Samuel Thomas Hensley (1706 - abt. 1765)

Born 1706 in Essex, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Snell) Hensley — married 3 Mar 1726 in ,Spotsylvania, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 7 Jan 1765 at about age 59 in St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia

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Biography

Samuel Jr. was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hensley, as proven by the will of Samuel Hensley. The first written record of Samuel (Jr) in Virginia records is 1827. Records show that he lived in St. George's Parish Spotsylvania, King George and Orange Co. Virginia. According to Virginia Colonial Pioneers, Samuel Hensley (Jr) served in the Culpepper Co. Militia in 1757. Various records for this line of "Hensley" prior to this date spell the surname in a variety of ways including "Henslee", "Hanesly", and "Hensly." The children children mentioned in his will were:

Catherine "Catey" Hensley, m. Estes ch: Patty Estes

John Hensley,

James Hensley.

Samuel married Martha Snell (daughter of John Snell) on March 3, 1727. They were the parents of at least one daughter, Catherine Hensley, born 1730, in Virginia, who married Thomas Estes, in 1765, in Spotsylvania county, Virginia. Samuel died in 1765, in Spotsylvania. ^[1] Samuel Hensley's will was dated 7 January 1765 and proved in Spotsylvania County 5 August 1765. His estate in Spotsylvania County was divided between sons John and James the 22nd of December of 1785 after the death of his widow Martha.^[2]

Will

Spotsylvania Will Book D, will of Samuel Hensley (by W. A. Crozier)
SAMUEL HENSLEY, St. George's Parish, d. Jan. 7 1765 p. Aug 5 1765. Wit. Benjamin Johnston, Thomas Hutcherson, Thomas Perry. Ex. wife, Martha Hensley and son John. Leg. daughter Caty Estis; grand-daughter Patty Estis; sons John and James Hensley.^[3][4]

Deeds

Deed Book B. Sept 7, 1731. Thomas Yates of St. Mark's Par., Spots Co. to Samuel Hensley, Junr. of St. George's Par., Spots Co. £12 curr. 360 a. granted sd. Yates by pat. Sept 28, 1728 in St. Mark's Par., Spots Co. [Wit.] Duncan Bohannan, Peter Murtle, Susannah Bohannan, W. Russell, Rich'd Sharp, George Popplewell. Oct 5, 1731. Sarah, wife of Thomas Yates, acknowledged her dower.

Deed Book C. March 4 1734/5. John Snell of St. Geo Parish Spts Co. to Samuel Hensley, Martha Hensley and Kathern Hensley of Par. & Co. afsd. 100 ac. in St. Geo. Par. [Wit.] Geo. Home, William Henslee.

Deed Book L. December 6, 1785. James Hensley and Catherine, his wife, of St. Geo. Par. Spots. Co. and John Hensley and Hannah, his wife, of same Par. and Co. to William Spindle of Caroline Co. £60 specie. 105 ac. sold by Jno. Snell to Samuel Hensley in 1734 also 60 a. bought by James Hensley of Thos. Estes in Spotsylvania Co. no witnesses

From Virginia, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, 03/03/1727 Samuel Hensley married Martha Snell.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Hensley_%288%29
2. ↑ Division of Samuel Hensley Estate https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-296W-5
3. ↑ Will of Samuel Hensley https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-KSZ8-S
4. ↑ W. A. Crozier. Virginia County Records. Spotsylvania County Records (1721-1800) Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1955. https://archive.org/stream/virginiacountyre01croz#page/22/mode/1up/search/Hensley

• "Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-KSZ8-S : August 30, 2020), image 139 of 311; Virginia. County Court (Spotsylvania County).

• "Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-296W-5 : August 30, 2020), image 394 of 886; Virginia. County Court (Spotsylvania County).

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Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hensley-349 created through the import of Rhodes 2011_2011-07-09_01_01.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by Tom Rhodes
• Marty Grant, Hensley genealogist, Virginia Archive Records, Deeds, "Virginia Colonial Soldiers"
• Ancestry.com:

Virginia, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800.