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A Right to Bear Arms? An Examination of Commercial Offerings for "Henderson of St. Laurence, Scotland"
The idea !hat i1 specific coai of amis can be !he "mos! represenwcive" of various am1s granced ro differenc individuals wi1h common surnames has no foundalion in realicy. Moreover, ic suggests incorreccly char arms belong co surnames and ,;Ol co individuals.
By Helen Hinchliff, Ph.D.. CG
o the extent that heraldry affects genealogy, it is in the context of tracing armigerous ancestors. Arms, once granted by appropriate authority, 1 T are inherited from the person granted the right to use them. Since this right must be registered, a wide variety of heraldic sources exists to trace armigerous lineages back to the original grantee-even, with proper documentation, into the Middle Ages. Unfortunately fo r genealogy, the right to use coats of arms (sometimes 2 incorrectly called "crests" ) is widely misunderstood. Many people who become interested in their ancestries turn first to published armorial dictionaries, typically those by Burkel or Debrett,4 to discover whether someone who shares their surname once used a coat of arms. Those untutored in heraldry and genealogy sometimes guess that they are descended from that person. Others assume they have the right to use arms once granted to anyone of their surname. Commercial interests capitalize on the idea that there is a coat of arms fo r every surname. For example, Halbe rts of Bath, O hio,5 sends solicitations to hundreds of thousands of people every year, offering "family books" and coats of arms. Several years ago persons named Henderson received a typical solicitation decorated with a
© Helen Hinchliff, Ph.D .. CG; 22-133 Corbett Road; Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2\Y/6, Canada; or hclen @saltspring.com. Dr. Hinchliff, a Scottish specialist and recent president of the International Society for Brit ish Genealogy and Family History, served as chairman of the NGS Consumer Protection Committee from 1993 until 1996. 1. In Scotland the granting authority is vested in the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. In England and Wales it is the College of Arms. Lo ndon. In Ireland, it is the Chief Herald of Ireland, Dublin. For more information on rules for the granting of coats of arms, sec Helen Hinchliff, "What's in a Name~ Rules abom Coats of Arms," /nrernarional Society for Britisli Genealogy and Family /-liswry News leuer 16 (October-December 1994): 59-62. 2. A crest, as its name implies, is the uppermost design on a coat of arms; it is not the com of arms itself nor docs it take the place of a coat of arms. 3. For example, sec Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic DictionaT)' of t/ie Peerage and /:foronecage, 57rh ed. (London: Harrison and Sons, 1895). 4. For example, sec Robert H. Mair, ed.,Ocbreu's Baronecageand Knigluage (London: Dean and Son, 1880). 5. Halberts is the name of a mail-order company registered as Numa Corpo ra tion. NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIET'f,,'illA l}T~~\-'Y· ~ (~~rf1V~9PMTV cAL If()R ~!IA
_ \ Lv ~ivhL ~\) viLJ y NGS Quarterly NGS Administration Department of History Box870212 GlebeHouse University ofAlabama 4527 Seventeenth Street North Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0212 Arlington, VA 22207-2399
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Note regarding genealogical credentials: Executive Director: Francis J. Shane CG, CGI, COL.and CGRS are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Accounts Manager: associates who meet genealogical competency standards Eleanor Andrews prescribed for its particular programs. AG identifies CIG-Digest Editor: genealogists who meet competency standards of the Carla Ridenour Family History Library, Salt Lake City. FASO identifies genealogists who have been elected fellows of the Education Manager: American Society of Genealogists, a scholastic honor Suzanne Murray, FNGS society. FNGS identifies genealogists who have been Ubrarian: elected fellows of the National Genealogical Society on Dereka Smith, M.L.S. the basis of service to the society and/or the field. Membership Services Manager: In the use of credentials, the NOS Quarterly adheres to Elizabeth A vins the guidelines of the Association of Professional Publications Manager/Newsletter Editor: Genealogists. Russell L. Henderson A Right to Bear Arms? Henderson of St. Laurence, Scotland 7 heraldic design said to belong to families of that surname. Russell L. Henderson, the NGS Newsletter editor, passed his copy to the chairperson of the NGS Consumer Protection Committee, noting that he collected Henderson coats of arms but had "missed this one." Halberts' solicitation did not identify the origin of the arms. Yet its World Book of Hendersons, subsequently purchased by the NGS Consumer Protection Committee for an ongoing analysis of Halberts' products,6 featured that design as a centerpiece. The World Book's discussion of coats of arms (presumably the same discussion in all of Halberts' "family books") is quoted here in its entirety:
Coats of Arms were developed in the Middle Ages as a means of identifyi ng warriors in battle and tournaments. The present (unction of the Coat of Arms (although sti ll one of identity) serves more co preserve the traditions that arose from its earlier use.
Heraldic artists ofold developed their own unique language tO describe an individual Coat of Arms. The Coat of Arms ill ustrated herein was drawn by an [sic] heraldic artist from information recorded in ancient heraldic archives. O ur research indicates that there are often times a number of different Coats of Arms recorded fo r a specifi c surname. W hen possible we select and translate the Coat of Arms most representa tive of your surname or its variant for ill ustration. 7
The idea that a specific coat of arms can be the "most representative" of various arms granted to different individuals with common surnames has no foundation in reality. Moreover, it suggests incorrectly that arms belong to surnames and not to individuals. T his article examines the Henderson coat of arms that H alberts sells. It also tests a counter hypothesis that no one has the right to use these particular arms because at some point, no heirs survived to inherit them. If this hypothesis is correct, then no one surnamed Henderson can trace his or her ancestry to any particular Henderson who was once granted these arms. This exploration of the origins of Halberts' Henderson arms should prove useful to anyone desiring to learn more about heraldry and its application to genealogy.
GENERAL SOURCES H alberrs' World Book of Hendersons describes the H enderson arms and c ites Burke's General Armory as its source:
Per pale indented sa. and arg. Two attires of a hart countercharged, on a chief gu. a crescent or betw. two erm. spots. Crest-A Wheel. Motto- Sic cuncta caduca.8
6. T he NGS Consumer Prorcccion Commiccec (first known as the Er hies Commiccee) investigated a variety of mail-order fi rms chat deal in such surname produces as coats of arms. O f these, Halberts is the la rgest and most successfu l firm and has been che subject of more member complaints and queries than any ocher company. 7. "The Henderson Coat of Arms and h s History," The \Vorld Book of Hendersons (Bach, Ohio: Halberts, 1995), unpaginaced centerpiece. 8. Ibid . ORANGf ('Qi,h ~TV CAL\FORNIA GE1 EALOGlCAL SOClETY 8 National Genealogical Society Quarterly
The cited volume by Sir John Bernard Burke is not an official register. It is nothing more than a list of surnames, together with descriptions of all the arms Burke could collect from a wide variety of sources. HisArmory reports, without citation, that the arms in question were granted in 1672 to "Henderson, St. Laurence, Scotland."9 Scotland has an ancient heraldic history; however, it was not until 16 72 that armigerous Scots were required to submit their arms to the Court of the Lord Lyon for ratification and recording. From that date, a Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland has been kept; it now numbers some seventy leather.. bound volumes.10 To check on the Henderson arms, one could write to Scotland for a search of the Public Register. However, two sources are more readily at hand in numerous libraries in the United States-including the Family History Library, Salt Lake City-and both use materials beyond the Public Register: R. R. Stodart, the compiler of Scottish Arms: Being a Collection of Armorial Bearings, AD. 1370-1678, searched the world over for early references to heraldic devices of Scottish origin. 11 Among his offerings are • illuminated armorials of fourteenth .. century Scottish arms at Bibliotheque Royale in Brussels, Belgium; • heraldic manuscripts at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France; • Sir Robert Forman's rolls from the sixteenth century; 12 • Sunderland Hall's manuscript of Highland arms; 13 • Sir David Lindsay's manuscript of 1542; 14 • James Workman's manuscript of 1623; 15 and • various other manuscripts in the Lyon Office and in private hands. William Rae Macdonald, a heraldry official who compiled Scottish Armorial Seals, also assembled an impressive array of sources, including16 • seals attached to ancient charters and documents; • stone carvings on castles, houses, manuscripts, and old tombstones; • illuminated heraldic manuscripts of the sixteenth century, prepared by the Lyon Kings of Arms;
9. John Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (1884; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969), 478. 10. John Keay and Julia Keay, eds., "Heraldry in Scotland," Collins Encyclopredia of Scotland (London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994), 511. 11. R. R. Stodart, Scottish Anns: Being a Collection of Armorial Bearings, A. D. 1370-1678; Reproduced in Facsimile from Contemporary Manuscrip~. witli Heraldic and Genealogical Notes, 2 vols. (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1881), 1: i; see also 1: v-ix for descriptions of the fifteen manuscripts contained therein. 12. The original (ca. 1562) roll by Forman, Lyon King of Arms, covered 267 "knights and landed gentlemen" of Scotland. Its whereabouts are no longer known. The version attributed to him above is an "imperfect copy" made by Sir James Balfour, Lyon King, 1630-54, who gives 204 shields. 13. This manuscript from the era of James VI covers Scottish kings, peers, and three Highland families. 14. Lindsay's work, prepared while he was Lyon King of Arms, is now in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh; it was also published twice in the nineteenth century. 15. The author of this illuminated manuscript is unknown. James Workman, a herald painter, acquired it, affixing his name and the date 1623. By 1881, it had been deposited in the Lyon Office. 16. William Rae Macdonald, Carrick Pursuivant,Scotcish Armorial Seals (Edinburgh: William Green and Sons, 1904), v-vii. A Right ta Bear Anns? Henderson of St. Laurence, Scotland 9
• armorials of the seventeenth century, giving a verbal blazon of arms; • the Lyon Register, which commenced in 1672; • miscell aneous articles bearing arms, such as carved panels of wood, bookplates, portraits, and orher paintings.
The Henderson arms chosen by Halberrs are not listed in either of these compendiums. Instead, they were fo und in a less-used resource known as an ordinary of arms. O rdinaries compile arms by their design rather than by the surname of the one to whom they were fi rst granted-their primary purpose being a reference fo r heralds to assure that arms newly applied fo r have not already been granted to someone else. Because the names of earlier grantees are, for this purpose, less important than the design, the ordinaries are less known to the public than some privately issued heraldic publications. T he immensely popular Burke and Debrett series, by contrast, organize arms by surname, cite the person to whom the a rms were first granted, and include considerable genealogical detail about descendants (who constituted the principal purchasing audience of these dictionaries and usually contributed information about themselves and their ancestors). Because Burke and Debrett tended to accept whatever descendants submitted about their ancestors, their genealogical accounts are considered less accurate. ln the present case, the 1903 ordinary prepared by James Balfo ur Paul, Lyon King of A rms, lists the arms of Henderson of St. Laurence among others in a category titled "Parted per Pale." No other person named H enderson had arms in this category. However, the Henderson of St. Laurence blazon that Paul describes differs somewhat from the one offered by Ha/heres. Paul descri bes the arms as Parted per pale indented sa. and arg. 1\vo attires of a hart transposed pale-ways and counrercharged, on a chief gu. a crescent or between as many ermine spots. 17
Whether the differences are purposeful or inadvertent is indeterminable. H owever, the NGS Consumer Protection Committee noted other slight differences between the arms H alberts sells fo r particul ar surnames and arms inheri ted by currently living people of the same surname. Who was this Henderson of St. Laurence? Did he leave any descendants to whom his arms might belong? lf he had descendants, why is there no mention of them and their arms in any of the standard Scottish heraldic dictionaries? lf he did not have descendants, then why is H alberts offering these arms to customers as "the most representative" arms fo r persons surnamed Henderson ?18 OKANG.t. COU!'~ fY l~AL\FORNIA G.Z ,,!·)i LOG iC:P:i SOCIETY 17. James Balfour Paul,An Ordinary of Amis Con rained in r/ie Public RegisrerofAll Anns and Bearings in Scotland ( 1903; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969), 307. Emphasis aJdcd. 18. Curiously, Historical Research Center, a com mcrical coat-o(-arms (inn that ofren docs business in malls, offers these arms as belonging co Hen THE SEARCH FOR HENDERSON OF ST. LAURENCE THE PLACE It can be virtually impossible to identify an individual by surname only, particu .. larly when it is a frequently occurring one. A more .. feasible approach would be to begin by identifying St. Laurence and then find a Henderson associated with it. The best way to locate an obscure British place name is to use the Ordnance Survey Gazetteer, which names all places found on the Ordnance Survey's Landranger map series. At a scale of one and one-quarter inches to one mile, the maps are very detailed. The current edition of this gazetteer shows no place in Scotland named St. 1.Aurence, 19 but older gazetteers list a "St. Laurence House." In about 1900, the site is marked one mile west ofHaddington, seat of the county of East Lothian;20 and in 1951 it was only a half mile to the west. 21 By 1986 it had disappeared from this gazetteer; 22 presumably, it was swallowed up by Haddington's suburbs. The earliest Scottish record that associates landowners with places is the Great Seal of Scotland, 23 which registers lands granted by the Crown to individual landowners. Each volume includes place names, owner surnames, and official title indexes. The lands called "Sanct.. Lowrence" were first described on 13 March 1587 as a tract of about eighty-two arable acres west of the burgh of Haddington. 24 By 1601 "Sanct.. Laurence-Housis" was named as part of the estate of Alderstoun, whose lands adjoined St. Laurence House to the north. The grant of Alderstoun, including St. Laurence House, was confirmed to Robert Hepburn, heritor, on 1 7 July 1602 25 and to his son George Hepburn on 13 September 1620. 26 Thereafter, St. Laurence House disappears from the indexes of the Great Seal. That source associates no Henderson with St. Laurence House. In Scotland, land transactions have been recorded since 161 7 in the General Register of Sasines. 27 These registers, which record the documents by which in dividuals take possession of feudal land, have not been microfilmed and must be 19. The Ordnance Suroey Gatetteer of Great Britain, 3d ed. (Sourhampron, England: Bartholomew and Sons, 1991), 636. A similar search of rhe online darabase provided by rhe Unired Kingdom's Mulri Media Mapping < hup://uk.multimap.com/map/places.cgi> likewise rumed up no listing for St. Laurence under variant spellings. 20. John Marius Wilson, ed., The Imperial Gatetteer of Scotland, 2 vols. (London: A. Fullarcon and Co., 1900(?]), 2: 304. 21. Suroey Gatetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: john Bartholomew and Sons, 1951), 595. 22. Oliver Mason, comp., Bartholomew Gatetteer of Places in Britain (Edinburgh: John Bartholomew and Sons, 1986), 212. 23. A published version is available as John Maitland Thomson et al., eds., The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1306-1668, 11 vols. (Edinburgh: Sconish Record Society, 1984). 24. Ibid., 5: 1514. 25. Ibid., 6: 1331. Under Scots law, a heritor was the holder of inheritable land. 26. Thomson et al., Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 8: 81. 27. Cecil Sinclair, Tracing \bur Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the National Archives of Scotland (Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1990), 52. A Right to Bear Arms? Henderson of St. Laurence, Scotland 11 searched at the National Archives of Scotland (formerly called Scottish Record Office) in Edinburgh. However, the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has microfilmed the indexes to the series. Citing volume 16, page 38, of the General Register of Sasines, one seventeenth-century index carries an 18 December 1666 entry fo r Henry Henderson of "St. Laurencehous," a doctor of medicine, who took sasine on that property.z8 T HE MAN Henry Henderson was a rela tively common name in that place and time; however, the man's occupation narrows the field. One potentially quick way to iden tify him was to search for a marriage record in the O ld Parochial Registers of the Church of Scotland, where a doctor should be identified as such. T he Family History Library has microfilmed, extracted, and indexed all surviving registers. Those registers may be viewed on fiche, and entries are locatable through the library's FamilySearcJiTM database. The O ld Parochial Registers index yielded no marriage entry fo r Dr. Henry Henderson in the Haddington parish church. How ever, an index search fo r all marriages in Scotl and produced several possibilities one of whom was a physician: "Doctour Henrie Henrysone," who is said there to have married "Eliza" Drummond at Edinburgh on 1 March1655.29 A brief reconstruction of this man's life and offspring resolves the questions surrounding Halberts' Henderson coat of arms. GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY Henry1 Henderson (Laurence'), baptized as "Henrie Henriesone" at Edinburgh on 23 May 1628 ; 30 died there in May 16 78.31 The eldest surviving son of Laurence' Henderson, a merchant and bailie of Edinburgh, and his spouse Isobell Charteris, 12 Henry's marriage to Elizabeth D rummond was registered on 21February1655 in 28. Index to the General Register o( Sasines, Family History Library IFHL] micro(ilm 0,216,974. A copyo( the actual sasinc was not ordereJ from the National Archives o(Scotland, because other sources were late r Jiscovered anJ used to prove the essential points. 29. Edinburgh O ld Pa rish Registers, CH 1 685-1 /43, FHL microfilm 1,066,688, frame 937. 30. Edinburgh OIJ Parish Registers, C H 1 685-1/3, FHL microfilm 1,066,662, frame 828. His baptism was nor readily (ound. The FamilySearc/in.1 program for these registers ofren follows strict alphabetical order, so that alternative spellings do nae appear together on the screen. Henry was locared using the combination Laurence Henriesone and lssobell Clwrters. 31 . "Account o( the (uneral c harges o( Dr. Henriesone," beginning May 1678, Gifrs and Deposit Collection, GD/ 18/1899, National Archives of Scotland. These records belong to the Clerk o ( Pcnicuik Muniments. The author is indebted to Diane Baptic, a genealogical record agent in Edinburgh, who located the papers and arranged for their photocopying. 32. Edinburgh O ld Parish Registers, CH 1 685-1/3, FHL microfilm 1,066,662, frame 828. A bailie was a magistrate in a Scotcish burgh. Sometimes legal terms in Scotland have quite different meanings from what is found in an English dictionary. A good source for the meaning o( such terms is Andrew Dewar Gibb, Swdcm's Glossary of Scorrisli Legal Temis, 2d ed., A. G. M. Duncan, ed. (Edinburgh: W Green and Son, 1982), 14. 