1. Thomas Henshaw (c1780-c1840)
+Elizabeth Lewis (1786-?)
2.. Sarah Henshaw 1
2.. Mary Henshaw 1
2.. Francis Henshaw (1807-1899) 1,2
2.. Catherine Henshaw (1808-c1842) 1,3
2.. Eliza Ann Henshaw (1821-1884) 1
2.. Elizabeth Henshaw (c1825-?) 1,3
2.. Malisia Henshaw (c1831-?) 1,3
|
Thomas Henshaw [ID 03529]
| Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view:  |
Born about 1780, probably in Virginia.3
Thomas was in Person County, North Carolina as early as 1799. On Jan 3 1799 Thomas Henshaw was recorded as a witness to a deed: Jeremiah McIntire sold 100 acres to Cochran, Haralson, & Co. for $100.4
He married Elizabeth Lewis, about 1803, Caswell County, North Carolina.3 Elizabeth, daughter of Fielding Lewis, was born Sep 28 1786, Person County, North Carolina.3,5,6
The following was recorded in Person County, North Carolina "Record Books", Book 3, pages 262-263:6
|
March Court 1804
Guardian accounts for orphans of Fielding Lewis by Hiram Lewis, guardian, and John McFarland, former guardian.
John McFarland, guardian account for Elizabeth Lewis, now the wife of Thos. Henshaw. 10 Dec. 1803. /s/ James D. Henley, William Trotter.
|
On Mar 3 1806, Thomas Henshaw was recorded as Bondsman for the marriage bond of Hiram Lewis and Agness Cearney, Caswell County, North Carolina.7 It is unknown how this Hiram Lewis might have been related to Elizabeth Lewis, but she did have an uncle named Hiram Lewis.
Thomas and family were shown in the 1810 census, Caswell County, North Carolina:8
Thomas Hinshaw household:
2 males under age 10.
1 male age 26-45 [Thomas].
1 female age 10-16.
1 female age 26-45 [Elizabeth].
5 persons total in household.
Thomas and family were shown in the 1820 census (Aug 7 1820), Caswell County, North Carolina:9
Thomas Henshaw household:
1 male under age 10.
1 male age 10-16.
1 male age 26-45.
2 females under age 10.
1 female age 10-15.
1 female age 16-25.
2 females age 26-45.
no slaves.
Thomas and family were shown in the 1830 census, Caswell County, North Carolina:10
Thomas Henshaw household:
1 male age 50-60 [Thomas].
1 male age 10-15.
1 female age 40-50 [Elizabeth].
1 female age 15-20.
2 females age 10-15 [
Eliza and ??].
no slaves.
7 persons total in household.
Thomas Henshaw died about 1840, Caswell County, North Carolina.3
Widow Elizabeth and family were shown in the 1840 census, Caswell County, North Carolina (census page extremely faded):11
Elizabeth Henshaw household:
1 female age 10-14.
2 females age 15-19.
1 female age 50-59 [Elizabeth].
4 persons total in household.
Widow Elizabeth and family were shown in the 1850 census (Oct 1850), Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, as follows:5
Elizabeth Henshaw, age 64, born in Person County; cannot read or write.
Eliza Henshaw, age 30, born in Caswell County; cannot read or write.
Photo: Elizabeth Lewis guardian account Person County, North Carolina "Record Books", Book 3, pages 262-263
6
This person's ancestry is unknown!
If you know who the parents were, please
Sources
- Contribution from Charlie Weaver () citing:
Old Terrell family history, written by a descendent of Eliza Henshaw
and James Terrell, in the possession of Doug Terrell.
- GEDCOM file B8791 at http://www.ancestry.com.
- Contribution from Charlie Weaver ().
- Person County, North Carolina Deed Books 1792-1825; http://www.ancestry.com.
- 1850 census, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina; roll M432-623, page 245A, line #5, dwelling #1082, family #1085.
- Person County, North Carolina Compilations, 1792-1823; http://www.ancestry.com.
- "North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868"; Ancestry.com, 2000.
- 1810 census, Caswell County, North Carolina; roll 38, page 57 (482).
- 1820 census, Caswell County, North Carolina; roll M33-81, page 55.
- 1830 census, Caswell County, North Carolina; roll M19-119, page 271.
- 1840 census, Caswell County, North Carolina; roll 358, page 130.
If you have additional information on this person, please share!
If you would like to be automatically notified by email
whenever an update
is made affecting this page then enter your email address
and click the "Enter" button below:
How is this person related to other ancestors?
To find out, enter the database ID number of another ancestor,
and then click the "Enter" button below:
If you would like to save this person on your computer
▾ more...
You can download the information on this page to a file on your computer.
Several options are available - see the available file types below.
Instructions for all file types:
-
Click on one of the links shown below to choose the type
of file desired.
-
When your browser asks if you want to save the file,
tell it to "Save As", and then, using your browser's "Save As" dialog,
find the folder on your computer where you want it saved, and type-in a
file name for the file to be saved.
With some browsers you might need to "View Downloads" and then
save the downloaded file from there.
-
Open the file with your word processing program,
or your genealogy program, and edit the file as desired.
Please retain the copyright notice within the file!
The purpose of the copyright notice is to prevent a company (or a person)
from harvesting this data and then re-selling it (as a book or whatever).
We don't want our descendents (or cousins) to have to pay for this
information, which was collected with the intent to make it freely available.
HTML (DOC) FILE
You can save a copy of this person's page in HTML format, which you could
then edit as you wish using many common word processing programs such as
Microsoft Word or
Open Office Writer
(if you need a word processing program then
Open Office
is great, free and recommended).
Note: once in your word processing program then you should have
options to save the file in an alternate format, e.g. as a ".doc"
file, or perhaps a ".pdf" file, etc., depending on options available in
your word processing program.
Click here to download the file in HTML format.
PLAIN TEXT FILE
You can save a copy of this person's page in simple text format, which you could
then edit as you wish using many common word processing programs.
You won't see the same appearance as the web page, but you'll have all
the text which you can edit any way that you wish.
Click here to download the file in Plain Text format.
Return to HFA Home Page
Copyright © 1997-2024, The Hinshaw Family Association. All rights reserved.
Permission is granted for all free personal, private and non-commercial uses.
Commercial use of any portion contained herein is expressly prohibited.
Privacy Policies
This site uses spambot thwarting technology to hide email addresses
from all known email harvesting programs used by spammers.
[This page was computer generated]
