Jonathan Henshaw

During the War of 1812, on Dec 5 1814 at "Hillsboro", Jonathan Henshaw enlisted as a Private in the 10th U.S. Infantry (under Captain H.H. Carson),^1,2,3 for the duration of the war.¹ He was recorded as age 38, a farmer, born in "Randolph", North Carolina, 6'0" tall, blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion.¹ He was present with his regiment in Raleigh, North Carolina on Feb 16 1815,¹ and was apparently discharged Apr 24 1815.¹ See his army enlistment record below.

Note that his army enlistment record shows he enlisted at "Hillsboro", but no state was specified.¹ There is a "Hillsborough" in Orange County, North Carolina,⁴ but it is thought that this instead refers to Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio,⁵ where other Hinshaws are known to have lived.

A Jonathan Hinshaw also served in the War of 1812 as a Private in the 7th Regiment^6,7 (Pearson's Regiment),⁷ Captain Thomas Crawford's Infantry Company,⁶ North Carolina State Militia. He was paid $8 per month plus traveling expenses as follows:⁶

There is also a record of a Thomas Henshaw who served from Georgia, noted in pension records as "dead, last payment Mar 4, 1814"⁹ (it is unknown if/how that Thomas Henshaw might have been related/connected, if at all).

Because he served in the war, it can be reasonably concluded that Jonathan was either not a practicing Quaker, or if he had been at one time then he certainly would have been disowned for taking up arms. This might explain the lack of Quaker records on this family.

As a result of his military service during the war, Jonathan was granted a land Warrant.^2,3,10 On Jan 12 1819 Jonathan Henshaw was granted 160 acres of land in Randolph County, Missouri (Township 55-N, Range 16-W, Section 10):^2,3,11

The gravestone of Jesse Hinshaw #16569 is inscribed "s. Jonathan-Lydia", very likely referring to Jonathan/Johnathan Hinshaw #8055, who married a Lydia; so there might be a connection to Hinshaws of Yadkin County, North Carolina. Although this Jonathan's army record shows he was born in Randolph [county], North Carolina.

This Jonathan's army record shows that he enlisted in "Hillsboro", which was most likely Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. So this Jonathan was very likely closely connected to (perhaps a brother of) Elias Hinshaw #2262, who was born about 1786 and settled in/near Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio.

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