12 National Genealogical Society Quarterly Lasswade, a parish about six miles southeast ofEdinburgh, JJ and then in Edinburgh on 1March1655-it being the custom to record marriages in both the bride's parish and the groom's.J4 Elizabeth had been baptized on 4 October 1632 in Linlithgow, West Lothian (some fifteen miles west of Edinburgh), as the daughter of the famed poet William Drummond of Hawthorndene (an estate seven miles southwest of Edinburgh in the parish of Lasswade) and Drummond's wife Elizabeth Logan.JS Elizabeth Drummond, widow of Henry Henderson, was buried at Edinburgh on 16 December 1689. 36 Henry attended the University of Leyden, Netherlands, one of the leading centers of medical education in Europe.37 Apparently, he matriculated in 1647 at age nineteen and graduated in 1651 at age twenty-three.JS In 1649, when Henry came of age, his father acquired for him the estate of St. Laurence near Haddington, East Lothian,39 the first step toward his marrying a similarly situated lady and establishing a landed family. On 26 January 1655, Henry and Elizabeth Drummond entered into a contract for marriage that provided her with the rent on St. Laurence during her lifetime. 40 Between 1672 and 1677, again as Dr. Henry Henderson, he obtained a grant of arms.41 About the same time, he acquired the lands ofElvingston, also in the parish of Haddington, East Lothian-property that he conveyed to Elizabeth on 28 May 1673, by a document to take effect after his death.42 Two years later, he arranged the marriage of his only surviving daughter, also named Elizabeth, to John Clerk the younger, who was heir to Penicuik, an estate about nine miles south of Edinburgh. 33. Lisswade Old Parish Registers, CHl 691/41, FHL microfiche 6340899, frame 30650. Banns were pro· claimed for the third time on 28 January 1655. 34. Edinburgh Old Parish Registers, CHl 685-1/44. FHL microfilm 1,066,688, frame 937. 35. Linlithgow Old Parish Registers, CH l 668/l, FHL microfilm l ,066,631, frame 250. Scottish women of this era wenc by their birth names throughout life. 36. Register of Interments in die Greyfriars Burying-Ground, Edinburgh, J658-1700 (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1902). 191. 37. W. S. Craig, History of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publica· tions, 1976). 354-55. Craig reports, with no citation, that Henry Henrison graduated with an M.D. from the University of Leyden in 1653. 38. Edward Peacock, Index to English Speaking Students Who Have Graduated at Leyden University (London: Index Society, 1883). 48. The fim entry reads "Henricus Henricson, Scotus (Scotsman], 6 Jul. 1647." A second entry reads "Henricus Hendersenus, Scotus, 29 June 1651" and possibly refers to the year he graduated. This supposition contradicts the above Craig information that Henry graduated in 1653. 39. "Extract, Ratification of George Seaton of Alienation and Disposition of the lands of St. Laurence House near Haddington ... in favour of Laurence Henderson, bailie of Edinburgh and his son, Henry Henderson," GD 18/406, National Archives of Scotland. 40. "Disposition by Elizabeth Drummond, relict of Dr. Henry Henrysone, in favour of her daughter," 24 November 1680, GD 18/414, National Archives of Scotland. This document memorializes the provisions of the marriage contract. 41. Paul, An Ordinary of Arms, 306. 42. "Disposition and Bond of provision whereby Dr. Henry Henderson of St. Laurence dispones the lands of Elvinstone," GD 18/406, National Archives of Scotland. GD 18/407-418 are copies of additional instruments by Dr. Henriesone, Elizabeth Drummond, and Sir John Clerk regarding the disposition of this estate. Dispone is Scots for dispose. A Right to Bear Anns? Henderson of St. Laurence, Scotland 13 In return for a tocher (dowry) of 20,000 merks, 43 the younger Elizabeth was to be invested with an annual rent of 2,400 merks from the lands of Penicuik. 44 Children of Dr. Henry Henderson and his wife Elizabeth Drummond, four of whom were baptized in Edinburgh45 and four of whom died young, were as follows: i. ISSOBELL3 HENRYSONE, baptized 12 February 1656; died in 1662.46 ii. ELIZABETH HENDERSON, born, perhaps at Edinburgh, about 165 7 ;47 died 23 October 1683.48 On 12 February 1674, Elizabeth married Mr. (later Sir) John Clerke the younger, of Penicuik,49 who had been born at Edinburgh on 8 April 164950 as the son of Penicuik's John Clerk and his wife, Marie Gray. 51 He died at Penicuik in 1722. 52 Elizabeth, who married at about seventeen, is said by her son to have borne seven children before she died in her twenty-fifth year. 53 iii. REBECCA HENRYSONE, baptized 17 May 1661; died in 1662.54 iv. BARBARA HENRYSON, baptized 10 December 1663; buried 25 December 1670.55 v. JEAN HENDERSON, baptized 12 October 1665; buried 20 March 1667. 56 43. A merk is an old Scoctish coinage equivalent to I3 shillings and 4 pence Scots. At this time, Scots money was the equivalent of I/I2 the value of British sterling. 44. "Antenuptial marriage contract between Sir John Clerk of Penicuik and Mr. John Clerk his eldest son on the one part and Dr. Henrie Henrieson of St. Laurence and Elizabeth Henrieson, his only daughter," February 5 and 9, I 674, GD 18/I 76, National Archives of Scotland. 45. Edinburgh Old Parish Registers, CH I 685-I/5, FHL microfilm I .066,663, frames I 565, 17 I l, I 774, I826. 46. Registerof Inrennents in the Greyfriars Burying-Ground, 302, 305. Burial records for two anonymous children were in I662: a child of"Dotrix Henderson," 20July1662; and a child of"Doctor Henderson," 5December1662. This publication does not preserve the original sequence of burials; rather, it lists burials alphabetically by surname, then by given name. 4 7. Her year of birth in I 65 7 is estimated from her age at death, as given by her son: i.e., her twenty-fifth year; John M. Gray, ed., Memoirs of the Ufe of Sir Jolin Clerk of Penicuik, Baron of the Exchequer, Extracted by Himself from His Own Journals. I 676-1755 (Edinburgh: University Press, I 892), 8. 48. Re tours (Chancery returns], C22/53, no. 6, National Archives of Scotland. According to the Services of Heirs Index to the retours: "John Clerk served Heir Special to his Mother Dame Elizabeth Henderson or Clerk ofPennycook, who died 23 October I 683, receiving the Manor Place and a portion of El vingstone, Haddingtonshire." The document was drawn on I 2 June 17 I 0 and recorded 13 March I 7 I 1. 49. Henderson-Clerk marriage, 12 February I674, Edinburgh Old Parish Registers, CHI 685-1/44, FHL microfilm I ,066,688, frame I 062. 50. Edinburgh Old Parish Registers, CHI 685-1/5, FHL microfilm 1,066,663, frame I406. 5 I. Johne Clerk and Marie Gray were married on 10 June 164 7; see Edinburgh Old Parish Registers, CH I 685· 1/43, FHL microfilm 1,066,688, frame 882. Marie's name is spelledMairrionein the record of the banns proclaimed on 23 February I 64 7 in her home parish of Livingston, West Lothian (CH I 669/1, FHL microfilm I ,066,636, frame 96). 52. Gray, Memoirs of Sir John Clerk, 9. 53. It was not uncommon for women of Elizabeth's social class in Scotland to marry young and bear a child every year. For her son's recollections, see Ibid., 8. For documentation of those children (including their baptisms) and for the discussion of an alleged eighth child, see Helen Hinchliff. "The Life and Times of Laurence Henderson, Seventeenth-Century Merchant and Baillie of Edinburgh, and His Descendants to the Third Generation" (MS, National Genealogical Society Library, Arlington, Virginia), 67-70. 54. Register of Intennenrs in the Greyfriars Burying-Ground, 305. 55. Ibid., 302. 56. Ibid. Henderson Family 14 National Genealogical Society Quarterly CONCLUSION This genealogical account resolves the original issue: who has the right to use the anns of Henderson of St. Laurence? The answer is: no one. Dr. Henry Henderson had no sons. Thus, no one in his direct line survived to use the arms he had registered at the Court of the Lord Lyon. British heraldic laws, as conveniently summarized by the Board of Certification ~f Genealogists in its leaflet, Heraldry for United States Citizens, hold that arms are heritable and usable as follows: Unbroken male line descendants ... of any person who has a legally recognized right to bear heraldic arms may use the progenitor's device, inheriting it in the same manner that he inherits anything else. Ifa male line descendant changes his name-as, for instance, from Smith to Jones he still may bear his father's arms, even though he now uses a different surname. He does not bear different arms associated in someone's mind with another person ofhis new surname. This is clear evidence that there is no such thing as "arms ofyour family name." Daughters ... have the right to use their father's coat armour as long as they remain unmarried, or they may combine (by impaling or escutcheon of pretense) their father's arms with those of their husbands. If their spouses have no arms, they may continue for life to use their paternal arms, but this right is not inherited by their children and expires with their deaths. 57 The owner of Halberts' Henderson arms had no sons. His only child to live to adulthood, a daughter, would not have used his arms after she married. Henderson's eldest grandson, by his daughter Elizabeth, would have used the arms originally granted to his paternal grandfather, John Clerk, a merchant in Paris, who registered arms in 1672.58 Younger grandsons could have used arms that were slightly dif ferenced- that is, altered in specific ways to indicate their order of birth. 59 In the unusual case of an armigerous woman marrying a nonarmigerous man, it would be possible for the husband to use his wife's arms, but he would have to change his name to hers in order to do so. Their eldest son would then inherit his maternal grandfather's arms but would also carry his grandfather's surname; younger sons would use differenced arms. 57. A copy of the full leaflet is posted on the Board for Certification's website his record consists of photocopies of two sheets torn out of a Bible; the whereabouts of the Bible itself and the title page are not known. The copies were T donated to NGS by Rebeckah Bush McBride, who wrote, "the sheets were cut out of the Bible after [Nathaniel's] death, fo lded and kept in a wallet of his, by his daughter Ella Jane Henderson Bush, and then given to his great-granddaughter Rebeckah Jane Bush McBride in the summer of 1948. My grandmother said that I was the only one who had shown any interest in the history of the family, and, therefore, she wanted me to have them." A section measuring about an eighth of a page appears to have been cut or deliberately tom out of two of the leaves, leaving a gap, and there is another torn spot in the center where the paper was fo lded. Most if not all the records appear to have been entered by the same hand, but at different rimes with different pens. PARENTS' RECORD Father Mother N. A. V. H enderson was born at Bethel, Mrs. Eliza Jane Henderson (Wife of N A in Amherst Co., Va. On Easter Sunday V Henderson) Was born in Arks on 29'h 18'h April 18 l3 June 1825 [new JJage ] BIRTHS BIRTHS Leona H enderson, daughter of N.A.V. & Ella Jane H enderson born on Monday the Eliza Jane Henderson; was born 19th 20'h January 1862 Red River Co Texas January A.D. 1854 on T hursday 15 minutes after 3 O'clock, A.M. In Red Idella Henderson Born on T uesday night, River Co Texas 22nd December 1863 In Mi lam Co Texas Isidora Henderson Daughter of N.A.V. & Turena Henderson [com] ..sday morning Eliza Jane Henderson was born on Friday [Fe]bruary l" 1866 In Cook Co Texas March 20'h 1857 In Red River Co, Texas N. A. V. H enderson Jr. Born Thursday Sallie Rachel Henderson, Daughter of l 7'h September 1868 In Bell Co Texas N.A.V. & E.J. Henderson, was born on Wednesday the 14'h day of March 1860 In Red River Co Texas :JRAf\JGE COUNTY CALtFo~~"" NATIONAL G ENEALOG I ~frA!uQ-GJiGk\bE~.!b)• 3 ~0-1 1 Bible of the Baker Family of Swansea, Massachusetts 309 [page 2] BIRTHS BIRTHS Joseph Baker Was Born April 16th 1768. Eliza A. Baker was born September 24rh 1810. Parthenia Chase Was Born May 23d 1768. Ransom P. Baker was born Sunday August Esther Luther Was Born September 30th 1786. 20th 1815. Nancy Baker was born Sunday July 26th 1795. Parthenia C. Baker was born Sunday October 26th 1817. Eliza Baker was born Tuesday February 19th 1799. Esther L Baker was born Wednesday April 22d 1820. Sarah S. Baker was born Tuesday October 14th 1800. Esther L Baker was born Friday March 29th 1822. Francis Baker was born Friday February 15th 1805. Isabelle E. Baker was born Sunday October 16th 1825. Lois C. Baker was born Thursday October 16th 1828. [page 3] BIRTHS [DEATHS on BIRTHS page] Alfred Bosworth was born January 30th 1807. Ardelia Ophaliza Rider Baker Tuel died Asa H. Bosworth was born April 27th 1836. February 4th 1893 aged [blank] Alfred Bosworth died January 6th 1894 aged 87 years 11 month & 6 days Isabelle Baker Porter died Feb 11th 1897 aged 71 yrs 3 months, & 26 days. Ransom P. Baker died April zd 1900, aged 84 years, 7 months & 13 days. [page 4] DEATHS Esther L. Baker Died September 29th 1820 Pathenia Baker Died January 17th 1813 Aged 5 months & 17 days. Aged 44 years & 7 months. Eliza A. Smith Died December 24th 1849 Joseph Baker Died January 29th 1841 Aged Aged 39 years & 3 months. 72 years 3 months & 13 days. Nancy Baker Gardner died October 11 rh Lydia L Bosworth, wife of Alfred 1860 Aged 65 yrs 2 months 16 days. Bosworth died Febuary 17th 1851, in the soth year of her age. Francis Baker Died March 14th 1866 Aged 61 years & 1 month. Asa H. only son of Alfred and Lydia Bosworth died at Strawberry Valley Cal Esther Baker wife of Joseph Baker Died September 9m 1861. Aged 25 years 4 January 18th 1869. Aged 82 years 3 months and 12 days. months and 18 days. Abijah D. Cook Died March 23d 1872. Roby Gardner Died March 12th 1872 in the Aged 53 years. 74m year of her Age. Parthenia C. Baker Buffington died May Varnum Gardner Died March 1n 1873 in 6th 1891. aged 73 yrs 7 months & 10 the 77m year of his Age. days. Eliza Baker Sherman Died August 5th 1887 Esther L Baker Cook died January 26th aged 88 (years and] 5 months. 1893 aged 70 yrs 10 months & 4 days. Bible of Nathaniel Abraham Venable Henderson of Texas 311 [new page] MARRIAGES MARRIAGES N. A. V. Henderson and Mrs. Eliza Jane Forbes were united in wedlock on Thursday 14th [this side blank] April 1853. By the Rev. Mr. Pickett Red River Co Texas [new page] DEATHS DEATHS Capt John Henderson Departed this life Isidora Henderson, Daughter of N .A. V. on Sunday about 2.0'clock P.M. on the & E. J. Henderson, departed this life on 30th June A.D. 1833, Aged 61 years. Friday the 9th of August 1861. Aged 4 In Allen Co. Kentucky years 4 mo. & 19 days In Fannin Co Texas Sarah Henderson (wife of Capt. John Henderson) Departed this life on Idella Henderson Daughter of N.A.V. & Saturday about 10 O'clock P.M. 16th E. J. Henderson departed this life on December A.D. 1854. Aged 72 years In Tuesday morning the 1st day of August Grayson Co. Texas 1865. Aged 1 year 7 mo & 10 days -- In Milam Co Texas Jesse Shelton Esqr, Departed this life on Friday the 25th of May 1855. Aged 73 years 3 months and same days. Rachel Shelton (wife of Jesse Shelton Esqr) departed this life on Thursday the 5th day of April 1860. Aged 72 years 5 area cut out of page mo3 w &2 days Eliza J. Henderson (wife of N.A.V. Henderson) departed this life on Wednesday September 6th 1876 [at] night about 8 O'clock P.M. aged 51 y 2 mos & 12 days In Benton City Atascosa Co Texas Henderson Family Bible Records George Avery and Mary Sanborn of Plainfield, New Hampshire opies and a transcription of this Bible record were given to NOS in 1996 by Karen Avery Miller of Dallas, T exas, who photocopied the original Bible which was then Cin the possessio n of William Avery of Wakefield, Kansas. The main title page with the date is missing. O n the New Testament title page is printed: "Kimber and S harpless Stereotype Edition. Tiie New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek; and \uidi the former translations diligently compared and revised, Steroryped by E. White, New-York. Philadelphia: Published and sold by Kimber and S harpless, at their book-store, no. 8 South 4'"-Srreet." [page I consists of a printed Family Record, italics and p1mct11acion as transcribed, within an arch design of columns and grapes] George Avery, born in Truro, C. Cod, Jan. 23, 1759 [ 1759 in ink, correcting the lase digit of the print.ed year which is illegible ) Mary Sanborn, born in Hawk, Mss. April 22, 1765.1 MARRIED In Plainfield , N.H. January 11, 1787 DESCENDANTS. Samuel Avery, born in Plainfield, June 17, 1787. Joseph Avery, born in Plainfield, Jany 14, 1789 I/any written over printed June) 111atcher Avery, born in Plainfield, August 17, 1790. Mary Avery, born in Plainfield, October 15, 1792. Betsy Avery, born in Plainfield, May 26, 1795. Ruth Avery, born in Plainfield, October 8, 1796 [italics here and below as shoum). George Avery, born in Plainfield, March 24, 1798. Sarah Avery, born in Plainfield, Nol'ember 20, 1800. Salome Avery, born in Plninfield, Ju ly 21, 1802. David Avery, born in Plninfield, Febmary 17, 1804. Jonathan S. Avery, born in Plainfield, July 11, 1806. Ebenezer Avery, born in Plainfield September, 28, 1808. DIED In Plainfield , N.H. on the 24'" September, 1801, Ruth Avery, aged 4y. 11 m. 16d. -on the 20'h September, 1805, Joseph Avery, aged 16y. Sm. 6d. -----,..,...... -n-"ITT\ rf'"'t· F CG\Jf ~I I /"'\I\ L\f ORN\~ I. Danville, New Hamps e, ~sea ~ e1 ~n-H60, was cnrlier khciwn ~Hi}€ \ ETY Gc.1'1c.ru-v· 1 · NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY 90 (DECEMBER 2002): 312-16 HENDERSON FAHILY occGS REFERENCE ONLY hio r,aa.rch fl.no. !11uch valua.blo ·t;irne i')e r.c.vetlo 1f l10t 0 your- q:Llc::·-.Lcs ~.::-e ;_;elc Do uncl :l.f a·;; o.ll poscible yo11 l.riJ.l ~.' ece:l."'lC a helpful :·ipl,ro DOES ,~o·r CHlCULATE 0::.'aP_go 0 Cc. ~:1.fo!.'n:i.D. 9266-7 l 9 6 8 ORANGE CO. CA. GEN. SOC. c/o Huntington Beach Li brary 7111 Talbert Avenue Hunlington Beach, CA 92648 C~·iJ.be1;."t Hcm.de:rr:!on 1'Jas ot1e of tha hi::o.d1.. 5.ghta of Tl~.os ~ dfolnwon, e.h, .. 0 tSho pateni.1at1 11 11 l~SO ac!'es on th_; ... Fa.stcrn Sho!.'e in Eo!'thampton County c 1ii:."'ginia0 10 M~.y 1652 o (11ago 2i?~"). Eis :mu.-a e.. ml "'iiht:.:~ of Robe1.. t .[:bgc .Joh:.). Wat·i;s an<.\ Ro1:H:ir·t; :Bl-~l~e t':7o:L'e ::.::t·~o.ohed to art0·;:;hs~ pa/~on:~ :1.s&1.isd ·t.o 'lfo.l -r;er' TG""~lor, Ho:::."th2.mpton Co .. 0 Va.(', fo1" "G·G.b:."ie:J. Xslm1in :i.n 1662 o (pD.ge '·!·19) o Gil·: ~:1.>t Hcn(1el"so::.1 o.1so p~tmTt!e1 himself' .500 o.cz•o;:: 5.n Accoi:l.lD.c (fot.~me1·ly called Moxt~t:-3.ut,v ..~c·n) on. 10 Oct 16"'.>4· 0 which adjoiued ·~he 1am1s of Stel)hen Ob.az.'lton" (lfoge11t page 517) o Ha;~th$W Henderson was a heau.::·ight o.Z Hcm.'JI· Westga·i;e 1·rho o1rta:lned. a patent ..co 250 a~sof landfu-1o"t~0T lforfol!c Cooo Va.0 0 ca 16.55 as shown 1zy £Tugent 11 p~.ge 3320 Ji;dt-re.rd. Eonde:rson is J.i 1rtied among 73 perao:n.o, s1Jppo r:ad to ha.\'"e been tl.. anspol'~jod. in'GOVirginia by Thomas :Sutton, when he :paten~vad 3. 650 ac1,ea of lar:.d. on the South side of the Rappahannock Rivel.. in Olrl Rappa.ha::mock Coo 9 J.9 ~jul 16660 {pp 561 .... 562) o A2e.1W.ndsr Henderson ·with Edward Eppes, John Turner 11 Jo:m Hunt and Hugh Williams we1"'e amour~ the headxighta usad by John Landman on 22 May 165011 when he :patented 6.50 acres on the Sou·iih a:J.de of the Ra.ppaha~"lock 'Rivel.. o (paga 19?) Jemes Henderson,. himself 0 patented q.QQ seres in Accomac Goo on ·the tt:Easte1.,n Sho1.. en of Virginia, on the South side of Pocomoke River 11 5 Apl" 1666 o {~~h.i..s lru:i.d \1as in tiha:~ lrnc:e.ma Somerset Coo (l Me.l'yland and is also refer:.~ed "t,o on 1jage lt·(9 of nold Som~n.~set Coi..mtyt! by Tm.Teneeo) The headrlghts named by him in secn1·in.g the ];latent we!'e John Long, J's.mes Collins, Rdward Topp, Eliza'beth Whi tel\ Jobn Price. John Aubrey~ Alice Ststjkl~y and Florene~ Xvans o (liugant Po 552) (Accol""d:t:ng to 1ifor-th Rny 1.n ttTe1111~af.lee Cous:lnstr this James Hen.da::son was suposeed to have been the B.n.... cr;}sto:i..~ of a family of Hel1C1e~sona in Somei·::~t Oounty 0 ~hose descendnnte loca't~ed in AU€;,1lSta. f101.mty 0 Virginia.o J"olu.~ He11der~wn (eldest son of o:bova Jrun0s ?) ma~:11•ied Eli~beth Ba!'n&ljy in Somo!'eet COun.ty:· fi!aljrland. 0 l JJ. 1630 ~Eis i:;ill was 'Pl"OOa.ted Ol~ Wr'itton l A'u.g 1723 and p:t'O ... v·isio:ns UlD.d.e to th0 followiiig: lo :Be:n;jaznin Eeuderson and he:tra n1a.ud u-hsre he i~ now seated" o ~ 2o Ob.-nz·loa Rm1rlerson 'GO whom lands wax•e left on the Potonm.c Rive:r, l!e~.:t to lands !" given ~o liia bro·t;hal.. 0 John Hendor~ono 3o Job.11 Hend~z-son, than decaasoo0 \'tho he.d 1•eceit:-ad lands on 'Gha Potomac Rivero 11 l~. ~ Jn.mas He:aderson" left land.a "lying next to I1W bl'Other James Hanc1e?son o .:5o Sa.x·ah ""' daugh'\;ez• .... ;i.n.... le.w (pro1la1:>ly the widow of bis deceased son John ? ) 60 J'osoph Ilendel"son - his gra.ndson0 a.11d son of James Eende:raon {Hoo 4 a.bvYe) o "lo Jemi~1a11 Eenderson ... "granda:ughter and he~ sistcar Comfort:! o Bo Oomf.ol,t Newboldf) daughter and her children: Will-lain, !1f],,iria. a.ud JolU'!.a 9o. Ee.mmh Eende:rso11 - "n.ow tho 'tiife of Pi ttsn a 100 11az·1:.cJr•,1 HE:md0rson 0 grandson and the son of GhD.rles H011d.erso:a. (No o 2 e.bovo) o llo ~fames !:IGnue!"