General Notes

(Research):  (Absolem Hinshaw)
Born 1728, Charlemont, County Armagh, Ireland.
He married Rebecca Haddock, 4-15-1748, Grange, County Tyron
e, Northern Ireland.
Among the signers (witnesses) of Absolem & Rebecca's marria
ge certificate were Jesse Hinshaw, Abigail Hinshaw (Jesse'
s wife), and William Hinshaw.    Rebecca, daughter of Joh
n Haydock & Abigale Griffith.a
Absolam and Rebecca were both from Killiman (Killyiman) par
ish, County Tyrone.
Absolem, Rebecca, and family emigrated to North Carolina i
n 1768.    An entry in the Grange MM minutes of 2-26-1768 s
hows
"Absolem Hinshaw acquainted this meeting that he intends re
moving with his wife and family to America and desires ou
r certificate of removal, and this meeting being informed t
hat Alice Hinshaw also intends removing to America and desi
res our certificate, this meeting therefore desires Thoma
s Dawson and Jas Pillar together with Jas Morton and Jona
s Shaw to make enquiries concerning the above mentioned Fri
ends and bring the same to the next meeting for approbation
."
On 2-5-1768, a similar entry in the minutes for Absolem's c
ousins William and Jesse was recorded:
"William Henshaw signified to this meeting that he and hi
s brother Jess, with their families intend to remove from t
his to America and desire our certificate. Thomas Dawson an
d Jas Pillar are desired to make the needful enquiry concer
ning them and return acct. how thay find things to next pre
parative meeting which is appointed to be held the 26th o
f 2nd mo."
An entry on 3-11-1768 shows
"Certificates being drawn for Jess Hinshaw, Absolem Hinsha
w and William Hinshaw with their families, also for Alice H
inshaw, the same was signed in this meeting.    Jonah Sha
w is desired to record copies of said certificates and deli
ver the originals to said Friends."
The Grange Monthly Meeting has a later entry showing
"It Appears that Jesse Hindshaw, Absolem Hindshaw & Willm H
indshaw with their respective families and also Alice Hinds
haw removed to America in the year 1768".
Absolem and family settled in North Carolina, on Richland C
reek in the Piney Ridge community.    The Cane Creek MM men
's records shows an entry for 5-6-1769
"Absolem Hinshaw received on a certificate".
The women's record shows an entry for the same date:
"Rebekah Hinshaw, wife of Absolem, & daughter Elizabeth, re
ceived on a certificate from Six Weeks Meeting, Grange, nea
r Charlemount, Ireland, dated 3-13-1768".
Note this certificate date is the same as that of William's
.
Absolom appears to have died before 1780b as he did not sig
n the marriage certificate for his son Absolom in 1780, a
s was customary and would have been expected.    A Rebecka
h Hinshaw did sign son Absolom's marriage certificate, bu
t it it believed that she was the mother of the bride, no
t Rebecca Haddock Hinshaw;b therefore it's likely that Rebe
cca Haddock Hinshaw had also died by 1780.