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Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry 1778–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1778

Birth Location: Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1854

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Patrick Henry

Mother: Dorothea *

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry began in 1778 in Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA. Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry passed away in 1854 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry began in 1778 in Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.
  • Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry passed away in 1854 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Birth Location: Studley Plantation, Hanover, Hanover, Colonial Virginia
PH
Dorothea *
1757–1831
Birth Location: Chelsea Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA
D*

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothea Henry's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Henry
1778–1854
Birth Place: Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Studley Plantation, Hanover, Hanover, Colonial Virginia
Dorothea (Spotswood Dandridge) *
1757–1831
Chelsea Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (John "Hendries") Henry*
1704–1773
Aberdeen, Foveran Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Sarah (Winston) Henry
1709–1784
Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Henry
1665–1735
Jean (Henry)
1678–1735
Issac Winston
1681–1760
Mary Dabney
1679–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius D'Aubigne
1631–1694
Edith Moryce
1631–1668

Dorothea Henry's Timeline

2 Records

1778
2 Aug 1778
Birth of Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry in Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
1854
17 Jun 1854
Age 76
Death of Dorothea 'Dolly' Spotswood Henry in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1854
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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