~Oi'l 11 grandoono l2o F.s::.~the11ia. !1 ck::ughter~.. in..,.J.aw and a grm.1d.a1.1girh0::... , :Mary Smallo ~· Wi·iin.et1Gts~: Johi.1 'Bensont ~iosh·o1~ Mo:;.~r:U1 e:nd H:.:u~- Mez-1.. S.llo Reg VtJL 8 = I ,Jolm trilJ.iam Amherot Coo~ Yao .... 1800 Tax I1ist shows: :a~filillRSOH ;~t.ttepru;;·----·--~rmR.,~ON' Jolm 11 tfillirun n Sally u Ifobert " Peggie 1\u~usta Co 0_0_Vao ..,, l.800 Tax Lis-;;: EEN.r®liSOUl) James ~'IDERSON, T.iavid n n Valentine :Oa.vi d 0 J~ o n Joens ff llexander u Joseph n John u David n John Qt:~~r Go in 11§;!..: John Rende:;." son signed leg?. alati ve Pe ti tloll Mm:1?Z;v Co 'U!--~?:.~- .... W~I.. =L~.Q.Qlt j[_,_]. ??2 .... lZ22.: P-,,!:'> !L}6.u!1.7 ...,. Inventor;;· ...... Jh·mn m.ackmore Hughes" c1e1Jte il1.1e John. Hsuo.{~::son, 9 kgl.. 1787 0 9~_ey0~· qo OJI.. Va o lf.Qlll"!..Ji.L:up.e~ '( !-!O:J of ~Jillinn;) and. g1·:m!..kon c::f' the e:nig1.. ~~'1,.t William> 'i;ook ou·t tho :pa.te!!t foz- 500 ac:i."es b1 Culpeper Cou.r.~t;: ~:h:teh :p~j."'1~ 1>t;:ce.me 0:::-anga Co" Ile was b a ca 1708 o Re mo Sal'ah J3roch:ma.nl) d.au.o of Hrun1.t{!ll from K:ing 1 and Qt:i.egn Coo ana. lf"l.tel"' Sy;io·G·iisylvania Oo o John Eende~"SO!! 3 -;:.:t3.l pTo1:2.t~1J. 5.n 01.. ange Oo.,, Va.o 9 28 Ai.:ig 1783 mentions wi:?e Sarah and th.9 :follo·u:'Ln.~ Chil6.ren:: EffilITBP:ImM i1 John mo :\fraziccs 1'.aniel Emlfitill1SOlTl) Josep11 r..10 JJol]?he Lea '~ Samu.cl n :B.ich:ll4 C1 tt u l'.i.al";r- mo Rz ·hes Sa1"0.l1 ~ o Tht.;,s:·.1.:¥..n 1: n Su.sannah mo John Iihl.te Eli2a.bcth mo b~i1tagu9 I! I? Isabell mo Thoropston Ann. m0 1 ~ Bu~rt:is 2 o J"':tnuoy Hannah u R-:3.cb..el mo Q.u.1. sen"he:rcy ":• &:;1-£:·5f}~ ...1~:?l.~~1·~r.rt_2I1.:2::t£:.Z~·i~r~ ~ ~1~·~~£_£~~:£t91l Tho!!~c.s Hcmlo::·sou t-ms tho Bon of W5.11i~m Hende1•scn m:.r:l the gziandson of liiJ.. li2m Ecn<:ler£oni) -"v1:a cmig:c·e.nt of :t66o=6o Ee ni..arrisd. Jn1. Ztl..'bd:;h ~~--·--_] Ei n ;~ill provctl 9 rfa:r lt'C-8 h1 :i::o11is&. c.ou~ty ana. w5.1;~~!.es~c~a i:~r ~-rnhn m:u1 M:3.cb.l~.8l 1ti::.5.el1r:mn m16. Soh11 ~B~".grsy f) i11Em-~~:.-:.orw ·~he foJ.lowi:ng child.ren a:,~a G~~"~1.ncichilt:l.rm.1: 1 :ro'"'•· T:i.e.~~-1.,~·~o~") 1~,.. P.1·,.. P:.-:~:1~"°'l~1!:\ 1:: -.'\-.,~, ... v~ '\ - 0 v .L..1- •• :.,._,. __ i....:.-~. ,_.,, •...,ll. \ _...; -·-· '"'--"'-----,,'\.'.# . 0 ~-ta,;;,'/ p • ~~c;: 2 o ~!l'.lJr.!:0..r:i lie11U0~::soj·1 ::~ 0 )J~;rri d. IiOJlflf.:i~E Oll I~~" Will:i..::un Hon<1el"son 5" Ann Rende~son 60 r·ia:t'Y He:n.dercon m:~::..,:d.ed. Sisson {) Q :.@li ~!abe1;h IIena.er.·no:.1 Y;w.i::~:ted Joh1"l Ke:i... :i.· o G:•a.Z10.cons m~m:t;:i.on0d: IJh!?,:;~J.~s n.nd. Dav-1~1. m=.::·~~.. Signed by Thcm:s.n :i;: Een~le:r... 3011 ~:D.e11 :~ is a lt1Sgs amoimt of Henderson l·cr.warc!1 &:me at g:.:.·e2.t. lc:-2gtl!.s r;.:o.ll. much la.1>9r by Wm::r·\::.h. Elzy (11ow deceased) i:u. his 11ook 11 Tem10sr::ae Cot:udnan., 11fa:.1y J?E~:i:·L~on:~ 1 col!l}?1{:'.~~u tha:~ Hz- o Ra]· haa conjecturea. a g::-ca G d.eo.l at.id ·i.;ba'i; a lo·;; of his me.·:;01.. foJ. is 110.:013 at1then:t:i.c 0 h0:rmvor 11 b5.s ootes on ·~he a1,o·rre family ez·e oi'fe1"'ed hero fo:r. t·:ha.t "ti hey axe t~ox·th and. will at least off.er! i;he z·:-::a1.,ch some clues~ nJ·o b.u Hond.errmne Q'!j:taently ·i;ha oldest Goll of Thomas of t h0 a.bo-:r~ t1:tlJ. t wan the sn.mo c.iolm :mmdo::rson who on 23 Mey l?L~5" with Ben.jf?.min Woc-d.2011 11 w~.s or8.e:.:ied 'by ..;;he Co11r·i; of' Goochla.nc1 0.o 0 I) Va 0 II to le.y out :~he F!.'i sou J3oli.nds 0 e.:~ that f~Z!!lt"=~ 11 ....,,e,.,;l:' -.... ocl 1 .l.~.I'.)~ p'i¢•N111:,s,;,._.._.. l~vl..Y~'\'ld9't"c: la.11.d Cou.ntyi: and. wao living there. Also 11 ·i:;he l"~'iste1.. o:t' EGO:S'o William ?Jo-v.gla.s~ sho;rn ths.t Eliz.3.bc·~;h, e.. sister of Job:u Henc1.e1"'son, wt=-.. s mos::."'ied ·to tTohr~ Kerl: in C:'.·oochlana on 23 J"an. i•756ci and. was pe~dw;po l;3:li.1g in wl1r.'\~; is now G·v.ri1'berle.::J,11 {J:;hcl1. Gooch..lali.d.) e3j ·iihe "iiime ho~ f'a:hhar died in 1768() J\J.t;a 0 ~wco:.."tU.:ng to the roco:i:a.(l 11 S\1..:.. n.h Henchrson, daughter of Bennett Rendel'SOi1 0 b~ci?.llte tho wife of John Ro Ke::.~z· o g._qQchle.11g._ c~.Jl._.Ye.o~ ..., Will of ru.cha.l'ii ~r~.mdel"GOn., 17l!-8 ua.hild1·~m me:.:djionr~d: Sarm.\Cl, James, !Ta.-~ ha.n:tal, !11a:<.J- nnd :Hm11.'i ct·~B. IIe:a:J..3z·so::10 I!.o lef·i; ec-~ch clti.1c1 1 nhill:i.ng and his land a.s foll\'.1Ws: 200 ac~en 1;o h1.s i.1zw~h~~, Edward He:t.lt1.C::.,son ~wl ·t;he !... os-~ to h.i.s w:i.fe, B:ew~:lett;;~ He:1tl·~~~scn 1·.:110 ·:::C?.s 111.s o::ccou (G·oochlc.nd !bod. Book 50 pp 142!~...,5 and Doea :Book 6., p 50l} ~:he following i;:;as :fotmd :"!..n C\?mOe!'land. O.ou~ty:: Eenr:letta Hm1d.e1"son of Cumbe:L'la.uct Coo,, Vao 1:y ho~:... c1eet1 o:f 28 lh1g 17"·~9 fo':- divers con.sitleration.s ubti·i; mo~.·s ~spacie..11:;7 fo:... -~ha no;ttn:D.1 lo;,re e.11.d. afic:iction I bea:e unto nv so:!sn con.irey·sd the J.D.11t.l~ de·..ris~d by h0r li.usbc~u~l J.,;o hel" sons Sa.nm.el 0 i~a'.;h:.m e.11d James Hendez'son" This dc;.ec1. is recm:odec1 in Gt-=1.n11r-.ir land ao., :i 1ii11 nook l p-g 113-=114·.. The lm1.c1 co~-reyed is dsf3c::i boa e.s 250 a.cros be;P.nu1.ng on "\ihe 1.1Ta.nches of G·J."ea.t G·u.inea 1.n Ou:nihe1~10.n.d County o 1fathan Rendez·son, who aig-ned bi fl llama Natfil"~.aiel o;-r.o.cd a. t:;:a~ct a.d.join:i.ng!) lmd ~~h:tch he coJ.l"'ioyec.1 ·to Charles Lee (r.:ee.?) ·• 01.. d.01-» !)ooh: 2, Po 31:-ll Gim>oe:dancl.o Cumbcrle;nd O:rcle~ 1wok 1749~17..51 shm.rs tha1; Samncl, J~-ncs a.:2.{l lfa·~hc"l.nicl H071.0.e:rsox:. i::e1·e :.:-ed.dc.m."~ z o-.-:- Gu... "r.foe~lo.no. C.om1ty on 26 Feb 17L;.9 c:" I~ag;C!J b).t: o 'By his c.1.eed cf 13 Dec 1758, Ov.m1Jerlantl 1fi11 :Book 2i: pa.ge !{·85: Sa:mti.el Hendc~i::o11 of G:.:-c\llVillc C.Ow1f;y 0 ~!o!'l:l1 Ca.i.. olina, conve~:--eQ. u:ts :l:n.t0:::·~r:,-G v.1hich }.lo l;.,~tl 2.(!~t~.irec! ii.1 the 'GI'ac·i; aforesaid to Charles Le0" Thia de eel 5hO\:iF.:: ni ·:; tH~in.r; ~'!. rm.l'"t. of the parcel 01" tro.c·~ of' land the:~ -was gl•an·tcd. to Richm"'d E01J.~0rson hy pc.tent. ri beari~_ng t1ate at Will:i.amebu~go 30 Jun 17430 .··>/" ... ;; for.:!-s.1ec :;~:(].{~ (~ ::· :t_{} ") ... "l fe:7ale 16 'to r:. ••") ~{.; :l. f ema.le .... u to !.~l!· (.,:mncs Eo:uac::·co~J. ;.:o.s ~.p:poi:t:d.~~a. ~ connt~.1:110 !.~ Aug 179?' 1.:1 ~fo.~ki::o;.1 Cc1tmt.~t o John ~~ ;') t - ....-..,.R1 • - l N • J. '') T) "1 t"""!")~ •,• ., !·:on.t~c~.,.s0r1 1-..-:-ac gj..1c.r~·~~~a. '-:t.it;S P.. C:·:en ll'. ::ac J.:so::..1. :..·o o p~::.t.c·1· ~o ·, ..i. ~c ::,.i>U o u o ~...Uc!. C~:t::1e1":i.::w Gi4(::S i:wlD. 5 J?B1'i 1.300 to rfolm I-for~(.t::;:!.."'f~Ol1, fo'1: {?:.OO: 207··} o.. crer; on a·m:·:~·y 0 s (~~·Gck 0£ jfo1~·~h J:':o::.:·l: of 0(!C)J.l(H3 5.n cfo.cksor.t Qo 0 0 w5:'Gh N.'.:tthm1:tcl l;tilU :i:hom~.s Ee:a.deJ.~raon an.a. 1B.1Ham McDono.ld a.o wi·\iner;sos o Jrunea Ecnde1"no11 and 'i1EL?0 Jonne";;1; soJ.d. 1.5 :Dec 1800 "to Si:'-::.;1iU.~J. Eo::i.de=rnon. fol" ~~72' ?'5 a.Cl"eS O:'igl110.lJ.y g:::-e.1:3;cd {jQ ~Ollc~t m.d.dJ.oion~ r~1;.'beecr:1f.mtl~r ~old ~o Mo::.·~::iJ.ca Be11to:a ~...11.d to ,Jo!n.:. Du~i·ee 0 ·ny ~;he lat·iw1.. ~o Jt\mc::;n E1.:Jr;.:-le1·son, ~·;l;o ti'af-J of Pe:.o.dle~;on Di s·~:::ict,, So 0 o ~ wh(m he sold ";;!le lend; F..o1'Ji.e:t.''~ Ec::-:irlerso~. e.ud. Jo?.m Ha..7ldJ..e1~ ware wi·t:a.e~:rnefJ. Mo~c1ica. :B~~r:i;o:J. fwla. 2)( .Jan 1801 ·~o Ito-De:·'~ !fonder·2on. 1 5?5 acres oJ::lg:'.w.1ly gl"cn:ted ·to Thomc-;.c 3 o Sc<;-~;·0" l!Tohn He:l!dc.il'~on nola. to Se.muel Rcm.Clezi~on 0 ~~5 Ma:... 18000 fo1.. $:370, 2871· i:':.Cn.,0s on Gul'i."y 0 s C:re·~!t, 3 1~;i ·i;h Rr.foei.. ·~ Eondornon and Joseph McGutchen as Hi tuesses o John ~-ras in 1:.fooro e di~;t::·ic·t in. ·t;he 1803 tm: liat end he o1riia:tued a.deli tfonal hoach•igb.t :taml in 2.8060 In the 1805 lottery in Jackson 000 0 Jemes, Jones (1), John Goo Johue P.oue~to Ro·D0::.·t, Robel't J1•. 0 Robe1"t Si- o and Thoman -we:re listed. E:a:v..meratea in 1820" in O..ti.tl1:Gion to Rolie:irt a.'bovo w0re Tb.on;nso Sa.w... ;.el 11 David0 John and Robel't; Davi..d. a.:n.d Thomas being ag0d 2645 ancl the l"eot 45 Ol" old.el"() Job.11 t;fo was in J.. ittdsey 3ti diot~ict in 182?0 Jo1m. an.cl ;jif'e Mm:·th.ll Rencle:r·son wol.. e in Pe:~ 'lleton Di s·i;I·ic t, s .... o a as ee.l--ly a.s 178~/, (1800 Pe~d.laton Can2us)o l?o 6p and others t':ere iil 1800 were ,fo.mes 0 lfatlw.niel1 I?.o-oci'·t" Thorae.s and Willia.mo (See pension e:ypJ.icD/\iion of John ~Ji th '\dfc Ma:::-the.o SoG o, W /.:.981~) o P..obez-t R0125.erson of Ja.ckson 0 a revolutiorm.l"'J.·- soldie1.. , in 1832 d:-:~"'1 Cherokee Oouu~y land. g:'a.nted l Jul 18430 Auo ..lihe7.' Ro1>e:.~t, also a \fetel"e.n. 1.n.EeJJ.. CTounty 9 .Gao, drew land :l.n 1832 gra."i'lted. 28 Mat.. 18.3.50 In 1820, Danial ~..nd Robert wc1•0 enumerated in Eall Goo; Joseph in Walton Goo: U:UJ.iam ilt Habezsham Co 0 a:ua. Eo :a Ja..wucsD Johno r.. OI> Mo and Samt~.el ill Jasper Cou..nty' among othCl"S ill the GJvB/ve o So·.;m~t':...1. lteud.a:..~sono left e~~:::-l:r wills in Jackson County: Davidsi Jonin.h, Ba.Rm-~1 3 Sann.tel Ror. Sohn G·oo Jameo 1Jo and. .3.olI.i Sou.re e of abo-ve: A'bs·i;1·ac ted. from t:G-one to Georg:tatt 'trcf 1:!ill5.am Co S'tit::~·;a1.. t ..., 196.5 o 1fo.tVJ. GenealogicaJ. SocietyD 1921 S·n:o.a..ej:lan.d l'loo 1Jo"fio,, \f€'i.Shillgtona DoOo 20036 - CIO -- Q..q::'! ctD. Oo o] Ge01~fil0. Ee.:dy Mal'riage Reco:rds Ifi!JlID!JP..SC~f, Ja.i"!leS ·m Nancy Arthur 11.t· Sop 18!.?·8 ~l Jedid:1.e.h m Eli£abeth Bra.uher ;l Oe·r. 181·!·7 ..£: LeRoy On m F1"ances Jo :Brotrn 16 Dec 18l.~5 .. Sa.nmel Po m Mazsy Bl'asher 27 Feb 1848 }f;ilksg_~&2.:..q,,_~.n.S~gia - Ear~v Me,rrtage R:-cords EENDE.TISO-.cl" 11 D€11jrunin m t'idy Smith l!} Oct 1824 ... - f.o~t2Q~~.Q..:: Ho~ ,T0i:ncy: s~mol !Iende2·son CC!.mc :r:.·om Ireland to 1'i o~r 0 1;cfo:i:'e J.;b.e Rovolut1,on as a yoi.m.g mano Ead. a bl"oth9::... u...med na-...1icl r~i.:mdG!'SC!lo Samuel mo .t~ey Teyl ~Ia.rgaret m Jol'm. Clk'Jy·~.on of lifoJu c::• S2..mUal li\rerl and dicti :i..a 'HJ, h:.'li:1 cl~llo Elize.bcthc 1 Joseph, ·o o 22 1re1J 1790 mo Eli~bo·~h !fo:... den :~.n l~J ..... Jcna-t.11~.. n -~,o Ca.J.::d:'., :.!1 JB:~:.9 o 1.; Cf(jJ::;JJ '/ .... ---·- ...... - .... Gu.moor lend Da.Yid0 James anc1 cTesse R.icha.rc1 antl heirs; Henderson & Gompanjr Jemes 0 Jo!i..n 0 11illiam and William Loge.n. Hugh, John0 Michael aucl Thomas L:'i. vin£:,""S ton James ~- Nadison Abra.ham ;;cd David Ha sou Andre'\'i 0 James and Thomas Merce:r John and \ifi ll:t am Montgomery John {DecGased iu 1800) Colo Bonnett He:n.derson of Albe:i:·marle Coo, Vao Heirs: (Source unlmotm) it:i.fe: Eli 2abeth J'J1c1.eo"'~ zone John b o 1 Mar l??'l \·i :i..111.am Do 17 Feb 1775 Sa~· lib. bo 18 Jan 1771 lllo John Ra Carr l Dec 1'?9.5 ~fames Lo 1) 0 5 ilpl' 1719 Glli'1::... lea bo 23 Jan 1781 I s h:"i.m bo 23 Nov 1782 Bennett Ho bo 5 Sep 1784 Eli~a b a 21 Jun 1786 mo John Ho Bullock 0 ? Feb 1805 ~,l,Cl!!.C cs L 0 b o J./.} l!,e b 1782 m.. Thome.a Horns'by, 22 Cc~; 1805 Lu..r~r !no bo 12 Apr 1790 mo Joh.t'"l To Wood,. Fcl1 1812 J.b:a.cy Co bt) 27 Jun 1792 l!.!o Rey o Ma.t"~how J5ielson.:i AU£~ 1813 Johll Tieudersoul> b o HendeY-SOl1.a Ke:o:i;uck:y moved to Shelby Co,, 0 :Illinois Et)Ol.'.!.t 1831 1~h01.. e he diedo Wife:: H.achel '? They h ...~.a. the follmving chila.ren: Gharles Ro Jesse - Elizabeth Se.1·ah Rachel = N·aucy (Source Ul).k:nmn1) 0 1616 Ct:nisus: l male over 21 1 fem:::i.la over 21 1 Jll.!').le und.er 21 I! .·t·.... WI - o l male over 21 1 :f eme.le ov·e~" 21 n ,., 2 mo.1E-~S O'o/01" 21 t~ f enaJ.es GVer 2], ':t -" mules u.nde:r ~l 6 fem8.J.es uncler 21 ,, .rt o l ni:-'Jle ove1- 21 1 feI!~ale 01.rer 21 L~ sla:~res ., 1 male ovsr 21 2 f emalcs over :21 .) slnves 2 males tu!del' 21 l.t- f ema.les 'mde:r :-.L•':!- ""' - - - - !_.~shin~_g_ Coo 0 Iowa 1850 Cmums: TIEl_\IDERSOl~u John 2? Illn · Mai~·ha 33 Illo Sanely 12 ti (male) Tbolll..a.S 11 'l Tiller ? 8 ? {male) Eir.a.11c1.a 'l 6 ·? John .5 Emo line 3 '\ii lliEll.'11 c 0 l HEND!'J?.SOiT u Allan 51 N«.Co YilHem 35 J>anna. Mru."tha 30 Garo line 'l Samantha 8 Iowa ,.., r,uey Ann 5 n ' HEJ:Dil~.SOH I> David 47 1 Jane l}7 Columbus 19 James l? R:~.stol':f._ of Dala'!.:.'a.re and Duche.na.n Gountiea.J....~ Page 432 •-1> James Eenc1arsone a t.;caltey farmer of Delawc:.l"e Coo uaa ·oo St" lla:mie Parish~ Ca:n~da, 4 ~.er 1840ri E:On of Willis.m and Alice {Burrell) Hendersono 1 Page l~32 -~.. Willilw1 He11derson 'i'aa born in Scot;land encl his wife in England 011 .; the:r were m~rrieti in Cane.. ctao Tlley c~...me to Io"1a in 18540 (Uo other imorma.t:i..011) ~f:..1} JJerna:rdi7:_1o qpunty_" Oa.lifox:._nir:" __ 18~~0 Gens_l1.S: fil.Y.~1l':!!J.dQ: Hend.ei·son" Sr:um1el 31 Indo Ky? Indo Alita 28 ? lff NY Edm.~ ? !l!o o Indo rrr Dora 5 Ind.. " 1 William Hcmae:rson of J"unenburg, Mass.. 172 } ~!?:£: 0 :~~1 t~U..~ .. J.j!.E.t;~~lli: ::... oh·n :tic??.0.c·;..";~~1! n:l:f•1Jd ~)':)'~ :.~;:to·i in lt:uUc:.... ~o}:! C.·J 0 SI s:~::ri:.lo -~o cn·t:a'blifJl.1 CT!:l~i.lCCl";~ G()1.1.X ~ i1~i 01:~.!."t. ~0~1, 10 JJ[.C :.8)jo J_fi:jQ (!C!ilC··.. 10 1:~ ~:~ t <' c11,J:::J J (\ \1 1-Ic:::~c:·~'t)o:~, ~~{~o :~.l --..L;.....-.--.. ---· .. c 1·:-;:.. Lo o" r..... y- fI " I.C:..:az C'c o ·1 iJ.it..;:.r-~l:v CllD.:·.. .. }.c;c 1~:'2.-:~·:Ir:::r;c:1r. J:::;:ir~;: :.:o o j)l;., 30. ·~~ !Ji J. ].:~er:.: l-1~~t1 ~:..' ~Cf'l" l1:ill£ r) }fo 0 ~)\5(l t ... :..; 0 -~~'?.. i..~~2: CT:2d:~i_:lI~:~-f~1_f:~:'"'·~-}~2~~1l :~o e ~:~.-·;cs :'~.!)~.~;:: (177,].l>l.i'9l.) J.-:J.c1·:.:'.:'tl r.:::ndc~"'~-:n!, C·r!r::·{~O :c:n... [~:1c:i.1 '~Yo f:t::... r;;..~1 Ticiltl.G~-~r.;0;1.:> l·~.o~~c::~ ~6:1::·~0·~1~ lto:·t.::•r:; C1tl\! TJc·?:i.. ~H;~s of f:i~~:~:\:..'"0. 1.:':'!1:.t1.c:--~ojl ancl ·;;}~·.) o{;:..:.:::"'r.> ~:·.s·:;ecl G.Oc·-v~ 1 fi;)~'O: tJ.~~-.. ~8l2c :: .. 1339 t -::_.o C..~.::.::~ i;1 I?G·~:t';l:~ 't~~.J.cy b{!{;'i~1;::~~~J~ ll~:.l:.' C:~~°f>C:}} . n.::1Q I·~i;_:.1.::e:~'.::.\ ED [;.r; \.~O :~.:tie!.:.1.cle :Gr?c..:::; Gr.Jr.}._') ~ G:~~~:~ o~("' !r~1~1.V'l;."CY' 6 i:.:p:.· !_~OS· - J:::i.. r.:l~::'d r::c4·_:11Z.l~so:1 U~'l'l rtco:~gc ))o~B::c~\, ~J,., -0-,·:;!.1 dee oc1~c[..• 1 !-1,~:E?~~t E~ Ec:n.de:."20llt J..~\..·jrci..~, fo~1ud in .J!e:111G~S8·3 C·rtZf'.:;t!2~: 0 :~:":.,~·,:.~b.~!t 183::.. 0 ~·0!111 ~Oltd~::'ao!..! 0 l:f\J'-t;r.:od Coon ~O::U!o ~ 1\.bS"'~o ¥."ill ~Coale lr I?e.gco .'.:~ cnti.. 50 J·E1.y 1? 1.027, IA::To o:~ Jc2 E:'oo~1(;U, de::caGcd me:1:,:5.0:1s: .To~l:.1 :;Ie:1clo:::·r:o~, Thc·mes 1)0::.--l:b10 G.r.d. I:oi'l':'..ri Sm::lJ.1 of Ho::·i;h Cc1•oliila and D&vicl s. :riU11?!,, Hc.tb.:m.:i.cJ . .Earrclol'Son, T1•0011 V., under Cfl..pt. r-Ic~{ean Kc.. : ; on ~ic/i;(!h0:7. E:rpcdit7.o:n~ ~33.)" :Su.~:a;.,d nnc.1 Sho:i:'c.aoo:.'.1 Eez.~clereo::.l 0::.1 Hu.s -~ er- Roll, l81L:-, m:.dcr Cc.11-t" tfohi.~. (!;~.::.Ii r>.[:;l'>.£.r! n:~.a. Col. -~15..ll:i.a.m i'fa'.;call, J.a ·~ Reg. 0 Tennes£.Ge 1·iilL;:1ao iii:Uliam H. Eslli1c::-so:u. 0 ~Ti\"OOd C:oou Tem1. nan 2c05.n.B Ec:..:?.l~0:-oon; Es;y-:mod Go. 1 Ten.."'l •• l.1.C'.sccl in t~i11 of Jocoph ::c:J.y 0 dc::::r.ze.:lo ()·:;he:';.; rlii!;~~: ~Toi1n PoJ.1: 0 1Joby11~ 8:! '13rat1~o:'d 0 En Tnppi~:!, cT.~:·::co :Jrsi':,;l1, '.tJ::.·o j). :.: ...:.v7 ;::_:.1a. D:.i-:15.. c:!. Ch,-=z-::.'7. Ada. 12 Doc 1826. ~;c.~.:i:: l r;c:r:.:J..:>::soau p<."..:::::l~::;e ..• in c ::r~ atc c.. :Bcn,j.r:-,:nin .::lo .-::-0:.::-:::J, 2'? H:.::~ 1815r. He: ~~~ed. Co.~ =J:lcn~. ~ lal~. Tioo:; I, liP 16E~lt9. Du Ho lfar.lic:-:so:>. ~· I·~\.:.r;te:.' Tioll of Cc.~()tt:.:i.u Wo So 1.~ttnhi Co, !.6th Hee;" Tc:m. Yol:.n-:'.;;:)01· Gc..\'"t:.1'-'Y· G0:n.fc~le~~e:~::i Hoco:-dr.·~ ffci.tn 1 A:'chivo;1r. ~i·r,c;h::.;;!c_/... o::i. 0 IJ.,D., Eo \'irts i::~.>cm F~~rctte Coo, '1:onnonsce. ::t:l~:};;::.c ECjldDl'GG:l11 u~.:J·'d runo:r;.:~ o·;i b.91.. $ in pc·~i tion fa:." e.: \:"O~.·ec o::· ~"ia.till!!!"l{)l r~r:rJ.G. ..~:r; o:: Coc;:o Co. a Ton:::i.ccnce" 'I Sq) J.82'7 o 1 ~i.~0.:·lc ·~ to Ro;J.clc:-non~ b o Ku.o::r.viJ.le 0 '1 ~nno 0 ir..::t:r:::..,.leil.. ~- ·1 J.807 tc Gap·~cd.n Esi2i..•y .. ;cnc[:;c;;."'. T::oy hc.c e.':, leas·~ te:'l cb:lld;.•ea o:i:~e of ·0heL 11cin,'5 Etm~r 3. l:o:::::i. 182• .50 Ti.1cy J.:;. ved in :..J:-o.d1(0- Coo 0 Te:.l:J.eoseo. Ehe~ Cor2t7 p TeI:!!czi: '~s g Dt>.ni.cl Ik:ild.c1·con n::i.:.•::·icd .;·~e Co~·~T.r. ~?:i::'!l 1'?86 0 c~rn::.o o~t' Co1o tTn1~~s CozJ~;~ Rrr-?o Solo \11ho tl.o 5.n I!l;~a. Ceo ia J.D~lo ':}i:;..i.~ Irm:!.cJ. r;'c~rlc:~zo:~ i;cr;c;ne: :::~.:?:·~ (!~.:~"·JTti·~ cou.:.'-\i cJ.01"1;: of lic.;~il·~o:i J::J": 'i~o~~o ~c~.1~"\::.•J £(-:;jJ{lc;:::.oi.l t·:c~n ilir.:~.iton Gc.u.nty Iteco~::i.c :: :i.:w. 18§~ .• llo2no Goo 0 Tcm1 .. - t.r.:.11ic Fe::.:lci~r.;011 1:10 i\b::c.1'.cn OU:w::ic .Ala7.:::m.do:c ?o J~ r:::: s tez- a:c.d i~':UJ.iam Oo NcKt::m0y. I:J~!~ ~:-~·· ~~~ _,g_::,.~.fl ,--~~~:~~:r:~~.!~ ..;.§.~.~l-Q.~22~~~~.::~ = ~I:2J;..~::~1~r::o:-~T e (~ 1-1~·... J. r~ ·li:lt:inD, ;.1.~.r.1en McC· ... 1.101'.gh 20 .-JE.rn 1'?9:1 ·;1;; c:{~2J.\183 Hc!t'.:~ i.~:'e ·-: O···'·JV V 1796 jO-':o*'~ 1~fa:1cy ffilJ..iUE~ ]. ~-~G~t ·-':.l..J;.J ~:~:2::;~~~~s Oo ~-~--~~~1~1~.~ G_Q:9.2.~)10J::.22_.~2or:~g.:: ~:1:9 :.: " !Iei:.il0rLJ0;1 so1~~tGd. e.. s tTiictico of th1l Po~.ce il1 J.790 !:b:"~}:~n5.-r:l I!m.. '1.0.o:~son \ms tTi.lG'tice of ·(;he Peace :ti-?- 1791.:. !~.~:;<> W1.J.J.imu Ec:1.rlr?Jl'non wv.z Oi.'i.e o:f:" tho J:.fili tD.l"Ji' O:f.':?:tc011 n !Wme:l fm:· Ifa:u1d:n.o Gt:loo iz:r~~1~::.8rJsec ~ 2l} Se:ptenfoar 1793. J~.t'.!0$ e .!1nd:;;>e'=.:! a.11d !uc.::.:.3.nG.c:;:- Ec:nltcrso:u \:.i'n!'O -:;;i·:~nosscs 'GO 'Gf!e \·d.11 of Joli~ R0.:d·~i.:.l h1 1790 in At1gill1ta. C01.mty 9 "tJ:!.i.·g?.!:tl:.?.o riill p~·oved. J.6 ]~00 l.?90 uy Jolm Gr.::.ig e~na. rJamos and AlcJs:~.nil\n, Eend.e1•sono (From: Ohalk:J.oyns l1°b~troc·cs 0 Volt11:i1c .50) T,.•. ·.··'?f.!1•.•t:!Q'.'l <'lo !"j11~1-.1~- (l'~'l... .,J . .,..DO~·t:'.! ·::'·pom T'.fo•:•t.11 D!!'>-:-Or,1 r-1~·-i·'lf"<'r'.1.t:'IP rc_,..Ur.<1,-;c•) r.. ,,.. .& .... --:~:::-.~.A ...... ~.::-.;:;:.• ,,t_u..-.,, v~ • ur.:J '*- a;;1 •• 1.1 "·°'"'*'\/ l';J 2:.:::±r.!::!:~~· .. , y·"-1 G.1"'~ Th·:) I:fupc~-roll P:r.·~s1.1yte1"ian 01nu~ch 1·m.s the olden·\; in :Ycffe1'son Coo Ono of the: f:i._;:s·!; so·~tlo:~s t7e.s ::~0t:o o P:.o1)ef.'t He11tle:!:'oo11 i:rho p1~eached to the o;... igi~a! cc!.1grec-o gc~:~ion ao J..atG c.s 1810 or 181la Deed 1~0co~:.·rlc ll;. Feb 1798:: Robe;;·t E~:mclo~~on cleed to 1'fillit::.m Mo1::::-0~1 0 :t5 acres 1.oco.tocl :Ln eTt::ff ei·son Coo 0 Tom'!.o 01'. F;.•e11ch ih•oe,U. R:t vc~~ = 1:-ir:~l"t of Ro l:e::~ ITe:r.i.de:•sono 1 h~rnl 1nl.!1ieniiar1 1zy- Ro1>er-·i; Gm:rtl";Yo S1.g.aec1 0 Ro1Jort 1Ienc1cl $0i.lo =j;,3n::..(;n~ee n.nrl E!G.!.1 x·~.. ea Sar•ah ~~~~? Cotu1·:;;t o Ee -~;as box·n i:.i l8L1.l~o ~~~=~:!c:~J·J .. 2.2.~.t-Tfls~o ~ .fo.bc11t 1820 ·~ 8om0 of tbe earliest ~,c;sident3 ~iere Tb.cr:;e.~~ ,J\1h$:.~ e.:atl .t:.nG:'\.:~·; IJo F.cn!1c;.~~on ~-.;1.1.o accal~Oing ~co l·il~ a El~~- 11 1::cme fl~om .;.Tef:~crso:::. Coo~ TeDno n:cc:.:.l"!d J.k.1.5..:Dil::..~iO.ge o Sc~-i.r.J.ol !Iew3.o:;:i::~o:t1 11 ;J:.:- o 1m.s ·h::•ur,tea of E:t:rnarrnee College i11 18l.~9,, r.:i,.,.,.r·r~-;· Cr· mry····'c'"'~Gr" Qcl"l·~;r') 'i:!'~:-1.,1r1f.\·"c-on ,,..., •.•• '\ 10 i 1.. ,.,. -.81-t ..... '""!";\·"r.ih w:.~n·'·'· rp},,.,..,; ~,';;!.~~-.:.-_...... ~.~~•. -:S::.:-~.:::..:.'.!~.:?~?..· -i . ._. ~·!;;,~ JJ..~~-~ • .;,.:...., • c ;v.i. .~ -· ! 1-;!1/ .:... J • J;.~o W&::,.l'.(.;.· ... - J.v t.: :.r o ~ .. ~ .... ~. ha.d Tf:i11it:tr:·: E~11.a.(:1:t'S~)rl who mD.:;:·ricd Mar-cf Ih.u:.1;,·P;.Uo William i:~as bo:;..~n 8 JJec 1833 and. Hai:--,;r wr:.s c·c:·u 3 ffop 1833 o Tl~a m-::~i·;:;;,·k~e rl~t0 ·h~as iiar:. J.8.5.5 end ·iihsy lli.'\d ton. cM.l-- 6.:::-cn, t:.Tur.):..1s ·tt,r;:mg m.· 0 efar£;cn Ao il(mlierso:µ. of Sev~.C~.·viJ.10 '\':ho Wf'.O 1J-Ol'D. 9 Jun 1861 m10. \·ihO n:D.rz-:l.c& J.o·lio~ r.fory Moatgor;1r::cy, daU{;;h·~e~;;- of Co,p·~nin Jo Ao Moutgom0:..70 The:r h8il. n C·Ot'.1 0 Vic ·~oz- HendE-,!'Go:n.o D;... o James .Ro lle;18.el'r.0l1. ma::.·:;~:"u~a. 2;1cla T.:a.U.J:'~~tta l~·Il!.:i."'p~:~r !> da""G:~~h~;07.' of Wo 0. o Mu:;:ph;r o t~~J~~41~~~~;~~:1 }~~1i.J.y_:t il;T li/.Q Tiorth :~e:nn:~e A7er.:·.1.:.c 0 Inn5.e.~~110li g, ~ncUal'H?• 462QL;.. o nn_g_u.c12:son. Q.hroxi.:lclc::s:n 1915 0 Compilea by ,J"o!:m E .. ~,z-cC<:<.c" I.~~:. !:!r.wlJ..a7.1(3oUs ..foa~:rac:t~s: Ee:£.10.Ci-r.;o:u C.01J~;:i~y~Tr!nMr:!1JGc, establiahed. :lu J.821 tmn :.1.c:incd in hor.i.ol" of: Colonel Je.mes HG:r~(le:::oi~Ona 1·1ho ;'ls.s Golo of Temlo t.l:U.i'~ia. in oJ~.e cr:l -t~he hatt1eo Of}fore 1~·e~~1 O:~"'lGa:cs a.no. J-:b:5..g~~tlc q~iai··~o:·:;a.:;.s"'~er on ·~lle r.;t.af:r:· o:f:' {}e:c.cl't:~l c:r~~Cl·:scn OJl tl?.e !Ie.tchcT. ~ecli i;ion o:E' 1812... ~J.81.3 o To J.,., Hc::2d~:..