Individual Details

Also Known As:<_AKA> Christenberry Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sr. BIOG RAPHY: John Que ssonbury/Christenberry was born in Virginia and migrat ed to North Carolina abou t 1769. He enlisted in the 15th Virginia Re giment under Captain James Foster's command on March 15, 1777, and se rved one month. In the 1790 Census of Catham County, North Carolina , he was listed as John Quishingbury, one male 16, four under 16 - tw o females, three slaves. By 1791, he was listed as having 354 acr e s in the St. Lukes district, which became part of Person County, Nort h Carolin a. In 1793, he was listed as having 150 acres in the Glouce ster District. He sold his holdings in Person County, North Carolin a on February 17, 1796 and app arently migrated to Madison County, Ken tucky where he is registered in the 1800 census. Past researchers sugg ested that this John Christenberry used both the "Q" and "Ch" spelling s throughout his life. He was living during the American Revolutio n when the spelling of the name changed. Records suggest that he us e d the "Q" spelling early in life, began using the "Ch" version later , and then changed back again to the Quessonbury spelling later in lif e when he lived in K entucky. As a result, some of his children use d the name Quessonbury, while ot hers used the Christenberry spelling.

Birth	1746	Albermarle County, Virginia
Marriage	Feb 3, 1769	Sussex County, Virginia - Isabella Bedenfield
Death	Aft 1810	Madison County, Kentucky
Title (Nobility)		Sr.

Spouse	Isabella Bedenfield (1747 - )
Child	Joshua Christenberry Sr. (1771 - 1854)
Child	William Miner Christenberry (1779 - 1851)
Child	Moses Christenberry (1782 - 1864)
Child	Ginney Christenberry (1805 - )
Child	James Christenberry (1809 - 1860)
Child	Anderson Christenberry ( - )
Child	Humphrey Christenberry ( - )
Child	Henry Christenberry ( - )
Child	Mary B Christenberry ( - )