Thursday, April 25, 2013

John Henderson of Grainger ; John Henderson of Hawkin's County

Thomas, the Pioneer settled in an area called Rocky Springs, about three miles wast of the settlement called Bean Station.

William: The male members of William's Family seem to be accounted for as most of them died young. Father Thomas deeded 286 acres of land to William. He lived his entire life on this land, which was in the same area where his father lived. There is a cemetery there with several Henderson's in it. It is at the junction of US Highway 11W and 25E.
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1792
Hawkins Co., TN
Deed Book No. 1, 1788-1900

T. Henderson to W. Henderson
Registered
August 6, 1792

This Indenture made this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one between Thomas Henderson of Hawkins County in the ceded territory south of the River Ohio of the one part and William Henderson of the county and territory aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Thomas Henderson for divers good causes and for the sum of five shillings the receipt whereof I do herby acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant and confirm unto the said William Henderson his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and eighty six acres of land more or less lying and being in the county of Hawkins aforesaid on the north side of Holston River on German Creek and bounded as follows (to-wit) beginning at a marked pine by a path being a conditional line between Wm. Ingram and Alex Campbell running down both sides of said creek to a conditional line between Ingram and Robert Campbell for compliment thence north fourteen west one hundred and sixty eight poles to a gum and white oak then west sixty poles to a white oak at the knob then south twenty poles to a locust and white oak round the knob then west ninety nine poles to a stake at the foot of knob then west forty eight poles to a dogwood and white oak at the knob then south fourteen east to hundred poles to a stake in Robert Campbell's line then north seventy east two hundred and fifty poles to the beginning. ...................

To William Henderson forever ...................
                                         
Signed Thomas Henderson.

" Beginning at a Gum and White Oak a corner to Wm. Henderson's land, …… to a White Oak and Post Oak in Thomas Henderson's line ……. Etc …….. a tract pf 640 acres." This land was divided into lots and distributed, Lot #1 going to John F. Jack: "Beginning at a stake in the middle of German Creek on Thomas Henderson's line of a tract of land whereon Wm Henderson Dec'd. formerly lived thence up the middle of said creek as it meanders …….. The division was signed by the Commissioners, one of whom was Thomas Henderson

1810 - William not listed with Nancy in the Census
1810 Grainger Co., TN
Nancy Henderson
Males 10100 20100
Male under 10, Ethelred, son of Nancy and William, desc.
Male 16-24 - Thomas, stepson of Nancy, son of William desc. & Diane Coulter
Females under 10 - Unk daughters of Nancy & William desc.
Female 16-24 - Nancy Windham Henderson

Taxes on this property was paid by Thomas, William's (father or son) in 1806 through 1811, 1812 & 1813 not known.

(Note: Probably to recover the debt that William Henderson had paid as Yancey's security. This case was introduced on August 20, 1811 and continued on November 18th and 19th.)

November 19, 1811 - Grainger County Court Minutes Vol. II:
Ordered by the Court that Thomas Henderson Jr. be appointed guardian of Sarah Henderson and Polly Henderson minor heirs of Wm. Henderson Dec'd for the purpose of defending a petition about to be filed relative to the dividing of he land of John Coulter, Dec'd. in which they hold and interest.

Early the next year reference to Thomas's guardianship again appears in the Court Minutes:
February 18, 1812:
Page 416
Ordered by the Court that Thomas Henderson be appointed guardian of Sarah Henderson and Mary Henderson minor heirs of Wm. Henderson deceased and the said Thomas Henderson deceased and the said Thomas Henderson together with Henry Howell and James Conn his security gave bond ..............

**Guardian Bond - Thomas Henderson 1812 - James Conn, Henry Howell bound to Isaiah Midkiff, James Harris, Henry Boatman. Committed to care of Sarah and Mary Henderson, Minor Orphans

1812 - In bounds of Captain John Campbell's Company of Militia, returned by Thomas Henderson, Esquire
Thomas Henderson Jr. - 286 acres (son of Willam, claiming land)
William Henderson Sr - (no poll, named to identify land)
John Henderson - no land
Thomas Henderson - 699 acres.

John Henderson deeded land to George Henderson in Hawkins north of the Holston River
further proof that George is the son of Thomas the Pioneer (or as I call him the Political dude)

Samuel Henderson of Hawkins County talks about in his will 'to my grandson George'. As I said, the Henderson's of Hawkins and the Henderson's of Grainger are 100% related.

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