| Frances Ware Livingston |
| Born 1770 |
| Married Samuel Hensley who was born August 26, 1767 and died 1826 |
| Children |
| 1. Elizabeth Hensley Born 1788 Married ______ Holmes |
| 2. Sarah Ware Hensley Born 1789 Married Andrew Means, Jr. - born 1789 - died 1875. Children John Means Born 1812 Married Eliza Marr Mary Ann Means Born 1814 Married James McCorkle Jane Clemence Means Born 1815 Adam Means Born 1817 Louise Means Born 1819 Married William Hayter William Means Born 1821 Foster Means Born 1823 James Monroe Means Born 1826 Frances Elizabeth Means Born 1829 Married John L. McMahan |
| 3. Pothena Hensley Born 1793 Married _____ Smith |
| 4. William Livingston Hensley Born 1796 Married Mary "Polly" Harrington |
| 5. Benjamin Hensley Born 1789 |
| 6. Margaret Hensley Born 1801 Married Terra Smith |
| 7. John Ware Hensley Born 1804 Married Armenta Hensley |
| 8. Henry Ware Hensley Born 1806 Married Sally Harrington Children: Samuel J. Hensley Born about 1845 - Missouri Died January 1, 1918 - Marfa, Presidio County, Texas Samuel, the youngest son of Henry Ware Hensley and Sarah Ann Harrington, was a Dr. and in later life Proprietor and Editor of the Marfa Town Talk newspaper
Children: |
| 9. Thomas Livingston Hensley Born 1813 Married Junetta Smith |
| 10. Samuel J. Hensley Born September 16, 1817 - Lexington, Kentucky Died January 7, 1866 - Warm Springs, Alameda County, California Married Helen Sealy/Seeley Crosby April 7, 1851 - Santa, Clara County, California
Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Canada January 17, 1866 In 1860 Major Samuel J. Hensley bought The Brother Jonathan. It was a wooden steamer built in 1850. It carried passengers and cargo from San Francisco to Victoria, B.C., Canada. On July 30th, 1865, the ship struck a hidden rock a few miles from Crescent City and sunk. Among those that went down with the ship was John P. Hensley, storekeeper/fireman.
Major Hensley was also part of the Chiles-Walker party, and in Sutter's army. |