Near Lexington in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Captain Peter Hedrick

Dec. 17, 1733 – Jan. 24, 1798

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

1. Captain Peter Hedrick Marker

Inscription.
Came to America from
Palatinate, Germany, 1738
Located in North Carolina
1755 to 1760
Took up 1465 acres of
land on “Four Mile-Branch”
A patriotic officer
in the Revolutionary War.
Tories burned his buildings
and stole his property
One of the founders of
Beck's Reformed Church
A community leader, a man
of God, and a friend of man
Monument erected in 1933

Erected 1933.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 35° 45.504′ N, 80° 13.549′ W. Memorial is near Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It is on Becks Church Road ¼ mile north of Homestead Drive, on the right when traveling north. Monument is in Becks Reformed Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2845 Becks Church Rd, Lexington NC 27292, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically

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in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of John Beck, Sr. (a few steps from this marker); Beck's Reformed Church (a few steps from this marker); Beck's Reformed Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Beck's United Church of Christ Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wm. Rainey Holt (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Homestead (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Reformed Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); St. Stephen United Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . . Capt. Johann Peter Heydrich II. FamilySearch entry with known biographical information about the Revolutionary War soldier (under a different spelling

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

2. Captain Peter Hedrick Marker

of his name). (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Captain Peter Hedrick Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

3. Captain Peter Hedrick Headstone

His original gravestone is mounted on the rock monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 134 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.