Susanna died in childbirth. The daughter of Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Williams she is named in her mother's will.
In the name of God amen,
I Elizabeth Henderson of Granville County in the State of North Carolina being in perfect health & sound mind & disposing mind & memory do make, ordain & constitute this my Last will & Testament. First I will that all my just debts which I owe be forthwith levied out of my estate & paid.
Item my will & desire is that my whole estate be equally divided between the children of Susanna Searcy deceased, Richard Henderson deceased, William Henderson deceased & Nathaniel Henderson deceased by my Executors hereafter named and I hereby appoint my son Pleasant & my grandson Archibald Henderson Executors to this my last will & Testament hereby revoking & disannuling? all other & former Wills by me heretofore made. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fifth day of September 1790.
Elizabeth (her X mark) Henderson
Signed, sealed & recorded by the said Elizabeth Henderson to be her last Will & Testament in presence of
↑ Rockingham County, North Carolina Will Book I (1785-1804) pp65-66.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susanna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susanna:
Henderson-2035 and Henderson-761 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents; same birth date; same birth place; same married name. Slight variation in first name -- not a reason to delay merge.