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Hensley Census Records - 1795 Kentucky “Census” of Hensleys


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The loss of the 1790 and 1800 census for Kentucky is a tragic loss to researchers. However, yearly personal property tax lists for this era exist and can be used as veritable year by year census.


Until recently these records were only available on microfilm, not counting the few that had been abstracted and published here and there. Now, many of these are available free of charge online via FamilySearch.org. Using this resource I’ve been able to create a year by year “census” of Hensleys in Kentucky counties from the mid 1780s through 1800.


There is no statewide index, nor are any of the counties indexed, so it required a lot of reading on my part to locate the Hensley entries. I read every county that existed each year through 1800. As expected, many had no Hensleys at all. However, some did have Hensleys.


If I searched a county and found no Hensleys listed that year I’ll state that below.


In the table below I'll include the tax list data using the original spellings. The last column will be comments or a link to the web page for that family or person. Please report any errors or omissions.


Bourbon Co., KY - No Hensleys


Campbell Co., KY - No Hensleys


Clark Co., KY


1795 Joseph Smith’s District

Land

White Tithes 21+ / 16-20

Total Blacks / -16

Horses / Cattle

Comments

May 23, Davis Hensley

-

1-0

0-0

4-8

Davis Hensley (c1750-c1814)


Fayette Co., KY - No Hensleys


Franklin Co., KY - No Hensleys


Green Co., KY - No Hensleys


Hardin Co., KY - No Hensleys


Harrison Co., KY - No Hensleys


Jefferson Co., KY - No Hensleys


Lincoln Co., KY - No Hensleys


Logan Co., KY


1795 Reuben Ewing’s (List A)

Males 16+

Blacks Total / 16+

Horses

Cattle

 

Apr 13, Charles Hensly

1

0-0

1

8

Charles Hensley (c1741)


Madison Co., KY - No Hensleys


Mason Co., KY - No Hensleys


Mercer Co., KY


1795 Gabriel Slaughter’s

Land

Whites 21+ / 16-20

Total Blacks / -16

Horses / Cattle

 

Apr 16, William Hensley

417a

1-0

0-0

1-11

William Hensley (c1753-1807)


Nelson Co., KY - No Hensleys


Scott Co., KY - No Hensleys


Shelby Co., KY


1795 List 1

Land (County, Watercourse, Acres)

Whites 21+ / 16-20

Total Blacks / -16

Horses / Cattle

 

George Hensley

Shelby, Mulberry, 50

1-1

3-2

2-8

George Hensley (bef 1751-1813) s/o George

Samuel Hensley

-

2-0

0-0

0-6

Samuel Hensley (bef 1770-aft 1800), s/o George (1751)?

James Hensley

-

1-1

0-0

0-2

James Hensley (bef 1768) s/o George?

1795 List 2

Land (County, Watercourse, Acres)

Whites 21+ / 16-20

Total Blacks / -16

Horses / Cattle

 

Richardson Hansley

-

1-1

1-0

2-10

Richardson Hensley (bef 1755-1823) s/o George

Johnathan Hansley

-

1-0

0-0

1-2

Jonathan Hensley (bef 1770-aft 1818) s/o Richardson.


Washington Co., KY - No Hensleys


Woodford Co., KY - No Hensleys



Revised: November 28, 2021


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