Second Generation
Family of Paul HENSON (1) & Elizabeth STROEHER?
2. Winedrey “Winnie” HENSON (Paul1). Born in 1737 in North Carolina, USA.
RESEARCH NOTES:
- This info is from other researchers and likely contains errors. If she was really born about 1737, this was well before her parents marriage (Paul and Elizabeth), if in 1744). Was she really in her late 40s when her children were born???
- listed as Wintry Henson, b between 1740-1770
- Winnie died between 1811 - 1862. [yet marriage date was 1 Aug 1812???!]
- lists 22 [!] children born between 1766 and 1811 (45 years!); 2 are listed with the same name (Betsy Phoebe) each marrying a different person) - could this be 2 different families??? - not possible if she was born in 1737 and didn’t start having babies until age 29????? Was he married several times????
RESEARCH NOTES:
- This info is from other researchers and likely contains errors. If she was really born about 1737, this was well before her parents marriage (Paul and Elizabeth), if in 1744). Was she really in her late 40s when her children were born???
- listed as Wintry Henson, b between 1740-1770
- Winnie died between 1811 - 1862. [yet marriage date was 1 Aug 1812???!]
- lists 22 [!] children born between 1766 and 1811 (45 years!); 2 are listed with the same name (Betsy Phoebe) each marrying a different person) - could this be 2 different families??? - not possible if she was born in 1737 and didn’t start having babies until age 29????? Was he married several times????
Winedrey “Winnie” married James Theopholus LEWIS 
in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. Born on 9 Aug 1735 in Wales, UK. James Theopholus died in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA, on 1 Dec 1825; he was 90. Buried in 1826 in John C Lewis Cemetery, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.
- 1794 New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
Name: James Lewis
Naturalization Date: 9 Apr 1794
Former Nationality: English
Title and Location of Court: Common Pleas Court, New York County
Volume: 1
Record Number: 149
L200, Lewis, James, Common Pleas Court, New York NY
Naturalization April 9, 1794, Bundle 1, Page -, Copy of Record No 149
Address of Naturarlaized Person: NY City; Merchant, Birth date or age - , Former Nationality English
Port of Arrival: -; Date of Arrival -
Witness: John Rogers, NY City
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Name: James Theophilus Lewis
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1736
Spouse Name: Winnie Henson
Spouse Birth Year: 1755
Number Pages: 1
Source number: 1190.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HCB
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- 1825 James Theophilus Lewis
Birth: Aug. 9, 1736, Wales
Death: Sep. 1, 1825 Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
American Revolution Veteran
James Theophilus Lewis Sr. was the son of Nathaniel Lewis and Elvira Helton. James was born August 9, 1736 in Wales, United Kingdom, and died September 1, 1825 in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky. He married first Elvira Griffin Bef. 1771 in Perry County, Kentucky. He married second Winnetrey Henson Bet. 1774 - 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. James Theophilus Lewis Sr. is buried in the John Lewis C Cemetery, Cutshin Rd, Leslie County Kentucky. He served in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War and brought his family to Kentucky in 1810.
Parents:
Nathaniel Lewis (1705 - 1759)
Elvira Helton Lewis (1705 - 1737)
Spouse:
Winifred Henson Lewis (1764 - 1804)*
Children:
James Lewis (1771 - 1865)*
Margaret Lewis Pennington (1775 - 1825)*
Elvira Lewis Shepherd (1775 - ____)*
John Lewis (1782 - 1878)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: John C. Lewis Cemetery, Wooton, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Created by: A Shepherd
Record added: Sep 23, 2006
- A memorial plaque erected in John T Lewis Cemetery, Wooten KY (shared on findagrave, also on ancestry by ETTA37 and others):
Lewis
James T. Lewis
A daring pioneer born in Wales, 8-9-1735. Died
in Wooton, Kentucky 9-1-1825. A soldier in
the Revolutional War serving in the
Militia. His 11,000 descendants answered the
call in time of war, as well as, serving in
every elective office in the USA except the
President’s office.