--oo:J.o o u 21 !\hr 1829 11 c1o l.ll· M'-:!'.l" lS.5.5 :Bu.~·i08. at Shol'brr:Ulo<: :.God.ford Co" 11 ~eem.10 .Rich!:n'{t B:e:nflerr.:021 1·;e.s one t.""rt ·l;hc fil"st scttJ.. ers in D/Gr Coo i: Tenneasoe whl.ch ~-Ius enta11lish0d. in 18230 1'Io.co~1 !Joo~ Tem1essce ~ms :formed fl"om Smi ~;h and S1lrtfilC!Jj;' Counties iu 184:~ o tTat:1es Eenrle1,sm1 ~a.s t.n1e of 'tille fh"et Just1.ces of the I'ee.ce :C'or z..:acon Coo mm:ry Goun.. cy-1) Tem10 - Henc1.e:rson gravos in Point Pleae:::nt Gel!lote:r~ near Pm... is L~~ndil1gRotel: 3o WC> R011rle1.. son, Coo F 1 20thTGnno G~.l,, 11 C •• SoAo (l'fo elates) 'W o Elvis Hencle!'son l881.}'"'l9L~7 Onie Mo Eende:.-son 188l!-l9l~.5 G:!'l\Vlon Hende~scn 1927-1956 Gladies Lo E. Henderson 1915-1916 Ca.mien Coo, Tenn o 0 Nill Book I~ October 1848: cTames F ~ :ffondsroo:u 0 !1gneos Rendei.!'aon, Plee.s&a.t Hend.e:i:•go:.1 L>.:nd ..To.mes Taylor Eende:rson e.p:pea::.."ed as contr:1s·~ants of the will of James Teylo:i' o Page 2(l~. lfilliaEl Hon.de:rso!l :po·~;:~:;.;1.onact ·tho Stats of Tennensee 0 15 S~p 1825~ ·~o b'trli..d e~ rui 11 in r"!c!.Jinn 0<.nm.ty o 18 50 CO:ti.81.7..S - ·Mar.shall Coo n 'fS:;f o sho'!SS Sara.ti Hei1de1"'so;.;1 0 age ::,!.O ~ 1J o TG!lllo n J:ogan Coo, i[y o shDWS .Ue:-randar Hende1.,:.~on, age L!.Jh ho ti St:.mm m.mdeTson ma1-r~.ed_.f~nd.l')e1~ ifo Ish of McLennan Cfooo Tex~.s on 30 .r'l.ug 18300 She wa.a the dauglr;;er oi ~alliam and Pol15.e Heruie::son 0 pionec:rs of Bloa7lt Co", Tc~-J. .. · I~ovea to Te:.:as in 166?; children: 'fl .. Ao, J.JO:\.U"".'.:\ C .. and F.0stei"o Peges 856-857 t~r.famo:;~:li;;l o.m1 Eiog:..'aphical lUstol'y of McLcnna.n 0 1,alls 0 BeJ..1 and Co~yell Gouu-i;ieo 0 Te:z:a.sn "' 18930 tum EenclG:rson. JE::r:r..e{1. James R1.dgswe.y 0 l80li· in Pt·i;sylve..ni~ Coo 0 Vao Moved. ·~o Rutha~:'fo~d Coo, ~:t:,m1 :bi 1812; to tiea!dey Coo P Tenn :J.n 18250 No o·~he:r ~.nfo:err.:aM.ono li.G~-x__Q_ctu. Ton.a_~E.Q~. Ha:rr-la~o: EilllITfGP..SO!i ~ i'!iJ.l:ff.nm Lo lllo Ilo.ri.:'iett :E~. shop l Jan 1S1n a Joseph m. ~t":l.!'Y Ann Steely 19 ,run 181·}1 " Sa:.m10l E o mo t~!a.7 ,J fl.ne Be.1 loy 31 I1io;v 18~·9 ~].tm~~~~1Q~ 9 son o:r 9-:lmm!?.S ~d Je:ne (!·~r:u~t:ln) E\'.m.dol'1;0::~11 ca.ma ~o J·ack$Ol1 M~!dison Go,,, Teimo f.:-om Rala:lgh~ liorth Ca1·ol:h1D.o Ee mo..i:·ziied Ann 1?cmtoj.' o La.tel.. moved ".;o Stuir~el.. Coo 1• AJ.e..bruri~ 'Where ho c1.iedo lie \:;as tha n03;hew o:Z Judge llicbe.~d Ilondorson of t:Tran5ylvs,nia :~t~atr o (Te:m10 Cousins ... I"t-ige 733) :£3t?S~9E 1·1~±:~:·5.o~~~- 1100.,~*t..~1- 1.~llHfilj:i_ttSOlI" l!t.1J:tg0iil. mo 1?.icha:i~d v~:~. -~~;ercc'tgo o:" ii'hi tcxe.iigo s 1'( J:.-iJ.. 1?12. 'lo tl ~·~~~··•-;-, ·1~~···1•-!•:"\C• r,,:~ ~:':.-~4r' .. ,,..;'11~,. 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EL ~;;_==::Q]J:tb,g!£LI1Qntlg~:~9J! ~ sclc1:le1•D born '·n Virgi11~la in i~785[) c1i13d ~rash:tn.gtoul> DoC o 6 Jan 18.59 .... Lto of Mnrinor; 1806..,. Captain 1.:a 1811 = E:•ovo·t 1fajor in 1814s Il\io Golo J.f33!~o 3ecame Til':tg" ff0n~:::aJ. for os:::•1r:tce in Floi:·5.a.~ 0 .t1.l~.1J:::.ma e.nd TejE_esceo cerd.ns·t the I:!1rJ.:i.m1s, 217 Jan 183? o 1 ____tfa.co1) _.. ____ Ee:a..d.Cl'OOU...._._~·- -· Glo1·;~;:;nna1>.-'/ ..ti oo:rn I:rclm1d ca 1601..• II a:i~o. e-.••t1.0 an. .A:nr:.e Pc~rish ..'6 t·lt;.i.'yl.;:.~::.d: 27 Aug ~~'?51, rr£-.J~xlcd the \:iic1m: ::;f a. \;,realthj ·j·,l:::1.st a1:.ii :f1l~in:te::."' & C·l.. z~j~;::.'1.ol :Dttval. 0~~~~9.JL:(t]:_gm;s~~...._£:.?.~~~Q.~gJ>_!b lat·Jyel~I) bo::'i.l :tu S·~oke 0 Da\.~ont3hi:.. c i: TinglDJ1d Fob 1821.. Q.~j~lo to OD.Ueda :i.u 183.5 and completed. lrl. s educo.:~ion at Upp0~.. Gm~0.!.1~". College.. Ee ":;::10 ad.ml t·~ed to ·~h1'3 oar.• of: Ontario in 28lr3o Was a ·mem'bez· of tho Coun~il of' 'J:il'i:n:t t~;;- Go111;;g0 r. To1.,on:~o, which in 186:;), co~ferr.ed t~pon hin tho 11egree of D.,O aI10 {Tolm ifonti.ei.'i30!l - TI oS 0 Ser.a.tor 1.iOl"'ll' Hin a nor·i;ho~ll statefl in 17950 cl:i.cd. in PD,SS Gbi'i8·iTt;:n.:~~5.sai:ppi in 1857 o lie p~ac·G:i.cctl. le.w in Tifooc1v:Ule 0 W:tlkinson Co 0 Hi!mo Illccted to UaSo SeM.te ao a. Whig in 184·90 H~ wc.s ·~riGd before U .• Sa Disto Golii:.. li of £fol'J' Ol•1c;:ms :'"i.n 18.51 J~o1· itiol~/iiion of neutral:~. ty J..awa of 1818.. Ro was acq_n1:~.:i;ecl bu·i; soon o.fts~~., ~ctil"ed f~:·o.m ptl1Jlic lif'eo ~=-:~ ~!.~;n·.c:: l ~; ~). .,.~. ~l.f~~:.. ~;~((~1 c;.;,;~.1r: 9 :('2... :-,;·.\~ I ~;.."~17..0~~·3 U. to rr t;•:j· ~J!;_;:~· iJ (:;1·~: 1; (; :~.-J~{.' (~ ·.;rlG :G .-;~~? -. ·L::. --~ ~ .. J~: :1 :~.~~ ;~·· young n~fillo .i.:w 118.d a b1·c·~hel.. Davido Sanrael rr.:ar:-deci. Aril;l 1fayl0~· (1:.0 othe';" i~·.D:'o:.·= i;~a:~im1 011 her) e.nd amon.g theil• olrlldre)10 four are g::_ 7en 1wlCi9$! Marg.'.:trct Eenc1e1·eor.. Ir~!'r:ted ~:rohn Glay-ton ..... Me1·; Je~s(·y Sa?~u.el Hc11derso:n lived and. clied ill !-!o{r o ...,. Jfothing is k:::·D~.m of his family e;;:ccpt a d.o.i.1ghte:i:- 0 Elh:abet.ho J.oz~h Ecnetf"!l~so11 11 bo 22 J?e'b 1'790 • mar1... ied Eli zal1e'i;h Wor·.:1.0n .r. m.nt Je::.'Be.~r Jonn.·~;he.21 Hende1~fJOD. \':°'e:n.-!.; .!~o Gnlifo:t•:aia :1::.i 18!-!·9 s.nc1 d.iod. t:.-to ~{8fi~.·s l~:.t~r o EE! \:las twice ma.1"'£1. erlo 1 £.fo.l r:;n:!.,Ct arid John Cai:cy·toi2 l .. emotred. to !llinoi s (Ac.ams County) a1l0ut J.81~8 o Their children: Ashe:r John :oa m,. Ma..:·~arot HendGrson 0 his cons:i.11 1fesley mo limy ~1obbins Aroy mo Hillirun Robbin2 Holmes ma lEt ______1 9 2nda Sa1... sh Ca:thel.. Joseph a.11d Eli ~~beth (Worden) removed. to Ada.ms Coo I> Illinois about 18.)i( awi lived. near Qu..i.ncy about l8lJ.5o He died 1847 0 Fulton Cmmty 9 Illi:n.oioo ~~heir children: HmIDERSON 0 ~~l"Y l1 o 1819 El"astua Wo Chapman 11 .!lnn 1821, James Hycl-onan Eailey n Me.rgaret 1823 John Do Olayto11 0 he1• coua:tn II Alice 1825 died young u Samual 1827 Amy Robbins ______? n Rann.ah 1829 1f Joseph 1830 Henrietta Aekermsn u John 18)2 tr Eliza.beth 1835 1Ilo William Duncan n Sa..~h 183? mo Hem.7 Chapman It Am;j' 1839. died young !t Amy 1842 tr Rachel lf3l""t, died young (Tone.than had childxen: HE:tTIJ..mm.m1q ll Dilly " Ami mo Mil ton Eclwards :i Eliza.beth mo ___ McDonald u James Soul'ce of e~"bove c1a.ta. :~o mlkno"tJ-Uo Persons ha.v:i.n.e; access to good ge11ealoglcD.J1. liin•e.z·ies n:d.gh·t fin.d the folJ.ow:tng books fo1.. Henderson. research: HEieto:ry of 11 Ncwbm•y 11 Ve::imcnt "Eis·tory of Ryegate 0 Vermont" .... nm.ato17 of Monmoutl1 Oott:J.'l~rc; New .Jel.,s~y" o 1820 Censns of Illinois shows the f'ollo"1ing Hcndarao:'l.s: Tiond-Oo o 9 Rl.pley Tr1po o-~a.ge ll, allows l!illiam en.ark Goo 0 h"ashington Tt.1j_) o, Po 30~ shows Ell@;h 01... awforr.1 Coori nho·ws Da.v1.d. 0 'Po ~1-0o ..... Gallatin. Coot> 1?o 51.;. shm·:e J~:rue;~t• PJ')bt, Jackson Co 011 Eeacou;p TWJ?o Po 63 shows John.t Rotrta & Benjami.no-=-c·~·~on~oc Coo shows Jernes and Sto Clai3." Coo 9 Mantua T\iPo p .. l38u sho'i::s Ad.am Ecud.ersci.1n l~)O Oenstts ~ Cal~ell. ,Goo r !··£9.. o HJ'.r1ffiEHSOMn Jesse 0 JJ~vidu Je,u1es and. Ala~a.11de1., IL, !=.§2Q.s.11n.sus - I::ai'13f!Gt~~.9.:?~-L !·~o HE.CIDilllSO:tI I) William H" l female 6 slaves 1755 ~ax List - Orange Coo r-.... ~.to.. O.o H:FlIDRr:IBOU 11 Richard 3 white 0 Black n Francia l 0 f!.rgu.lus 1 0 Willi run l 0 ~.:'Z.79 Ta:>: List ~ Randolph Co a 11 MoQ.o, aho1'JS Jolm Hende:.·son 1800 Census - Rowell Coo 9.J!.&o c sho1t1s J\rchibalc1 llena.~rson" 1 male, lfi"'ee pa:r·~on l~ Sl,. ~S Coop NoCo Wills (1778~1800) Page 197 Oha::.•les Een:ierson 0 a.dminist:rato1· of' James Hende1"Son 11 198 ..... Ohal"'les " " u Thomas Henderson !toc!dn;g_l1tnn Coo!) NoC a Thomas Henderson, e:::.:ecutor of Will of William :Seavers, 26 Jul 1788 c"!.nd i-;ill of William Fleming~ 9 11)}1• 1793 amcmg cther!J I) m.chmond Go I)~ l;l ... Co - Ral,ly records of' lk.:·mony Pz-esb";rtel"'ian Ci:n:ti.... ch, ElJ.er-oe 11 f'Iine::-sl Springs T.l-;p I> - Daniel Rcnd.erson in 1804 we.a o:o.e of the Ol,i{;innl eldel.. S 0 Racords show the foll01·1!11g Henderson :f'e.mily: Hugh lfander::o11 9 bo 9 Sep 180.3 mo 30 Aug 1828 Chris.Iden TD McKay Henderson, bo 4 Dec 1810 mo 30 Aug i828 Flora A.ml llendeTson bo 19 Ea;y 18)0 Mai::r Jane Henderson b.. 1 M~ 1832 Ca't11e1"ine Elizabeth b o ~-0 Aug 1~34 Daniel b~ 4 Sei~ 1836 9·1".§;!.}itille Coun~l;J_JL..Qo = Henderson Marriegeg rr~·r!JE:f1.SOU 0 Eliza.bath mo John Beclth~m 1761 Uatlm:niel mo Sl:.l"a.h Jones J.763 n Jolm Illo Sa1~ah Alston 11'/2 11 ~:ho above NoC 0 abs·lira.cts found in first fiYe vohunos of mrhe lfol"th Ca::.•oliri..ie.n. , 1955 through 19590 R:1.ch9.l'd Ilsndereon, sr:n of the emigrant (not named) mo Polly Washer They had foui.. so11s ond one t1e:t1ght~r: lo Ed11ard 2 o Samu0l m., EH. zab~th Williams in l{'J2 3o Naths.niel lf•o Tranllian San1uel and ~lizab€r!ih (Williams) Hcndel'son moYed ·to -i;Jhat is noi.'J Gra.nville 0 NoC.-. in 17400 Their children: lo E11NIDIRSON 11 ~ia.ry b" 11 Jan 1?34 mo Jacob l~itchell .... 11 ch:i.ldren 1 2 o t Riebe.rd b o 2.5 Apr 17)5 mo Eli ~;abeth Keeling ...,. 6 child.ran They had: 1Ucb.al--d 0 Archibald9 J.c~on2.!'dD John and 2 daughters a Natha11iel bb l Dec 1?36~ Hanover Coo 0 Vao, mo lato So Jones 2ndo Widow Morgan Ohil~ren: Samu.el Elizabeth Yo-.~ng lJ,. It • 0 EliztJ.bath 'bo 19 Feb l738r Hanover Coo 0 Va.,, lil., John :Beckham So " Ann b. 1739 D n mo Daniel 1filliams Tl'l..ey had 10 children 6 .. u Susanna b., 23 Apr 1742 11 Granville, 000 11 mo Reuben Searcy They had 8 children 11 9 1 o John bo 24 Oct 17440 Gran:v,~lle 0 Coo, m.. Soloman .AJ.. s~(:n. a wid0t1 and hand one son and two dau~hte~s 0 not namedo It f.lo Sa.~el b., 6 Feb 1746 0 G·i.. a.nville" Co .. i; mo Elizabeth Callo·1.t1ezy 9., tr William 'bo 1748D n m.. lfidow Nelson They had one da.ughter 0 not named lOo n Thomas bo 19 Mar 1751 0 mo Jane Martin llo H Pleasant b6 9 Jan 1756~ mo Sarah Martin 8 children Children of Pleasant (do 10 Dec 1842, age 86 years 0 11 Moo) and Sa.rah (Martii n) Henderson: James bo l?PJ7 Pleasant b., 1802 'William bo 178, Alex bo 1805 Ma.UI1ice b. 1791 Elim ! Tipps bo 1(9) Mark bo 1795 Children of Samnel and ~liza.beth (Callowey) Henderson.: ]1.·e.nces bo mo Ravo Ja.mas Gillespie 5'usan 'bo l7"l9 t~ •. Jon.ath.~n Spykes Sal~h b~ 1781 mo Pii.111\lud Rivers ~udotia b o 1791 mo James Estill Julia b. 1796 mo Benjamin Dech.a.rd Baldwin died young Richard mo ..a.my AlVGS Alfxad bu 9 Me.r l"/97 mo Sally G1·usen1n,"..l'Y JUi$abeth ba 10 A11g 1"('89 mo Mathew I:yle Di:wn Pleasant bo J.'180 ma in 1805 ? do 18'.300 HENJERSO!i = l:1rom ·the 18.50 census o:f C2.a.r1c ao o 0 Ohio: Madi sou Thll o 421.t. .J.}2 6 HE1ID1ill1':;0ll 0 ?tel.sou 38 Ohio J~tta I., 20 Sa..-rah Oo l2 Charlotte 6 n iELS01l 9 Pater 2 t1 . _ Pike Twp 1024-.1033 n::ENmmSOlT o Charles 26 Farmer N.,Co Macy 23 n DeWit Co 5/l2 Ohio -.a ...... G9 . I Cla$1>ing Hands iii th Gene:rations Past .... by Lucy Henderson Roush: RENDERSOlll FAMILY: 1 Tbomas3 Henderson (Jobn2 11 John ) bo 15 Jun 17819 do 26 Apr 1846 mo Cha1•lot·~esvill 0 Ve.o 28 Apr 1803 to Nana;v M0 Terrillll bo :; Dec 1781 and do 10 Aug 18260 Their Issue: Lucy Nimrod Margaret John Robert O.barles Lucy Jane James Jo William Thomas3 Henderson mo (2nd) lfanDah McClure and had six children by this marriage bu.t a.re not namedo lfimrod ~·1ent to Missouri 0 Texas 0 etco Charles was a tanner0 married and bad two sor.s who died before he dido He wa.s very fond of horses& trained them and sometimes rode in races. (Above book contains a long article on Thomae Henderson who was e. minister, with photo) First three children born :Slue Springs (Ky?) Also an article on the McClure Family and other fam.1lieso .. --. .. .-cm ... ._ .. GD 1 John Henderson0 with two brothers 0 Edward and Dav1d 0 emigrated from the northern part of Ireland or Scotland to New London0 Chester County 0 Pao ca. 17220 Ed\41ard died 1732· (Chester County Hietoixo p 599)., John married 1728 to Margaret McCain or McKean!> da.u of Susanna. McCa.ino :who was the grand mother of GovQ McKean of Pao John Henderson died l714a His wife died lataro Their c bildren: Andrew Elisabeth Edward Margaret John 2 Jobn Hende1'Son 0 bo 17320 Chester Coa 0 Pao Emigrated to Virginia. but the time is not k:nowno In 1777 he took the Os.th of Allegiance in Henry Goo 9 Va.o Re died Patrick Co o9 Va. 09 17940 He mo Elizabeth :Basnett 1763 or l?(j]o She died Buncombe Coo 9 NoCo in 184oo Their children: Dorcas Isaac I~argaret Charles Ho John Thomas William :Basnett HENDERSON ..,, Ghrist Church Epitapb.B 11 Pbile.dalPhia0 Pno Stephen0 do 27 Nov 1838 0 age 64 Sa.rah0 relict of James Hendersone Matthew, do 19 Dec 18130 age :35 deceaeed0 do 25 Aug 18200 age 650 James 11 la.ta of this city., merchant who do 5 Dae 18000 age 55 Richard Courtney IIendarson do 1799 Died YoUIJg ------~µti'.£~Je:UJJ!..f!..2..L 182.Q_ lb 'Y:i. .9"~ ~~~1~1_!.!_; Page ------·------~------Ch&.rloo lJ Payette OlOOlO 3 l 0 l 0 0 0 l 0 John 9 " sooo:t o 0 0 l l 0 0 l 0 0 Robo:&.'t 212 iiaahJ!lf/i;on 200100 0 0 l 0 0 0 l 0 0 Samual 20';" II l l l 1 1 0 1 1 l 0 0 0 ) 0 0 RoboL'~ 186 Vigo 000\00 3 0 2 0 0 0 .. 0 0 Is~..at.: 91.~ Dea.rbo:rn 100010 0 0 l 0 0 0 , 0 0 John 94 " 110Cl.O .1 l ll0 0 l 0 0 Tulniol 108 LawrellCe 310010 2 t 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • John 99 " 1 0 0 l l 'i. :100J.l 0 2 0 0 Jareniiah 103 II 3 l 0 .. 0 2111. 0 0 :3 0 0 Hann.ah (6 Jeunin~ S .!''..:'CG • John Go 204 llashins;to11 l l 0 .. J 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ~ And.rmr 288A Jeffo1.. aon 0 1 1 2 0 11. 0 ~ 0 0 !~G'.'i:ander 4L~ Clark l 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 l l 0 John JO u lOOlOl 1 1 J 1 0 0 2 0 0 Illch!U'd. 211 Franklin 0 l 0 l 0 l 1 0 l 0 l 0 2 0 0 Uathanicl 21.5 II 2000 l 0 :3 0 l 0 0 0 l 0 0 Eli 215 fl 320010 2 0 0 l l 0 J. 0 0 Sal~ 180 II 1 0 l 2 0 0 l 0 2 0 1, 0 2 0 0 John 186 " 2 0 0 3 l 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Abi•o.ham 141 OWen l 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 John 120 Monro0 320010 0 0 0 l 0 0 2 0 0 Jamee 135 Ora.ngo 2000 1 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 1 0 0 Sruml(;l 171 liayne 2 0 0 0 1. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Villi am 294 Jeffarson 2 0 0 0 l 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 l 0 0 llilliam 26l1-A Jackson 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 Do.vid 2{!'/A n l.00010 l l 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Robert 264 ti l 2 0 l 0 0 l l 2 0 1. 0 ~ 0 0 $!) 275A Jefferson 2 Free C. Ao 27£lA. II 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ) 0 0 Hill 279 " 300001 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ Joseph 181 t1syne 0 0 0 0 l 0 5 0 l 0 0 0 1 0 0 Shad.rack 215 It 410001 2 1 0 l l 0 ! 0 0 nat lum 13 Feyatte 100100 l 0 J 0 0 0 l 0 0 ~1lllc.m 23 ti 210101 0 l 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 lfilliam 9L~ Dearborn 000101 0000 1 0100 \'fiJ.liam 168 Franklin 0 0 0 0 l 0 2 0 0 l 0 0 1 0 0 .. Willi um J9 De la..,,,a.re 1 0 0 0 J._9 1 0 l'-___0_0 __ 0_1 0 0 S'I!EVEUSON: -=_;....=.._..;;...--..__~~~~~~~~·~~- -~~~~~~------Zado c.. y,1 Yeyott,· l 2 1 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 l 0 1 0 0 liicbolao J.86 Vig~ 1 O O l O 0 3 O 1 O O 0 l 0 0 l~lllo n 18? t1 J o o o l o l o o l o 0 0 0 1 Henry 187 r. 2 0 0 0 l 0 2 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 0 Ni chole.s 187 " O O O o O l O O - ~ O l 0 , 0 0 Johl.1 ll(j lfarriclt 5 O O o l O O O O '· o Jnr.10a ?l F.arriaon 2 1 O 0 1 0 l ~ 0 ~ 0 0 l O 0 Joooph 15? l1~no 2 0 0 1 O O !1. 0 0 l 0 0 1 O O Georgo 215 11 o o o 2 o :.i. C o o O 1 O 1 O o V:tncont 261 11 2 o o o , O 1:. Q.• o ~ O 9___;_Q..Q VAN F".IJlZ, John 88 Koox l O O O 0 J. 0 l ~ 0 .j. O :l 0 O VAli KIP..K 1 Joceph 88 Knox 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .2 0_0__ 0_1__9_0_ h-V~ ~,.,hvJm.pZZ4._, J ~ ~~ o5S CJ/f/ l'R.tflss 1 f(JI... . 1~613 HENDERSON/M cCANDLESS/FRANTZ GENEA LOGY - ~a g e 3 of index HALDERMANS , P a ge 45 HAUK , J acob - 63 HAWK , Jac ob - 63 HECKMAN , Phillip - 6 3 HEFFELFINGER, El i z a beth - 57 HEINSELMAN, Sevilla - 53 HEINZELMAN , Lebbius - 7 1 HEINSELMAN , William - 51 , 52 HENDERSON , Abrah am - 46 Alice - 43 Alic e Au g u sta - 34 , 35 , 3 6 , 38 , 3 9 An na Cathe rine - 42 , 43 Bertha El izabeth - 1 3 , 1 4 , 1 7 , 40 , 41 .. Carolin e -- 114 Christ ina - 4 6 Christina Evy - 46 Clara Bell e - 42 , 43 Cora F l o renc e - 42 , 43 David - 46 , 50 Elias - 50 Elizabet h - 44 Everett - 43 Geo r ge Lafayett e - 40 Har ry Bloom - 42 , 43 Harry Buck - 43 Helen Josephine - 2 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 11 , 40 Hugh Thomas - 31 , 3/. , 36 Isabella - 50 Isabe l l e Lindsey - 44 J acob - 46 James Ar thur - 31 James F . - 43 James Frantz - 42 , 43 J ane - 43 Jennie Elizabeth - 42 , 43 Jessie Beulah - 40 John - 50 John A. - 44 Joseph - 42 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 50 Lee Roy - 4 2 , 4 3 Lycurgus Meckling - 42 , 43 Ma rgaret - 46 Marjorie Jane - 1 , 40 Mary - 46 ~ar y Wynne - 26 , 27 , 28 Myrtle Hepler - 43 Nancy - 44 Patti Jo - 31 .Robe r t - 44 , 50 Robe r t Boyd - 38 , 3S Ruth El aine - 32 , 33 , 38 , 39 Samuel - 44 , 50 Samuel Graham - 24 , 26 , 28 , 40 Samuel Graham II - 24 Samuel Graham III - 24 Samuel Hugh - 31 , 38, 39 Samuel Hugh , Sr . - 31 Samuel Joseph - 1 , 11 , 1 7 , 22 , 28 , 38 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 69 Sara Louise - 18, 20 , 22 , 40, 41 HENDERSON/McCANDLESS/FRANTZ GENEALOGY - Page 4 of index I:IEl'WERSON , Sheldon Floyd - 42 , 43 Thomas - 50 Thomas Elias - 40 , 42 , 44 , 57 Thomas Hugh - 38 , 40 , 41 Thomas Marshall - 24 Todd Christopher - 31 Wilarnina - 44 , 46 William Elias - 45 HEPLAR , Myrtle - 42 ' HOLT , Ber tha Elizabeth (Betty) HENDERSON - 16 David Edward - 14 Elcie Racine (Ray) LEWEY - 16 Emily Jane - 17 Herbert Edward - 16 , 17 Herbert. S . - 40 Herbert Samuel - 13 , 14 Joann Louise - 15 , 1 7 Matthew Butler - 17 Mary Belle Moore - 14 Michael Hu gh - 14 Ronald Hugh - 14 , 17 Ronald Lee - 14 Shari Berlane - 16 Sophia Nofsker - 17 Susan Nadine - 16 HUFFEN , Catherine - 46 John - 46 , 48 INNES , George McRae - 35 I RWIN , Edgar Coe - 20 Mar jorie Ann - 20 , 21, 35 , 4 2 JONE S , Daniel Henderson - 2 , 4 , 11 , 1 2 David Walter - 11 , 12 John Henry, Jr . - 11 Kathryn Louise - 5 , 11 , 12 Sarah El izabeth - 7 , 11, 12 Susannah May - 9 , 11, 12 Walter Truxall - 7 , 9 , 11 , 5, 40 KENNEDY , Charles George - 13 Charles Joseph - 13 , 17 Emily Jane Holt - 13 Jean Jose - 13 Ke lly Joann - 13 KEPPEL , Anna Ma rgarette - 55 KEPPLE , Nicholas - 65 KLINGEN SCHMIDT , Phillip - 53 KLINGENSMI TH, Andrew - 55 · Anna Maria (Ma ry) - 51, 58 Barbar a - 55 Blockhouse - 55 Casper - 55 Catherine - 51 Ch ristina - 55 Daniel - 55 A RECORD OF MY FAMILY REI,ATIONS , MADE ON MY' .5Stho BIRTHDAY, • WILLIA~~ Ho HENDERSON My Parental Gr and Father was named William Hender s on » was bornp 11ved9 and My Uncle Christopher Henderson married Susannah Harris 0 who had one child0 na"lted Mary Harris 0 who marr>ied Willi am Dunn and had a number of 1 chlldren 9 whose nar?J.es are not knmmo '1 hey live i n Snith City 9 Tenn ,, My Uncle Rollin Tfon derscn died young. .. John Henderson {my father) was born in Hanover Cotmty. Virginia, Dace"ltber 23rd, 1763 9 married 29th of July, 178~, to Nancy S1ngleton 9 Daught er of Ch.rlstopher Singleton ,, in Lincoln County ,, Kentucky 9 and settled on Dix River , opposite the nouth. of Clarks Run in Garrard County9 Kentuckyc My mother was born in King and Queen CountyD Virginiao She had 8 children ~rownp viz 0 ; Elizabeth 0 William0 Sarah 0 Mary p Henr1ch 0 Rollin 9 John ~opeg And Nancyo A number of others died in i nfancyt My sister Elizabeth was born June 17th9 1792 0 and was married to Asael Davis of Garrard County ll Kentucky , the 1th day of February9 1811 9 and had two children 0 viz; Barbara 0 born December 19t h 9 1812 9 and Joshua Ho born June 30thp 18130 He never ~arried , diedo Barbara married Hawk i ns and now live ten miles east of Galena, in Illinoi s ~ and has -~ i~ vtz; I was born November 16 0 1793 0 and married Lucinda Wi~berly 0 daughter of Levi and Mary Wi!'l1berly 0 f r om Burtie County 0 North Carolina , where my wife was born but at the time of our "ltar riage lived in Stua:•t County, Tenno We were married on the 11th of January 1Rl6o We had three children, viz; Mary Ann 0 born the 3rd of January, 1~17; John Wimberly, born the 26th of July 0 1Al9o and William Perry 0 born November 22nd, 1821 0 My wife died May 23rd 0 1823 0 Our daughter Mar y Ann was married to John Sevier in Brownsville 9 Tanno Octo 30th9 18320 She had one child, a daughter na~ed Mary Ann Amanda 9 born Deco 14th0 1833 0 Our Daughter died December 25th9 18340 Our son John Wo was married to Mar y Perry in Stuar t County 9 Illt no1s on Octo 9th0 18400 They had 3 childrenp viz; Luc inda Wo born Septo 18410 William Perry, born June 1R43 o and Mary Ann 0 bor n Aug ., 2Stho 1845('> Their mother died April 15 0 18470 Our son John Wo was married a second t i me to