"Mrs. Taylor Russell of Athens TN joined the DAR through the
services of Samuel Henderson, Mrs. C.C. Mee of Cleveland TN is a member
of DAR though John Henderson who married Margaret Hammond."
"The information on the Henderson family was furnished in 1934
by Miss Augusta Bradford of the Chattanooga Public Library who was a
descendant of Andrew Henderson who married Agnes Keys."
In May of 1986 I received a letter from a lady, Edith E. Kaufman of
Albhanbia, IL, there is no return on the letter. She was studying the
Edgar family, a George Edgar came from Shenandoah County VA to Jefferson
County TN about 1790. George was Mrs. Kaufman's GG Granddaughter. Or 3rd
Great Grandfather. George according to her letter was buried in Pine
Chapel Methodist Cemetery on the French Broad River between Dandridge
and Newport TN. He married twice, four children by first wife John,
George Jr., Jacob, and Catherine. George Sr. died 1826. She did not
mention Andrew Edgar in her letter. George Edgar married Burtha
Henderson in 1804. The name Buthena was used in the Sevier County line
of Hendersons.
Andrew Henderson of Jefferson County TN children included: Sarah;
Elizabeth; Milinda Will Parman papers. Son John according to deed in
Jefferson County.
Samuel Henderson born 1759 Abington VA died 1804 Jefferson County TN
served in Rev War m. Amanda Fraime b. 1764 d. 1819 DAR 80-240 (marriages
of some VA residents 1607-1800 Series I Volume 3 1963 pub by Dorothy
Ford Wulfeck, 51 Park Ave., Nuaugatuck, Conn. Page 261.
District of Hamilton was composed of these counties:
Blount
Grainger
Jefferson
Knox
Sevier
Cocke
George Washington Henderson in 1850 Jefferson County TN census was 19
years old then his father was a George Henderson 63 from NC mother was
Nancy 49. P. 383-4 Jefferson County, 1850.
Jefferson County TN 1822
Capt. Riggs Company
George Henderson , 1wp 140 acres
Capt. Scott Company
James Henderson 1 WP
Wm. Henderson (Heirs) 3bp 246 acres
Capt. Craig's Company
Wm. Henderson 1wp 72 acres
Capt. Gass Company
Andrew Henderson, 1bp 400 acres
John Henderson (son of Andrew) 1wp 28p 200 acres
Noden Henderson 1wp
Robert N. Henderson 1 WP.
Jefferson County 1830 census
William C. Henderson 0-1-0-1-1 males
0-0-0-1-1 females
William Henderson 1-0-0-0-1
2-1-0-0-0-1
In Jefferson County TN in 1830 Census
p. 297 John Henderson 2-0-1-1-2-0-1 0-1-3-2-0-0-1
p. 332 Thomas Henderson 0-1-0-0-0-0-1 2-0-0-1-0-1
p. 331 William C. Henderson 0-1-0-1-1 0-0-0-1-1
p. 340 William Henderson 1-0-0-0-1 2-1-0-0-0-1
Jefferson County TN, several of the Henderson the early days were
thought to have descendants of John Andrew Henderson and his wife Mary
Russell. John Andrew Henderson died in Washington County VA in 1780. His
father may have been Samuel Henderson (1713-1782) His wife Mary, moved
the family to Jefferson County TN. There were five sons and four
daughters. The six sons were: Robert; Andrew, John, Thomas, Joseph, and
Samuel. One daughter was Florence who married Alexander Shadden.
John Henderson was in the battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. He
married Margaret Hammod, they had a son John Henderson Jr. who married
Dorcas McSpadden about the year 1815 in Jefferson County and later moved
to Monroe County TN. John Henderson Sr. and wife Margaret Hammod are
buried somewhere near Tellico Plains in Monroe County TN and John
Henderson Jr. and his wife Dorcas McSpadden are buried at Sink and their
graves are marked (Reba Mitchell data). Benjamin Peck Henderson was a
son of John and Dorcas Henderson and he was born 1821 in Dandridge and
grew up in Belltown where his parents moved to when he was a small
child. He married Margaret A. Hammontree and they had eight children
(Tennessee and Tennesseans page 1773) One son was John Thompson
Henderson who married S.C. Williams and they had one child, Maud L.
