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Facts and Events
Samuel McHenry was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Land Disposition
- 10/1/1754; grantor, Samuel McHendry; grantee, Stephen Ruddell; 400 acres on Lost River; recorded June 1755; witnesses: William Baker, Joseph Carroll, John Stackhouse. ["Early Records of Hampshire, Co., Virginia", Gage and Jones]
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - John McClenachan vs. Nestor Hardin--O. S. 203; N. S. 71 -- Bill, 30th October, 1810. Charles Scott, present Governor of Kentucky, was in 1760 appointed by Gov. Fauquier to command one of the Companies to be added to the Virginia Regiment for the Cherokee Expedition (commission with-drawn), and commanded a Company on the expedition and for his services was entitled to 3,000 acres of land, which right he transferred to orator's father (John McClanachan, Sr.) on 13th November, 1773. In 1774, John, Sr., had 1,000 acres surveyed on Glady, a small branch of Monongalia River, at a place called Harden's Coves, in then Augusta but now Randolph, which, after death of John, Sr., was patented to John, Jr., on 1st November, 1782. John Lewis also had an interest in the land. John McClenachan died in 1774 testate, leaving a son, Thomas, and his widow, Margaret, then pregnant with orator. Thomas died an infant and without issue. Nester Harden has set up a claim to the land. Defendant says his land is a tract of 400 acres patented to his father, John Hardin, Jun., 27th October, 1783, to which his father was entitled by virtue of a settlement in lrrl. Depositions of following old settlers: Zara Osburn, Mr. Bryan, Saml. McHenry. Benj. Willson deposes in Harrison County, 15th March, 1513, in 1774 he saw an improvement on Cove Run, now in Randolph County, said to be made by --- Hardin. Jonathan Smith deposes in Randolph County, 10th March, 1813, he saw the improvement in fall of 1773 James Neal deposes in Wood County, 31st March, 1813, he was one of the Commissioners. William Hardin lived in Virgina several years before and after making the settlement.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
Samuel’s Birth and Death.
Samuel's estimated birthyear is 1731. Although this makes him an astounding 98 years of age when he died, the constraints on his birthyear calculate to 1731-1733 and no later than that. Samuel’s father died in January or February 1750. After Barnabas’ death, his children were indentured and appointed gaurdians. Samuel was not one of the children who were indentured. This indicates that he was already of age, or, at least 18-21 years old when his father died. He could not have been born later than 1732. His younger brother Barnabas Jr. died in 1754 while serving in military (if he was, in fact, a sibling). That Barnabas had to be at least 21 years of age to serve and thus he could not have been born any later than 1733. Because Samuel was older than Barnabas, he must have been born no later than 1731. His length of years is supported by later tax lists in which he is exempted because of his age. .
Sorting out Samuel’s likely birthplace has been a challenge, as well. Kenneth McHenry has placed Barnabas McHenry, Samuel's father, in New Garden, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1733. Samuel could have been born in either Pennsylvania or Virginia. However, settlers did not begin to move into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia until the mid-1730s, so it is much more likely, then, that Samuel was indeed born in Pennsylvania. However, Barnabas McHenry (in fact, no McHenry) appears in tax lists for Chester County or counties surrounding in Pennsylvania (Tax Lists are available for 1727, 1729, 1730). This only means, however, that if Barnabas McHenry was located in Pennsylvania he owned no taxable property..
Samuel died on 22 April 1829 Randolph County, Virginia, now located in West Virginia. .
The following is probably taken from a letter by L. Ferrin Lindsay, Genealogist, who was probably hired by a McHenry descendant, although I do not know who:.
"Wills and Administrations of Frederick County, Virginia were examined. Barnabus McHenry's will was discovered. He named his oldest son Samuel, and other children. The date of his will was 7 December 1749. The time periods and areas found previously for Samuel are conclusive evidence to show that Samuel McHenry, father of Isaac* was the same Samuel found in Barnabus McHenry's will." Note: I downloaded the paragraph from the gedcom file of Shirley Auten, posted to RootsWeb World Connect 21 Sep 2005, database: 3131643; although by now this information has been passed around to so many people I have no idea who the recipient of that genealogical report originally was..
*Pension application Isaac McHenry..
"4 October 1754 - Samuel McHenry of Hampshire County to Stephen Ruddell, 400 acres on Lost River." (Record from Hampshire County 1731-1777; Recorded in 1765, page 37). Conclusion: this land was sold four years after Barnabas’ death in which Barnabas’ cites Samuel as his son and heir..
4 May 1768 - Samuel McHenry, witnesses deed of John Miller and wife, Hannah of Augusta County, to George Osborn. Land on Lost River. (Record from Hampshire County 1731-1777, Page 40). .
