Person:Jones Henderson (1)

Jones Henderson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Will Abstract 3 Processioning List of 1756 & 1760 4 Records in Augusta County, VA		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 385.--21st August, 1754. James Miller, taylor, and Cathorine, to Jones Henderson. farmer, £35, 3 tracts--first containing 112 acres purchased by said Miller of Andrew Mitchell and Mary which was conveyed to Mary before her marriage with Andrew by George Breckenridge and Ann, by the name of Mary Coningham; the second containing 57 acres purchased by James of David Stewart; the third containing 43 acres purchased by James of Beverly. Delivered to George Bigham, March, 1757.

• Page 235.--18th February, 1761. William McCutcheon (Cutchin) to Joans Henderson, £80, 314 acres, part of 585 acres conveyed to William by Beverley, 10th November, MDCCLXVI (1746 ?) recorded in the Secretary's office, on Smith's Creek, a branch of little Calfpasture; cor. Francis Fulton; cor. John Johnston. Delivered: John King, August, 1764.

Will Abstract

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Page 117.--7th March, 1801. Joanes Henderson's will--To wife, Isabell; sons, John, Joseph, Jones. Executors, wife Isabell, son Joseph, Alex. Craig; to (son James?), daughter Becky, daughter Sarah, daughter Margaret; to grandchildren, children of daughter Jean Grey. Teste: Edward Walsh. William Seel, John Risk, Jr. Proved, 22d June, 1801. Isabella refuses to execute. Others qualify.

Processioning List of 1756 & 1760

"Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:

• Vol. 2 - Page 179.--1756: Processioned in Capt. Israel Christian's Company by John Henderson and Wm. Baskins, viz: For Rev. John Craig, for Daniel Denniston, for James Wallace, for David Bell, for Robert Poage, for John Anderson, for Andrew Russell, for John Hutcheson, for Patrick McCollum, for James Coyle, for Geo. Anderson, for Robert Patterson, for Mathew Armstrong, for William Lewis, for James Lesley, for Archibald Hamilton, for John Poage, for Mr. Shodder, for Wm. Bell, for Wm. Wallace, for Robert McClenachan, for Alex. Wright, for Samuel Wilson, for John Cunningham, for Alex. McNite, for John Black, for Nathan Gililand, for John Bigham, for John Coulter, for John Buchanan, for Elijah McClenachan, for Robert Breckinridge, for Wm. Baskins, for Widow Crawford, for Joans Henderson, for Andrew Scott, for John Henderson.

• Vol. 2 - Page 281.--1760: Processioned by Jones Henderson, viz: For David and John Black, for Wm. McNab (son present), for Nathan Gilliland, for John Bigam, for Andrew Cowan (son present), for James Peerey, for Elijah McClenachan, for John Cowlter, for Andrew Scott (son present), for Samuel Caldwell.

• Vol. 2 - Page 282.-1760: -For John Buchanan, for Capt. Robert Breckinridge, for Col. Steward, for John Henderson, for Robert McClenachan, for James Bratton, for John Miller, for Joanes Henderson.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 2 - Page 269.-1759: Processioners appointed,-Alex. Crawford, Michael Hogshead, in Capt. George Moffett's Company. John Thompson and Alex. Stuart in Capt. Alex. Thompson's Company. Joans Henderson, Andrew Russell, in Capt. Robert Breakinridge's Company. Alex. Blair and John Melcom, in Capt. Daniel Smith's Company.

• Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER, 1764. - Crawford vs. Cassety.--Deposition in Rowan County, North Carolina, of George Felton, relating to a contract in 1761 of James Huston and James Crawford, to rent a plantation in Augusta from Jonas Henderson. They engaged Thomas Cassety to crop it, which he failed to do. Dated, 15th October, 1764.

• Page 407.--18th August, 1767. Alexander Hamilton and Margaret to John Stephenson, £90.5, 271 acres on the little river in the Calfpasture, Henderson's line; corner Robert McCutcheon's land; corner said Jones Henderson's land. Teste: John Hays, Jr., James Moore, Jr.

• Page 476.--28th February. 1776. John Henderson's will, of County and Parish of Botetourt, joiner--To wife, Jean, and 10 children; to son, John, the tract said John, Jr., lives on; to son, Jones Henderson, to son-in-law, Robert Ritchey, executors. Teste: John and Robert Henderson. Codicil, 1st April, 1783. Appoints wife Jean as one of the executors. Proved, 16th August, 1785, by Robert and John McCutchen. Jones Henderson qualifies.

• 18th March, 1777--Rebecca Black, Jones Henderson, administrators of Saml. Black; Martha Wilson, administrator of Thomas Wilson; Penelope Williamson, administrator, c. t. a., of David Williamson; Nicholas Michael, administrator of Peter Buzard; Elinor and James Blair, administrator of Joseph Blair.

• Page 360.--3d November. 1777. Andrew Kinkead and Mary to Rebecca Black, widow. Delivered: Jones Henderson, 21st February, 1794.

• Vol. 1 - MAY 17, 1780. - (230) Road ordered (bridle way) from James Bratton's to Little River Meeting House, over the Calf Pasture Mountain, to be worked by tithables from Widow Grimes, living on Big River of Calf Pasture, to John Wilson's; then from John Meeks's, on the Little River, to Jones Henderson's; thence to the Rockbridge Line.

