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John Hensley

John Hensley

Male Abt 1733 - 1792  (59 years)   Has 7 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John Hensley
    Birth Abt 1733  Spotsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 2FFC8A0495D7F24C9DDB47BCB28D870BAF90 
    Death 1792  Pittsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I99103  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2021

    Father Benjamin Hensley,   b. Abt 1706, Richmond Co, VA (now King George Co, VA) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1752, Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Hickman,   b. Abt 1710, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1752, Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 43 years)
    Marriage 19 Jan 1730/1731  Stafford Co, VA (now King George Co, VA) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID A64EEDBBBEF50A449C96877FAC84AB50001F 
    Family ID F14684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 ?   d. Abt 1770
    _UID 474B94DD5FF98F4DA3BFD6C59E464D81E62B 
    Children 
     1. John Hensley,   b. Bef 1751, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1774, Surry Co, NC (now Stokes Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 25 years)
     2. Lt Benjamin Henslee,   b. Bef 1755, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1820, Buncombe Co, NC (now Henderson Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years)
    Family ID F31004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Milly   d. Aft 1779, Pittsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage Bef 1775  Pittsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 456AC0DEE01C3F4A9CE8115461A1D0FD8A56 
    Children 
     1. Taliaferro Hensley,   b. 1770/1775   d. Aft 1830, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 56 years)
     2. Solomon Hensley,   b. 1778/1779, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1859, Wayne Co, VA (WV) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Lucy Hensley   d. Aft 1794, Pittsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John E C Hensley,   b. 19 Apr 1794, Pittsylvania Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1865, Bath Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F28242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !REFERENCE:See my web page for this family:
      http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/hensley/hensley-john-pittsylvania-va.html


      !NOTES:John Hensley Sr associated with Bedford and Pittsylvania Co., VA, and with Timothy Dalton in Bedford (same as Benjamin 1732).

      There is a John Jr of age with John Sr in the 1770's in Pittsylvania.

      By 1782 only one John in Pittsylvania, but another one in Henry (now Patrick), formed from Pittsylvania. Which one is Sr, and which is Jr?;


      !TAXLIST:1752 Lunenburg Co., VA
      John Phelps List
      Jno Hensley 1 tithe
      Wm Hensley 1 tithe
      Benjn Hensley 1 tithe
      David Dalton, Jas Hensly 3 tithes
      Timy. Dalton 1 tithe
      * These names above all listed together in this order. James Hensley is in same household with David Dalton.


      !TAXLIST:1767 Pittsylvania Co., VA
      John Dixon's List
      John Hensley 1 tithe, no slaves no land
      Hugh Innes' List
      John Hensley 1 tithe, no slaves no land;


      !DEED:25 Nov 1778 Pittsylvania Co., VA Deed Book 5, pp 77-80
      John Hencely/Henslee/Hensley (all three spellings used within deed!), to Taliaferio Hensley, for L30, 50 acres on both sides of Potts Creek. No witnesses.;


      !TAXLIST:1782 Pittsylvania Co., VA
      John Hensley 1 white male over 21, 0 slaves, 1 horse, 2 cattle
      Published tax list for 1782 (what is source for this?)
      John Hensley 1 white soul, 0 blacks
      Benjamin Hensley 6 white souls, 0 blacks;


      !TAXLIST:1783 Pittsylvania Co., VA
      p. 1 John Hensley 0 white males over 21, 0 slaves, 1 horse, 2 cattle
      p. 1 Benjamin Hensley 1 white male over 21, 0 slaves, 2 horses, 1 cattle;


      !TAXLIST:1784 Pittsylvania Co., VA
      p. 10 John Henslee 0 white males over 21, 0 slaves, 1 horse, 2 cattle;


      !TAXLIST:1785 x
      x Not listed in Pittsylvania Co., VA
      * Note that he is listed on the published "1790 census" recreation which uses a 1785 tax list as basis. However, that tax list does not seem to be the same one available on microfilm. On the published one he is a few listings from Ben Hensley. He has 1 "white soul" and 2 "other buildings" so perhaps from a land tax list?;


      !TAXLIST:1786 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      No districts
      p. 19 John Hensley 0 white males 21+, 0 slaves, 1 horse, 2 cattle;


      !TAXLIST:1787 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      Griffith Dickerson's District
      Apr 27 John Hensley, no taxable white males over 21 (meaning he was exempt), 1 horse
      May 15 Benjamin Hensley, (White males over 21= Benjamin Hensley), 1 horse;


      !TAXLIST:1788 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      D. Hunt's District
      Apr 5 John Hensley, excempt of levy, 0 white males 16+, 1 horse;


      !TAXLIST:1789 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      D. Hunt's District
      Apr 20 John Hensley, excempt, 0 white males 16+, 1 horse;


      !CENSUS:1790 x
      * Lost for Virginia;


      !TAXLIST:1790 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      D. Hunt's District
      Apr 14 John Hensley, 1 white male 16+, 2 horses;


      !TAXLIST:1791 x
      x Not listed in Pittsylvania Co., VA;


      !TAXLIST:1792 Pittsylvania Co., VA Pesonal Property Tax list
      D. Hunt's District
      May 22 John Hensley, no whites,blacks, or horses;


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