8 May 1771 - Samuel McHenry, John Wood, Thomas Denton, witnesses to deed of John Lewis to Samuel Pritchard. (Record from Hampshire County 1731-1777, Page 34). Conclusion: This is quite likely the same Samuel cited in previous Hampshire County records..
11 Mar 1777 - Patent to Elisha Beall of Frederick County, Maryland: 167 acres in Hampshire County including Samuel McHenry's "Hunting Camp on Camp Creek, Baker's Run on Lost River" (Record from Hampshire County 1731-1777, Gray III-6). Conclusion: This must be the same Samuel McHenry cited in previous records concerning Lost River..
1782 Census Monongalia County, Virginia – Samuel McHenry listed as Head of family. (We assume that this is the same Samuel found in Hampshire County records, because the Samuel found in Harrison County records is the same one found in Hampshire County. Harrison was formed in 1784 from Monongalia County. These boundary changes will drive you crazy; and combined with the multiple moves of this branch of the family? Whew!).
Source: US GenWeb Project, Grant County, West Virginia, Submitted by Sherrie Rae on 3 Oct 1999 to Virginia Statewide Files
1784 Harrison formed from Monongalia with Clarksburg as seat (now in WV).
1785 Residents in Randolph, 1785 (from A History of Randolph County, Virginia from Its Earliest Exploration, by A.S. Bosworth, page 84).
“Jacob Westfall’s District from Leading Creek up to Petty’s Ford. Both sides of River.” Both Isaac McHenry and Samuel McHenry are listed. .
(We are certain we have the correct Samuel and Isaac because Jacob Westfall is recorded as the pastor who married Isaac McHenry and Margaret Blari)..
Other names in this same list: Benjamin Wilson (named is Isaac’s Pension Application), David Cassity (family name in Isaac’s Pension Application), George Breeding (his wife was Rachel Cassidy, they were the parents of Elizabeth Breeding who m. Alexander Blair, the brother of Margaret Blair who married Isaac McHenry), Jonas Friend and Joseph Friend (named in Isaac’s Pension Application), Valentine Stalnaker, Jacob Stalnaker Sr., Jacob Stalnaker, Jr., (Margaret McHenry, dau of Samuel, married to William J. Stalnaker) and William Blair, Sr. (believed to be Isaac McHenry’s father-in-law) and Alexander Blair (believed to be son of William; brother of Margaret Blair)..
From Harrison County Court Minutes 1784-1792 (Harrison formed from Monongalia County in 1784). I assume that this Samuel is our Samuel McHenry.
Page 69—Court meets Nov. 17, 1785.
Page 69—George Jackson Vs Samuel McHenry—Judgment for plaintiff..
Page 86—Court convenes for March 24, 1786..
Page 87—James Haines vs Samuel McHenry. Continued..
Page 100—Court convened May 18, 1786.
Page 101--James Haynes Vs Samuel McHenry—judgment for plaintiff.
1787 Randolph formed from Harrison with Elkins as its seat (now in WV).
1787 Tax List, Randolph County, Virginia (Randolph formed from Harrison).
Samuel McHenry - 5 horses, 4 cattle.
Isaac McHenry - 2 horses, 2 cattle (This is the Isaac McHenry of the Revolutionary War Pension Application who cites his birth as 1763 in Hampshire County, Virginia. If born in that location and that date and then found here with Samuel, one can only conclude that the Samuel in this tax list is the same Samuel McHenry cited in the earliest record, 1754 – Samuel McHenry to Stephen Ruddell, 400 acres on Lost River).
1787 Samuel McHenry recorded in Probate, Randolph County, West Virginia (no further notes). .
1790 Samuel McHenry appears in Tax List for Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
1802 Tax List for Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
A Walk About Randolph County With the Tax Collector in 1802, by Warren Skidmore.
This list appears to be in the hand of Robert Maxwell, and has been rearranged by the date the tax was collected to show presumptive neighbors. On May 28th, for example, the collector appears to have been on the Holly River in what is now Braxton County. The men listed as Exempted were probably all aged or infirm and excused from paying the tax by the court. Constables and a few other officers are noted as they were also exempt..
March 15th.
Benjamin Vanoy.
Samuel McHenry, Exempted by Court (would have been 71 years of age or older).
William Stalnaker (possibly husband of Margaret, dau of Samuel).
William McCorkle (husband of Juda McHenry, dau of Samuel).
March 24th.
Valentine Stalnaker & Sons John & Isaac.
William Blair, Sr. (father of Margaret Blair, wife of Isaac McHenry who was son of Samuel).
William Blair, Jr. .
Alexander Blair (son of William Sr.)
March 25th.
John Gibson (relative of William Gibson? Who was husband of Mary dau of Samuel).
April 3rd.
