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Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson 1710–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia

Death Date: 26 Apr 1789

Death Location: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Capt II

Mother: Mary Woolfolk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Branson

Children(s): Richard Henderson, Shadrach Henderson

The story of Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson began in 1710 in Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia. Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson married Elizabeth Alisabeth Branson, and had children including Richard Holyfield Henderson, Shadrach Henderson. Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson passed away in 1789 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson began in 1710 in Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson married Elizabeth Alisabeth Branson, and had children including Richard Holyfield Henderson, Shadrach Henderson.
  • Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson passed away in 1789 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt II
1676–1745
Birth Location: –
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Mary Woolfolk
1689–1739
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Branson
1714–1790
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, British Colony
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Children(s)

Richard Henderson
1761–1840
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co, Virginia, United States
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Shadrach Henderson
1755–1820
Birth Location: –
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Richard Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Henderson
1710–1789
Birth Place: Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia
Parents
Capt William Henderson II
1676–1745
Mary (E) Woolfolk
1689–1739
Grandparents
Sir (William Frederick Henderson 5th Baron of) Fordell
1618–1705
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Florence Evans
1620–1705
Ferry Port-on-Craig, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland
Richard Woolfolk
1660–1741
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ("Betty") Hall
1660–1725
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lt. Henderson
1572–1619
Baroness Forbes
1577–1670
Augustine Woolfolk
1640–1704
Catherine Benson
1640–1725
Clayton Hall
1638–1717
Margery Clarkson
1634–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fordell
1545–1611
Lady Fordell
1541–1614
Sir Forbes
1550–1620
Lady Laird
1550–1650
Robert Woolfolk
1625–
Francis Lee
1618–1664

Richard Henderson's Descendants

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Richard (Holyfield "The Quaker") Henderson (1710–26 Apr 1789) m. Elizabeth (Alisabeth) Branson (14 November 1714–15 May 1790)
  1. 1. Richard (Holyfield) Henderson 1761–1840
    1. 1. Jesse Henderson 1790–1870 m. Jane ("Jincy") Haralson 1793–1875
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Butler "Nathan") Henderson 1834–1916 m. Frances (Matilda) Kitchen 1853–1944
        1. 1. Ada (Henderson (m.) Garner) 1885–1922 m. Walter (L) Garner 1875–1972
        2. 2. Sarah (E) Henderson 1882–
        3. 3. Daniel (E) Henderson 1887–
        4. 4. Houston Henderson 1889–
        5. 5. Vinda Henderson 1891–
        6. 6. Charles Henderson 1896–
        7. 7. Lela Henderson 1898–
      2. 2. Carolin (Eliza) Brawler 1831–1896
      3. 3. James (Franklin) Henderson 1821–1890 m. Lucinda (Louise) Harper 1824–1900
        1. 1. William (Jesse) Henderson 1851–1932 m. Permelia (Everline) Henderson 1859–1942
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Henderson 1817–1908
        1. 1. Jesse (Henderson) Ramsey 1848–1920 m. Emma Lemmons 1859–1902
  2. 2. Shadrach Henderson 1755–1820 m. Eleanor Holladay 1755–1847
    1. 1. Samuel (Elliot) Henderson 1795–1842
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Henderson 1811–1880 m. John (William) Higdon 1803–1861
        1. 1. Samuel (Terrell) Higdon 1846–1883 m. Mary (Marranda\Matilda) Etheridge 1850–1936

Richard Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson in Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia
Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia
1789
26 Apr 1789
Age 79
Death of Richard Holyfield "The Quaker" Henderson in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Hanover, Commonwealth of Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1789
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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