Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Benjamin H. Hinshaw

Benjamin's oil portrait hangs (in 1982 anyway) in the Henry County Historical Genealogical Rooms (??). Painted by Benjamin's niece, Mary Ellen Hinshaw Branson of Milton, Indiana


John Hinshaw

A Testimony Given Forth Against John Hinshaw and Elizabeth His Wife: John Hinshaw of Edneycreaney a man well stricken in years ... leting out his minde to a lustful liberty after his servant - viz: Elezebath Belshy a yong woman whoe of late would have gon under our name ... and committed furnycation with her, notwithstanding the timely warneing and friendly admonishon given to the sd John to put the sd Elezebath out of his house and to intertaine another in her stead, intill the accomplishment of their intended maradge, but he rejected our councell notwithstanding his promises to the contrary and the better to cover their transgressions went to a preest and was maryed".