John Kendrick (1735 - 1811)

Born 30 Jun 1735 in King William County, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1811 at age 76 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia USA [uncertain]

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Explanation of Changes

John Kendrick (1735-1811) served in the Virginia Militia not North Carolina.

Edited prefix. Captain is a higher rank than lieutenant.

Removed from bio "The Boston Tea Party" paragraph from bio. was held December 1773, when about sixty men armed as Indians boarded two vessels laden with tea, tore open the hatches, and threw 340 chests of tea overboard as a protest against the levy of taxes without the consent of the people. The populace had previously refused to permit any cargo of tea to be landed and a number of ships had been obliged to leave port with their cargo untouched. In the following year, the British Parliament passed a bill closing the port of Boston and transferring the seat of government to Salem. The bill became law on March 31, 1774. This was the Lieutenant John Kendrick (1735-1802) who was one of a committee appointed 14 June 1774 to oppose the bill, a protest against closing the port of Boston

This John Kendrick did not serve as Lieutenant in Capt. Walbridge's Company, 13th Regimental Continental troops, commanded by Joseph Reed, Esq.

Removed source: United States Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records and http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/mecklenburg/wills/k536001.txt is a bad link

Biography

Captain John Kendrick served with Mecklenburg County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Kendrick is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064629.

KENDRICK, JOHN Ancestor#: A064629
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 6-30-1735 KING WILLIAM CO VIRGINIA
Death: POST 10-16-1807 MECKLENBURG CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: ELLIOTT, REV WAR RECS MECKLENBURG CO VA, PP 93, 174, 176; PENSION OF JAMES H. KIDD *S16436
Service Description: 1) ALSO LT; MECKLENBURG CO, MILITIA

RESIDENCE
1) County: MECKLENBURG CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE
1) AMY FOX^[1]

John was born 30 Jun 1735, in King William County, Virginia and died in 1811 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.

He was the son of William Kendrick and Sarah Jones

He married Amy Fox about 1758, Virginia.

Slaves

Please see: Slaves of John Kendrick, Virginia

Children named in his will:

• Molly Cunningham
• William Kendrick
• Sarah Patrick
• Keziah Stevens
• John Kendrick
• Betsey Price
• James Kendrick
• Obedience Dinkins
• Lucy Dinkins

Will

October 10, 1807 In the name of God, Amen. I John Kindrick of the County of Mecklenburg and State of Virginia being in perfect sense and memory blessed be God for the same but calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say first and principally I recommend my soul to God the giver thereof in full hopes of my resurrection through the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviur and my body to be buried in Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of in the following manner Viz: I leave unto my beloved wife Amy Kindrick the use only of my Negroes to wit old Mingo, Phillis, James and Lutitia during her life and after her death to go as shall be hereinafter divided. Also the use of my plantation and land, work horses, tools of all kinds, and all conveniences thereon, Household and Kitchen furniture, stock of all kinds during her life and after her death all that part I lend my wife during her life together with the land and Planatation stock of all kinds be sold and the money equally divided between all my surviving children. My desire and will is that my Negro man James be sold after the death of my wife and the money equally divided between the children of my daughter Molly Cunningham, dec'd to wit: Keziah Cunningham, Jacob Cunningham, Rebecca Cunningham, Jones Cunningham, George Cunningham, and Sally K. Cunningham, Baird Cunningham, My grandson John Cunningham to have twenty Pounds of the money arising therefrom. I also desire that my Negro boy Mingo and my Negro girl Amey be hired out until the children of my son William Kendrick, dec'd shall come of age after that to be sold and the money equally divided between the said children, to them and their heirs forever. I give and devise to my daughter Sarah Patrick my Negro woman Patt together with her present and future increase except Albert, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Keziah Stevens my Negro woman Sook she and her increase forever. I give and devise to my son John Kindrick my Negro man Mingo and my Negro woman Phillis after the death of my wife to him and his heirs forever. I give and devise to my daughter Betsey Price my Negro girl named Milley to her and her heirs forever. I give and devise to my son James Kindrick my Negro girl named Sarah and also one cow and calf to him and his heirs forever. I give and devise unto my daughter Obedience Dinkins my Negro woman named Viney she and her increase forever. I give and devise to my daughter Lucy Dinkins my Negro woman named Rachel she and her increase forever. I give to my grandson Greenberry Stephens my long gun also my saddle and Bridle. I give to my grandson Asa Stevens my Squirrel gun. My desire and will is that Reuben and Jordon Evans serve their time out with my son James Kendrick after the death of my wife. My desire is that John Stevens take Clissa Evans a Mulatto boy and have him bound to him till he shall arrive at the age of 21 years. My desire further is that my stock of all kinds be sold after the death of my wife also five good beds and furniture my household and kitchen furniture, cupboard, plantation tools of all kinds and my conveniences of every kind be sold by my Executors and the money arising therefrom after paying my just debts to be equally divided between all my surviving children. My desire is that there be no appraisement or Inventory of my Estate and lastly I nominate my beloved friends William Langley and Anderson Paschall to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and disannulling all other former will or testament by me heretofor made and ordaining this and this only to be my last. In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this tenth day of October 1807. Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us. John Kindrick Clement Read Christopher Haskins Walter C. Langley

At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 15th day of July 1811 this will was proved by the oaths of Clement Read and William C. Langley one of the Executors therein named Personally appeared in Court and refused to take upon himself the burthen of the execution thereof and on the motion of Anderson Paschall the other Executor therein named who made oath thereto together with Clement Read and William C. Langley his securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in penalty of fifteen thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate was granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form. Teste: William Bashwell, C.C.

[Will Book 7 p. 115, Mecklenburg co., Virginia Family Records]. ^[2]

Research Notes

Marriage date to Amy Fox was 1758 according to U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. (This message is from Katherine Winter)

Known children
1. John Kendrick, b. 1764. Spouse: Martha Dinkens
2. Obedience Kendrick, b. 1773; first spouse: John Osborne; second spouse: Joshua Dinkens.
3. Lucy Kendrick, b. 1775. Spouse: James Dinkens.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 7, 2021), "Record of John Kindrick", Ancestor # A064629.
2. ↑ Captain John Kindrick and Amy Fox. Upper Level Gen - Blogspot

Mecklenburg O.B. 4, p. 374

Historical Southern Families Vol 1, p 48

NC Collections. & State Records, v.22, p 373

Tillman and Hamilton family records with their many ancestral lineages Vol 1 page 80.

See also:

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5111977&pid=2392