Henry Hensley (abt. 1755 - 1822)

Born about 1755 in Albemarle, Virginia

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Died 1822 at about age 67 in Bald Creek, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

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Henry Harry Hensley moved from Henry County, Virginia to Burke County, North Carolina which became Buncombe County and then to Yancey County, North Carolina.

He appears on the 1778 Henry County, Virginia, tax list with Captain Benjamin Hensley, Benjamin Hensley, Sr., Hickman Hensley.

Ben Hensley, Henry Hensley, and Hickman Hensley were among the Henry County, Virginia Revolutionary Army Millitiamen who marched to the assistance of General Green at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, March 11, 1781 in Captain John Hanby's Company under Colonel Abraham Penn commanding.

On the 1783 Henry County, Virginia tax list were Robert, John, William, Henry and Benjamin Hensley.

The 1784 tax list shows Robert, William, John, and Harry Hensley.

Burke County, North Carolina Entry number 32 was for James Hensley and entry number 36 was for Hickman Hensley. Henry, Jno., Jas, and Hickman Hensley appear in 12 Company of Burke County, North Carolina for the 1790 Federal Census. This area became Buncombe County, North Carolina in 1792.

Burke County, North Carolina Entry number 31 shows Henry Hensley entering two hundred acres on the Ball Mountain Creek on June 22, 17 91.

Buncombe County Record Book 2 Section 1 shows Henry Hensley receiving two hundred acres of land on the Bald Mountain Creek the waters of Caney River beginning near the mouth of Saug Fork on December 22, 1796 from the state of North Carolina.

Biography with circumstantial location sources by B. Bradford
HENSLEY, Henry "Harry" [1755 - 1822] Harry was born about 1755 in Albemarle Co., Virginia and the son of Benjamin Ellis Hensley (b. 1737) and Elizabeth Hickman (1739) of Albemarle/ Louisa/ Henry Co., VA; grandson of Benjamin Henrico Hensley (b. 1694) and Martha Ann Ellis (1704) of King George / Hanover / Louisa Co., VA. In the 1760’s, Henry and his parents and siblings moved from Virginia into Northwestern NC and settled in Rowan Co. which became Surry and now Stokes. This is where the Hensley family met the Charles Angell Family and three of Charles' daughters married Hensley sons. About 1773, Harry married Barbara Angel in Surry Co., NC [b. abt. 1775 - d. 1852; d/o Charles Angel and Sybella Cummings, a proven daughter by his Will of 1773]. The family moved back across the state line into neighboring Henry Co. VA (proven by 1778 tax list) at which time Harry served as Sgt. in the 14th Regiment of the Continental Line. A 1781 list from Henry Co., VA showed that he and his brothers, Benjamin and Hickman, were noted on the "Muster roll of Colonel Penn" marching to the aid of General Nathaniel Green in Captain Jonathan Hanby's Co. [Hanby's Pension #W4687] under Col. Abram Penn's command to take part in the Battle of Guilford Court House ("History of Henry County, Virginia", p. 13, also cited in" Families of Yancey County", Vol. V, No. 1, p.6). In exchange for his service, Harry was given a land grant of 200 acres on the American Frontier by the Commonwealth of Virginia, warrant #3363. The warrant was made out to "Henry Henly” and noted that he was a Sergeant in the Virginia Continental Line Militia. When the War was over, the family continued to live in Henry Co., VA as proven by the 1783/1784 tax lists. Around 1787 (per the Burke Co., NC State Census), the family moved back to NC and settled in the Caney Branch area of now Yancey Co., NC. In the 1790’s, Henry and his brothers Hickman, James, John and Colbert participated as jurors marking off roads in Burke (which became Buncombe (now Yancey and Madison) into the wilderness of that area for settlement. On June 22, 1791, Burke Co., NC land entry #31 showed Henry "Hinsley" entering 200 acres on the "Ball Mountain Creek." Entry #32 was for his brother James "Hinsley" and Entry #36 for brother Hickman. Brothers Henry, Jno, James and Hickman Hensley appeared in the 12th Company of Burke Co., NC for the 1790 Census. This area became Buncombe Co., NC in 1792. Per the Buncombe Co., Record Book #2, Section 1, showed Henry Hensley receiving 200 acres from the State of NC on May 12, 1794, and filed with the court on December 22, 1796, on Bald Mountain Creek near the waters of the Caney River beginning near the mouth of Sang Fork. Henry appeared on page 172 of the 1800 Buncombe Co. Census; pg. 253 of the 1810 Buncombe census as Harry Hensley; and page 100 of the 1820 Buncombe Co., NC Census. There is no death record or information on the actual date and cause of death for Harry but it is believed he died shortly after sale of “Dice”, a young female slave, sold to "William Hensley" (his son) for $500 and signed on August 23, 1822. Harry also sold his parcel of land to his son William, ensuring he would take care of his wife. After the death of Harry, the 1830 Buncombe Co. census showed youngest son, "William A. Hensley" as head of household taking care of his mother Barbara, sister Zania, Dice, his wife, Lucinda Higgins (d/o Holland Higgins) and children. Sometime before 1850, Barbara and Zania moved with William A. and family to Spivey Mountain in Washington Co. (now Unicoi). suspected to be buried at the Old Hensley Cemetery #3. (Plot #102). ^[1]

Buried Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States of America.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 July 2022), memorial page for Sgt Henry “Harry” Hensley (1755–1822), Find A Grave: Memorial #28129807, citing Hensley Family Cemetery, Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; maintained by b. bradford (contributor 46797613), two headstone photos.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 July 2022), memorial page for Sgt Henry “Harry” Hensley (1755–1822), Find A Grave: Memorial #28129807, citing Hensley Family Cemetery, Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; maintained by b. bradford (contributor 46797613), two headstone photos.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-2XY : accessed 13 August 2022), Henry Hensley, Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 172, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-8FV : accessed 13 August 2022), Henry Hensley, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 256, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 337,912.
• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-CWFJ : 8 March 2021), Henry Hensley, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,615.
• Source: #S-2121081142, Page: Ancestry Family Trees, Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17142559&pid=466780927

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of My Family Tree.ged on 27 February 2011.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Jack Loomis.
• First-hand information as remembered by Kandace Blevin, Sunday, December 7, 2014.