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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor #: A054170
When he was 5, he and his parents arrived in the Port of PA aboard the ship, Robert and Oliver (Alice?) with Walter Goodman as Captain. They settled in PA. He served in Col. Timothy Green's Bn., Lancaster County, PA, Militia. He become Captain of the Local Militia in the French and Indian War.
Capt. Peter Hedrick married Margaret Hoerchelradt and migrated to what is now Davidson Co. about 1755. He staked out claim to 1465 acres of land, which was four miles on both sides of a small stream, ever since called "Four Mile Branch". On his land Peter built a home and outbuildings, acquired farm stock, and cleared land for his farming. Peter and his family were among the founders of the Beck's Reformed Church, where he is buried. He was in the Salisbury District Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was commissioned a Lieutenant and rose to the rank of Captain. In his absence on military duty, British and Tories threatened his family, burned his buildings, killed all the animals they could not take, and carried away his property. When he was informed of this disaster, he was given leave to come home and move his family temporarily to safety in VA. Two of his patriot neighbors were killed during Torie raids at their homes, Valentine Leonard & Woolrich Fritz. Subsequently he rebuilt, and occupied his holdings until his death.
Their 6 children were: Peter Jr., Francis, Jacob, George, Adam, and Casper (another account leaves out Casper and adds Elizabeth)?
Find A Grave memorial William Headrick and Capt. Peter Hedrick were brothers. (submitted by Tracy Headrick Fowler)
“The citizens of the community suffered greatly during the Revolutionary War. The reformed people {Reformed Church}, as at Leonard’s Church, following the example of their pastor, Samuel Suther, were intense patriots. A notable example was PETER HEDRICK, the great-grandfather of REV. M.L. HEDRICK. He was born December 17, 1733. Later in life he came to America and settled in North Carolina on the Four-mile Branch near Beck’s Church. The site of his home is well known. When the war broke out he enlisted in the American army. This excited the intense hatred of the Tories. In his absence one day a band of Tories came to his house and, holding a pistol in the face of his wife, cursed her and told her to give up all she had or die. She answered that she was helpless and begged them to spare her and her children and her property. They only abused her for her pitiful entreaties. They took all the provisions except a little salt, drove off the choice horses and cattle and shot the others, and then burned all the buildings. When Peter Hedrick returned a few weeks later and found his desolated home he took his wife and children to Virginia until after the war, when he returned. He died January 24, 1789, and lies buried in the Beck’s Church graveyard.”
SOURCE: Page 456 – Excerpt from “Centennial History of Davidson County; Religious Forces of Davidson County.”
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Parents:
Johann Peter Hedrick (Heydrich) (1710 - 1788)
Spouse: Anna Margaretha Hoerchalradt Hedrick (1734 - 1800)*
BURIAL:
Becks Reformed Church Cemetery
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA[1]
Johann was born in 1732. He passed away in 1798.
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Hedrick-1089 was created by Raymond Kent Creamer through the import of 45w8t7_575192t051j7z2f45680b4.ged on Oct 14, 2016.
all matches weaker than 7 cM and further than 3rd cousin are to be considered as supporting evidence, not proof of relationship
Further segment details at Kent Creamer, bottom of page
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