Patrick Hennessa

Male 1793 - 1845  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Patrick Hennessa 
    Birth ~1793  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Probate 1845  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 29 Aug 1845  Chesterfield, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Sudderth Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • tombstone on the property of Colonel John Sudderth
    Person ID I915  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2019 

    Father John Hennessee,   b. ~1775, (Burke County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1843 (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother (Elizabeth) Sumpter,   b. (~ 1774), North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage (Burke County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Sudderth,   b. 4 Apr 1799, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1889, McDowell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1824  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • , Jacob Johnson, Bondsman
    Children 
     1. Emanuel Augustus Hennessee,   b. 26 Mar 1826, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1903, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Martha Elizabeth Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1828, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)
     3. William Richard Hennessee,   b. 6 Apr 1829, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1898, North Cove, McDowell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Alexander Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1829, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1852, Yuba County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 23 years)
     5. Lavenia Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1831, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)
     6. James David "David" Hennessee,   b. 1 Mar 1832, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1900, (Burke County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     7. Patrick Waightsill Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1833, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1862 (Age ~ 30 years)
     8. Thomas A. Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1835, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1862-1865 (Age ~ 30 years)
     9. Mannasa S(udderth) Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1838, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~ 1865, Salem, Salem County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years)
     10. Myra Ann Hennessa,   b. 2 Aug 1839, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1903, (Burke County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     11. Robert Jones Hennessa,   b. 11 Aug 1840, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1902, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~1793 - Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1824 - Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 1845 - Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Aug 1845 - Chesterfield, Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sudderth Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Patrick Hennessa, Hennesa, Hennessee - - married Nancy, the sister of Col. John Sudderth. Col. John owned a plantation on the north side of Catawba River. Patrick owned a plantation on the opposite side joining the mouth of Hunting Creek. Together, they ran a toll ferry that connected a public road between the two plantations.

      Patrick was the ancestor of many Hennessees later found in Burke County. His wife Nancy moved to North Cove in McDowell County after Patrick's death and is buried there.

      When Union General Gillem came to raid Morganton April 17th, 1865, his men stood on the Col. John Sudderth side of the river at Rocky Ford and were shot at by the Morganton Home Guard from the Hennessee side of the river.

      Patrick is the only known Hennessee buried in the old Sudderth Family Cemetery now found in the Burke County Landfill and has a readable stone.

      Family Members
      Parents
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      John Hennessee
      1780–1844

      Elizabeth Wilson Hennessee
      1770–1840

      Spouse
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      Nancy Sudderth Hennessa
      1799–1889

      Siblings
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      Elmira Hennessee Sudderth
      1808–1841

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      Alsey Hennessee Johnson
      1808–1865

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    • Cited from the monograph by Allen R. Hennessee:

      "Patrick and Nancy Henessa maintained the plantation left to Patrick by his father John. In 1833, a ferry was established across the Catawba River below the mouth of Johns River at the plantation of Col. John Sudderth on the north side and Patrick Hennessa on the south side. According to the book by Edward W. Phifer, Jr. entitled, "Burke - The History of a North Carolina County", the bond for each ferry was $500. Rates listed for cargo were 75 cents for a wagon and 4 horses, loaded 50 cents for a wagon and 4 horses, empty 37 cents for a wagon or carryall and 2 horses 25 cents for a carryall and 1 horse 12 cents for a man and horse 75 cents for a carriage and 4 horses 25 cents for a gig or sulky. The ferry was still operating in 1846 and was called Sudderth's Ferry."

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    • Suddreth land is currently owned by Peggy (Hennessee) & Ralph Ballew.

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    • This first one I believe belongs to this Patrick based on some of the documents within it which have initials of some of his heirs: <http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I915&tree=hennessee>

      <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78C-D99> The dates you have and the dates on the record appears to be off though but as best as I can tell, that seems to be him. I couldn't swear to it though.

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    • Executor to his father's will...

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1037] Grant & Gail Hennessa | Interview 2 Apr 2000 | Family Group Charts | ghenn36@aol.com.

    2. [S14546] "Patrick Hennessa (1793-1845)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139811236/patrick-hennessa, This p.

    3. [S48470] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K78C-D9M.

    4. [S35] Nita Raye Hennessee Shephard (1913-2003) | major contributor for the JOHN HENNESSEE Family.

    5. [S10967] Stefani Hennessee, no1_decofan@hotmail.com, contributor, message received Sunday, March 2nd, 2017 and retrieved, recorde.

    6. [S12179] "John Hennessee", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hennessee&GSiman=1&GScty=88185.