Capt. John Henderson

Not the same as Ens. John Henderson, of Augusta County

Capt. John Henderson (1720 - 1769) married 1) Mary abt 1761 2) Isabella Houston Abt 1762. She married 2nd to William Gillespie.

Children of Mary and John Henderson:

1. Shusanna Henderson (named in grandfather William Henderson’s 1770 Will)

Children of Isabella Houston and John Henderson:

1. Capt. William Henderson 1763 - 1841. Married Susannah Gillespie
2. Jane 'Jennie' Henderson Abt 1765 -married Matthew Russell

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Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

Page 104.—21st March, 1759. Wm. Henderson and Susanna ( ) to Jno. Henderson, £20, 200 acres, part of 1,415 as above; Thos. Rutledge's crossing Black's Branch. Teste: James Mitchell. Delivered: Jno. Henderson, March, 1760.

Page 106.—21st March, 1759. Same to same (Wm. Henderson and Susanna ( ) to Jno. Henderson), £20, 200 acres, part of a tract surveyed fur William Hutchinson on Christian's Creek; line of Andrew Russell.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

Page 258.--__ day _____, 1760. John Henderson to Mathew Harper, £40, 200 acres, part of 1,415 formerly surveyed for Wm. Henderson, on Christian's Creek, Thomas Rutledge's land, Black's Branch. Teste: Pat. Martin, Wm. Henderson, David Bell. Delivered: Wm. Shannon, December, 1764

Origins

Will of William Henderson. From Chalkley's Augusta County, Virginia Records: Page 350 - - 2nd September, 1770. William Henderson's will, aged about 71 years - - To wife; two sons, William and David Henderson; to son, James; to three sons-in-law, David and Joseph Bell and John Leeper; to Shusanna Henderson, daughter to son John Henderson; to Shusanna Finley, daughter to daughter Martha; to granddaughter, Jeen Teas. Executors, wife and brother, Samuel Henderson, and testator's son, James Henderson. Teate: Walter Davis, John Carlile. Proved, 20th November, 1770. by the witnesses. James Henderson qualifies executor, with Samuel Henderson, John Carlile.

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Henderson_%289%29
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Henderson_%28138%29
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 9 2018, 18:32:19 UTC