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Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson 1678–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1678

Birth Location: Hanover, VA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1748

Death Location: Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Henderson

Mother: Ursula Keeling

Spouse(s): Henrietta Henley

Children(s): Mary Henderson, Samuel Henderson, James Henderson, George Henderson, Henrietta Henderson, Richard Henderson

Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson was born in 1678 in Hanover, VA, the child of Thomas Alexander Henderson And Ursula Fleming Keeling. Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson married Henrietta Henley, and had children including George O Henderson, Henrietta Henderson, James Henderson, Mary Sarah Henderson, Richard Holyfield Henderson, Samuel P Henderson. Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson passed away in 1748 in Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson was born in 1678 in Hanover, VA, the child of Thomas Alexander Henderson And Ursula Fleming Keeling.
  • Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson married Henrietta Henley, and had children including George O Henderson, Henrietta Henderson, James Henderson, Mary Sarah Henderson, Richard Holyfield Henderson, Samuel P Henderson.
  • Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson passed away in 1748 in Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Henderson's Ancestors

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Richard Henderson
1678–1748
Birth Place: Hanover, VA
Parents
Thomas Alexander * Henderson
1653–1709
Fife, Scotland, UK
Ursula (* Fleming) Keeling
1661–1697
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (*) Henderson
1620–1705
Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland
Florence (*) Evans
1620–1705
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
George (*) Keeling
1654–1700
Hanover, King William, Virginia, USA
Ursula (*) Fleming
1650–1697
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lt Jamestown
1584–1670
Jane Forbes
1577–1670
Lady Verdon\Evans
1572–1675
Leonard Keeling
1630–1689
Naomi Ferguson
1630–1690
Alexander Fleming
1595–1686
Judith Fleming
1621–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fordell
1544–1611
Lady Tullibardine
1541–1614
Duncan Forbes
1550–1620
Elizabeth Laird
1550–1650

Richard Henderson's Descendants

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Richard (* (Sheriff)) Henderson (14 Mar 1678–21 Jun 1748) m. Henrietta (*) Henley (1682–28 Aug 1749)
  1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Henderson 1720–1775
  2. 2. Samuel (P) Henderson 1737–1820
  3. 3. James Henderson 1709–1798
  4. 4. George (O) Henderson 1715–1765
  5. 5. Henrietta Henderson 1707–
  6. 6. Richard (Holyfield) Henderson 1711–1748

Richard Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1678
14 Mar 1678
Birth of Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson in Hanover, VA
Hanover, VA
1748
21 Jun 1748
Age 70
Death of Richard * (Sheriff) Henderson in Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1678
    Event Place: Hanover, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1678; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23785.014; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1748
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1678; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA

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