Henry family of Tredyffrin

John Henry I

1788 John Henry, blacksmith, purchase property in Tredyffrin, 34 acres¹.

1789 tax 32 acres 1 horse, 1 cow

1790 census head of household, 2 males < 16yo., 2 females.

1791 tax 32 acres 1 horse, 2 cows

1792 purchases land

1793 purchases land; (no 1793 tax)

1795 tax blacksmith 34 acres (@ $7.67 valuation $260.78), buildings, 1 horse, 3 cows

1795-6 purchases a tract of 4 acres 50 perches⁴ next to existing property.

1797 tax blacksmith 52 acres & improvements, buildings, 1 horse, 3 cows

1798 property return 1/30/1798, 52 acres, 2 horses, 4 cows

1798 Glass Tax: 59 acres, stone house 23’ x 18’, 1 floor; log barn 39’ x 17’; log smithshop 24’ x 16’.

1799 tax 60 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows

1800 census males: 1 10 – 16 years old, 1 45 years or older, 2 females 0 – 10 years old, 1 10 -16 years old, 1 45 years or older. Presumably William Henry I, John Henry I, Hannah and Mary, Catherine.

1804 purchases land

1807 Septennial Census: Farmer^x.

1810 census – no John Henry in Chester County

1811 John Henry, smith, purchases 60 acres of land³ from Thomas J. Walker, daughters Hannah & Mary in 1836 deed selling land (father having died).
Land sales mention wife, Catherine

1814 Septennial Census: Farmer^x.

1821 Septennial Census: Farmer^x.

1823 John Henry, yeoman, will probated². Mentions wife Catharine, Son William, grandchildren Catharine and John (the latter not of age), daughters Hannah, Mary and Ann.

William Henry I

1807 Septennial Census: Laborer^x.

1814 Septennial Census: Laborer^x.

1816 William and Hannah buy 5+ acres and sell 1.5 acres of land to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike.⁶.

1821 Septennial Census: Laborer^x.

1828 Septennial Census: Laborer^x.

1835 Septennial Census: Farmer^x.

1838 Tax return: William Henry^x.

2/26/1853 Death, East Whiteland

1853 Sale of William Henry, deceased, land of 5 acres⁵.

John A. Henry

1814 birth⁸.

1838 Tax return: John Henry, freeman^x.

1839 - 43 John Henry, license of the Centerville hotel^x.

1870 Resident, East Whiteland⁷.

1875 Tax return, Charlestown, inmate¹⁰.

1880 Resident, East Whiteland⁸.

11/11/1882 died intestate, West Pikeland⁹.