Lemuel Taylor Hensley (1785 - bef. 1840)

Born 1785 in Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

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Died before 24 Sep 1840 before age 55 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lemuel was born about 1785, location unknown, United States.

He passed away prior to the 24th of September 1840 in Wayne County, Tennessee. On that date an agreement on the division of his estate was filed in Wayne County, naming his heirs. ^[1]

Estate Settlement

STATE OF TENNESSE WAYNE COUNTY SEPTEMBER 24, l84O Know all men by these presents that one Mary Hensley, John M. Hensley, Samuel Bromley & his wife Parnina, William L. Hensley, Mark H. Hensley, Presley W. Hensley, Andrew Jackson McBride & Nancy D. McBride his wife, the the widow and heirs of Lemuel Hensley, Deceased, late of the County of Wayne & State of Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing lawsuits, strife and litigation about the property & distribution of said Estate, do mutually agree •fc the following divisional settlement of said Estate, to-wit:

John M. Hensley takes a Negro man called Payton and a negro woman named Nannie, to him and his heirs forever. Samuel Bromley & his wife Pernina take a negro boy named Sam "and a negro girl named Mary, to have and to hold to them fc their heirs forever. Wm. L. Hensley-takes Peter a Negro man, to have and to hold to him & his Heirs forever, & also the Wacousta Filly to make his shore of Negro property equal. Mark H. Hensley' takes a Negro man named Jim -*nd a Negro girl named Evaline, to have and to hold to him and his heirs forever. He is also to have One Hundred Dollars to be paid by John M. Hensley, Wm. L. Hensley, Samuel Bromley & Presley W. Hensley, twenty five dollars each. Presley W. Hensley takes a negro boy named Peter and one named Andy, to have & to hold to him & his heirs forever. Andrew Jackson McBride & Nancy D. McBride his wife take a negro girl named Margaret and tone named Lethy, to have & to hold to them •.&,. their "--heirs forever. They are also to have One Hundred Dollars to be paid by John M. Hensley, William L. Hensley, Samuel Bromley & Presley W. Hensley, twenty five dollars each.

Mary Hensley has reserved for her portion out of the personal property of *said Estate an old gray mare, a young mare at Sixty Five Dollars & ten Dollars to make said mare seventy five Dollars, to be hereinafter paid by John M. Hensley, ten .head of sheep, six choice of cows & calves &is to have delivered to her at a suitable time for saving, Twelve Hundred pounds of good pork, fifteen year old shoats, two sows & pigs, one Gilt, fifty barrels of corn, two plows & one set of gear , Twenty bushels of wheat, Bacon enough to £.o her, the cotton & potatoes except five rows, two stacks of fodder & two of oats, all the household & Kitchen furniture & all in the house & kitchen except one bed & furniture to be given to Mrs. McBride, all the . . Turkees on the farm except four, all the chickens Ducks & Geese, Eight gallons of Whiskey, five bee gums, two **** & enough of leather to shoe the family, we convey to her and her heirs forever, and agree that the said Mary shall hold forever, free & quit of our claim, forty five acres and sixty poles of land to be laid off of the East end of an Eighty sere tract Grant No. 19509, Beginning on an Ash and running West so far that by running South to the original south boundary and East & North with the same to the beginning will make the said 45 acres & 60 poles. If there should be an excess in the tract of land when surveyed out, we give her an equal benefit with ourselves to be laid off in said 80 acre tract by a paralel line the whole length of the western boundary of the 45 acre & sixty pole tract in the same proportion that the excess divided by 4 will make, the said tract of forty five acres & 60 poles being the tract including the late residence of Lemuel Hensley, Deceased, on Butlers Creek in the County of Wayne & State of Tennessee, and the said Mary in consideration of said property releases all all further claim on said Estate.

