Captain John Henderson

1740 - 1787  (47 years)

• Name	John Henderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	17 Jan 1740	Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  	(formerly in Virgina)
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution: #A054746 Sons of the American Revolution: P-179572  [7, 8]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  FSID	LVD2-QMZ
  Military Service	1774  [6, 7, 8]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War: Colonel; Fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant
  		War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen…
  		Memorial-Point Pleasant The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief…
  Death	24 Mar 1787	Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  	(formerly in Virginia)
  Burial	Henderson Cemetery, Henderson, Mason, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I25235	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Leiutenant James Henderson, Sr.,   b. 17 Jan 1708, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 19 May 1784, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Audley Hamilton,   b. 1710, Ards, Donegal, Ireland d. 1780, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jun 1738	Fife, Scotland   [9]
  Family ID	F10548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Givens,   b. 1 Jun 1744, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 28 May 1819, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1765  [5, 10]
  Children	1. Rachel Henderson,   b. 15 Nov 1746, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1844, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F14663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jan 1740 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Death - 24 Mar 1787 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l HOOD-M (SAR) Hood Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Burials

  Memorial-Point Pleasant The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief…

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen…

  
  

• Sources

  [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, Database online. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Database online. [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members. Birth date: 1740 Birth place: Augusta Death date: 24 Mar 1787 Death place: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S602] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 063 : 1907. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 063 : 1907 [S11587] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Hood): HENDERSON John, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HENDERSON John 1740-1787. "15 VA REGT - REV WAR" Husband of Ann Givens. Married in 1765. He was at the Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's War) 10-10-1774 as a Lieutenant in The New River Company of Captain Herbert. Later was a Corporal in Captain John Gergory's Revolutionary War in Col. Daniel Morgan's Regiment Scotch Irish Valley Virginia. Servered from 1776-1780, when served Greenbrier Co in the Justice until his death. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262351510/john_henderson [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, HENDERSON John - Ancestor #: A054746. Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN Birth: 1-17-1740 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA Death: 3-24-1787 GREENBRIER CO VIRGINIA Service Source: SIMPSON-POFFENBARGER, BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT, P 25; MCALLISTER, VA MIL IN THE REV WAR, PP 207, 208 Service Description: 1) ALSO LIEUTENANT, BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT 2) CAPTAIN, GREENBRIER CO MILITIA https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A054746 [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, HENDERSON John - SAR Patriot #: P-179572. State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Captain / Civil Service - DAR #: A054746 Birth: 17 Jan 1740 / Augusta / VA Death: 24 Mar 1787 / Greenbrier / VA Qualifying Service Description: He served as a Lieutenant in the Company of Captain William Herbert and on 10 Oct 1774 when he fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant Served as a Corporal in the Company of Captain Gregory under the command of Colonel Daniel Morgan’s Regiment, served until April 1779 Promoted to Captain of the Militia, his commission appears in the order books from 1780 or 1781 under Colonel Holt Richardson He served as a Justice of the Peace for Greenbrier County from 1780 https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/179572 [S11586] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Hood): HAMILTON Martha Henderson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HAMILTON Martha Audley Henderson 1711-1780. Marriage: 23 June 1738, Chapel Fordell Castle 'Jas Henderson & Martha Hamilton Mard June 23. 1738 ' https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196104549/martha_audley_henderson [S11585] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Hood): GIVENS Anne Henderson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GIVENS Anne Henderson 1741-1819. Wife of John Henderson. Married in1765. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270953374/anne-henderson