Marsha, On 18 March 1783, John Hensley asked the court to exempt him from paying county and public levies; granted. This was usually done due to old age. There was also an oath of allegiance taken: John Henslee Sr. and Jr. signed it; also Jonathan & Tobias Phillips. I'm interested in the Phillips because a Charles Phillips was the bondsman for my John Payne Henslee's wedding, and they named their first child Charles Phillip Henslee. Cindy --- On Sat, 8/27/11, marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> wrote: > From: marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [HENSLEY] Pittsylvania County, VA > To: hensley@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 8:09 AM > Hi, Cindy.  since I posted the > below, I have made a little bit of progress on my Hensley > line.  I descend from Bird Hensley who I find in Cabell > County, VA (now WV) growing up.....then in Clay County, > Illinois as a young man with a young family.  Then he > and his wife move back to Cabell County,VA before the census > of 1850.  I have adopted Solomon Hensley as a father to > Bird.  Bird says that he was born in Pittsylvania > County, Va when he joins the army.  I believe that that > is indeed where the family was when Bird was born circa > 1810/1811.  At this time, I have a Samuel Hensley in my > data base as father to Solomon.  However I think that > this is a guess and very iffy.  Here is what I have in > the notes:: > > > There is a John Hensley in the 1782 Pittsylvania Land Taxes > list: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/1782LandTaxes.htm > John is the Only Hensley in Pittsylvania County in 1782. > There is also a John Hensley in the 1767 Titheables (and > that is the only Hensley that I see) > http://adkinsmetcalffamily.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/the-history-of-pittsylvania-county-virginia/ > > I don’t know where to add the following information from > the Lambert Papers March 2011: > > > So if BIrd Hensley was born in Pittsylvania County circa > 1810/1811, it is possible that he is a grandson of John > Hensley.  I need to send this to you because I am > shutting my computer down....I had planned on spending more > time....please get back in touch if you think that we have > anything to discuss.  marsha > > > > > On Aug 22, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Robert Stamps wrote: > > > Marsha, > > I am very interested in tracking this John Henslee > Sr.  Have you had any luck in finding him? > > Cindy Henslee Stamps > > > > --- On Wed, 9/9/09, marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > >> From: marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> > >> Subject: [HENSLEY] Pittsylvania County, VA > >> To: hensley@rootsweb.com, > clan-mackenzie@rootsweb.com > >> Cc: mackenzie@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 4:11 PM > >> I am reading through some pages that > >> I copied at the Library of  > >> Virginia on a visit last April. > >> > >> These pages were taken from a book called > >> > >> The Book of Estrays Pittsylvania County Virginia > 1773-1782 > >> by Lucille C. Payne  1994 > >> > >> Ms. Payne explains that early settlers of > Southside > >> Virginia allowed  > >> their domestic stock to roam free through the > fields > >> and  > >> forests.  ....To identify their own animals, > pioneer > >> residents  > >> marked .....with patterns of their own > design.  On the > >> other hand,  > >> trouble was threatened when an animal bearing an > unfamiliar > >> earmark  > >> mingled with the local herd.  THis might call > for > >> legal action or,  > >> more likely, a confrontation with an armed > individual who > >> had missed  > >> one of his animals. > >> > >> .....When a stray animal strayed onto a farm, the > owner was > >> quick to  > >> report its prescence and free himself of > suspicion. > >> The event was  > >> recorded in a book reserved for this purpose.... > >> > >> In many instances, several persons of good > character were > >> appointed to  > >> view the stray and set its value in current > money. > >> > >> The book reserved for this purpose was title the > Estray > >> Book or simply  > >> the Stray Book...THe two books of this nature in > the > >> Pittsylvania  > >> County Courthouse have a great amount of > information of > >> interest to  > >> the historian and genealogist.  Many persons > are > >> listed by date and  > >> location, and many place names occur only in > these > >> books.  No index  > >> for these books has been made.  ..... > >> > >> on page 35 of Ms. Payne's book is the following: > >> > >> George Herndon > >> Taken up by the subscriber on Stanton River near > the mouth > >> of Pigg  > >> river a Chestnut Sorrell horse.....[description > >> follows]  George Herndon > >> > >> We the subscribers being first sworn before a > justice of > >> the peace  > >> have appraised above Stray horse to ten pounds > current > >> money of  > >> Virginia.  Witness our hands this 22nd day of > May > >> 1777 > >> William Terry   John Henselee > >> Sr   Daniel McKinsey > >> > >> Can anyone tell me just who this John Henselee > Sr. > >> is?  And who Daniel  > >> McKinsey might be as well? > >> > >> > >> On page 79 there is a reference to Aaron McKinsey > who has > >> found three  > >> stray Cattle....any ideas who this man is?  > Aaron is > >> found again on  > >> page 96 having found three year old stear on > Turkey > >> Cock  > >> Creek....marsha Moses > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to HENSLEY-request@rootsweb.com > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > >> subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HENSLEY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HENSLEY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >