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Martha Jane Hensley 1656 – 1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Jennings

Mother: Mary Cary

Spouse(s): Edward Garland

Children(s): Mary Garland, John Garland, Margaret Garland, James Garland, John Garland, Edward Garland, Sarah Garland, David Garland, Thomas Garland

Martha Jane Hensley was born in 1656 in St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Jennings and Mary Cary. Martha Jane Hensley married Edward Garland, and had children including Mary Garland, John Garland, Margaret Martha Garland, James Garland, John Garland, Edward Garland, Sarah Garland, David Garland, Thomas Garland. Martha Jane Hensley passed away in 1730 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Hensley was born in 1656 in St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Jennings and Mary Cary.
  • Martha Jane Hensley married Edward Garland, and had children including Mary Garland, John Garland, Margaret Martha Garland, James Garland, John Garland, Edward Garland, Sarah Garland, David Garland, Thomas Garland.
  • Martha Jane Hensley passed away in 1730 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Jennings
1630 – 1719
Birth Location: England
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Mary Cary
1626 – 1661
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Edward Garland
1656 – 1719
Birth Location: of New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Garland
1654 – 1745
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
MG
John Garland
1660 – 1731
Birth Location: –
JG
Margaret Garland
1690 – 1740
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
MG
James Garland
1695 –
Birth Location: St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JG
John Garland
1685 – 1732
Birth Location: St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JG
Edward Garland
1700 – 1719
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
EG
Sarah Garland
1702 – 1782
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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David Garland
1720 – 1782
Birth Location: , Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Garland
1738 –
Birth Location: –
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Martha Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Martha Hensley
1656 – 1730
Birth Place: St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Jennings
1630 – 1719
England
Mary Cary
1626 – 1661
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Hensley's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Jane) Hensley (1656 – 1730) m. Edward Garland (1656 – 1719)
  1. 1. Mary Garland (1654 – 1745)
  2. 2. John Garland (1660 – 24 Feb 1731) m. Anne Stripling (1660 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth Garland (1698 – 3 Mar 1760) m. William McAllister (1694 – 1765)
      1. 1. Hannah McAllister (1715 – 1777)
      2. 2. William McAllister (1716 – )
      3. 3. John McAllister (1735 – 1787)
      4. 4. Anne McAllister (25 February 1737 – Nov 1819)
      5. 5. James McAllister (1745 – Oct 1782)
      6. 6. Mary McAllister (1750 – 20 Mar 1811)
      7. 7. Nathaniel McAllister (1750 – Oct 1782)
      8. 8. Alexander McAllister (1751 – Oct 1782)
      9. 9. Garland McAllister (1760 – 11 Apr 1785)
      10. 10. Peter McAllister (12 Sep 1792 – 5 Nov 1883)
      11. 11. David McAllister
    2. 2. Sarah Garland (1702 – 1782)
  3. 3. Margaret (Martha) Garland (1690 – 1740)
    1. 1. David Cosby (17 Jan 1705 – 10 Sep 1770)
    2. 2. William Cosby (1707 – 1790)
    3. 3. John (Garland) Cosby (1711 – 1785)
    4. 4. Mary Cosby (1716 – 1761)
    5. 5. Amy Cosby (1718 – 1760)
    6. 6. Griffith Cosby (1719 – )
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Cosby (1720 – 1786)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Cosby (1722 – )