Mrso Elizabeth Ward- ~- - ~1851 0 'rhey have a daup;hterp Kate Whitaker born t he 1A62 o --...our--son 9 William P o was "larried to Ly dia Cox 0 in Linn County, towa fl August 16 9 18490 They have a son named Daniel Websterg born May 1A50o My second marriage was with Saral-i Wo ~owar d l'J daughter of Ed"llund and Edi t h Howard~ formerly of Sa,pson County9 Nor th C~rolina 0 but ~t the time of our marriaP,e 1 ived i.n Haywc,od County" Tennessee 9 We were l"larried on t l-ie 6 Ncve"'l.ber p 1823 0 We had 6 children 0 viz; Tho~a s Jefferson 0 b~rn No v emb e ~ 29th» 18240 Elizabeth. Howard** *Too dimo I can't read lto Eo Wa ** Paper stops here o ... A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HENDF..RSON F,\'•HL Y OF NORTB: CAR0LINA BY ROBERT Ho DALTON Mo Do NEVAH0 0 MISSOUR I ==~- -~- --- ~ - ~- - -January 2Atho 1878 Supplemeh~ed by Thomas Hendarson Pr1tchard 0 and copied by ! Mias Jakie Ewar ds Wrightsville Sound near Wilmin~ton " No Co July 1R90 The parts written by T o Ho Pritchard are enclosed in brackets and s igned T o Ho P o This copy was .made in the spring of 1994" by Conway Hillyer Arnold Lieutenant Cmn!"la.nder 9 United States Navy o (Recopied by Sam Fletcher October 120 1957 in Los Angeles ) c :. The Hendersons were too vigorous v sanguine and active to live to be an advanced ageg although some did reach the limit of three score and t9np and a few years more 0 for 1nstanca 0 Thomas Hender son 0 the great gr an d ~ father of my ch1ldren 9 Chief Just ice Henderson oC North CarolinaD e.n d a few otherso As a rece their physical organization was unsurpasssdr and their 1ntellectue.l endowment was equally 9reato In fact 0 they were the most sprightly and intellectual people I ever kn3Wo P.hey were the pr 1n= c ipal founders of the State of North Carolina a ft0r the war of thP. rev= olution 0 and some of them held the highest pos ts of •1onor in the stats when I was marr1edo And i f any t~putat ion of dishonor rested on one of the Hendersons it never came to rrry knowl 0d~e 0 and as f ar as I know they were educated men and wo~en for the ~enarations pasto Being r 1ne feeders and very healthyD they were all men and women inclined to obesity at middle api;eo The family came from ScotlandD prominent mernbars of the colony of Mart1ns 9 Hendersons 9 Hunters and othArs who settl ed first in Virginia about 1740 0 and afterwards in North Carolinao Some of them r emained in Virge iniap and I camped on the old premises of Alexander Henderson 9 near Dumfries 11 in 1861·-62 D durtng the winter P where t he old mill house and mill race a mile long were still there o He was a r i ch old bachelor 9 after w~om I think my father-1n ~l aw wa s namad o A very a ~ ed man was then living t here who told ma much of himo The founder of the Henderson family D if I am not mistaken was Sa•nuel THE great- great-grand father of my children v who set tled in Granv!lle CountyD where he lived during his 11fe9 His sons were Richard 9 Thomas D Archibald (Baldy) and Pleasant; but of these it may be thst Richard wa s · his brother 9 or was likely brother to Leonard 0 who was l ong the Chief Justice of North Carol1na D and a man of nattonal r eputationn He doubtless had other children9 but only these are known to me o ( Samuel Henderson 9 was the head of the North Carolina branch of the family D was born in Hanove~ 6ount y 9 Virginia in 17000 His great-grand father Samuel Henderson was an early emigrant from Scotland 9 and sett led near Williamsburg, Virginia o I do not know what yearo The youn~er Samuel HendersonD above ~ alluded to married Elizabeth Will1ams 9 also born 1~ Hanover County 0 and the dQ~ghter of a Welsh em1gran to Samuel Henderson moved to North Carollna and settled on Nutt Bush CreekD Granville Countyo He was sheriff of the County f or a timeo He left eleven children; seven sons and four daughterso Of his sons th~ eldest was Rtchard 9 who was an ante- reve>lutlonary judge 1n North Carolina and figured about Hillsboro in the war of the "Regulors" f,) born in 1735 fJ and of h im more will be said hereafter; WilliamD who cammanded Su~pter ' s Brigade at Eutaw Sprin ~s; Samuel p the date of birth is not g1ven D Thomas 9 born in 17520 And P le~ sant born 1n 1756 0 Dro Dal ton has ma.de twc mistakes here» Baldy Henderson of Salisbury and Leonard Henderson of Granvi!le 0 the chief justuce were brothers D and '!! tha sons of Judge Richard Hendersono He had another son John who was the father of Dro John Henderson of Concordr and Mrs Coffin of Salsb ury o 1 ( T o H oP ~ Richard Henderson was a distinguished lawyer and judge, and was characterized for his bold entez•pr1se , He was the partner of the cel ebrated Daniel Boone i n the purch~se of the whol e territory of Kentucky from the Indtans D and was probably the inst1 ~ ator and conductor of the whole schemeo The state of Virginia not r ecognizing their title 0 he was admitted t o the bar of the House of Deputies p where he measured ams with Patr i.ck Henry and others in behalf of his company r· and finally gained a co·..,promise P by which he secured 200 9 000 acres of land 0 oo...,pr1sing the Western District of Tenn es see I> and part of Kentucky; 2 ,, 000 acres -which f ell to my grand- rather Huntsrg and in 1846 I received the little sum of $300 as my part of t h e Lega_y .. Of the sons of Samuel Henderson ~f Granvilla 0 I will speak first of al~ whos6 history I have heard of leav~ng Thomas cl Danbury 9 the ~reat p.ra nd ~ father of my children ttll the l ast; and knowing hut l l ttle of any b'.lt himsi I will be excused for rendering only a brief record of t he ~ (The wife of Thomas Hendersonv my ri;1~eat-p;ra nd father 11 was Jane ii \; ·i1e s ist er of Alexander MartinD six t i mes Governor of North Carolina o ~hey had foui- sons 0 as Dro Dalt on states ; Sa~uel p Thomas 9 Alexander and Natha~iel and three daughters p Bi.ly or Mary 9 Jane and Fann ~ e , Mary beea~e Mrs j Lacy 9 Jane p Mrso Kendrick; but I don ~t know who Fs.nnie marriedo Thomas was not only clerk of Gu1lford 0 but when Rockin~ham Count y was createdD he was clerk of that Countyo Wheelers history of North Carolina says he wa s delegate to the general mee t ing of the colony a t Hillsboro,) in ~11..ugu 1775., Hs and his brotha1. =1n- l &w Alexandra MartinD represented Guilford County i.n 18920 (17920 F oGoHo' he was a member of the house of conunons from Rockingham Countyo He died at Danb"ury ~ Stokes Countyo date not known o When a child I remember a heavy silver cup 1n om- fam1ly 9 which was given to my mother by one of her Martin uncles 9 either Alexo or Hugh o My reollection now that the letters H0 Mo • ( ~ugh Martin) were on ito It was s tolen about 1845 9 but no one ever knew who the thief waso (ToHoP o} Archibald Henderson of Salisbury (Called Baldy) was living and practicing law when I was a boy; and I heard it said that tn early life he cut his throat in a flt of del1r1um9 or some othP.r state of ~ental aberration 9 by which his life was much endRngered; and from what I learned of his great abil1ty9 I am of the opinion that the state of North Carolina would have l ost one of her brightest ~ems 9 t f he had been lost at t~at timeo He was the father of Jane Henderson 9 a very celebrated belle of Sal1sbui-y and a woman of r emarkable 1ntellect9 who was the first wife of Dr o Lucco Mitche:.1 0 once of the Navyp and then of Nathaniel Bayden 9 a lawyer and member of Cong= r essp also one of the Justices of t~e Supreme Court of North Carolina from that dietri.ct 9 who also lived in Salisburyo She may have excelled in pos ltior. but not in worth and beautyp the celebrated Jana Henderson of Mt ~ Pl~ asant o (Arohtbald Henderson of Salisburyp who was probabl y the finest intellect the family has produced 11 a greater» 1'118Y I presume" than his brother ·the Chief Justice P le.Ft a son "Baldy" P whom I knew as a boy,, He rnarr1ed e. M1s s Steele a lady of fortune 11 and seemedp when I knaw him 11 t o have given up all matter of business to the care of his wtfe o He lived about a mile out of town 9 and used t o ride a sorrel pony to Shaver's hotel ever y day about 10 or 11 AoMo and stay in town as long as he could find anybody to talk to 11 or drink whiskey with hi~ o He was a highly educated m.an p havin~ studied at the Untv ~ ersity of V1rgin1a 0 a beautiful talker 9 a man of brilliant and vigorous in tellectp and the only Democrat of the Henderson familyD up to the time of the waro He was the father of Hono John So HendBrson 9 now 1n Con~r es s and a most excellent man he is D as well as a good lawyer and a labor~o us statesman o Bishop Ives pronounced ~~s o Baydon the most intellectual woman he ever ~et tn North Carclina o I knew her well o Her first husband was Dr o Lucco Mitchell of Fr~.mkl in County 0 an offtcer in the Navy 9 by whom she had two ch1ldrenp Sarah and LuccoD both of whom I knew intimatlyo Sarah was a lovely young woman not handsome in perscnv neither wa s her brother 0 but amiable in dispos1tion 0 graceful in her manners 11 and quite intelligento She died suddenly at the house of Dro Paul Cameron 9 Hillsboroo Lucco 9 who was a fine fellow socially and very intellectuals took to drink early and destroyed himself before he ever acco~plshed anyt~in~ in the worldo About 1848 P Mrs o Mitchell became Mrs o Nat Baydon, Mr o Baydon9 s first wlfe r Ruth MartinD having also been related to the Hendersons 9 and the issue of his marriage is Archibald Henderson Baydon 9 now a r es i dent of Salisburyr and lately postmastero His wif e was a Shobrev Miss May Shobre 9 (a famous belle and a very lovely w0man ) ToHoPo • ~e onard Hender s on of Granville 11 so long the Chief Jus tice of Nortr Carolin£? was not only a man of national ra1 utation ~ but t h e gxeat l i ght of l at-. to the Bar of all the state s 9 and t he eAru~le of honor orosper i t y and etiquette 0 i n hi s own state , wh i ch has dignifi ed t he pr offess i cn of t he l aw 1n lat€r days p thus f ar above the states of the si ster ~ s ta t es i n t hat respect o Leonard Henders on wa s born in Granville i n 1772; was elect ed j udge of the Supreme Court in 1 R08 ~ an d r esigned in 1Rl6o When the Supreme Court ~as crea ~ tad i n 1 Rl8 0 he wa s chosen wi th Judges Tayl or and Hall , t o fill the h i gh honor 0 and at Judge Taylor' s death in 1829 0 he became Chief Justicee He died in 1833 P in his 6l st year ., He left two sons .I) Baldy and Will i am an d two daugh t ers , Mr s o Dro Richar d Sneid, and Mrs o Dr o Wil liam Vanah Tayloro Baldy was an immense man we i ghing 300 lbs o He married a lady of fortune 9 t he da ughter of h is f a ther 's f r 1end0 Dick Bullockp by whom he became pos sessed of a ver y l arge es tateo His widow I knew very well- =she was the mother of Mrs o Gov e Alf r ed Scales, and Mr so Benjo Scal es of Gr eensboro 0 and also Dick and Leonar d Henderson. both of whom I knew wel l o They were once wealthy 0 but are now poor p ver y poor, but s e e~ t o be bright and cheerful 0 no twithst andin~ . Judge Robert Gilli am of Oxfor d told me an antidote of this Baldy Hender s on r wh i ch & beautifully i llustrates the benevolenc e of his character o When they were young men t ogether 9 they h ad as a companton a Scotchman by t he name of Car gyl who was a man of good t al ents and accomplishments o Unfortunately Cargyl fel l i nto drinking habi ts and so far · lost h i s self=r e spect as to f or ge t he name of Baldy Hender son to a note for about ~~40 o The f orgery was detected and the officers of the l a w wer e about; to get after Carp;yl 0 when he applied to h i s ol ci friend p Gilli am , to ~e t him out of the scr ape o Gill iam wa s much worried abou; the ma tter " and staying all ni~ht on his way t o the Warren Court wi t h Henderso· he t old h i m about Cargyl' s t r ouble just befor e t hey r etired that n i n:h·to The next mornin p, when Gilli am was about to get i nt o h i s buggy t o le~ve D Henderson said t o h1mD Gi lli am D you t all Sher iff Jones to let Cargyl alone o !911 pay 9 t hat not e and, bl3me h 1m 9 if h e makes a fuss about it 0 I 11 swear I signed 1t o When I heard this I was reminded of Ster nei s r ecording angol t hat dr opped a te.!lr and blot t ed the oath of "Uncl e Toby" when he swore t hat young Lef ever shoul d not die o I met a grandson of Leonard Henderson b~r the name of Dro William Vo Taylor 9 and h i s s1sterD ~rs o Emily Ledyard 0 l ately 1n New Orleans 9 very bright people t oo o T o Ho P o Plea sant Henderson of Chapel H1 1 1 ~ I personall y knew o He was a lar ge f l eshy 9 t alented man p of great p qu1etp tranquil dispoaition 0 and much more de vot ed t o domestic 11feo He entered i nto no profes sionD but was a man of high cultura o His hair was a uburn and face ruddyp l i ke t he Hunters o His manners were hi ghly polishedp he was gen i al i n s ociety p a great r eader of books 0 and devoted t o the c ultiva t i on of literature ; and he was f or many years almost wor shipped by the students of C ~ap el Hill e He was a l ways called Ma j or Hen~ derson 9 and h a d b e en9 pr obably 0 a Major in the servi ce when a young mane He _ married a daugh ter of Col o JaMes Martin, of Snow Creek9 and r aised a numerous f amilyo His sons were Mor ris 0 Marle r Will i am c Tippe 9 Sa1bp Pleasant D and Alex ander ~ They were all l i ter ar y men o Willi am , Morris 9 Pleasant and Alexo were physici ans . but Mark and Tip 0 I t hi nk 0 studied no profesaion o I al s o knew a daughter 0 who married Ha~ilton Co Jones , of Salisbury0 a very dist i nguished l awyer l) whom my father much admtred o She wa s a very fine l ooking and l/ ery agreeable woman of the finest manner3 c I attended one of her spr ight l y l i t tle boys 0 a bout t hr ee years ol d p a t Snow Creek 9 wh ere she wa s v i s 1tin~ he_,.. grand f at her; Major Henderson remov ed t o the Wes t ern District of Tennes see in old aBe P but I am not aware that any of h is children , t han grown up 0 went with hir Major Pleasant Henderson i n 1776 [) toge·ther wi t:h h is br otl-ier Nathanl el 0 wen ~ with Daniel Beane t o Boonesboro 0 Ky o In 1779 he was a Lieutenant in the ar my . and s erved in SD CJ) and Ga o He wa s elected Ma jor in a c ompany of mo unted 1n· • fantry in 1781 0 In 1789 he wa s apno1nted R e a d in~ Clerk of the House of Com~on s which position he held wi thout asking any ~an for a vot e o f or 41 years He removed to Tennessee in 1 8 31~ and died at Huntington, 1n that s tate in De ... ~ ·J342 o • Of his sons I kne w Pleasant Ji) T.5.ppe,, Saib a n d l.le:;: J e.nd his only 11 daught er 9 Mrso William Co Jones 9 of Como" near Salis bur y o I lmew end l oved her "Tlost t enderlyo William;; Jarnes .9 Pl easant p and Alexo wer e physi= c i ana; Mark was a l awyer 0 an d was s aid t o be a p erfect Adonis in pertrnnal beautyo He l ived in Oxf ord and di ed earl yo James settled in Wili ngton 11 wher e h e married a Mr s o Johnsonp a dau~hter of Mro H111 0 and the mother of Mrs o Al fred Will iams fof Rale igho He afterwards removed t o Raleigh ., and :: t hen t o Tennessee wher e he diedo I think his brother Wi ll1am11 who l~vad in Wil in~ton , No Co and marri ed a Sladep also went to Tennes s ee o Alex 9 t he yo un ~est son 0 was a naval off i cer; havi n ~ become enamored of a Miss Johnson 11 of Bandonp near Edenton; her father ref us ed t o all ow her t o marr y him.11 unl ess he would quit t he navy 11 which he did" and r ead medicine ,, By thi s mar riage he had three daughters o The eldest Lizzie 11 married General Lawerance 11 called "Toney " Bake·r P of Suffol k " Va o Th e second daughter" Jenn1e 9 became a Mrs o Harriesp and died in Norfol k; and t he third 0 Caroline g or M1nni e 9 as she was us uall y call edp who was a very beautiful woman r marr ied; f i r st a Tunis of Norfolk" then a Sigourney v and l a s t a Dro Ki ng of the Navy o All her husbands ar e dea d o She i s still beautiful 0 though 9 I am s orry to say p her reputation is not s potless; doubtless 'llore t hrough impudence than • actual cr 1~ 1nal1ty o Dr o Pleasant Handerson was one of t he most in t er estin ~ persona I have ever knowno Daniel Webster " whom he visit ed once in Marsh ~ f ield" pr onounced him the mo st accomplis1·1ed man h e had ever seen in Europe or America " and I am prepared to believe that he was cor r ect i n his appr eciat ion of this mo st extraordinar y man o His knowledge wa s encyclopedicp and hi s powers of conver sati on per haps superior t o those of anyone I ever knew 0 while his manners were t hose of a Chesterfieldo He wa s f amous as a physician and surgeon0 and but f or his utt;er disr egard of mon ey .o and c are ~· l es sness about contracti ng or pay in~ debts 9 ~ight have accumul ated e f ortuneo I t is sgid he never kept any books and cared nothi ng for moneyo Hi s wife 9 Rebecca Wimb i sh0 of Halifaxr Va o was a fittinP, c ompanion for so gi fted a man o He died 1n 1A52 in a drunken debauch at t he house of Dro Keer i n Rowan Countyo I wa s a student at the ttme and reme~ber t o have ?elt r egret that I could not i n s ome way have t r ansmitted to my ovn1 brain t h o i mmen se stor es of knowled~e he ~osse a sed o His wi dow removed to Tex ~ ~ 9 married a distin~u1shed l awyer t here bv the na~e of Mills n I spent a few days with them 1n G3l ves ton i n 1 ~ 7l o She died in Galveston about 18770 Her sister Mel i nda 9 became the second wife of Dr e Alexander Hendersonp l ived f or year s n ear Sal i sbury D went to Mis so after the close of the war and he died in Tennessee in 1869 9 and his widow i s still alive p for aught I knowo She was kind to me when I was an aspiring boy 9 a nd s eemed fond of having ~e about her o T1ppe..,Sa1b Henders on , son of 7'1:a jor Pleasant Henders on 11 I knew wello He r ecei ved h is s ingul ar na~e in thi s way ; His father and General William Ro Davie were gr eat \ihigs and good f r iendso Ha vin~ sons born about t he same t 1me 9 Mro Henderson named his son T1ppo=Saib0 and General Dav i e his Hyder =Al l y , a s bot h these Indian pri nces wer e at w~r at the time with Great Brit a1n 0 an object of hatred t o t~ose ardent rn1tgs o Afte~ having been fairly wel l educated at Chapel Hill--! don' t find his name among the graduates== "Uncle T1p" 0 as we styled hi~ P went to live with a kin sman 0 Ge neral W1111ams .11 1n East Tennessee o He made himself useful t n entertaining the Gener al va co "'llp aftY -~who was a man of wealt h and la rge hospitality; f or he could not only tell a good s t ory, but pl ayed t he f iddle well o He also kept the accounts of a large tannery the pr opert y of the General p but he 11 had no re~ular b usiness o One eveninrr General Wil l i ams s aid to him; Tip P t his man Jones down here at t he x roads has got the Texa s fever 9 and offers to sel l me his storeD goods, etco for $70000 It i s a good stand and t here i s money tc be made there 9 and I have a prop ositi on to ~aka t o youo I have got the money lying a bout me and if you say sor I'll buy him o u~p and put you t here P an d divide t h e pr of1 ts wU;h you o Wh'lt do you say r Sil": "Uncle Tip" r esponded that he would have to consult his pillow about it!' • but would tell him in the mcrningo i .. t tL.e breakf as1G ·table next morn"'"ng t he General a sked pleasan-ti.y v "Well Tip f) whA'G do you s ay now about m: pr oposition'! " Whereupon Uncle Tip I eplied; I am v3:oy gr!:ite ful t o y JU,Q my k insman ~ for your very kind proposal 9 but af ter oaref ull y reflecuing on the matter 0 I ha ve concluded t11.a t you will ~ 1 t £.'!:_l~pe r !