Person:Washington Henshaw (1)

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Washington Henshaw
m. 30 Jan 1768
  1. Levi Henshaw1769 - 1843
  2. Hiram Henshaw1771 - 1845
  3. Adam Stephen HenshawAbt 1772 -
  4. Jonathan Semen HenshawAbt 1773 -
  5. Rhuhanna Henshaw1778 -
  6. Washington Henshaw1779 - 1853
  7. William Slaughter Henshaw1783 - 1836
  8. Uriah Springer Henshaw1786 - 1859
  9. Nicholes HenshawAbt 1787 - 1821
  10. Rachel Henshaw1789 -
  11. Rebecca Henshaw1790 -
m. 10 Apr 1802
  1. Rhenemah Henshaw1810 - 1882
m. 28 Jul 1822
  • HWashington Henshaw1779 - 1853
  • WJane _____Abt 1780 -
m. 13 Feb 1834
Facts and Events
Name[1] Washington Henshaw
Gender Male
Birth? 1 Mar 1779 Berkeley, Virginia, United StatesMill Creek
Residence[1] 1798 Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Marriage 10 Apr 1802 Berkeley, Charles City, Virginia, United States[1st wife]
to Charlotte Malick
Marriage 28 Jul 1822 Tennessee, United States[2nd wife]
to Sarah Ann Boswell
Marriage 13 Feb 1834 Tennessee, United States[3rd wife ; she is the widow Robinson]
to Jane _____
Will? 16 Jan 1853 Greene, Tennessee, United States
Death? 11 Feb 1853 Greene, Tennessee, United States
Burial? Greene, Tennessee, United StatesMount Hermon Church Cemetery
Probate? 4 Apr 1853 Greene, Tennessee, United States

Research notes

  • He donated the land for the church cemetery where he is buried, deeded 21 Apr 1821.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Greene County Biographical Sketches, in Goodspeed Publishing Company. Goodspeed's history of Tennessee: containing historical and biographical sketches of thirty east Tennessee counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, James, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington. (Nashville, Tennessee: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886-1887).

    ... The mother [Rhenemah Henshaw], a daughter of Washington Henshaw, was born in this county September 15, 1810, and died April 22, 1882. Her father came from Rockingham County, Va., to this county in 1799, and erected the first mill of any importance in Greene County, and was active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. ...