James McHenry

Not the son of John McHenry & Susannah McHenry

James McHenry is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A206641
James McHenry is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #:P-246426 Rank: Soldier
Private James McHenry served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James McHenry

• Gender Male
• Birth 1761 - Contentnea Creek, North Carolina, British Colonial America
• Death Mar 4 1842 Bates, Missouri, United States
• Burial Mar 6 1842 Bates, Missouri, United States
• Parents: Son of [father unknown] and Sarah (Unknown) Ard
• Marriage Spouse: Anney Spencer 1779 Anson, North Carolina, United States
• Marriage Spouse: Mary Gibson Dec 31 1826 Anson, North Carolina, United States

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Origins

Son of Unknown McHenry and Sarah Unknown. After the death of his father, Sarah McHenry, married John Ard. Reuben Ard gave an affidavit on October 30, 1833 that he was a half-brother to James. James McHenry is the half-brother of Reuben, Jacob, and John Ard.

Military Service Revolutionary War Pension Records, #31,143; Lieut.

Military Service enlisted in the Army 1776, when he was age 15 under John Salter Capt. for the term of 18 months who commanded a horse company and who was marched on to guard the frontiers of Georgia
1776

Residence From the commencement of the war, until the end and a good many years after the war, he lived in Anson County, North Carolina, and he moved from there to South Carolina in Spartinburg County on Tiger River and continued 3 years. He moved from there to Montgomery County, Kentucky, and has lived there ever since. .

References

1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K24C-7N7
2. WikiTree contributors, "James McHenry (1761-1842)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McHenry-133 : accessed 13 March 2024) cites:
   1. The attached files are regarding James' pension. The first, Image:McHenry-133.pdf Revolutionary War Pension is a copy of the pension itself. Note the reference to 'Old Christmas' (January 6th based on the Julian Calendar) and 'New Christmas'.
   2. The second, titled Image:McHenry-133-1.pdf Book, is a brief summary of James' pension and affidavit. The book's title is unknown. This was typed out with spelling and grammar mistakes correct so it is more easily interpreted by the reader.
   3. The third document, titled Image:McHenry-133-2.pdf transcript, is a transcript of James' pension application and complete afadavit. It includes all of the misspellings as it was originally written. Empty spaces are words that could not be identified when the transcript was made. Note that James' could not write by his own admission in the affidavit, therefore the misspellings are attributed to whomever wrote out the original document, an employee of the Wayne County Kentucky Court. The vernacular of the time is very present in this last document. While some may find it difficult to read, it's an excellent look at the period. 'betwist' is used for 'between', 'borned' for 'born', and so on.