John Henderson

Husband of Abigail (Lull) Henderson — married after 27 Nov 1725 in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 12 May 1777 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

JOHN HENDERSON

Int. 27 Nov. 1725 Ipswich, Massachusetts, ABIGAIL LULL (b. 10 May 1699 Ipswich)

m.2. . int. 21 Apr. 1758 Ipswich, Deborah Chapman (d. after 18 Mar. 1793)

Will 30 July 1764- 12 May 1777

"The 30th Day of July 1764

I John Henderson of Ipswich… Cordwinder being in advanced in age… Do make and ordaine this my Last will & Testament…

I Give to my Beloved wife Deborow Henderson the improvments of all my Whole Estate Dureing the time shee lives my widow but if shee should marry againe then but one third parte of the improvement of the same

Item I Give to my son John Hendersons three children an equall share with… Thomas & Samuell…

Item I Do Constitute& apint my Well beloved Wife Deborow Hendison to be my Executrix to this my will to see all things be Done…
John Henderson
In Presence of us
Aaron Potter
Jeremiah Staniford Junr
Judith Gaines

An Inventory & apprisement of the Estate of John Henderson Late of Ipswich Decesed…

Waring Apparil
To a Brown Coat 30/ Lite Collerd Ditto 20/ Serge
Ditto 18/..............................................................£3 : 8. 0
To Blue Jackett 15/ 2 pair Breeches 15/ Great Cote
24/ Hatt 8/.............................................................3 : 2. 0
To bead 76/ under Bead 6/ Bead Stead & cord
10/.........................................................................4:12. 0
To 3 Coverleds 20/ 2 Blankets 15/ Cotton & linning
[  ? ] 10/.............................................................. 2 : 5. 0
To 4 Cotton & tow sheets 16/ 3 two Ditto 6/ 8
piloow cases 6/....................................................1 : 8. 0
To 4 Napkins 6/ 3 table cloth 2/ Desk 20/ old
Chairs 7/...............................................................1:15. 0
To a Gun and Bayonet 30/ Sword 4/ old Bellows
2/...........................................................................1:16. 0
To white table 4/ small Ditto 4/ warming pan
10/.........................................................................0:18. 0
To Shovel & tongs 5/ Tramils 6/ Brass skillet 7/..0:18. 0
To Iron Pott 4/ 2 small Ditto 4/ Iron kittell 6/..0:14. 0
To Iron Croo 10/ old Iron 8/ [  ? ] Putter 14/..1:12. 0
Earthen ware 2/ morter ¼ Chest 6/ old box 2/..0:11. 4
Looking Glass 10/ Books 12/ old Casks 6/......1 : 8. 0
Stilyards 4/ ½ Peck measure 1/ meal Chist 15/..1 : 0. 0
Personal Estate.................................................£25: 7. 4

Real Estate
To halfe a House & Barn with the Land
ajoyning.............................................................£60: 0. 0
To 4 acres of Pasture land (called Stanifords
Pasture)................................................................40: 0. 0
To one acre & ¼ of Land att Mannings Neck..12: 0. 0
To 2 acres of Land att Bartholomew hill Pasture.2: 8. 0
To a Pew in the meeting House in ye first Parish.8: 0. 0
Real Estate.......................................................£122: 8. 0
Dated Ipswich May ye 12th 1777

Deborah Henderson Executrix
Her X Mark

Jabez Teadwell
John Catswell gr
Samuel Lord

A List of Debts Due from the Estate of John Henderson of Ipswich decd… this 27th day of April 1785

Due to the Estate of Nathaniel Henery..........0=05=0
Due to michal Farley Esqr...............................2=02=11
Due to Jeremiah Staniford..............................1=03=03
Due to the Estate of Daniel Bager.................0=04=05 /2
Due to Nathaniel Smith...................................0=01=03
Due to Dockter Welles Rust............................9=09=04
Due to the Estate of moses Smith.................1=16=04
Due to Jacob tredwell......................................0=16=01
Due to moses Lord..........................................0=02=00
Due to the Estate of Arte rabbit.....................0=13=08
Due to Nathaniel Duck....................................0=01=00
Due to Dockter John Calf................................0=18=05
Due to John Caldwell.......................................1=00=05
Due to John pinder Saxton.............................0=06=00
Due to Samuel Henderson.............................3=11=08
Due to John Denis............................................0=02=08
Due to Thomas Caldwell...............................23=18=00
Due to Nathaniel Denis...................................0=12=00
Due to the Estate of peter freeman...............2=03=00
Due to the Estate of Nathaniel tredwell........0=17=07
...................................................................... £50=05=00 ½
To the House hold Furniture allowd the widow to
retain for her own use agreeably to the decd’s
Will.........................................................................17 —
charges of admo................................................... 6 –----
............................................................................ £73.5.0 ½

