Biographical Outline - Father Derrickson
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Father Derrickson has become my "lost" ancestor. I have been able to successfully track
my ancestor John from NJ to IN and there is a plethora of Derrickson's in NJ prior to
1800; however, I have not been able to make a successful connection. One of the tricks
professional genealogists suggest when one is having a hard time finding a connection to
their family, is to gather information about everyone in that immediate area with the
correct name and begin a process of elimination.
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Towards that effort I have posted my conglomeration of information about Derrickson's
found in NJ, DE, PA and MD which I have gathered off of various sources
(which I listed, if possible):
This file is called the William Derrickson line because it tracks my research of the William
"Olle" Derrickson (Derickson, Didrickson, Didricksson) family mainly found in NJ, DE, PA and MD which
seems to be the most likely candidate for a source of relationship to my family.
If you have interest PLEASE open this document and help me fill in any missing links. I
personally haven't find a connection to any my family (if they are such. If you
have any additional information this would help me greatly. I have yet to travel to NJ to
do in-depth research but I think this will greatly help.
In my own search for Father Derrickson, I have made a huge assumption that my relative
John Derrickson Sr. and Andrew Derrickson Sr. are brothers, and both are sons of Father Derrickson.
I know this is a leap since I do not have any definative proof. However, I assume this to be
the worst case research scenario. The following is what I assume the current lineage to be:
Father Derrickson
Born approximately 1761 (at the latest)
Marriages
1st - ??
2nd - ??
Children:
1st - Isaac Sr.
2nd - John Sr.
2nd - Andrew Sr.
2nd - Rachel
This is what I know about the Isaac Derrickson Sr.
(b. 1782, d. 1847 NJ) listed as a half-brother in Andrew Derrickson Sr.'s will
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Isaac Derrickson Sr. is listed in the
in Gloucester county. I found an 1847 Greenwich Township, Gloucester County will
for Isaac Derrickson
naming wife Ruth, daughter Ruth Locke and children
who moves to IN and becomes the
heir of Andrew Derrickson Sr., who
goes on to have another
, Mary Lodge, Sarah
Elbridge, Ann Key, Samuel B., Martha (who dies young), and John B. Ruth Derrickson is listed in
the Gloucester county in the .
Andrew Derrickson Sr.
(b. 1790 NJ, d. 1871 IN) I believe was the second child of Father Derrickson's second marriage, and
full brother to John Derrickson Sr (just because that's the way their birthday's seem to fit).
I am also assuming that there is at least one sister to Isaac Sr. and Andrew Derrickson Sr. as Andrew's
will
also lists Elizabeth Packer
of Philadelphia, his niece. There was a marriage in Philadelphia between a Rachael Derrickson
(b. 1793 NJ, d. 1 Aug 1868 PA) and a James Packer (ca. 1815).
This name is significant in my connection between John Sr. and Andrew Sr. as brothers because
John Sr. married
. John Sr. and Mary name their
first son James which seems to be her brother's name. This might also explain how John met his wife
and that her history may lie in PA.
Andrew Sr. also made a bequeath to an Andrew P. Barrington
in Philadelphia whom he considered a namesake so there might also be another sister who
married a Barrington, but I have found no such record yet.
Another sign of connection to John Sr. is that Andrew Sr. was also
in Gloucester county in 1813 to Rachel Bell. Andrew is listed in all the same IN census'
IN1A, IN2A, IN3A, IN4A as John and also reports his
birthplace as NJ.
Andrew and John apparently travelled from NJ to IN together. They are located together in
the
, OH census.
Both Andrew and John later bought property close to each other in Shelby county IN and there
seemed to be many transactions between the men from 1821 forward.
From my estimation of the
census' and Andrew Sr's will, I do not think Andrew Sr and Rachel had any children that
survived infancy. Andrew Sr. bequeaths his entire estate to the eldest son of his half-brother
Isaac Sr., Andrew Derrickson Jr.
. I am not sure when Andrew
Jr. (as I will call him) came to live with Andrew Sr., or under what
circumstances. Andrew Sr. is buried at the
with Rachel. Andrew Jr.
married a local girl; however, both of his surviving children
(a boy and girl) migrated to MT, selling their land in IN and cutting all ties to the
area.
Finally, there is one other female
recorded in Gloucester
county that might be related. Sarah Derrickson to Joseph Platt in 1800 who might be from
the father's first marriage.
Here are my assumptions for determining the timeframe of Father Derrickson's birth.
- All listed are his children
- He is at least 18 when the oldest (Isaac) is born
- Rebecca is at least 18 when married
This would place the father's birth at approximately 1761. He would have been 18 when his first
child (Isaac) was born (1779) and 57 when his last child (Rebecca) was born. There would have been
a total of 1 child from his first marriage (Isaac) and possibly two more (Rachael and the
Barrington daughter). The first marriage possibly lasted between 1779 and 1788 (in which it
is quite possible to have had four children). The second marriage probably began in 1788
as this is the year in which John Sr. was born.
Again please take note that all of the suppositions are based on the information I have collected
about the Derrickson's so far. Any bit of information could come along and change the entire
story.
9/2006 - Additional information making my life difficult
- >1820 census for NJ was destroyed in the War of 1812
- Earliest IN census is 1820
- In NJ, Swedish church joined the Protestant Episcopal church in 1789 (about birth of John) as
the Trinity Church
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