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Hensley Census Records - 1790 Census
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Unfortunately the 1790 census is lost for Georgia.
What is now Kentucky was still part of Virginia in 1790. Unfortunately, the 1790 census is lost for Virginia. See my 1790 substitution.
Suffolk Co., MA Town of Boston |
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Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Other Free Persons |
Slaves |
Comments |
Adam Hensley |
53 |
1 |
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2 |
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Burke Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Slaves |
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Comments |
10th Company |
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Ben Hensly |
101 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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12th Company |
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Henry Hensly |
104 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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John Hensly |
104 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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Jas Hensly |
104 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Hicman Hensly |
104 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
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Caswell Co., NC* |
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*There were Hensleys in Caswell at this time, but this census was lost. The published version of the 1790 census is reconstructed from tax lists. The entries below are from the published version. |
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David Hensely |
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John Hensely |
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Maisfield Hensely |
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William Hensely |
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Chatham Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Slaves |
Total |
Comments |
Benjn Hinsley |
230 |
3 |
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2 |
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5 |
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Nathl Hinsley |
230 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
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9 |
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Chowan Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Slaves |
Total |
Comments |
Martha Hinesley |
212 |
1 |
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3 |
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4 |
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Halifax Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Slaves |
Total |
Comments |
Joel Hinesley |
103 |
1 |
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1 |
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John Hinesley |
103 |
1 |
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1 |
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Lincoln Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Slaves |
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Comments |
12th Company |
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Ben Hensly |
127 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Onslow Co., NC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Other Free Persons |
Slaves |
Comments |
John Hansley |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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3 |
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William Hansley |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
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Orange Co., NC* |
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*There may have been Hensleys in Orange at this time, but this census was lost. |
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Greenville Dist., SC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Other Free Persons |
Slaves |
Comments |
Davis Hensley |
108 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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Laurens Dist., SC |
Page |
Males 16 and up |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Other Free Persons |
Slaves |
Comments |
Mary Hinsley |
430 |
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2 |
4 |
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Orangeburg Dist., SC |
Page |
M 16+ |
Males under 16 |
Females |
Other Free Persons |
Slaves |
Comments |
Thomas Hynsley |
255 |
2 |
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3 |
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Prior to 1790 present day Tennessee was still part of North Carolina. This same year North Carolina ceded this territory to the United States. It was then officially called The Territory South of the Ohio River, or unofficially as the South West Territory. No census was taken for this territory in 1790. Tennessee became a state in 1796.
1790 census is lost for Virginia. See my 1790 substitution.
The 1790 Census is the most simple of all the Federal Census Records in that it only contains six columns of data. I will explain what each column represents in detail below.
The census was “as of” 2 Aug 1790, meaning all data collected (even if collected months after that date) was supposed to reflect the families condition on 2 Aug 1790, meaning all ages were to be listed how they were on August 2nd, even if it was three months later when the census taker asked. It isn't known if the census taker adhered to this rule or not, but that is what they were supposed to do.
The page number that I use on my census abstracts are from the original census records not the 1908 published version.
The Columns
1. Name of Head of Household. This is usually the husband. If a woman is listed as head of household, she was usually a widow, or a single mother, or a single person raising younger siblings.
2. Number of Free White Males 16 years old and upward. (Born before ca 1774).
3. Number of Free White Males under 16 years old. (Born ca 1774/1790).
4. Number of Free White Females. Females were lumped into one category with no age distinction. (Born before 1790).
5. Number of Other Free Persons. Non “White” persons (other than slaves) were lumped together in this column with no age or sex distinction. These persons were not considered “White” in the census takers opinion. See my pages on Race Codes for more about these "Free Persons of Color". Normally, these are not Indians (Native Americans), as they were not supposed to be listed at all on the census. However, they could be those of mixed Indian heritage. There are some census records were this column was omitted.
6. Number of Slaves. All slaves were lumped together into this one column with no age or sex distinction.
7. Total Persons. Some census records contain a total of all persons in the household.
Revised: October 2, 2021
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