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Eleanor (Hendricks) Odell (1744 - 1809)

Eleanor (Nellie) Odell formerly Hendricks aka Hendrix, O'Dell
Born in Middle Fork Gunpowder Falls, Baltimore, Province of Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1764 in Baltimore, MDmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 65 in Laurens, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 21 Feb 2014
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Biography

Eleanor Hendricks was born in 1744 in Gunpowder Hundred, English province of Maryland. She was the daughter of Henry Hendricks and Jane Linville. Everyone called her "Nellie". Although her family generally used Hendricks as the spelling of their surname, it was sometimes spelled Hendrix.

Father: Henry Hendricks b: 1712 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mother: Jane Linville b: 1708 in Pennsylvania

Marriage: John Odell b: 1728 in Prince George's, Maryland

Nellie Hendricks married John P. Odell Sr., b: 1728 in Prince George's, Maryland, in 1764 in Maryland. After their first three sons were born, they moved to South Carolina in 1768 along with John Odell's parents. Other related Hendricks (aka Hendrix) and Linville families had already settled along the Enoree River in what was then the 96th District of the Province of South Carolina as early as 1750. [1]

Nellie and John O'Dell Sr. had seven children: [2]

  1. James Odell b: 10 Mar 1765 in Baltimore Co., Maryland
  2. Richard Odell b: 1766 in Baltimore Co., Maryland
  3. Lott Odell b: 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland
  4. John Prather Odell Jr., b: 5 Nov 1771 in 96th Dist., South Carolina
  5. Sarah Odell b: 10 Apr 1774 in Enoree River, 96th Dist., S. C.
  6. Martha Odell b: 1779 in Enoree River, 96th Dist., South Carolina
  7. Eli Odell b: 7 Jul 1784 in Enoree River, 96th Dist., South Carolina

Nellie Hendricks Odell died on her family plantation at O'Dell's Ford (aka O'Dell's Landing) in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA, in the month of March 1809. [3]

Sources

  1. Descendants of Thomas Sprigg of Resurrection Manor - Eleanor "Nellie" Hendricks
  2. The Paraloma Tree - Eleanor Hendricks
  3. See preceding note.

See also:

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Catherine Rivera for creating WikiTree profile Hendrix-530 through the import of Duckett Family.ged on Apr 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Catherine and others.
  • Thank you to Chet Snow, for creating WikiTree profile Hendricks-1162 on Friday, February 21, 2014 and for merging these duplicate profiles and editing the biography on January 25, 2015. Chet Snow re-edited this biography and added new sources, May 11, 2016.




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