Debretts research shows that John’s father was Henry Henshaw, son of William Henshaw, married to Ane Wilson about 1634. However an alternative lineage for John is apparently held in the Cheshire Family History Society records. I would like to believe the Debretts lineage is the correct one. If so they may hail back to Henshaws living at Tydnock Farm, near Marton, Cheshire, in the second half of the 16th Century.
There are several extant lineages apart from mine that hail back to Daniel.
Colin Henshaw, Tabuk.
I have found out a few things about Henry Henshaw, Father of John above:
Henry was born in Hough, Wilmslow in 1642, baptised on the 22nd of April in Wilmslow, the son of William.
He married a Dorothy Upton in Wilmslow, in 1667. A "Dorothie" Henshaw, was buried in Wilmslow, in November 1667, according to the CPRD.
Then in July 1668, Henry married a Margaret "Tabor". I do not know where they got married. But I found the marriage licence on "Find My Past." On the transcription for this marriage for Henry's residence, it states that he was from: "Bolton." But if you look on the original image, it definitely says: "Bollin, in the County of Chester."
Margaret's surname has been transcribed as: "Tabor." But it could possibly have been Taylor. It might even have been Davenport. Henry was a: "Woodsman of Bollin" at the time of marriage:
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fchs%2f4018596%2f01357&parentid=gbprs%2fm%2f737291549%2f1&highlights=%22%22Looking at the baptisms of this Henry's children on the CPRD, all in Wilmslow, and two burials for his children (the burials I think Spelt: "Henshall.") it seems that this Henry was a: "Keeper of Bollin Park." Bollin Park, was in the parish of Wilmslow. Apparentely, the Booth family owned the land of the park, at this time, and there was a big Mansion House on there:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zXtbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=Bollin+Park,+Sir+George+Booth&source=bl&ots=WNhdNrbBoa&sig=YD78HOff0rBgAKUkgeJRVio9Gcw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT9OqKtcrWAhWDDxoKHQN9BawQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=Bollin%20Park%2C%20Sir%20George%20Booth&f=falseHenry Henshaw may have been something like "Head Gardener" of that park, if he was previously a: "Woodsman." Or possibly something like a: "Game Keeper."
Henry was buried on the 5th of November 1686 in Wilmslow. The original image register states that he was a: "Keeper of Bollin Parke."
Find My Past has in "Inventory And Administration" (Like a Will) dated 1687, relating to this "Henry "Henshall, late of Bollin Fee, in the parish of Wilmslow." It mentions his Wife, Margaret doing the Administration of her late Husband:
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS/CHS/4012440/00443&parentid=GBPRS/CHS/748067610I do not know what became of Margaret Henshaw.
Thank you.