£ a u~~~ ~ , without risking ~ ~c h money on ~ · He knew he had but littl e t alent for bus iness , and less disposition for regular e~pl oyment o So far as I know9 he studi ed no profession and never enga~e d i n bus i ne ss of any kind regular lyD and fo~ any l onp, period of t lme o He disliked care and r esp ons 1 ~ bili ty 9 and yet he was bel oved b y all whc kn.:n'1 htmD and always found friends who were ready to supnor t him9 r egardinR his a~r e eabl e co~p anionsh i p as ful l c o ~pensation for hi s tiaintenance o He di ed s ome years since 9 I do not recal l the date 0 at Pant h6r Creek 9 the hospitable home of Col. Nick Will iams . of St okes County, No Co Of the re"'lote descendants of Ma ,1or Pl e'l sant Henderson P I know n o·~ many par t iculars o Whether Mark and Morris were marr i ed I know not many particular, I ~ et a dau~h t er of Dro Wil l iams p t~en l i v ing in L a ~ , in Will1amston 9 NoCo in 1A55o Dr o Ja"'les has one son, Marion Henderson, l iv i n ~ i n Concor d p No Co .. an excel l ent physic1an 0 and a ~en tleman of fine at tainments , but un f ortunatel; an i ntemperate -man ~ hav in~ l on~ a ~ o contracted the opium habi t o I should supposed hi-rn to be about 650 He was nevezt '7larried o I have learned s ince the above was written t hat he has never refor~e d o His br ot her Wil l iam "Buck" " as he was called" left a r ecord at Chapel Hill a s a bri l l i ant s tudent second t o th~t of no man who ever took a degr ee in tha t famous Universityo He r ead law9 removed fir st to Memphis 0 Tenn o where he marr1ed D then went to Texas r wher e he raised a l arge fami l y of ch ~ l dr en 0 and a t t a i ned much disttnct i on in his pr ofessi ono He was lmown as "Ta lki ng Bi l l Henders on" P to dist inguish htm from another celebrated ~an of the same name 0 probably a descendant of Tom Hender son 0 who originated the Ra leigh St~r 9 and who was known as "Smoking Bill Hender son " o "Talking Bill " Ho died about t hree years ago i n Texas o Dr o c)arnes Ho left one da ughter P Margaret si who mar ried Dr., Wi lliam Coutlaw si who went from No Co t o Tenn o After his wife's daath: he returned to No Co and I used to meet hi~ about Ra l e i gh i n 1852 ~ 3 ~4 0 He left two daughters ~a g~1e and Sallie; w~ th whom I was quite 1nt1~ate 0 Hho were r eared and educated by Mrs o Alfred Williams of Raleigh o Mag~ie lTlarried John Ho Br yanDJ ro of Raleigh 0 who went t o Braz11 0 So o Ame rica 9 at the close of the war 0 where ·she and her husband still res ideo (Bryan and his t wo sons dy i ng i> h i s wife and s ix or s even chi.ldren r e turned in 1892 t o the Uo S c and now r eside in No Ce ) ToH oPo He is I thtnk 0 a professor of Engl ish in a college in So o Amer iea 0 near Rio J aneiro o They have several ch ildren, the eldest of whom 0 ''Little Dai s y~ we used to call her 9 ~arrie d o The other dau~hte r 0 Sallie Coulaw (Coutlaw?) married a nephew of Mr o Al f red W1111ams 9 John Wi l l iams 9 and re~ove d to Ga o Her husband d~ank hard an d was a ~r e at trial t o her o She has four childrenr t wo ~irl s and two boys; the gir ls ar e t he ol der, were " throuf7,h the extraor dinary exertlons of their noble mother 9 we l l educated and married well o The boys are als o dotn~ wel l ~ The mother 0 Cous in Sarah 0 now r esides with her aged aunt g who has been a mother to herp and t each es in t he graded school of Ralei gh,, As elsewh ere sa5.d si I knew nothi ng of t h e s econd s et of children of Dr o Alexo Henderson , who s e second wife was Melinda Wi mb i s h who now reside in 'renn o Of his f irst chil dr en" 0 Mr a Gen o Baker 0 who has quite a ramily si and Mrs o Tunis S1gourney ~K i ng 9 s til l allve- the one in Suffolk p Va o~ the other somewhere in Weston 9 No Co Mrs o King has two chil dren ~- one r Minnie 'runts , whose l ife has been marred by a r omant ic but unfortunate marr iage wi th a f or ei~ner o (She was divorced and 0 marri ed a second time happily 0 but I have f orP:otten her husbm d s name o This is Mrs o Car roll Mercer of Was, i n~ t c np Da C o ) Toa nPo A ver y acco~p lished I IrishmanD by the na~e of Northcot e r who 0 it is s a idp was cruel to h er 0 and from whom she has aeparatedo She like her mother 0 i s sa id to he a person or r ar e beautyo The other daughter is a Sig;ourney and i s not so pret ty ,. The Tunis daugh t er I saw once when a litt l e childp and also once wh en a pupil at Ste Mary's in Ra leigho rt"irso Ham Jones wa s ·~ he onl y d s. u~hte1.. of Major HendersC'n and t he motli.er of many chil dren o The oldest , cousin Ma r tha p is on 9 o f t he noblest wome n I ever knew P and did m.uch t o encourage me when I W3. S str up;r;l ing f or an education 9 a nd a pos ition in l i f e o She liv es in Morgantown 0 NoCo 9 having mar r i ed 9 l ate i n l i f e 0 a Mr o Tateo Julia 9 t he s e c ond da u~ht er 9 had some defect in her speech 9 and wa s n ot r egarded a s ver y bright men tallyo I t hink she i s living with a relative by the name of Mart in in Stokes Co oD N0 Co Mar tin Jones p the third childi wa s about my own age=-a very amiable man 9 who 0 when quite young ~ r an the far m at "Como" was the ma!n s uppor t of the fa'll i ly0 even i n h is father' s l ife- t i me o He wa s a Quarter mas t er i n the l ast war ~ and befor e and afterwar ds engaged in buildin~ railroa ds o He married a Mi s s Irwin of Mor gantown 0 and died a f ew year s agoD I think i n Asheville o We were good f riends a s boys , and h e was a worthy man 0 though n o t l i t erary in his turn0 Ham Co Jones 0 another s on0 was a graduate of Chapel Hi l l 9 a l awyer 0 a Col o i n the ar my 9 and a gallant one too 0 and is now an eminent lawyer i n Char lotte p No Co He married Miss Cornel ia Myer s and now has four qa uRhters and two sons 0 called arter their f a ther and gr andfath er 0 Hamo Edward J ones 0 t he t h ird s on and a fine boy » died when about twel ve years ol d o Alice p t he young est child and per haps the most bril liant of them all marri ed Traverse • 0 Broadnox of Rocki ngham Coo She has two chi l dren ~ a dau~hter 0 the wi f e of a druggist of Greensboro 9 No Co and a son 0 Tr av o~ i n a ma chine shop in Richmond Va o I have dwelt the longer on t he fami l y of Ma j or Pleasan t Hender son 0 f or two r eas ons; F1r st 9 because I knew more about t h em t han t he ot her branch of the fam1ly 9 more of them h a vin~ re~ained i n No Co and secondly, because I do not beli eve the South has produced a more 1nt e res t t n ~ and atC'omplished f amily within the past hundred yeaz•so I thi nk it may also be trul y s aid that t h is fa ~1ly illustrat ed the char acteristics of the Henderson famil y 9 which I will br iefly present o Phys ically they a r e l arge and handsome 9 incli ned t o corpul ency as they advance i n ageo Social l y they were singul arly attractive 9 war m hearted9 am1able 9 generous and h1~h = sp1r i t e d o Thei r manners were so genial and open » their dispost ticn so br i gh t and cheery and even f roli csome 9 t hat i t was i m= possible to r esi st their faacinati on 0 and when I have added t hat they were all not only well educated9 b ut possessed in an e xtr ~ or d1nary degree of the liter ar y faculty9 and wer e p as a f ami ly 0 the f inest talkers I ever kna~ 0 one can wel l under stand how t hey came to be so ~uch l oved and admiredo They wer e all gifted i n mus ic D as the Hender sons generally have been 9 all t he s ons playing the fiddle» and some of the daughter s v t oo p I believe 9 and very fond of danc ing and r i el d s portso There ware no gentl eman in their days who r anked a bove them as w1ng- s~ots 9 Dr o PleasantD perhaps 9 leading his broth er s as a str: 11ru1 ehot 0 aa well as a beautif ul talkero Truth co~pe ll s me to confes s 9 however 9 t hat t hey illustr ated some of the wealmesses a s well as excel l enc es of the f amilyo They were self=indulgent p often t o a blame=worthy degree p and ·tempt ed by t h eir extraor dinary a bili ty D t hey seem t o des pise the slow methodi cal ways of bus1ness p whi ch l ead to s uccess 9 and hence do not keep t he pr operty a kin d for tune gave t h eni 0 or accumulate the estates which the i r ta l en t~ and opportuni ties placed within thei r reach o They did not seem to hav e mueh money sens0 0 nP.ver s eemed t o be able ~ i ndeed» to learn how many cents ther e were in a dollar =-in t r uth» they almos seemed to despise moneyg and as some of t hem were n ot always as careful in contracting and paying debts as t hey should have bA en p if not poor p they were always 1.n embarrassed c ircumstances , But their gre atest weakn ess was t11eir fondness of dr1.nk 11 of which their natural disposition and convivial habits of the times so l ar gely contributed t hat t heir highest devel opment of character and great est useful ness in life were not att a i nedo As was said i n some of thP Kni~hts of the Ro 11nd Table ~ "Wi ne ~ women and wa ssai l " were t~ eir enemi~ s o I t w~s a common sayingQ however 9 such thorou~h~bred gentlemen were they 0 that a He nderson~ thou~h drunk g was a gentleman st1llo ToHoPo • Samuel Handerson WE.S probably -th e son of Samuel cf (,Tr anvi l leo He lived f or many years 0 t wo m11ea s outh of my grandfather Hunter , on Henderson Branch (named a f ter him) one quar ter of a -,,'! l e above the road leading f r om Madi s on t o my fat!'ler 1 s and gr andfatharis places a He was a gr eat friend and ~r equen t visitor of my grandf a t herc and I have often heard my father and mother tell amusing an ecdotes i n r elation t o him and my gr andf athera He wa s a Deist 0 wh ile my grandfather was a very p ious C~ristian 9 and yet they were fas t friendso Onc e they disput ed about a word 9 and finall y a gr eed to leave t he decisi on to Bailey 9 a Dict ionar y v wh ich wa s found tn f avor of my Grandf a t her whereupon Henderson seized his hat tn a pa ss1on 9 and r ushed out f or h ome , swore that Bailey was a d---d f ool ; He went t o Tennessee l ong befor e I was born and settled near Mc ~Unnvi l le 11 where he r aise d his f'a "lil y o ( I think Senator John Bo lfonderson of' Mis souri is a grandfather of his o I ToHoP. THo·iiA s HENDERSON of Danbury j) the gree.t=grand ""' fat her of my chi ldren 11 d ied at Danbur y about 1823 p aged about 80o When I knew him he was ver y sprightly witty old ~entlema n , fond of social intercourse and f ull of anec dote and humor o He married Jane ll t he s ist er of Col o Jame s Ma r tin 11 of Snow Creek11 and Gov o Alexo Mart inp of Nor th Car olina o I nev er saw his wife 9 but knew & of her a s a woman of f ine attatnments and endowed with all the virt ues and exc ell ent characteristics of tha t ancient familyo He wa s , Cler k of the Court of Guilford from the time of its f irs t s ettlement unt il a~t e r i t was di vided i nto sever al other countiesv by wh ich he accumulated a hands ome f ortune f or those timeso He wa s said t o be a man of but l i ttle me chan i cal gen iusp though otherwise gifted in a hi~h degr ee 0 a s the f ollow i ng anec dote will showo On a cold ll bl ustering day he was play ing nTh1rteen and Odd'' 9 a f ashi onable game of cards in t ~ ose days 9 in a ~o om t he door of which was f astened b~ a buttonp and h e had risen several t i mes t o shut ito At last, i t blew open again 9 he s eized a hammerp picked up the button fallen on t he floor 9 drove it on t he door slamming to ll and wa s t hen ret urning t o h i s seat saying" "Now d ~ ~n you0 I reckon you wtll stay shut" I> but the dcor blowing again open , the c ompany l ooked and b e~el d ; he had nailed the button t o the door. instead o r t h 9 f acinga His portr ait was at my house for many years 9 and I think was t aken by Dro Geo o Henderson tn 185R o J ane 0 h i s wife, wa s an own cousin of MY ~ran dfather quntero The s ons of ThoMas Henderson of Danbury wer e ; Samuel 9 of Charl otte; Alexander, of Mt o Plea sant ; Tho111as , of Raleigh; and Nat haniel P the younp:ea t Daughters 0 Mar y and J anee SAHUEL HENDERSON of Charlott e was a phystcian and practiced many years i n that t own 11 whe ~e he raised several children p none of whom I knew 11 but Dr o Will i a~ , and Margar et (Meg )D who was a joyoua p wi ttyD intel l ectual P, irl and was my wife 0 s br i desma.1do I never saw t~etr fat her ? but heard of h tm as a man of hi~h order of mind, and fine s tanding in his prof e ss1on a Dr o William his son0 was a s ui tor of my wi fe when I married her o Dro SAMUEL HENDERSO Np my grandfatherp died aged 63 0 when I was about t wo years old, in 18 34 ~ and h ence I do not r eme mbe~ him, Hi s pDr t rai t and that or. my ~reat grandfa t herll 1l'ho"1as Hendersonc belon~ed t o my mo t her; wer e taken from my fat her ' s house in Texas by my Aurit Meg; but I do not know where they are o I woul d give a ~rea t deal for t hema My ~ e at gr andfather looked ol d and wr inkled; the picture must have been taken after he was 70 0 His h ead wa s long and bar e of . h air 0 t he feat tll'es str ongly ~a rke d 9 indicating much wil ~ power P and the f orehead hir:h c My r;randfather wa s rather a ro ·. md head c though the forehead was hiP,hv and t he f ace what is called oval o The mouth .o nose 0 and eyes wer e ver y f i ne v t hough a l ittl e sombreness wa s ~iven the countenance b y an unusual ly heavy eye ~br owa He wore short· a i da wh iskers!> and the f ac e was not only ver y bright and handsome !> but one of the most b en evolent I ever l ooked upono My ~r ea t grandfather was close shaveno My gr andfa t ~ er wa s per haps 45 when t he likene ss was taken He weighed about two hundred and f1f't y 11 but wa s not above medi um height o He married a wi. dow Robbi ns 9 whose maiden naine wa s Si nld.rtsp a daughter of John Dinkins!> a wealthy p la n ~ er on Sugar Creek1 Mecklenburg Co or• N., Co My p;r•e.ndfa ther I r e!"lember as an invalid She lived at ti"lles wi."Gh my fathc1•.o but gen(l1•all y wtth my uncle 11 Dro Willi3m D., Hendersono She died in Macksville 0 N C about lR!+/.. She was .~ Metho dist o l\/fy grandparents had tl-ireb chlldren ~ the elde9 t "''as Will lam Da""lie., named after General Dav le " a war"'l f'r iPnd of my ~1· andfa ther ; the se"'ond was my motherr Eliza liunter!) named Hunter" I presume after the f9.mily m~mtlon5 d by Dr o Dalton., who see~ s to be r elated to the Hendersons as wall a s t he Daltons ; an d t he third 0 Margaret a William read ~edi c ina with his father p I presume attended lec t u1 - a a t LexingtonD Ky o" and settled i n Maxvil lep Dav i e Co op and I thtnk bee; ame a partner at first with Dro Frank Martln 0 a kinsman 0 thou~h when I knew these two doctors 0 they had had a differencep and did not speak to each othero He was a very successf ul phycician" and ~mlike all t he Hendersons I evsr knew , he knew how to "!lake money and to keep it tooo About 1B45 he adopted me as his son" took ~e from ~y father' s house i n Me c klenburg Co o" to Maxville" and sent me to school to t he Rev ,, Baxten Cl iRg,. one of t hP best mer. I ever knew r and the head of a fa ~o u s acade~y in Mack3\\llec He was a ba c~elor, I should say p till nearly 50 when he ~arried Rachel Gowan D of Davie Cv- 0 and having children of his own 0 and movinR away t o Tennes sean he did not give me any furt11er aid in my education o TH0MAS Hr.NDERSON g son of Tho'!las Henderson 1:1 wa s a man of cons lde ...~a bl e talent s " and culture" He -narried a Miss Fenner 11 of a h i ghly respe cta ble fal"flily near Raleiijh 9 where he settled and establis'f-ied "The Star " r a ue-wsoapa:· that rivaled the Register" P edited by Joseph Ga l es ; end a fter condu ~ t1ng hl ~ pape1• for a number of years 0 with much ability 11 h e s0ld out and r e 'Tlove d -r,o the Western District of Tennessee" and set tled on l and inherited from the Daniel Boone purchase already alluded to ; where he raised a lar~e family of children but had only one daughter 0 Cora ~ who marrted a lawyer of Memph is ~ Mr o Corrie o · Richard soon after gr aduatin ~ a t West Point and join1n~ the army in Fla was killed in Dades massacre p in 1A35o Poor f ellow; he was c ut of f just as he was about to become a grPat honor to his family" already renowned in fo.· mer times; for he was t P ~ly a most promisin ~ yo\mg man o He stopped and stayed with us a week a t Livings t on on his way t o join his command as lieut enanto Three weeks afterwards we read the horrible account of his death and noble gallantry in battle? The newspapers that Capt " Dade's company " being det ached for some purpose 11 wa s suddenly spr w1g upm\by a large body or Indians a nd negroes and co~plet ely overpowereJ after a terrtble resi1ten ce~ the Indians k1111n ~ all but two or three 1 who e~caped at trrn close oI the acene p one of whom lay tn f ull v iew of the f inal butchery , p1etendi~ g to be dead" That Lieut o Henderson fell nearly the las t "'Jan " after standinc; in t~e lapse of a tree and shooting for a lon~ t i~e o loadin~ and shooti1g with one hand 9 the other ar~ hav in~ been broken early in the action a Ca lvin was the oldest son 9 a promising younr; lawyer p but d ied ver v soono CAPTAIN NAT'tANIEL t.JENDERSON was the yonnrredt o •' the f·1mi ly o He was a kind 11 good 9 e~iable ~an p but faP tnferior to all h~s brotherd in 1ntellect Not havin~ been r a ised to labor and rathPr dull to rec el ve educatior. 11 he r;i:r " w up to be a gentlem.anp but incapable of success by ~is own wita; hen e he was .. so~eti~ea ooor , but whenever hia situation was discovered by his br other AleXop my father-1n- law 9 he would set up him and his fa~ily again with a ~ood little tract of land and a few ne ~roes to cultivate it for him And they ,a d~ out to live and raise their fa·11 i l y very respectably He --a rried Susan 0 a daughter of Tho~as Searcy h is c ousin who was an e~cellent w lfe~ and a most pious ~· ~o od woman o Livi ng in the same county with ne in Ala o he was ve1 y often for days· at my hous e ~ and I was always ~ la d to see him co~ e p for si~p l e and plainc rTiinded as he was r. he ex:cel led in anecdote and humor ,. and kept my wife and myself amused all the time His brother Alex was often t~ere wi~r himn and it amused ""le to s ee how he wo11ld l ·.rnp,h an, sh1.1ka 11. ls sides at Unclo Nat's jokes 0 while they were discussing my fint3 orandy o Uncle Natr though s o amiable was said to be capabl e of some te""lpP.r , t~ough I never wttnessed ito He once had a field of cotton near the housd " which was all open and in dange,.. of being injured and lost for the w·1nt of picking,. bt~G Uncle Nes.t al ways di sposed to procras t i nate ~att ar s of laborp was f a i l ing t o ga ~ her it i n time 9 and Aunt Susan never f ai led to upbra l. d him about i t whe .... he came t o t he ~ouse and was sitti ng at his meals; and after a while 9 one day when she br oke out ver y s ever el y upon htm he s pr ang from the t able and s e i zing a chunk of fir e 9 rushed out towards t h e l itt l e f 1eld 9 swearing he woul d burn up the d- - - d cotton and have an end of i t; but Aunt Susan out r an h i m and arr ested the awf ul calami t y o Though not b y any means pious 9 Uncle Nat had great confi dence in preac1er . as was manifested on the fol lowing occasion ; In Novo 1833 P when the s t ar s (Madeors ) were fall ing 0 they a ll l"an out i n t h e ya rd before day to Hi t ness the awful spectacle p and 9 of course 9 they were gr eatly fright ened , believing that the world was about to be destr oyed ; and Unc le Nat 9 knowinrr the piety of his wife 9 begged her to pr ay 9 but she r eclined ; whereupon he broke out and exclamad "Nowii Susan 9 where i s t hat d " · ~~ a Me t hod 1st pr eachett 0 who i s always here: When I don't want h i m0 I can' t get r i d of h1m9 and now ~ d~~n him ~ When I do w·mt h1m 9 he can' t be f ound o" ALEXAt!DER HENDERS\N of Mto Pl e ·1s ant was born about 1 7~0 or 'Al ~ and died in 1A43D on the national road of Tennessee a t Eskridges while on h is way from No Co t o Holl y Spri ngs 0 Miss op wi th his da ~ht a~ P Louiseo The earliest marriage 1n Ke ntucky was in t he Fort a t Boonasboro 0 Augus t 7th9 1776 9 by Squire Boon 0 who ma rried Samuel Henderson to Elizabe th ~ commonl y called Betsey 9 Willi amso Their first ch1ld 9 Fannie Handerson 0 was born at the fort 0 May 29th9 17770 A David Wo Henderson is r eferred to or. Pa ~e 43 0 #50 B Str eet Nor ~h Ea st Washingtcn9 Do Co February llthc 1904 Hon o John So Hendersonp SalisburyP North Carolina o My dear Sir;- Although some years have intervened since we metp I have not forgotten our association as members of the House of Representatives in the Un ited States Congress o On the contra ry ~ I have often thought of you and have intended to write to you some time 0 but I have neglected to do soo You may r emember we had several conver sations about our ancestors p and I think I gave you at one time a copy of an imperfect historyp or sketchD of my fathers family 9 made by him many years agoo A~dp as I rememberp you said to me after wards ~ that the same famtly names ran t~r ough both familiesp and p i f nry memory is not at faultp you informed me that e1theI" your grandfather or one of your great grandfathers was born on Taylor 0 s Cr eek in Hanover Countyp Virginiap where my grandfather and great grandfather Henderson were both borno I went down to Hanover County a few years sincep and thought I would see if I could find any surviving descendants of the Henderson family still 11vin~ in the county, or not o But I found Taylor' s Creek was at the west end of Hanover County and some t wenty five or thirty miles distance from Hanover Court House 9 and rather inaccessible 9 so I abandoned the idea of going there f or t he time beim~ R and have not found it convenient to make another visit o. When 1n Kentucky in 1863 .o I visited a cousin of my father p livin~ near Danvil le in t~at state p and I found in h i s possession a copy of t~e will of ~y great grand father ~ probated at Hanover Court House in Hanover Countyp Virginiap inp I think9 17829 f r om which it appeared that at the time of the execution o f the will my grmdfatherp John Henderson 9 was in Kentucky 9 spelled Canetuckey 9 - and I hoped