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John Henry 1704 – 1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 May 1704

Birth Location: Foveran Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire County, Scotland, UK

Death Date: 01 Feb 1773

Death Location: Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Father: Alexander Henry

Mother: Jean Robertson

Spouse(s): Sarah Winston

Children(s): Martha Ryan, Patrick Henry, John Williams

John Henry was born in 1704 in Foveran Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire County, Scotland, UK, the child of Alexander Henry and Jean Robertson. John Henry later married Sarah Winston, and together they raised children including Martha Ryan, Patrick Henry and John Williams. In 1773, John Henry passed away in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Alexander Henry
Birth Location: –
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Jean Robertson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Winston
1709 – 1784
Birth Location: Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Martha Ryan
1726 – 1769
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
MR
Patrick Henry
1736 – 1799
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia
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John Williams
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 May 1704
    Event Place: Foveran Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire County, Scotland, UK
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1773
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 01 Feb 1773
    Event Place: Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Brilliant Cemetery
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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