This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edwirvin Surnames: Henderson, Irwin/Erwin, Boyd, Todd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7203/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a lawsuit shown on the Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index for Charlotte county in 1784. It is case number 1784-008. This case is captioned Mary Todd and James Henderson et al vs. Esther Henderson (widow of Joseph Henderson). Contained in this case folder is the original will of deceased Joseph Henderson recorded in 1763 in then Lunenburg county, Va. A few years later, this part of Lunenburg was cut off into Charlotte county. The plaintiffs in this suit are the surviving children of Joseph Henderson against their mother Esther Henderson who has moved from Charlotte county to South Carolina. At issue is deceased Joseph's parcel of land containing 221 acres located on Turnip Creek. I am looking for this deed. It would probably be dated in the late 1750's or early 1760's in Lunenburg county (later Charlotte). In the 1763 will, James Boyd and Abraham Erwin are listed as "advisors" to the affairs of Esther Henderson to assist in raising all of the then ! minor children of Joseph and Esther. The will is witnessed by Robert Erwin and a Mary Boyd. I suspect Esther may have been a Boyd but that is unproven. I also believe the Hendersons were neighbors much earlier in Cumberland county, Pa. near Shippensburg. The Hendersons settled on Turnip Creek and the Erwins and James Boyd settled near Hat Creek, just across the later Campbell county line. The Erwins and the Hendersons lived about 6 or 8 miles apart. Does anyone know anything about these folks? Old family "vanity histories" claim the Hat Creek Irvins arrived in 1738 or 1742, depending on which story you believe. Campbell county has celebrated this very early arrival and erected monuments to the 1738 date based on the old stories. I personally believe it is all mythology. The Irwins probably arrived about 1760, maybe in the company of the Hendersons and perhaps a couple of the Boyds. But that is another story. Can anyone help me find the Joseph Henderson deed on Tu! rnip Creek? Edwin D. Irvin You can see the Chancery case here: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/ Just select "charlotte county" and type in the index # 1784-008 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Edwin, I'm doing some work on the John Boyd (married Nancy Urie) family line in Cumberland/Franklin County, PA. Your message caught my eye. Have you seen this possible connection? *Joseph Henderson (in right of Samuel Boyd), February 20, 1754. Neighbors: Christ Irwin, Robert Boyd, John Kirkpatrick, John Irwin. * The above is from earliest land titles in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County (modern), Pennsylvania. All your families in one :)What I need to do is see if I can find an Esther Boyd. Regardless, all those folks lumped together are no coincidence. So which family are you asking about? Boyd, Henderson or Irwin? Colin Brooks On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: edwirvin > Surnames: Henderson, Irwin/Erwin, Boyd, Todd > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7203/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > There is a lawsuit shown on the Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index > for Charlotte county in 1784. It is case number 1784-008. This case is > captioned Mary Todd and James Henderson et al vs. Esther Henderson (widow > of Joseph Henderson). Contained in this case folder is the original will > of deceased Joseph Henderson recorded in 1763 in then Lunenburg county, Va. > A few years later, this part of Lunenburg was cut off into Charlotte > county. The plaintiffs in this suit are the surviving children of Joseph > Henderson against their mother Esther Henderson who has moved from > Charlotte county to South Carolina. At issue is deceased Joseph's parcel > of land containing 221 acres located on Turnip Creek. I am looking for > this deed. It would probably be dated in the late 1750's or early 1760's > in Lunenburg county (later Charlotte). In the 1763 will, James Boyd and > Abraham Erwin are listed as "advisors" to the affairs of Esther Henderson > to assist in raising all of the then ! > minor children of Joseph and Esther. The will is witnessed by Robert > Erwin and a Mary Boyd. I suspect Esther may have been a Boyd but that is > unproven. I also believe the Hendersons were neighbors much earlier in > Cumberland county, Pa. near Shippensburg. The Hendersons settled on Turnip > Creek and the Erwins and James Boyd settled near Hat Creek, just across the > later Campbell county line. The Erwins and the Hendersons lived about 6 or > 8 miles apart. Does anyone know anything about these folks? Old family > "vanity histories" claim the Hat Creek Irvins arrived in 1738 or 1742, > depending on which story you believe. Campbell county has celebrated this > very early arrival and erected monuments to the 1738 date based on the old > stories. I personally believe it is all mythology. The Irwins probably > arrived about 1760, maybe in the company of the Hendersons and perhaps a > couple of the Boyds. But that is another story. Can anyone help me find > the Joseph Henderson deed on Tu! > rnip Creek? Edwin D. Irvin > > You can see the Chancery case here: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/ > > Just select "charlotte county" and type in the index # 1784-008 > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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