HENRY DOMINICK OF NEWBERRY, SC DOB 5 MAY 1757, DIED 1 JAN 1836
. Henry DOMINICK (3rd of 3) b. 1757, Newberry, SC; d. 1-1-1836 (same) m. 1789 to Margaretha / Margaret FELLERS, b.1765; d. 4-3-1844, Newberry, SC _daughter of Johannes / John Michael(?) FELLERS (1729/35-1800) ? immigrant, and Sarah ___ (-1793).? Fellers were Dutch speaking Germans.
Henry was the first of our line born in America and the first Dominick; hence, he's referred to in records as Henry1. He was married to Agnes Fellers (2 children) before Margaret.? He fought in the Revolutionary War, was captured by the Tories and escaped; he applied for and received a government pension.? (His horse, Ball, survived the war with him.)
Henry and Margaret were buried in the Dominick Workman Cemetery, SC.
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DAR CODE FOR HENRY DOMINICK: RJXJYAYK
1790 census: Newberry
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1830 census: Newberry: 1 male between 70 and 80; 1 female 15 and 20; 1 female 50 and 60;
11 slaves listed.
Henry Dominick, Sr., born about 1758, died 1 Jan 1836, first wife believed to be Agnes Fellers. Second wife was Margaret Fellers, d. 4 Mar 1844, dau. of John Fellers. According to Chapman's "Annals of Newberry," Henry Dominick m. (1) Margaret Fellows, who brought him one son. Henry, and m. (2) a Miss Fellows, sister to the first wife.
Henry Dominick lived south of Prosperity, SC, where he began to acquire soon after the Rev. War. In 1787. He obtained a 100 acre state grant adjacent to land previously surveyed for John Fellers. Henry Dominick and second wife are buried in the DominickWorkman Cemetery.
1. HENRY1 DOMINICK was born 1757 in SC, and died January 01, 1836 in Newberry/SC. He married (1) AGNES FELLERS, daughter of MICHAEL FELLERS and UNKOWN. He married (2) MARGARET FELLERS 1789 in Newberry/SC, daughter of MICHAEL FELLERS and UNKOWN.
Notes for HENRY DOMINICK: listed in Patriot Index of DAR
He was a private in the Colonial Armies during the American Revolution, serving in the expedition called the "Snow Camp." He enlisted again in the Spring of 1779 as a private serving under Lieutenent Thomas Miller. After returning home, he was taken prisoner by the British at Granby, South Carolina, but after two weeks made his escape ove the mountains. He was allowed pension on his application executed November 14, 1832.
One note gives father as John Dominck born 1726 and siblings, GEORGE SUMMERS, MARGARET, AND CHRISTINE DOMINICK WHO MARRIED HENRY SUMMERS 1766 SON OF JOHN ADAM SUMMER AND ANNA MARIA JOSTEN. HE WAS BORN 1746 IN PA AND DIED AFTER 1800 IN SC.