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Facts and Events
| Name |
Samuel Hening |
| Unknown |
Samuel Henning |
| Alt Name |
Samuel Herring |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
Abt 1716 |
Virginia |
| Marriage |
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to Eleanor Unknown |
Samuel Hening (Herring) was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
- H-737: Samuel Hening of Culpeper County, 400 acres in said County in Gr. Fork of Rappahannack River. Surv. George Hume. On South side of Stoneridge's Run, adj. John Towles, George Martain, Thos. Stonehouse. 15 Nov. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 90].
Records in Culpeper County, VA
- M-365: Thomas Wright of Culpeper County, 531 acres surplus in 40 acres being his property of a larger tract granted Charles Stuart. Resurv. Mr. Richard Young. Deed for whole 571 acres to Thomas Wright in said County. Adj. Hening, Rev. Mr. Minzie, Hunger Run, New Fox Mt. Road, Pendleton & Belfield (now Minzie), Francis Kirtley, Thomas Covington (now Joseph James). 22 May 1765. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 162].
- 1771, May 4 - Thomas Hill ( ) v. Samuel Hening & John Slaughter (Culpepper) exrs. of Thos. Howson. A suit <, Start deletion,brought eith. in Com. Law or, End,> in Canc. at Rules. Desired by Oliver Towles to appear for defs. yet qu. [1]
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's: [unless otherwise listed]
- 1796-007: Augusta County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1912 - Alexander Stuart vs. Person:Samuel_McChesney_%2820%29|Samuel McChesney]] - Samuel McChesney and his father-in-law Samuel Herring were involved in buying servants on consignment in 1787. This suit has copies of accounts. Source: Library of Virginia website
- Vol. 1 - March 1801 (M to Z) - Alexander Stewart vs. Samuel McChesney - In 1773 orator was in City of Leedstown, in County of ____, to purchase servants, and there met Samuel Henning (Herring) and his son-in-law, Samuel McChesney, on the same business. (Was Leedstown in King and Queen?. [County, VA?]
References
- Harrison, J. Houston (John Houston). Settlers by the Long Grey Trail: Some Pioneers to Old Augusta County, Virginia, and Their Descendants of the Family of Harrison and Allied Lines. (Dayton, Virginia : J.K. Ruebush Co., 1935)
pg. 277.
Aside from these Herrings, a Samuel Herring is mentioned as an appraiser on the Augusta records, May 22nd, 1755, but whether of not he was direct from Ireland is not known. (See Judgements Circuite Causes Ended, and Order Book 14, p. 429, Chalkley, Vol. II, pg. 144, p. 67).
- ↑ Wikitree.com.
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