Hi Steve, I have done some work on the Hentze family as my husband's grandfather was Fred Hentze here in Chaumont, NY about 5 miles west of Brownville. I don't think that I have anything to help you, in fact you seem to have more than I have. My work starts with Henry Hentze, who was born in 1759. Some years ago I was corresponding with Beatrice Teeter, a Hentze descendent. I think that she was from Illinois. I'm not sure that I could even find her address any more. Let me work on this some more and see what else I can dig up. Someplace I have a copy of a page from the Hentze family bible with the vitals. I think that I have recorded all of the dates and they referred only to those descendants of Henry. I will see if I can find that page. Please stay in touch. I haven't worked on my genealogy in a while, but I will see what I can find. On Feb 2, 2009, at 3:25 PM, Steve Ripka wrote: > Hello - I got into my family history 2 years ago and have found a > lot of > information, but would like to try and fill in some gaps. I have > traced > my ancestry back to Asahel Hensey (my mom was a Hensey), who in the > 1850 > US Census was living in Adams with his wife Prudence. I believe he is > the son of Andrew and Rachel Hensey, who was also living in Adams > in the > same census, but a different household. Andrew and Rachel were living > in Adams in the 1840 and 1830 US Census' with a male child that was > the > same age as Asahel. Andrew married Rachel Adams in Connecticut in > 1814, > then moved to Brownville, NY between then and 1820, where they > appear in > that years US Census. > > Andrew was born in CT to John Andrew and Sarah Hensey/Hansey. From > Sarah's Revolutionary War Pension Application, I have found that: > - John Andrew was a Hessian (German mercenary fighting for the > British) > soldier that was captured in the Battle of Bennington > - He was a POW working on the farm in CT where Sarah lived > - He joined the American side in Jan 1781 and fought in a few battles, > including the Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown > - He returned to the farm, married Sarah, had 3 kids (Andrew was one) > then re-joined the US Army and died fighting Indians at St.Clair's > Defeat in Western Ohio in 1791 > > I was trying to figure out why Andrew and Sarah moved to Brownville > and > found that Henry Hentze was listed as an early settler there in > 1814 on > your GenWeb page. His wife Triphena received a deed to 25 acres > there, > so they moved from Vermont, according to the Morris Clan website. > They > also say that Henry was a Hessian soldier. I suspect that John Andrew > was related to Henry (brothers?) and that they came over as > soldiers to > America together. I have not been able to locate them in German > Rev War > era muster rolls yet. I think his German name was Johann Andreas > Hentze, but was spelled phonetically as Hensey. I suspect that after > John Andrew died, Henry sent word to Sarah or Andrew about the town of > Brownville, so Andrew and Rachel moved their prior to 1820. Henry and > Triphena are both buried in Pettit cemetery in Brownville, Andrew is > buried in Honeyville cemetery near Adams. > > Finally, here is the info I am looking for: > 1) Are there any birth/school/etc records in Adams that verify > Asahel is > the son of Andrew and Rachel? > 2) Are there any Jefferson County land/deed/etc records for the > Hentze/Hensey families? > 3) Any info that may tie John Andrew (or Andrew) and Henry together? > > I travel to Toronto for work about once every other month and would > like > to make a side trip to Jefferson County some time (an additional 4 > hours > of driving), but have not been able to work it out yet, so any > information you can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks for > your > help! > > Steve Ripka > 4133 Holly Lane > Rochester, MI 48306 > > ________________________________ > > From: Nancy Dixon [mailto:nandixon@gisco.net] > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 06:29 PM > To: Steve Ripka > Subject: Re: Hentze Ancestor > > > Steve, > > While I cannot help you personally, I suggest you send a free query to > Jefferson County Genealogy Society's newsletter, Informer, at > <maridavis@aol.com>. Be sure to include your snail mail address, > since > many of our readers do not use computers. > > Also free, and reaching a different readership is the Jefferson County > Mailing list at <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Definitely you should contact the Brownville town historian, town > clerk > and Dexter village clerk. Their addresses are at > http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/brownvil.htm Dexter is a village within > the Town of Brownville. > > Reading http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/search.htm might give you more > ideas. > > Good hunting. > > Nan Dixon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Ripka <mailto:Steve.Ripka@flextronics.com> > To: nandixon@gisco.net > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:06 PM > Subject: Hentze Ancestor > > Nancy - I found your email address on the NY GenWeb for the Town > of Brownville. I am an ancestor of Andrew Hensey who shows up in the > 1820 census for Brownville. He is the son of a German soldier (John > Andrew Hensey, probably Hentze) that initially fought in the American > Revolution for the British, but became a POW at the Battle of > Bennington > early in the war. Later, he fought on the American side. His son > Andrew was born in CT in 1787. > > Andrew got married in 1814 in CT then moved with his wife and > kids to Brownville. By the 1830 census he had moved to Adams, NY. I > think the reason he left CT was because perhaps his uncle? Henry > Hentze > (the German spelling of Hensey) was an early settler there. Henry and > other family members show up in the Brownville Cemetery > Inscriptions in > the town's vital records. Henry died in 1841 at the age of 83 years, > which puts him at 18 years old when the German soldiers started > arriving. That would have been very close to the age of John Andrew > when he came over. I am trying to find out if they were in the same > unit. > > The reason I am telling you this is because I was wondering if > you could answer or forward my request for any additional information > regarding Henry Hentze. I would like to prove or disprove that he is > the brother of John Andrew. I am hoping that since he shows up in > several places in Brownville history that perhaps one of the > Brownville > or Dexter town historians may have some more info. Thanks! > > Steve Ripka > > > > NOTE: For questions about this list, contact the list > administrator at NYJEFFER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > Remember that all Queries should make reference to Jefferson County > New York and/or a Town, Village or Hamlet. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message