Colonel John Henderson
1740 - 1787 (47 years)
1. Colonel John Henderson was born on 17 Jan 1740 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (son of Leiutenant James Henderson, Sr. and Martha Audley Hamilton); died on 24 Mar 1787 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution: #A054746 Sons of the American Revolution: P-179572
- FSID: LVD2-QMZ
- _MILT: 1774; American Army - Revolutionary War: Colonel; Fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant
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Birth:
(formerly in Virgina)
Died:
(formerly in Virginia)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Rachel Henderson was born on 15 Nov 1746 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Mar 1844 in St Francois County, Missouri, USA; was buried in William Murphy Cemetery, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA.
2. Leiutenant James Henderson, Sr. was born on 17 Jan 1708 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (son of Captain Captain William Henderson and Margarette Bruce); died on 19 May 1784 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: LBVH-TVN
- Religion: Early member of the Old Stone Church, established in 1740 and the oldest presbyterian congregation still existing in the State of Virginia
- Immigration: 1708, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; Colonial Virginia (from "The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers")
- _MILT: Abt 1776; American Army - Revolutionary War: Lieutenant
- Will: 1784
James married Martha Audley Hamilton on 23 Jun 1738 in Fife, Scotland. Martha was born in 1710 in Ards, Donegal, Ireland; died in 1780 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Martha Audley Hamilton was born in 1710 in Ards, Donegal, Ireland; died in 1780 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: LZXM-6RW
- Immigration: 1746, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; from "Servants and Apprentices Bound and Assigned Before James Hamilton, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1745"/Colonial Pennsylvania
Children:
- 1. Colonel John Henderson was born on 17 Jan 1740 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA; died on 24 Mar 1787 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Captain Captain William Henderson was born on 30 Apr 1676 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (son of 2nd Baronet of Fordel Sir William Henderson and Jean Hamilton); died on 1 Aug 1737 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: LBVC-SXM
- _MILT: Captain in Major-General Philip Anstruther's Regiment of Foot
- Residence: 21 Nov 1755; Alternate Death Date : Needs more research that mentions 3rd wife Anna Grahame : also : Does not match find a grave records
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(St Bridget's Kirk)Captain married Margarette Bruce on 7 Feb 1705 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Margarette (daughter of Reverend Robert Bruce, III and Marjory Young) was born on 1 Mar 1680 in Angus, Scotland; died on 15 Dec 1739 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margarette Bruce was born on 1 Mar 1680 in Angus, Scotland (daughter of Reverend Robert Bruce, III and Marjory Young); died on 15 Dec 1739 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: KZ9C-5W4
Children:
- 2. Leiutenant James Henderson, Sr. was born on 17 Jan 1708 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 19 May 1784 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
Generation: 4
8. 2nd Baronet of Fordel Sir William Henderson was born in 1664 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (son of 1st Baronet of Fordel Sir John Henderson and Margaret Hamilton); died on 28 Sep 1708 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: MCFV-L48
Sir married Jean Hamilton on 17 Feb 1682 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Jean was born in 1667 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 9 Mar 1731 in Scotland; was buried in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Jean Hamilton was born in 1667 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 9 Mar 1731 in Scotland; was buried in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: M2HT-5LX
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Birth:
Mountian HallChildren:
- 4. Captain Captain William Henderson was born on 30 Apr 1676 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 1 Aug 1737 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.
10. Reverend Robert Bruce, III was born in 1635 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland (son of Robert Bruce, II and Annas Agnes Murray); died on 23 Jul 1693 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Robert married Marjory Young on 1 Mar 1673 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Marjory was born about 1656 in Inverness-shire, Scotland; died about 1692; was buried in Hackney, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Marjory Young was born about 1656 in Inverness-shire, Scotland; died about 1692; was buried in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Notes:
Buried:
(St John at Hackney)Children:
- 5. Margarette Bruce was born on 1 Mar 1680 in Angus, Scotland; died on 15 Dec 1739 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.