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Patrick Henry 1736–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1736

Birth Location: Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Jun 1799

Death Location: Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Sr

Mother: Sarah Winston

Spouse(s): Dorothea Virginia), Anne Shelton

Children(s): Dorothea Henry, Sarah Henry, Martha Henry, Patrick Henry, George Henry, Alexander Henry, Nathaniel Henry, Richard Henry, Edward Henry, Jane Henry, John Henry, Martha Henry, William Henry, Anne Henry, Elizabeth Henry, Edward Henry

The story of Patrick Henry began in 1736 in Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA. Patrick Henry married Anne Sarah Shelton, Dorothea Dandridge First Lady Of Virginia, and had children including Alexander Spotswood Henry, Anne Henry, Dorothea Spotswood Henry, Edward Patrick Henry, Edward Winston Henry, Elizabeth Betsey Henry, George Lafayette Henry, Jane Henry, John Henry, Martha Catherine Henry, Martha Patsey Henry, Nathaniel West Henry, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry, Sarah Butler Sallie Henry, William Henry. Patrick Henry passed away in 1799 in Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Patrick Henry began in 1736 in Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA.
  • Patrick Henry married Anne Sarah Shelton, Dorothea Dandridge First Lady Of Virginia, and had children including Alexander Spotswood Henry, Anne Henry, Dorothea Spotswood Henry, Edward Patrick Henry, Edward Winston Henry, Elizabeth Betsey Henry, George Lafayette Henry, Jane Henry, John Henry, Martha Catherine Henry, Martha Patsey Henry, Nathaniel West Henry, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry, Sarah Butler Sallie Henry, William Henry.
  • Patrick Henry passed away in 1799 in Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Patrick Henry's Ancestors

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Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Birth Place: Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. John Henry Sr
1699–1766
Foveran Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland
Sarah Winston
1699–1784
Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Henry
1681–1735
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jean Robertson
1684–1735
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William (Isaac) Winston
1630–1702
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Sarah Davis
1642–1706
Blisland, New Kent, Virginia, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Henry
1660–1735
Isabell Lindsay
1659–1681
Margaret Mitchell
1656–1708
Isaac Winston
1613–1666
Mary Fontaine
1618–1657
Maj. Davis
1613–1683
Rebecca Bowers
1615–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Hendrie)
1640–1660
Lady Lindsay)
1639–1681
Isaac Winston
1570–1628
Mary Dabney
1568–1658
Rev. Fontaine
1580–1623
Elizabeth Founeau
1580–1618
William Bowers
1579–1641

Patrick Henry's Descendants

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Patrick Henry (29 May 1736–6 Jun 1799) m. Dorothea (Dandridge (First Lady of) Virginia) (25 September 1751–14 February 1831) m. Anne (Sarah) Shelton (1738–19 Mar 1775)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Spotswood) Henry 1778–1854
  2. 2. Sarah (Butler Sallie) Henry 1780–1856
  3. 3. Martha (Catherine) Henry 1781–1804
  4. 4. Patrick Henry 1783–1804
  5. 5. George (Lafayette) Henry 1785–1813
  6. 6. Alexander (Spotswood) Henry 1788–1854
  7. 7. Nathaniel (West) Henry 1790–1851
  8. 8. Richard Henry 1792–1793
  9. 9. Edward (Winston) Henry 1794–1872
  10. 10. Jane Henry 1798–1798
  11. 11. John Henry 1757–1791
  12. 12. Martha (Patsey) Henry 1755–1818
  13. 13. William Henry 1763–1798
  14. 14. Anne Henry 1767–1799
  15. 15. Elizabeth (Betsey) Henry 1769–1842
  16. 16. Edward (Patrick) Henry 1771–1794

Patrick Henry's Timeline

2 Records

1736
29 May 1736
Birth of Patrick Henry in Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA
1799
6 Jun 1799
Age 63
Death of Patrick Henry in Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1736
    Event Place: Studley Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1799
    Event Place: Staunton River, Red Hill Charlotte, Virginia, USA

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