+-- Nicholas Hancher
                                           |    1705-1777 
                  +-- William Henshaw -----+
                  |    1736-1799           |
                  |                        +-- Rebecca Smith
                  |                            c1707-?    
Levi Henshaw -----+
B: 1769           |                        +--  William Anderson
D: 1843           |                        |
                  +-- Agnes Ann Anderson --+
                      c1745-<1806          |
                                           +-- Mary Lauren
M: Nancy Davidson
   +-- Eleanor Henshaw,  1798-?    
   +-- Nancy Henshaw,  1800-1807 
   +-- Rhuamah Henshaw,  1801-1805 
   +-- William D. Henshaw,  1803-<1880

M: Ann McConnell
   +-- Mary Ann Henshaw,  1807-1836 
   +-- Washington Henshaw,  1808-<1874
   +-- James Lawrence Henshaw,  1808-1888 
   +-- Isabella Jane Henshaw,  1811-?    
   +-- John Henshaw,  1812-1845 
   +-- Charles Henshaw,  1813-1892 
   +-- Levi Henshaw,  1815-1896 
   +-- Anderson Henshaw,  1817-1888 
   +-- Thornton Henshaw,  1818-1888 
   +-- George Warren Henshaw,  1828-1874 

Levi Henshaw     [ID 01679]

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Born Jul 22 1769, Mill Creek, Berkeley County, Virginia.^{1,132,133,145,165,a}

Levi was prominent in the affairs of state and country.    In 1810 he was a Justice of the Peace, and a member of the county court of Berkeley County, Virginia.¹³²    In 1822, 1830, and 1831 he was a member of the House of Delegates of Virginia.^132,133    In 1840 he was the sheriff of Berkeley County, Virginia.^132,133

He married Nancy Davidson, May 18 1797, Mill Creek, Berkeley County, West Virginia.^{69,132,133,145,a,165,188}    Nancy was born Mar 30 1770.^132,165

Nancy died Dec 15 1804, Morgans Chapel, Bunker Hill, West Virginia.^132,129,165

He then married Ann McConnell, May 1 1806, Mill Creek, Berkeley County, West Virginia.^{69,70,132,133,145,a,165,188}    (Anna McConnell)^b    (Apr 29 1806).^b    Ann, daughter of William McConnel & Mary Cowan, was born Sep 18 1778.^132,a,165

Note that Levi's brother Hiram married Anne's sister Mary McConnell,^{1,69,70,132,133,165} and his other brother Nicholas married Margaret McConnel¹³³ (a cousin??).

Levi and family were shown in the 1830 census, Berkeley County, Virginia:^c

Ann died Nov 15 1839, buried Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia.^d    (Nov 15 1838).^132,165    (Sep 15 1839).^a    Ann's death was reported in the "Virginia Free Press" (Charles Town, West Virginia) on Thursday, November 28, 1839.^d

Levi Henshaw died Sep 9 1843, Mill Creek, Berkeley County, Virginia; buried Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia.^{132,133,145,165,188}

Levi was buried beside his father William, in the graveyard of the old Mill Creek Protestant Episcopal Church, about a mile down Mill Creek from his home (this church later became known as Christ's Protestant Episcopal Church, Bunker Hill, West Virginia).¹³²   

SOURCES

1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.

69. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - West Virginia.

70. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Virginia.

129. "Family Tree Maker, Family Archives, World Family Tree", Vol. 3, by Broderbund Software, a collection of individual family group submissions.

132. "The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1904. The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society, Charleston, W.VA. Article "The Henshaw Family" by Valley Virginia Henshaw. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ().

133. "Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania", Volume II. John W. Jordan & James Hadden, editors. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1912. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ().

145. Family group sheets created by Frances G. Brumley, citing Henshaw family bible records, Greene County, TN court & cemetery records, and several secondary sources. Contributed by Ruth Jenkins ().

165. "History of Henshaws in Scotland, in England and in America to the Present Time", Edith Henshaw Kuntz, 1956; contributed by Don Henshaw.

188. Wardell, Patrick G.: "Virginia & West Virginians 1607-1870", Volume 3; Heritage Books, Inc.; Bowie, Maryland; 1992

(a) Contribution from Brant Henshaw.

(b) "Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850"; http://www.ancestry.com.

(c) 1830 census, Berkeley County, Virginia; roll 189, page 222.

(d) Library of Virginia; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to VA Newspapers:
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/vital.

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