An American Family History

The Hendrix Family of Carter County, Tennessee

also spelled Hendricks

Washington County, Tennessee,was established in 1777 as Washington County, North Carolina. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin.

The Holston River flows from Kingsport to Knoxville.

map by Kmusser

John Hendrix was born about 1756.

He was the son of Nathan Hendrix and Ruth Dungan. He was a soldier in the American Revolution.

He married Hannah Kelly. Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin Kelly.

They married in Virginia and then moved to Washington County, Tennessee.

Hendrick, John Sr.
10 Apr 1797
30 acres
Pre-emption Warrant No. 1980
dated 20 Dec 1781
north side of the North Fork of the Holston River, Clinch Mountain
adj: land he now lives on

Their children included:

Nathan Hendrix (1782),
Ruth Hendrix (1783),
Mary (Mollie) Hendrix (1785, married George Washington Emmert),
Elizabeth Hendrix (1788, married Jacob Kuhn),
Solomon Hendrix (1790, married Susannah Hart),
Sarah Hendrix (1791),
John Hendrix (1793, married Nancy Colbaugh),
Katurah Hendrix (1796, married Tobias Hendrix),
William Hendrix (1799, married Catherine Hart),
Anna Hendrix (1802, married Samuel Smalling),
Delcena Hendrix (1804, married Isaac Crouch).

At the Carter County, May court in 1805 an indenture was recorded. William Frazier by John Frazier to Nathan Hendrix to learn the art and mystery of agriculture until William shall arrive to the age 21. It was proven by John Worley, a subscribing witness.

In 1835 Solomon was a listed as pensioner who had served during the American Revolution. He had been a private on the Virginia line and was paid $240 and $80 year. In 1832 he was age 79.

East Tennessee is part of Appalachia. At the end of the French and Indian War, colonists began drifting into the area. In 1769, they first settled along the Watauga River. During the Revolution, the Overmountain Men defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The State of Franklin was formed in the 1780s, but never admitted to the Union.

Turkeytown in Carter County, Tennessee
from The Hendrix Family of Carter County, Tennessee by Violet Hendrix

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