2 Marriages
Lady Griffin
1. Elvira
2. James
3. Gideon
Winnie Hensen
1. Patsy 9. Betsy
2. Andrew 10. Samuel
3. Margaret 11. Mary
4. John 12. Absolom
5. Nathan 13. Winnie
6. Joseph 14. Juder
7. Thaddeu 15. Sallie
8. Henry M. 16. Isaac
- Another small gravestone says: Janes Lewis I / Aug 9, 1736 / Sept 1, 1825
Location: mouth of Cutchin Creek
Posted on ancestry by ruthwells67 and others
From other researchers:
- Son of Nathaniel Lewis and Elvira Helton.
- Brought family to KY in 1810, first to Breathitt Co., then to Cutshin (now Leslie Co.) KY.
- John C. Lewis Cemetery: near Wooten, Leslie Co., KY
- Lived in: Ashe Co., NC
RESEARCH NOTES
- So was he born in 1735 or 1736?
in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. Born on 9 Aug 1735 in Wales, UK. James Theopholus died in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA, on 1 Dec 1825; he was 90. Buried in 1826 in John C Lewis Cemetery, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.- 1794 New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
Name: James Lewis
Naturalization Date: 9 Apr 1794
Former Nationality: English
Title and Location of Court: Common Pleas Court, New York County
Volume: 1
Record Number: 149
L200, Lewis, James, Common Pleas Court, New York NY
Naturalization April 9, 1794, Bundle 1, Page -, Copy of Record No 149
Address of Naturarlaized Person: NY City; Merchant, Birth date or age - , Former Nationality English
Port of Arrival: -; Date of Arrival -
Witness: John Rogers, NY City
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Name: James Theophilus Lewis
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1736
Spouse Name: Winnie Henson
Spouse Birth Year: 1755
Number Pages: 1
Source number: 1190.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HCB
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- 1825 James Theophilus Lewis
Birth: Aug. 9, 1736, Wales
Death: Sep. 1, 1825 Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
American Revolution Veteran
James Theophilus Lewis Sr. was the son of Nathaniel Lewis and Elvira Helton. James was born August 9, 1736 in Wales, United Kingdom, and died September 1, 1825 in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky. He married first Elvira Griffin Bef. 1771 in Perry County, Kentucky. He married second Winnetrey Henson Bet. 1774 - 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. James Theophilus Lewis Sr. is buried in the John Lewis C Cemetery, Cutshin Rd, Leslie County Kentucky. He served in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War and brought his family to Kentucky in 1810.
Parents:
Nathaniel Lewis (1705 - 1759)
Elvira Helton Lewis (1705 - 1737)
Spouse:
Winifred Henson Lewis (1764 - 1804)*
Children:
James Lewis (1771 - 1865)*
Margaret Lewis Pennington (1775 - 1825)*
Elvira Lewis Shepherd (1775 - ____)*
John Lewis (1782 - 1878)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: John C. Lewis Cemetery, Wooton, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Created by: A Shepherd
Record added: Sep 23, 2006
- A memorial plaque erected in John T Lewis Cemetery, Wooten KY (shared on findagrave, also on ancestry by ETTA37 and others):
Lewis
James T. Lewis
A daring pioneer born in Wales, 8-9-1735. Died
in Wooton, Kentucky 9-1-1825. A soldier in
the Revolutional War serving in the
Militia. His 11,000 descendants answered the
call in time of war, as well as, serving in
every elective office in the USA except the
President’s office.
2 Marriages
Lady Griffin
1. Elvira
2. James
3. Gideon
Winnie Hensen
1. Patsy 9. Betsy
2. Andrew 10. Samuel
3. Margaret 11. Mary
4. John 12. Absolom
5. Nathan 13. Winnie
6. Joseph 14. Juder
7. Thaddeu 15. Sallie
8. Henry M. 16. Isaac
- Another small gravestone says: Janes Lewis I / Aug 9, 1736 / Sept 1, 1825
Location: mouth of Cutchin Creek
Posted on ancestry by ruthwells67 and others
From other researchers:
- Son of Nathaniel Lewis and Elvira Helton.
- Brought family to KY in 1810, first to Breathitt Co., then to Cutshin (now Leslie Co.) KY.
