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Mary Helen Haines notes:
I believe that her name is Isabella Henry, and she married a Boyd before she married Jesse McFarland. There is a Henry family that lived near the McFarlands in Buncombe/Haywood Co. There is also a Boyd family. I believe Isabella is the daughter of John Henry and wife Nancy Newman.
The only information on the Boyd family is a Robert Boyd, born 1801 in Buncombe Co. that has a son named John Henry Boyd.
William McFarland, Jesse's brother, sold his land on Jonathans Creek to John Henry.
Haywood Co. Deed Records: Pages 91-92.
Indenture, 5 Jan. 1809, between Felix WALKER of the Co. of Haywood and John HENRY of the same Co. in consideration of the sum of $200 hath conveyed unto the said John HENRY a tract in the said Co. on both sides of the Socah. Beginning at a maple tree at the N of a branch on the S side of Socah Creek thence S 20 E or near that direction a direct course toward the highest place on the top of a mountain oposite to the line of the Survey which this a part thence with said line N 65 W to a black oak with Chestnut and hickory pointers the beginning corner of said Survey thence from that course S 70 E 150 poles to a blackoak on his other line thence N a long a mountain 100 poles suposed to where John DOBSON's line intersect the said line & with John DOBSON's line...containing as is supposed 150 acres Granted to the said Felix WALKER by Patent bearing the date 5 Dec. 1804...it is provided that the line in this deed running N 70 E shall not extend further than the top of the mountain nor further than the upperline of a tract of land sold by the said Felix WALKER to Benjamin PARKS and John DOBSON. F. WALKER {Seal}. Witnesses: David McFARLAND and Eli Newman HENRY. Registered 16 Jul. 1810.
The area where Jesse McFarland buys land is at Raven's Fork of the Oconaluftee River at Big Cove. There is a street in this area named Boyd.
Isabella would have been born in York Co. SC, since that is where the Henrys were living before they moved to NC according to the notes below. However, there are multiple John Henrys in York Co. SC, still living there in 1810, 1820, 1830.
Judging from Jesse and Isabella's naming patterns for their children, Isabella must be related to Eli Newman Henry who married Rebecca Cathey, daughter of George Cathey. Eli Newman Henry was born abt. 1792 and married Rebecca abt. 1818. Eli and Rebecca were in Cooper Co. MO. He died abt. 1823 and she remarried a James McCormick in 1825.
Found these notes concerning Isabella's possible family roots:
William Henry was born in 1715 in Ireland. He married Isabella Margaret McKeown. William came to America at about the age of 18 and settled in Virginia and was the immigrant-progenitor of the Henry family of Mt. Vernon, Arkansas.
William and four of his sons took part in the Battle of King's Mountain, a famous battle occurring during the Revolutionary War. William and several members of his immediate family were buried in the Bethany Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church cemetery. His tombstone was engraved: "In Memory of William Henry, who died October 2, 1819, aged 104 years."
William and Isabella had ten children: Mary (b. 1749), Alexander (b. 1751), William II (b. 1753), Malcom (b. 1755), John (b. 1758), Josiah (b. 1760), Isabella (b. 1762), Jane (b. 1767), Francis (b. 1768), and James (b. 1774).
In the 1800 Buncombe Co. census is a Joseph S. Henry.
In the 1800 Burke Co. NC census is John Henry.
In the 1812 regiments for Haywood Co. is a Capt. Jacob Henry, in 16th Co. Also a Eli N. Henry.
1810 census in Haywood is a Evins Henry, John Henry, and Malcolm Henry. In Buncombe is a Joseph Henry, and another Joseph Henry, a Malcomb Henry and a William Henry.
John Henry, is the son of William Henry above. He was born Apr. 15, 1758 in Anson NC, died Dec. 29, 1833 in Jonathans Creek Haywood Co. He married Nancy Newman. Put these names together with the names of descendants of Jesse McFarland and Isabella Henry and it forms a definite connection....the repetition of Henry and Newman.
Below was information found at Find a Grave on John Henry:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HENR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSsr=681&GRid=34001724&
Birth: Apr. 15, 1757
Maggie Valley
Haywood County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Dec. 29, 1833
Maggie Valley
Haywood County
North Carolina, USA
After John's parents, William and Isabel McCowen Henry, raised their family in Virginia, they settled in York County, SC. A hill there is called Henry's Knob. Tradition asserts that John's father was a brother of Patrick Henry, the famous statesman.
John himself was born and reared in Virgina. He joined the War for Independence early on. He married Nancy Newman and had four sons: Lorenzo Newton, Malcolm, Meige Newman, and John William (or Wiley) Henry. Meige may have remained in Virgina, but Malcolm and Lorenzo followed their father to Haywood County after first moving to York County, SC, possibly with their grandparents and other family members. They are buried near their father and mother. John moved to Georgia and is buried in Fannin County.
John and Nancy Newman Henry also had six daughters: Mary, Isabella, Arabella, Elizabeth Ann, Rose, and Martha Jane (called Jane) Henry.
Because of his military service, John received a land grant around 1796 which is recorded in the Burke County, NC Register of Deeds office. A pioneer, he moved to the area that later became Haywood County, NC and first settled near the present town of Waynesville on the east fork of Raccoon and Richland Creeks. He began acquiring a great deal of property, particularly in the Upper Jonathan area, now known as Maggie Valley. He and Nancy eventually settled in Evans Cove of Maggie, not far from Jonathan Creek, on the left side of the current road. They, along with other family members, are buried in a field behind their homesite.
Sadly, the gravestones have fallen and the cemetery has been plowed over and crops raised on it for several years. Fortunately, on May 3, 1936, a new marker was unveiled to mark Captain Henry's grave. The honor was conferred by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was cited for the important part he played in winning the Battle of King's Mountain, the Battle at Cowpens, SC, and others events. He was also honored for his valuable service in protecting the more thickly populated communities of the eastern sections of both North and South Carolina from the attack of the Creek and Cherokee Indians.
Captain Henry's service is additionally commemorated on a plaque on the lawn of the Haywood County Courthouse which honors Revolutionary War soldiers. A photo to the right shows that plaque.
Family links:
Parents:
William Henry (1715 - 1819)
Spouse:
Nancy Newman Henry (1757 - ____)
Children:
Malcolm Henry (1783 - 1849)*
Lorenzo Newton Henry (1800 - 1868)*
John William Henry (1801 - 1857)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
John Henry Cemetery
Maggie Valley
Haywood County
North Carolina, USA
Created by: Frances Rogers
Record added: Feb 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34001724
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1786 - Abt 1860 (73 years)
