This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNi.2ACEB/5402 Message Board Post: From Ancestry.com's "Biographies of Notable Americans -1904" HENDERSON, Archibald, representative, was born in Granville county, N.C., Aug. 7, 1768; son of Judge Richard and Elizabeth (Keeling) Henderson. He was educated at Granville academy and practised law in Salisbury. He was a representative in the 6th and 7th U.S. congresses, 1799-1803. He was elected as a Federalist, but in 1800 supported Jefferson. He was a member of the house of commons of North Carolina, 1807-20, and was celebrated throughout the state as an advocate. He was married in July, 1802 to Sarah, daughter of Moses Alexander of Mecklenburg county, and a descendant of the Alexanders who came to America from Ireland and settled in Mecklenburg county in 1755. He died in Salisbury, N.C., Oct. 1, 1822. Deloris Williams