Okey HENDRICKSON^{[1, 2]}

1781 - 1841  (60 years)

• Name	Okey HENDRICKSON
  Birth	1781	Windsor, Middlesex, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 May 1841	Mt. Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I7515	HHDHA
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Danielse HENDRICKSON,   b. Abt 1738, Six Mile Run, Somerset, New Jersey d. Abt 1834, Clark, Clinton, Ohio (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Rhoda,   b. Abt 1740, Six Mile Run, Somerset, New Jersey
  Marriage	1762
  Family ID	F2676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MCDOWELL,   b. 1793, Colerain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 1860, East Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815
  Children	1. James Wilson HENDRICKSON,   b. 20 Aug 1817, East Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 20 May 1866, Medina, Medina, Ohio (Age 48 years)   2. Sarah Jane HENDRICKSON,   b. 1820, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 12 Dec 1878, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 58 years)   3. John Lippincott HENDRICKSON,   b. 3 Mar 1822, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 26 Feb 1897, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years)   4. Anna Belle HENDRICKSON,   b. 16 May 1824, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 29 Nov 1886, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 62 years)   5. George R. HENDRICKSON,   b. 2 Jun 1826, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   6. William Douglas HENDRICKSON,   b. 17 Sep 1829, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 6 Jun 1909, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)   7. Samuel W. HENDRICKSON,   b. Abt 1831, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   8. W.D. Oakey HENDRICKSON,   b. 17 Sep 1829, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 6 Jun 1909, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsyvania (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Ancestry.com, Internet Archive, Research and Resource Site., Member Stories by carolecsantos Biog. Hist. of Lancaster Co., by Alexander Harris. Hendrickson, Okey, a descendant of a Dutch-Swede family, emigrated from New York to Lancaster Co. abt. the year 1815. He was a man of unusual enterprise and public spirit for his time. He was instrumental in the establishment of a post-office in Mt. Joy, and was appointed the first postmaster, which position he held for many years under different administrations, until 1837, when on account of the active support he gave the Anti-Masonic party, he was succeeded by a Democrat. He was re-appointed to the same position in1841, under President Harrison, with whom he enjoyed a personal acquaintance. and whom he had entertained in his house, but died before entering on the duties of the office. Out of respect for his memory, the appointment was promptly conferred upon James, his oldest son. The project of a railroad, connecting Lancaster with the State Capital, originated in the town of Mount Joy; and Okey Hendrickson, who was one of the incorporators, was influential, in concert with Jacob Rohrer, esq., Dr. Simon Meredith, Abraham Harnley, Henry Musselman, and Samuel Smith Patterson, in procuring a charter for the road, and the capital for its construction. [S17] Ancestry.com, Internet Archive, Research and Resource Site., Member Stories by carolecsantos. About 1818 he[Cornelius] sold or transferred his claim to Ebenezer Byers and George McDowell, who afterwards obtained the patent. It is quite probable that Oakey [or Okey] Hendrickson, a son of the doctor, also had an interest in the property. George McDowell, is said to have been his son-in-law. it is quite probable that Daniel Hendrickson had no interest, but was merely a squatter on his father's land for a short time. [ skip] The old doctor and his son, Cornelius, Jr., after a few years, emigrated to Ohio, probably about 1818 or 1820. page 12 of 19 1770---1877 History of Lawrence County, Pa. by S.W. and P.A. Durant, L.H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia [S38] Hendricks, Andrew A. MD, Hendricks and Hendrickson Family of Monmouth County, New Jersey, (November 13th-14th, 2010), Desc. of Willem Hendrickson p. 15. [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com). Birth: 1780 Death: 1841 Burial: Donegal Presbyterian Church Cemetery Mount Joy (Lancaster County) Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: F1 Headstone is unreadable. [S20] Internet History and Family History sites., PALANCAS-L Archives May 1841 Deaths in the Lancaster Examiner & Herald. HENDRICKSON.-On the 4th inst. Okey HENDRICKSON, Esq. of Mountjoy, aged 62 years. Mr. H. was an old and highly respectable citizen, and greatly esteemed by all who knew him. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PALANCAS/2010-12/1291384036