when I went to Hanover CoU?tt House on t he visit I have mentioned9 I would at least be able to ~et a copy of the will of my great grand father above r eferred too But I was disappointed in thatp for I found that the records of Hanover County during the Civil War had been taken from Hanover Court Souse to Rtchmond for safe keeping 0 and had all been lost or des troyed p except two old volumes of records 0 which had been over l ooked tn the re~oval and had been preservedo But they contained records of deeds and only went back to 0 as I remember, 17~4o One of the first deedsi however , recorded in t'li.ese two old volumes was a deed from "David Henderson" t o some one" conveying land "formerly owned b•r Thomas ·renders on" o But in what part of the countythe l and was situatedo I did not learno Now D howeveri one reason for my writin~ you0 at this time 9 is to say that ~ I recently subscribed for a book published by Marshall DeLancey Haywood of Raleig1" No C~, and 1nt 1tled "Governor William Henderson and his adminiatratiot 1n the Province of North Car ol1na 0 1765=1771" 9 and I find on pages 100- 101 ~ of this book a very interestin~ sketch of the life of Jud~e Richard Handersonp 0 who 0 in l 775 0 was elected Pres ident of the Colony of Transylvania" ; and , what has 1nterestad me espPc1ally is" that it is stated in this sketch he was bor n in Hanover Countyp Vir~inia t on the 20th of April 9 17350 I find also the same statement as to his birth 0 was tn "The North Carolina Booklet"P for January 9 19040 And I write to say that I will esteem it a great favor if you "'\l.l. inform me whether ~.rou and your fa>?lily a.re descendants of J udge Henderson who was bo:rn in Hanover County.o Virginia ,.. and at the same t1me .o if it is convenient 9 I W1sh 0 my dear sir t you would pive me any information you n~y have obtained or possess o of the Henderson fa~ily 1n Hanover Countyo Virginia o • I have had an impression for many years D ~ hou i t wa a der ived I do not know " ~ that Judge Richard HendersonD whose anc estors on hls father £ J s ide wer e from Scotlandp was of t ho same Henderson f amily a s my fathero And I can reme~ber quite disti nctly of ha vi n~ heard my father speak of an Archibald Henderson 0 I think of North Carclina 9 w~o , he said 9 was a relative o f h i s family o My grand father 9 John Henderson,, set tled on Dick's RiverD not far 9 as I believe 9 from Bconesborough 9 t he theat er of Judge Richar d Hender s on's operat1ons 9 in Kentuckyo He mus t have been there prior to 17820 I sincerely trust I shall not annoy you with thi s lon~ letter 9 and assure you I will be very greatful for such information as you may have leisure to give me as to the Henderson f amil y and shall have no regrets if it shall appear that we are descended from t he sa~e Scotti sh f amily of Hendersons o My daughter Mary 9 now Mrs o John Farnsworth " uho still resides i n Wa s h i nr; ~ ton as well as myself p has a ver y pleasant recoll ect ion of yourself and daughter and she unites with me in ver y kind re~ ards to botho With ve ~y gr eat r egard 0 Sincerely your s , Thomas J ., Henderson .. l\on o Thomas J.o Henderson 11 My Dear Sir;= Your letter of the 13tho inst~ duly r eceivedo I have been quite busy s ince I received it and the Superior Court of this County is now in session and wil l last all the weeko I write youp however» a few aurried lines o I have been positive that yo~ and I are r elatedp ever since I learnee that your Henderson ancestors lived in Hanover Countyp Va o Your gran;f father John Henderson» i n all proba~1lity accompanied J udge Richard Henders on when h e went to Kentucky~ either on his first v isit or subsequentlyo Richard Henderson 's relat ions almost exclusively constituted the Transylvania County p I have in my poss ession the brief sketch of your fam1.ly wr itten in your own handwrit1ng9 dated June 13p 18929 and I appreciate it ~ore than I am able to expresso I am a direct descendant of Judge Ri chard Henderson 0 You will find sketches and references to this in ell the histories of Ky 0 and N0 C0 and all t he books gi ving the life of Daniel Booneo Wl1.eeler'a Sketches and Reminiscenses of North Carllina have pretty full in f or~at1on concern l ng him0 Gov o 'Moorhead of Ky op many years ago del1verad a lecture at Boonsvil l ef) Ky . , and gave a very full history of him and of the Tr ansylvania Colonyo A r ecent book0 called "Boonsborough" 0 by Geoq2;e Wo Ranck (now deceased) P give s probabl~ · the most co..,plete ace ount "' You will also find Richard Henderson mentioned 11 by Roosevelt in his "Win~ing of the West o My father was na~ed Archibald and s o was my grand father o Jud~e Murphy delivered e. eulo~y upon the latter 9 9 • found in "Wheeler' s Sketches ' -~ pronouncing him the ' mo st perfect model of a lawyer No Co ever produced"v He served in the 6th and 7th Congresses--was a Federalist p and voted for Aaren BurP f or presg -~ in pr~ference to Thos o Jefferson o He died in 1822 o This is ,, no doubt 9 the A.1-c'1.1bald Henderson your father referred to as being a r elative of his fa~ily o He may possibly meant my father p who was born 1n 1811 and died in 18840 My ~randfather had a national reputation~-my father did not o The latter never held office , except as a member of the Admiral of State during the administration of Govrso Reid and Ell1s o Richard Henderson's brother William commanded a brigade at Eutaw Springs and on several occasions during the Revolutiona1•y war was conspicuous for his gallantry--notable a t the seige of Chsrleston o Sa~uel Hender son and Elizabeth Will iams were the parents of Richard Hendersono The other child ren were Mary 9 born Jan 19th9 1734n Nathaniel 0 born Dec " Ip 1839; El 1zabe t~ 0 born 19tho Feb 9 1738; Ann born 13 M4rch 1739 » Susannahp oorn 23 April 1742; John bo~n 17 Octo 17440 Samuel 9 Lorn Febo 9, 1746; William born 5 March 1748 ; • Tho·TJas born 19 March 1752; Pleasant born Jan o 9 c 1759; first named born in Hanover County 1J Va o 9 the others in Granv1lle Cou."1ty P No Co Samuel Hander son bor n in Hanover County Va o March 17 9 17999 and died in Granville County NoCQ in 1~84; His wl!"ep born Novo 14» 1814 (1 died in 1894., Samuel's father is reported to be Ssmuel 9 and his father Richard {wife Polly Washer) and his father Thomas; the last named ca~e over w1th somd of the early settlers to Jamest own o I regret ve~y much that I cannot dafi ni.tely trace the connection between your line and mine ~-but you will observe the na~ea of the chi l dren of your great great grandfather and the children of my great great ~randfathe~ in each fa-1ily there we.a an El1zabe'G h 9 a William .. a Thomas , a Ma r y D a John ~ By the way ~ it is stated--and I have understood thare is documentary evidence of the fact -~ that Andrew Johnson was the s on of Thomas Henderson D a brother of Richardo Certainly that is the ~eneral belief among the Henderson fa~ily .. i n Tenn op No Co and Miss o But t h is 1s not considered any special credit to t he fa~ily ~ alt~ough Andrew Johnson was a man of a very great intel l ectual abili'·y My own impr essi on is t hat SEtm·1el Henden son 9 •1y ai.1.Cestor , were b:rothers 0 Capt o Co Ho Ar nold9 of the Uo S" Navy 9 h as been rrtak1no; invest lga t ions for year s into the records of the Henderson fe~i ly 0 and he ~ay have more information that I have o His wi fe was a descendant of Samuel H~mde r> rnn- a brother of Richardo He has had a ~rea t deal of sor row and I have not hear d frcm him for some yea1•s o He pr omi sed to give me a typewritten copy of everything that he collectedo Suppose you wrlte him and ask him for all the information in his poss ession? The Navy Depto wi ll ~ive you his address o • Capt o Arnold is from No Jo I have written out s uch infor'!latton as I thought you mi~ht 11ke to know quicklyo Later on I hope to send yon more inf ormation., On my rambles through the Cono:r o Library one day I found an old book stating that there was an "l\rchibald Henderson 9 Merchant" in Boston early i n 1634,, The destructton and loss of the Hanover County Records is an irreparabl e l oss t o us all in regard to the early history of our f amily 1n Va o I shall be very glad to rneet ~ro11 again.o and if I go to Washi ngton at any time in the nr-ar future I shall be glad to hunt you up and a l so to cell on yo 11r dau~h t e r., Mrs o Farnswortho My daughter /) wb.o I regret to say has been quite sic1tt 0 joins me in beet wishes and kindest regards for Mrs o Farnsworth and yourself o Ve~y sincerely yours 0 John S o Hendersono I hope your are quite well and that you continue to enjoy ~ood healtho I am a very busy man and work very hard for ~y daily breado Public life did not make me very prosperous o In many r espects life 1s very pleasant 9 but there is no money in it even for a man who 9 like me 9 represented a rural di stricto • • 50 B Straet No E o Wa shingtcnp Do Co 9 March 7th0 1904 Bon o John So Hendersons Salisburyp No Co 9 • My Dear Sir;- I t t s with great pls asure I acknowledge the rec eipt of your very kind letter of the 23rd of Febr uary0 which I received and read several days s i ncev with deep interest 0 and I sincerely thank you for the information you have given me in regard t o the Henderson Fa ~il y 9 who settled and lived in Hanover County 0 Virginia 0 i n the early settlemant of that stateo That we are of the same Henderson Family I- now have n o doubt$ and can assure you in all sincerity that 1t 1s a great source of great gratification to me to know t hat we are related t o each othero If as you suppose 9 Samuel Henderson 9 yourancestor 9 and Wil liam Henderson 9 my ancestor were brothers 9 then 9 of course 9 their father was our co~mon ancestoro And in the absence of other evidence we can accept that as a fact 0 and know that we are descended from the same Henderson Fa"'lily o I rather think my f a'ther 9 in speaking of an Archibald Henderson as a relati on 0 must have referred to your f ather, and not to your gr andfat~e r 9 as you say he died in 1822 0 That was before I was born, and while I may be mistaken 0 it seems to me t hat the Archibald Henderson I remember to ~ave heard my f ather speak of as a r elation was 9 at the time 0 livingo You mention in your letter the name of a "Pleasant ffenderson"o I have an t ndlst1nct recollection t hat a Pleasant Henderson 9 a r elation of my father 9 once visited him9 at our home in Tenness eeo At all events the name of Pleasant Henderson is to me a very familiar name o I read some years ago Roosevelt as 0 W1m1ing of the West" and was greatly interested 1n what he noted about Richard Hen de~son and John Seviero I shall try to 9 ~ead it agatn, and w111 0 if I ean 9 get Wheeler s Sketches and Re~in ise ences of North Carol1na 9 and the other publications r e f erred t o in your let ter , and re~d themo In the North Car olina Booklet f or January 1904p I found a ver y interesting sketch of "The Colony of Tr ansyl van1a" v by Chief J ustice Walter Clarko In it I found the Journal of "Col o Richard Hendersonn f> relatint, to the Colony of Transylvania 9 which was very int erestingo I will t r y and get in communication with Capt o Co Ho Ar nold 9 as you suggest, and obt a1n 9 if I can 11 such information as h e can give me relati ng to the Henderson fa"'l i l y o The probabll1ty 1s 0 I th1nk9 as you sayv that my grgndfather John Hender son accompanied Judge Richard Henderson on one of his visits to Kentucky He must have done so , or followed him very aeon afterwards into Knetueky 9 and settled on Dick' s Rivei- 9 While I aopreciate your p1•omptness in givin P, me the information you have " and thank ;rou with a warm heart for it 11 I al"Tlos t wish you had not taken the time to write 0 when you are so busy 1n court with your " professional duties o There are 9 as you sayp many pleasant things i n C on~ress1onal lifeo But t here is no prosperity in a financial way likely to f ollow ito I s er ved in the House of Representatives twenty years 9 and a t the end of my s er vice can say with absol ute truth that I had not saved a s 1.ngle year 0 s salaryo And yet I did not live at "First Class Hot els» nor a t "Fi rst Class Boarding qouses" 9 and I had no bad habits that cost me ~oney o I always brou~ht my f amil y with me 9 and we lived at respectable and comfortabl e boarding houses » and I certa i nly never worked har der in my l ife than I did when in Congr ess ,, But I could save nothing from my salar y o It is not so bad now; I think you can live much cheaperp I believe p than when you and i. were 1n Congr ess 9 e.na'· cer tainl y cheaper than I was a ble t o l ive when I first came to Was'1 lngton and • f or a number of years aft erw 1rds 9 a nd then" t hey all ow clerk for hir•e nowfl wh ich you and I were not o It has been i ntimated to me that you are probably coming back to Congres3 by one of the members from your state p and af t er all I shall not be sorry to see it o I trust your daughter has recovered f r om h~r illness , and pleasu give her the kind regards of myaelf and daughterD and accept the same yourself o I shall be very grat eful for any further information you c an give me hereafter as to the family relations 9 whan yo:1 have leisure to write me 9 and with my very best wishes for the ROOd health 0 pr o s~erity and happiness of yourself and fam1ly I am evero • 0 9 Sincerely Yours Thoso Jo Henderson • ' • p • On J uly 26 ., 1902 " His EIGHTY THIRD birthday !) "Uncle" J ohn Henders on!> the veteran t r easurer of t he Farmer ' s Insu~an ce Company0 t han whom no man is bet ter known or mor e highly reepected 1n Linn County 0 dictated to a s ten o ~ grapher an autobiographic al sketch wh t ch t he Ga zette is pr i v ileged to publish i n its twenty~first anniversary editi ono I t i s a well tol d 9 mod e s t s t or y of a busy 9 useful and eventful 1 1fe 1> replete with tncidents and f acts t hat t he rising gener ation should know o Al most two years have pass ed since Mr o Hen&~ son wr ot e the s ketch 9 but t he year 1904 f1nds hi~ sttll r emarkably hale and hearty for a man of h is yearso Each day he is at his desk 1n t he off i ces of the Insurance Company ., l oath to relinquish one of his ol d- ti e duti es to any of the. younger men in the 1nst1tut 1ono The above appeared in "The Cedar Rapids {Iowa) Gazette'• J anuary 9 ~ 1904 11 and its preservation to those inter ested might be aasured 0 f urther publioa= t 1on i s here made of the autobiography referred t oo .. 11 -- AUTOBI OGRAP HY Under the caption "A parti al recor d of my life f rom i nfancy t o t he present timep with some of the incidents occurr i ng i n the set tling of the s tates of • Tennessee 9 Ill1nois 11 and Iowa 9 also my near ~ e l a t ive s " 9 Mro Henderson wrote: My great grandfather Henderson wa s a Scotchman and my great grandmother wa s an Irish womano My grandf ather and moth er Henderson were natives of • Virg1n1a 0 and settled in Kentucky in an early dayo My father William Ro 0 Henderson was born at their home on Dick s River 0 Garrard County 0 Kentuckyo My mother' s maiden name was Luc i nda Wimberly 0 a native of No~th Carol i na o They were married at Dover 9 Stewart County 0 Tenne ssee 0 January 11 0 1816 0 Date of my birth,, July 26si 1819 0 My father moved to west Tennessee when I was about three years ol do We took a f lat boat down the CumberlandD Ohio and Mississippi rivers 0 and thence to a place selected for residence 0 about fifteen miles i nlando At one of the landings where we stopped9 I got out t o play on a drift and slipped through and was saved from drowning by s omeone unknown to me at the present time o I was lifted out just as I was about to disappear under the drift o West Tennessee at that dateD we.s new and he•tvily ti"'lbered 0 and wild game • of nearly all kinds abundanto Wolves wars s o numerous it was almost impos sibL t o raise hogs and every means was r esorted t o for their destruct!ono One was to dig pits and construct pens over t hem0 c ov ered with trap doors 9 ba ited wit h meat 0 and when the wolves jumped for t he bait the doors tipped and l et them slide 1nsi and numbers were destroyed. in this way o 'l'urkeys were cau~ht by constructing pens with ditches from t he outsida si leading under and to their centers p all covered except a place of entrance o The ditch was baited wit h grain and the turkeys followed the bait and f ound themselves caught i n the pen and unable to return the way they went ino Bears and deer were also abundant 0 and occast onally a panthero My father killed three deer one morninP, before breakfasto They were feeding near t he house on the buds of felled t1mbero I r emembe~ helpi ng an uncle of mine trap quail by means of a hooped net 0 wtth win~s extending on each side f rom its moutho The net beim~ set 11 tl-ie quail were careful ly driven and whole covies of quail were bagged in this wayo In the spring of 1831 my fathe~ si accompanied by my uncle 0 Char l es Howard p l eft Tennessee on horseback for Ill1no1s si t o s elect a place there for homes f or the'llselves and relatives o The trip ext-ended north to Lake Mi chlgan si then Fort Dearborn 9 now Chicagoo They f i nally decided t o l ocate on Indian Cre ekD so'lle thirteen miles from Ottawa 11 Illi ~oiav and return home o Shor tly after = wards a number of fa~ilies set out ~ or the place ael ectedsi among them my grandfather and mother Hender son ~ my uncle Ro l lins and John Henderson !) uncle Stephen and Allen Howar d 0 and my uncles si Singleton J o Henderson and James Wo Howard 0 sinp,le 9 and Robert Norr is ~ a h i r ed man D sent by my f ather to wor k for himo All the above ii were accompanied b y their fa"1111e so My father ~emained in Tennessee 0 expect ing t o f ollow a s s oon as they were aettledo I was s ent along with my uncle,. Allan Howardo I wa s t hen about t l-i i rteen years oldo We me.de the t r ip with ox tea~s o It wa s my first t r ip away f rom home 0 My father gave me a small r i fle p f l int l ock!J and on my way I amu s ed mys el f by shooting squirrel s and other game 0 and no doubt si occasional l y bagged some o My uncle Allan and myself n on account of cold weather 0 stopped for the winter on Sangamon Ri ve r 0 s ome five ~iles f~ om Springfieldn Illinois 0 and early in t he s prin~ of 1832D continued the journey and reached the settlementr built a l og cabin and commenced plowing for a cropo Soon after war ds our people beca~e alar~ed by reports of Indian depredatia and having b een warned by a Pottawattamie chlef 9 concluded to pack up and leave o •. KILL l NG OP TECUMSEH Referring to the chief v reminda me what ~y f a t her related of t he battle at Thames in Canada 9 dur ing the war wi t h Great BPitain0 in 1812 and 18140 He was in Col o Richard Mo Johnson ' s r egi ment f rom Kentuckyp and a sol dier of this same ren: iment claimed the honor of kil l ing 'l'ecumseho My fat her denied it and c lai~ed that Col o Johnson killed him0 ani this was confir~ed by Chief • Shabonee 0 who ·was aid t o Tecumseh 9 and who was n ear him when he wa a ki l l edo He said the person who shot him rode a gray hors·J and used a short gun 0 meaning a pistolo Colonel Johnson rode a gray horse 0 and no doubt di d t he • killingo Colonel Johnson was under command of General William Henry Harris on who in 184 ·~ was elected President of the Un i.tPd States by the Whig part y a He died withi n one month of inau~1lr a tion 9 and was succeeded by Presi den t Tyl er of Virgin1ao AN ATTACK BY INDIANS The time of leavin~ the vie 1n1 t y of Indian Ci.' eek was about the 17th day of May 9 19320 the year of the Bl·1ck Hawk waro On the day of leaving Ottawa Mr o Davis and one of my uncles had j ust returned from an observation t rip t o the Indian v1llage some miles from the settlemento During their abs ence • 9 r umors came that hurried us D and i ~mediately on t he return of Mr o Dav is and my uncle we started for Ottawao Mr o Davis and my uncle concluded to r eturn t o his claimp together with his fa~ily and three of my unclas p a cousin and Robert Norris went wi t h himo On their way back t hey met Mr o Hall and family and persu,ded them to returnD all congregating at night at Davis' s h ouse at the millo On the Monday fol lowing 9 the 22nd day of May , 1832 the Indians ma de an attack about an hour bef'ore sunset and killed fifteen men D women and cl-i ild renD and took the two daughters of Mro Hall capti v es o One of the boys made his escape by jumping down the bank of the creek and running along that under covero Robert Norris was killed that dayp hav ing exchanged work with someone at the mill in order to help Mr o Dav i s in his blacksmith shop 9 and thereby l ost hls 11feo My relatives who ret ur ned with Mr o Hall were at work in the field in sight of the massacre and escaped t o Ott awa o All the slain were scalped except Mrso Davis o