William Henshaw

William Henshaw B: 1742 D: 1796 M: Elizabeth Gilbert ├── William Henshaw (1767-1822) ^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} ├── Nathaniel Henshaw (1769-1838) ^1,2,4,8 ├── Elizabeth Henshaw (1771-1839) ^1,2,4,6 ├── Polly Henshaw (1774-?) ^1,2,4,6 ├── Joshua Henshaw (1775-1847) ^1,2,4,6 ├── James Steuben Henshaw (1778-1872) ^1,2,4,5 ├── Samuel Henshaw (1780-1818) ^1,2,4,6 ├── John Henshaw (1781-c1781) ^1,2,4,6 ├── Andrew Henshaw (c1783-1805) ^1,2,4,6 └── Benjamin Henshaw (1785-1842) ^1,2,4,6

He married Elizabeth Gilbert, May 14 1767, Fair Haven Church, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.^1,2,3,4,9,10 Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Gilbert & Jane Ballard, was born Dec 13 1746, Middletown, Connecticut.^11,12,13 Elizabeth was a great great granddaughter of Governor John Endicott of Massachusetts Bay Colony.¹

William Henshaw and family are shown in the 1790 census, Wells, Rutland County, Vermont, as follows:¹⁴

William Henshaw died Jul 4 1796, Milton, Onondaga County, New York; buried Milton Cemetery, Milton, Onondaga County, New York.^1,2,3,4,16

Some researchers have shown this William as the son of Benjamin Henshaw & Elizabeth Lord.³ This connection is doubtful. If William was born in 1743 then he would have been born 10 years before his parents were married (!), if his father was indeed Benjamin. If instead William was born sometime c1753 (Benjamin was married in 1753), then William would have been only 13 years old at his marriage (!).

But it is most likely that this William was the son of Benjamin's uncle James - he may be the same as William #4648.

Sybil Henshaw once stated that Benjamin Henshaw had raised (or apprenticed) a James Henshaw, born 1741, who was the son of a James Henshaw, a sea captain (1707-1759) [perhaps James #4519]. Sybil speculated that William might have been the brother of this James, both boys having been raised by Benjamin.¹

Note that William was married in the same church in Middletown, Connecticut where two daughters of Benjamin, Elizabeth and Sarah, were also married. Furthermore, William's son, William Jr., was married in the same church in New Hartford, Connecticut where Benjamin's son, Benjamin Jr. was married. Clearly there were close connections between William and Benjamin, and it seems likely that this William is probably the same as William #4648, son of James.

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