Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4883, Oke Hendrickson, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Hendrickson, Oke
or Okey

NUMBER
R. 4883

CONTENTS
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Hendrickson

Attorney C H Barkley
Louisville Kentucky
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State of Kentucky County of Lewis SS.
I Daniel Hendrickson, of said county aged 86 years do state that I am one of the sons of Oke Hendrickson deceased who died in said county on the 19 day of March 1833 (eighteen hundred and thirty three) and who in his lifetime was a soldier in the New Jersey Troops in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution according to what I have always heard and believed.
I make this declaration for the purpose of authorizing C H Barkley of Louisville Kentucky as my true and lawful attorney to make an investigation to ascertain whether or not there be proof of his service sufficient to entitle his children to any arrears of pension.
Witness my hand in Lewis County Kentucky on this eight day of January 1855
Daniel Hendrickson

Witnesses
Samuel Wilson
Thos Henderson
Lewis County Kentucky
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Lewi County Kentucky SS
Sworn to and subscribed before me Thos Henderson Judge of the Lewis County Court in and for said county on this eight day of January 1855 and I certify that said Daniel Hendrickson is well known to me and I am fully satisfied of his identity as he therein represents himself. I believe him to be of the age that he calls himself and I am disinterested. In testimony of which I do hereto subscribe my name
Thos Henderson J. P. L. L. C. C>

State of Kentucky Lewis County SS
I George T Halbert Clerk of the County Court in and for said county do certify that Thomas Henderson whose genuine signature appears to the above certificate was at the date thereof presiding Judge of the Lewis County Court in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified. In testimony of which I do hereto subscribe my name and affix my official seal at my office in Clarksburg on this 10th day of January 1855.
George T Halbert Clk
by Rochester F. Robb D. C.
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[Initials written top right corner] A.D.Y.
Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
March 11, 1939.
Mrs. W. E. Waldron,
232 Clark Avenue,
Billings, Montana.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, [underlined] R. 4883, it is alleged that Oke Hendrickson resided in Monmouth, Middlesex and Mercer Counties, New Jersey during the Revolution and served in the Militia of New Jersey.
Dates of his enlistment and discharge and names of his officers are not stated.
He died in Lewis County, Kentucky March 19, 1833 and in 1855 his son Daniel, a resident of said county aged eighty-six years applied for pension for himself and the other children (whose names are not stated) of Oke Hendrickson. The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months military service as required by the pension law.
There are no further data as to soldier's family.
The above noted Oke Hendrickson, is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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REJECTED
4883
P. O.
Oke Hendrickson
Service:
Enlisted:--------------------------------, 18
Discharged: ----------------------------, 18
Application filed:-----------------------, 18
Alleges:  Claim filed too late
to be entered on list of
rejecteds claims
printed in 1852
Attorney:-------
P. O.-----
-----Recognized   -----Courts
----Cert. of Dis.  Searched for----18
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1920, Aug. 26 History
Mrs. Chas C.Lyford, en
1929. Mar. 11. Hist. to
Mrs. W.E. Waldron,
A. W. Y.

REJECTED
4883
P. O. ---------
Oke Hendrickson
Service:-----------
Enlisted:------,18
Discharged: ------, 18
Application filed: -----, 18
Alleges: [crossed out] Claim filed too late
to be entered on list of
rejected claims
printed in 1852
Attorney:----
P. O.
-----Recognized.   ----Contra
----Cert. of Dis.    Searched for ---, 18
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No. 38850
Oke Hendrickson Decd.
Kentucky

Rejected, not 6 month
CH Barkley ['July 30, 1833' crossed out]

4883

June 7 1832
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Security Trust & Savings Bank
Capital $100,000
W. E. WALDRON, PRESIDENT   W. B. VAUGHAN, CASHIER
ED CARDWELL, VICE PREST.   D. J. THOMSON. ASST CASH.
Billings, Montana.
Pension Bureau
War Dept.
Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs
Do you have anything
on record of Oakey Hendrickson
Surgeon Rev. Ware
and Oblige
Mrs. W. E. Waldron
232 Claark Ave
Billings - Montana
July 2 - 1928
PENSION
JUL
[illegible]
U.     S.
1928
OFFICE
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Okey (or Oke) Hendrickson 
{born Nov. 24th 1744
{died Mch. 1834RR
From TombsRtone at Poplar Flat, KY

married about 1768
Mary Ann -------- {born Jan. 22nd. 1748
                                {died                     1826

They came from Hightstown, New Jersey, to Poplar Flat, Ky. about 1790, with four
children-
Daniel bD. 1769  M. Sarah Herbert
                                   bro. & sister
Sarah                        M. James Herbert   
Elizabeth                  M. Wm Henderson
William                     M. Phoebe Wilson
(my Grand father)

