Christopher, b. ca. 1748, of Loudoun, VA and Berkeley (now W) VA
I am trying to discover any family connections (siblings and parents) for a Christopher Tetrick (a/k/a Tedrick or Tederick, derived from German "Dietrich"). I believe the following historical records all refer to this one man.
Loudoun County, Virginia Titheable Lists for 1764, 1765, 1770, 1771, and 1772 include a Chris. in the household of, and tax paid by, Henry Teterick, Titerich, Teetrety, Teetrick and Teetrick.
In 1771, Loudoun was split into two separate parishes. Thereafter, Chris. appeared as a titheable, and head of his own household, in 1775 (Cameron Parish) and 1780.
In “Loudoun County Deed Abstracts”, by Sam and Ruth Sparacio (Antient Press, McLean VA 1989), at pp. 110-111, from original documents, at pp. 428-430, there is an Indenture from John Carlyle to Daniel Lovett, describing land with mention of “Tetrick’s lott” and “Tetrick’s Corner” and referring to “Seconnels Run”. This is modern-day Sycolin Run, just South and East of Leesburg (in Loudoun County).
At the following websitehttp://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/13-r10.pdfhttp://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/13-r10.pdf is a document entitled “Historic Roads of Virginia: Loudoun County Road Orders, 1757-1783”, by Patricia B. Duncan, Transportation History Consultant, and Ann Brush Miller, Senior Research Scientist; Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation & Research (2013), at p. 95
22 June 1772, Loudoun Order Book E, p. 341
From Goodwin’s to Leesburg Vizt. George Nafies 1 Hand, William Roberts 2 Hands, Peter Carr 2 Hands, John Carr Senr. 1 Hand, John Carr Junr. 1 Hand, Christopher Tetrick 1 Hand, Henry Tetrick 2 Hands, Thomas Carr 1 Hand, Hamilton Rogers 2 Hands, John Beaty 3 Hands, John Weir 1 Hand, Craven Peyton 3 Hands, Samuel Tillett 3 Hands, Mann Page Junr. 3 Hands, Christopher Perfect 3 Hands, John Redford 1 Hand, John Herryford 3 Hands, James Cummings 2 Hands, Thomas Pugh 1 Hand, William Folks 1 Hand, and John Williams 2 Hands.
[My note: Residents had to make their own road repairs and maintenance back in 1772. Christopher "owed" the labor of one "hand" (i.e., man).]
According to researcher John Souders, a Christopher Tetrick appeared in a court record from Washington County, Maryland ca. 1793. I believe others mentioned in the record include a John Souders, William Snickers and Jacob Tetrick. (I have not seen this record and rely on Mr. Souders's report.) Washington County, MD is just across the Potomac River and slightly upriver from Loudoun, which, at that time, included modern-day Jefferson County, (now West) Virginia, and so bordered Berkeley County, (now West) Virginia.
According to researcher Lawrence G. Brown, a newspaper item from Hagerstown, Frederick County, MD (just East of Washington County), referred to a sawmill for sale, about 5 miles from Hancock, MD (Washington County), which had formerly belonged to a Christopher and Jacob Tetrick.
According to researcher Brown, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/berkeley/family/tederick.txthttp://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/berkeley/family/tederick.txt
The TEDERICK Family - of West Virginia, with variations; Tedrick, Dedrick, Dederick, Deitrich, Dietrick, etc. -- mid 18th century German immigrants through Pennsylvania, Maryland into Virginia
by Lawrence G. Brown, Fayetteville, AR ---- Rev. Feb. 1994
"Christopher acquired land from a Paul Hulse on 21 Feb. 1792 along Sleepy Creek, Berkeley County, VA. Christopher transferred the same land to George Tederick on 8 June 1792, and George transferred the land to a Philip Pendleton on 1 Aug 1793." [My note: Sleepy Creek is in modern-day Morgan County, formed from Berkeley County.]
"Christopher Tederick purchased 100 acres, more or less 10 June 1800 on Sleepy Creek, Berkeley Co., VA from John and Elizabeth Rhone for Twenty Seven Pounds and Nine Shillings. On 9 Dec. 1800 the Virginia Commonwealth granted Christopher Tedrick 100 acres in Berkeley County also on the "drains of the Potomac River". [My note: these are two different parcels of land, each of about 100 acres.]
There are then court records from Berkeley and/or Morgan County where Christopher Tedrick (and, presumably, certain relatives also surnamed Tedrick), transferred land, declared bankruptcy, and were sued for fraudulent transfers (and some of them did jail time for debt).
Christopher "Tedrick" was the head of a household in the 1810 census for Berkeley County (he was over the age of 45, and had a female also over 45 in his household, presumably his wife). There is a deed from 1812, executed by Christopher, Elizabeth his wife, and several other Tedricks. There is a record from 27 April 1814 where Christopher appeared in Berkeley County court. In the 1820 census, there is a household headed by an Elizabeth "Diedrick" in Morgan County (formed earlier that year from parts of Berkeley and Hampshire Counties), she being over 45 but showing a male over 45 also. This MIGHT have been an elderly (?? senile ??) Christopher. A deed dated 22 June 1821 by several Tedricks, but NOT Christopher, leads to the reasonable inference that he died in late 1820 or the first half of 1821 in Morgan County.
It is certain that Christopher was born in/before 1748 (because he was at least age 16 in 1764, when he was a titheable in Loudoun). I am working on a THEORY that he was living with Henry Tetrick (who later moved to the part of Monongalia County (now West) Virginia that would become Harrison County in 1784) because he was Henry's nephew OR younger brother, and I am leaning toward brother.
My current working THEORY is that Henry and Christopher were sons of the Heinrich Christopher Dietrick who arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Good Hope" in 1753 (from Hamburg). I believe this is the same Heinrich Christopher, with wife Juliana, who baptized a son named John Jacob in 1760 in York County, PA, and who reportedly had a son named John born in 1757.
See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2NR-MCN
Name: John Jacob Dieterick
Christening 07 Apr 1760 CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, YORK, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1759
Father's Name: Henry Dieterick
Mother's Name: Juliana
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50686-1
System Origin: Pennsylvania-ODM
GS Film number: Q974.841 Y1 V2Y V5-6
It is my THEORY that when Heinrich Christopher Dietrick arrived in 1753, he was already married and had several children, including sons named for himself, Henry and Christopher. Please bear in mind that the records of German immigration into Pennsylvania at that time were for males of legal age to take an oath of allegiance to the King of Great Britain, ruler of the colony. Any sons under legal age, and any females, were NOT recorded (these were not truly passenger lists, and did not include details on every passenger, only the males who would take the oath). Coincidentally, because this family sailed from Hamburg, on the Elbe River, it is likely they had come from the Electorate of Hannover (also known as Niedersachsen, or Lower Saxony, with "Lower" being lower elevation, i.e., the flat northern plain leading toward the North Sea). Coincidentally, at the time of migration (1753), the Elector of Hannover was Duke George, also known as King George II of Great Britain. Therefore, this Dieterich family did not change rulers, but remained subjects of Duke/King George.
Does anyone have any further information that would shed light on the parents and/or siblings of Christopher? Please share by posting here, or contact me directly at [email protected].