Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:There were several James Hensleys in Kentucky and Illinois who were roughly the same age. It is difficult to know for certain which one is which.

This James Hensley is the proven father of Aaron Hensley (c1806) as noted on an 1828 Power of Attorney (Edgar Co., IL and Pike Co., KY) as well as Aaron's 1857 marriage record (Calhoun Co., WV). The same marriage record shows that Aaron was born in Logan Co., VA (now WV), so that puts James in that region ca 1805/6. Logan did not exist at that time, so he was probably in one of the parent counties, such as Tazewell, Montgomery or Kanawha. James Hensley, along with Daniel, Robert and William Hensley signed a 1798 petition asking for the formation of a new county to be called Tazewell. This is clearly the same James Hensley who is the father of Aaron. Those men (James, William, Robert, etc.) are often stated to be children of a Chrisley Hensley, and while that may be correct, it is far from proven. Several of those presumed brothers wound up in Floyd Co., KY, as did James.;


!CENSUS:1790 x
x Lost for Virginia;


!CENSUS:1800 x
x Lost for Virginia and Kentucky;


!NAMED-LAND GRANT:22 Nov 1802 Virtue of Treasury Warrant # 21224 issued 6 Dec 1783. Hereby granted to William [Ward] assignee of James Hansley, 40a, survey dated 27 Jan 1801, in county of Tazewell, waters of Clinch River ... division corner between the land of William Peery and Samuel Forguson Sr ... Stanley's line ... corner of Allen's land ...
S: James Monroe Esq, Governor of Virginia 22 Nov 1802
* That James Hensley was mentioned in this Grant does not mean he was residing in Tazewell at the time, but certainly had been at some point.;


!TAXLIST:1807 Kanawha Co., VA (WV)
John Wilson's District, Upper End
- No Hensleys
William C. Wilson's
White Tithes, Blacks 12-16, Blacks 16+, Horses
Robert Hensley 1-0-0-3
James Hensley 1-0-0-2
Daniel Hensley 1-0-0-1;


!TAXLIST:1809 Kanawha Co., VA (WV)
- I didn't find Robert, James or Daniel;


!CENSUS:1810 Floyd Co., KY p. 12-100
James Hensley age 26-44 (1765/84)
20010-20010-0-0;


!CENSUS:1820 Floyd Co., KY p. 34
James Hensley age 45+ (bef 1775)
231101-21110-0-0;


!NAMED-MARRIAGE: 5 Mar 1822 Floyd Co., KY
John Bond & Rebecca Hensley
* Laura's notes show that her father James Hensley consented.;


!NOTES:18 Jun 1828 Pike Co., KY Will Book (Old Small Book). James Hensley of Edgar Co., IL to Aaron Hensley, my son of same.
James (X) Hensley.
Wit: M. Alexander, Remember Blackman
Recorded in Pike Co., KY 18 Sep 1828
*Above record shared by Laura Schreibman.;


!CENSUS:1830 * Clark Co., IL p. 73
James Hensley age 50-59 (1770/80)
20020001-02201
* Don't know if same James Hensley or not, but Clark is next to Edgar where he was 2 years earlier,and where his son Aaron still was in 1830.;


!CENSUS:1840 x
(1) Coles Co., IL right age, but is probably James & Sarah (Icenogle) Hensley
(2) Edwards Co., IL right age, but same man there in 1820 and 1830.


!CENSUS:1850 x