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     Florence Dean Hinton was born after 1906.² She married Unknown Hageman.¹

     Frances Ann Henton was born on 8 May 1847.¹

     Francis Marion Henton was born on 25 April 1832 in Cass Co., Indiana.¹ He married Sarah A. King circa 1854.¹ Francis died on 24 April 1891 in Pacific Junction, Mills Co., Iowa, at age 58.¹

     Francis Marion Henton was born on 12 February 1853 in Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Francis died unmarried on 30 December 1907 at age 54.¹
     

     Francis Marion Henton was listed at age 7, born in Virginia, as a member of the household of Andrew Sellars Henton in District No. 1, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia, in the Census of 1860, enumerated 30 July 1860.²

     Francis Marion Henton was listed at age 16, born in Virginia, as a member of the household of Andrew Sellars Henton in Linville Township, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia, in the Census of 1870, enumerated 2 September 1870.³

     Francis Marion Henton was listed as a son at age 26, occupation as a school teacher, born in Virginia, in the household of Andrew Sellars Henton in Linville, Rockingham Co., Virginia, in the Census of 1880 enumerated 15 June 1880.⁴

     Francis Marion D. Hinton was born on 21 March 1855.¹ Francis married first Leah Karns circa 1875.¹ Francis Marion D. Hinton married second Minnie ?.¹

     Francis Preston Hinton was born circa August 1916 in West Virginia.²

     Frank Henton was born on 23 April 1854 in Miami Co., Indiana.¹ He married Frances Weckler.¹

     Frank Eikenberry Henton was born on 15 December 1869 in Portsmouth, Cass Co., Nebraska.¹ Frank married first Nina Mae Courtright circa 15 March 1894 in Exeter, Filmore Co., Nebraska.¹ Frank married second Agnes Ann Watt after 1903.¹ Frank died circa 1949.¹

     Fred Homer Hinton was born on 24 July 1892 in West Virginia.² Fred died on 8 September 1964 in West Virginia at age 72.² He was interred in Hinton Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.²

     George Henton was born circa 1680 in England.¹ He married Persis Boone, daughter of George Boone [II] and Sarah Uppey, circa 1715. According to conflicting evidence, he married Persis Boone circa 1719.¹ George died before 19 November 1747 in Oley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹
     

     Robert Hinton gives a marriage date of about 1719 for George and Persis. This would be before the estimated birth dates of sons George Jr. and William. Those birth dates leads this compiler to believe the marriage date may have been about 1715.

     The following information is from Henton notes provided by John Callarman.

     "The question of George Henton's parentage is unresolved. Dr. George Earle Henton did not speculate on his origins, other than to write: "My Henton ancestors all had their origins in England … Family tradition records definitely and in continuity throughout their lineal descendants that our initial American ancestor was George H. Henton, from Liverpool, England, where his family were merchants; that the maiden mame of his wife was Persis Boone, a relative of George Boone." Dr. Henton cited no sources.

     George W. Hinton says only, "He came from the south of England and obtained patent to land in Philadelphia County in 1720. His wife's name was Persis Boone, the daughter of George Boone and Sarah Uppery, which were born in Devonshire, England."

     Ralph H. Lane, Washington, D.C., in his "The Scothorn Family," published in 1955, a copy found in the Dallas, Texas, Public Library, suggests that George Henton may have been the son of Evan Henton of Chester County, Pennsylvania, the only reference to this Evan Henton that we have seen.

     Philip Dickinson, in "The Hinton Family in England and Virginia," published in 1914, a copy found in the Kentucky Historical Society Library, says a George Henton was the son of Capt. William and Elizabeth (Boeve) Henton, great-grandson of Sir Thomas Hinton, one of the original shareholders of the London Company for the settlement of Virginia, and later a partner of Sir Sebastian Harvey, Lord Mayor of London, in a colonial trade enterprise that made him the richest commoner of his day. Dickinson identifies George's siblings as Phillip, William (who died in Philadelphia in 1703), Gabriel (who married Catherine Potter), Mary Randall, Elizabeth and Deborah. Dickinson chronicles this Capt. William Henton's futile attempts to convince King George he should reward him for his service to the crown by giving him Newfoundland.

     If Dickinson's link of our George Henton to Capt. William Henton and his ancestors is accurate, we could probably claim kin to virtually all the Hintons in America. Unfortunately, Dickinson was another author who failed to realize the importance of citing his sources, so those who would not make a claim without proof currently have no proof on which to make a claim.

     Except for late recorded deeds, land records on file in the Berks County Courthouse in Reading, Pennsylvania, will refer to transactions taking place after March 11, 1752, when the county was formed from Philadelphia County. Compiler has not searched Philadelphia County for land records involving Henton, but has found the following references to late-filed deeds involving George Henton's land in Berks County records:

     Deed Book A-3, Page 301, November 7, 1729, George Boone, the elder, and Mary, his wife, sold to George Henton, yeoman, of Oley, Philadelphia County, 100 acres adjacent to David Evans, Benjamin Burdeen and George Boone for 40 pounds. Recorded 1763.

     Deed Book A-3, Page 307, George Henton, yeoman, of Amity Township, and Persis, his wife, sell 100 acres to Thomas Ellis for 110 pounds Recorded 1763.