Tradition says he served as a Surgeon during the Rev. - was with Washington at Trenton, N.J. and we know that he practiced medicine after coming to Ky.
------
I have records of about 300 Hendricksons in N.J. in those early days - but find name of Okey only in "Jerseymen in the Rev."  W.S. Stryker- 1872  pg. 626. Okey Hendrickson-- Middlesex Co. (Private)
History of Union & Middlesex Co. W. W. Clayton - 1882 pg. 494. Okey H.  as private from Middlesex Co
Also pg. 867. in list of names pledging money to build The first Church in Cranberry Twp. an Oke & Cornelius H.    Church built bet. 1785 &, 1788.
(Cranberry Twp. is in Middlesex Co - Just East of East Windsor Twp in which is Hightstown.)
----
as a witness of conveyance of land in Lower Freehold May 6, 1784, from John Bray & wife.
----
In Hist. of Mercer Co. in list of free holders in 1785, in Windsor, Middlesex Co. were Oke & Cornelius & Thos. H.
----
In another Hist: of Windsor, Middlesex Co. find Oke H. a valuable in 1785-

over
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See Index of Wills, Gloncresster[?] Co. U. d. I found
Hendrickson Okeanus &c -
wrote to Adj Teu. at [illegible] and found this, not a
will but an account of gardianship - but dates
do not indicate my Okr The father of Okranus
was Andrew.
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Rec'd July 29, 1920
Referred to Commr. for reply

440 W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis- Minn
July 26th 1920


[Miss Ann E. Wilson][Striked out]
[Dear Mrs. Wilson] [striked out]

For years I have been trying to
hear the family history of my - Grandfather,
Okry Hendrickson. On all enclosed page I
am sending all I have been able to learn
about him, to date
I have never heard of a pension having been drawn by him or his father-- who ever he might has been- but atleast all cases of mention I have noticed the name Oke is followed by that of Comelius, and sometimes Thomas
Will you kindly see if you have any records of their three names or if from your Experience you call help [our-Illegible]
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out of my problem I will be very glad
to pay the fee.
Thanking your for any interest
you have in this request.
I am ever sincerely
Mrs. Chas. C. Lyford
440 W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis - Minn
I have not indicated but you will
naturally refer - that this comes through
having read the first article in the
July number of the D. A. R. Magazine.
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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev.  War Section

3 -- 1864
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS August 30, 1930.
WASHINGTON

Mrs. Charles C. Lyford,
440 W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Madam:

[In reply to your letter of the 26 ultimo you are-striked out] I advised you from the papers in the  in Revolutionary War pension claim [Regent-file No. 4883, striked out] it is alleged that Oke Hendrickson resided in Monmouth, Middlesex and Mercer Counties, N. J. during the Revolution and served in the Militia of New Jersey.
Dates of his enlistment and discharge and names of his officers are not stated.
He died in Lewis County, Kentucky March 19, 1833, and in 1855 has son Daniel, a resident of said County aged eighty-six years applied for pension for himself and the other children
(whose names are not stated) of Oke Hendrickson, but the claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months military
service as required by the pension law.
There [is-striked] are no further data on file as to soldier's family.

Very respectfully,
The above noted Oke Hendrickson, is the Rev. Sol. of their name found on the Rev. War rec. of this Burean

Acting Commissioner.
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Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of New Jersey
for Militia service during the Revolutionary War.

[table follows with 5 columns; column headings are as follows:]
(1) NO. OF CERTIF.
(2) DATE.
(3) SIGNED BY
(4) PAYABLE TO
(5) AMOUNT.

[text beneath column headings as follows:
(1) 1190
(2) June 10, 1784
(3) Thomson Stelle
(4) Okey Hendrickson 
(5) $1.9.0
[end of table]

STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
I, THOMAS S. ALLISON, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.--
And I do further certify, that Thomson Stelle Esq. was, by an Act passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled, " An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and
to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay-rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a
note for the payment of what may be justly due.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton,
in said State, this twenty seventh day of December A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
Thos. S. Allison
Secretary of State.
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Louisville Ky
Jany 20th 1855
Sir
Enclosed herewith I send you
a Declaration of Daniel Hendrickson
son of Oke Hendrickson etc.
I send also proof from Secretary of State
of New Jersey showing an indebtedness from
that State amounting to [illegible]1.9.0 which as
I am informed by Mr Allison is all the
proof that his office shows of the service
of said Hendrickson, but that he cannot
inform how long he served.
Perhaps your office has some records of
his service, or you can tell how long
he had to serve for service to
entitle him to the accompanying.
Mr. Hendrickson informs me that his father
lived during the War in the counties
of Monmouth Middlesex and Mercer
So if you have in your office any
evidence of the service of a man of the
in any or all of these counties and
all together amounts to six months or
more, you will please inform me
The Records are all the proof
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of service. The proof of identity & reputation we can get will be ample; but if the records do not shew 6 months or more it will be necessary to
take any more trouble in the case. Mr Daniel Hendrickson who has made the accompanying declaration is about 86 years old and remembers many of the events of the war, and can give a full and consistent statement i.e. his
memory is clear and his character for veracity well established; and his statement to me was when I saw him that his father was, a portion of the time, a Captain in the Militia, but from what he told me it was when they were out against the Tories in a sort of Domestic army or
Scouting parties but it may be that his name will not appear on the rolls in that rank -

This however was always his reputation for that he had been an officer of some grade in the service there in N. J. for I can remember him myself and have heard others speak of it.  
So that if you have his name as an officer we can give you
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satisfactory proof of his identity as that officer.

Please report as soon as convenient.

Yours Respy
C.H. Barkley

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Jan. 30/35
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Pension Office
Jany 30 1835

Sir 
The paper forwarded by you as attorney for
the son of Oke Henderson of Ky has been filed
under the act of June 7 1832.

This Office is not in possession of any evidence of his father's services. The Record exhibited does not indicate 2 was services, and as six months are necessary, the claim for pension is rejected.

+ Hendrickson

C H Barklay Esq.
Louisville
Ky