John Kendrick Jr (1772 - 1821)

Born 12 Apr 1772 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Biography

Birth

John Kendrick, Jr 1772–1821 Son: John Kindwrick Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Event Type: Christening Event Date: 12 Apr 1772 Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial AmericaSex: Male Father's Name: John Kindwrick Mother's Name: Hulda^[1]

Records in the Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy, No. 35, Edward Kenwrick; C.W. Swift, Yarmouthport, Mass. 1915. states that the baptism of John Kendrick, Jr. was in April of 1772 and for Solomon, Nov. of 1772. Being baptisms, that does not mean they were born in the same year.

Life Story

John Jr sailed with his father after the war. While on the Northwest coast, John Kendrick Jr, announced that he had decided to stay at Nootka Sound and join the Spanish Navy. An account by a Spanish officer described the elder Kendrick standing in tears as he gave advice and said goodbye to his son. In early September, 1794, Kendrick was anchored in Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound, along with three Spanish ships and two British trading ships. He found his eldest son, John, now called Juan Kendrick, was there, having arrived as master of the Spanish frigate Aranzazu. He also learned that the Resolution had disappeared and his son Solomon was probably dead. Neither John nor his son Juan knew that Resolution had been attacked and captured by Chief Cumshewa and possibly Kendrick's old enemy Koyah. All but one of the crew were killed, including Solomon Kendrick.^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch [1]: 5 January 2021, John Kindwrick in entry for John Kindwrick, 1772.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "John Kendrick (American sea captain)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Kendrick_(American_sea_captain)&oldid=1015304762 (accessed April 25, 2021).
3. ↑ Howay, F.W., John Kendrick and His Sons, Published in the THE QUARTERLY of the Oregon Historical Society, Volume XXIII December, 1922 Number 4, Copyright, 1922, by the Oregon Historical Society. Available from Internet Archive.org. [2]; accessed 25 Apr 2021.