Colonel James Henderson, Sr
1742 - 1793 (51 years)-
Name James Henderson [1, 2, 3] Title Colonel Suffix Sr Birth 1742 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA 
[3] - Little Britain
Gender Male DAR Number A054675 [3] Military 1778 North Carolina, USA [3, 4] Will 9 Sep 1793 Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA [1] LW&T Death 9 Sep 1793 Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA [3] Notes - L D Bass in his article says Henderson served in the 1812 war in New Orleans and also spent time in Texas during the Republic
Person ID I10010 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Father William Henderson, b. 5 Jan 1700 d. 2 Sep 1770, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) Relationship natural Mother Susannah Logan, b. 1699 d. 21 May 1785 (Age 86 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1714 Family ID F6661 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Violet Lawson, b. 1738, Brunswick, Virginia, USA d. 1812, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years) Marriage 11 Feb 1762 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Children + 1. John Peterson Henderson, b. 1765, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Mary Henderson, b. 1768, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Martha Patsey Henderson, b. 1771, North Carolina, USA d. 1827 (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Major Lawson Henderson, b. 22 Mar 1774, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Nov 1843, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. William Henderson, b. 27 Jul 1774, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Oct 1857, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 6. Lt Colonel James Henderson, Jr, b. 5 Jul 1775, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Dec 1814, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Catherine Henderson, b. 1781, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Oct 1828, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 8. Logan Henderson, b. 1785, North Carolina, USA d. 8 Dec 1846, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F6119 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 1742 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA 
Marriage - 11 Feb 1762 - Rowan County, North Carolina, USA 
Military - 1778 - North Carolina, USA 
Will - LW&T - 9 Sep 1793 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Death - 9 Sep 1793 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.
- [S1368] Bass, L D,Jr, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hendersons, (Name: Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogy Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 1998;;).
- [S1549] DAR Ancestor A054675, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Henderson Sr.
- [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.
- [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.