Judge Samuel Henderson

Major Samuel Henderson, Sr. was the progenitor of the NC branch of the Henderson family. He moved to Granville Co, NC in about 1740, settling on Nutbush Creek. He was among the first settlers in that part of the state and brought hops and apples into the area. In 1746, he was appointed Justice of the Peace of Granville Co, NC. In 1754, He was appointed High Sheriff of Granville Co., NC. It is believed that he died of "gravel stones", probably kidney stones. One of his sons was Richard Henderson, known for the Transylvania Land Company. He married Elizabeth Williams, November 14, 1732, Hanover Co, VA.

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"Samuel Henderson, 1700-1783 and his wife, Elizabeth Williams, both lie buried at the place of their grandson Chief Justice Leonard Henderson in Williamsboro, NC. Their graves are marked by tombstones." Taken from TN Records:Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts

Samuel Henderson, one of the four brothers, of was born in Hanover County, Virginia, married on November 14, 1732 to Elizabeth Williams, daughter of John Williams, an emigrant from Wales to Virginia. About the year 1740, Samuel Henderson, his wife Elizabeth and their family, removed from Hanover Co, VA, to Edgecombe Co, NC, in the section known as Nutbush, where they were among the earliest settlers. In 1746, a new county named Granville was erected out of Edgecombe. Early in 1746, Samuel Henderson was appointed one of the first justices of the county court. On March 6, 1754, he was commissioned by the governor of the province, Arthur Dobbs, as high sheriff of Granville County. Samuel and Elizabeth Williams Henderson had twelve children. Five of their sons were distinguished in the military annals of the Revolution. Taken from North Carolina, The Old North State and the New Volume V North Carolina Biography by Archibald Henderson

• Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Table of Contents: Henderson Family Source Information Ancestry.com. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. AncestryImage
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Managers of Judge Samuel Henderson,

I am contacting you about this profile: Judge Samuel Henderson

Greetings everyone!

I have been studying this line of Hendersons over a length of time & have run into a situation that perhaps you can clarify for me.

Allow me to explain. So far, the family line has followed the Find A Grave researchers memorials until now with Judge Samuel Henderson, Sr.

According to this profile, FAG reports his father as Richard Henderson, b 1678 in Hanover, Hanover County, VA and his death & burial location are both unknown. Also, his mother is not known. This Richard Henderson's parents were Thomas Henderson (1653-1709) and Ursula Keeling (dates lacking).

Currently the Richard Henderson that is on the tree (dates differing slightly) claims his birth to be in Scotland; however Both Richards children are sort of morphed together & the wife (mother) is a different name that I was expecting to see.

Could one of your Curators or managers familiar with this family please take a look and see who might be the correct parent/parents for this gentleman?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125136309/samuel-henderson

Thanks so much for your time and concern.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Holmes

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Category: Granville County, North Carolina

Biography ==Samuel was born in 1700. He is the son of Richard Henderson and Mary Washer. He passed away in 1784. He is found in 1755 and 1769 residing in Granville County, North Carolina.

"Samuel was one of four sons of Richard Henderson and Polly Washer. His grandfather was Alexander Henderson who came to Jamestown from Aberdeen Scotland in 1611. Samuel Henderson was High-Sheriff of Hanover County Virginia for several years. He married Elizabeth Williams, daughter of a wealthy Welshman and progenitor of the Williams families of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. They moved in 1740 to the colony of North Carolina and settled at Nut Bush Creek in what is now Granville County. They took with them the first apple trees and hogs in the North Carolina colony.Three of their sons, Nathaniel, Samuel and Richard later founded the Transylvania Company which hired Daniel Boone to establish a settlement in Kentucky."'<i>written by Col. Thomas Henderson of Mt. Pinson, Tennessee and copied from his records by Henry McCorry Henderson'</i>
We have had a very exciting find with this couple! A discovery of a large 'sticky segment' of DNA that has been passed down via them has been made by descendants testing at 23andMe! The segment runs over 25cM in length and is comprised of 5800-6200 SNPs in 8 members of a triangulated group match. There is a validated and confirmed 3 generation inheritance of this segment by one branch of the family. I would love to see others join us in testing as well as we could quite obviously learn more about the ancestors of this couple via DNA testing!

Sources ==*Early Descendants of John Williams, "The Wealthy Welshman" of HanoverCounty, Virginia. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/williams/#Isaac%20Bal...

• DNA testing at http://23andMe.com In Granville Co., Samuel Henderson was witness to the first deed recorded in Granville Co., DB A-1, John Wade to Peter Hill, dated 1 Sep 1746. 1754 - June 4, 1754 - Samuel Henderson produces his Com'n. as Sh'ff, took oath, sub'd test & gave bond. (Thomas McAdory Owen, "Sheriffs of the County," in HISTORY AND GENEALOGIES OF OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 1746-1800 [Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1993], p. 180)

Samuel Henderson's will was proved Aug. 1783 in Granville Co., NC. The will is recorded in Will Bk 1-369. Abstract reads: Samuel Henderson wills to wife Elizabeth the plantation whereon he lives and after her death it is to become property of my son Pleasant Henderson; after wife's death, all estate other than that already given to go to all my children then living. Exrs: my wife and Richard Henderson. Proved Aug. 1783. Wts: Len H. Bullock, Jno. Williams.(Zae Hargett Gwynn, Zae Hargett Gwynn., ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1746-1808 [Rocky Mount, NC: Joseph W. Watson, 1973])