Henderson County Wills and Estates 1841 to 1886
Henderson County was formed in 1838 from the southern part of Buncombe County, however, during 1855 parts of Henderson and Rutherford Counties were combined to form Polk County, and in 1861 parts of Henderson County and Jackson County were combined to form Transylvania County. It was named after Leonard Henderson the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833.
Names of Families in Images of Henderson County Wills 1841 to 1886 -
A to H
- Alexander, Mariah
- Allen, George
- Ballard, R. H.
- Baring, Charles
- Baring, Susan
- Bennett, Jane M.
- Blake, Daniel
- Bowen, Nelson
- Bryson, William
- Cagle, John
- Carson, John C.
- Caruth, Mary
- Case, E. F.
- Colquhoun, John
- Corn, John P.
- Crawford, James
- Duval, James W.
- Edney, Asa
- Erwin, Thomas
- Evans, Joseph
- Featherston, Ambrose M.
- Featherston, Merrimon
- Fletcher, Susan
- Freeman, Meredith
- Gash, Leanders
- Gillaspie, Mary
- Gillaspie, William
- Hanckle, Christian
- Henry, William B.
- Herring, Lewis W.
- Hightower, Epaphroditus
- Hill, Robert
- Hodges, John
- Hoots, Joseph
- Humble, Mary D.
Names of Families in Images of Henderson County Wills 1841 to 1886
J to Z
- Jimison, James
- Johnson, Hugh
- Jones, Joshua
- King, MacMillane
- King, Mitchell
- Lasdson, Mary F.
- Lance, Jerusha
- Lance, Samuel
- Lanning, Margaret
- Lyda, Jacob
- Mabin, John
- Mabin, Mathew
- Maxwell, James
- Maybin, George V.
- Maybin, Matthew
- McClain, John
- McClain, Mira A. C.
- Merrill, William
- Miller, David B.
- Myers, David
- Molyneux, Edmund
- Molyneaux, Eliza Harriett
- Norris, John
- Orr, John
- Owenby, Ambrose
- Pace, Daniel
- Pinkney, C. C.
- Rhodes, Hannah
- Ripley, Valentine
- Roberts, James
- Shipman, Edward
- Summey, Jacob
- Townsend, Robert Russell
- Whitmire, Christopher
- Wilson, Benjamin
- Wilson, William
