> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNi.2ACEB/5521 > > Message Board Post: > > Would like information on this John Henderson and his parents or brothers. > I have Anne's birth as 1744. This is my direct line.and would appreciate > any help. Dorothy Albert > This is from "The Henderson Survey" by Katherine Bushman. James Henderson 2nd son of William Henderson and Margaret Bruce Born 17 January 1708, Scotland Died before 19 May 1784, and after 7 February 1784; testate (WB 6, page 410) Augusta County, Virginia Married 23 June 1738 to Martha Hamilton, daughter of Audley Harrison Hamilton and Elenor Adams Children: listed in his will and in his account book (see Joseph Lyons Miller book on Lt. John Henderson of Greenbrier County Samuel, deceased before father - not named in will, but name given in account book John, born ca 1740; died 24 March 1787, Greenbrier County, Virginia married in 1765 to Anne Givens, a niece of Elizabeth Givens, wife of General Andrew Lewis -- history of this family in Joseph Lyons Miller book David Sarah, married John Stuart James, also to Greenbrier County, after death of father; wife, Rebecca Joseph, to Fayette County, Kentucky, with his mother, Martha, by 1787 Margaret, deceased before father, married James Dickey; two children named in his will: John and James Dickey Archibald , died February-May 1781; married Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of James Patterson; Archibald Henderson will in WB 6, page 169; James Patterson will in WB 10, page 150 -- he left to Elin Henderson, dau to Archibald; to daughter Elizabeth Gray (remarried after death of Archibald Henderson) Jean, not named in will of father, but also not stated to be deceased in the account book John was not named in the will, but probably because he bad left home, went to Greenbrier where he had prospered. Records: 1) James Henderson had two children baptized at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church by Rev. John Craig: Jean in 1747 and Archibald in 1749. (See baptismal lists) 2) DB 19, page 84, 17 November 1782, gives proof that James Henderson was a member of Augusta Stone -- was a member of the session. 3) DB 2, page 665, 28 February 1749 William Beverley to James Henderson, 157 acres, lines and corners: Matthew Robert on Middle River; corner, Robert Kenney DB 13, page 73, 19 August 1766 James and Martha Henderson to John Stuart, 157 acres, Beverley Manor DB 25, page 312, 19 September 1786 James and Rebecca Henderson of Augusta County, Va., Martha Henderson of Fayette County, Virginia (Kentucky had not yet become a state) to Robert Usher, 116 acres; land on North River of the Shenandoah devised to James and Martha by will of James Henderson, deceased DB 27, page 32, 14 November 1787 Martha Henderson of Fayette County, Kentucky, and Joseph Henderson of same county, to Henry Miller, 156 acres of land, Augusta County, devised to them by will of James Henderson, husband of said Martha. DB 13, page 74/75, 23 August 1766, William and Isabella Brown to James Henderson, 400 acres of land to James Henderson; land patented by William Brown in 1741 (This land is in the North River area of Augusta County)