Do you have anything on Marion Hensley born ca 1845 in Clay Co, Ky ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ -----Original Message----- From: George R Oplinger <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [HENSLEY-L] Introduction >Hi Debbie Fain, > >Don't know if I can be of much help with Your Hensleys or not. > >The Benjamin Hensley that died 1888 and wife Susannah. I don't have >anything that looks that way. The Benjamin that I have who died in 1888 was >married to a Martha Ann Ellis 1732 in Henrico County, Virginia. Check out >the information below. > >Randy Oplinger >Hamilton, Ohio > >Descendants of Benjamin Hensley > > > > >Generation No. 1 > > >1. BENJAMIN3 HENSLEY (JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 1694 in Henrico County, >Virginia, and died 1788. He married MARTHA ANN ELLIS 1732 in Henrico Co., >Virginia. She was born in Henrico Co., Virginia. > >Notes for BENJAMIN HENSLEY: > >Benjamin Hensley was one of the first families in Albermarle County, >Virginia.. Benjamin "Ben" was the neighbor to the fathers of Thomas >Jefferson and General George Rogers Clark. Together these families helped >build the town of Charlottesville, Virginia. Home of Thomas Jefferson's >University of Virginia. > >More About BENJAMIN HENSLEY and MARTHA ELLIS: > >Marriage: 1732, Henrico Co., Virginia > > >Children of BENJAMIN HENSLEY and MARTHA ELLIS are: > >i. JOHN SAMUEL4 HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1733, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. Abt. >1820; m. SUSAN WOOD. > >Notes for JOHN SAMUEL HENSLEY: > >John Samuel served in the Cumberland County Unit of Virginia Militia in the >French and Indian War, Fincastle County Unit of the Virginia Militia during >the Lord Dunsmore's War. He married Susan Wood the youngest daughter of >Abraham Wood who built Fort Cumberland and was deeply involved in the hide >and fur trade. He followed the Wood Family into the deep valley's of >Virginia, and the Rockwell Settlement in 1753, taking with him his younger >brother Benjamin. John and Susan had eight children but we can only account >for four. > >ii. WILLIAM HENSLEY, b. 1735, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. 1806, Albermarle >Co., Virginia; m. MARY ELIOTT; b. Abt. 1735; d. Abt. 1784. > >Notes for WILLIAM HENSLEY: > >War with England became more certain and Albermarle County provided fighting >men to the cause. Neighbors Thomas Jefferson, George Rogers Clark and >William Hensley did their part for the war effort. Participation by the >Hensley Family in the Revolutionary War is well documented in the history of >Virginia. William and his four sons and daughters husboan (Solo Maobone) >served in the 6th Virginia Regiment, 10th and 14th Virginia Regiments. Solo >was killed in the Revolutionary War. > >iii. BENJAMIN HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1738, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. Abt. 1803; >m. (1) LOUISA BOWMAN; m. (2) ELIZABETH HICKMAN, Bet. 1729 - 1730; b. Abt. >1710. > >Notes for BENJAMIN HENSLEY: > >Benjamin moved with his younger brother into Cumberland County, Rockwell >Settlement. He was forced back across the Blue Ridge Mountains during the >Revolutionary War. He remained there until he died in Albermarle County, >Virginia. Benjamin's sons served in the Virginia Line during the >Revolutionary War. (Charles, Lawrence, Hickman, & John).Notes for Genjamin >Hensley from Family Tree Maker Web. site: > >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/e/n/Wilson-I-Hensley/GENE1-0001.htm 1 > >Biographical & research notes on Benjamin Hensley: > >Virginia Colonial Militia, page 66: Albemarle County, September 1758; List >includes Benj. Hensley, Geo. Adam Salling, Nicholas Pryor, Solo Carter. > >1767-Rowan County, North Carolina court records; Geo. Adam Salling vs. >Benjamin Hensley. > >1768-Rowan County, North Carolina Tax lists of Jacob Laesch in Townfork and >upper Dan (in