Occupation: Sawmill owner; at Hampton, New Hampshire begining in 1640. He
moved to Newbury and then, in 1645, to Haverhill.
From The Hendrick Genealogy, selected from pages 19-29:
"Daniel Hendrick probably did not remain an inhabitant of Hampton, N.
H., more than two or three years. No record of his marriage has been found, but
he married Dorothy Pike (see page 31) probably as early as 1642, perhaps
earlier, and removed to Newbury, Mass., where her father lived. He was living in
Newbury in 1644-5 when he bought land in the new settlement of Haverhill, Mass.,
as is proved by the following deed: Joseph Merry of Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 22,
1644, conveyed a house and lot of land to Jno. Robinson of Haverhill. The
preceding house and lot was conveyed by Jno. Robinson to Daniel Hendrick of
Newbury, Mass., in 1645. Both these deeds were acknowledged in court at
Salisbury, Mass., 2 mo.12,1654.
"Daniel Hendrick was made a freeman, 1646, 1, 31, in Ipswich, Mass. That he
was a man of some importance, and bore his part in the affairs of the town is
evidenced by the following facts: He was made constable at Haverhill, Mass., May
24, 1651-1654. He served on the Grand Jury several times. In the fall of 1651,
Daniel Hendrick and George Brown were appointed to lay out the highway between
Haverhill and Salisbury. In Feb., 1658, Thomas Davis, John Hutchins and Daniel
Hendrick were granted the privilege to build a saw mill, but for some reason,
they did not avail themselves of the privilege. "Jan. 20, 1653. Daniel
Hendrick, Henry Palmer, Theophilus Satchwell and Thomas Whittier, or any two of
them are chosen for to lay out the second division of the meadow, according to
grant and draught by lot. They are to lay it out by the last day of June next,
and are to give notice when they go forth. about it." A fourth division of
land was made Oct 141 1659, when Daniel Hendrick drew lot No. 8, which was
located in that part of Haverhill that is now Salem, N. H., and this piece of
land descended thxo-ugh his granddaughter, Mary Hendrick, by marriage to Epraim
Dow, and through several generations of the Dows. He was one of the selectmen in
1675, and was elected representative to the General Court at the session being
May 11, 1681. He acquired considerable real estate from the several divisions of
the land, even in 1645 the valuation of his property was f,120. It has been
stated that Daniel Hendrick was born about 1610, upon what authority I do not
know. However, I am inclined to think he was born somewhat later, perhaps nearer
1620...
"There has no record been found of the first marriage of Daniel Hendrick.
He married, probably in 1642, Dorothy Pike, who was born about 1617, in England,
and died June 5, 1659, in Haverhill, Mass., dau. of John and Dorothy (Day) Pike.
(See page 31) He married 2nd, in Boston, Mass., Apr. 8, 1660, Mary Stockbridge,
widow of John Stockbridge. The ceremony being performed by Gov. John Endicott.
That Daniel Hendrick was a man of some education is evidenced by the fact that
he always signed his own name on his deeds, instead of his mark, as very many,
even of the well-to-do in those early days, and many years after."