Lovel's parents were Charles Tod (born 10 May 1777, Caroline Co., VA, died Jan 1832 in VA) and Elizabeth Muse Pierce (b. 14 Apr 1792, Caroline Co., VA, died 6 Dec 1826, Caroline Co., VA). They married on 15 Dec 1807.
He was the oldest of nine children:
Lovel Pierce Tod (b. 2 Feb 1809, Caroline Co., VA; d. 14 Sep 1873)
Charles Tod (b. 20 Jan 1811, Caroline Co., VA; d. unknown)
George Tod (b. 28 Oct 1812, Caroline Co., VA; d. unknown)
John Burke Tod (b. 15 Dec 1814, Caroline Co., VA; d. 20 Jan 1852, Rankin Co., MS)
Joseph Tod (b. 4 Feb 1817, Caroline Co., VA; d. ca 1887, Rankin Co., MS)
Mary Elizabeth Tod (b. 19 Feb 1819, Caroline Co., VA; d. 13 Nov 1892, probably Rankin Co., MS)
Martha Muse Tod (b. 11 Jun 1823, Caroline Co., VA; d. 27 Sep 1823)
Mira-Ann Cordelia Muse Todd (b. 7 Aug 1824, Caroline Co., VA, d. unknown)
Caroline Virginia Tod (b. 15 Aug 1826, Caroline Co., VA; d. 26 Dec 1861)
Note that several of this TOD generation have their last name spelled as TODD in various documents, and the TODD name has often carried to the present day.
Of Lovel Pierce's children, Mary Ella indeed married a Henshaw - Thomas Elmore Henshaw, to be exact (b. ca 1839 in VA, died after 1880 but before 1900). There was a seventh child of Lovel and Fanny Spindle Todd, John L. Todd (16 Oct 1854-15 Sep 1876), who is listed with the family in the 1860 and 1870 Censuses.
I am a direct descendant of John Burke Tod(d).