Henderson who married James Victor Henderson.
Another son of John and Dorcas Henderson was Thomas Alexander
Henderson born 27 Oct 1826. (Tennessee, The Volunteer State pp. 535 and
536).
Joseph Henderson born 1761 in Augusta County VA married Mary White 2
Sep 1794 in Jefferson County TN Rev War Pension Papers #R 4872. He died
in Jackson County TN in about 1846. His children included: Gideon B.
Henderson born abt 1808 in TN married Jane Ritchey died Newton County
Arkansas in 1856. Mrs. Carolyn Wahl, 3137 Cass Bonita NE, Albequeque, NM
87111(sent by Mrs. Schooler via Ruth Brown) other children were Able
Bart Henderson born abt 1832 in Overton County TN, Wesley Henderson born
1834 in Morgan County IL, Stokely Henderson born 1838 Van Buren County
MO died May 10 1913, and Mary born abt 1843.
In The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 3, July- September 1961 pp.
98-106; the article about Ann (Herndon) Lea and on page 104 it is
discussed why Joseph Henderson and his wife, Philadelphia Lea named
their son Major Henderson. It came about because Rev Luke Lea her
brother named a son Major Lea. Major Lea was in Jefferson County, TN.
JEFFERSON COUNTY TN
S. J. Henderson was an attorney in Nashville, TN on 23 May 1891 when
he wrote a letter on that date. Below are parts of that letter shared by
Pete Brown of Dalton GA and published in Volume VI, #4 pages 191-192.
This was entitled "The Steele - Hammond and Henderson - Rogers
Families of Upper East Tennessee."
The letter was addressed to Rev. B.H. Green. The information was
being sent to prepare the obituary of his mother. "About the year
1734 my mother's great grandparents came from England and Ireland and
settled in Abingdon VA. One of their grandchildren Rachel Hammond
married James Steele at Abingdon VA. These were my mother's parents.
They moved from Abingdon to Greeneville in East Tennessee. They had
three children, two sons, James Steele and William Steele and one
daughter, my mother, Sally Hammond Steele. She was born at Greeneville,
TN, on the 16th of March 1811 and died at her home in Dalton, GA on
Friday April 3, 1891.
She was a child only two years old when her mother, Rachel Hammond
Steele died. Her father and her brother James Steele both were killed in
the War of 1812. My mother and her brother William Steele were the only
surviving members of the family. They were awarded military land grants
in Alabama in 1840 because of the service of their father and brother.
The Hendersons also came from VA and were among the early settlers of
East TN. My great grandfather Andrew Henderson and four of his brothers
settled in Jefferson County and Monroe Counties and owned large tracts
of land on the French Broad River."
These brothers were: Thomas born ca 1776, Robert born ca 1764, John
born ca 1760, Andrew born ca 1758 and Samuel born ca 1765.
My grandfather on the Henderson side was John R. Henderson
(ca.1784-1856), who was a son of Andrew Henderson. John R. Henderson
married Elizabeth Rogers, (a daughter of Thomas and Jane Rogers) and
lived for many years on the French Broad River about two miles from the
old town of Dandridge TN. They raised a large family of five sons and
six daughters.
Among these were: Thomas Rogers Henderson born Nov 11 1809, my
father, Sallie Henderson, wife of Shadrack Inman, Margaret M. Henderson,
George B. Henderson, John K. Henderson and James C. Henderson born 1829.
Elizabeth R. Henderson was another daughter and she was born 23 of
February 1823 in Jefferson County TN and married E. R. Sasseseen. She
died on 8 Sep 1866 in Atlanta GA. Others are unknown.
