JAMES HENDERSON,(JR.) 1791 ~ 1863/70 1791 - James Henderson,Jr., was born in Tennessee in 1791 and was the youngest son of Hannah Sollars and James Henderson of Greene County, Tennessee. James Henderson (Jr.) was among the early settlers of St. Francois County, Missouri. At that time St. Francois County was still part of Ste.Genevieve County/District since St. Francois County wasn't formed until 1821. 1807 – Dec. 15 – James Henderson vs. Harwood ?Fluellen? – Received of Harwood ?Fluellen? on the within note six dollars and fifty cence on the 15/107 day december. Ste. Genevieve Archives File #575, Collection 36361808 – Oct. – Timothy Phelps Esqr. – Charles Ellis Sr. is indebted to me on a back amount herewith shewn to you I request you ___?___against said Ellis to shew _?_ _?_ _?_ not _?_ said debt with cost – James Henderson ……Charles Ellis to James Henderson ?Dr? October 1808 To 2 ½ days work at 75/100 ?? day $1.87 ½? (there were numerous pages to this document which were very difficult to read) Ste. Genevieve Archives File #573, Collection 3636 1810 - James Henderson was a signer of a petition to the Land Commissioner of Louisiana Territory (Missouri) which was dated 1810. In 1817 James Henderson signed a petition for construction of a road beginning at the James Bryan plantation on Flat River and intersecting with the road from Mine A Breton in Washington County to Jackson in Cape Girardeau County. 1810 – Jan. 16 – Subpeona - Charles Ellis,Sr. – vs – James Henderson Ste. Genevieve Archives File #575, Collection 36361810 – Jan. 27 – Warrant & legal papers – James Henderson vs. Harwood Fluellen – (there were numerous pages to this document which were very difficult to read) Ste. Genevieve Archives File #575, Collection 3636 War of 1812 - James Henderson was a corporal in Lt. Col. Byrd's command of Mounted Illinois & Missouri Militia ~ Roll Box 97, Roll Rec. 215. James' bounty land papers state: "The State of Missouri, County of St. Francois ~ James Henderson...............declares that he is the identical James Henderson who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. James McCullock in the regiment of ?home? in the (then territory) (now) State of Missouri, commanded by Col. Stephen Byrd in the war with Great Britian declared by the United States on the 18th day of June A.D. 1812. That he was drafted at the county of Washington in the (then) Territory, (now) State of Missouri on or about the month of August A.D. 1815 for the term of two monthes. That said company was raised for the purpose of protecting the inhabitants of said Territory from the hostilities of the Indians at that time hostile to the people of the United States, that he continued in actual service of the ?mitilia? in the manner as aforesaid for the term of sixty days and was honorably discahrged at St. Louis in St. Louis County in the said Territory on or about 15th day of October A.D. (1815)........." 1813 – ?Miller? Morrow vs. James Henderson - Summons Ste. Genevieve Archives File #628 Collection 36361814 - James Henderson signs a petition for a road along with Willam, James, John, David, Dubart, Richard & William Murphy, Nat Cook, Benjamin Burnham, Laken Walker, Samuel Rhodes, Wm. Sims, John Harlow, Charles ?Hunt?, John Burnham, Isaac Cunningham, ?Thomas? Martin, James Tallent, William Cunningham, & several others whose names were illegible. Ste. Genevieve Archives File# 1347 Collection# 36361817 - James Henderson signed a petition to construct a road leading
from the county road to St. Mary's Landing along with Valentine Underwood, James ?Menard?,
Peter Hulstin, Jeremiah ?Haney?, Robert B. ???, Alexander Moore, Ignatious Boarman,
Francis Tomier, Robert B. Griffith, William ?Towmin?, Wm. Bloom, Hughes Kennon, Wm.
Freeman. 1819 - James Henderson married circa 1819 to Hopy whose maiden name may have been Alexander. She was born in 1800 in either N. or S. Carolina. James & Hopy eventually had 6 children: Jane, *Mary Ann (my 3rd great grandmother who married her cousin John Henderson, Jr., ) Samuel S. (who went to Oregon), Corbin A., Nancy and Eleanor. 1820 - In May James Henderson & James Tallent appraised a stray
horse which had been taken up by Isaac Cunningham Ste.
Genevieve Archives File #1407, Collection 3636 1830 - James Henderson was living on this property which was next door to Joseph Murphy. James Henderson later moved to Pendleton Township where he resided for about 30 years. This property was on the west end of what is now Raby Rd. St. Francois County, Missouri deed records. 1850 - James & Hopy Henderson are living next door to the Nancy Alexander family. 1863 - 1870 - James Henderson died sometime between 1863 & 1870. 1870 Deed Record - St. Francois County, Missouri name his heirs in a dispute over his land. 1870 - Hopy Henderson is living with her son Corbin Henderson in Cane Creek Township, Butler County, Missouri. 1880 - Hopy Henderson is living with her daughter, Jane Graham, in St. Francois Co., Mo.
Other families associated with the Hendersons that came from Greene County, Tennessee to southeast Missouri were: Alexander - The Alexander family settled in Farmington - in the 1850 census for St. Francois County James Henderson is living next door to an Alexander Family & some in Washington Co. LDS Ancestral File gives Hope Alexander as wife of John Henderson but I believe she was the wife of John's brother James Henderson, Jr. Census & deed records give James' wife's name as Hopy. Goforth - Willoughby and Zachariah Goforth settled in Caledonia, Washington County. Willoughby had Lot #3 & Zachariah had Lot #1. (From 1819 plat map of Caledonia). They were the sons of Miles Goforth who settled in Bellevue Valley in 1804. They were relatives of Mary Goforth who was married to Samuel Henderson, Sr. Washington, Jefferson & St. Francois counties all adjoin each other so it would not have been too difficult for these families to visit back & forth. |
was on Wolf Creek in
the Murphy Settlement and had been purchased from Joseph Murphy in 1814. Joseph
Murphy acquired a grant for 550 arpents of land in 1799. 
this property to his step-son, James Henderson, in return for Henderson taking care of
Tallant and his horse in his old age. Since there was no mention of James Henderson's
mother, Hannah, in this document she was probably already deceased. For whatever reason
the arrangement between James Henderson and James Tallant apparently did not work out for
a year later Henderson agrees to purchase the property from Tallant over a three year
period and Tallant left and went to Alabama