Adam Stephen Henshaw

┌── Nicholas Hancher │ 1705-1777 ┌── William Henshaw ─────┤ │ 1736-1799 │ │ └── Rebecca Smith │ c1707-? Adam Stephen Henshaw ───┤ B: 1772 │ ┌── William Anderson D: ? │ │ └── Agnes Ann Anderson ──┤ c1745-<1806 │ └── Mary Lauren M: Margaret McKenny └── James D. Henshaw (1813-<1880) ^1,2

Adam Stephen Henshaw^3,4,5,6,7,8 [Adam Steven Henshaw⁹, Adam S. Handshaw¹⁰].

Adam was probably named after Adam Stephen/Stephens, the first sheriff of Berkeley County and also an officer who had figured prominently in the Revolution and colonial wars. Adam's father William might have been friends with Adam Stephen as William once posted a 1000 pound bond for Adam.¹¹

He married Margaret McKenny¹⁰ [Mary McKenny⁶], Aug 25 1802¹⁰, Berkeley County, Virginia¹⁰. Margaret, daughter of Daniel McKenny.⁷

Adam Stephen Henshaw and his nephew George Henshaw were pioneer settlers of Union County, Kentucky.¹²

On Jun 20 1820, Adam S. Henshaw appeared before a Justice of the Peace in Union County, Kentucky and made an oath that his removal to this state was "with the intention of becoming a citizen" and that, although he brought slaves to Kentucky, "it was not with the intention of selling them".¹⁴

About 1821/22, Adam Henshaw was granted a tavern license in Union County, Kentucky.¹⁵

On Jun 27 1836 a slave named Moses was recorded as emancipated in Gallatin County, Illinois. Moses was recorded as age 23, born in Virginia, 5ft. 7in. tall. The "other party" in the emancipation record (usually the slave owner) was recorded as Adam Henshaw.¹⁶

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