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Judge Samuel “Major” Henderson Sr.

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Judge Samuel “Major” Henderson Sr.

Birth
Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Aug 1783 (aged 83)
Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina, USA
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Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Samuel Henderson, one of the four brothers, of was born in Hanover County, Virginia, married on November 14, 1732 to Elizabeth Williams, daughter of John Williams, an emigrant from Wales to Virginia. About the year 1740, Samuel Henderson, his wife Elizabeth and their family, removed from Hanover Co, VA, to Edgecombe Co, NC, in the section known as Nutbush, where they were among the earliest settlers. In 1746, a new county named Granville was erected out of Edgecombe. Early in 1746, Samuel Henderson was appointed one of the first justices of the county court. On March 6, 1754, he was commissioned by the governor of the province, Arthur Dobbs, as high sheriff of Granville County. Samuel and Elizabeth Williams Henderson had twelve children.
Five of their sons were distinguished in the military annals of the Revolution.
Taken from North Carolina, The Old North State and the New Volume V North Carolina Biography by Archibald Henderson

Major Samuel Henderson, Sr. was the progenitor of the NC branch of the Henderson family. He moved to Granville Co, NC in about 1740, settling on Nutbush Creek. He was among the first settlers in that part of the state and brought hops and apples into the area. It is believed that he died of "gravel stones", probably kidney stones.
One of his sons was Richard Henderson, known for the Transylvania Land Company.
Samuel Henderson, one of the four brothers, of was born in Hanover County, Virginia, married on November 14, 1732 to Elizabeth Williams, daughter of John Williams, an emigrant from Wales to Virginia. About the year 1740, Samuel Henderson, his wife Elizabeth and their family, removed from Hanover Co, VA, to Edgecombe Co, NC, in the section known as Nutbush, where they were among the earliest settlers. In 1746, a new county named Granville was erected out of Edgecombe. Early in 1746, Samuel Henderson was appointed one of the first justices of the county court. On March 6, 1754, he was commissioned by the governor of the province, Arthur Dobbs, as high sheriff of Granville County. Samuel and Elizabeth Williams Henderson had twelve children.
Five of their sons were distinguished in the military annals of the Revolution.
Taken from North Carolina, The Old North State and the New Volume V North Carolina Biography by Archibald Henderson

Major Samuel Henderson, Sr. was the progenitor of the NC branch of the Henderson family. He moved to Granville Co, NC in about 1740, settling on Nutbush Creek. He was among the first settlers in that part of the state and brought hops and apples into the area. It is believed that he died of "gravel stones", probably kidney stones.
One of his sons was Richard Henderson, known for the Transylvania Land Company.

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