1. William Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1334)
 2.. Hugh Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1395)
 3... Adam Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1447)
 4.... Hugh Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1489)
 5..... Hugh Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1541)
 6...... Thomas Henshaw of Henshaw 
 7....... Edward Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1580) m Margaret Smith (?-1589)
 8........ Thomas Henshaw of Henshaw (?-1598)
           +Margaret Smith (?-1588)
 9.........  Lea Henshaw of Henshaw (c1593-1631)
 9.........  Ursula Henshaw 
           +Eleanor Browne 

Thomas Henshaw of Henshaw     [ID 00872]

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He married Margaret Smith.    "Margaret, daughter of Thomas Smith, Alderman of Dublin"³¹ (Margaret Smyth)^a    (Mary Smyth)³⁰    "Margaret, daughter of Thomas Smyth of Dublin.    Mayor there.    She died there, Dec 1588"³⁰

Margaret died Dec - 1588.³⁰

He then married Eleanor Browne.    "Eleanor, daughter of Capt. John Browne; remarried to William Davenport, younger son of J.D. of D., Esq."³⁰

Thomas Henshaw of Henshaw died Aug 14 1598.³⁰

Thomas was described as "A Captaine in Ireland 1596.    Slaine at Blackwater 14 Aug 1598".^30,b

"A captain in Ireland, and slain there".³¹

"Thomas Henshaw of Henshaw a Captain in Ireland. Slaine there."²⁶

"... the Visitation of Ireland 1607 ... shows ... Ursula daughter of Captain Hinshaw of Hinshaw Hall" (this is too much coincidence - must be him)²⁶ "This Lea is not described as Thomas's only son, so there could have been others."²⁶

On Jan 24 1614/15 uncle Randle Henshawe and brother Randle Henshawe made depositions which are recorded in the archives of John Rylands Library, Manchester University:^a

Exemplification of depositions made by Randle Henshawe, yeoman, William Swettenham, husbandman, Randle Henshawe of Siddington, husbandman, and others in a case concerning Lea Henshawe, son of Thomas Henshawe and his wife Margaret (dau. of Thomas Smyth, apothecary and alderman of Dublin) and a messuage and land apparently in Siddington - ref. RYCH/4764 - date: 24 Jan. 1614/15

SOURCES

26. "A Report on Research in the Official Records of Her Majesty's College of Arms", prepared by Henry Bedingfeld, Pursuivant of Arms.
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30. "Hinshaw-Bernard and Related Families" by Cordelia E. Bogue Wright, in the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS), microfiche #6019151.

31. "The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester" volume II, London 1819, by George Omerod, in the LDS Family History Library, microfilm #0924227.

(a) http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=13&nbKey=1&stylesheet=xsl.

(b) Contribution from Robert E. Henshaw (), citing:
research of Derek and Barbara Royle, current owners of Henshaw Hall in Cheshire.

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