  4. 4. James Garland (1695 – )
  5. 5. John Garland (1685 – 1732) m. Anne Cosby (1698 – 1734)
    1. 1. Peter Garland (1719 – 1800)
    2. 2. Edward Garland (1720 – 1751)
    3. 3. Robert GARLAND (9 Jul 1721 – 23 Nov 1782) m. Elizabeth PRYOR (11 Feb 1726 – 26 Nov 1786) m. Mary Bullock (9 Jul 1721 – 1785)
      1. 1. Sarah Garland (30 Oct 1752 – 7 Jan 1789)
      2. 2. Christopher Garland (24 May 1753 – 20 Jan 1812) m. Sarah Burton ( – 1803)
      3. 3. Mary Garland (20 Mar 1755 – 1835)
      4. 4. William Garland (Nov 1761 – )
      5. 5. Henrietta GARLAND (1765 – 1800) m. Nathaniel Nuckolds
      6. 6. Judith Garland (1767 – 1833)
    4. 4. James Garland (1722 – 1812)
    5. 5. Peter Garland (1723 – )
    6. 6. Thomas Garland (1725 – 1800)
    7. 7. Nathaniel Garland (1727 – 1783)
    8. 8. William Garland (1735 – 1777)
    9. 9. John Garland (28 Oct 1748 – 17 Sep 1840) m. Susannah Nichols (12 Feb 1760 – 15 Apr 1855)
      1. 1. Joseph Garland (2 Nov 1782 – 6 Sep 1861)
      2. 2. Lewis Garland (10 Mar 1787 – )
      3. 3. Lucy Garland (10 Mar 1787 – )
      4. 4. Sarah Garland (23 Jan 1789 – 1850)
      5. 5. Mary (Polly) Garland (4 May 1791 – 3 May 1880)
      6. 6. Solomon Garland (28 Apr 1793 – 3 May 1880) m. Elizabeth Reams (1795 – abt 1826) m. Polly (Ann) Bowling (24 Feb 1817 – 1850) m. Sally Bowling m. Sarah BOWLING (1820 – )
        1. 1. James Garland (21 May 1819 – 07 May 1901) m. Elizabeth Garland (15 May 1818 – February 1877)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Elisha) Garland (1826 – 1880) m. Harnapher Robinson (Abt 1824 – )
        3. 3. Mary Garland (1827 – 1880)
        4. 4. Joseph Garland (1837 – 17 Aug 1903)
        5. 5. William ("Razor Bill") GARLAND (23 Jan 1838 – 17 Aug 1903)
        6. 6. Nancy Garland (8 Jan 1839 – 13 Oct 1908)
        7. 7. Perry Garland (1841 – )
        8. 8. Marion Garland (1843 – )
        9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Garland (08 Jul 1844 – 27 Dec 1931)
        10. 10. Martha ("Patsy") Garland (1847 – 1880)
        11. 11. Manuel Garland (1855 – )
        12. 12. Amanda Garland (1856 – )
        13. 13. Fena Garland (abt 1860 – )
      7. 7. Susannah Garland (12 Oct 1795 – 29 Jul 1850) m. Obediah (Jefferson) Hammons (1792 – 11 Aug 1854)
        1. 1. Nina Hammonds (1814 – )
        2. 2. James HAMMONS (14 Jul 1815 – 6 Apr 1890)
        3. 3. Elijah Hammond (1819 – 20 OCT 1876) m. Nancy (Susannah) Crook (1821 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Polly) Hammons (1822 – 1880)
        5. 5. Thomas Hammonds (1823 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Hammonds (1825 – 1870)
        7. 7. Joseph Hammons (1828 – )
        8. 8. Eleanor Hammons (1831 – )
        9. 9. Elizabeth Hammons (1833 – )
        10. 10. William Hammons (1834 – )
        11. 11. Susan Hammons (1835 – )
        12. 12. Lavina Hammonds (1839 – 1884)
        13. 13. Obediah Hammond (May 1844 – 1854)
      8. 8. Martha Garland (26 Apr 1798 – )
      9. 9. Patsy Garland (26 Apr 1798 – )
      10. 10. Lovina Garland (18 Oct 1800 – 3 Apr 1868)
      11. 11. Thomas (R) Garland (1802 – )
      12. 12. Ailsey (Asa) Garland (1811 – )
    10. 10. William Garland (1746 – Jul 1779)
    11. 11. Lucy Garland
  6. 6. Edward Garland (20 May 1700 – 1719)
  7. 7. Sarah Garland (1702 – 1782)
  8. 8. David Garland (1720 – 1782)
  9. 9. Thomas Garland (13 Jul 1738 – )

Martha Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Martha Jane Hensley in St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States
St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1730
1730
Age 74
Death of Martha Jane Hensley in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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