George Adolphus Hensley (1722 - 1786)

Born 1722 in Essex, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America

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Died 1786 at about age 64 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Biography

George Hensley was a son of Samuel Thomas and his second wife, Elizabeth (Waller) Hensley. ^[1]

He married Sarah (Richardson) Hensley in VA - parents of William, Richardson, George II, Sarah, Catherine & Christopher

Deeds

March 3, 1755. Spotsylvania Deed Book E. William Richerson [sp] of St. Geo. Par. Spts Co. planter to his daughter Sarah Hensley, my grandson Richarson [sp] Hensley, after the death of his father George Hensley, and Sarah Hensley, his mother. Deed of Gift. 110 a. in Spts. Co. Witnesses, Henry Pendleton, Owen Thomas. April 1, 1755.

Jany 18, 1772. Spotsylvania Deed Book H. George Hensley, Junr. and Martha, his wife, of Spts. Co. to George Hensley, Senr, of same Co. 5 shill. curr. 63 a. in Spts. Co. [Witnesses] Jona Clark, Wm. Wood, John Estes, Junr.; Ambrose Dudley.

Jany 20, 1772. Spotsylvania Deed Book H. George Hensley Senr. and Sarah, his wife, of Spts. Co. to George Hensley, Junr, of same Co. 5 shill. curr. 95 a. in Spts. Co. part of a tract purchased by Wm. Richardson, Dec'd. of Larkin Chew, Dec'd, and by the last will and testament of sd. Richardson devised to his grandson, James Hutcherson, and by the sd. Hutcherson sold to the sd. George Hensley

Sept 29, 1784. Spotsylvania Deed Book K. Richardson Hensley and Winnie, his wife, and Sarah Hensley of Spots Co. to John Carter of same county. £200 curr. 110 a. in St. Geo. Par. Spots. Co., etc. [Wit] James Hutcherson, James Culley, Geo. Hensley.

Feby 6, 1787. Spotsylvania Deed Book L. George Hensley and Martha, his wife, and Sarah Hensley to Thomas Colson of Spts. Co. £98 specie. 95 a., part of a larger tract purchased by Wm. Richardson, dec'd. of Larkin Chew and by sd. Richardson devised to his grandson, James Hutcherson, and by him conveyed to the sd. George Hensley, Senr., etc. Witnesses, Wm. Wood, Jona. Clark, John Estis, Junr.; Ambrose Dudley. April 16, 1772.

Research Notes

Unable to locate any records/sources on Family Search. Bittner-246 07:16, 23 June 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Virginia%20Early%20Families/Hensley%20Family.html

• • [1] W. A. Crozier. Virginia County Records. Spotsylvania County Records (1721-1800) Southern Book Company, Baltimore, MD., 1955.

• Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
• Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Lori Guess for creating WikiTree profile Hensley-772 through the import of DamrelTree_2013-09-28.ged on Sep 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lori and others.
• Hensley Family Tree listing, dated Aug 2008