The Henneschiedt [Hendershot] family was originally from Meisenheim, Germany. Around 1709 Michael Hendershot immigrated to New York and the oldest branch of the family stems from him. 

This link will lead to information about the Hendershot Researchers and records, research, and articles about the Hendershot family.

 http://www.hapmoran.org/Hendershot/Hendershot.html