- John C. Lewis Cemetery: near Wooten, Leslie Co., KY
- Lived in: Ashe Co., NC
RESEARCH NOTES
- So was he born in 1735 or 1736?
They had the following children:
9i.
John LEWIS (1782-1878)
10ii.
Thaddeus “Thad” LEWIS (1785-)
11iii.
Nathan LEWIS (<1786-)
12iv.
Mary Polly LEWIS (~1786-~1880)
13v.
14vi.
15vii.
3. William HENSON (Paul1). Born abt 1745 in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, USA. William died in Knox City, Kentucky, USA, on 20 Sep 1830; he was 85.
- William served in the Revolutionary War and he received a Pension and Bounty-Land Warrent after the service in 1782. Military service: 1776, W8923 Blwt 34932-160-55 Revolution.
- 1800 NC census (head of household only) - 2 entries (duplicate of same) for a William Henson, Morgan Ashe, NC:
name: William Henson
residence: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina
page number: 80
nara publication number: M32
nara roll number: 29
film number: 337905
digital folder number: 004440903
image number: 00067
- 1828 Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900:
Name: William Henson
Pension Year: 1828
Application State: Kentucky
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Anne Henson
Second Applicant Pension Year: 1833
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 91
Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $8 per month commencing January 10th, 1828, for 18 months service as a private in the North Carolina Continental line.
- Probably William and Ann Henson of Knox Co, KY. Evidence: Pension application filed by each for his Revolutionary War service. Data revealed in application: He was born 1745 and saw three tours of duty in NC. Her application said he died 20 Sept 1830 [another transcript says Sept 20 1831]. It also named following issue: Nancy, William, Paul, Christnah, Isaac, Susannah, Mary, Robert, Christopher, Ellen and Ann. [ transcript says prior to 1794: Nancy, William, John, Paul, Christenah, Isaac; after 1794: Susannah, Lurean, Mary, Robert, Christessla or Christopher, Ann - 12 children in total].
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Perhaps their son William and Lavina Osburn named their own children William and Ann for his parents.??
- number of children vary, as well as birthdates - 14 (including Larkin and James), with Paul (1788-1849) or12 only, with Paul 1778-1874 - pension files only list 12 children, not including James and Larkin.
- Wm Henson [Billy’s] parents may have been Wm and Anna Henson of Knox Co, KY. Evidence from Rev. War service pension applications made by each. [although their son William’s birthdate was listed as being before 1794 rather than 1803??] These indicate that Wm was born in 1745, and did three tours of duty in NC. Anna's application says Wm d. 20 Sep 1830.
- possible references? -
1. 1820 United States Federal Census 1820 United States Federal Census (ancestry.com)
Name: Will Henson
Township: Barbourville Road
County: Knox
State: Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Source Citation: 1820 U S Census: Barbourville Road, Knox, Kentucky, Page: 296; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 171.
2. 1830 United States Federal Census (ancestry.com)
Name: William Henson
Home in 1830: , Knox, Kentucky
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Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 90 thru 99: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
3. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name: William Henson
Birth Date: 1740
Birthplace: Virginia
Volume: 77
Page Number: 514
Reference: Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):371
- listed in several Pedigree Resource File submissions on familysearch.org, including:
1. submitter: kdouanglee58040
submission date: 07 Nov 2010
submission id: MM48-S58
person count: 4,281
- William served in the Revolutionary War and he received a Pension and Bounty-Land Warrent after the service in 1782. Military service: 1776, W8923 Blwt 34932-160-55 Revolution.
- 1800 NC census (head of household only) - 2 entries (duplicate of same) for a William Henson, Morgan Ashe, NC:
name: William Henson
residence: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina
page number: 80
nara publication number: M32
nara roll number: 29
film number: 337905
digital folder number: 004440903
image number: 00067
- 1828 Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900:
Name: William Henson
Pension Year: 1828
Application State: Kentucky
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Anne Henson
Second Applicant Pension Year: 1833
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 91
Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $8 per month commencing January 10th, 1828, for 18 months service as a private in the North Carolina Continental line.
