Matilda Henson was born on 10 May 1809, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States as the daughter of Henson and ?. She married Azariah Bednego Gregory on 16 October 1828, in Washington, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Wayne Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 6 January 1892, in Township of Hickory Hill, Wayne, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mifflin Cemetery, Jefferson, Illinois, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Wayne, Illinois, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal names Hen, Hend(e), or Hendy (pet forms of Henry or Hendry ) + son. Compare Henderson . Hendy may also have been derived from Middle English hendy ‘courteous’, used as a personal name (see Hendy ).
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Hainson, a patronymic meaning ‘son of Hayne’; see Hain 2.
English: in Devon, where patronymics in -son rarely originated, perhaps a variant of Hingston .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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