1. Thomas Henshaw (c1650-1700) m Hannah Cleveland (1653-1737)
 2.. Thomas Henshaw (1680-1726) m Mary Brooks (1688-?)
 3... William Henshaw (1715-1801) m Priscilla Reed (1715-1748)
 4.... William Henshaw (1742-1817) m Mehitable Moffet (1746-1839)
 5..... Hannah Henshaw (1786-1877)
        +Donald McKenzie (1785-1861)

Hannah Henshaw     [ID 02986]

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Hannah Henshaw¹ [Hannah Hincher^1,2, Hannah Hencher^3,4].

Born Sep 26 1786^{2,4,5,6,7,8,9} [about 1789¹⁰], Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts^{2,4,5,6,7,8,9}.  

She married Donald McKenzie^1,6 [Daniel McKenzie^7,8], Aug 3 1804^1,6 [1809^2,3], Charlotte, Genesee (now Monroe) County, New York^1,6.  Donald, son of William McKenzie^6,7,10,11, was born Mar 15 1785^6,7,10,11 [about 1783⁸], Strath Nairn, Bal Dru, Scotland^6,7,10,11.  [Mar 15 1784/5 by the old calendar].^2,6  

Children:^8,9,10,11

The following is a biographical sketch of Donald McKenzie (source unknown):¹¹

"THE SCOTCH SETTLEMENT OF WHEATLAND" Donald McKenzie was prominent early settler and may be regarded as the earliest resident pioneer of this locality.  Came to America in 1804 and remained a short time in New York as a clerk; then removed to Connecticut and in the fall of 1806 came to Honeoye Falls.  For a short time he was employed in a cloth dressing and carding shop on Honeoye Creek in Lima and in fall 1807 he erected a log building on present site of Mumford Village, where he became pioneer in the business of cloth dressing West of the Genesee River.  His customers included all the people of a territory now included in 10 counties.  A carding machine (the second in the region) was added to his business in 1809.  In 1827 he erected a large grist mill on Allen's Creek and conducted business 12 years, but which he lost through some business misfortune.  He built a large saw mill near his home on Spring Creek.  He was a ruling elder in the first church organized in Wheatland and it was also first Presbyterian Church West of Genesee River in 1805.

Hannah and family were shown in the 1830 census, York, Livingston County, New York:¹²

Hannah and family were shown in the 1840 census, Caledonia, Livingston County, New York:⁷

Hannah and family were shown in the 1850 census (Aug 19 1850), Caledonia, Livingston County, New York:¹⁰

Hannah and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 7 1860), Caledonia, Livingston County, New York:⁸

Donald died 1861.^2,14,15  

Widow Hannah and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 21 1870), Caledonia, Livingston County, New York:⁹

Hannah Henshaw died 1877.¹⁶  

Sources

1. Contribution from Tom Henshaw.
2. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
   Lineage Books, Volume 88.
3. "History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and
   Morris Reserve". O. Turner; published by William Alling, Rochester; 1851;
   Cornell University Library "Making of America" Collection:
   http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/moa-main_page.html.
4. Contribution from Mark Hoy Henshaw citing:
   "History of Monroe County New York"; Everts, Ensign, and Everts Publishers, Philadelphia, 1877.
5. Contribution from Tom Henshaw citing:
   Vital Records, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; page 126.
6. Contribution from Mardella Brown (), citing:
   Letter from Millard F. Hincher dated Oct 22 1931.
7. 1840 census, Caledonia, Livingston County, New York; roll 294, page 219.
8. 1860 census, Caledonia, Livingston County, New York; roll M653-779, page 561, line #18, dwelling #304, family #284.
9. 1870 census, Caledonia, Livingston County, New York; roll M593-965, page 62, line #9, dwelling #327, family #331.
10. 1850 census, Caledonia, Livingston County, New York; roll M432-524, page 346, line #17, family #122.
11. Contribution from Mardella Brown ().
12. 1830 census, York, Livingston County, New York; roll 93, page 48.
13. Speculation.
14. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/livingston/wills/indexes/testators/v4.txt.
15. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/livingston/wills/indexes/testators/v5.txt.
16. Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the
    Daughters of the American Revolution (www.ancestry.com).

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