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John Hancher Henshaw 1734–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia

Death Date: 02 Dec 1793

Death Location: Frederick County, Virginia

Father: Nicholas Henshaw,Hanshaw

Mother: Rebecca Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Hancher)

Children(s): William Sr

John Hancher Henshaw was born in 1734 in Frederick County, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Henshaw Hanshaw And Rebecca Boulware Smith. John Hancher Henshaw married Sarah Ann Caudy Henshaw Hancher, and had children including William Hanshaw Hancher Sr. John Hancher Henshaw passed away in 1793 in Frederick County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Hancher Henshaw was born in 1734 in Frederick County, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Henshaw Hanshaw And Rebecca Boulware Smith.
  • John Hancher Henshaw married Sarah Ann Caudy Henshaw Hancher, and had children including William Hanshaw Hancher Sr.
  • John Hancher Henshaw passed away in 1793 in Frederick County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Henshaw,Hanshaw
1695–1777
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
NH
Rebecca Smith
1707–1774
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
RS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hancher)
1739–1807
Birth Location: Capon Valley, Hampshire, Virginia
SH

Children(s)

William Sr
1760–1824
Birth Location: Frederick Co., Virginia
WS

John Henshaw's Ancestors

Self
John Henshaw
1734–1793
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia
Parents
Nicholas Henshaw,Hanshaw
1695–1777
Lincolnshire, England
Rebecca (Boulware) Smith
1707–1774
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Hancher) Henshaw
1679–1767
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Steedman
1686–1767
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
William* (SMITH 1680c 7gf) Captain
1680–1710
Of Bunker Hill, Berleley Co. Virginia. USA
rachael duncan
1680–1707
Chester, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Sumner
1652–1728
George Stedman
1650–1691
Hannah Osborne
1654–1686
George* DR.
1659–1707
Elizabeth Robinson
1665–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph 2
1625–1675
Martha 2
1630–1678
Thomas Osborn
1628–1663
Hannah Barton
1630–1690
William Jr
1628–1679
Mary Soames
1621–1701

John Henshaw's Descendants

1.
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John (Hancher) Henshaw (1734–02 Dec 1793) m. Sarah (Ann Caudy (Henshaw,) Hancher) (1739–30 Sep 1807)
  1. 1. William ("Hanshaw" Hancher) Sr 1760–1824 m. Nancy (Ann) Dunn 1756–1827
    1. 1. William (Hanshaw Hancher) Rev 1788–1870 m. Sarah Knicely 1792–1833
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Hancher 1816–1909 m. Alfred (J) Gray 1811–1899
        1. 1. Alfred (Marion) Gray 1848–1926 m. Mary (Ann) Leisure 1852–1929

John Henshaw's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1734
Birth of John Hancher Henshaw in Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia
1793
02 Dec 1793
Age 59
Death of John Hancher Henshaw in Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia
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