+-- William Henshaw
                         |    1742-1796 
                         |
                         |
James Steuben Henshaw ---+
B: 1778                  |                       +-- Nathaniel Gilbert
D: 1872                  |                       |
                         +-- Elizabeth Gilbert --+
                              1746-1826          |
                                                 +-- Jane Ballard
M: Amy Gale
   +-- Orrin Henshaw,  1807-1889 
   +-- Elmira Henshaw, >1807-?    
   +-- Eunice Henshaw,            
   +-- Isaac Henshaw,  1809-1878 
   +-- Rebecca Henshaw,  1813->1865
   +-- James Stueben Henshaw, Jr.,  1815-1888 
   +-- Elizabeth Henshaw,  1817-1818 
   +-- Seymour Henshaw,  1819-1850 
   +-- William Burnham Henshaw,  1824-1826 
   +-- Evaline Henshaw,  1829-1851 

M: Rachael Gail

James Steuben Henshaw     [ID 04771]

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    (James Steuben Henshaw)^{a,b,166,c,d,e,f,g,h}    (Squire Henshaw)^h

Born Aug 20 1778, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.^{a,b,166,c,d,e,f,g,i}    (Middlebury, Vermont).^h

He married Amy Gale, Jul 4 1801, Geneva, New York.^166,c,a,i    (Amy Gail)^j,b    Amy, daughter of Isaac Gale & Anna Lockwood, was born Aug 13 1784, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^i,78,f    (c1785, New York).^e    James and brother Joshua were married on the same day in a double-ring ceremony.^166,c

In 1806 James S. Henshaw purchased a parcel of land from The Holland Company in Township 9, Range 6, Western New York (now Aurora, Erie County).^k

James served in the War of 1812^l,h and, as was the case with nearly all state militias, volunteers were expected to provide their own arms and clothing.    James S. Henshaw of Aurora, New York was recorded as having received $53.00 in reimbursement for the cost of these materials.^l    James' nephew, Joseph M. Henshaw, also served in the war.^m

James and family were shown in the 1850 census (Sep 20 1850), Aurora, Erie County, New York:^e

James and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 27 1860), Aurora, Erie County, New York:^f

Amy died Feb 16 1868, Aurora, Erie County, New York; buried Section 1, Lot 48, Griffins Mills Cemetery, Erie County, New York.^i,78

He then married Rachael Gail, Apr 30 1868.^c,i    Rachael was born about 1810, New York.^g

James and Rachel were shown in the 1870 census (Sep 2 1870), Aurora, Erie County, New York:^g

James was a Whig and justice for many years, and known as Squire Henshaw.^h

James Steuben Henshaw died Jan 25 1872, buried Section 1, Lot 48, Griffins Mills Cemetery, Erie County, New York.^a,c,i,v   

SOURCES

78. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) computerized Ancestral File.

166. Henshaw history and genealogy manuscript, original by Holmes Hart Henshaw, 1930; updated in 1995 by Donald Craig Henshaw and others.

(a) GEDCOM archives at http://www.kindredkonnections.com.

(b) Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution (www.ancestry.com).

(c) Contribution from Kristen Wagner-Henshaw.

(d) Contribution from Tom Henshaw ().

(e) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 86, line #20, dwelling #1305, family #1320.

(f) 1860 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M653-752, page 501, line #12, dwelling #955, family #942.

(g) 1870 census, South Wales P.O., Town of Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M593-929, page 425, line #28, dwelling #493, family #468.

(h) Biographical sketch of William Henry Henshaw.

(i) Mark Tunnell database: http://www.my-ged.com/tunnell.

(j) Contribution from Tom Henshaw.

(k) "PIONEER HISTORY OF THE HOLLAND PURCHASE OF WESTERN NEW YORK by O. Turner
USGenWeb archives.

(l) "New York Adjutant General's Office Index of Awards on Claims of the
Soldiers of the War of 1812. Albany: - , 1860"; Ancestry, Inc.;
Claim No. 4,399, page 231.

(m) "New York Adjutant General's Office Index of Awards on Claims of the
Soldiers of the War of 1812. Albany: - , 1860"; Ancestry, Inc.;
Claim No. 11,571, page 231.

(n) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 86, line #16, dwelling #1304, family #1319.

(o) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 86, line #23, dwelling #1306, family #1321.

(p) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 86, line #4, dwelling #1302, family #1317.

(q) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 87, line #33, dwelling #1319, family #1334.

(r) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 86, line #39, dwelling #1309, family #1324.

(s) 1850 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M432-498, page 87, line #32, dwelling #1336, family #1351.

(t) 1860 census, Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M653-752, page 501, line #3, dwelling #953, family #940.

(u) 1870 census, South Wales P.O., Town of Aurora, Erie County, New York; roll M593-929, page 425, line #30, dwelling #494, family #469.

(v) Contribution from LeRoy Miller ().

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