Does anyone know the parents of Nancy Ann Hendricks/Hendrix/Hendrex who married James A. Eddins/Edins? I have a theory which follows the details below.
Details:
Nancy Ann Hendricks/Hendrix/Hendrex was born about 1796 in SC, probably Orangeburg, later Lexington County. In either November 1813 or 1817 she married James A. Eddins/Edins, son of John & Zilpha Eddins of Lexington County, SC. James and Nancy had at least nine children: Peter, Sarah, Hiram, Rebecca, Blakely, Ann Susannah, Zilpha, Elizabeth, and James. They moved from SC to AL around 1821 or 1822 and finally settled in Tallapoosa County by 1840. James died in 1858 and Nancy Ann died after 1860.
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Theory:
Nancy Ann is the daughter of Peter Hendricks, born about 1765, and Elizabeth Gibson, born about 1772. I have no direct proof of this, but lots of circumstantial evidence points this way. I would like to hear from others who can help prove or disprove this theory.
Evidence (assuming that Nancy was daughter of P & E):
1. Nancy named her first son Peter after after her father.
2. Nancy had two brothers, Simeon and Aaron. This is the first time I have seen these names in any generation of the Hendricks family. Nancy's son Blakely named his first son Simmin (Simeon) Aaron using uncles' names.
3. Nancy had a sister Susanna and named a daughter Ann Susannah.
4. The books and family trees I have seen name Peter & Elizabeth's children as:
a. Susanna, b. abt. 1798
b. Nathan, b. abt. 1800
c. Aaron, b. abt. 1805
d. Matilda, b. abt. 1808
e. Dolly, b. abt. 1810
f. Simeon, b. abt. 1813 S.C.
g. Joseph, b. abt. 1815
h. Eli Edmund, b. abt. 1818
According to this information, Peter would have been 33 and Elizabeth 24 at the time of Susanna's birth--quite old for a first child in those days. It is conceivable that they had Nancy Ann first in 1796.
5. In addition, two censuses argue that there was a female child prior to Susanna.
In the 1800 US Census for SC, Peter Hendrick is listed in Lexington (formerly Orangeburg) County, SC. There are two females under 10--these are Nancy and Susanna, I believe. The other people in the household conform to Peter, Elizabeth, and Nathan.
In the 1810 US census for SC, Peter Hendrex is living in Lexington County, SC. In the household are three males under 10 (Aaron, 5, and two UNK), one male 10 - 15 (Nathan, 10ish), one male 26 - 44 (Peter, 44 to 45). There are also two females under 10 (Matilda, 2, and Dolly, oneish), two females 10 - 15 (Susanna, 12, and Nancy Ann, 14), and one female 16 - 25 (Elizabeth, 28). I don't perceive the slight variation in Peter & Elizabeth's ages as a huge problem. Their birthdates are based on one entry in the 1850 Census, People often didn't know their exact birthdates, and census recorders made errors.
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There's my theory. I look forward to hearing from anyone who has information or ideas to prove or disprove this.
Now in 2011:
No one has ever replied to this, yay or nay.
I recently started to look at this theory again and have found nothing to disprove it. In fact, while I admit I have found no primary evidence to prove it, there are several pieces of circumstantial evidence that support the theory. I will continue in a following post to add facts that show who Nancy Ann's parents were not and who they likely were.
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