- Jacob Henderson
Jacob Henderson was an Irish clergyman and philologist that emigrated to the colonial Provinces of Pennsylvania, then Maryland where he became a prominent land owner and church leader.
Life before Maryland
Very little is known about Henderson before 1710. On June 5, 1710, he was admitted to the
Holy Orders by theBishop of London ,Henry Compton and appointed to theMission at Dover then part of the Province of Pennsylvania and known as "Dover Hundred".cite book
last =Sprague
first =William Buell
title =Annals of the American Pulpit; or Commemorative Notices of Distinguished American Clergymen of Various Denominations From the Early Settlement of the Country to the Close of the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Five, Volume V
publisher =Robert Carter & Brothers
year =1859
location =New York
pages =pages 34-38
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=UwJ9aVWh92kC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=st+anne's+annapolis+boucher&source=web&ots=PdYNXsyA3p&sig=55DQKbnSQntlP-9aT6wb5pfrdys#PPA34,M1 | doi =
id =
isbn = ]In 1711, he traveled to New York and was apparently disturbed by what he observed in the churches there. In June 1712, he returned to England and described the state of the
Church of England in New York and New Jersey as unacceptable, and implicating Governor Robert Hunter. While Hunter wrote a written rebuttal to this assessment, it served to raise Henderson's stature.Gathering wealth in Maryland
In December 1712, Henderson returned to the new world after being appointed to a Mission at "Patuxent Hundreds" (without a
parish ).Mary Stanton
Mary Stanton was the third and final wife of
Mareen Duvall who passed away in 1684 and she administered his substantial estate. [cite book
last =Williams
first =T. J. C.
authorlink =
coauthors =Folger McKinsey
title =History ofFrederick County, Maryland , Vol 2
publisher =L.R. Titsworth & Co./Clearfield Co
date =1910,1979
location =
pages =page 948
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=a-M8wQ27_NsC&pg=RA1-PA948&dq=%22Mareen+Duvall%22+Mary+Stanton&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=3wm1OuhXkpuyU-W9yPxP2u_qICU
doi =
id =
isbn = 0806380128] cite book
last =Warfield
first =Joshua Dorsey
title =The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland
publisher =Kohn & Pollock
month =July | year =1905
location =Baltimore, Maryland
pages =106
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA78&dq=%22Mareen+Duvall%22+Mary+Stanton&as_brr=1&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA106,M1
isbn = 0806379715] Duvall had purchased sizeable tracts of land, including "Catton," later known as Belair as well as owning Middle Plantation inDavidsonville, Maryland .cite book
last = Baltz
first = Shirley Vlasak
title = A Chronicle of Belair
publisher =Bowie Heritage Committee
year = 1984
location =Bowie, Maryland
pages =pages 1-9
LCCN = 85165028]In 1696, she married Henry Ridgely. [cite book
last =Barnes
first =Robert William
title =Maryland Marriage Evidences, 1634-1718
publisher =Genealogical Publishing Company
date =October 31 ,2005
location =
pages =277
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=0aXzIzfDf28C&pg=PA277&dq=%22Mareen+Duvall%22+Mary+Stanton&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=AA8c1 Hz6WfCZ1 nmMihveuFtsbiA
doi =
id =
isbn = 0806317604] In 1700, Ridgely purchased an additional 100 acres adjacent to "Catton" called "Enfield Chase" Upon Ridgely's death in 1699, his third wife, now twice widowed, was executrix of the will and inherited the properties. Mary had previously inherited Middle Plantation inDavidsonville, Maryland when her first husband,Mareen Duvall died in 1699.Mary married Henderson in 1713, quickly establishing the man as a wealthy landowner.
First Parish
In 1713, St. Anne's Parish in
Annapolis, Maryland had become vacant and Henderson was asked to serve there as well, despite living about 20 miles away. He served there for a year.That same year, he and his wife built a small chapel near their residence at Belair, which was known as Henderson's Chapel or Forest Chapel.cite book
last = Baltz
first = Shirley Vlasak
title = A Chronicle of Belair
publisher =Bowie Heritage Committee
year = 1984
location =Bowie, Maryland
pages =pages 4-9
LCCN = 85165028
=Queen Anne Parish and St Barnabas=It is not clear if Rev. Johnathan White died in 1717 or was removed from the position as Rector of Queen Anne Parish. On December 17 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish.cite book
last =Warfield
first =Joshua Dorsey
title =The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland
publisher =Kohn & Pollock
month =July | year =1905
location =Baltimore, Maryland
pages =106
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA78&dq=%22Mareen+Duvall%22+Mary+Stanton&as_brr=1&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA106,M1
isbn = 0806379715]End of in Mission at Patuxent
In 1723, the Bishop of London, Dr. John Robinson died, and his successor, Dr.
Edmund Gibson chose not to renew Henderson's appointment to the Mission. Henderson then focused exclusively on the Parish.Mission of the Colony
In 1729, Henderson traveled to England for 18 months to discuss the difficulties he found in the Colonies. When he returned, he had been appointed to the overall Mission of the Colony. The clergy welcomed his return, but the
Laity were bitterly opposed.He then convened the Conventions of the Clergy on both the western and eastern shores of the Province. Over the next several years, he focused on the issue of discipline and profligacy among the clergy. This met with a great deal of resistance and by 1734, he resigned his appointment, being the last representative of the Bishop in the Colony.
Death of Mary and Holy Trinity Church
On 19 January, 1735, Henderson's wife Mary died. She was buried in Henderson's Chapel. In 1737, Henderson gave the chapel and four acres of land for the use of Queen Anne's Parish called "the Glebe whereon there is a Chapple now standing." Almost 100 years later, in 1836 Henderson's Chapel became an independent congregation, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. [cite web
url=http://holytrinitybowie.edow.org/history.html
title=A History of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
accessdate=2007-09-25]Later voyages to England
By this time, Henderson had become good friends with Provincial Governor
Samuel Ogle . On March 30, 1737 for the sum of £500, Henderson sold three parcels of land to Ogle for him to build his Governor's estate.cite book
last = Baltz
first = Shirley Vlasak
title = A Chronicle of Belair
publisher =Bowie Heritage Committee
year = 1984
location =Bowie, Maryland
pages = page 9
id =
LCCN = 85165028]On July 6, 1737, Ogle granted Henderson leave of absence from the Province for 18 months to return to England. During this leave, Henderson was elected to the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and returned to Maryland in May 1739. Nine years later, in August 1748, Ogle granted Henderson another leave of 18 months for England. Henderson returned for the final time in April 1750.Death and Legacy
Henderson died on August 27, 1751 after 34 years of service at St. Barnabas and Queen Anne. Having no heirs, he bequeathed all of his holdings estimated to be valued at the time at at least $5,000, to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
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