"My mother and father were married at Dandridge TN in the house
of Uncle Shadrack Inman which had been the home of my mother from early
childhood, April 12, 1837. My father died 16 May 1877. They had 10
children, three of whom died in infancy and two later on in life; sister
Nannie died April 1865 and brother William September 3, 1890. Five of
us, two sisters and three brothers, still survive".
Of these five they were: S.J. Henderson,
"About 1843 S. J. Henderson's family left Jefferson County and
started down the Tennessee River bound for Missouri. However, his father
had recently purchased land in Bradley County and this persuaded his
father and family to get off the boat and settle in Bradley County TN.
And they lived there until 1855 when they moved to Dalton GA.
Jefferson County TN Reverse index to deeds, 1792 - 1929, grantees:
Andrew Henderson, A-120 NC Grant 400 acres north French Broad River 1793/94.
David Henderson from Thomas Brown Sr. F-47 (1797-1802) 140 acres Long Creek
John Henderson from Andrew Henderson c-147 (1796/1796) 100 north French Broad River
John Henderson from George Willcockson c-155 (1791-1796) 10 acres French Broad River
John Henderson from Daniel Beam c-155 (1791-1796) 280 acres north and south French Broad River
John Henderson from William Sheeds 1804-1805 GH 86 200 acres north French Broad River
John Henderson from Andrew Henderson Q92 (1821-1821) 116 acres north French Broad River
Robert Henderson from Robert Gentry B-325 (1795/1795) 100 acres north French Broad River
Thomas Henderson from William Terrell C-305 (1796/1797) 376 acres Bays Mt.
Index to deeds 1792-1929 grantors
Andrew Henderson to John Henderson C-147 1796 n French Broad River
Charles Henderson estate of John C Henderson et al S-143 (1830-1831)
David and Jennett Henderson K-147 (1811)
John Henderson to Arch. McSpadden #2 (1797) north French Broad River
Robert Henderson to Thomas Galbreath C-10 (1803-4) French Broad River
Robert Henderson to Wm Morrow (1798-1816) Book N pg 54 French Broad River
Samuel Henderson to Jacob Black N-203 (1815-1816) French Broad River
Thomas Henderson to Jacob Harmon C-342 (1797) Beaver Creek
Andrew Henderson of Jefferson County TN children included: Sarah;
Elizabeth: Melinda. (See Will Parman papers. Son John R. according to
deed in Jefferson County.
Samuel Henderson born 1759 Abington VA died 1804 Jefferson County TN
served in Rev War m. Amanda Fraime b. 1764 d. 1819 DAR 80-240.
Jefferson County TN 1822
Capt. Riggs Company
George Henderson 1wp 140 acres
Capt. Scott Company
James Henderson 1 WP
Wm Henderson (Heirs) 3bp 246 acres
Capt. Craig's Company
Wm Henderson 1wp 72 acres
Capt. Gass Company
Andrew Henderson, 1bp 400 acres
John Henderson (son of Andrew) 1wp 28p 200 acres
Noden Henderson 1wp
Robert N. Henderson 1 WP.
Jefferson County 1830 census
William C. Henderson 0-1-0-1-1 males
0-0-0-1-1 females
William Henderson 1-0-0-0-1
2-1-0-0-0-1
District of Hamilton was composed of these counties:
Blount
Grainger
Jefferson
Knox
Sevier
Cocke
George Washington Henderson in 1850 Jefferson County TN census was 19
years old then his father was a George Henderson 63 from NC mother was
Nancy 49. P. # 383-4 Jefferson County 1850.
In Jefferson County TN in 1830 Census
p. 297 John Henderson 2-0-1-1-2-0-1 0-1-3-2-0-0-1
p. 332 Thomas Henderson 0-1-0-0-0-0-1 2-0-0-1-0-1
p. 331 William C. Henderson 0-1-0-1-1 0-0-0-1-1
p. 340 William Henderson 1-0-0-0-1 2-1-0-0-0-1
Joseph Henderson born 1761 in Augusta County VA married Mary White 2
Sep 1794 in Jefferson County TN Rev War Pension Papers #R 4872. He died
in Jackson County TN in about 1846. His children included: Gideon B.
