Isaiah Hinshaw (1794 - 1844)

Born 5 Nov 1794 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Welmet (Williams) Hinshaw — married 1815 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1844 at age 49 in Penn Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Isaiah was a Friend (Quaker)

Born 11-5-1794, Surry County, North Carolina, son of Absolom Hinshaw and Elizabeth Hinshaw.

He married Welmet Williams, 1815. Welmet was born 23 Dec 1796, North Carolina. To this union were born:

1. Benjamin W. Hinshaw (1816-1867)
2. Joshua Hinshaw (1818-1819)
3. Susannah Hinshaw (1820-1906)
4. Hannah Hinshaw (1823-1851)
5. Isaiah Hinshaw (1825-1844)
6. Sarah Hinshaw (1826-1844)
7. Elam Hinshaw (1829-1839)
8. Elizabeth M. Hinshaw (1831-?)
9. Tilman P. Hinshaw (1833-1860)
10. Welmet Hinshaw (1835-1856)
11. Annetta Hinshaw (1838-1857)
12. Rachel Jane Hinshaw (1842-1857)

At Cane Creek MM on 17 Sept 1816, Welmet Hinshaw (formerly Williams) condemned her marriage "out of unity".

Welmet seems to have been an orphan. In 1814 an unidentified Jesse Hinshaw became guardian for Welmet and Susanna Williams (presumably Welmet's sister), who had formerly been under the guardianship of a Thomas Ward.

At Cane Creek MM on 02 Oct 1819, Welmet was granted a certificate to White Water MM, Wayne County, Indiana.

Welmet (and Isaiah) left Cane Creek only weeks after publicly condemning their "marriage out of unity".

At Whitewater MM (Indiana) on 27 Nov 1819, Welmet was received on a certificate from Cane Creek MM, N.C.

At Whitewater MM on 26 May 1821, Susannah, daughter of Isaiah, was received on a certificate from Cane Creek MM, N.C.

On 06 Nov 1824, Isaiah purchased land from the U.S. government in Morgan County, Indiana (Township 14, Range 1E, Section 34).

At Whitewater MM on 18 Dec 1824, Isaiah, wife Welmet, and children Benjamin, Susannah, and Hannah were granted certificates to White Lick MM, Morgan County, Indiana.

At White Lick MM on 12 Feb 1825, Isaiah and son Benjamin, and Wilmet and daughters Susannah and Hannah were received on certificates from Whitewater MM.

At White Lick MM on 12 June 1839, Isaiah and wife Wilmet and children Susannah, Hannah, Isaiah, Elizabeth, Tilman P., Welmet and Annetta were granted certificates to Salem MM, Iowa.

At Salem MM (Iowa) on 28 Sept 1839, Isaiah and sons Isaiah and Tillman, and Wilmet and daughters Susanna, Hannah, Elizabeth, Wilmet and Asenath, were received on a certificate from White Lick MM (Indiana) dated 12 June 1839.

Isaiah and family were shown in the 1840 census, Jefferson County, Iowa:

1 male age 5-10 [Tilman].

1 male age 10-15 [Isaiah Jr.].

1 male age 40-50 [Isaiah].

2 females under age 5 [Welmet and Annetta].

1 female age 5-10 [Elizabeth].

2 females age 15-20 [Susannah and Hannah].

1 female age 40-50 [Wilmet].

Isaiah Hinshaw died 11-2-1844, buried Pleasant Plain MM, Jefferson County, Iowa.

Isaiah's will was dated "13 day of 10 month 1844"; probated Dec 21 1844. In his will he mentions "all my children male and female" (none mentioned by name). The will was brought to court by his son Benj. W. Hinshaw and attested by Jonathan Hadley and John F. McPherson. His wife, Welmet, was named executor.

Sources

• "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 1, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss.
• "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 5, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss.
• "The William Wade Hinshaw Index to [Iowa] Quaker Meeting Records", a microfiche in the LDS Family History Library.
• The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Iowa.
• "The Hinshaw Family", an extensive family history manuscript by Heather Hinshaw-Tomas
• 1840 census, Jefferson County, Iowa.
• Iowa Cemetery Records. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
• "Hinshaw Family Genealogical Notes", apparently prepared for William Wade Hinshaw by Edna Harvey Joseph, LDS microfilm 1571899, Items 7-8.
• WPA Iowa Graves Registration Survey; USGenWeb Archives: https://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=569263
• "Names Gleaned from Wills 1838-1851, Jefferson County, Iowa", by Verda J. Baird; Jefferson County Genealogical Society, 1986.