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John Lee Henderson

Male 1779 - 1842  (63 years)


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  • Name John Lee Henderson 
    Born 1779  Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
      Name: John Henderson
      Spouse: Ann Sample
      Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1804
      Marriage County: Mecklenburg
      Marriage State: North Carolina
      Source Vendor: County Court Records - FHL # 0546461-0546466
      Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 May 1842  Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, NC (6 miles outside of Charlotte) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3857  MyTree
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2015 

    Father John Henderson,   b. Abt 1747, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1809, Mecklenburg Co., N.C. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Alston,   b. Abt 1753, NC (?) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1808, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married Bef 1788  Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Sample,   b. 28 Jan 1774, New Munster, Cecil Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1830, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1804  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Betsy T. Henderson,   b. 1 Sep 1805, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1807, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Robert E. Henderson,   b. 26 Oct 1806, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. William Lee Henderson,   b. 4 Jan 1808, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1888, Smith Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. James M. Henderson,   b. 4 Apr 1809, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jemima M. Henderson,   b. 5 Apr 1812, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. McNitt A. Henderson,   b. 14 Jul 1813, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Isabella E. Henderson,   b. 22 Dec 1814, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Amanda Ann Henderson,   b. 3 Mar 1816, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1896, La Rue, Henderson Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • North Carolina Marriage Bonds 1741 - 1868
      Name: John Henderson
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Ann Sample
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Bond Date: 4 Apr 1804
      Bond #: 000081590
      ImageNum: 007000
      County: Mecklenburg
      Record #: 01 102
      Bondsman: John Robison
      Witness: Isaac Alexander
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      Will of Robert Henderson
      Mecklenburg Co., NC
      In the name of God Amen. I Robert Henderson of the State of No Carolina & County of Mecklenburg being in a Sick & low condition but Sound in mind & memory blefsed be God for it & calling to mind the uncertainty of Life & the mortality of my body & that it was appointed for all [once] to die; Do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following Viz First I recommend my Soul to God who gave it me [sic] & my body to the Earth from whence it was taken nothing doubting but that I shall [_________} it again at the General Resurrection thro' the mighty power of my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, & also I do [order] myself a decent Interment at the discretion of my Executor herein after named. Item I do Will & bequeath unto my [_____] beloved Wife Isabella Henderson her mare & Saddle [_____] Children is to have the plantation tools & all the household furniture, the two work Horses, some Cows, Hogs & Sheep & is to live together & work the plantation during her Widowhood, but if she is married again; I do allow all the personal Estate to be Sold & her to get the one third & the other two thirds to be equally divided amongst my Daughters allowing Hannah the value of the mare now Willed to her lefs than any of the rest. Item I do Will & bequeath unto my Well beloved daughter Hannah the bay [four] year old filly & a new Saddle to be made for her: Item I Will & bequeath unto my well beloved Son Wm Henderson the Sorrel Mare Colt & a new Saddle & Rifle gun; & to my son Richard the smoothe bored gun Item I do Will & bequeath unto my two sons Wm & Richard Henderson if they are obedient to their mother & do their duty to her & the rest of the children that plantation which I purchased from Thomas McLure to be equally divided betwixt them when they come of age but till then it is to be rented to the best advantage & the rent to be put to the use of Schooling & Clothing my Children & William [_____] to [_____], [Wm] & Richard ten pound [sic] in Money which is to be [equally] divided amongst my daughters-- Item I do Will & bequeath unto my two Sons John & James Henderson the plantation wh[_____] I now live on to be equally divided betwixt them when they come [_____] But till then it is to be put to the use of Raising Schooling and Clothing my Children & my beloved wife Isabella is to [_____] [_____] living off it during her Widowhood & if she [never] marries [_____] during life, & my lands on Beaverdam Joining David Dixon to be Sold & the money to be Equally divided amongst my Daughters & by these presents I do impower my Execut[___] [_____] of them to make a Deed of Sale for the [s]ame as for the child yet unborn I do Will & bequeath if a boy what la[___] can be purchased on the Western Waters with my [__________] no land can be got for them he must have an equal part [__________] my Daughters & if a Daughter she is to Share an equal part in the rest [_____] that land if any to be sold & equally divided among my Daughters I do Allow the two year old filly to b[e] kept along with the two horses for the use of the family, and the Sorrel mare & her three year old filly to be sold & what can, can pofsibily [sic] be spared--- And Lastly I do nominate [__________] my well beloved Nephew William Henderson, [Junr] [_____] beloved cousin John Sharpe to be my Executors of this [__________] Will & Testament In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my Seal this October the 5 1788--
      Robert Henderson (seal)
      Signed Sealed & delivered in Presense [sic] of
      John Elliott
      John Henderson
      (Source: Copy of will submitted by Helen Skerry. Transcription by Susan Shields Sasek.)

      Sampler made by Isabel Henderson (one of the daughters of John
      Henderson and Ann Sample), which gives marriage dates and birth dates
      of John Henderson and Ann Sample and their children.
      "John Henderson and Ann Sample married April 5, 1804
      Their first child:
      Betsy T. Henderson born September 1, 1805, dec. Aug. 1807
      Robert E. Henderson b. Oct 26, 1806, mar. Apr 25, 1832
      William L. Henderson born Jan 4, 1808, mar. Apr 26, 1838
      James M. Henderson born Apr 4, 1809, mar. Dec 4, 1834
      Jemima M. Henderson born Apr 5, 1812, mar. Dec 4, 1838
      McNitt A. Henderson born July 14, 1813
      Isabella E. Henderson born Dec 22, 1814, mar. Dec 21, 1837
      Wrought by Isabella E. Henderson
      at Hopewell Female Academy
      Oct 18, 1836 Mrs. Williamson"
      John H. Porter's comments, July 26, 1978:
      'After my aunt Quintilla Porter Sherrer died, her daughter,Verne
      Sherrer Faile showed me the sampler on linen made by Isabella E.
      Henderson. Seeing this, I made a copy and began to run down proof. I
      have visited the Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery in
      Huntersville, NC, about 9 miles from Charlotte. There is buried in
      the cemetery both John Henderson and his wife, Ann Sample. Isabella
      E. Henderson married Lorenzo Dow Porter in Mecklenburg Co., NC, and I
      have a copy of their marriage bond. I.E.H. Porter is buried in the
      Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in north Dallas Co., AL. Buried next to her is
      her son, John Henderson Porter, and his wife, Margaret Ann Shelby,
      who was the daughter of Thomas A. Shelby and Mary Morrow Shelby.
      Thomas A. Shelby fought in the Civil War (War of Northern Aggression)
      and died in the Confederate Service. Mary Morrow Shelby is buried in
      the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. I now have a photograph of this original
      sampler in my possession. Even though it is torn in several places,
      all of the original lettering may be found.'"
      (Courtesy of Franck Shelby, 2002)

      Tombstone in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mecklenburg, NC:
      In Memory of
      John Henderson (01)
      who died Novr. 14th 1794
      Aged 70 Years.

      In Memory of
      John Henderson (02)
      who died Sept 7th 1809
      In the 62nd Year of his age
      "Corruption earth and worms
      Shall but refine this flesh
      Till my triumphant spirit come[s]
      To put it on afresh"

      Sarah Henderson Tombstone:
      In Memory of
      Sarah Hender(so)n
      who died Feb. 8th 1808
      In the 55th Year of her age
      "God my redeemer lives
      And often from the skies
      Looks down and watches all my dust
      Till he shall bid it rise"


      U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
      Name: John Henderson
      Birthyear: abt 1784
      Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
      Enlistment Age: 28