick; m. Liza (unknown). George L. &
Liza (unknown) Hedrick had one (1) child:
a. Jeff Hedrick
M. J. ‘Jim’ Hedrick
G3. M. J.
‘Jim’ Hedrick, son of Jefferson & Leah (unknown) Hedrick, m. Doris (unknown). Jim & Doris
(unknown) Hedrick had one (1) child:
a. Maude Hedrick; m.
(unknown) Woodard
John
P. Hedrick
G4. John P.
Hedrick, son of Jefferson & Leah (unknown) Hedrick, b. 1863; m. 27 Oct 1884 to Minerva
Kirk, b. 1867. John P. & Minerva (Kirk) Hedrick had five
(5) children:
Roy Hedrick
Ted Hedrick
Earl Hedrick
Bonnie Hedrick
Elias Hedrick, m. Carry (unknown)
Mary 'Molly' Elizabeth Hedrick
G7. Mary
‘ Molly’ Elizabeth Hedrick, daughter of Jefferson & Leah (unknown) Hedrick, b. 1856; m. Elbert Stapleton. See Stapleton
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