In 1742, on the day of her coronation Elizabeth of Russia elevated the children of Simon and Christina.

[1] (who would be her cousins[2]) to the rank of Count: The Hendrikovs received vast plots in Sloboda, Ukraine from Empress Elizabeth, especially in the Volchansky and Zmievsky districts, and were included in the 5th part of the genealogy book of the Kharkov province.

From the two sons of Count Ivan Simonovich - Andrei and Sergei - two branches of the Hendrikov family originated, which existed throughout the 19th century.

By the beginning of the 20th century, the younger branch of the Hendrikovs fell out of high society.

Alexander Ivanovich Hendrikov (1807-1881), was the eldest great-grandson of Count Ivan Simonovich (son of Ivan Andreevich, grandson of Andrei Ivanovich), married first, Princess Praskovya Alexandrovna Khilkova (1802-1843) and second, Countess Evdokia Vasilievna Gudovich[3](1822-1901).