Agnes McKee Henderson

Brief Life History of Agnes McKee

When Agnes McKee Henderson was born on 16 September 1746, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Henderson, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Mary Park, was 27. She married Pvt James Porter Wilson Sr on 27 June 1769, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 30 June 1796, in Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 49.

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Pvt James Porter Wilson Sr
1743–1799
Agnes McKee Henderson
1746–1796
Marriage: 27 June 1769
Sarah Wilson
1770–1810
Martha Wilson
1775–1824
Elizabeth Wilson
about 1779–1850
Mary Wilson
1771–1872
John A. Wilson
about 1779–1856
Nicholas Wilson
1781–1849
James Wilson
1781–1870
Agnes Wilson
1783–1808
Esther Wilson
1783–1856
William C Wilson
1787–1852
Jane Wilson
1789–1841

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Agnes Henderson - Government record: birth-name: Agnes Henderson
  • Agnes Henderson in entry for Alexander Elder, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Agnes (Nancy) Henderson - Government record: birth: 9 September 1747; Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

World Events (5)

1750

Historical Boundaries 1750: Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1784

Historical Boundaries: 1784: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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