Henry Whisenant (bef. 1770 - 1823)

Born before 1770 in Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1823 after age 53 in St. Clair County, Alabama, USA

Biography

Henry Whisenant was a North Carolina colonist.

Henry Whisenant was born about 1770 in North Carolina.

According to researcher Carolyn Ann King, Henry married (1) Mary E Whisenant and (2) Unknown Jenkins on 1790.^[1]

Carolyn also states his children were:

Adam, b. 1789, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA, d. December 10, 1870, , St Clair, Alabama, USA.

William Jenkins, b. March 19, 1795, York, South Carolina, United States, d. December 10, 1870, St Clair, Alabama, United States.

Cassie, b. 1804, York, South Carolina, United States, d. 1882, St Clair, Alabama, United States.

Lorenzo Dow, b. 1812, North Carolina, United States, d. 1896, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

Davis F., b. 1821, York, South Carolina, United States, d. 1880.

Abner, b. 1800, d. 1850.

Alvin, b. 1808.

Newton, b. 1810, d. 1850.

Raymond C. Whisnant doesn't list Cassie as a child, but does include Adaline Lydia Whisenant, b. c 1810. ^[2]

Researcher, E. Lamar Ross, states that Henry's daughter, Cassie, married John Owens, and Adaline was only nine years old at her father's death. She married Redden Smith in 1831.^[3]

A Henry Whisenhunt married 17 February 1818 in Randolph County, North Carolina to Caty Bell.^[4] The name of this spouse doesn't match any of the family tree records for Henry reviewed so far. Is this marriage representing a different Henry from the Henry of this profile?

There was a Henry Whisenhunt in the 1800 and 1810 Randolph County, North Carolina census records. George Michael Whisenhunt was also enumerated in the 1790 Randolph County, North Carolina census.^[5]

"Writ of Citation to heirs of Henry Whisenant, dec.d.. State of Alabama St. Clair County To the sheriff of the said county greetings, you are hereby commanded to Summons the next of kin and relatives of Henry Whisenant, Deceased, late of the said an unknown place , that are in the said county aforesaid to be and appear before the Judge of the County Court of the Said County at the house of Robert Lawson, in the Town of Ashville on Saturday the 30th of this month to shew [Sic] cause if any them have Why Adam Whisenant and Abner Whisenant, Shall not Administer upon the said Estate of Henry Whisenant, Deceased. Whitney Norris Chenautt clerk of the said court, at office this 25th August 1823...^[6][7]

Henry died 26 AUG 1823 in St. Clair County, Alabama. He was buried in Hopewell Cemetery in Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA. For further research, there are many other Whisenants buried in this cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/i/n/Carolyn-Ann-King-FL/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0237.html
2. ↑ http://www.raymondwhisnant.com/displayresults.asp?id=27662
3. ↑ Whisenant Ancestors
4. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979" database, FamilySearch: accessed 11 October 2015, Henry Whisenhunt and Caty Bell, 17 Feb 1818; citing Randolph,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,325.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-MC2 : accessed 11 October 2015), George M Whisenhunt, 1790.
6. ↑ http://www.raymondwhisnant.com/displayresults.asp?id=27662
7. ↑ http://www.rosstribe.com/whisenantancestors2

• "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-M42 : accessed 11 October 2015), Henry Whisenhunt, 1800.

• "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-GPM : accessed 11 October 2015), Henry Whisenhunt, 1810.

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