Henderson born ca 1808 in TN married Jane Ritchey died Newton County
Arkansas in 1856. Mrs. Carolyn Wahl, 3137 Cass Bonita NE, Albuquerque,
NM 87111(sent by Mrs. Schooler via Ruth Brown) other children were Able
Bart Henderson born ca 1832 in Overton County TN, Wesley Henderson born
1834 in Morgan County IL, Stokely Henderson born 1838 Van Buren County
MO died May 10 1913, and Mary born ca 1843.
Microfilm C113.3001 North Carolina Archives Jefferson County TN 1792
- 1802 these Hendersons mentioned: Daniel, David, George, James, John,
Samuel, Thomas and William.
Grant bk. no. 1, 1792-1794 Jefferson County TN mentions: Andrew,
Robert and William.
Jefferson County TN papers 1840 - 1870 mentions: A.R.K., A.W.,
Elbert, Elijah, Elizabeth, Elizabeth R., George K., John, John L., John
M. Joseph, Lucinda, Melinda, Manuh, Mary, Rachel, Thomas, Thomas A.,
W.H., and William L.
Jefferson County, TN Grantor-Grantee Deeds 1792 - 1846. Mentions:
Andrew, Moses, Robert, Thomas, S., and John
Jefferson County TN, several of the Henderson the early days was
thought to have descendants of John Andrew Henderson and his wife Mary
Russell. John Andrew Henderson died in Washington County VA in 1780. His
father may have been Samuel Henderson (1713-1782) His wife Mary
(Russell), moved the family to Jefferson County TN. There were five sons
and four daughters. The six sons were: Robert, Andrew, John, Thomas, and
Samuel. One daughter was Florence who married Alexander Shadden. Another
daughter Sallie married Shadrack Inman.
John Henderson was in the battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. He
married Margaret Hammod, they had a son John Henderson Jr. who married
Dorcas McSpadden about the year 1815 in Jefferson County and later moved
to Monroe County TN. John Henderson Sr. and wife Margaret Hammod are
buried somewhere near Tellico Plains in Monroe County TN.
John Henderson Jr. and his wife Dorcas McSpadden are buried at Sink
and their graves are marked (Reba Mitchell data). Benjamin Peck
Henderson was a son of John and Dorcas Henderson and he was born 1821 in
Dandridge and grew up in Belltown where his parents moved to when he was
a small child. He married Margaret A. Hammontree and they had eight
children (Tennessee and Tennesseans page 1773) One son was John Thompson
Henderson who married S.C. Williams and they had one child, Maud L.
Henderson who married James Victor Henderson.
Another son of John and Dorcas Henderson was Thomas Alexander
Henderson born 27 Oct 1826. (Tennessee, The Volunteer State pp. 535 and
536). Other children of John Henderson Jr. and Dorcas (McSpadden) were:
Samuel, Eliza, Mary, Jane, Nancy, Robert and Dorcas (Bradford data,
Chattanooga, TN).
Thomas Alexander Henderson (1826-1911) married Martha Caldwell
(1828-1918) and they had five children: William Bryant, James Harvey,
Mary Ellen, Oliver Benjamin, and Martha Caldwell.
There are different conflicts in data, typically of Henderson family
study. In a reference: Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA, by
Donald Whyte, Magna Carta Book Company, Baltimore MD, gives the
genealogy of a John Henderson (1720- 24 Mar 1787). According to this he
was the son of Alexander Henderson of Augusta County VA and before 1760
he married Anne Givens daughter of John Givens and Mary Sitlington. They
were the parents of five sons: William born ca 1766, John born ca. 1760,
James, Samuel, and George born ca 1759.
Another family with roots in Jefferson County is the family of W. G.
