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The author (Marty Grant) is not related to Benjamin Hensley
as far as can be determined. He did live in the same county (Monroe Co,
TN) as my ancestor Samuel Hensley
(1801-1852).
This Benjamin may be the same person as
Benjamin Hensley (c1805 TN)
who was in Bradley Co., TN in 1850 and apparently a brother of Mary
Hensley Capp(s) (c1809 TN) and Frances Hensley Copp (c1816 TN). I have no
way to know for sure if the two Benjamins are in fact one and the same
person.
Benjamin Hensley was born ca 1800-1810 per his age
on the 1830 census (aged 20-29). I don't know what state he was born in
but Tennessee, North Carolina or Virginia are the most likely places.
That very same census shows Benjamin next door to
Randal Hensley (1807). Now
Randal is almost certainly a son of
Benjamin Hensley (c1776) and Elizabeth (---). Although it isn't proven
100% that Randal is son of the older Benjamin it does seem highly likely.
See his own page for details.
Randal and Benjamin (1800/10)
being next door neighbors strongly suggests a close relationship. Brothers
seems likely, though of course they could be cousins instead. This census
shows an apparent wife and two sons under 5 years old. I don't know who
Benjamin's wife was for I found no marriage record in Monroe County or
elsewhere.
1830 census analysis (based on available
evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1830 Monroe Co, TN pg 140 Benjamin Hensley 2000100000000-0000100000000
Analysis:
1 Male(s) 20-29 (1800-1810) Benjamin HENSLEY (1804/05)
2 Male(s) 0-4 (1825-1830) Son? (1825/30)
Son? (1825/30)
1 Female(s) 20-29 (1800-1810) Wife? (1800/10)
This might be the same
Benjamin Hensley who obtained a marriage bond on 1 Nov 1832 in neighboring
McMinn County to marry Catherine Aiken. They were married on 9 Jan
1833 in that same county. If this is the same Benjamin Hensley, then his
first wife must have died between 1830 and late 1832.
The 1830 census only shows
one Aiken family in McMinn and he doesn't have any daughters. However,
there were several Aikens in Monroe County in 1830. I don't know which of
them might have been Catherine's immediate relations.
I could not locate Benjamin
Hensley on the 1840 census. There were four Benjamin Hensleys listed in
Tennessee on that census but they are all solidly identified as other
people. There were several Benjamin Hensleys in other states in 1840.
I could not locate Benjamin
Hensley on the 1850 census unless he is the Benjamin, aged 45, living with
the Capp(s) family in Bradley Co., TN:
- 1850 census abstract: (Explanation
of this census)
- (Note: The dates at the end of each
line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years
based on age)
1850 BRADLEY CO, TN Page 259 House/Family # 1703/1703 - 26th Subdivision
COPP JOHN 56 M W FARMER TN 1793/1794
COPP MARY 41 F W TN 1808/1809
COPP ELIZABETH 23 F W TN 1826/1827
COPP MARTHA 20 F W TN 1829/1830
COPP BENJAMIN 18 M W TN 1831/1832
COPP JOHN 16 M W TN 1833/1834
COPP FRANCIS 13 F W TN 1836/1837
COPP JOHNATHAN 10 M W TN 1839/1840
COPP MARY 7 F W TN 1842/1843
COPP ANDREW 5 M W TN 1844/1845
COPP LOUISIA 2 F W TN 1847/1848
COPP JACOB 0 M W 1/12 TN 1849/1850
HENSLY BENJAMIN 45 M W BLACKSMITH TN 1804/1805
The above
Benjamin Hensley (c1805) is
most likely a brother to Mary Hensley Capps wife of John Capps. This isn't
proven, but they were both Hensleys and they were living together. See
their page for more information on them.
Bradley County is not far
from Monroe County, and it does border McMinn County, so this could easily
be the same Benjamin Hensley of the 1830 Monroe census. If so, what
happened to his wife and children?
I was unable to find any
other Benjamin Hensley on the 1850 census who could be the same one from
the 1830 census.
I couldn't find Benjamin
Hensley on the 1860 census either (not the one from Bradley County or any
other likely match to the 1830 Benjamin.)
There is a
Benjamin Hensley (c1800 NC)
listed on the 1850 census in Polk Co., MO. He and his wife Ann (c1807 TN)
fit age-wise to the 1830 Monroe County Benjamin. One problem is that they
had a son James M. Hensley (c1822 NC) who doesn't fit any of the boys with
Benjamin on the 1830 entry. A biography of James says he was raised in
east Tennessee so that is fits! Perhaps this is the same family after all
and James was just mis-enumerated in 1830. No way to prove that at this
point though. See the page for Polk County Benjamin for more on his
family.
Children of Benjamin Hensley.
At present, I have not been able to
positively identify the two children who were with Benjamin in 1830. They
were both born ca 1825-30.
Joe Henslee, a descendant of
Benjamin Hensley (c1776)
believes that one of these boys is Hiram Henslee (c1829 TN) who was living
with old Benjamin in 1850. That Hiram had an apparent brother William C.
Hensley (1832) who was also with old Benjamin in 1850. That William was
definitely born in Monroe County per Civil War records. If these two are
sons of Benjamin (1800/10) then that strongly suggests that young Benjamin
is a son of old Benjamin.
Assuming that Hiram was one of the two boys
that leaves one unaccounted for. Old Benjamin only had two children with
him in 1850 (Hiram and William). William was born in 1832 so he wasn't one
of the two from 1830. The other one may have died young.
See Benjamin's page for more on Hiram and
William.
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