When Joseph Hensworth was born in November 1711, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Hensworth, was 24 and his mother, Margaretta Daft, was 25. He married Anne about 1735, in Quorn, Leicestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of the places called Hemsworth (Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Dorset), but primarily the one in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire placename derives from an Old English personal name Hymel (genitive Hymeles) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’, while the Derbyshire placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Hemele (genitive Hemeles) + Old English worth. The Dorset placename comes from an Old English personal name Hemede (genitive Hemedes) + Old English worth.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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