General Notes

(Research):Born 8-9-1770, Orange County, North Carolina.1,2
,3,10,28,44,40,217
He married Mary Marshill, 10-7-1790, Cane Creek, North Caro
lina.    (Mary Marshall)1,2,10,28,40,44    Mary, daughter o
f Jacob Marshill & Margaret Cypert, was born 6-22-1773, Ora
nge County, North Carolina.1,2,10,28,40,217,10
The Hinshaws and Marshills were apparently quite friendly
.    Jesse married Mary, while his brother Benjamin marrie
d Mary's first cousin (once removed) Deborah; his first cou
sin Thomas married Deborah's sister Rebecca; his first cous
in Ezra (Thomas's brother) married Deborah's other sister R
uth; (yes all three Marshill sisters married Hinshaws), an
d finally, and his second cousin Joseph married Mary's firs
t cousin Ruth.    All of these Hinshaw-Marshill marriages o
ccured within the sixteen-year timespan of 1774-1790.2
At Cane Creek MM on 9-3-1791, Mary Hinshaw (formerly Marshi
ll) was disowned for her marriage out of unity.2
Mary died 5-6-1806, Cane Creek MM, North Carolina.2,28,217
Mary's father Jacob Marshill, in his will dated 6-26-1816 (
proved May, 1818), leaves to "heir of my daughter Mary Hins
haw 5 shillings if demanded".    This will was witnessed an
d signed by "J. Hinshaw" (presumably Jesse).83
A will of one William Ward, dated March 19 1799, proved Feb
. 1800, was witnessed by Jacob Marshill and Jesse Hinshaw
, Jr.    Presumably William Ward was a friend or acquaintan
ce of Jesse.83
He then married Elizabeth Hinshaw, Feb 18 1808.1,2,10,28,4
0    Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Hinshaw & Elizabeth Hi
nshaw, was born 9-29-1780, Chatham County, North Carolina.2
,10,44,28,205,217
Jesse & Elizabeth were second cousins once removed.    At C
ane Creek MM on 5-6-1809 Jesse was disowned for his marriag
e out of unity.2
Elizabeth died 4-18-1823, Cane Creek MM, North Carolina.2,1
,28,217
He then married Letitia Moss, Nov 6 1823, Chatham County, N
orth Carolina.1,28,36,44,a,205    (Letisha Moss)36,4
4    A marriage bond was recorded for Jesse Hinshaw & Letis
ha Moss on Nov 3 1823, Chatham County, North Carolina.3
6    Letitia was born c1785, North Carolina.b
On 7-3-1824, at Cane Creek MM, Jesse Hinshaw was disowned f
or being "married out of unity (less than 12 mos after wife
's death)".2
No issue from the third marriage.1,28,40
Issued a Cherokee Indian Agency Passport June 6, 1804:19
"Jesse Hinshaw has permission to pass thro [sic] that par
t of the Cherokee Nation on his way to Greene County Stat
e of Georgia he conducting in a peacable manner & in confor
mity to the Law regulating intercourse with the Indian Trib
es.    (T. Meigs)". 
Presumed to be *this* Jesse Hinshaw, but could be: Jesse.
Jesse Hinshaw died Aug 20 1846, Orange County, North Caroli
na.1,28,40,c
Widow Leitia Hinshaw is shown in the 1850 census living i
n Chatham County, North Carolina:b
Letitia Hinshaw, age 65, born in North Carolina; cannot rea
d or write