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William Henderson (abt. 1723 - 1784)

William Henderson
Born about in Down, Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 61 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
William Henderson performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Henderson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A054847.

William Henderson was born around 1723 in Ireland.[1] The identity of his parents is not known.

His wife was named Agnes. Her maiden name is unknown.[1] The children of William and Agnes Henderson were:[2][3]

  1. James, b. 1740
  2. John (1747-1814), m. Martha Long[1]
  3. Margaret (1751-1820), m. Samuel Wiley[1]
  4. Isabella, b. 1753
  5. Agnes (1759-1836)
  6. Elisabeth (1778-1843)

William is listed on the 1780 Supply Rate of taxpayers for Fermanagh Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. At that time, he owned 400 acres of land, a horse, and six cows.[4]

On 11 May 1784, William wrote his last will and testament, in which he names his oldest son James, son-in-law Samuel Wiley, wife Agnes, daughters Agnes and Isabella, and son John.[2]

William Henderson passed away before 26 Aug 1784 at Fermanagh Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 4 Nov 2023), "Record of William Henderson", Ancestor # A054847.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry Record 8802 #1670584 Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for William Henderson; Cumberland Wills, 1750-1803
  3. ↑ FamilySearch GMF5-SD9
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 20, pp. 287, 288.
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Hofmann-545 Hans Hofmann
Henderson-20782 and Henderson-10163 appear to represent the same person because: Potential duplicate - both are married to same spouse
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Rejected matches › William Joseph Henderson (abt.1719-1777) › William Henderson (1725-)

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