Henry Lander

Narrative:

     Henry Lander was born in 1794 in Kentucky.^5,6,7
     Henry volunteered as a private in the War of 1812 on 1 Aug 1813 at Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky, for a term of three months. He served in Capt. James Simpson's company of the Kentucky Mounted Volunteers commanded by Col. John Donaldson, for about 73 days.^13,14 He received an honorable discharge 2 Nov 1813 at Maysville, Kentucky.¹³
     Henry married first Nancy Brasfield, daughter of Wiley B. Brasfield and Elizabeth Berry, on 10 Dec 1818 in Clark Co., Kentucky, with James Quesenbery officiating.^8,9
     Henry appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Clark Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one white male age 26 to 45 (himself), one white females under age 10 (unknown), and one age 26 to 45 (wife Nancy). There were also two slaves, a male under age 14 and a female age 14 to 26.¹⁵ Henry also appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Trigg Co., Kentucky, with the same count of household members. His is the last entry for that county, suggesting he may have just moved there. The dates of enumberation were not recorded for the 1820 census so we do not know when the two entries were made.¹⁶
     Henry appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Trigg Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male under age 5 (unknown), one age 5 to 10 (unknown), and one age 30 to 40 (himself), one female under age 5 (unknown), and one age 30 to 40 (wife Nancy). There were also seven slaves, two males under age 10, one 10 to 24, three females under 10, and one 10 to 26.¹⁷
     His wife died about 1832 in Trigg Co., Kentucky.^18,19
     A marriage bond was posted for Henry and Elizabeth Pursley on 18 Nov 1833 in Trigg Co., Kentucky. No return was posted in the record, but they were apparently subsequently married as they are recorded as husband and wife in later records.^1,10,11
     Henry appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Trigg Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male under age 5 (son Henry), one age 5 to 10 (unknown), one age 10 to 15 (unknown), and one age 40 to 50 (himself), one female under age 5 (daughter Susan), one age 5 to 10 (Letitia), two age 10 to 15 (unknown), and one age 30 to 40 (wife Elizabeth). There were also eight slaves, a male under age 10, two age 10 to 24, two females under age 10, two age 10 to 24, and one age 24 to 36.²⁰
     Henry and Elizabeth appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Trigg Co., Kentucky, enumerated 16 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,000. Their children Letitia, Susan, Henry, Mary, John, Mariam, Nancy and Nathaniel were listed as living with them. There were also five slaves in the household, four females aged 11 to 44, and a one-year-old male.^2,21
     Henry made a declaration on 11 Nov 1850 in Christian Co., Kentucky, in application for a bounty land for his service in the War of 1812 under the act of 28 Sep 1850. A warrant for 40 acres was issued 5 Sep 1851. He subsequently "legally disposed" of it, presumably meaning he sold it.²²
     He was a farmer in Kentucky.^23,24,25
     Henry and Elizabeth moved to Illinois before 1855, where they operated a boarding house.²⁶
     On 29 Mar 1855 Henry made a declaration at Washington Co., Illinois, in application for additional land under the act of 3 Mar 1855. He received a warrant for 120 acres 27 Oct 1855.²⁷
     Henry and Elizabeth appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Nashville, Washington Co., Illinois, enumerated 11 Aug 1860, reporting real estate valued at $5,000 and personal property of $1,000. Their children Mary, John, Nancy and Nathaniel were listed as living with them, Five boarders were also listed: John Gordan, age 28, a mason from Scotland, and four laborers: Cornelius Croin, age 23, Walter McHenry, age 35, and John Higgins, age 30, all from Ireland, and George Clayton, age 17, from Illinois.²⁸
     Henry died on 28 Nov 1862 in Washington Co., Illinois.¹²