- Probably William and Ann Henson of Knox Co, KY. Evidence: Pension application filed by each for his Revolutionary War service. Data revealed in application: He was born 1745 and saw three tours of duty in NC. Her application said he died 20 Sept 1830 [another transcript says Sept 20 1831]. It also named following issue: Nancy, William, Paul, Christnah, Isaac, Susannah, Mary, Robert, Christopher, Ellen and Ann. [ transcript says prior to 1794: Nancy, William, John, Paul, Christenah, Isaac; after 1794: Susannah, Lurean, Mary, Robert, Christessla or Christopher, Ann - 12 children in total].
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Perhaps their son William and Lavina Osburn named their own children William and Ann for his parents.??
- number of children vary, as well as birthdates - 14 (including Larkin and James), with Paul (1788-1849) or12 only, with Paul 1778-1874 - pension files only list 12 children, not including James and Larkin.
- Wm Henson [Billy’s] parents may have been Wm and Anna Henson of Knox Co, KY. Evidence from Rev. War service pension applications made by each. [although their son William’s birthdate was listed as being before 1794 rather than 1803??] These indicate that Wm was born in 1745, and did three tours of duty in NC. Anna's application says Wm d. 20 Sep 1830.
- possible references? -
1. 1820 United States Federal Census 1820 United States Federal Census (ancestry.com)
Name: Will Henson
Township: Barbourville Road
County: Knox
State: Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Source Citation: 1820 U S Census: Barbourville Road, Knox, Kentucky, Page: 296; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 171.
2. 1830 United States Federal Census (ancestry.com)
Name: William Henson
Home in 1830: , Knox, Kentucky
View Map
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 90 thru 99: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
3. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name: William Henson
Birth Date: 1740
Birthplace: Virginia
Volume: 77
Page Number: 514
Reference: Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):371
- listed in several Pedigree Resource File submissions on familysearch.org, including:
1. submitter: kdouanglee58040
submission date: 07 Nov 2010
submission id: MM48-S58
person count: 4,281
In 1786 when William was 41, he married Anne JACOBS in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, USA. Born in 1759 in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, USA. Anne died in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, aft 1860; she was 101.
- 1850 United States Federal Census 1850 United States Federal Census [enumerated 16 Aug 1850]
Name: Ann Henson
Age: 90
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1760
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Kentucky, Clay, Kentucky
Family Number: 305
[Disabilities (as per film): “blined’]
Household Members:
Name Age
Ara Gilbert 45
Ann Gilbert 35
William Gilbert 17
Nancy Gilbert 14
Mary A Gilbert 12
Mary J Gilbert 8
Robert Gilbert 6
John Gilbert 4
Felix Gilbert 1
Ann Henson 90
John Barton 22
- 1850 widows pension
“fn p. 9: On May 1, 1850, in Clay County Kentucky, Ann Henson, about 90 years of age, made application for a widow's pension under the 1848 act stating that she is the widow of William Henson, a pensioner of the United States for his service in the revolution at the rate of $96 per annum on the Kentucky list; that she married him at Harpers Ferry in the state of Virginia in the year 1786 by publication in a church; that she has no family record of her marriage it having been destroyed some 25 years ago; that she had several children born prior to 1794 whose names are Nancy, William, John, Paul, Christenah, Isaac and after 1794 she had Susannah, Lurean, Mary , Robert, Christessla [?Christopher in another document] and Ann; That her husband died September 20, 1831.”
Other facts in file: “The widow whose maiden name was Ann Jacobs; the veteran is the son Isaac was born July 3, 1798 in North Carolina; the veteran son Paul was a twin, but the name of the other twin is not stated in the file; the veteran and his youngest child, Ann, married a man by the name of Gilbert and was 29 years of age in 1845 living in Clay County Kentucky; in 1844 son Isaac stated that his older siblings were all dead.”
- 1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ann Hinson
Age in 1860: 102
Birth Year: abt 1758
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Post Office: Manchester
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Asa Gilbert 55
Ann Gilbert 44
Nancy Gilbert 22
Jane Gilbert 17
Robert Gilbert 14
Alabama Gilbert 8
Ann Hinson 102
Cortenden Gilbert 5
James Bush 1
RESEARCH NOTES:
From other researchers:
- 12 children listed in pension file, so removed Larkin Henson and James Henson from this family.
