Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4883, Oke Hendrickson, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hendrickson, Oke. or Okey
RR 4883
CONTENTS

Hendrickson
Attorney
C H Barkley
Louisville
Kentucky

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 the 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 Col 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
Witnesses
Daniel Hendrickson
Samuel Wilson
Thos. Henderson
Lewis County Kentucky

Lewis County Kentucky ss. Sworn to and subscribed before me Tho s 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 Kendrickman 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 Tho s Henderson J. P. H. C.
State of Kentucky } ss. Lewis County } I George N Walbert 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 Clarkburg on This 10 th day of January 1855 George N Walbert Clerk By J. Rochester P. Robb D. C.

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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, 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.

REJECTED
4883
P. O.
O. H. Hendrickson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: claim filed too late to be entered on list of
Re-enlisted: rejected claims printed in 1853
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1926, Aug. 26 Hight Mrs. Chas C. Luford, En 1929. Mar. 11. Visit to Mrs. W. E. Waldron a. way P. O.
REJECTED
4883
O. H. Hendrickso
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: claim filed too late to be entered on list of
Re-enlisted: rejected claims printed in 1853
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 38850.
Oke Hendrickson dec. Kentucky
Rejected, not 6 month.
CH Barclay July 30 1863.
4883
June 7/1882

Security Trust & Savings Bank
Capital $100,000
W. E. WALDRON, PRESIDENT      W. B. VAUGHAN, CASHIER ED CARDWELL, VICE PRES.      D. J. THOMSON, ASST. CASH.
Billings, Montana,
Pension Bureau War Dept - Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Do you have anything on record of Oakey Hendrickson Surgeon Rev. War
And Oblige Mrs. W. E. Waldron 232 Clark Ave Billings - Montana
July 2-1928

Okey (or Oke) Hendrickson { born Nov. 24 th 1744 { died Mch. 1834 { from New Jersey at Poplar Flat, Ky.  married about 1768  Mary Ann { born Jan. 22 nd 1746 { died 1826
They came from Hightstown, New Jersey, to Poplar Flat, Ky., about 1790, with four children -
 Daniel - b. 1769 - m. Sarah Herbert bro. & sister  Sarah m. Daniel Herbert  Elizabeth m. Wm Henderson  William my Grandfather m. Phoebe Wilson 
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 "Jersey men 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 freeholders in 1785, in Windsor, Middlesex Co. were Oke + Cornelius + Thos. H. In another Hist. of Windsor, Middlesex Co. find Oke H. a rateable in 1785.
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In Index of Wills, Gloucester Co. N.H. I found Hendrickson, Okeanus &c - Mort to Adf. Gen. at Stratton and found this not a will but an account of guardianship - but dates do not vindicate my OKr . The father of Okeanus was Andrew .

Recd July 29. 1920 referred to Comm. for reply
440. W. Franklin Av. Minneapolis - Minn. July 26 th 1920
Miss Anna E. Wilson
Dear Miss Wilson,
For years I have been trying to trace the family history of my G-Grandfather, Okey  Hendrickson . On an 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 have been. But almost all cases of mention I have noticed, the name Okey is followed by that of Cornelius, and sometimes, Thomas.
Will you kindly see if you have any records of their names or if from your experience you can help me

out of my problem I will be very glad to pay the fee.
Thanking you for any interest you have in this request.
I am ever sincerely
Yrs. Chas. C. Lyford
440. W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis - Minn.
I have not indicated - but you will naturally infer - that this comes through having read the first article in the July Number of the D.A.R. Magazine.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
August 26, 1920.
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Charles C. Lyford, 440 W. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Madam:
I advise you
In reply to your letter of the 26 ultimo you are advised from the  the  that in the papers in  the  Revolutionary War pension claim Rejected  R. file No. 4883, it is alleged that Oke Hendrickson resided in Mon- mouth, 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 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, but The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months military service as required by the pension law.
There are  is no further data on file as to soldier's family.
Very respectfully,
The above noted Oke Hendrickson, is the only sol. of that name found on the Rev. War rec. of this bureau.
Acting Commissioner.

Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of New Jersey for Militia service during the Revolutionary War.
   NO. OF CERTIF. DATE. SIGNED BY PAYABLE TO AMOUNT.     1190 June 10. 1784 Thomson Stelle Okey Hendrickson £ 1. 9. 0  
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.
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.

Louisville Ky Jan'y 20 th 1855
Sir
Enclosed herewith I send you the Declaration of Daniel Hendrickson son of Oke Hendrickson etc.
I send also proof from Secretary of State of New Jersey shewing an indebtedness from that State amounting to £1.9.0. which as I am informed by Mr Allison is all the proof that his office shews 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  his 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

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 unnecessary 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 state- ment 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.Y. 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

Satisfactory proof of his identity is that officer
Please report as soon as convenient
Yours Respectfully
C. H. Barkley
Hon. S. P. Waldo Commissioner Pensions Washington D. C.,

Jan. 30/18

Pension Office
Jany 30 1833-
Sir
The paper forwarded by you as attorney for the son of the + 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 weeks services, and as six months are necessary, the claim for pension is rejected.
+ Hendrickson
C H Barklay Esq Louisville Ky