She was shot through the shoulders while s i tting in a chair in the house o A man by t h e name of P e de~ru p who was boati ng gr av e ~ for mill damD left his rifle standing aga ~ns t t he bank where he worked 9 and was ~ound on the opposite side of t he mill pond i n shallow water ~ shot in the back and not scalpedo The Indians were ev idently in ,. a hurryo They t ook all the horses they could find and lef·t 0 and t h ere t s l i ttle doubt but t hat they were Pottawattamie Indians who were above on the same creekD who had objected to the mill dam being built p wh !oh prevented the fish from ascending the creek to their villageo The next day after the ~a s sacr e s ome of my uncle s ~ accornp g1. ied by soldiers went to the mill and b uried the slain in one common ~rav e . The Misse9 Hall were afterwards ransomed by t he ROVernment from the Indians o Our people were discoura~ ed and ~os t of them left by land f or their ol d home in the aoutha My micle John He nderson s topped 1n Sangamon County, and a f terwards returned to his claim and l i ved t h ere until his deatho My Uncle Stephen Howard returned by water 0 and I want with h imo We left Ottawa in a keel boat and whe r e Per u is now located 9 t ook passage on a steamboat named 0 car oline" to St o Louls p and thence down t he Missi ssippi River t o our home i n Tenneaseea EARLY DAY A~USEME~TS Some t ime after my return I attended the Academy and wi't;h others ,, org!lnized a cir cus company with p erm1ssion p buil t our ring on a lot and fenced it in with boards p h igh enough to prevent people from s eeing over 9 and on Saturdays gave a performance charging an admit t ance fea a We had s ome fairly well trained hor sesn spring boar dsr eto o and gave a pr etty fair showa The attendance was good and we soon pa16 for the i ~p~ovements and made some money after payi ng expenses D including our suits 9 etc o We had good riders p somrnersalt actors 0 and t he most amusing of all., I acted as clowno Our show did not come quite up t o t he Ringling Brothers show of todayp but it was very good, considering the circumstanceso I quit t he circus business when I left tor our new home in Illinois o • : IN CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS • A short time after we went back to Illinois t here was great excitement caused by a sl ave deserting his lllasterp a Mro Shepar d o A man by the name of Moody was accused of bein~ concerned in the escape and a mob court was held and his punishment was decided upon one hundred s tripes with rawhide whips on his naked back0 and t o be branded with the letter "R" on his cheeko Two men were designated to carry out the sentance 0 which they did on the public squareo My father opposed this unlawful act 0 and there was ~reat danger of a collision between the mob and the law abiding people 0 both par ttes being ar med o It passed without bloodshed at the t1me 0 but one of the men named Jones 0 who helped to wh i p ~oody 0 was soon afterwards shot in a quarrel and k1lled 9 near the place where Moody was punishedo Moody was banished from the • state i.mdar the penalty of deathp and he lQfto Some ti~e later 0 however p he sued the rin~leaders and recovered several thousand dollars damages o My father was so disgusted with such proceedings that he deter~ined to leave the state 0 and I remember h i m saying i n public that he would not rais e his seven sons under the 1nfluenoe of slavery 0 consequentl y in 183 6 he left Tennessee f or Illinoisp by way of the Mississippi and Illinois Rlvers 0 and s ettled in Putnam County on a claim purchas ed of a ~'Iro Leeko At this time I had my first • EXPERIENCE I N FARMING ' The country was n ew and our county seat 11 Hennepln0 twenty miles awayo We received our mall at Wyoming , seven miles away and poata~e on letters carried over 400 miles was twenty five ~ ents o No postage s ta~ps theno Our nearest physic1an 0 Dro 'l'hcMas Hall 0 ten ~iles awayo He was an Englishman and ~uat have understood his business, as he cured me of a fever when in my eighteenth year 9 and I have not been under a doctor's care since 0 except when by an accident I fell and injured a h~p jointo Our trading points were Peorla 0 Lacon and Hennepi n 0 all situated on the Illinois River 0 distance from 22 t o 35 miles o Some of our people went t o Chicago over a hundred miles d1stant 0 to tradeo · The first cook stove that I owned was broup:ht from there by one of themo Thia was probably the first cool· stove in our CO\ll'ltyo I was in ~y s eventeenth year when we reached our new • home in Ill !.no is o Before leav1n.r;i; 'l'ennessee I at·~ended the Brownsville Academ~ prepar ing for college 0 but I neve~ went to school after th~t time o Had studied Greek and Latin and had made some progr e ss 0 but tha oxen I dr ove when ·... plowing prairi e land 0 knew nothing of these lan~uages and liGtle of Englishp being controlled by the whipo MET ABRAHA~f LINCOLN The first ~cney that I earned was maki ng a~d hauling rails to fence William Ogles' farm 9 south about two miles from our home o My father was .elected to the legislature and took me wit h him t o Vandalia. during the last session of the legislation held at that place 9 the capital afterwards being ~ r emoved to Springfieldo I had the good luck to obtain employment every other ~ day 0 copying the journal of the house at $4000 per dayo • •..,.1 .., '·"r1s to\ ··,,.,, .,. n - ,_. 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L"- " u """' .. c,.L c.. -.J•. t ... .,1.1 .._n J .L l ·" ·..>-·6p1.. en tt 0 Dougla ~ and o "i:~h e r promi nen\; men 9 both l·lhlgs and D1;:; moc.,1~ nt s o I r acolle,. t an amusing incident that occuredo A nmn by the name of Clapp kept a stor e " and one member of legislature wagarad anot her an oyster supper that he coul d not call for an article in his store that Clapp could not produceo Upon &~riving at the store a Goose Yoke was asked f oro The p~oprietor went to a shelf 9 came backfl and handed out the article o Pem.arkin~ t hat he kept them e specially for the members of the legislature o I n proof of this I refer to my old friend Wollf p the boss brickmaker of Cedar Rapids 9 who was thereo He remembers me as the long legged k1do • ENTERED POLITICS During this session of the legislature the co~n ty of Stark was created from parts of Putnam and other counti es g and Thomas Ford elected Judge in our j udicial d1strict o He appointed me temporary clerk of our circuit courto Af terwards 0 when of lawful age t I was appointed cl erko The first court was held at my father 9 s house about a mile south of Toulono Prior to this I attended court at Peo1:01a and t ook l essons from \'lilliam Mitchell 0 cons idered ' one of the best clerks in the state 0 and when our court convened he cams and assisted me ~ and I soon became fairly well quali fied t o perf orm t he dt.ties 4 of the clerko I erected the second house in oui~ new county s eat; was the first post master0 taught the first school 1n an old log cabinp and managed to earn my supporto Judge Ford was afterward elected Governor and John Dean Caton of Ottawa appointed to fill the vacancyo He removed me from the clerkship on account of my being a Whig o I was also removed a s postmaster f or t he sa~ e causeo To make up for me losing these two offi.ces p my friends elec ted me recorder for four yea~a" and l a ter s~er1ff for twc years 9 hold 1n~ these two offices at the same time. I served papers as sher iff and collected taxes 0 which was part of rrry duty in the dayt1me 0 and at ni~ht re~or ded deeds and mortgages o I frequently worked until 12 o 9 clock at n1ghto After the exp1ra ~ .. t1on of these offices I was elected to the legislature from the district of Stark" Henry and Reek Island count ies and during this session with other membars g b::>arded at the same house with Mrs o Li ncoln and her ch1ldren 0 Mr o Li ncoln being at that time in Washingtonv having been elected from the Spring field distr1ct p to Congress o This wa~ ahout the only Whig dis trict in the s tateo HEN RY CLAY. AND CALHOUN Aft er the legislature adjourned I went to Was 111ngton Do Co havin~ r ecom= mendat1on for appointment to any o ffi ~ e I desired0 sent ~e by Mr o Lincoln from Wash1ngtono I prized this letter high~y 0 but unfortunately it was lost and • never foundo Upon arriving at Washington 9 I concluded not to appl y for a per manent positionv and accepted a temporary one in the general land officeo My pay wa s $4000 a da~ p and that was ample to pay my expenses o Office hours . wel'e f r om 9 o Oclock A oM o to 3 o ' clock p ... mo Thus I had ample time to visit the senate and house of representativea 0 and listen to the exciting debates on the slavery questiono I hear d Cl ayp Calhoun 9 Ban t on ~ J efferson Davis end other prominent men of both part1ea o I l eft Washi ngton to attend a spacia l session of the legislature at Sp r ing fi eld ~ and af t er adjom,nment v ret ur ned to Toulono In 1851 I went south to visit my relati ves and to look for a locat ion , While at Quincy Ill inois., on my return n.orth:i I received a letter f rom my father frcni Iowa City 0 Iowa v urging ma befor e l ocating elsewhere t o v isit himo I left Quincy and arrived at Iowa CU;y Januar y J r dp 1A53 and rema i ned t h ere some t l meo In the early spri ng I le f '; iny fathe 2~' s f arm in the nor ther n par t of Johnson county •) a.nd I final ly l ocated near t h er e i n Linn county o l bought 160 acres near Hoosier Grove and mov ed my f amil y t h ere in June r 18530 I cul t !vated thi s far m for sever aJ. years n ·i;hen s o .<.. d 1 t and bought a s t o..,iT of .. goods end ~pened a stor e at Wes tern College~ Li ~n County D I owao I ; 4 I did not s ucceed very we l 1 9 sold out and moved to Ced'oir Rapids in Ma:rch 1865 While livi ng on my fa!m I was ele cted by the l egiala t urap one of the r egents of t he I owa State Un i v e r s i~~ y a t I owa City 9 and ssi•vad s ome tima 0 I wa s al so elected to represent my ·:; own s hip in ~;he board of s upervisors under the old t ownship sys temo 9 WENT WITH THE " l"ARrfERS" c After 1 1vin~ in Cedar Rapids f or about two years, I a ccepted empl oyment by f the Farmer 5 Insurance Co ov than a mut ual c ompany 0 at t he salary of $1000 per annumo In 1868 the company was reorgani zed as a stock co~pany 0 and I wae .. one of the ten stockholders and e l ected t rea s urero I have served in that capacity about thirty f our years 0 and I have served about the s ame t i me as treasurer of Cr escent Lodge No o 25 A o F o & Ao Mo I have served a s s enator f r om Linn County t wo terms o I was opposed by Jo Wo Bull the f irst t ime 0 and he contes ted the el ecti ono I t cost me about $15000 However I came out all right and held t he position o In the second election I was opposed b y Fo Jo Upt on o My fri ends also elect ed me Mayor of' the city of Cedar Rap1ds o Eo So Hill, J o Ho Sf'Qi th and John Ba Henderson p also officers of the Farmers Insurance Co~p any 0 filled t hat pos1tton 0 rather a s tngular incldent o " I was married in St ark Countyv Illi noi s on the 9th day of October !) 1840" t o Mary Per ryD dau~hter of Swift Perryo She died on the 1 5t h Q day of Aprilp 1R47o We had thr ee ch1ldren 0 Lucinda Wo o William P o and Mary Ann o Lucinda marr ied Dr o Jo Ho S~i th o She died and left one son 0 Edward Ho William P 0 married E~ma 0 daughter of Dr o Wagnero He l eft t wo ch1ldren 9 Mabel and Mary 9 who live w ~ th their mother in Oal iforn i a o Mary Ann married J acob Ao Shueyo She r esides at Red Oak ~ Iowa 0 with her husband 0 hav ing four ch11drsn0 two marri ed and two s ingle o I marri ed the second time o Ele.-zabeth Gov daughter of Capto Butler 9 of Stark County0 Ill1nois 0 who at our mar r i age had three ch ildr en by a for mer husband 0 Ira Wardp Jro Mary 0 one of the chll dren 0 1s now second wif e to Dr o i o Ho S~ith o I had f ive ch i l dren by my second wife 9 ' Kate Wo 0 Jno o B o 0 Edward 0 George and Ella 9 all liv i n~ except Edwardo Kate Wo married the second t ime p James Eo Sevier 0 and now lives near Br ownsvtlle 0 • Tennesseeo Sh e had two children by her f ormer husband 9 J o Co McGr egoro Jno o Bo marri ed Hel en ~ daughter of Oo Po Emer y of Cedar Rap ids o He has three ch1ldren 0 Edward 9 Louise 9 and Helen o Geor ge mar r i ed Carrie Fleek and has two chi ldren 9 Ella Ro married Ho Go Burro I had s i x brothers 0 three ar e dead 0 viz-=Wmo Po0 St ephen Hoo and J ames Ao My brot her Thoso Jo res ide s at Princaton 0 Illo Ha d four children 0 three ma1~rie d and one single o Ho Co res ides in Calif or nia 0 a widower wi·t h several childreno Danial Wo i s l ocated at Jefferscn 9 Iowa p and has s everal children 0 one s on 9 J ames ,, bei ng qui te a promtnent lawyer and busi ness man o I have s evente en grand Chi ldren and six great ~r and ohil dreno I had two s i st ers !) bot h deceasedo One 0 Mary Ann p older than I v married John T o Sevier at Br own sville 9 Tenn o She had one daughter p Mary Ann Amanda 0 who was married • twice and now a widowo She had no children and still r esides in Tennessee near Brownsv illeo My sis ter Elizabeth d ied at Brownsv1l le 0 Tenno when about three years oldo EARLY POL ITIC!\L ARGUMENTS My fat her wa s a Whig as far back as I can remember o He was el ect ed ~ prio· t o his r emoval to Ill i no1s 9 t o :represent his district in the s enate about the yea.r 1834 0 He disliked General Jacks on on account of connec tion wt t h a man by t he name of Overt on in a law suit 9 where by my grandfather and his sons and sons in l aw were dispossessed of their homes 9 and they always opposed him when he ran for officeo He surveyed the original town of Br ownsvillep and acted as agent for Joh:.~ C ~ McL emore 9 a l arge owner of lands r and others o After settling in I owa he ha d a cont 1.. act ·l'; o survey lands f or ·the gove1•nment b Western Iowa o In presidential election of 2..840 he t ook an acti ve psrt 0 During an argument with a man named Garrettsi at Peoriar Illi nois who stated that Gener al Harrison was not within a ~1le of the battle field of the Tha"rles in Canada P m:r father gave him a blow ·chat felled him in the street This '111t7-ht be ca._lled a lmockdown aqgumen 't:.o Anyway it ended the dis"}u .3 s1on ~ • My f a t her would not stand in to l isten to t he abuse of his old col'Yt'ltarider l) He was always sincer e in all his convictions and ready to defend them at all ti~es o He died at Marshalltown p Iowa D in 1A65 and was· buried i n the cemetery there beside his wifeo · Three of my brothers were lawyers and one of them a Methodist preachero The other two were far'?lers o In my business t~andactions throughout my life, have avoided lltl~ation ? I think my experie~ce a s clerk of the courG and sheriff in early life taught ~e to settle matters in dispute without considering it cheaper and best o In the foregoing there may be some errors as to dates etc 9$ as it is written frcm memory pr1nc1pallyp not havinP, many records for referencao It is ,, however ~ generally correct P and in closing ·this 26th,, day of July (I 1902 11 rrry eighty.. third birth.day, will only addr "Pea c e and R:OOd will to all and enmity to none a" • • f ' Henry Clay Henderson bor n Dec o 6n 18270 in B~ownsvil l e 0 Haywood Countyn Tennesseeo died Aug ,, 12 , 1827" tn Los AnP;elesv Calo Married Ianthe FuL.er• ~ '\, Elmirav Stark Co unt y 9 Illinois 0 June 12, 18500 She was born in Lucerne Count ~ 11 0 , Penno June 10 1827 and cUed ln Boulder,, Colorado 1 Nov 0 19JJ 1895 0 Their ch ildren were 9 viz 9 ; i'111 J. iam Am.bPose born in Waahin ·ton City D Do CQ Ma rch 0 0 l 4o 18.51 0 died at Rock Tslandl) Illo Novo 21 0 1854; Florence Henderson born i n Johnson Co o~ Iowa 9 Deco 26n 18520 MerPied to Harry C ~ Jones at Marahalltown r. 0 I 9 v Iowa Jano 1872 disd at Pomona , Californ!a 0 May 109 1929 a Lucy born i n 9 Rock Iso Illinois, Sarclhri Henry 0 Chloe 9 Junius 0 Alice 0 Ianthe 9 and Frank Gilbert all born in Mar3h2lltown0 IowaD Stephen Howard Hende~son v born at Brownsville 0 Tenn o0 Mar o 40 1 A29 o Marr i e d El l·zabeth S o Win te.rsteinv daughter of Nicholas and Mary L 0 Winters Gei. Aug o 26 9 18520 He dted at Lincoln 9 Nebraska 9 April 18970 Their children were: Gao ~ ge Eldon 0 Blanche Dolbee 9 Rhoda Wintersteinj) Henrietta Harriett !) Helen and f ranees and St ephano 9 Daniel Webster Hender scn boi~n at Brownsv1lle 0 Tenn o Maro 4 P 18290 Ma rr•iec Susan Dorcas Campbell April 2~- !) 18530 He died at Jeffez•acn 9 Iowa " Augo 9 Q 19060 Their chlldren wern Sallie r Ja ~es Ao, Alice and W1111a~o James Allen Henderson 9 born at Brownsville 9 Tennu 9 March 19 9 18320 Married i Borrldell Go Turner v at Hennepin 9 Putnam Co ,, 0 Ill o 11 Nov o 30 lA.59 o She was born Deco 3 0 18hno Aftar her death he married Frances A o Deweyr who was ' born Nov o 13, 1S..:S7t> and died at Toulon 9 Illo Oct o 12 11 18930 He died at Toulon 0 Illo Dec o 12 ~ 1A83o rheir children were Tomny 0 who died in infancy ~ Charles Turner 0 Mary 0 E\lr and Fred , ------. ------·-·- -· -- - .. --- -- 11he foregoing record continued by Alice Henderson 0 granddaughter of William Ho Henderson ~ January 17, 19330 I Wi lliam Henderson, by his second marralagei> with Sarah Mo Howard had six children 0 vizo; Tho"1aS C:efferson 11 born Nov o 29 9 1834; Elizabeth Howard 9 bor n October 2 9 1826; Henry Clay" born Deco 6 9 1827; Stephen qoward 0 born Maro 4o • 1829; Daniel Webster bo ~ n Deco 15 •' 1830 o Jal"ttes Allen born March 19 11 1832; To go back Lucinda Wimberly Hen de1, sc·n 0 first wife of Will 1am Ho Henderncn 0 waa boJ" , F1"om '''f1'.letcn11.L Gtn eal.ogy 11 by EJi t· Wo Fletcher of r~e w Yor•k ( Pu"DlishHd b y Rand-t\V EH"Y Co ") l3ost on 1 8Al ~ Pag e s 25-26) ( } The immigT." ant o Born i n England P s e·C; t l ea } in Concord"MaSEo p 16300 Appear s i n town ( ) Six Chil dren r ecords ~ In fluen t ial mano Di ed thera i n ( M ) April 3 1 677 0 Tradition says he had a ( } brother WIL LIAM o ( ) 2 FRANCIS ( Pa~e 28) #6 ( ) W'::PE ~ EL I ZA BETH Born in Concord 16360 Lived t hereo ( ) Lar ge l and owner o Free ~an o Church (M ) D&ugl'rijer of George and member t h e:r e 1677 o I n 1666 owned lot ( ) Ke t'1e1"ln e Wheel er .., #14 in Ea s t i of C oncord ~ 437 acre s ~ ( ) E~ aht Ch ildr en Petitioned to s el l wine 1 661 0 ( ) ~~--~...... -- ~------~~~~~~~~~-~~--~~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' J SAMUEL (paP;e 31) #19 called "corporal'' ( ) w··: FE- Born in Concord Aug o 6 1657 ( ) i 9 (M \ Sel ectman 1705 9 ' 01 si ' oq p l)o I K •. even Chi ldren I Town Clerk 1705 to 1713 0 ( ) ., Died October 17440 Wife survived hifrl l ,1 ,. da ys o t hree --~. ~ - ~... . 4 TIMOTHY '(pages 32 and 400) #eyj ( ) W~~ FE ., ELIZABETH Born in Concord August 28 17040 (M ) Living in Concor d in 17670 ( ) In French and Indian War o { . ) ~c.1a•rn s l p age ·401 ) # 630.'3 ··- ( ) W:'.: FE ~ ( Born i n Concord September 23 , 1734 'j • In t he Novo Scotia Ca~pai gn in Capt o ( M 'I Osgoods C o~pany 17550 { ) • Sett led in Che sterfaied 9 Vermont o ( ) 6 SAMUEL (page 401) #6326 l ) F ~RST WIFE ~ ELIZABETH Born in Che st erf ield No Ho a bout 17500 ( ) N:.ne childr en Served in t he Revolutionar y War o Moved ( M ) f ar up the Connec t icut Ri ver on the ( ) S ~ic ond Wife · MARY { A'MES ) 8ILLID S Vermont sldeoLat er s ite of Wate1•for d ( ) (WIDOW) Cunstabl e t here oN1ne children by h is ( ) Five Children f i rst wl fe oFive childr en bv h i s second o ( ) Died in 18.370 Bur i ed Eo Montpellei.. Vt "------( ) ------7 JOHN Co (page 425) #6444 ( ~iF'E ~ MISS PIKE ( M ) Laughter of Dan i el Pike i> ea r1.j l ) J ettler of Waterford p Vto ( . ) Si x Chil Served in Civil War o ( f·:) Four Chi ldr en: Earl 11 Ma1•k 0 Mov ed t o Ga l e sburg» Ill i nois o ( ) Garl " and Ralph Died ( ) 9 Carl J o Fletcher -1 , U IF'E .:, MARY HENDERSON Born in Galesburg 0 Illo 9 March 3 9 18RO (M ) Dorn l n Ced3r Rapids ~ Iowa, Died Nov o 29 " 1949 0 ( f'.T) nover.iber 19 1 8~0 . ( ) Mar ried o ( ) Five s ons: Samuel, William H. ... ---- _ __.L_L Ca r l J on Da vid B ~ S·c e_phen W,., Descendants of Carl J. Plet cher and :fax-y Hen d0rson~ Carl ,Jo Fletcher 3 Mar 1 980 29 Nov 1949 Mary Henderson J. 9 lf·)V 18~0 Married 1 ' Samual ll"letcher .i.5 Feb 1907 Gladys Ao Tho~p s on !·1arried a o Patr icia Ann Fletcher 2 Nov 1937 b o Michael Tho~ps on Fletchel" 17 Dec 1939 2 o Willi am Ho Flet c he ~ 8 Mar 1908 3 ., Carl J,.. Fletcher 20 Me.y 1910 7· Jul 1946 4o David Bo Fletcher 8 Jun 1913 Al ene Abby Hanson 18 Dec 1920 Married 1 Jun 1941 So Mary Sharon Fl etcher 20 Dec 1942 b o David Brown Jn e tch er 5 Apr 1947 C o Frances Alene Fle·t cher 2n Aug .i94R do Bar bara Jo Fletche1.. 2.3 .Tu..Yl 1950 ' '., 80 Daniel Fletcher 26 Mar 196C 3 Apr 19 60 5 0 Stephen Wo Fletcher 9 Sap 1916 Eleanor Hansen Married - a o Susan Fletcher l _, O ~ t 1946 b o Melanie Jane Fletcher 12 Jun 1949