Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Samuel Hensley

Male Bef 1706 - Aft 1736  (> 32 years)


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  • Name Samuel Hensley 
    Birth Bef 1706  Hanover Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1736  Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I115881  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Samuel Hensley,   b. Bef 1685, Hanover Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1736, Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F23282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Snell,   b. Bef 1710, King & Queen County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1736, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 28 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1727  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1735-1743 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 1: [John Frederick Dorman]:
      Page 10. Will of Samuel Hansley of King George County and Hanover Parish being sick and weak, dated 28 Feb. 1731/2.
      Whereas my sons by my former wife are grown to years capable of getting their own living and considering my estate to be barely sufficient for the raising of my young children, it is my desire therefore that my sons William, Joseph and Edward Hanslee be contented each to have one shilling sterling to be paid immediately after my decease if demanded together with my blessing and prayers to God for their future welfare
      To my beloved wife Elizabeth my land and plantation in Spotsylvania to her during her life and after her decease to my two sons James and George Hansley.
      To my son George Henslee all my ready made waring cloaths.
      To my son Samuel Hensley one heifer or steam of three years old.
      All the rest of my estate both real and personal I give to my beloved wife aforesaid to be wholly at her disposal for the good and support of her self and children and it is my desire that Elizabeth my wife may be sole executrix.
      Wit: Samuel (X) Hanslee
      Joseph Berry
      Thomas (X) Suttle
      17 Feb. 1735 [1736]. Presented in Court by Elizabeth Hanslee his widow. Proved by Joseph Berry and Thomas Suttle.
      Page 11. Bond of Elizabeth Hensley, William Bohannan and Abraham Bledsoe unto Goodrich Lightfoot, justice. For 100. 17 Feb. 1735 [1736]. Elizabeth Hensley is extx. of Samuel Hensley. Eliz. (X) Hensley
      William Bohannan
      Abraham (A B) Bledsoe
      Wit: James Porteus.
      17 Feb. 1735 [1736]. Ack. and OR.
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      1731-1734 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book B; [William Armstrong Crozier];
      Sept. 7, 1731. Thomas x Yates of St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., to Samuel Hensley, Junr., of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. £12 curr., 360 a. granted sd. Yates by pat. Sept. 28, 1728, in St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co. Dunkin Bohannon, Peter Murtle, Susannah x Bohannon, W. Russell, Richard x Sharp, George x Popplewell. Oct. 5,1731. Sarah, wife of Thomas Yates, acknowledged her dower.
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      1734-1742 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book C; [William Armstrong Crozier];
      March 4, 1734. John x Snell of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Samuel Hensley, Martha Hensley and Kathren Hensley of par. and co. afsd. 100 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts Co. G. Home, William Henslee. March 4, 1734/5.
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      1737-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 458-60.
      23 Aug. 1738. Samuel Hansley of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, planter, to James Taylor of same, planter. For £12.10.- current money. 360 acres ... at Benja. Porter's on a stony point just above the mouth of a branch ... on the northwest side of a branch .. oaks of Richard Sharpe's standing on the south east side of a branch ... on the north west side of the Riga.
      Samuel Hensley
      Wit: Jno. Foster, Eliz. (X) Cuddin.
      24 Aug. 1730. Acknowledged by Samuel Hensley.

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