Sr. Henry Massengill

Abt 1720 - Abt 1800  (80 years)

• Name	Henry Massengill
  Prefix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1720
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1800
  Person ID	I9183	MyTree
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2009

  
  

  Family	Mary Cobb,   b. Abt 1735, Isle of Wight Co., VA d. Abt 1798, Washington Co., TN (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1855
  Children	1. Michael Massengill + 2. Jr. Henry Massengill,   b. Abt 1720, Southampton Co., VA d. Abt 1800, Grainger Co., TN (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2017

  
  

• Notes

  From "Tennessee Records and Tombstone Inscriptions": Michael Masengille Bible Records (John Sevier Chapter of DAR) Copied Mar 1, 1932 by Mary Hardin McCown, Johnson City, TN. Michael Masengille is called Michael II, named for an uncle, brother of his father, Henry Masengille Jr., called (Hal). Henry Masengille Jrs was borned South Hampton, VA, Oct 1, 1758, the son of Henry Masengille and Mary Cobb, (a sister of William Cobb). Henry Masengille Jr. (Hal) was enlisted at the age of 18 in the Revolutionary War and served two years and three months on frontier and in North Carolina. He married his cousin, Penelope Cobb, daughter of William and Mary Cobb. They were married in Womack's Fort at the Holston River during an Indian invasion while the fort was surrounded by Indians. Michael Masengille b. Sept. 10, 1792 died Sept. 3 1856, married Louisa Buckingham Cobb, daughter of Richard Caswell Cobb and Rebecca Buckingham. Michael Masengille lived in the old Cobb house which was used as the first Capitol of the Territory Southwest of the River Ohio by Governor William Blount in 1790. William Cobb Sr. and Henry Masengille Sr. left east Tennessee early. William Cobb Sr. was living in Grainger Co., TN on March 8, 1799, and died between September, 1802, and September, 1803. Henry Masengille Sr. left Washington Co. after 1798 and died at the home of his daughter, Mary, who married William Atkinson, and lived in Grainger Co., TN. The Massengill Cemetery on the Hall Massengill Homestead in Sullivan Co., TN has the following: Henry Masengille, who was a Revolutionary soldier born AD 1760 (should be 1758, S.E. Masengille) died Sept 25 1837, age 77 years. (Sr.) Honor the Brave, Rest soldier, thy warfare is over. Penelope, consort of Henry Massengill Jr., died Sept 1, 1810, age 49 years. Sacred to the memory of Louisa B.,consort of Michael Masengille, died Jan. 10, 1930, age 28 years, 11 months, 16 days. Sacred to the memory of Alcey Massengill, died Aug. 14, 1809, age 11 months.