CANNON LAND PLANTATION
THE STORY OF HARRY AND JUDA HENAGAN
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THE STORY OF HARRY AND JUDA HENAGAN |
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WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
Samuel Gordon Gibson Henagan born 1847 death unknown Samuel Gordon Gibson Henagan born 1847, was the youngest child of Barnabas Kelet Henagan and Mary Savage Gibson Henagan. His brothers and sister are James Hamilton Henagan, Mary Frances Henagan, Lucius Quintius Calhoun Henagan, Andrew Barnabas Henagan, Robert Young Hayne Henagan, William Lowndes Henagan, Alice Caroline Henagan and Mary Rhoda Rutledge Henagan. Will of B. K. Henagan "This is the Last Will and Testament of me, B. K. Henagan of Marion District, State of South Carolina, as follows: 1st – I give and set apart the following named negroes to my beloved wife Anna Mariah Henagan, namely Harry and his wife Juda, Old Simon and his wife, Cally, Dolly, Long Juda, Cate, Mariah, Phoebe, Chloe, Flora, Hatway, Elisa, Solomon and Clarissa – the above named negroes I give to my beloved wife during the term of her natural life, and after the death of my beloved wife, then it is my will and desire that all of the above named negroes together with their increase, shall be equally divided share and share alike, among my six children, vis: Jas H. Henagan, Andrew B. Henagan, Robert Y. Henagan, Alice G. Henegan, Mary A Henagan, and Samuel I. Gibson Henagan. 2nd – I give to my beloved wife Anna Mariah Henagan eight head horses to be selected from my stock of horses not to exceed in value of $600.00. I further give my beloved wife 20 head of cattle and hogs to be taken my stock on the Catfish plantation. I further give my beloved wife one wagon and harness, one cart, the household and kitchen furniture on the Catfish plantation, also one half of all the plantation tools and farming implements that I may leave on my Catfish plantation. All the property given in this 2nd clause to my beloved wife shall be subject to the same restrictions and limitations contained in the first clause, vis: that my beloved wife shall have and enjoy the same during her natural life and at her death to be divided among my six children as in the first clause, share and share alike. 3rd – I give and bequeath to my two sons, James H. Henagan and Andrew B. Henagan all that tract or plantation of land lying and situated in the District of Marlborough and state of South Carolina know as the Cannon Land (name of this website www.cannonlandplantation.com) 4th – I give and bequeath to my son Robert Y. Henagan the tract or plantation of land known as the Grove Land, also the land on ------ (unclear). 5th – It is my will and desire that all my personal property of whatsoever kind or description shall be equally divided among my six children mentioned in the 1st clause on the first page, equally, share and share alike, the shares received by my four sons I give to them, absolutely, and the share set apart for my two daughters Alice and Mary and upon their marriage the property to be received shall be in no way responsible for the debts existing that may be contracted by their husbands and if either of my above-named daughters shall die leaving no issue surviving them, then and in that event I desire that there share or shares shall revert back to my other children, or if any of them is dead then to the issue, the child or children of my deceased child or children to receive the portion the parent would have been entitled to if living. 6th – It is my will and desire that the crops made on the lands shall pay my debts. But in the event that the proceeds arising from the crops and otherwise are not sufficient then I desire my Executor, hereinafter named, to dispose of a sufficiency of personal property to pay the same or if my Executor think best, they are empowered to sell the part or the whole of the land, given to my son Robert Y Henagan if the Executor should in their judgment dispose of a part or the whole of the lands above described given to my son Robert Y. Henagan then and in that cause I devise my son Robert shall be entitled out of my personal property over and above his distributive share the amount the land may sell for above specified. 7th – It is my will and desire that my son James H. Henagan shall retain the distributive share of my son Samuel I. Gibson Henagan as long as he may remain living with Major Samuel F. Gibson and in the event that Maj. Samuel F. Gibson shall be will or otherwise give to my son Samuel I. Gibson Henagan property to the value or exceeding the value of his distributive share of my estate then, and in that event, I desire the distributive share of my son Samuel I Gibson Hengan given in the 1st and 5th clause shall become part of my estate and be divided among my other five children equally, share and share alike, the shares of my two daughters Alice and Mary be entitled to such division shall be subject the same restrictions and limitation on the property given them in the 5th clause. 