Hendricksen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

The chronicle of the name Hendricksen begins with a family in the Pictish clans of ancient Scotland. The name is derived from the personal name Henry.

Early Origins of the Hendricksen family

The surname Hendricksen was first found in Ayrshire and Fife where the intrusive "d" is common as in "Hendry." The earliest records are in the Latin form: "Henricus, dapifer, a witness c. 1183-88, and Henricus (Chen), bishop of Aberdeen, 1282-1328." 1

Early History of the Hendricksen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hendricksen research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1519, 1527, 1551, 1552, 1562, 1600, 1700, 1718, 1771, 1774, 1777, 1781, 1785, 1790, 1793, 1798 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hendricksen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hendricksen Spelling Variations

When the first dictionaries were invented in the last few hundred years, spelling gradually became standardized. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound. Names were often recorded under different spelling variations every time they were written. Hendricksen has been written Hendry, Hendrie, MacHendry, MacHendrick, MacKendrick and many more.

Early Notables of the Hendricksen family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Robert Henry (1718-1790), Scottish historian, son of James Henry, farmer, of Muirton, parish of St. Ninian's, Stirlingshire, and Jean Galloway, was born on 18 Feb. 1718. "The first volume of Henry's ‘History of England’ appeared in...
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Migration of the Hendricksen family to Ireland

Some of the Hendricksen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hendricksen migration to the United States +

The crossing to North America did not seem so great in comparison with the hardships many Scots endured at home. It was long, expensive, and cramped, but also rewarding. North America offered land and the chance for settlers to prove themselves in a new place. And many did prove themselves as they fought to forge a new nation in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of those Scots can now experience much of their once-lost heritage through the Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up across North America in the last century. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Hendricksen:

Hendricksen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Rutger Hendricksen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1630 2
Seger Hendricksen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1630 2
Robert Hendricksen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1634 2
Martin Hendricksen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1638 2
Gerrit Hendricksen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1638 2
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Hendricksen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Hubert Hendricksen, who arrived in America in 1847 2
Nells J Hendricksen, who arrived in Iowa in 1885 2

Hendricksen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hendricksen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Hans E. Hendricksen, aged 43, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Edinburgh" in 1873
Johanne M. Hendricksen, aged 25, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Edinburgh" in 1873
Niels P. Hendricksen, aged 9 months, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Edinburgh" in 1873

Historic Events for the Hendricksen family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Frank Hendricksen, American Fireman Second Class from Michigan, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html