- children don’t appear to be listed in birth order, or many of the dates previously entered may be incorrect? Or is it possible that at the age of 90 she no longer remembers which children were born before and after 1794???? Or is the transcript really faulty?
- from a descendant: “The closest Native American ancestor I can find is Ann Jacobs, whom Jess Wilson claimed was a "Jacobs Cherokee"
“The "Jacobs Cherokee" is a puzzle. Jacobs is a very minor name in the Cherokee tribe, but very prominent among the Shawnee, the Lumbee, (which is a mixture of a number of eastern shore NC and VA tribes), and the Waccamaw Siouan tribes.
“I believe Ann was of Shawnee descent, which might explain part of the reason William and Ann traveled all the way back to Harper's Ferry to marry. The "headquarters" of the Shawnee tribal homeland was nearby, just a couple miles northwest of Winchester, VA.
“It's also possible she was from a Lumbee Jacobs family. Just a few years before William found her "upon the waters of the Watauga," a number of Lumbees migrated northwestward and settled in the mountains of NC and Tennessee. The Lumbee Jacobs family originated from the Gingaskin Indians of the Virginia peninsula and the Croatan.”
- 1850 United States Federal Census 1850 United States Federal Census [enumerated 16 Aug 1850]
Name: Ann Henson
Age: 90
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1760
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Kentucky, Clay, Kentucky
Family Number: 305
[Disabilities (as per film): “blined’]
Household Members:
Name Age
Ara Gilbert 45
Ann Gilbert 35
William Gilbert 17
Nancy Gilbert 14
Mary A Gilbert 12
Mary J Gilbert 8
Robert Gilbert 6
John Gilbert 4
Felix Gilbert 1
Ann Henson 90
John Barton 22
- 1850 widows pension
“fn p. 9: On May 1, 1850, in Clay County Kentucky, Ann Henson, about 90 years of age, made application for a widow's pension under the 1848 act stating that she is the widow of William Henson, a pensioner of the United States for his service in the revolution at the rate of $96 per annum on the Kentucky list; that she married him at Harpers Ferry in the state of Virginia in the year 1786 by publication in a church; that she has no family record of her marriage it having been destroyed some 25 years ago; that she had several children born prior to 1794 whose names are Nancy, William, John, Paul, Christenah, Isaac and after 1794 she had Susannah, Lurean, Mary , Robert, Christessla [?Christopher in another document] and Ann; That her husband died September 20, 1831.”
Other facts in file: “The widow whose maiden name was Ann Jacobs; the veteran is the son Isaac was born July 3, 1798 in North Carolina; the veteran son Paul was a twin, but the name of the other twin is not stated in the file; the veteran and his youngest child, Ann, married a man by the name of Gilbert and was 29 years of age in 1845 living in Clay County Kentucky; in 1844 son Isaac stated that his older siblings were all dead.”
- 1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ann Hinson
Age in 1860: 102
Birth Year: abt 1758
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Post Office: Manchester
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Asa Gilbert 55
Ann Gilbert 44
Nancy Gilbert 22
Jane Gilbert 17
Robert Gilbert 14
Alabama Gilbert 8
Ann Hinson 102
Cortenden Gilbert 5
James Bush 1
RESEARCH NOTES:
From other researchers:
- 12 children listed in pension file, so removed Larkin Henson and James Henson from this family.
- children don’t appear to be listed in birth order, or many of the dates previously entered may be incorrect? Or is it possible that at the age of 90 she no longer remembers which children were born before and after 1794???? Or is the transcript really faulty?
- from a descendant: “The closest Native American ancestor I can find is Ann Jacobs, whom Jess Wilson claimed was a "Jacobs Cherokee"
“The "Jacobs Cherokee" is a puzzle. Jacobs is a very minor name in the Cherokee tribe, but very prominent among the Shawnee, the Lumbee, (which is a mixture of a number of eastern shore NC and VA tribes), and the Waccamaw Siouan tribes.