     Deed Book B-3, Page 472, Nov. 9, 1731, George and Deborah Boone of county of Philadelphia and Nicolas and Abigail Scull sell 150 acres of land in Oley Township to George Henton, recorded December 22, 1778.

     Amity Township was the first township established (about 1719) in what was to become Berks County, from what was known as the Swede's Tracts, 10,500 acres in area, as surveyed by George Boone. A list of the taxables in Amity Township in 1734 shows George "Hinton" with 150 acres of land, according to Montgomery's "History of Berks County, Pa.," copied for compiler by Donnadeane (Depew) Reeme.

     Others among the 37 taxables listed that year were Mordecai Lincoln, Marcus Huling, Peter Jones, Andrew Jones, John Warren Jr., Jacob Warren, Joseph "Boon", James Thompson, Elijah DeHart, Simon DeHart, and Jonah Jones. This Jones family, records cited by Ralph H. Lane in "The Scothorn Family" indicate, were of Swedish descent. Two members of the Jones family married children of George and Persis Henton.

     On December 17, 1741, Exeter Township was formed from the south part of Oley Township, which had earlier been formed from Amity Township. Among the petitions to form Exeter Township, Montgomery notes, were James Boone, Benjamin Boone, John Boone, Francis Yarnall, Peter Yarnall, Michael "Waren" and Squire Boone.²

     George made a will in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. George Henton's will was filed in Will Book E, Page 247, recorded November 19, 1747. John Callarman has a photocopy of the will, courtesy of Donnadeane (Depew) Reeme, and it reads, as best can be read from the handwriting of the recorder:


     The text of the document was written in a hand with artistic scrolls and flourishes, matching the signature on the document of George Boone. Israel Robeson and William Hughs signed the document in different handwriting. "The mark of George Henton" is a feathery, shaky "H" written between the given name and the surname. The given name and surname were in the same handwriting as the document, presumably that of George Boone.

     An inventory of George Henton's estate, on file in Philadelphia County, was taken by Benjamin Boone and Michael Warren. It shows the estate to be valued at 517 pounds, 12 shillings."

     It is interesting to note that William and Ruth, both of whom married Swedish Jones siblings, received merely one and five shillings respectively from there father, George Henton's will, while oldest son George got everything else, minus 100 pounds divided equally among the other children, plus the payments required to Persis.

     George Henton was born on 25 August 1752.¹ He was baptized in 1753 in St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville, Pennsylvania.

     George Henton was born on 8 April 1759 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.¹ He married Mary Rigney, daughter of John Rigney and Mary Cromwell, on 3 March 1783.¹ George died on 22 September 1837 in Orange Co., Indiana, at age 78.¹

     George Henton was born circa 1770.¹

     George Henton was born on 24 April 1781 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.¹ He married Elizabeth Buckley on 2 January 1812 in Woodford Co., Kentucky.¹ George died circa 1862 in Daviess Co., Kentucky.¹

     George Henton was born circa 15 February 1797.¹ He married Mary White on 23 March 1818.¹

     George Henton was born on 12 June 1815.¹

     George Henton was born on 14 January 1859.¹

     George Hinton was born on 24 May 1843.¹ George died on 30 August 1845 at age 2.¹

     George Bell Henton was born on 21 August 1848.¹ He married Margaret Ralston circa 1870.¹

     George Earle Henton was born on 9 March 1879 in York, York Co., Nebraska.¹ George married first Edith A. Cushing before 1911.¹ George Earle Henton married second Bertha Ann Hacker on 13 November 1912.¹

     George Edward Henton was born on 6 January 1913 in Rockingham Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Virginia Pauline Martin, daughter of Robert P. Martin and Iva Ruddle, on 11 October 1936 in Rockingham Co., Virginia.⁴ George died on 10 June 1993 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Rockingham Co., Virginia, at age 80.⁴ He was interred in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Rockingham Co., Virginia.⁴
     

     George Edward Henton was listed as a son at age 7, born in Virginia, in the household of George Harrison Henton in Dayton, Rockingham Co., Virginia, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 10 January 1920.²

     George Edward Henton was listed as a son at age 17, born in Virginia, in the household of George Harrison Henton in Dayton Town, Rockingham Co., Virginia, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 11 April 1930.³

     Obituary of George E. Henton: George Edward Henton died June 10, 1993, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. He had not been in good health for some time.
     He was born Jan. 6, 1913, in Rockingham County and was a son of the late George H. and Mabel Neck Henton.
     He grew up in Dayton and attended Dayton High School. He retired from Mason and Dixon Truck Co. after working there for 30 years.
     Mr. Henton was a member of the Prebyterian Church and a former member of the United Commercial Travelers.
     On Oct. 11, 1936, he married Pauline Martin, who survives.
     Also surviving are two daughters, Yvonne Early of Harrisonburg and Anne H. Alley of Bowie, MD, one sister Mary Elizabeth Henton of Harrisonburg, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
     The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday at the Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home by Dr. Tom Reynolds. Burial will be at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.⁴

     George Hardy Henton was born on 30 August 1844 in Cass Co., Indiana.¹ He married Lydia Eikenbary on 6 October 1868 in Cass Co., Indiana.¹ George died on 8 January 1924 in Auburn, Nemaha Co., Nebraska, at age 79.¹