Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:William Henderson was named in his Father's Will dated 1851, but nothing in the Will stated where William (Jr) resided then. He was not found in Rutherford Co., NC in 1850.
I searched the 1850 census for all William Hendersons born in NC ca 1780/90, 1790/1800, 1800/1810, and found no likely matches for this William.;


!CENSUS:1810 Rutherford Co, NC pg 385 w/William Henderson age 0-9 (1800/10);


!CENSUS:1820 Rutherford Co, NC pg 379 w/William Henderson age 16-25 (1794/1804) * 16-17 (1802/04);


!CENSUS:1830 McMinn Co., TN p. 192
William Henderson age 20-29 (1800/10)
12001-10001
* Listed very close to brother James Henderson and Thomas Pack and John Pack;


!CENSUS:1840 x
* No likely matches found in GA, NC, TN or SC;


!CENSUS:1850 x
* No likely matches found in NC or SC;


!NAMED-WILL:17 Jun 1851 Polk Co., NC William Henderson, proven June 1853 Polk Co., NC;
my son Michael the Negro girl Hannah and her two children Henry and George.
to Westley Edwards and wife Sarah my land on the mountain where he now lives.
to my two sons David and William Henderson and my grand daughter Sarah & her husband Fendle Foster all my lands adjoining which I deeded to my son Michael to be equally divided into three parcels.
the remainder of my proper to be equally divided between seven of my children to wit:
The heirs of James Henderson
The heirs of Rebecca Pack
The heirs of Joel Henderson
William Thompson and his wife Nancy
William Henderson <---
David Henderson
Toliver Smith and his wife Elizabeth.
Executors Michael Henderson and J. H. Hampton
S: William (x) Henderson
Witnessed: Jesse Rhodes, N. B. Hampton
Proven Spring Term 1853, elsewhere says June 1853.


!CENSUS:1860 Greenville Dist, SC Gowensville Division, Gowensville PO # 311/273
William Henderson 56 Farmer $-/80 NC
Cresy 40 NC
Franklin 3 SC
Thomas 5/12 SC;


!CENSUS:1870 Polk Co., NC Township No 4, Columbus PO # 50/50
William Henderson 66 Farmer $-/100 NC
Lucresia 21 Keeping House SC
Joannah 1 NC;


!CENSUS:1880 x