“I believe Ann was of Shawnee descent, which might explain part of the reason William and Ann traveled all the way back to Harper's Ferry to marry. The "headquarters" of the Shawnee tribal homeland was nearby, just a couple miles northwest of Winchester, VA.
“It's also possible she was from a Lumbee Jacobs family. Just a few years before William found her "upon the waters of the Watauga," a number of Lumbees migrated northwestward and settled in the mountains of NC and Tennessee. The Lumbee Jacobs family originated from the Gingaskin Indians of the Virginia peninsula and the Croatan.”
They had the following children:
16i.
John HENSON (ca1781-)
17ii.
Paul HENSON (~1788-1849)
18iii.
Nancy HENSON (1791-1865)
19iv.
Christina HENSON (1795-)
20v.
Isaac HENSON (1798-)
21vi.
Susannah HENSON (1800-)
22vii.
23viii.
William H “Billy” HENSON Jr (1803-1887)
24ix.
Mary HENSON (1805-)
25x.
Robert L HENSON (1813-1896)
26xi.
27xii.
Anne HENSON (1817-)
4. James HENSON (Paul1). Born in 1750.
RESEARCH NOTES
- According to wikitree, James Henson (1750-1835) m Mary Lewis (1796-1880) - the age difference must be a record!
RESEARCH NOTES
- According to wikitree, James Henson (1750-1835) m Mary Lewis (1796-1880) - the age difference must be a record!
5. John HENSON (Paul1). Born in 1750 in Virginia, USA. John died in Wayne County, Illinois, USA, on 25 Jul 1835; he was 85.
Military service: 1776, W21301 BLwt 34933-10-55 VA NC
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: John Henson
Pension Year: 1833
Application State: Illinois
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Jane Henson
Second Applicant Application State: Virginia
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 71
RESEARCH NOTES:
- different sources show different spouses: Rebecca Sheffield and/or Jane Goodbread in NC Rebecca may be the wife of a later John (this John’s nephew).
- Pension record includes an affidafit from an older brother Jesse Henson Sr. - do we have the right family here?
- Pension record says he had no family except his wife.
Military service: 1776, W21301 BLwt 34933-10-55 VA NC
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: John Henson
Pension Year: 1833
Application State: Illinois
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Jane Henson
Second Applicant Application State: Virginia
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 71
RESEARCH NOTES:
- different sources show different spouses: Rebecca Sheffield and/or Jane Goodbread in NC Rebecca may be the wife of a later John (this John’s nephew).
- Pension record includes an affidafit from an older brother Jesse Henson Sr. - do we have the right family here?
- Pension record says he had no family except his wife.
In 1787 when John was 37, he married Jane GOODBREAD in North Carolina, USA. Born abt 1765.
- Daughter of Phillip Goodbread and Catherine.
- From John Henson’s war pension application:
[fn p. 16: On may 18, 1842 in Wayne County Illinois, James [Jane?] Hinson, 77 and upwards (say 3 months) filed for a widow's pension under the 1838 act stating that she is the widow of John Henson; that she married him in the spring of the year 1787; that her husband died July 25, 1835; that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage or the service of her husband.]
[fn p. 13: Of September 1, 1855 in Wayne County Illinois, Jane Henson, 90, filed for her bounty land entitlement as the widow of John Henson; she states that she married him in North Carolina [but does not give a date]; that her name prior to her marriage was Jane Goodbroad; that her husband died about the year 1833 in Wayne County Illinois and that she remains his widow.]
Her husband John Henson, the brother of Jesse, was uncertain about his age, though to be born abt 1767.
- Daughter of Phillip Goodbread and Catherine.
- From John Henson’s war pension application:
[fn p. 16: On may 18, 1842 in Wayne County Illinois, James [Jane?] Hinson, 77 and upwards (say 3 months) filed for a widow's pension under the 1838 act stating that she is the widow of John Henson; that she married him in the spring of the year 1787; that her husband died July 25, 1835; that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage or the service of her husband.]
