Thomas Henton Sr. (1718 - 1796)

Born 1718 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Yarnall) Henton — married 1747 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1796 at about age 78 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Captain Thomas Henton Sr. performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

Thomas Henton Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A053978.

Thomas married Ann Yarnell in 1747 in Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Thomas Hinton (Henton) became a surveyor for Lord Fairfax in 1753 and received a land grant from him in 1760 in Southern Dunsmore, later Shenendoah Co., Virginia.

Thomas Henton was a Captain in the Shenandoah Co., Virginia militia in 1785.

Thomas died in 1796 ^[2]

Will 27 November 1796 Names Wife Ann, son George, Thomas and daughters in Kentucky; Ann Copeland, Alice Samples, Pearces Boon and Ruth Rader.

Research Notes

Biography on findagrave.com has the following statement:

“Everyone has always shown a Persis Boone as his mother, though no official document could be found that a Persis Boone ever existed in the Boone line.

After a new search for records was conducted by his descendants and members of the Boone Family she was found instead to be Persis Haddar.

If you search records you will find there is only one line of Boone's that carry the Persis name in it. It is my 1st cousin line of Josiah Boone I. Josiah Noah Boone I is my double 6th great-grandfather. During that same search it was found that his daughter Persis was actually the 2nd wife of Josiah Boone II, my double 5th great-grandfather.

There were a lot of people upset over this new revelation, I lost 5 connections to Daniel Boone myself, so we asked those individuals to produce at least one official document confirming her existence and to date no one has come forward with one. Thomas does have connections to the Boone line, not only did his daughter Persis marry Josiah Boone II, his sister Hannah married Josiah Boone I and is my double 6th great-grandmother.

cawatkins - 6th great-grandnephew of Thomas Henton and step 6th Great-Grandson”''

Will

SHENANDOAH COUNTY VIRGINIA WILL BOOK WITH INVENTORIES & ACCOUNTS 1796-1802 I, Thomas Hinton of Shenandoah County and State of Virginia do humbly make my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say, first, I desire that my wife Ann have her bead (sic) and all her ( xxx ) pots and all the pewter belonging to the house at present and one third of all the Land whereas I now live during her natural life & then to be left to my son George Henton his heirs and assigns for ever and I also desire that hogs belonging to the plantation at present.

2 ndly I give to my my son Thomas Hinton his heirs and assigns forever one hundred & fifty acres of Land being the parcel whereon he lives running with the division fence between the grain field and meadow by his paying my daughter Hannah thirty pounds Virginia money after my decease & my wife Ann's decease.

3 rdly I give the remainder of my land to my son George Hinton, his heirs and assigns for everby his paying to each of my daughters in Kentucky the sum of thirty pounds Virginia money, that is to say, Ann Copeland, Alce Samples, Pearces Boon & Ruth Rader. And

Lastly I do hereby I constitute and appoint my beloved wife, Ann Hinton my son George Hinton and Michael Waren executors of this my last will and testament, and I desire that they divide the remainder of the moveable property not yet encxxioned beliouss my wife Ann Hinton and my son George Hinton as they may see proper hereby revoking all other or former.Wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my seal this 27th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six 1796. Signed, Sealed, published & declared} as for the last Will and testament of } the above named Thomas Hinton in } presence us } Joseph Young Thomas (his + mark) Hinton Evan Jones Daniel (his* mark) Watters Sen.

The court continued and held for the County of Shenandoah on witness day the 14th day of Dec'b.1796. This Last Will and testament of Thomas Hinton, dec'd was exhibited to the court and proved by the oaths of Evan Jones and David Watters Sen'r. Witness thereto and orders to be recorded and on motion of Ann Hinton and Michael Warren, two of the executors therein named apeatel thereof in due form is granted them, they having made oath and given bond with security according to Law. I Williams C.S. C. Thomas Henton/

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Source number: 111.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TSC Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19393249/thomas-henton : accessed 12 March 2018), memorial page for Capt Thomas I Henton (1718–1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 19393249, citing Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by cawatkins (contributor 47003700) .

• William Rigney and Sarah Potter and some of their descendants FHL Bool 929.273
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• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Author Yates Publishing Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher date 2004. Name Thomas Henton Birth Place PA Birth Year 1721 Spouse Name Ann Yarnell Spouse Birth Year 1721 Marriage Year 1747 Marriage State PA
• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963. Name Thomas I Henton Birth Date 1718 Unit Shenandoah Co. Militia Rev War VA Militia Enlistment Date 1758 Death Date 1796 Cemetery Smith Creek Baptist Church.
• U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170. Available online Ancestry.com. Name Ann Henton Event Type Death Birth Date 11 Sep 1721 Birth Date on Image 11 1721 Seventh Death Place Berks, Pennsylvania Father Peter Yarnall Mother Alice Warrilow Spouse Thomas Henton Monthly Meeting Exeter Monthly Meeting Religion Sect Orthodox Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State Pennsylvania Meeting County Berks.
• U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1737-1789; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Available online Ancestry.com. Name Henton Yarnall Event Type Marriage Marriage Date 30 Jul 1747 Marriage Date on Image 30 1747 Fifth Marriage Place Berks, Pennsylvania Spouse Ann Yarnall Monthly Meeting Reading Monthly Meeting Religion Sect Pre-Separation Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State Pennsylvania Meeting County Berks.
• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Name Thos Henton Military Place Virginia, USA State or Army Served Continental Troops Rank PRIVATE.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership 56079.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership 54339.
• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890. Name Thos Henton State VA County Dunmore County Township Rent Rolls Year 1776 Record Type Rent Role Database VA Early Census Index.
• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890. Name Thomas Sr. Henton State VA County Shenandoah County Township No Township Listed Year 1783 Page 065 Database VA Early Census Index.
• "My Henton Lineage" by GEORGE EARLE HENTON, M.D. ; 1960; Metropolitan Press; Full text available Internet Archive: https://archive.org/stream/myhentonlineage00hent/myhentonlineage00hent_djvu.txt

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hinton-218 created through the import of Newsom.ged on Nov 6, 2012 by Hans Nielsen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Hans and others.