Harrison County records stored at the Kentucky Historical Society Library there is confirmation of part of the data found in other places. In addition, there is a book there with biographical sketches of certain people such as Newton Henry and Lewis Henry and Lorenzo McKenny. The information in these sometimes confirms and sometimes confuses the items found in other places. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, by Robert Peter, M.D., edited by William Henry Perrin, originally published in Chicago in 1882 contains short bios of several Henrys.
The following are Henry records found in Harrison County
Harrison County, Kentucky
Will Book A, page 209
Will of John Henry probated 1816 names Thomas,
William (extr.), James (extr) and John as sons and Nancy Northcutt, Betsy
Dunn, Polly Dunn and Peggy
Henry as daughters. Witnesses were Will
E. Boswell and Wilson Picket.
Harrison County, Kentucky
Marriage licenses
#861 James Henry and Polly Juell, May 10,
1813
#1565 James Henry and Susanah Juett, January
14, 1822
Includes permission slip signed by William
Juett to the "Clerkes of Harrison county Cort that they are fully artherrised
to Eschew licences to James Henry that he and my daughter Susannah Juett
may be lawfully married by my consent give under my hand this 12th day of
January 1822
Signed by William Juett and witnessed by John
Juett and George Rennekar
Harrison County, Kentucky
Tax list, compiled by KY Historical
Society
Show John and Wm. Henry first appearing on
Harrison County rolls 1797, with John owning 200 acres on Raven
Creek
In 18-03 Wm. has 100 acres added and in 1808
it becomes 190 acres
This same year John, Jr. has 100 acres and in 1815 James Henry shows 117
acres. Prior entries for James showed only a horse and in 1813 the
entry of
"Capt. Hedger Co." Presumably this refers
to his servics in the War of 1812, which is also mentioned in Perrin's entry
for Newton Henry, page 710
Harrison County, Kentucky
Deed Book 34, page 613-14
September 10, 1866
James Henry's heirs to Silas Henry - deeded
land to "Silas Henry a man of color a certain tract or parcel of land herein
after described for the consideration that the said Silas Henry was to live
with the said James Henry, take care of his stock, etc., until the death
of said James Henry. And whereas the said Silas has performed all the
conditions of said contract to be by him performed and where as the said
James Henry bound his heirs executors or administrators to make a deed, for
the land hereafter described it being the same land embraced in the obligation
aforesaid. And therefore this indenture made and entered into this
14th day of December 1868, by and between L. M. Henry, George W. Henry and
Elizabeth his wife, and Elizabeth Henry, wife of L. M. Henry, Newton Henry
and Elizabeth his wife, W. J. Henry and Mary his wife, Noah Henry and Louisa,
his wife, John K. Gray and Marietta, his wife late Marietta Henry, William
Godman, his wife late Harriette Henry, B. F. Jones and America, his wife
late America Henry, Colby Brooks and Ann, his wife late Ann Henry, J. W.
Rains and Celinda, his wife late Celinda A. Henry being eleven of the children
and heirs at law of James Henry, decd, parties of the first part and Silas
Henry party of the second part.
Signatures that follow include those of Newton
and his wife Elizabeth. Some of the others have only an X. Elias
Henry signed in DeKalb County, Missouri
Harrison County, Kentucky
Record Book P, page 66-67
1866.
L. M. Henry (Lewis Madison Henry) first son of James Henry and Mary "Polly" Juett, who had stated his father was James Henry, who came out from Virginia with his father John Henry and settled on the middle fork of the Raven Creek. Newton Henry and J. Henry as Administrators. Items were sold to W. J. Henry. Land settlement includes land orignally bought by William Kinnman of Ravencreek in 1800.
Perrin's Sketches p. 710-711
Newton Henry farmer, born Harrison County,
Kentucky on November 5, 1822, grandfather, Thomas Henry came from Virginia
and settled on the middle fork of
Raven Creek, husbandman . . "Newton Henry
spent his boyhood upon his father's farm, receiving what education could
be gleaned from the country schools of that day. He married Elizabeth,
daughter of Pollard and Louisa Crosthwait McKenny, of Harrison County, by
whom he had three children; the only surviving one, James, was born August
15, 1846 (Why does he not mention his son Pollard, who was still alive?)
Mr. Henry has always been an ardent Republican. During the year
1864 he enlisted under Capt. Thomas Musselman, of the Harrison County Home
Guards. "James Henry, father of Newton, was born in Virginia, and came
out with his father, settling near him in the same part of Harrison County.
He bore an honorable part in the war of 1812-1815, but was spared to
his family for more than half a centry after its close. He died in
the country where most of his life had been spent, November 3, 1866 (Graveston
inscribed "Oct, 31, 1866"
Conclusion: James Henry was undoubtedly the father of Newton, but his grandfather mentioned as "Thomas" by Newton and as "John" by L. M. both in Perrin's sketches, was probably named John Thomas. The Pollard Mac Henry family bable lists him as John Thomas Henry, father of James Henry, father of Newton Henry (who married Elizabeth McKenney) and Pollard Mac Henry (who married Mary Frances Courtney). His son's names of Thomas and John seem to indicate this is true.
Harrison County, Kentucky
Will Book K, p. 368-70
W. J. Henry - 1880
James Henry (named as nephew) and James S.
Kinman are the executors. Names Pollard Henry as another nephew
Harrison County, Kentucky
Marriage Index, Vol 1 (1794-1893)
McKenny, Elizabeth and Henry, Newton, license
#3865, issued September 17, 1844 and married on September 18, 1844
Bible of James Henry
(owned by Edith Robertson, Waynesburg,
Kentucky)
Newton Henry, son of James and Susan Henry
was born November 5, 1822
Elizabeth, wife of Newton was born July
8,1830
James Henry, son of Newton and Elizabeth Henry
was born August 15, 1846
Newton Henry and Elizabeth McKenny married
September 18, 1845
Pollard Henry and Mary F. Courtney married
May 13, 1869
James Henry and Charlotte F. Dungan married
September 8, 1875 (This entry is in error according to license in Grant County,
Kentucky)
Grant County, Kentucky
Marriage Book 1873-1876
License (bond) James Henry and Charlotte F.
Dungan married September 8, 1874
The attached note states: This is to
certify that I Alzander Dungan has send Edmond Dungan hi son to act in his
place for the purpis to get licins to the marriage between his dauter, Sharlet
Frances Dungan and James Henry.
Yours respectfuly
Alxzander Dungan
Source:
Information previously posted by: Jo
Thiessen
Compiled December 30, 1999
by: James G.
Faulconer
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