When William Henson was born in July 1800, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, James H Henson, was 50 and his mother, Hannah Phillips, was 30. He married Dian Hamilton on 28 January 1831, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Spring River Township, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1840. He died from about 1842 to 1850, in Missouri, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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