Individual Details
Ebenezer HENTON
(Abt 1758 - Bef 17 Sep 1791)
Elizabeth and Hester were added to Ebenezer's children according to Abstracts of Executor, Administrator, and Guardian Bonds of Rockingham County Virginia 1778 - 1864, Compiled by Marguerite B. Priode, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, at Denver Public Library, G929.3755922 P937 ab. Under Guardian Bonds, Benj. Henton is Guardian for Ruth and Mary with bond filed 17 Sep 1791. On 27 Sep 1791, David Rolston, Jr. is Guardian for Elizabeth and Hester, both showing Ebenezer Henton as the deceased. 20 Sep 1803, David Rolston is Guardian for Betsy. Is that Elizabeth for some reason?
Events
| Birth | Abt 1758 | Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Personal Tax | 1782 | 1 white male, 2 negroes (Buck & Tab), 12 horses, 31 cattle - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Personal Tax | 1783 | List in Capt. Geo. Chrisman's Company, 2 white males, 1slave Buck, 1 slave Tab, 12 horses, 43 cattle. - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1783 | Rockingham Co., Virginia - Amelia Emele MATHEWS |  | ||
| Personal Tax | 1785 | Capt. Christman's Co., 1 white over 21, 1 white above 16, 1 slave above 16, 1 slave under 16, 6 horses, 26 cattle - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Personal Tax | 1786 | Capt. Baxter's Co., 1 white above 21, 1 slave above 16, 7 horses, 25 cattle - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Personal Tax | 3 Apr 1787 | List B, Ebenezer, only white male above 21, 2 blacks above 16, 9 horses, 26 cattle. - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Military | 1788 | In Captain John Herdman's Company No. 2 of Militia, according to | |||
| Personal Tax | 19 May 1788 | List 1, Ebenezer charged with the tax, 2 blacks above 16, 7 horses. Cattle not taxable that year. - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Personal Tax | 4 Apr 1789 | List 1, Ebenezer charged with tax, 1 black above 16, 6 horses, cattle not taxable - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Personal Tax | 23 Apr 1790 | List 1, Ebenezer charged, 1 black above 16, 1 black above 12, 5 horses - Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Death | Bef 17 Sep 1791 | Rockingham Co., Virginia | |||
| Reference No | 845 |
Families
| Spouse | Amelia Emele MATHEWS (1763 - 1790) |
| Child | Ruth HENTON (1783 - ) |
| Child | Mary HENTON (1789 - 1860) |
| Child | Elizabeth HENTON ( - ) |
| Child | Hester Easter HENTON ( - ) |
| Father | John HENTON (1721 - 1782) |
| Mother | Esther EVANS (1726 - 1798) |
| Sibling | John HENTON (1747 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin HENTON (1748 - 1812) |
| Sibling | David HENTON (1750 - 1779) |
| Sibling | Sarah HENTON (1751 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph HENTON (1753 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel HENTON (1756 - ) |
Endnotes
1. John W. Wayland, PhD, A History of Rockingham County Virginia (Name: Name: Ruebush-Elkins Company, Dayton, VA, 1912;;), Pg. 446.
2. John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., Rockingham County, Virginia Marriages, 1778-1850 (Name: Name: Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA;;).