John
Henderson
Born before in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William Henderson
and Margaret (Bruce) Henderson
Brother of
James Henderson
Husband of
Rose (Finley) Henderson
— married
Jun 1735 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Florence G (Henderson) Russell and Mary (Stephenson) McClure
Died
after age 65
in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2014
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Multiple people may be conflated in this profile, i.e. information about different people may be combined and confused.
Biography
Attention Pre 1700 qualified: Please change birth date to 1688 per Family Search records FamilySearch Person: LCPJ-B7P
John Henderson was born in 1686, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Sarah Miller on 14 June 1729, in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland. He immigrated to United States in 1740 and lived in Beverly, Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America in 1766. He later married Margaret Rose Finley about 1735 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America. Margaret Rose and John had at least 6 children.[1] see also the "Details" page for the two marriages.
- He married Sarah Miller on 14 June 1729 in Forgandenny, Perthshire.[2]
He died on 1 May 1766, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 80.
Previous Notes:
- We (who is "we"?) believe this person was not a descendant of Sir John Henderson of Fordell. The Hendersons of Augusta Co are believed to have immigrated from Ulster. The DNA of several of the related Hendersons is not a match for Fordell.
David Henderson
- However, many of the Scots from Fife immigrated to Northern Ireland and many continued across the Atlantic to British North America, thus Alexander could definitely have been the father.
Dan Norum(Source?)
- Will of John Henderson
Page 461.--4th April, 1766. John Henderson's will, farmer--Wife, Rose; son, William; daughters, if either die, the other to enjoy her share. Teste: John Davidson, Robt. Finley. Executors, brother James and wife's brother, John. Proved 20th August, 1766, by the witnesses. James Henderson and John Finley qualified executors, with Adam Dean and Wm. Finley.
- John HENDERSON (son of William) was born 9 Feb 17905/6 in Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland and died 1 May 1766 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married about 1735 in probably Augusta County, Virginia to Rose FINLEY who was born about 1708 in possibly Ireland.
- Will recorded Augusta Co, 19, Aug, 1766 lists wife, son William and brother James.
- Chalkeys Chronicles of Scotich-Irish Settlement of Virginia, Vol 3.
- https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_F-J
- https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_F-J
Research Notes
He seems to be conflated with John Henderson (abt.1735-bef.1766) and his uncle John Henderson, and some people in Scotland.
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch Person: KZZ5-L7D
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, (FamilySearch Record: XY3W-6QB : accessed 18 March 2024), John Hendersone marriage to Sarah Miller on 14 Jun 1729 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; citing Digital film/folder number: 007907885; FHL microfilm: 1040353.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
ZaDean Pearson
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Barry Russell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FB2486894 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Bev (Ostrom) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A768283 [compare], Ancestry member bevssurnames
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~0.39%
David Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 6002775 [compare], FTDNA kit #112524
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~0.39%
Scott Bingham :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TE1200551 [compare]
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Unmerged matches › John Henderson (1706-1766)
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Categories: Conflated Profiles | Augusta County, Virginia Colony
We do not know the parents of this family group. We do know from dna analysis that their ancestors were from the Scottish Lowlands near the border with England. Ayrshire was the most probably location. We believe they were moved to the Ulster Plantation and immigrated to America from there between 1730 and 1740. They were clearly in Beverly manor by around 1740.
John was almost certainly an Ulster Scot with lowland roots in Scotland. DNA evidence suggests that he was not from the Fordell line. william b. 1676 is the illetigimate son of Sir John Henderson.
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edited by Tawny Christensen
Very unusual that a woman could be pregnant, with two unborn children, with two different fathers. Henderson-5475 and Henderson-5255 both were born 6 Feb 1706 and both died 1 May 1766.