McKendrach History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe ancestors of the McKendrach family were part of an ancient Scottish tribe called the Picts. The name McKendrach is derived from the personal name Henry. Early Origins of the McKendrach familyThe surname McKendrach 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 McKendrach familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKendrach 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 McKendrach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McKendrach Spelling VariationsThe appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. McKendrach has been spelled Hendry, Hendrie, MacHendry, MacHendrick, MacKendrick and many more. Early Notables of the McKendrach familyNotable 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... Migration of the McKendrach family to IrelandSome of the McKendrach family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the McKendrach familyThe expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of McKendrach: Daniel and James Hendrie arrived in Philadelphia in 1858; Joe Hendry settled in Virginia in 1635; Thomas Hendry settled in Barbados in 1669; Robert Hendry settled in New Hampshire in 1719.
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