Samuel Hensley b. 19 Aug 1754 Culpeper Co, VA d. 13 Feb 1841 Washington Co, VA: Our Family History

1754 - 1841 (86 years)

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Name	Samuel Hensley
Birth	19 Aug 1754	Culpeper Co, VA
Gender	Male
_UID	0935898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000634E
Death	13 Feb 1841	Washington Co, VA
Burial	Hensley Cem, Washington Co, VA
Person ID	I19487	Marty and Karla Grant
Last Modified	22 Jan 2022

Father	William Hensley, b. 1730/1740, VA d. Aft 1807, Knox Co, TN (Age > 68 years)
Mother	?
Marriage	Bef 1752	Culpeper Co, VA
Family ID	F9537	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ellinor Elliott, b. 1762 d. 1810/1820, Washington Co, VA (Age 58 years)

Marriage Bef 1778 Washington Co, VA

Children

	1. Mary Hensley, b. 1777/1778, Washington Co, VA d. 15 Oct 1862, Scott Co, VA (Age 84 years)
	2. Catherine Hensley, b. 8 Mar 1778, Washington Co, VA d. 1841, Saline Co, MO (Age 62 years)
	3. Simon Hensley, b. 26 Feb 1785, Washington Co, VA d. 12 Aug 1826, Sangamon Co, IL (Age 41 years)
	4. Thomas Hensley, b. 20 Apr 1788, Washington Co, VA d. Aft 1860, Marion Co, IN (Age > 73 years)
	5. Elizabeth Hensley, b. 29 Mar 1790, Washington Co, VA d. 25 Sep 1841, Tazewell Co, VA (Age 51 years)
	6. Isabella Hensley, b. 1784/1790, Washington Co, VA d. 1830/1836, Rush Co, IN (Age 46 years)
	7. Margaret Hensley, b. 1784/1794, Washington Co, VA d. Aft 1830, Washington Co, VA (Age > 37 years)

Family ID F9502 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Mar 2025

Family 2 Margaret Crawford, b. 1799/1800, Washington Co, VA d. 22 Aug 1879, Washington Co, VA (Age 79 years)

Marriage Abt 1822 Washington Co, VA

Children

	1. Samuel Hensley, b. 10 Apr 1823, Washington Co, VA d. 29 May 1842, Washington Co, VA (Age 19 years)
	2. Sarah Hensley, b. 15 Mar 1825, Washington Co, VA d. 26 Jan 1909, Washington Co, VA (Age 83 years)
	3. Isaac Bledsoe Hensley, b. 9 Jun 1830, Washington Co, VA d. 26 Aug 1895, Wayne Co, IN (Age 65 years)
	4. Joel Benham Hensley, b. 25 Jun 1832, Washington Co, VA d. 19 Jan 1916, Washington Co, VA (Age 83 years)
	5. Susannah Hensley, b. 1 Nov 1835, Washington Co, VA d. Aft 1870, Sullivan Co, IN (Age > 36 years)

Family ID F9577 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Mar 2025

Notes

!REFERENCE:See my web page for this family:
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/hensley/hensley-samuel-washington-va.html

!TAXLIST:1782 Washington Co, VA Samuel HANSLEY;

!NAMED: 4 Jun 1783 Washington Co, VA Treasury Warrant # 16713 issued 4 Jun 1783 unto Samuel HENSLEY, assignee of Thomas ELLIOTT, 64 acres Washington County, survey 19 Mar 1798, waters of Steele Creek, north branch of Holston River, corner to said Elliotts former survey. Signed 13 Jul 1810;

!TAXLIST:1783 Washington Co., VA
Cpt. James Fulkerson's
Tithes, Slaves, Horses, Cattle
Joseph Hensley 1-1-2-6
Samuel Hensly 1-0-6-9
Benjamin Hensley 1-0-1-1-;

!TAXLIST:1784 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;
!CENSUS:1787 Washington Co, VA 955 Samuel HENSLEY age 21+ (bef 1766) "0-0-0-4-16";

!TAXLIST:1788 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;
!CENSUS:1790 * Lost for Virginia;
!TAXLIST:1790 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;
!TAXLIST:1792 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;
!TAXLIST:1794 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;
!TAXLIST:1795 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!GRANT:28 Jul 1795 VA Grants 33-253 Washington Co, VA to Samuel HENSLEY, 372a in the Rich Valley and on both sides of Walkers Mountain on the waters of Cove Creek a branch of the North Fork of Holstein River;

!TAXLIST:1796 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1797 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLY, 1 Poll;

!CENSUS:1800 * Lost for Virginia;

!GRANT:28 Feb 1800 VA Grants 43-367 Washington Co, VA to Samuel HENSLEY, 100a on the waters of Cove Creek a south branch of the North Fork of Main Holstein River adj his Corn Right Survey;

!GRANT: 1 May 1801 VA Grants 49-116 Washington Co, VA to Robert PRESTON Jr and Samuel HENSLEY, 1484a;

!TAXLIST:1804 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1805 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1806 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY, 4 Whites, 2 Blacks over 16, 0 blacks under 16, 11 horses;

!TAXLIST:1807 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1809 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1810 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!CENSUS:1810 Washington Co., VA p. 734
Samuel Hensley age 45+ (bef 1765)
00011-00201-0-2
Analysis (who each person might be)
1m 45+ (before 1765) Samuel Hensley (1754)
1m 26-44 (1765/1784) Simon Hensley (1785) or Thomas Hensley (1788) sons
1f 45+ (before 1765) Eleanor Elliott Hensley (c1762) wife
2f 16-25 (1784/1794) Isabella Hensley, daughter
.................... Margaret Hensley, daughter;

!GRANT:13 Jul 1810 VA Grants 60-538 Washington Co, VA to Samuel HENSLEY, 64a on the waters of Steels Creek a North Branch of Holstein River;

!TAXLIST:1811 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1812 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1813 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1814 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1815 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!TAXLIST:1816 Washington Co, VA Samuel HENSLEY;

!CENSUS:1820 Washington Co., VA p. 215
Saml Hensley age 45+ (bef 1775)
000011-00110, Slaves=1000-2010;

!CENSUS:1830 Washington Co, VA 256 Samuel HENSLEY age 70-79 (1750/1760)
1100001001-10001, Slaves=110000-020100;

!PENSION:20 Aug 1834 Revolutionary War S21278 Sullivan Co, TN Samuel HENSLEY, age 79 (1754/55), "moved to frontier of Virginia in 1773;

!GRANT:30 Nov 1838 VA Grants 90-163 Washington Co, VA to Samuel HENSLEY, 60a On waters of Cove Creek;

!CENSUS:1840 Washington Co, VA 218 Samuel HENSLEY, age 86 (1753/54) Revolutionary Pensioner. "01110001001-10011";

!WILL:11 Mar 1841 Washington Co, VA (Date proven);

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