Deborah Henderson Executrix
Her X Mark

Deborah Henderson Executrix of the last Will and testament of John Henderson late of Ipswich… this eighteenth day of March… 1793

The real Estate is Cr viz
By real Estate as pr Inventory.........................£122.8.0
By personal Estate as pr Inventory..................£25.7.4

By real Estate sold by order of court of common Pleas dated Apr 1785 viz

About 4 ½ acres pasture Land called Stanifords
Pasture sold to Thos Caldwell for.........................52.---
..................................................................................77.7.4

The sd Estate is Dr viz
To pd for proving and recording the will &c....£0.12.
To pd for recording Inventory & List of debts...... .6 –
To pd for order of court to sell real Estate......... .18 –
To pd Michael Harley Esqr 42/ To pd John Caldwell
p 25/........................................................................3.7.-
To pd moses Lord 2/ To pd moses Smith 36/4..1.18.4
To pd Aaron Treadwell 17/7 To pd Doctr Wallis Rust
£9.9.4...................................................................10.6.11
To pd Nathl Dutch 1/. To pd John Pinder 6/...... .7 –
To pd Capt Jeremiah Staniford 23/3 To pd Jacob
Treadwell 16/.......................................................1.19.3
To pd Nathl Smith 1/3. To pd Thos. Caldwell
£25.11..................................................................25.2.3
To pd Samuel Henderson 71/8 To pd Nathl
Dennis 12/............................................................4.3.8
To pd Philip Abbot Admr of Estate of Arthur
Abbot decd........................................................... .18.8
To pd Phebe Badger Executrix of last Will of Danl
Badger decd.......................................................... .4.6 ½
To pd John Dennis 2/8. To pd John Freeman
43/........................................................................2.5.8
To allowance to Executrix for time & trouble 3. –
To pd for stating examining allowing & recording
this accot............................................................... .4.6
To pd Joseph Hovey Executor of last Will of Nathl
Hovey decd........................................................... .5.6
To pd Expences of Vendue & for writing Deeds
advertising &c...................................................... .12.-
...........................................................................£56.6.3 ½
Deborah Henderson Executrix
Her X Mark…

March18th 1793 Then the above named Deborah Henderson Executrix of the last Will & Testament of John Henderson late of Ipswich decd being very aged & infirm & unable to attend at the Probate Office appear’d before me & made Oath that the aforewritten account of her Administration of the Estate…is.. a just & true Account…"^[1]

Children

All children born in Ipswich

• I. Abigail- bpt. 23 July 1727

• II. John- bpt. 26 Apr. 1730, m.1. int. 28 Sept. 1751 Ipswich, Lucy Jones (d. 24 July 1752 Ipswich), 2. int. 31 Mar. 1753 Ipswich, Mary Brown (bpt. 16 Aug. 1726 Ipswich, d. 1756), d. 7 Sept. 1755 Ipswich

• III. Susannah- bpt. 17 Sept. 1732

• IV. Thomas- bpt. 29 Oct. 1736, int. 22 Dec. 1764 Lucy Pinder

• V. Esther- m. Joshua Currier

• VI. Samuel- bpt. 13 Nov. 1743, m.1. int. 14 May 1768 Ipswich, Margaret Lakeman (d. 14 Feb. 1774 Ipswich), 2. 29 Dec. 1777 Ipswich, Abigail Hodgkins (m.1. John Caldwell, d. 17 Dec. 1833 Ipswich), d. 4 Apr. 1799 Ipswich

Sources

1. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 13046

• Ipswich V.R.
• Caldwell Records: John and Sarah (Dillingham) Caldwell of Ipswich and Their Descendants- Augustine Caldwell, William Parsons Lunt, Boston, 1873- pp. 72-3