8th—Lastly, I appoint my son James H. Henagan, John W. Henagan* (*John W. Henagan is B. K. Henagan’s nephew, Col. John Henagan, of Kershaw’s Brigade fame) and Jas. J. Harlee Executors to this (dated 1854). The census of 1860 stated that James H. Henagan lived in Marlborough District on the plantation left to him by his father's Barnabas Kelet Henagan's Last Will and Testament where he owned 44 slaves. James H. Henagan served in Orr's Regiment sometime around 1860. He was promoted from 1st Lt. to Captain in June 1862. James H. Henagan was killed in the Battle of Gains Mill, Virginia on June 27, 1862. Petition of Robert Young Hayne Henagan (Marion City Probate Records November 1863) Petition of Robert Y. Henagan shows that B. K. Henagan died about Nov or Dec 1855 leaving his last will and testament in full force. Appointed J. H. Henagan, J.J. Harlee and Jno. W. Henagan execs. Two former qualified and the last declined to act. Your petitioner is informed that several years before removal from the state J.J. Harlee turned over the whole business to his co-exec J. H. Henagan in the year 1859 or 1860 permanently removed from this state to Arkansas with his whole property and that since he has no connection with the estate and is now in the Confederate Army of the West and is in very bad health. That J. H. Henagan the brother of your petitioner volunteered in Col. Orr's Rifle Regiment, SC Vols. and was killed in Virginia in the fight near Richmond in 1862 but before leaving executed a power of attorney to your petitioner to take charge of and manage the estate of their deceased father. It is now legally authorized to manage the estate or execute the trusts imposed by the will which are of importance as the debts are unpaid, the property not distributed and the negroes, cotton, corn, and other property are on the plantation without any one legally authorized to manage the estate or execute the trusts. Petitioner prays letters of testamentary to J. J. Harlee be revoked as he has left the state and abandoned his trusts, and that administration De Bonis non with will annexed be granted to your petitioner. 2 Mar 1863....Inventory 12 June 1863. Negroes: 43. Returns for 1863, 1864, 1865. Cash to Mary and Alice to purchase clothing for themselves. Cash to Mary at Raleigh. Jno W. Henagan board of A. and M. Mrs. J. C. McClenaghan for funeral expenses of J. H. Henagan. Cash sent Mary and Alice Henagan. Expenses for Alice and Mary traveling home. Sent to J. H. Henagan in the Confederate Army. Clothing for Alice and Mary in Charleston.
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72 of our Ancestor's owned by Barnabas Kelet Henagan at the time of his death in January of 1855. There are some slaves with the same first name. Barnabas Kelet Henagan owned several tracks of land such as Catfish Plantation, Grove Land Plantation and Cannon Land Plantation. Our Ancestors were slaves on these plantations. By 1860, 5 years after his death, there were only 43 slaves listed as property of James Henagan (Barnabas Kelet Henagan's son) in the Census of 1860. We can only assume that some of our ancestor's died and some where sold. The 1860 Census did not list the names of slaves only the sex of the slave, any special skill of the slave and whether the slave was a mulatto.
On January 5, 1858, (three years after Barnabas Kelet Henagan's death), his widow Anna Maria Henagan petition the Honorable Chancellor of South Carolina in Marion County seeking to claim her dower. Barnabas Kelet Henagan died in 1855 and possessed several tracks of land and 72 slaves. He bequeath to his widow Anna Maria Henagan a life estate and 19 slaves; the remaining estate was to be divided among his children, including seven of the defendants. James J. Harllee, John W. Henagan and James N Henagan, as executors, took possession of the lands and slaves in the estate. They used the property to produce several crops and have kept the profits, claiming that they needed the money to pay the estate's debts. Contending that all such debts have by now been discharged, the widow represents that she is anxious to receive her legacy but that said executors have refused her request. She also argues that she has a right to one third of the lands in the estate as part of her dower, and therefore, one third of the crops raised. She also wants to take possession of the 19 slaves specifically bequeathed to her. Anna Maria Henagan therefore prays that the court will grant unto her a "writ of Admeasurement of Dower," authorizing "suitable persons" to "admeasure and set apart to your Oratrix her dower or thirds in the aforesaid tracts of land." Her request was "granted pro confeso." During her petition, the 72 slaves were named (first name only because slaves did not have last names). Godfrey Henneghan, a descendent of the 72 slaves gave them there last name 160 years later.
