Henry County was created in 1777 from the lands of Pittsylvania County and named for Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia who lived for a time in the county. This transcription of the 1840 census gives the names of the heads of the households with all other individuals being listed by sex/age groups. Added to this are the entries from page two of the census, the occupations, personal information like “deaf, blind, etc” and the school records. There is a listing of those who were living in the county as pensioners of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Their name and age are given in a separate column in the census.

Examples from this volume:

Claibourn Going - 0-0 - 1 manufacturer [freed colored 20101-201]

John D. Pyrtle - 20002001-10001 - 2 farmers
     [1 learned professional engineer]
     [1 primary & grammar school - 13 scholars - 11 at public claim]

Kittura Cole - 0002-0000001 - 1 farmer
     [1 insane at private charge - 1 blind]

Elizabeth Stone - 00000100001-0000002001 - 3 farmers
     [Moses Spencer age 88 - pensioner]
     [freed color - 02-0]

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

AGEE, ALLEN, ANDERSON, ANGLIN, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ARTERS, ASTROP, ATKINS, AUSTIN

BAKER, BANISTER, BARBER, BARKER, BARROW, BASSETT, BATEMAN, BECK, BELCHER, BELL, BISHOP, BOOTHE, BORDEN, BOULDEN, BOULDIN, BOWLES, BRADBERRY, BRADLEY, BRAY, BREWER, BRIDSWELL, BRIM, BROWER, BROWN, BRUCH, BRYANT, BUNDURANT, BURCH, BURGESS, BYRD

CAHILL, CALHOUN, CALLAWAY, CAMPBELL, CARTER, CARY, CAYTON, CHEATHAM, CHIPHER, CHISSHER, CHULY, CLANTON, CLARK, CLEMMONS, CLIFT, CLIFTON, CLOWERS, COBBS, COBLER, COLE, COLEMAN, COMICK, COMPTON, CONAWAY, COOPER, COOPPER, COUSINS, COX, CRAIG, CREASEY, CREWS, CROAF, CURRY, CUSTER

DANDRIDGE, DANIEL, DARKE, DAVIS, DEVAN, DICKERSON, DILLARD, DILLION, DISHAZS, DIX, DORSE, DOYLE, DRAPER, DUNIVENT, DUNN, DUNWENT, DYER

EANES, EAST, ECHOLDS, EDWARDS, EGAN, EGGLESTON, EGGLETON, EGGLSTON, EVANS

FARLEY, FARRIS, FEZLE, FLEEMAN, FLOOD, FLOYD, FLUMAN, FORBESS, FOUNTAIN, FRANKLIN, FREEMAN, FRETWELL, FRY

GAROTT, GHODARD, GILLEY, GODARD, GOFER, GOING, GOLDSBY, GOODE, GOODMAN, GRANT, GRAVLEY, GRAVLY, GREEN, GREGORY, GREGS, GRIFFITH, GRIGG, GRIGGS, GROGAN, GROHIGAN, GUNNEL, GUNNELL

HAILEY, HAIRSTON, HAMLETT, HANKINS, HARBOUR, HARDY, HARFIELD, HARGER, HARRIS, HARVELL, HATCHER, HAWKINS, HAYS, HEFFLEFINGER, HENSLEY, HERD, HEREFORD, HICKS, HIGS, HILL, HODGES, HOLDER, HOLLINGSWORTH, HOPPER, HUBBARD, HUNLEY, HUNT

JACKSON, JAMESON, JARROTT, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, JONES, JOYCE, JUMPER

KEARN, KELLY, KINDRICK, KING, KINGTON

LAMKIN, LAND, LARRANCE, LARRANER, LARY, LAVENDER, LAWLESS, LEAKE, LEMMONS, LESTER, LEWIS, LOOKEDO, LOVEL, LOVIN, LYLE, LYNCH

MABES, McDANIEL, McMILLION, MAHON, MAJORS, MANN, MARSHAL, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MATHERLY, MATTHEWS, MAYS, MEADE, MEAKES, MILES, MILL, MINTER, MITCHEL, MOLES, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, MORRIS, MORRISON, MOTON, MULLINS, MURPHY

NANCY, NAPIER, NORMAN, NUNN

OAKLY, ODLE

PACE, PANKY, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAU, PAYNE, PEARSON, PEDIGO, PERKINS, PETERSON, PHILPOTT, PLEASTER, POINDEXTER, PRATT, PRESTON, PRICE, PRITCHET, PRUITT, PULLIUM, PULLUM, PURDY, PYRTLE

RANSOM, REA, REAMEY, REAMY, REDD, RICHARDSON, RIDDLE, ROACH, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROWLAND, RYAN

SALMON, SAMS, SCALES, SCHOOLFIELD, SEAY, SELF, SHACKLEFORD, SHELTON, SHOEMATE, SIMS, SINGLETON, SLATON, SMITH, SOUTHALL, SOWEL, SPENCER, STAPLES, STARLING, STIGALL, STOCKTON, STOKES, STONE, STOOPS, STOVALL, STRATTON, STROGDON, STUART, STUBB, STULTS, SUMPTER, SUTTENFIELD

TAYLOR, TEEL, TERRY, THACKER, THOMAS, THOMASON, THOMASSON, THOMPSON, TINSLEY, TRAVIS, TRAYLOR, TRENT, TROTTER, TURNER, TYREE

VALENTINE, VERNON

WADE, WAGNER, WALKER, WALLER, WALTON, WATKINS, WATSON, WEAVER, WELLS, WHITTICO, WILKS, WILLIAMS, WILLS, WILSON, WINGFIELD, WITEMAN, WOODALL, WOODDY, WOOTON, WRAY, WRIGHT, WYATT

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