Jerry Henderson. Jerry was born in Knoxville TN in on Sep 14 1939; his
father was Paul James Henderson born in Knoxville TN on May 25 1909; his
father was Birch Park Henderson born Apr 8 1879 in McMinn County TN; and
his father was James K. Polk Henderson born Oct 24 1844; his father was
Thomas Jefferson Henderson born in 1812 in Jefferson County TN.
There is little doubt that up to this point, the facts are correct.
Jerry's family seems to think Thomas Jefferson Henderson born in 1812
was related to Samuel Henderson (1713-1782) through John Andrew
Henderson (1730-1782) his son John Henderson(1760- ?) married about 1786
to Margaret Hammond.
Within the family papers of Jerry Henderson's family it is indicated
that Thomas Jefferson Henderson born 1812 was a son of William C.
Henderson. And another son of William C. Henderson was Mastin or Mass
Henderson. A Maston Henderson married 15 June 1824 in Jefferson County
TN to Elizabeth Calthrope. Apparently Thomas Jefferson Henderson married
her sister Susanna Calthrope. There is no known marriage record for the
last mentioned couple.
Jerry's family papers show that William C. Henderson left Jefferson
County TN in 1831 and settled in McMinn County TN. There was a Thomas J.
Henderson on the 1850 McMinn County census record with a wife Susanna.
They were also on the 1860 McMinn County TN census record.
The county next to McMinn County is Bradley County. There in 1840 was
a William C. Henderson with 2-0-0-0-0-1 and 1-0-0-0-1 in the family.
Jerry's data shows Mastin Henderson went to Monroe County before 1830
and was Sheriff there. He was the father of a daughter who married a
Stokley. In Monroe County in 1830 there was a Maston Henderson there
with 4 in his family 1-0-0-0-1 1-0-0-0-1.
In a 1836 tax list Monroe County TN District #7 Mastin Henderson.
In 1840 Monroe County TN Census Mastin Henderson 0-0-1-1-0-1 0-0-1-0-0-1
male 10-15 (1825-1830)
male 15-20 (1820-1825)
male 30-40 (1800-1810)
female 10-15 (1825-1830)
female 30-40 (1800-1810)
There was a Mastin Henderson with family of four in the 1830 Grainger
County census record. It is assumed that Mastin Henderson born in
Jefferson County TN moved to Van Zandt County TX after 1850, his name
first appeared in the 1860 census there, however, in Sep 1856 there is a
record where he was granted a license to sell liquor. His son John R. C.
Henderson born in TN in 1825 was Sheriff in Van Zandt County TX. It is
not known when Mastin Henderson died however it may have been between
1870-1890. Some data from James Byars Carter, M.D., 2802 Northwood Rd,
Austin, TX 78703 in "Family of Mastin Henderson of Can Zandt County
TX" Vol. 5 July 1988, No. 3 Henderson Heritage- A Family Study.
Mary K. Hubbard Ed.
Mastin Henderson married Elizabeth Calthrope in Jefferson County TN
on 15th June 1824. The birth date of Mastin Henderson is thought to be
about 1804. Elizabeth was a daughter of John Calthrope. Another daughter
of his married Thomas Henderson. Mastin Henderson lived in Roane County
and in Monroe County TN. There is a good accounting of a Mastin
Henderson in Vol. 5 No. 3 Jul 1988 Henderson Heritage - A family study.
Ed. Mart K. Hubbard of Leesburg, VA on pages 1-10. Mastin moved from TN
to Van Zandt County TX by 1860.
Very little is known about William Henderson the son of Samuel
Henderson (1713-1782). Some family members think William C. Henderson
was related to Samuel (1713-1782). A son, William was alive in 1782 as
he was mentioned in Samuel's Will of 1782. A son William was also
mentioned in 1798 by Samuel's wife in her Will. Data gathered by K.
