Jesse Hinshaw

1. William Henshall m Margerie Gyll 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-c1631) m - Kendrick 3... John Henshall (1611-c1687) m Elizabeth - 4.... William Hinshaw (?-1699) m Elizabeth - 5..... John Hinshaw (c1660->1768) m Elizabeth Belshaw 6...... William Hinshaw (1724-1814) m Mary Hinshaw (?-1822) 7....... Benjamin Hinshaw (1779-1839) m Mary - (c1776-?) 8........ Jesse Hinshaw (1800-c1875) +Dorcas - (c1800-c1835) 9......... (infant son) (1825-?) ¹ 9......... Joseph Hinshaw (1830-<1880) ¹ 9......... James M. Hinshaw (1834-?) ^1,2 +Nancy Miller (1820-1884) 9......... Nancy Jane Hinshaw (1838-?) ^1,2 9......... Amanda Hinshaw (1840-1866) ^1,2,3 9......... Margaret A. Hinshaw (1842-1875) ^1,2 9......... Penina Hinshaw (1844-1871) ^1,2 9......... Martha Ann Hinshaw (1847-1909) ^1,2,3,4,5 9......... John David Hinshaw (1851-c1882) ^1,4 9......... George Washington Hinshaw (1853-1921) ^1,4 9......... Jessie Emeline Hinshaw (1857-1932) ^1,4,6

In 1835 Jesse Hindshaw [sic] was shown in a Delinquint Tax List in Barry County, Missouri.⁸

He then married Nancy Miller, Dec 26 1836, Van Buren (now Cass) County, Missouri.^{1,9,10,11,12,13} Nancy was born 1820, Kentucky.^1,2,4

There is some folklore that Nancy Miller was half Choctaw Indian, but there are no facts in support of this folklore.¹⁴ Some believe Nancy was the daughter of Joseph Miller & Margaret Hamilton.¹⁵ Another belief is that she might have been the daughter of a Jacob Miller.¹⁵

In 1836 Jesse Hinshaw was shown in a list of Grand Jury members in Cass County, Missouri.¹⁶

Jesse and family moved to Texas sometime before 1846. In the Republic of Texas Poll List of 1846, Jesse Henshaw was shown living in Henderson County, Texas.¹⁷ There was also a J. Hinshaw shown living in Hunt County, Texas.¹⁷

Jesse and family were shown in the 1850 census (Oct 21 1850), Smith County, Texas:^2,18

Jesse and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 4 1860), Mt. Vernon Beat, Smith County, Texas (page 64),⁴

"Jess Henshaw" was again shown in the 1870 census, Aiken Precinct 1, Bell County, Texas. Living with Jesse and family was their son-in-law and children of their recently deceased daughter Amanda:^7,19

The widow "Nancy Hinshaw" was shown in the 1880 census (Jun 1 1880), Llano County, Texas, living in the household of her daughter Jessie Emeline Walker:^20,21

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