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William Henderson

William Henderson

Male 1804 - Aft 1870  (> 67 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William Henderson
    Birth 1803/1804  Rutherford Co, NC (now Polk Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 7799888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000034FC 
    Death Aft 1870  Polk Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I70763  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2025

    Father William Henderson,   b. 1769/1770, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1853, Polk Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. 1765/1770, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840/1850, Rutherford Co, NC (now Polk Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage Bef 1794  Rutherford Co, NC (now Polk Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 461646E6E4CF714D8417D3487F0D2394F2F8 
    Family ID F21564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 ?,   b. 1800/1810   d. Aft 1830, McMinn Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 21 years)
    Marriage 1820/1830 
    _UID D0F0A26247FE874BB754C3973FDC667F4071 
    Family ID F31857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Lucretia,   b. 1819/1820, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 41 years)
    Marriage Bef 1856  Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 59B33C77FC0FFA4B8F8C453E0DD9639D937E 
    Children 
     1. Franklin Henderson,   b. 1856/1857, Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 4 years)
     2. Thomas Henderson,   b. 1860, Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Greenville Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 1 years)
    Family ID F21562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 3 Lucretia,   b. 1848/1849, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Polk Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 22 years)
    _UID AD8CFEF41A63FD4487B7108E4C538DCFC07C 
    Children 
     1. Joannah Henderson,   b. 1868/1869, Polk Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Polk Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 2 years)
    Family ID F31858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !REFERENCE:
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/henderson/henderson-william-polk.html


      !NOTES:William Henderson was named in his Father's Will dated 1851, but nothing in the Will stated where William (Jr) resided then. He was not found in Rutherford Co., NC in 1850.
      I searched the 1850 census for all William Hendersons born in NC ca 1780/90, 1790/1800, 1800/1810, and found no likely matches for this William.;


      !CENSUS:1810 Rutherford Co., NC p. 385
      William Henderson age 26-44 (1765/84)
      41110-12110
      My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 26-44 (1765/1784) William Henderson (c1770)
      1m 16-25 (1784/1794) Son? (1784/1790) > gone by 1820
      1m 10-15 (1794/1800) James Henderson (1794/1800) son
      4m 0-9 (1800/1810) 1. Joel Henderson (1800/1804) son
      .................... 2. William Henderson (c1804) son
      .................... 3. Michael Henderson (c1806) son
      .................... 4. David Henderson (c1808) son
      1f 26-44 (1765/1784) Elizabeth (---) Henderson (1765/1770) wife
      1f 16-25 (1784/1790) Rebecca Henderson (1784/90) daughter
      2f 10-15 (1790/1794) 1 Sarah Henderson (1797) daughter
      .................... 2. Nancy Henderson (1798) daughter
      1f 0-9 (1800/1810).. Elizabeth Henderson (c1805) daughter


      !CENSUS:1820 Rutherford Co.,NC p. 379
      William Henderson age 45+ (bef 1775)
      021201-11101
      My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 45+ (bef 1775)... William Henderson (c1770)
      2m 16-25 (1794/1804) 1. Joel Henderson (1800/1804) son
      .................... 2. William Henderson (c1804) son
      1m 16-17 (1802/1804) ditto
      2m 10-15 (1804/1810) 1. Michael Henderson (c1806) son
      .................... 2. David Henderson (c1808) son
      1f 45+ (bef 1775)... Elizabeth (---) Henderson (1765/1770) wife
      1f 16-25 (1794/1804) Sarah Henderson (1797) daughter
      1f 10-15 (1804/1810) Elizabeth Henderson (c1805) daughter
      1f 0-9 (1810/1820).. Daughter? (1810/1815)


      !TAXLIST:1829 McMinn Co., TN
      Page / Name / Company / Acres / White Polls
      12 William Henderson Capt Walker’s Company. 320a 1wp <---?
      22 William Henderson Capt Billingsley’s Company. 320a 1wp <---?
      31 James Henderson Capt Little’s Company 160a 1wp
      39 Isaac Henderson Capt Childers Company 160a 0wp


      !CENSUS:1830 McMinn Co., TN p. 192
      William Henderson age 20-29 (1800/10)
      12001-10001
      * Listed very close to brother James Henderson and Thomas Pack and John Pack;


      !TAXLIST:1830 McMinn Co., TN
      Page / Name / Company / Acres / White Polls
      59 Isaac Henderson Cpt Greenwood 160a 0wp
      59 James Henderson Cpt Greenwood 160a 1wp
      60 Wm Henderson Cpt Walker 320a 1wp <---?
      93 Wm Henderson Cpt Billingsley 320a 1wp <---?


      !TAXLIST:1831 McMinn Co., TN
      Page / Name / Company / Acres / White Polls
      123 Allen Henderson Cpt Sharp 0a 1wp
      123 Wm Henderson Cpt Sharp (smeared) 1wp <---?
      146 Isaac Henderson Cpt Greenwood 160a 1wp
      146 James Henderson Cpt Greenwood 160a 1wp
      146 William Henderson Cpt Greenwood 0a 1wp <---?


      !TAXLIST:1832 McMinn Co., TN
      Page / Name / Company / Acres / White Polls
      198 William Henderson Cpt Farris 240a 1wp
      198 Allen Henderson Cpt Farris 0a 1wp
      212 Isaac Henderson Cpt Greenwood 160a 0wp
      212 James Henderson Cpt Greenwood 80a 1wp
      212 William Henderson Cpt Greenwood 0a 1wp <---?


      !CENSUS:1840 x
      * No likely matches found in GA, NC, TN or SC;


      !CENSUS:1850 x
      * No likely matches found in NC or SC;


      !NAMED-WILL:17 Jun 1851 Polk Co., NC William Henderson, proven June 1853 Polk Co., NC;
      my son Michael the Negro girl Hannah and her two children Henry and George.
      to Westley Edwards and wife Sarah my land on the mountain where he now lives.
      to my two sons David and William Henderson and my grand daughter Sarah & her husband Fendle Foster all my lands adjoining which I deeded to my son Michael to be equally divided into three parcels.
      the remainder of my proper to be equally divided between seven of my children to wit:
      The heirs of James Henderson
      The heirs of Rebecca Pack
      The heirs of Joel Henderson
      William Thompson and his wife Nancy
      William Henderson <---
      David Henderson
      Toliver Smith and his wife Elizabeth.
      Executors Michael Henderson and J. H. Hampton
      S: William (x) Henderson
      Witnessed: Jesse Rhodes, N. B. Hampton
      Proven Spring Term 1853, elsewhere says June 1853.


      !CENSUS:1860 Greenville Dist, SC Gowensville Division, Gowensville PO # 311/273
      William Henderson 56 Farmer $-/80 NC
      Cresy 40 NC
      Franklin 3 SC
      Thomas 5/12 SC;


      !CENSUS:1870 Polk Co., NC Township No 4, Columbus PO # 50/50
      William Henderson 66 Farmer $-/100 NC
      Lucresia 21 Keeping House SC
      Joannah 1 NC;


      !CENSUS:1880 x


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