Leonard
Henderson
Born in Granville County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Henderson
and Elizabeth (Keeling) Henderson
Brother of
Frances (Henderson) McKay, Richard Henderson, Archibald Henderson, Elizabeth (Henderson) Alexander and John Henderson
Husband of
Frances (Farrar) Henderson
— married
3 Nov 1795 in Granville, North Carolina
Descendants 
Died
at age 60
in Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2011
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Biography
Leonard Henderson was a North Carolina colonist.
Leonard Henderson is Notable.
Leonard Henderson was born on Nutbush Creek in 1772 in what was then Granville County. He studied law with his uncle, Judge John Williams, and, in 1795, married his cousin Frances Farrar. They settled near Williamsborough on land that formerly belonged to Judge Williams.
After several years as clerk of district court in Hillsborough, Henderson began to practice law in 1800. In 1808 he was elected a judge of superior court, a position he held until his resignation in 1816. Subsequently, the state's judicial system was revised and a Supreme Court of three members was created. Henderson became Chief Justice in 1829.
Aside from his service on the bench, Henderson was also an educator. For thirty years he conducted a law school in connection with his Williamsborough law office. Among his students were many of the most eminent of North Carolina?s next generation of lawyers, including Richmond Pearson and William Horn Battle. Henderson was also a trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1817 to 1828.
Judge Leonard Henderson is buried at Montpelier Plantation Cemetery in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA[1]
Legacy
- Henderson County, created in 1838, and the town of Henderson, incorporated in 1841, were named for Leonard Henderson.
Sources
See also:
- Wikipedia
- William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, III, 103?sketch by Lucy B. Royster
- Dictionary of American Biography, VIII, 529
- Fannie Memory Farmer, ?Legal Education in North Carolina,? North Carolina Historical Review (July 1951): 271-297
- W. H. Battle, ?Memoir of Leonard Henderson,? North Carolina University Magazine (November 1859)
- Samuel Thomas Peace, "Zeb?s Black Baby": Vance County, North Carolina: A Short History (1955)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Steve Henderson
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B217545
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Karen (Koehler) Hodges :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G896181 [compare]
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Vincent Piazza
Vincent Piazza
there is another child on Find A Grave
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by Vincent Piazza
Sharon Casteel
Henderson-758 and Henderson-385 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents; minor variation in first name spelling; no information on Henderson-758 to suggest that he's an earlier sibling who died young and whose name was used for a later child, so makes sense to merge.
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by Sharon Casteel
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