present counties of Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, & Surry) >shows: Hansley, Capt. Ben 1 poll; Hanslee, John 1 poll. List of William >Spurgeon (most of these names are in present day Guilford Co.) shows: >Hansley, Charles, Benjamin & sone, James & Harry. > >More about Benjamin Hensley: > >Fact 3: Residence > >Notes for Elizabeth: > >Biographical & research notes on Elizabeth -----------: > >Likely mother of Robert Hensley, born 29 February 1759 Bucks Co., >Pennsylvania, who served in Captain Jonathan Hanby's Company in March 1781 >with Henry, Hickman, Ben Hensley who were also in 1783 & 1784 Henry Co., VA. >tax lists. Robert's neighbor testified in 1836 that he had talked with >mother of Robert. > >Near Robert in 1830 Hawkins Co., Tennessee census was Betsy Hensley, age >90-100. Proven son of Ben Hensley in 1768 Rowan Co., No. Carolina Tax list >were James & Harry (Henry). 1898 Andrew J. Dickey interview proves that >Harry (Henry) had brother Isom. > > > >Just wanted to give my line. I've got some information back to the William > >Hensley in Tiverton, Devon, England in 1583, but will skip down to Benjamin > >and Elizabeth Hickman Hensley. > >1. Benjamin was born in 1738 in Albemarle County, Virginia and died Feb. > >28, 1803 in Albemarle Co. He married Elizabeth Hickman. He was a private > >in the Revolutionary War. > >2. Henry Harry Hensley was born about 1754 in Albemarle County, > >Virginia and died in Buncombe County, NC (now Yancey County, specifically > >Bald Mountain, near Bee Log). He was first married to Mary Elizabeth Halen > >in 1770. They had four sons, Hiram, Isham, Robert and James (my line). > >Henry Harry was married to Barbara Angel in 1778 and had several other > >children. He was in the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Guilford > >Courthouse in Greensboro, NC. He was awarded 200 acres on the Cane River > >near Bald Mountain Creek for his service. > >3. James Hensley was born in 1776 in Albemarle County, VA. He > >married Martha Mary Howard in 1795 in Buncombe Co, NC. They eventually went > >to Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky where he died in 1841 and she died in 1851. > >4. James Hensley was born on Feb. 15, 1796 in Buncombe County, > >NC. He was married (very young!) to Nancy Anderson in 1810. They later > >went to Clay County, Kentucky, where he died Nov. 16, 1859 and she died on > >July 18, 1862. > >5. Robert Hensley was born in 1811. He married Nancy > >Barnett on Dec. 8, 1824 in Buncombe Co, NC. They also went to Clay County, > >Kentucky. Robert died in 1876. > >6. Henry L. Hensley was born in 1845 in Clay County, > >Kentucky. He married Rebecca Metcalf and died in 1925. > >7. Elizabeth Hensley was born in 1870 in Clay > >County, Kentucky. She marrried Mattison "Matt" Hacker and died in 1968. > >8. Elbert Bradley Hacker was born in 1889 in > >Clay County, Kentucky. He married Florence Anderson (daughter of Henry and > >Mary House Anderson). He died in 1944. > >9. Elsie Hacker was born in 1912 in > >Datha, Laurel County, Kentucky. She married Clyde Stoneking. She died in > >1996 in Cincinnati, Ohio. > >10. Donald Stoneking was born in > >1931 in North Bend, Ohio and is married to Jacqueline Mehring Stoneking. > >11. Beverly Stoneking, born > >in 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio and married to Bruce Hildreth. (now living in > >Sumter, SC) [email protected] > > > >More About BENJAMIN HENSLEY and ELIZABETH HICKMAN: > >Marriage: Bet. 1729 - 1730 > >iv. MOLLY HENSLEY, b. 1741, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. 1800, Albermarle >Co., Virginia. > >v. MARTHA ANN HENSLEY, b. 1743, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. 1810, >Albermarle Co., Virginia. > >vi. ROBERT ELLIS HENSLEY, b. 1744, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. 1808, >Virginia. > >vii. HICKMAN HENSLEY, b. 1745, Albermarle Co., Virginia; d. 1835, Virginia. > > > >RANDY OPLINGER > > >