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William Henderson

Male 1774 - 1857  (83 years)

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  • Name William Henderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth 27 Jul 1774  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 9 Sep 1793  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1820  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    East of the South Fork of the Catawba River 
    Residence 1830  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1840  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Lower Regiment 
    Residence 1850  Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 1857  Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12] 
    • Mountain Island
    Death 31 Oct 1857  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9, 12] 
    Person ID I21742  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

    Father Colonel James Henderson, Sr,   b. 1742, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1793, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Violet Lawson,   b. 1738, Brunswick, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1762  Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Abernathy,   b. 11 Nov 1779, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1839, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1797  Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] 
    Children 
    >1. James Abernathy Henderson,   b. 28 Sep 1798, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1888, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Lawson Henderson,   b. 17 Mar 1800, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1839, Jackson, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Isabella Henderson,   b. 2 Feb 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1896, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Robert E Henderson,   b. 21 Mar 1804, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1863, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Elizabeth Henderson,   b. 10 Mar 1806, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Independence, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Adeline Henderson,   b. 4 Dec 1808, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Mary Polly Henderson,   b. 13 May 1811, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1823, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Jane Amanda Alexander Henderson,   b. 17 Aug 1813, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1876, Perry County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. William H Henderson,   b. 1 Jun 1816, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1855, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. John Henderson,   b. 4 Feb 1819, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1887 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. Mary Henderson,   b. 10 Dec 1823, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1831, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >12. Augustus Leonard Henderson,   b. 6 Mar 1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jul 1774 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 9 Sep 1793 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Dec 1797 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - East of the South Fork of the Catawba River - 1820 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lower Regiment - 1840 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1857 - Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1857 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S793] Montgomery, W Vaughan, Letter of W V Montgomery to W F Sample 1942, (Name: Location: Selma, AL; Date: 5 Dec 1942;;), Letter from W V Monmtgomery to W F Sample, discussing Sampledescendants and also Henderson descendants. Lists Bible records of Miss Florence Jamison.

    3. [S890] DAR Ancestor A000238, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Abernathy.

    4. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records Lincolnton, NC andFHL # 0873860 item 21.
      Record for Betsy Abernathy

    5. [S1549] DAR Ancestor A054675, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Henderson Sr.

    6. [S1620] Bible of William Henderson, Certified Copy of Bible owned by Robert Milas Sample, son-in-law ofWilliam Henderson.

    7. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina;Roll: M432_630; Page: 412A; Image: .
      Record for William Henderson

    8. [S1623] Montgomery William Vaughan, FamilyInformation on Amzi A Moore, Notes complied by W V Montgomery and used by H V Moore McKnight in herDAR application.

    9. [S1752] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for William Henderson

    10. [S4483] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Page: 352; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 230.
      Record for William Henderson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1474634&indiv=try

    11. [S3947] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Lower Regiment, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 364; Page: 140; Image: 286; Family History Library Film: 0018095.
      Record for William Henderson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1642449&indiv=try

    12. [S3375] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for William Henderson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=findagraveus&h=99556359&indiv=try

    13. [S3044] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 122; Page: 230; Family History Library Film: 0018088.
      Record for William Henderson
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=214909&indiv=try

    14. [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: River Bend, Gaston, NorthCarolina; Roll: 964; Family History Film: 1254964; Page: 116B; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0232.
      Record for A. James Henderson



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