General Notes

Note:
Thomas Henshaw was living on Otterdam in Surry County, Virg
inia, by 1638 when his already well-established property wa
s mentioned as adjoining that of a new patent of land to Ca
ptain William Brocas. He is presumably the same Thomas Hens
haw who was granted land in this part of Virginia under th
e second charter of King James I on 23 May 1609.
From: Visitation of Surrey:
"Thomas Henshaw of Basset's Fee and Benton-place, in Shiple
y"
Born before 1600, England.
He married Jane Wistow. "Jane, only daughter and heir of Ri
chard Wistow, of London, chief chirurgeon to Q. Elizabeth"
. [Webster: chirurgeon, n., archaic, surgeon]
He then married Katherine Gower. "Katherine, daughter of Wa
lter Gower, of Worcester". (Catherine
Gower)