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1785--April 15, Henry Gay and Jane Henderson, daughter of Joanes Henderson; surety, Wm. Galloway.

• Page 111.-(undated, appears to be abt. March/June 1785) - Rebekab Black to Joseph Bell, £35 paid to Jones Henderson for a tract of 97 acres on head of Straight Fork of Jackson's river patented to Samuel Black 7th December, 1774, of which Samuel died seized, but Hendersun has the right to dispose and has sold to Joseph and John Black, son and heir of Samuel, has already conveyed to Joseph.

• Vol. 1 - JULY 17, 1787. - (345) Following reported as refusing to give in their taxes to Commissioner: Archibald Armstrong, Rebecca Black, John Black, Ephraim Bates, Daniel Callison, Christopher Crummett, Frederick Crummett, John Cowgar, Owley Conrad, Sr. and Jr., Samuel Carlile, Wm. Guy, Joanes Henderson, Henry Hufman, Robert Hutcheson, John Hinsher, John Lambert, Jr., Nathan Man, John McCutchen, John McLaughlin. William Joseph Newton, William Sexton, Henry Smith, Leonard Simmons, George and John Simmons, Jacob Snider, Peter Sickafoss, Leonard Simmons, Jr., Henry, Mark and Michael Simmons, Edward Thompson, Francis Tackett. Michael Woolfong, Elihab Wilson, Christian Waggoner.

• Page 47.--25th March, 1788. Thomas Meek's estate appraised by Joans Henderson, Jno. Vachub, James Berry.

• Page 61.--25th March, 1788. Thomas Meek's estate appraised by John Vachub, Joans Henderson, James Berry.

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1792--September 17, John Roberts and Margaret Black, daughter of Rebecca Black (consent); witnesses, Joanes Henderson, John McCutchan; surety, Saml. Black.

• Page 12.--Alexander McConnell's appraisement by James Peary, Alex. Craig, Joanes Henderson--Thomas Therspy's note; Jno. Cavanough's note; Benj. Norton's note. Recorded, 19th June, 1792.

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1793--May 14, Joseph Thompson and Philip Dyer, surety. Joseph Thompson and Isabella Henderson, daughter of Jones Henderson. Isabella was born in 1766.

• Page 218.--1st July, 1795. John Black's estate appraised by James Peerey, Joans Henderson, Alex. Craig, Alex. Stuart.

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1799--May 23, James Risk and Rebeccah Henderson. (No bond. Consent of Jones Henderson, father of Rebeccah, dated 23d May, 1799.) Teste: Joseph Henderson and John Risk and James swears he is of age.

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1800--May 23, John Dennison, Jr., and Jno. Dennison, Sr., and James Henderson, sureties. John Dennison, Jr., and Hannah Henderson, daughter of said Jones Henderson.

• Vol. 2 - Randolph's administrator vs. Kenny et alias--O. S. 300; N. S. 107-- Bill, 20th July, 1812, by William Randolph of Wilton. On 7th April, 1808. he sold to Chesley Kinney 331 acres in Augusta. Kinney claims deficiency. In 1747 Robert McClenachan sold said tract to David Stuart, who sold 57 acres to James Miller 20th August, 1748, yet on 14th February, 1763, sold the whole tract to John Miller. James Miller on 1st August, 1754, sold the 57 acres to Jones Henderson, who sold to John Parris 18th August, 1778. John Miller conveyed whole 331 acres to orator 18th October, 1784. David died, testate, in Augusta, leaving son John, now of Greenbrier; daughter Sebiny, alias Tibbey, alias Tabitha Stuart; daughter Elizabeth, who married Richard Woods of Albemarle, by whom she had 3 sons, William, George and Richard Woods; stepdaughter, Mary Pall. Sebiny Stuart married Samuel Williams of Greenbrier, by whom she had a son Richard and a daughter ____, who married Thomas Creigh of Greenbrier. Mary Pall left one child, a daughter, Mary, who married Cornelius Maupin and lives in Albemarle. John Miller died, intestate, leaving children, viz: Patrick, James and Sarah Miller. Sarah married Joseph Henderson of Augusta and had children, viz: John, Robert, Joseph, William, Sally, Jane, who married Alexander Buchanan, and Mary, who married Robert Morrison. Patrick and James Miller live in Bath. John and James Miller were brothers. John Stuart has a son Lewis Stuart. John Young deposes, in Augusta, 15th June, 1818, he knew John and James Miller. James was son of John. Deponent is 81 years old last March. He came to this country when 4 years old and has lived 6 miles from Staunton ever since. He was grown when he knew the Millers. Deponent is son of Hugh Young, who was security for Randal Lockhart, deputy sheriff, who defaulted in failing to return a writ of election and suit was brought. 15th June, 1818, William Robertson deposes, in Augusta, David Stuart's children and widow lived with Gen. George Mathews, who married a stepdaughter of David's; daughter of Mrs. Stuart, deponent. Captain is rising 70 years.

• Vol. 1 - COUNTY CLAIMS, 1800-1801. - 1815 - Affidavit of Zachariah Belsha and Jones Henderson, of Montgomery County. (Note: likely the son of this Jones Henderson).