Bushman on page 23 says William married a Mary Beard daughter of Edward
Beard on 22 May 1797 and they moved to Lincoln County KY. In another
deed found in Augusta County VA deed book 29 page 107 14 Jan 1797 it
reads in part "William Henderson and Mary of Lincoln County KY to
Moses McCue 100 acres part of 268 acres patented to Barbara Smith 1
March 1773."
In the study of another Henderson family in Jefferson County TN it is
possible that William C. Henderson was related to the William Henderson
and Mary (George) family. There is some evidence that suggests that this
William Henderson had been married prior to his marriage with Mary
George in 1792. This William Henderson died in 1814 in Jefferson County.
There is documented proof that a John C Henderson and a William C.
Henderson were related to William Henderson who died in 1814 in
Jefferson County TN.
This William ( ?-1814) did have a son Thomas born about 1811-12 in
Jefferson County, TN proof is in Williams Will when he wrote that his
Will could not be settled until his youngest son was 18 years old. The
youngest son was a Thomas Henderson. Then in 1830 the Will was settled
by Mary Henderson, Thomas Henderson's mother, when she went before the
Court to fulfill William's wishes in that his son Thomas had reached the
age of 18.
James Henderson II married Jane Dawson and they both died in 1835 in
Lincoln County MO. The parents of James Henderson, II (ca.1799 - ca.
1836) is thought to have been the William and Mary (George) Henderson of
Jefferson County TN. They were married in VA in 1792 and moved to
Jefferson County TN ca.1803. Soon after his father died in 1814 James II
went back to Pittsylvania County VA where his father William had lived.
William's father was a James Henderson I (1737- ca.1795). This James
Henderson I was married twice, his first wife is unknown and his second
wife was widow Mary Buckley, they are thought to have moved from Loudon
County VA to Pittsylvania County VA.
James Henderson II and Jane Dawson were the parents of John Brooks
Henderson who later became a Senator from Missouri and served with the
treaties making among the Plains Indians. He was born 16 Nov 1826 in
Pittsylvania County VA. In 1833 he moved to Lincoln County MO with his
parents. A brother James Nolton Henderson was born in Danville,
Pittsylvania County VA on December 28, 1832. His parents died in 1836.
(See "History of Pike County Missouri", published by Mills and
Company Des Moines Iowa 1883 pages 742-743). John Brooks Henderson was
admitted to the Bar as an attorney in 1848 in Pike County MO. There are
many references to John B. Henderson some are listed here: Sketch of
John B. Henderson by Savoyard published in the Nashville Banner, Apr 28
1905.
David Henderson (ca. 1753 probably born in Augusta County VA. His
wife was Jennet Carson. Jefferson County TN Will abstract book 1 21 Apr
1800 William Carson deceased--- Administors Samuel Carson & David
Henderson.
Andrew Henderson (1758-1831) married Nancy Agnes Keyes.
Joseph Henderson (1761-2 - 1846 married Mary White
Thomas (1776- ?) married Elizabeth McGehee
Agnes Jean Henderson (1772-1850) married Andrew E. Edgar
Florence (1778- ?) married Alexander Shadden
Charles Henderson Will 1831 wb-3-148
Noden Henderson Will 1831 wb-3-150
Thomas Henderson Will 1820 wb-2-3-289
William Henderson Will 1814 wb-2-64
William Henderson Will 1854 wb-5-358
William M. Bradford (1827-1895) married Elizabeth K. Inman on 23
September 1846 in Dandridge TN she was the daughter of Shadrack and
Sarah (Henderson) Inman. (See Bio Directory Tennessee General Assembly,
Volume I, page 69). William M. Bradford was a son of Henry and Rachel
(McFarland) Bradford. Henry Bradford (1776-1781) was a gunsmith in
Jefferson County TN and he made the gun "Long Bess" belonging
to David Crockett and Bradford was Justice of the peace who preformed
the wedding of the marriage of David Crockett in Jefferson County TN.
(See Bio Directory Tennessee General Assembly, Volume I, page 67).
