William Alexander Henley

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Henleys transcribed by Marvin Loyd Welborn (tinkwelborn@mac.com) from The Leake family and connecting lines 1932
[Transcriber: Marvin Loyd Welborn, 18July2022, 9th great grandson of Leonard (I) Henley and Elizabeth Henrietta Henley (Richardson)]

Chapter VII HENLEY—JUDE—FARRAR HENLEY (page 66)

The early information concerning this family is very in¬ complete and it is hoped that it can later be supplemented. The late Mr. Norvell L. Henley of Williamsburg did some research work on them and the Southern Quarterly, Vol. 5, page 38 has a brief article on the early Henleys. From these sources we learned that the first definite member of the family was Reynold Henley who was born in England and settled James City County in 1661. The name of his wife is not known. He had a son, Leonard Henley, Sr., and possibly other children. Leonard Henley, Sr., married Elizabeth Richardson and from this time the account of the family is more fully established. The author hopes that all interested person will cooperate in the effort to compile a complete history of the family.

1. Reynolds Henley settled in James City County in 1661 and had issue:
2. Leonard Henley, Sr., (2).

2. Leonard Henley, Sr., (2), son of Reynold Henley, married Elizabeth Richardson before 1720. He patented 360 acres of land in James City County in 1694. He was justice of the peace in 1738. They had issue:

2.3. Turner Henley (3), who married Elizabeth Dandridge.
2.4. William Henley (3).
2.5. Leonard Henley (3) who married Elizabeth Jude.
2.6. Maj. Richardson Henley (3), born 1720 and died 1781, who married Elizabeth Brown.

2.3. Turner Henley (3), son of Leonard Henley (No. 2) and Elizabeth Brown Henley, married Elizabeth Dandridge and had six children:

2.3.7. Frances Dandridge Henley (4) who married Tobias Leah, secretary to Gen. George Washington.
2.3.8. John Dandridge Henley (4) who was appointed commodore by Washington.
2.3.9. Capt. Robert Henley (4).
2.3.10. William Henley (4).
2.3.11. Bartholomew Henley (4).
2.3.12. Samuel Henley (4).

2.4. William Henley (3), son of Leonard Henley (No. 2) and Elizabeth Richardson Henley, was married before 1751 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Osborne of Henrico. In 1751 they executed a deed in Henrico that shows that they sold their property there and moved to that part of Albemarle that is now Fluvanna County. Dr. B. L. Ancell gives an account of this family in The Midland Virginian for January 16, 1930. William and Mary Henley had eleven children:

2.4.13. K eziah Henley (4) who married Charles Johnson, Dec. 8, 1771.
2.4.14. Elizabeth Henley (4) who married Samuel Puryear, Nov. 24, 1775.
2.4.15. Mary Ann Henley (4) who married Benjamin Mayo, Feb. 4, 1779.
2.4.16. Mildred Henley (4) who married Wm. Cowell or Cowan.
2.4.17. Rebecca Henley (4) who married Woodson Bugg, bond July 14, 1785.
2.4.18. William Henley (4) who married Marianne Smith be¬ fore 1773.
2.4.19. Leonard Henley (4) who moved to Amherst.
2.4.20. Caleb Henley (4) who married Polly Bond, bond Dec. 22, 1790.
2.4.21. Thomas Osborne Henley (4) who married (1) Martha Woodson Bugg, daughter of William Bugg, bond Jan. 11, 1792, and married (2) Polly Herndon on February 16,1809,
2.4.22. Hezekiah Henley (4).
2.4.23. Patsy Henley (4) who married Edmund Noel, bond Nov. 10, 1800.

