Johann Adam Hedrick

Johann Adam Hedrick, Sr. was born October 12, 1741 in Lancaster County, PA, and died March 16, 1815 in Rowan County, North Carolina. In the Revolutionary war, he served in the Company of Captain Lewis Farmer, PA Rifle Regiment (enlisted 12 Apr., 1776. M/R: Captain Farmer’s Company, Fort Island, 1 Jun., 1776). He settled in Rowan (now Davidson) County, NC. Adam Hedrick is number one on the old baptismal list of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ, where his children are also listed except for Eve. Adam Hedrick married Barbara Hege (Hageny/Hage) daughter of John George Hege, Sr. and Anna Eva Frey, who also moved from Pennsylvania to NC and settled in Rowan County. In about 1767 Adam and Barbara purchased land adjacent to her brother George. His will is dated 1813.

The inscription on Adam Hedrick’s tombstone reads as follows: “Wie wohl ist meinem leib Nach ausgestandnem Leiden; Wie wohl ist meiner Seel In jenen Himmelsfreuden. Adam Hetrich war geboren in Pensilvani in Lencaster County im Jahre 1741, den 12 Okdober. Seine Eltern sind Peter Hetrich und seine christliches Ehe-Weib Mille.”

Translated: “How well is my body After endured sufferings; How happy is my soul In Heaven’s blessings. Adam Hetrich was born in Pennsylvania in Lancaster County in the year 1741, the 12th of October. His parents are Peter Hetrich and his Christian wife Milla.”

Adam married on 30 Jan 1769 to Barbara Hagey, born in PA and died 1839 in Davidson Co.. He is No. 1 on the old baptismal list of the Pilgrim Church where the children of this couple are listed: Anna Marie, George, Jacob, Phillip, Adam, Barbara, Anna Margaret, John, Peter, and Eve. 

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Parents:

 Johann Peter Hedrick (1710 - 1788)

 Anna Otilia Blum Hedrick (1710 - 1760)

Spouse:

 Maria Barbara Hege Hedrick (1750 - 1839)*

Children:

 Jacob Hedrick (1774 - 1838)*

 Phillip Hedrick (1776 - 1813)*

 Peter Hedrick (1788 - 1846)*

 Eve Hedrick Conrad (1792 - 1849)*

Siblings:

 Johann Peter Hedrick (1733 - 1798)*

 Johannes Henry Hedrick (1736 - 1800)*

 Johann Jacob Hedrick (1736 - 1826)*

 Johann Adam Hedrick (1741 - 1815)

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: A. H.

Note: Spelled Hetrich, h/o Barbara Hagey of Lancaster, PA.

Burial: Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery Lexington Davidson County North Carolina, USA