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Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley 1740–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1803

Death Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Martha Ellis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hickman

Children(s): Sgt. Hensley, Fielding Hensley

Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley was born in 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Henrico Hensley Sr And Martha Ann Ellis. Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley married Elizabeth Betsy Hickman, and had children including Fielding Hensley, George Hensley, Sgt Henry Harry Hensley. Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley passed away in 1803 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley was born in 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Henrico Hensley Sr And Martha Ann Ellis.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley married Elizabeth Betsy Hickman, and had children including Fielding Hensley, George Hensley, Sgt Henry Harry Hensley.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley passed away in 1803 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1694–1788
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
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Martha Ellis
1704–1752
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hickman
1739–1830
Birth Location: Saint Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sgt. Hensley
1753–1822
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Fielding Hensley
1761–1832
Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hensley
1740–1803
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Henrico Hensley Sr
1694–1788
Fluvanna, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
Martha (Ann) Ellis
1704–1752
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Samuel) Hensley
1642–1705
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Susanna Newcombe
1650–1730
Henrico, Virginia, United States
John Ellis
1661–1728
Fluvanna, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Susannah Royall
1665–1709
Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah (Hensley)(Hoskin)
1606–1665
James Hensley
1605–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hensley
1583–1654
Kathryn (Hensley)
1583–1621

Benjamin Hensley's Descendants

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Benjamin ("Ben" Ellis) Hensley (1740–28 Feb 1803) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hickman (1739–1830)
  1. 1. Sgt. (Henry Harry) Hensley 1753–1822 m. Barbara Agnell 1755–1855
    1. 1. Benjamin Hensley 1793–1862 m. Louisa (Elizabeth) Shelton 1787–1863
      1. 1. Lewis ('Levi') Hensley 1810–1893 m. Elizabeth Metcalf 1812–1880
        1. 1. Nancy (Lizzie) Hensley 1833–1898 m. Joseph (Landon Colt) Murray 1815–1896
      2. 2. Armstrong ("Armp" Olstead Owen) Hensley 1823–1911 m. Barbara Higgins 1822–1911
        1. 1. Ellis Hensley 1856–1928 m. Matilda (Caroline) Cody 1854–1901
    2. 2. James (Henry) Hensley 1779–1859 m. Nancy Anderson 1788–1862
      1. 1. Jesse Hensley 1834– m. Dorcus Hensley 1828–1927
        1. 1. John (Henry) Hensley 1852– m. Matilda (Vianna "Vina") Ramsey 1850–
        2. 2. Andrew (J) Hensley 1855–
        3. 3. Sallie (J) Hensley 1859–
    3. 3. Asbury (Berry) Hensley 1783–1870 m. Elizabeth Littleton 1786–1870
      1. 1. Jessie Hensley 1805– m. Matilda ("Mattie") Bailey 1807–1880
        1. 1. Dorcus Hensley 1828–1927 m. Jesse Hensley 1834–
      2. 2. Susanna Hensley 1809–
        1. 1. James (Burton) Hensley 1835–1938 m. Sarah (A) Huflin 1845–1928
    4. 4. William (Allison) Hensley 1798–1889
      1. 1. Robert (Burton) Hensley 1833–1905
        1. 1. Samuel (Hensley) (Shelton?) 1859–
  2. 2. Fielding Hensley 1761–1832
    1. 1. John (Andrew) Hensley 1805–1885
      1. 1. James (Harvey (Jim)) Hensley 1837–1908
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Hensley 1884–1959 m. Roscoe (Roderick) Kilgore 1882–1936

Benjamin Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1803
28 Feb 1803
Age 63
Death of Benjamin "Ben" Ellis Hensley in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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