[fn p. 13: Of September 1, 1855 in Wayne County Illinois, Jane Henson, 90, filed for her bounty land entitlement as the widow of John Henson; she states that she married him in North Carolina [but does not give a date]; that her name prior to her marriage was Jane Goodbroad; that her husband died about the year 1833 in Wayne County Illinois and that she remains his widow.]
Her husband John Henson, the brother of Jesse, was uncertain about his age, though to be born abt 1767.
They had one child:
28i.
6. Richard HENSON (Paul1). Born in 1760. Richard died in Newton County, Missouri, USA, aft 1845; he was 85.
Military service: 1776, R4 909 NC
RESEARCH NOTES:
- died in 1845 or after 1845
Military service: 1776, R4 909 NC
RESEARCH NOTES:
- died in 1845 or after 1845
Children:
29i.
Marty HENSON (~1785-)
30ii.
John HENSON (~1786-)
31iii.
William HENSON (~1787-)
32iv.
Richard HENSON Jr (<1803-~1860)
7. Paul HENSON Jr (Paul1). Born in 1762 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA. Paul died in North Carolina, USA, on 16 Oct 1839; he was 77.
- Military service: 1776, W9480 Blwt 6700-160-53[Revolutionary war]
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: Paul Henson
Application State: Kentucky
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Elizabeth Henson
Second Applicant Application State: Kentucky
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 47
- Military service: 1776, W9480 Blwt 6700-160-53[Revolutionary war]
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: Paul Henson
Application State: Kentucky
Applicant Designation: Widow's Pension Application File
Second Applicant Name: Elizabeth Henson
Second Applicant Application State: Kentucky
Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 1257
Total Pages in Packet: 47
On 11 Aug 1828 when Paul was 66, he married Elizabeth Peggy SMITH in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. Born abt 1808.
- Elizabeth Henson, aged 49, made application on June 26, 1857 in Clay Co., Ky., for a widow's pension stating that she married her husband in Jackson Co., Tenn., on August 11th [?] 1828, they were married by one Joshua H. Got, JP; that her husband died October 16, 1839.
- Elizabeth Henson, aged 49, made application on June 26, 1857 in Clay Co., Ky., for a widow's pension stating that she married her husband in Jackson Co., Tenn., on August 11th [?] 1828, they were married by one Joshua H. Got, JP; that her husband died October 16, 1839.
8. Martha HENSON (Paul1). Born in 1766 in Virginia, USA. Martha died in Newton County, Missouri, USA, bef 1861; she was 95.
Married Abraham May between 1781-1816.
Died between 1808 - 1861, Newton County, MO.
- from transcript of pension application for her brother Richard Henson:
[fn p. 8: Martha May of Newton County Missouri gave a supporting affidavit in which she says she has known Richard Henson since she was 6 years old; that she is the sister of said Henson; that she can remember of going with her father to see the said Richard and 2 of her other brothers start to go against the British in the war of the revolution in Wilkes County North Carolina when she was about 14 years of age; that they were gone for 3 months; and that prior to that her brother had gone into service for a first tour.]
Married Abraham May between 1781-1816.
Died between 1808 - 1861, Newton County, MO.
- from transcript of pension application for her brother Richard Henson:
[fn p. 8: Martha May of Newton County Missouri gave a supporting affidavit in which she says she has known Richard Henson since she was 6 years old; that she is the sister of said Henson; that she can remember of going with her father to see the said Richard and 2 of her other brothers start to go against the British in the war of the revolution in Wilkes County North Carolina when she was about 14 years of age; that they were gone for 3 months; and that prior to that her brother had gone into service for a first tour.]
Martha married Abraham MAY. Born in 1762 in Tigert’s Valley, Loudoun, Virginia, USA. Abraham died in Newton County, Missouri, USA, on 7 Jun 1840; he was 78.
Son of Johann May and Anna Margaret.
Son of Johann May and Anna Margaret.
They had the following children:
33i.
William MAY (1781-)
34ii.
John MAY (1791-)
35iii.
George MAY (1793-)
36iv.
Patsey MAY (1793-)
37v.
Abraham Silas MAY (1794-1869)
38vi.
James Jacob MAY (1795-1843)
39vii.
Paul MAY Sr (1804-)
40viii.
Jane MAY (1810-)