Alexander Henderson (abt. 1653 - 1709)

Born about 1653 in Aberdeen, Scotland

Husband of Sarah (Wilkerson) Henderson — married 16 Mar 1697 in Hanover, Virginia

Husband of Ursula (Keeling) Henderson — married 1700 in Hanover Co., VA

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1709 at about age 56 in Jamestown, New Kent, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

He was born about 1653 and was the son of Robert Henderson. ^[1]

Alexander Henderson first married on 16 Mar 1697 in Hanover County, Virginia to Sarah Wilkerson. ^[2]

Alexander Henderson married secondly in 1700 in Hanover County, Virginiain Hanover County, Virginia to Ursula Keeling.

He died on 15 Feb 1709 in New Kent County, Virginia. ^{[3] [4]}

The following excerpt ^[5] from well-circulated family lore is the source of much that has been accepted for this early Virginia family ...

"Early in the settlement of America, about the year 1611, Alexander Henderson came from Aberdeen, Scotland and settled at Jamestown Virginia and afterwards settled at a place called Blue Springs near the same place. The said Alexander Henderson was the father of a numerous family and among them Richard Henderson, who married Polly Washer and raised a family in Hanover County, Virginia. They had four sons, Edward, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Lenard, and one daughter who married a man named Trevillian and moved to South Carolina.

Marriage

Marriage: ^[4]

Husband: Thomas Henderson

Wife: Ursula Keeling

Child: Ursula Clark Henderson

Child: Sarah Henderson

Research Notes

The only reference to this man known to this researcher is in a chain of title to a deed in the Rappahannock River area. The death date as given belongs to a Thomas Henderson, who died 1709 in St Peter's Parish, and it was a Thomas Henderson, perhaps the same one, who married the Wilkerson in 1798 in the same parish.

Another possible brother was Edward.

Another possible son of Thomas & Ursula is Richard Henderson ^[6] who married Henrietta with sons Samuel, James, Nathan and daughters Mary & Henrietta.

Sources

1. ↑ Family Data Collection - Births compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com
2. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com; b: 1653 Hanover County, VA; d: 1709 New Kent County, VA; m: 1676 Hanover County, VA.
3. ↑ Family Data Collection - Deaths compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Colonial Granville and Its People" by Worth Stickley Ray, self-published in 1945 Austin, TX; loose leaves from "The Lost Tribes of North Carolina"; call#F262/G85/R3 available at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Library; p221; St.Peter's Parish Register.
5. ↑ Written by Col. Thomas Henderson of Mt.Pinson, Tennessee and copied from his record by Henry McCorry Henderson.
6. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia Deed book#5 p424 for last Will of Richard Henderson dated: 10 Feb 1745; proved 21 Jun 1748 by Nathaniel Henderson; witnesses: John Cook, Tyree Harris & Nathaniel Henderson.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Henderson-743 was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

• WikiTree profile Henderson-2009 was created by George Henderson through the import of Henderson Family Tree (9 Sep 11).ged on 09 Sep 2011.

• WikiTree profile Henderson-2273 was created by Kay Haden through the import of Haden for WikiTree.ged on 10 Oct 2011.