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Samuel HENSLEY 1752–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1752

Birth Location: Abemarle, Orange Co. VA

Death Date: 1802

Death Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA

Father: William HENSLEY

Mother: Louisa BOWMAN

Spouse(s): Mary Meadows

Children(s): Benjamin Sr, Mary Hensley, Benjamin Hensley, SARAH HENSLEY, NANCY HENSLEY

The story of Samuel HENSLEY began in 1752 in Abemarle, Orange Co. VA. Samuel HENSLEY married Mary Mollie Keep Meadows, Sibba Sara Jane Fleming, and had children including Benjamin Benji Hensley, Benjamin Hensley Sr, Mary Ann Polly Keep Hensley, Nancy Hensley, Sarah Sally Hensley. Samuel HENSLEY passed away in 1802 in Orange County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel HENSLEY began in 1752 in Abemarle, Orange Co. VA.
  • Samuel HENSLEY married Mary Mollie Keep Meadows, Sibba Sara Jane Fleming, and had children including Benjamin Benji Hensley, Benjamin Hensley Sr, Mary Ann Polly Keep Hensley, Nancy Hensley, Sarah Sally Hensley.
  • Samuel HENSLEY passed away in 1802 in Orange County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William HENSLEY
1735–1806
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia
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Louisa BOWMAN
1740–1819
Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Meadows
1768–1810
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Benjamin Sr
1790–1870
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., VA
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Mary Hensley
1791–1870
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Hensley
1791–1872
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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SARAH HENSLEY
1775–1850
Birth Location: Ablemarle, Virginia, United States
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NANCY HENSLEY
1794–
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Samuel HENSLEY's Ancestors

Self
Samuel HENSLEY
1752–1802
Birth Place: Abemarle, Orange Co. VA
Parents
William Samuel HENSLEY
1735–1806
Albemarle, Virginia
Louisa BOWMAN
1740–1819
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel HENSLEY's Descendants

1.
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Samuel HENSLEY (17 March 1752–1802) m. Mary ("Mollie" (keep)) Meadows (1768–1810)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Hensley) Sr 1790–1870 m. Ellender ("Nellie" Ellen) Meadows 1790–1862
    1. 1. James Hensley 1820–1915 m. Eliza (Jane) Hall 1825–1880
      1. 1. Elvira (Hensley) Knight 1866–1950 m. Hiram Knight 1860–
        1. 1. Anna (B) Hensley 1904–1932 m. Clarence Lam 1902–1946
        2. 2. Thomas (A) Hensley 1890–
        3. 3. Ira (A) Hensley 1894–
        4. 4. Essie (L) Hensley 1896–
        5. 5. Abert (L) Hensley 1898– m. Minnie Crawford 1896–1925
      2. 2. Martha (E. Hensley) Monger 1843–1871
      3. 3. John (Amos) Hensley 1862–1943
      4. 4. Simeon Hensley 1858–1932
      5. 5. Mary Hensley 1847–1941
      6. 6. William (Nelson) Hensley 1856–1884
      7. 7. Sarah (Matilda) Hensley 1853–1916
      8. 8. Silas (Benjamin) Hensley 1845–1942
      9. 9. Jane Hensley 1849–1876
      10. 10. Julia Hensley 1860–1861
      11. 11. Thomas (Ezra) Hensley 1851–1929
      12. 12. Elvira Hensley 1867–
    2. 2. Benjamin ((keep) Hensley) Jr. 1822–1905 m. Rebecca (Breeden) Hensley 1824–1905
      1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Hensley 1856–1950
      2. 2. Franklin (Pierce) Hensley 1863–1906
      3. 3. Annie (Rebecca) Hensley 1867–1887
      4. 4. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley 1849–1923
      5. 5. Charles (Brown) Hensley 1852–1938
      6. 6. John (Andrew) Hensley 1854–1935
      7. 7. Solomon (Job) Hensley 1855–1943
      8. 8. Virginia ("Jennie") Hensley 1860–
      9. 9. Nicholas (Wysong) Hensley 1861–1917
      10. 10. Amanda (Ardenia (keep)) Hensley 1851–1923
      11. 11. Sarah (Jane Virginia (keep)) Hensley 1864–1944
      12. 12. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley****+ 1849–1923
      13. 13. Charles (Brown) Hensley 1852–1938
      14. 14. John (Andrew) Hensley 1854–1935
      15. 15. Laura (Belle) Eaton 1870–1942
    3. 3. James (F) Hensley 1816–1887
    4. 4. William Hensley 1814–1898
    5. 5. Malinda Hensley 1810–1847
    6. 6. Elizabeth Hensley 1808–1867
    7. 7. Mary Hensley 1806–1853
    8. 8. Wesley (A. (keep)*) Hensley 1829–1887
    9. 9. Simeon ((keep)) Hensley 1824–1908
    10. 10. John ((keep)) Hensley 1818–1892
    11. 11. Lucinda ((keep)) Hensley 1815–1897
    12. 12. Whitfield ((keep)) Hensley 1823–1824
    13. 13. Delilah (Ann) Hensley 1810–1890
    14. 14. Eliza (Ann) Hensley 1827–1887
    15. 15. Polly Hensley 1804–1822
    16. 16. Lucinda ((keep)) Hensley 1815–1897
    17. 17. Malinda Hensley 1825–1880
    18. 18. Simeon Hensley 1826–1860
  2. 2. Mary (Ann "Polly" (keep)) Hensley 1791–1870
  3. 3. Benjamin ((Benji)) Hensley 1791–1872
  4. 4. SARAH (SALLY) HENSLEY 1775–1850
  5. 5. NANCY HENSLEY 1794–

Samuel HENSLEY's Timeline

3 Records

1752
17 March 1752
Birth of Samuel HENSLEY in Abemarle, Orange Co. VA
Abemarle, Orange Co. VA
1798
1798
Age 46
Samuel HENSLEY was married
None
1802
1802
Age 50
Death of Samuel HENSLEY in Orange County, Virginia, USA
Orange County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1752
    Event Place: Abemarle, Orange Co. VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1798
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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