Aron McHenry (son of Samuel).
George Stalnaker.
Nicholas Gibson.
April 23rd.
Boston Stalnaker.
Jacob Stalnaker.
Andrew Stalnaker.
The full text of the above Tax List can be found at Allegheny Regional Family History Society's Home Page.http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/arfhs.html through their Search Engine by name..
The Samuel McHenry, above, is presumed to be very elderly and his exemption from paying taxes is due to his advanced age. It has been established that Samuel McHenry was the father of Margaret McHenry who married to William J. Stalnaker and Samuel then migrated with his daughter and her family to Randolph County, (West) Virginia. NOT found in this list is Isaac McHenry – his whereabouts at this time? Could be anywhere! Isaac McHenry, b. 1762, really got around!.
1810 US Census, Randolph County, Virginia.
Samuel McHenry, born before 1765 (Samuel would have been 79 years or older).
Men: 1 over age 45 years.
Men: 1 between the ages of 26 and 45 years.
Women: 1 between the age of 0 and 10 years.
No Slaves.
1810 Deposition of Samuel McHenry an "old settler" in the case of McLenahan vs. Hardin in Augusta County District Court, which handled Randolph County court business. Chalkley II-163..
No complete record of his family has yet been found or proven. A Jonathan McHenry was living in Randolph County in 1820 and may be a son. Isaac McHenry, a revolutionary veteran, applied for a pension from Putnam County, Ohio in 1824. He stated that he was born in Hampshire County, Virginia in 1763, suggesting that he was a son of Samuel. Other members of the family are thought to have gone to Green County Kentucky..
Children of Samuel McHenry:
None are proven, all are based on circumstantial evidence which varies in strength for each child:.
1. Isaac McHenry, b. 7 Dec 1763 Hampshire County, Virginia, d. 10 April 1846 Putnam or Allen County, Ohio, m. 1st on 15 June 1785 Harrison County, Virginia to Margaret Blair, b. 1765 Scotland, d. 5 May 1813 Adair County, Kentucky. Isaac m. 2nd’ on 20 Nov 1815 Fayette County, Ohio to Jemima Gaskill Evertson or Everston. .
2. Mary McHenry, b. abt 1768 Virginia, m. 9 Jan 1788 Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia) to William Gibson.
3. Michael McHenry, b. estimated 1770, m. 29 Jun 1790 Harrison County (West) Virgina to Mary Tucker.
4. Aaron McHenry, b. abt 1773, m. 31 Aug 1795 Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia) to Mary Gibson, b. abt 1780, dau of William Gibson.
5. Margaret McHenry, b. 1775 Randolph County, Virginia/West Virginia, d. 1830 Randolph County m. to William J. Stalnaker, b. Jan 1773 Ranolph County.
6. Juda McHenry, b. abt 1779 Randolph County, (West) Virginia, m. 10 Feb 1799 Randolph County, Virginia/West Virginia to William McCorkle.
Sources:
1) Shirley Auten, posted 21 Sep 2005, database: 3131643 at RootsWeb World Connect.
2) Kathleen McHenry-Baraks, posted 22 Apr 2006, database: 2900630 and database: 3222331 at RootsWeb World Connect.
3) Patton Dunning McHenry, P.O. Box 7177, Monroe, Louisiana, 71211-7177, FamilySearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, Compact Disc #46, Submission Search: 146106-0707102021213 Patton also has his information posted to Genealogy.com.
Patton Dunning McHenry, P. O. Box 7177, Monroe, Louisiana 71211-7177, United States,
4) HARRISON COUNTY COURT MINUTES 1784-1792. These records are for Harrison County in what was then Virginia but is today West Virgina.The Harrison County court minutes (1784-1792) were transcribed by Charlotte Fleming, Virginia Mosgrove, Ethel Nielson, Norman Collier, and Barbara Palmer from the onion skin translations created in WPA days (1930s) and now on file at the West Virginia Archives. We extend a special thanks to Fredrick H. Armstrong, Director at the Archives, for his assistance and to all those who helped transcribe the records..
5) 1782 Census Monongalia County, Virginia – Samuel McHenry listed as Head.
Source: US GenWeb Project, Grant County, West Virginia
Heads of Families – Virginia, 1782, First Census of the United States (1790).
Monongalia County, Virginia.
Submitted by Sherrie Rae on 3 Oct 1999 to Virginia Statewide Files
6). Ancestry.com databases.
7) Dr. William Lee Baran gedcom posted to Gencircles.com, last updated 9 Feb 2006.
8) Don & Jeanine Hartman, gedcom posted to RootsWeb World Connect 28 Jan 2007, database: familyhart and they also have a home page FamilyHart Pennsylvania Dutch Familes..
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5156107/person/-1493973984
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