Joseph Henderson was born abt 1737 in Virginia.
Joseph Henderson married Adelphia Lea about 1758 and they had: [1]
Children
Joseph Henderson, Sr.
1740 Birth of Sister Ann Henderson (1740–1807) Virginia
1741 Birth of Sister Mary Henderson (1741–1773) Virginia
1742 Birth of Sister Sarah Henderson (1742–1771) Orange County, Virginia
1744 Birth of Sister Elizabeth Henderson (1744–1824) Orange, Orange, Virginia
1744 Birth of Sister Susannah Henderson (1744–1780) Orange, Virginia
1745 Birth of Sister Isabella Henderson (1745–1805) Orange, Virginia
1746 Birth of Sister Hannah Henderson (1746–) Orange, Virginia
1747 Birth of Sister Rachel Henderson (1747–) Orange, Virginia
Abt. 1758 Marriage Adelphia (Delphia) Lea Henderson (1743–1813)
1758 Birth of Daughter Nancy Henderson (1758–1849) Orange, Virginia
1760 Birth of Daughter Sarah Henderson (1760–1818) Orange, North Carolina
1763 Birth of Daughter Isabella Graves Henderson (1763–1826) 21 Dec 1763 Orange, North Carolina
1765 Birth of Daughter Adelphia Delphia Henderson (1765–1824) Orange, North Carolina
1768 Birth of Daughter Mary Henderson (1768–1861) 8 Aug 1768 • Caswell now Orange, North Carolina
1770 Birth of Son Joseph Henderson Jr (1770–1841) Caswell, North Carolina
1771 Birth of Son John Henderson (1770–1820) Caswell, North Carolina
1771 Death of Sister Sarah Henderson (1742–1771) Virginia
1773 Death of Sister Mary Henderson (1741–1773) Virginia
1774 Birth of Son Major Henderson (Feb 1774–1840) Orange, Virginia, United States
(Military) 1779-1782 Patriotic Service • South Carolina Horseman for 109 days, and Wagon Guard for 98 days in SC under Col. Thomas Sumpter on a trip to Newberry; Served at Orangeburg Feb-Apr1782, 90 days at Stono, on tour from Feb.1 to Apr 1779 to Briar Creek (lost a blanket, saddle, bridle at Briar Creek)
1780 Death of Sister Susannah Henderson (1744–1780) aft 1780 • Virginia, United States
1783 Death of Father John Henderson (1698–1783) 28 Aug 1783 • Will probated in North Carolina, United States
(Military) 1784 • Wilkes County, Georgia Received Land Grant for Services in Rev. War and moved there with Delphia NC Rev Army Accts Book A PT 12, p, 1579 by Haun, DAR A054755
1785 Death of Brother Richard Henderson (1739–1785)
as reported in personal diaries and Washington's Newspapers, (Joseph was a tall man who wore a cocked hat, knee britches with fancy buckles and ruffled shirts and was of the Virginia gentry class.)
Residence 1794 • Clark's Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia Joseph and Delphia lived next to Joseph Callaway
1796 Death of Mother Sarah Brockman (1714–1796) 26 Sep 1796 • Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Probate Records 23 Feb 1801 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 69,Thomas Reynolds appt. guardian of Matthew Reynolds. Richard Dukins and Joseph Hendrson Sr. Sec., Joseph Henderson, Jr. appt. guardian of Richard Reynolds. Claybrook Williamson and Joshua Callaway, Sec. Both orphans of Richard Reynolds, dec'd
Property 1803 • Georgia Land Lottery Two Draws
1805 Death of Sister Isabella Henderson (1745–1805) North Carolina, United States
Property 1806 • Land Lottery Wilkes County, Georgia Maj. J. Patterson's Batt, Capt Jos. Henderson's Dist
1807 Death of Sister Ann Henderson (1740–1807) abt 1807 • Virginia, Unted States
Probate Records 12 Apr 1808 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 184, Henry Shorter (Jr.) dec'd. Joseph Henderson appointed temporary Admr., Pg 190, 1 Aug 1808, James Shorter apponted Admr.,Pg 195, Granted Jacob Shorter and Sylvanue Gibson, Security
Religion 21 Dec 1808 • Sardis Baptist Church, Wilkes County, Georgia Baptised (became a member), Was a founding deacon.
Probate Records 7 Mar 1809 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 375, Joseph Henderson, Sr. surviving Excr of William Lea, dec'd permission to sell 150 acres on Kettle creek.
Abt 1809• Rayles, Wilkes, Georgia, United States 4 Sources
Burial Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia no tombstones, covered over by annex to church 1 Source
Property Early Records of Georgia, by Ruth Blair, p. 296 Paid taxes on 7 slaves, 400 acres in Capt. Nails Dist., Pays taxes on 130 acres in Capt Alexander's Dist.,
NOTE: From McCall-Tidwell & Allied Families, pg 527. Joseph Henderson and Isabella Adelphia Lea had a daughter named Isabella Graves Henderson who married Joshua Callaway and another daughter named Adelphia Henderson who married Richard Poteet. Be careful. Many online trees have these two women conflated.
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Mary
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1737 VIRGINIA Death: 1812 WILKES CO GEORGIA Service Description: 1) FURNISHED PROVISION FOR MILITIA
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