William Hendricks & Martha Stewart

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Husband: William Hendricks

   Born: 01 MAR 1761               in Virginia
Married: 22 OCT 1785               in Rowan, Bladen North Carolina
   Died: 11 JUN 1836               in Henry, Tennessee
 Father: 
 Mother: 
Spouses:

   Wife: Martha Stewart

   Born: 02 JAN 1771               in Virginia
   Died: 27 FEB 1855               in Henry, Tennessee
 Father: Isaac Stewart
 Mother: Nancy
Spouses:

Children

01  (F): Hannah Hendricks
   Born: 24 MAY 1789               in Rowan, North Carolina
   Died: about 1857                in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses: Jonathan Hunt

02  (M): Aaron Hendricks
   Born: 13 APR 1793
   Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses:

03  (F): Mary Hendricks
   Born: 10 NOV 1795
   Died: 06 APR 1837               in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses: Uriah Nixon

04  (M): Stewart Hendricks
   Born: 24 MAY 1799               in ®
   Died: after 1844                in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses:

05  (M): Isaac Hendricks
   Born: 24 NOV 1802               in Kentucky
   Died: 17 AUG 1875               in Limestone/Lamar, Texas
Spouses: Tamsey Webster

06  (M): Esar James Hendricks
   Born: 16 DEC 1804               in Madison, Alabama
   Died: 18 JAN 1881               in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses: Mary C. Abbott; Elizabeth A. Dalton

07  (M): Daniel Hendricks
   Born: 08 MAY 1806               in Madison, Alabama (Kentucky?) (TN )
   Died: 28 MAR 1865               in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses: Elizabeth Crawford

08  (M): William Hendricks
   Born: 08 JUN 1810               in Madison, Alabama
   Died: before 12 SEP 1865        in Boone Twp., Greene, Missouri
Spouses: Elizabeth I. Brent; Mahalatha Altezara

09  (M): Uriah Hendricks
   Born: 09 NOV 1812               in Madison, Alabama
   Died: 03 SEP 1837               in Henry, Tennessee
Spouses: Harriet Butterworth

Additional Information

William Hendricks:

Buried: UNKNOWN, Hendricks Cem. #1, near Paris, Henry Co., TN
Occupation: Weaver
History: @N578@

Notes:
Apparently, William fought in the Revolutionary War, according to the following obituary, received from Lucile Bledsoe, a descendant of John Pearson Hendricks, grandson of William and older brother of Shadrack:

"Another companion of the great Washington and Lafayette is no more; another of the noble spirits of '76 that battled for liberty, for independence and our country during that gloomy period which 'tried men's souls' had after a glorious life, burst its earthly tenements and gone to the bosom of its immortal Generals--Yes, alas! William Hendricks, a soldier of the American Revolution, is no more. On the eleventh instance, June 11, 1836, after an illness of only seven weeks, he died in the 75th year of his age, leaving not only a numerous and affectionate family, but a grateful country to mourn their heavy, their irreparable loss. The deceased was a native of Maryland, Baltimore County.

When the cloud of British oppression began to darken our political horizon, though but a boy of fifteen, he was among the first of his brave countrymen who rushed to the rescue of liberty and America from the tyrannical grasp of a blind and infatuated Monarch; nor did he prove a 'sunshine soldier'. His ardent love for his country abated--his manly courage under the most trying circumstances never failed him. His fortitude was unequaled. Like the great American orator his mottow (sic) was 'Give me liberty or give me death'. After victory was claimed and our independence acknowledged, he retired to his home to enjoy 'Cum otium dignitute', the fruits of his arduous labor until about ten years, since he emigrated to the far off West and settled here among us and so moral and upright has been his conduct, so gentlemanly his deportment, so sincere and interested his friendship that years cannot efface the remembrance of the virtues of the soldier, the good man, and honored citizen. Peace to his name, A friend

There is a discrepancy between the birthplace cited by Joel Hutto and the William Hendricks obituary .

In an e-mail dated 12 July 2001, Lucile H. Bledsoe wrote: "Sherrie: I received the following information from Joel Hutto, who has a lot of information on the Hendricks line. He even sent me a picture of Isaac Hendricks. His line comes through James Hendricks, a son of William and brother to Isaac. This is a quote from one of James's sons: 'My grandfather and my grandmother they were weavers. They spun, corded . . . . .? (could not make out the word) and weaved cloth for a living, sold the cloth and bought supplies. They lived in North Carolina in Buckingham County, and I guess they farmed some also. . . . . .?many were Stewarts. I don't know whether my grandfather married in Alabama in Madison Co. or in England where his father lived but he never came to this country. I am sorry that some of the older heads didn't keep track.' This was exactly the way he wrote it."

Martha Stewart:

Buried: UNKNOWN, Hendricks Cem. #1, near Paris, Henry Co., TN
History: @N579@

(04) Stewart Hendricks:

Notes:
In "Henry County (TN) Probate Settlements (1839-1952)" Isaac Hendricks is listed as guardian to Stewart Hendricks, "minor orphan of William Hendricks deceased". My records show Stewart would have been 42 years old at the time of this record (1841) so I'm not sure why he was listed as a minor.

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