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Facts and Events
William Henry was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Disambiguation
NOT to be confused with William Henry (1778-1840) of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania who married Elizabeth Dodson. There are SEVERAL Ancestry Member Trees claiming that this William Henry died 24 June 1840 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, but this is in error. This William Henry died on 24 September 1840 [per his Revolutionary Pension Application File], likely in Roanoke County, Virginia, where he was listed in the 1840 U.S. Census, and was listed next to his son, Owen Henry, who was listed next to William in BOTH the 1830 U.S. Census in Botetourt County and the 1840 U.S. Census in Roanoke County. The identity of the first wife of William Henry (and mother of his children) is unknown, and additional research is needed on his family.
Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Henry, William - born 9/30/1754; entered service in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; later entered service in Shenandoah County, Virginia & Botetourt County, Virginia; granted Pension 1833 in last County, where he resided; died 9/24/1840 leaving widow mentioned but not named. F-S6999, R1256.
Records in Botetourt County, VA
- Botetourt County Court Minutes, County Court February 1786. Wm. Campbell appointed guardian of Archibald Simpson, orphan of Wm. Simpson, decd. Henry, Wm., and David Wright securities. USGenWeb Archives
- Botetourt County Court Minutes, County Court October 11, 1791. William Henry placed under bond for his good behavior. USGenWeb Archives
- Botetourt County Court Minutes, County Court May 1797. William Henry and Bearsheba Owens, living in adultery. USGenWeb Archives [Note: it is not clear if William Henry's first wife was still alive in 1797, but this may have prevented William from marrying Bathsheba Owens for another five years, in June 1802]
References
- The Pension Roll of 1835: Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. (Washington, District of Columbia: Duff Green, 1835).
Name: William Henry
Rank: Private
Age: 79
Birth Year: abt 1752
Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831
Residence Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Service Description: Virginia Militia
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension Application of William Henry S6999 PA VA
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 10 Aug 2014.
Virginia At a court held at the court house for the County of Botetourt on Monday the 14th day of January 1833
On this 14th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the Court of said County in Open Court being a court of record William Henry a resident of said County and State aged 78 on the 30th day of September last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated – that first he was drafted from Lancaster County Pennsylvania under a Captain Phenister[?] ( a dutch-man [i.e. German]) was but a short time in service (two weeks) when he was discharged – secondly he was drafted from Shenandoah County Virginia under a Colonel Hite and marched as far as Stevens Town [Stevestown near Front Royal] was in service one month when he hired a substitute Jacob Rush for one hundred Dollars a stout dandy looking man who served out the whole time three months – 3rdly he was drafted from Botetourt County Virginia under Captain Joseph Looney marched over Rockfish Gap to Old Virginia was at Richmond, Petersburg, Williamsburg, and was engaged in the Battle at James Town under Genl Wayne [Anthony Wayne, Battle of Green Springs Plantation, 6 Jul 1781] General William Campbell from Holstine [sic: Holston River in Washington County VA] was the immediate commander of the militia then in service Colo Harris from Augusta during the battle of James Town [2 July 1781] commanded the Troops of which I was a part he was in service in this 3rd draft six months. That just before he was drafted the third time as set forth above he served against the tories as a volunteer under Captain Waterson and marched to the head of Cataba [sic: Catawba River in the Carolinas] and captured several of them he served this tour against the tories one month He was then drafted on his return and served as stated. He cannot tell how long he served but is confident he has not stated the time to be more than his actual service but as stated it is less he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn & subscribed the day and year first aforesaid
William [his X mark] Henry
NOTE: A Treasury-Department document states that the widow of Jacob Henry received the final pension payment up to the date of his death, 24 Sept. 1840.
http://revwarapps.org/s6999.pdf
- United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).
Name: William Henry
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Botetourt, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1 [b. bet. 1751-1760]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 [b. bet. 1771-1780]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7
- United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).
Name: William Henry
State: VA
County: Roanoke County
Township: Age 87 No Township Listed
Year: 1840
Page: 136
Database: VA 1840 Pensioners List
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
William Henry of Botetourt Co. by his first marriage prior to his later marriage to Bathsheba Owens. I also believe from the marriage records of Botetourt Co. that this elder William Henry was the father of Sarah Henry that married John T. Wirt, Anna Henry that married Orsmus Johnson 1805 and Polly Henry that married Thomas Owen October 5, 1797.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TNHARDIN/2007-01/1169153414
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