72 of our Ancestor's owned by Barnabas Kelet Henagan
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| Adeline Henagan | Asberry Henagan | Beckey Henagan | Bob Henagan | Cally Henagan |
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| Caroline Henagan | Clarisy (Clarissa) Henagan | Cloe Henagan | Colton (Cotton) Henagan | Crissy Henagan |
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| Daniel Henagan | Dave Henagan | Delong (Delang) Henagan | Dicey Henagan | Dilly Henagan |
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| Dilly Henagan | Dolly Henagan | Dunall Henagan | Edmond Henagan | Ellen Henagan |
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| Ester Henagan | Exum Henagan | Flora Henagan | Hannah Henagan | Harriet Henagan |
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| Harriet Henagan | Harry Henagan | Hatway Henagan | Henry Henagan | Henry Henagan |
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| Ici Henagan | Jerry Henagan | Jim Henagan | John Henagan | Juda Henagan |
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| Judy (Long Juda) Henagan | Julia Henagan | Katy (Cate) Henagan | Kiddy Henagan | Laura Henagan |
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| Lavinia Henagan | Liddy (Lidda) Henagan | Lizzie (Eliza) Henagan | Louisa Henagan | Maria Henagan |
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| Mary Henagan | Mary Ann Henagan | Mary Ann Henagan | Milly Henagan | Nancy Henagan |
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| Nancy Henagan | Nancy Henagan | Napoleon Henagan | Paul Henagan | Phoebe |
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| Pickens Henagan | Polly Henagan | Prissy Henagan | Randolph Henagan | Rose Henagan |
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| Sam Henagan | Sam Henagan | Sarah Henagan | Silas Henagan | Simon Henagan |
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| Simon (Old Simon) Henagan | Simon Henagan | Solomon Henagan | Toney Henagan | Wesley Henagan |
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| West Henagan | Willis Henagan |
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| There's A Man | Spared | Count Your Blessings | Jeremiah 33 |
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WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
The correct spelling of our last name is H-E-N-A-G-A-N (Henagan). There are no other correct versions of our last name. The name Henagan was the last name of the people who enslaved our ancestors.
Slaves were not allowed to learn how to read and write. Slaves did not have identification cards with their name age and date of birth. Slaves did not have birth certificates or social security cards. The only thing that matter to the slave master was the age and sex of the slave. Slaves were not treated as humans but as animals. Just like a horse or a cow, a slave did not have a last name nor did they know their date of birth, it did not matter.
The slaves were freed in 1863. In the state of South Carolina, slaves were not really free until the end of the Civil war in 1865.
Most former slaves used the last name of the people who owned them during slavery.
The first time freed slaves had an opportunity to record their name and date of birth was during the 1870 census (5 years after the Civil War). The process of completing the census for a former slave was simply to give their complete name, age, date of birth and address and hope that the person who took that information spelled it correctly. We could not tell them how to spell our names correctly. In most cases we could not read or write.
That’s why our last name was spelled several different ways. For that reason, some of us spell our name Henneghan, some spell it Hennigan, some spell it Henigan, etc.
The correct way to spell our last name is H-E-N-A-G-A-N
We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also descendents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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**Image behind bars indicate slave owners who owned our ancestors. As a direct result of slavery, we are also decedents of the White Henagan's.
**We have to remember that Slavery In America was inhumane, and atrocious with heinous crimes committed by the slaver that stack all the way up to Heaven.
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WE ARE THE HENAGAN'S
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1870 - 1930 Census Report
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| Kizzie Anna "Dee" Eaddy |
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May 11, 1898 to Jun 23, 1967 |
In 1962 our ancestor Kizzie Anna Eaddy, daughter of Robert and Anna Bass Hennigan requested a copy of the 1870 through 1930 census report for the Hennigan Family. Because of her efforts, our family history is saved, recorded and treasured.
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Message from Governor B. K. Henagan |
To: Citizens of the South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives |
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Columbia, South Carolina November 24, 1840 |
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Election of 1844
In the election of 1844, the Whigs and Democrats had another contest in Marion District. Such a thing never happen before that an entire delegation from a district, Senator and Representatives, all belonged to one family. The Senator, Dr. B. K. Henagan, and Representatives, Bethea, Moody and Crawford, were all connected with each other by blood or marriage. The wife of Barfield; Moody was the aunt of John C. Bethea and Chapman J. Crawford, Bethea and Crawford were first cousins; Crawford's father and Bethea's mother were brother and sister, and Moody's wife was a sister of Crawford's father and also of John C. Bethea's mother; Bethea's name was John Crawford Bethea. The Senator-elect, Dr. B. K. Henagan's, mother was a Bethea. (read more)
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The Charleston Daily News November 24, 1871
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Cannon Land Plantation owned and created by |
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| Godfrey Henneghan, son of Eshmel Bethea & Sarah "Boot" Henneghan… Grandson of Mary Henneghan Cephas… Great grandson of Ben & Lula Henneghan…. Great, great grandson of Willie & Mary Hennigan Sr… Great, great, great grandson of Henry & Kizziah Henneghan… Great, great, great, great grandson of Harry and Juda Henagan..... Great, great, great, great, great grandson of Darby Henagan (father of Barnabas Kelet Henagan) |
I give and bequeath to my two sons, James
H. Henagan and Andrew B. Henagan all that plantation of land lying and situated
in the District of Marlboro in the state of South Carolina known as
Cannon Land
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