William Hinshaw

He married Sarah Courtney, Apr 1 1749, County Antrim, N.Ireland.^3,6,10,11,21 Sarah, daughter of Toby Courtney & Sarah Boyd, was born 1730.^6,10,11,21

Sarah Courtney might *possibly* be descended from Sir John de Courtenay (d May 3 1274), husband of Isabel de Vere, grandaughter of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford and surety of the Magna Carta in 1215.²²

At the Grange meeting on 2-13-1750, "William Hinshaw, the younger" was disowned for marrying a young woman of Ballinderry Meeting by a "priest".^18,23

But William (sometimes Hinshaw and sometimes Henshaw in the Grange Men's Meeting Book of Minutes) made a written 'offering' to Grange MM, dated 1-25-1758, expressing sorrow for his misconduct and asking to be reinstated in membership. This was accepted by Grange MM on 1-27-1759. Sarah, who was a member of the Lisburn MM and was described in that Meeting's minutes as "a young woman of Blandenderry", was also disowned by her Meeting. She sent a letter (offering) to Lisburn MM on 3-2-1758 acknowledging her fault and asking to be reinstated in membership. This was accepted by Lisburn MM about the same time Grange accepted William's offering. Sarah was then transferred to Grange MM as wife of William Hinshaw.²⁴

Sarah died about 1768, Northern Ireland. Sarah has often been reported to have died and buried at sea during the family ocean crossing of 1768.^1,6,10,21 However, in a letter from William written shortly after he arrived, he clearly mentions "all of us arrived safe" and "our healths reesonable well",²⁵ which clearly indicates none of his party had died during the crossing. But in the same letter William makes clear that Sarah had already died by then, as he stated "I have no thoughts of changing my condition by marge [marriage] as yet" ... So it seems clear that Sarah had died sometime before the crossing began, and was most likely buried in Northern Ireland (probably at the Grange MM).

Widower William Hinshaw and family emigrated to North Carolina in 1768.¹ An entry in the Grange MM minutes of 2-5-1768 shows:²⁴

William and family (sans poor Sarah) presented their certificate to the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, N.C., on 11-4-1769.²³ The Cane Creek MM men's records shows an entry for 11-4-1769:²

William was a farmer and a weaver. He quickly acquired land in North Carolina for his family's new home. A deed was recorded on Oct 19 1768 (Orange County Deed Book 3, page 505):¹²

The land purchased by William was part of what was then Orange County, which became Guilford County in 1771, and then Randolph County in 1779.¹²

He then married Mary Hinshaw, 1771.^1,2,11,17 Mary, daughter of Jacob Hinshaw & Rebecca Mackey.^1,2,26 William & Mary were first cousins once removed. In his will, William's cousin Jacob named his daughter Mary and his son-in-law William (as well as his other daughter Jane) as executors of his estate.¹

When Holly Spring MM was set off from Cane Creek MM, William and Mary were automatically transferred to that new meeting because their homestead was in that verge.²⁴

William Hinshaw prepared his will on December 24, 1809,^27,28 probated May, 1818²⁸ (see below).

William Hinshaw died 12-4-1814, Cane Creek, North Carolina; buried 12-5-1814, Holly Spring MM, North Carolina.^{1,2,6,9,20,21,29,30}

William was noted for "Patriotic Service" during the Revolutionary War.²⁰ He is listed in the "Patriot Index" of the Daughters of the American Revolution.²⁰

Mary Hinshaw died 7-18-1822, buried 7-20-1822, Holly Spring MM, North Carolina.^2,26

Mary's will, dated 11 Mo. 13, 1819, is recorded in Randolph County, North Carolina Will Book 5, page 76; will probated Aug 1822^12,28 (see below).

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