My major mix of family lines from Harlan KY and other places:Information about William Hensley
William Hensley (b. 1583, d. 1654)
Notes for William Hensley:
The Hengsteleg, Henxelegh, Hensleigh name has been found in Devonshire England records dating to 1200 A.D., but regardless of the many spellings the standard spelling of Hensley has become more acceptable.
The Hensley Family History: First recorded in English history as Hengstelge (1228 AD), Henxeleg (1270 AD) and Hensleigh (1350 AD). Surname meaning "dweller of the wood frequented by wild birds" or "dwellers in the woods".
Hensleys lived in Devon Village, located near Tiverton, England in the Seele Manor called Hensleigh House which still stands. Walts de Hensleigh, was master of the house in Ad 1350.
About two hundred and thirty-three (233) years later, William Hensley was born in Hemsley, Norfork, England around 1583 and died in Northhampton County, Virginia in 1654. He migrated to the Virginia Colony with his son James and his wife, Sarah Lyttle around 1622.
More About William Hensley and unknown:
Marriage: 1604, England.
Children of William Hensley and unknown are:
- Patrick Hensley, b. 1607, d. date unknown.
- +James Sr. Hensley, b. 1605, Tiverton, Devon Co., England203, d. 1665, Northhampton Co. VA204, 205, 206.