2.5. Leonard Henley, (3), son of Leonard Henley (No. 2) and Elizabeth Richardson Henley, lived in Henrico where his will was made January 29, 1803, and recorded June 6, 1803. He was born October 1, 1768, and married Elizabeth Jude, daughter of John and Mary Jude of Powhatan County. The will of Leonard Henley is recorded in Henrico County in
Will Book 3 on page 55 and shows the following children:

2.5.24. Turner R. Henley (4).
2.5.25. Leonard Henley (4).
2.5.26. Patrick Henley (4).
2.5.27. John Henley (4).
2.5.28. Mary (Henley) Johnson (4).
2.5.29. Lucy Perkins (4).
2.5.30. Benjamin Henley (4).

2.6. Maj. Richardson Henley (3), son of Leonard Henley (No. 2) and Elizabeth Richardson Henley, was born in 1720 and died in 1781. He lived at “Merry Oaks” in James City County. Judge Norvell Henley stated that he married Eliza¬ beth Brown, Samuel Dyer of York County in his will which was recorded March 21, 1757, mentions Frances, Rebecca, and Sarah Rhodes, daughters of Clifton Rhodes, and Sarah and Leonard Henley children of Richardson Henley. Maj. Richardson Henley had nine children:

2.6.31. Sarah Henley (4) who married Harris.
2.6.32. Susan Henley (4) who married Brown. 33. Alice Henley (4) who married Durfey.
2.6.34. Martha Henley (4) who never married.
2.6.35. Mary Henley (4) who married Brown.
2.6.36. Nancy Henley (4) who married Baird.
2.6.37. Richardson Henley (4) who was drowned. 38. Captain Archer Henley (4).
2.6.39. Leonard Henley (4) who married Fannie Brown and died in 1812.

2.5.28.Mary Henley (4), daughter of 2.5.Leonard Henley (No. 5) and Elizabeth Jude Henley, was born August 6, 1765, and died in 1834. She married Benjamin Johnson in 1785 and lived at “Aspen Grove” in Henrico County. They had nine children as listed in the Johnson family. See Benjamin Johnson (No. 2).

2.5.28 39. Leonard Henley (4), son of Maj. Richardson Henley (No. 6) married Fannie Brown and had six children:
2.5.28 40. Lucy Henley (5) who married Coke.
2.5.28 41. Fannie Henley (5) who married Bush.
2.5.28 42. Leonard Henley (5), born in 1778 and had nine children.
2.5.28 43. Thomas M. Henley (5) who married Sarah Yates.
2.5.28 44. Wilson V. Henley (5) who left issue.
2.5.28 45. Richardson Henley (5), born, 1786, and died in 1865, married Catherine Norvell Lightfoot and left six chil¬ dren.

2.6.39.43.Thomas M. Henley (5), son of 2.6.39. Leonard Henley (No. 39) and Fannie Brown Henley, was born in Williamsburg but moved to King and Queen County. Bagby states in his History of King and Queen County his parents were Episcopalians but that he concluded that immersion alone was baptism and decided to join the Baptist Church. His father, 2.6.39 Leonard Henley, opposed his connecting himself with the Baptists who were then a despised sect and threatened to disinherit him but he acted according to dictates of his conscience and became a Baptist. He married a Miss Yates, granddaughter of Bishop Yates of the Episcopal Church. He was a noted Baptist preacher.

We are indebted to Miss Sally Stroughan Henley for a copy of the Bible records of this family.

Bible Records of Rev. Thomas M. Henley
Births
2.6.39.43 (Rev.) Thomas M. Henley, born January 6, 1783. Sally Yates, born July 31, 1783.
Mary T. Henley, born May 22, 1807.
(Dr.) Leonard Henley, born May 14, 1809.
(Rev.) Robert Yates Henley, born October 7, 1811. Mary S. Henley, born April 12, 1814.
Thomas M. Henley, son of Leonard and Mary S. Henley,
born Nov. 2, 1834.
Sarah Yates Henley, born August 27, 1836. Mary S. Henley, born August 25, 1839.
R. Y. Henley, born January 14, 1843.