Samuel Bromley & his wife Pernina agree to take a ten acre tract Grant No. 27003 and the balance of the Eighty acre tract so far as will his k5 acre & 60 poles, he also being entitled to his proportion of the excess, if any. Andrew J. McBride-and his wife Nancy D. agree to take their 45 acres & 60 poles North of Mary Hensley’s tract upon Swanegan Branch of Butler Creek, they also to be entitled to any excess there may be. Presley W. Hensley agrees to take his tract of 45 acres & 60 poles on Swanegan branch above the tract of Andrew J. McBride & wife, also having equal benefit of any excess there may be in said tracts, the true interest & meaning of this contract and agreement being to make the said four tracts of land equal in quantity.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands & affixed our hands-and seals the date above. The balance of the personal property we will divide equally among ourselves excluding the widow, and we will refund equally if necessary to pay Debts, the widow excepted. her Test. Wm. Davis Mary (X) Hensley P. W. Hensley Isom H. Guinn mark Sam Bromley Wm. L. Hensley her Pernina (X) Bromley J. M. Hensley mark A J McBride Mark H. Hensley (Note: my copy ends here. Donna Jenkins)[Thank you, Donna!]

Research Notes

-- 1812

Corporal, 2 Reg't Mounted Gunmen (Williamson's) Tennessee Volunteers^[2]

-- Question: Is Lemuel mixed with Samuel? 1820 census: Also a Samuel, same location, slightly younger. Also on same page as Samuel: James Hensley, also younger.

-- Marriage not found on FamilySearch. Britain-141 23:56, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

-- Another Lemuel Hensley, father of a Benjamin Hensley. This Lemuel is living with Persanna Hensley Bromley in 1850, along with 3 younger Hensley children. These appear to be siblings of Persanna, minor children of Lemuel and his last wife. This information can be moved once he has his own profile. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LWFC-W2R

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-FS4 : 23 December 2020), Perry Hensley in household of Samuel Bromley, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Samuel Bromley Male 43 Tennessee

Persanna Bromley Female 38 Tennessee Jasper Bromley Male 19 Tennessee James Bromley Male 17 Tennessee Nancy Bromley Female 15 Tennessee Perry Hensley Male 15 Tennessee Porter Hensley Male 14 Tennessee Benjamin Hensley Male 12 Tennessee Tennessee Hensley Female 11 Tennessee William Isom Male 20 Tennessee

-- 1910 census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKKM-7D3 : accessed 1 November 2020), Lemuel P Hensley in household of Benjamin F Hensley, Richland, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 6A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 64; FHL microfilm 1,374,077.

-- 1900 census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XH-MLF : accessed 1 November 2020), Lemuel P Hensley, Prairie & Richland Townships, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 13B, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,076.

-- 1880 census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWP-4JX : 12 August 2017), Lemuel P Hensely, Richland, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 176, sheet 506B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,056.

Sources

1. ↑ Estate Settlement, Wayne County, Tennessee, Deed Books, D-F, 1821-1902. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-49X8-Shtt, see below.
2. ↑ * 1812: United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-C4J1 : 12 March 2018), Lemuel Hensley, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,615.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-VT6 : accessed 29 August 2021), Lemuel Hensely, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 324, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.

age 26-45; female same; 6 males; 1 female

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPT-B33 : 20 February 2021), Lemuel Heasley, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing 299, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 182; FHL microfilm 24,540.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-SCG : 2 March 2021), Lemuel Hensly, Wayne, Tennessee (Middle Dist, Tennesssee), United States; citing p. 102, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

age 50-60; female 40-50; 4 males; 4 females

page b: no pensioner

• Wayne County, Tennessee Deed books. 24 Sep 1840. Heirs of Lemuel Hensley. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-49X8-S
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/181334522/lemuel-taylor-hensley : accessed 10 June 2021), memorial page for Lemuel Taylor Hensley (1785–24 Sep 1840), Find A Grave: Memorial #181334522, citing Hensley Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by gen20 (contributor 48210573) . 2017 findagrave: No memorial stone photograph; no evidence of: birth location, middle name, exact death date: Find A Grave: Memorial #181334522; Lemuel Taylor Hensley (1785–24 Sep 1840), citing Hensley Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

His name was passed down to me [Hensley-(?closed acct] by his 3x great granddaughter. He was burial location was listed by the enumerator of Hensley Cemetery #164 near Butler Creek in Wayne County, TN.

See also:

• Ancestry Profile
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KLLD-F39

Acknowledgements

• Travis Wagner, Entered by Travis Wagner, Mar 27, 2012.