Person:Henry Shown (1)

Watchers
Henry Shown, of Shenandoah Co., VA
b.Abt 1776
 
m.
  1. John Shoun1760 - 1835
  2. Andrew ShounAbt 1763 - 1843
  3. Isaac ShounEst 1770 -
  4. Henry Shown, of Shenandoah Co., VAAbt 1776 -
  5. Catherine ShowenBef 1780 -
Facts and Events
Name Henry Shown, of Shenandoah Co., VA
Alt Name Henry Shawn
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1776 [aged 15 in 1791, Census Records]

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Vol. 2 - 21st June 1791 - Nicholas Spring, ditto [guardian] of Henry Shown, orphan of Leonard Shown.
  • Vol. 1 - June 21, 1791. (477) Henry Shown, orphan of Leonard Shown, aged 15, chose Nicholas Spring his guardian.
References
  1.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

    Name: Henry Shown
    Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Shenandoah, Virginia
    Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1775 or before]
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1775 or before]
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 8
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8

  2.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

    Name: Henry Shown
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Western District, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 [b. bet. 1771-1780]
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 [b. bet. 1771-1780]
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 4
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

  3.   United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

    Name: Henry Shown
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Shenandoah, Virginia
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
    No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 5
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

  4.   Virginia land, marriage and probate records, 1639-1850. (Genealogy.com, c1999).

    Name: Henry Shown
    Date: 31 May 1780
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
    Remarks: Leonard Shound's (Shown) will -- To wife, Mary; to sons, Andrew and John, home plantation and land purchased of John Black; to son, Isaac, infant, to be supported for his lifetime; son, Henry, to be bound to a trade; to daughter, Catharine; to two ma
    Description: Decedent's Son
    Book: WB6-317
    Prove date: 15 Jul 1783

  5.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).