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D A R Chapters Unveil a Shaft for Capt William Henshaw
West Virginia panhandle residents gathered in Bunker Hill on Saturday to witness the unveiling of a monument to Capt. William Henshaw a Continental Army officer born 1737 who served in Berkeley County Virginia now West Virginia. The event was led by Henshaw Stedle the descendant and included D A R chapters from Martinsburg Charles Town Shepherdstown and Winchester. Dr Creighton Campbell of Roanoke spoke on Berkeley county history and the Henshaw lineage traces to England with arrivals in 1653 before settling in Virginia where William Henshaw rose to captain and is buried at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery where the monument stands today.
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Panhandle
West Virginia
Winchester
Bunker Hill
William Henshaw
Continental Army
Henshaw Stedle
Captain Henshaw
Berkley County
Martinsburg
Charles Town
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Hugh Stephenson
Company of Volunteers
Berkeley County
Virginia
Creighton Campbell
Roanoke
Henshaw
Henry
America
New England
John Henshaw
Lord Fairfax
Mill Creek
Christ Episcopal Church