Deaths
Dr. Leonard Henley died November 6, 1867. Mary S. Henley, his wife, died October 9, 1843. Robert Yates Henley died June 14, 1843.
Mary Susan Henley died July 9, 1849.
Lieut. Leonard Henley was killed in battle at Vedumsville Orange Co., Va., November 27, 1863.
Sally Henley, (wife of Thomas M. Henley) died December 18, 1812.
Thomas M. Henley died March 10, 1841.
Mary Susan Henley (wife of Leonard) died October 9, 1843.

Marriages
Leonard Henley and Mary Susan Perkins were married October 14, 1833.
Leonard Henley and Martha Croxton were married Octo¬ ber 30, 1844.
Martha Yates Henley (daughter of Leonard and Mary Susan Henley) and James M. Croxton were married December 22, 1859.
Christian Alice Henley (daughter of Leonard and Martha Henley) and Dr. John T. Borgham were married February 8, 1872.
James C. Henley and Nannie D. Garnett were married December 23, 1884.
Rev. Thomas M. Henley was born at Williamsburg, Virginia, on January 6, 1783. His father was Leonard Henley. At the age of 23, Thomas M. Henley married Sally Yates and soon after his marriage he moved to Tappahannock, Va. In 1834, he moved to “Hillsboro”, King and Queen County. He died November 6, 1846.

From these records 2.6.39.43 Rev. Thomas M. Henley and Sally Yates Henley had four children:
2.6.39.43.46. Mary T. Henley (6), born May 22, 1807.
2.6.39.43.47. Dr. Leonard Henley (6), born May 14, 1809.
2.6.39.43.48. Rev. Robert Yates Henley (6), born October 7, 1811. 49. Mary S. Henley (6), born April 12, 1814.

2.5.28 39.45. Richardson Henley (5), son of Leonard Henley (No. 39) and Fannie Brown Henley, was born in 1786 and died in 1865. He married Catherine Norvell Lightfoot and left six children:

2.5.28 39.50. William Lightfoot Henley (6).
2.5.28 39.51. Lucy Henley (6) who married Captain George E. Geddy.
2.5.28 39.52. Susan Katherine Henley (6) who never married.
2.5.28 39.53. Octavius Henley (6) who married F. W. Hammond.
2.5.28 39.54. Louise Henley (6) who married Richard Whittaker.
2.5.28 39.55. Richardson Henley (6) who married Ida Dudley Spencer.

47. Dr. Leonard Henley (6), son of Thomas M. Henley (No. 43) and Sally Yates Henley, was born May 14, 1809, and died November 6, 1867. He married (1) Mary Susan Perkins on October 14, 1833, and married (2) Martha Croxton on October 30, 1844. The children by the first wife were:
56. Thomas M. Henley (7), born November 2, 1834.
57. Sarah Yates Henley (7), born August 27, 1836, and married James M. Croxton.
58. Mary S. Henley (7), born August 25, 1839, and died July 9, 1849.
59. Robert Yates Henley (7), born January 14, 1843, and died June 14, 1843.
Dr. Leonard Henley had two children by his second wife Martha Croxton:
60. Christian Alice Henley (7), who married Dr. John T. Borgham, Feb. 8, 1884.
61. James C. Henley (7) who married Nannie D. Garnett on Dec. 23, 1884.

55. Richardson Henley (6), son of Richardson Henley (No. 45) and Catherine Lightfoot Henley, was born in 1836 and died in 1897. He married Ida Dudley Spencer and had eight children:
62. Norvell Lightfoot Henley (7) of Williamsburg.
63. Richard Leonard Henley (7) who died in 1898, unmarried.
64. Martha Louise Henley (7), who married Eugene Irving and lives in Reidsville, N. C.
65. Frank Dudley Henley (7), Assistant State Highway Commissioner of Virginia.
66. William Spencer Henley (7), living at Savannah, Georgia.
67. Ida Garfield Henley (7), who married C. W. Toombs of Ashville, N. C.
68. Catherine Norvell Henley (7) who married Burton H. Smith of Norfolk.
69. Robert Edward Henley (7) , practicing law in Richmond, Virginia.

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