Genealogical Records
Browse historical documents, family trees, census records, and scanned genealogical materials spanning centuries of Hinchman history.
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Official birth certificate for Robert Hinchman Jr., born in Dallas, Texas in 1921. Robert would later become the founder and first president of the Hinchman Heritage Society.
Original marriage certificate documenting the union of James Hinchman and Mary Ann Cooper in Cabell County, Virginia. Signed by officiating minister Rev. Thomas Skeens.
Confederate Army service record for Thomas Hinchman, 36th Virginia Infantry. Includes enlistment date, regiment assignments, battle participations, and discharge record.
Passenger ship manifest recording the arrival of Humfry Henchman in New England in 1637, among the earliest documented members of the family to immigrate to America from England.
Original Virginia land grant for 200 acres along the Guyandotte River in Cabell County, awarded to John Hinchman. Signed by the Governor of Virginia and includes a hand-drawn survey plat.
Comprehensive hand-drawn family tree charting twelve generations of descendants from Thomas Crosborough Henchman of Northamptonshire, England, through American and Australian branches. Compiled by Robert Hinchman Jr. circa 1985.
Group photograph taken at the organizational meeting of the Hinchman Heritage Society in Huntington, West Virginia, April 23, 1994. Thirty family members from eight states are pictured.
Oil painting portrait of Bishop Humphrey Henchman, Lord Bishop of London, who aided King Charles II in his escape to France during the English Civil War. One of the most historically significant Henchman ancestors.
Scanned copy of 'The Henchman Family,' published in England in 1868. This is the major source of information about the family origins in Northamptonshire, England, including the legend of Thomas Crosborough and King Henry VII.
Complete household enumeration for Cabell County, Virginia (now West Virginia), listing the Hinchman family members, ages, occupations, and property values. Includes neighboring families for genealogical cross-referencing.
Detailed census enumeration for Wayne County showing multiple Hinchman households, listing names, ages, birthplaces, and occupations for all family members.
Official death record for Robert Hinchman Jr., founder of the Hinchman Heritage Society. Includes cause of death and next of kin information.
Marriage bond and certificate for William Hinchman and Susan Morris, recorded in Wayne County, West Virginia. Includes names of bondsmen and witnesses.
World War I Selective Service draft registration card for Robert Hinchman Sr., providing physical description, employer information, and residence details.
Naturalization petition and certificate for Friedrich Hincksman who emigrated from Germany and Americanized his name. Filed in Baltimore, Maryland.
Deed of sale documenting the transfer of the Hinchman family farm in Wayne County following the Civil War, listing acreage, boundaries, and consideration paid.
Detailed family chart focusing on the West Virginia branch of the Hinchman family, tracing lines from the Cabell and Wayne County settlers through four generations.
Personal letter written by Robert Hinchman Jr. to family members announcing the October 1992 Hinchman Heritage Week in England, describing the planned genealogical tour of Northamptonshire.
Digital edition of Hinchman Family in America, available on Amazon Kindle. Comprehensive genealogical record of American descendants of the Hinchman family, updated with records through the early 21st century.
Federal census enumeration for Mingo County listing the Hinchman household with spouse, children, and boarders. Notes occupations in the coal mining industry.