1736 - 1799 (63 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1736 - 1799 (63 years)
Birth |
29 May 1736 |
Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Died |
6 Jun 1799 |
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
Buried |
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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Father |
John Henry |
Mother |
Sarah Winston |
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Family 1 |
Sarah Shelton |
Married |
1754 |
Rural Plains |
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Family 2 |
Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge, b. 25 Sep 1757, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Married |
9 Oct 1777 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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- 1775
Died |
1775 |
Scotchtown |
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Family |
Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Married |
1754 |
Rural Plains |
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1757 - 1831 (73 years)
Birth |
25 Sep 1757 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Died |
14 Feb 1831 |
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Father |
Nathaniel West Dandridge, Sr., b. 7 Sep 1729, Elsing Green, King William Co., Virginia, USA |
Mother |
Dorothea Spotswood, b. 1733, Yorktown, Virginia, USA |
Married |
18 Jun 1747 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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Family 1 |
Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Married |
9 Oct 1777 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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Family 2 |
Edmund Winston |
Married |
Aft 1799 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
John Henry |
Mother |
Sarah Winston |
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Family |
Col. William Christian Howard |
Children |
+ | 1. John Howard, b. 1 Oct 1769, Charles County, Maryland, USA |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Anne Henry |
Children |
+ | 1. John Howard, b. 1 Oct 1769, Charles County, Maryland, USA |
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1749 - 1825 (75 years)
Birth |
10 Jul 1749 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Died |
18 Mar 1825 |
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA |
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Father |
John Henry |
Mother |
Sarah Winston |
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Family 1 |
General William Campbell, b. 1745, Augusta Co., Virginia, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Sarah Buchanan Campbell |
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Family 2 |
General William Russell, b. 6 Mar 1735, Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA |
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1745 - 1781 (36 years)
Birth |
1745 |
Augusta Co., Virginia, USA |
Died |
22 Aug 1781 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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Father |
Maj. Charles Campbell, b. 1718 |
Mother |
Margaret Buchanan, b. 1720, Tuaisceart Éireann |
Married |
1744 |
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Family |
Elizabeth Henry, b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Sarah Buchanan Campbell |
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1735 - 1793 (57 years)
Birth |
6 Mar 1735 |
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA |
Died |
14 Jan 1793 |
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Father |
William Russell, b. Abt 1679, North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahanock Co., Virginia, USA |
Mother |
Martha Henley |
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Family 1 |
Tabitha Coates Adams, b. 8 Jan 1740, Somerset County, Maryland, USA |
Married |
1755 |
Children |
| 1. Henry Russell, b. 1756 |
+ | 2. Col. William Russell, b. 1758 |
| 3. Mary Henley Russell, b. 1760 |
| 4. Robert Spotswood Russell, b. 1762 |
| 5. Tabitha Adams Russell |
| 6. Arthelia Russell |
| 7. Katherine Russell |
| 8. Samuel Russell |
| 9. John Coates Russell, b. 1769 |
| 10. Celah Russell |
| 11. Henley Russell |
| 12. Chloe Russell |
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Family 2 |
Elizabeth Henry, b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Alexander Henry |
Mother |
Jean Robertson |
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Family |
Sarah Winston |
Children |
| 1. Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
+ | 2. Anne Henry |
+ | 3. Elizabeth Henry, b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
John Henry |
Children |
| 1. Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
+ | 2. Anne Henry |
+ | 3. Elizabeth Henry, b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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- 1775
Died |
1775 |
Scotchtown |
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Family |
Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Married |
1754 |
Rural Plains |
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1757 - 1831 (73 years)
Birth |
25 Sep 1757 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Died |
14 Feb 1831 |
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Father |
Nathaniel West Dandridge, Sr., b. 7 Sep 1729, Elsing Green, King William Co., Virginia, USA |
Mother |
Dorothea Spotswood, b. 1733, Yorktown, Virginia, USA |
Married |
18 Jun 1747 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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Family 1 |
Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Married |
9 Oct 1777 |
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
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Family 2 |
Edmund Winston |
Married |
Aft 1799 |
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Name |
Patrick Henry |
Prefix |
Gov. |
Birth |
29 May 1736 |
Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Prominent People |
Founding Father USA |
Death |
6 Jun 1799 |
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
- "Red Hill" Near Brookneal
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Burial |
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
Siblings |
2 Siblings |
| 1. Gov. Patrick Henry, b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1799, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) ▻ Sarah Shelton, m. 1754 ; Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge, m. 9 Oct 1777 | + | 2. Anne Henry d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Col. William Christian Howard | + | 3. Elizabeth Henry, b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA d. 18 Mar 1825, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) ▻ General William Campbell; General William Russell | |
Person ID |
I187405 |
Geneagraphie |
Links To |
This person is also Patrick Henry at Wikipedia |
Last Modified |
12 Aug 2009 |
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Notes |
- Patrick Henry embodied the spirit of American courage and patriotism. He is recognized today, as he was among his contemporaries, as the "Orator of Liberty". His compelling speeches kindled the fires of the Revolution and fueled the effort to secure freedom.
During his early life, Patrick Henry made several unsuccessful attempts to find the career that would best utilize his unique talents. He was unsuccessful in the mercantile business before taking up the study of law.
At the age of 27, his genius as an orator burst forward in a brilliant display of eloquence in the case of the Parson's Cause (below). In this case, he was fighting against taxation without representation in which the parsons of the Church of England tried to tax colonists who believed in other religions. Although many doubted his ability to succeed at law, he stunned the spectators and jury by the fire and eloquence of his words. The people carried him out of the courtroom in triumph. Following this case, he rose to the head of his profession.
Henry's was the first voice raised against England in her attempt to raise taxation without representation. He rose to his full
stature in attacking the infamous Stamp Act, which was hotly debated at the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg in 1765. The other delegates quailed when Henry hurled defiance at George III with the challenge, "If this be treason, make the most of it."
During the Second Virginia Convention, his most famous speech was delivered on March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond. His words became the clarion call that led the colonies into Revolution. With courage and eloquence, he cried, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.".
Henry's leadership did not end once the revolution was won. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the nation was in working toward the adoption of the Bill of Rights. While desiring a more effective government, he was adamant in demanding protection of basic civil liberties.
The first governor of Virginia, Henry served five exhausting terms. In 1794, he retired to Red Hill and resumed his private legal practice.
While living at Red Hill he was among the 100 wealthiest landowners in Virginia. Henry first purchased 700 acres at Red Hill; additional acquisitions brought the total acreage of the plantation to 2920. Tobacco was the chief crop at Red Hill, and corn and wheat were also grown. He owned 66 plantation slaves, 21 horses, 167 cattle, 155 hogs, and 60 sheep.
Patrick Henry was a family man, having 17 children in all. Two of these children were born at Red Hill. At least six sons attended Hampden-Sydney College near Farmville, Virginia.
Patrick Henry continued his successful law practice while at Red Hill. Traveling to courthouses such as Prince Edward, Charlotte, and New London, he tried both civil and criminal cases.
George Washington persuaded Patrick Henry to become a candidate for the state legislature in 1799. The foundations of the young republic were endangered by the rumblings of men who argued that any state has the power to nullify acts of the Federal Government. Bowed with age and his health deteriorating, Henry delivered his last public oration. It was an inspirational, non-partisan, patriotic appeal for unity to preserve the nation. Historian Henry Adams declared that nothing in Henry's life was more noble than his last public act.
Three months later, on June 6, 1799, death came to Patrick Henry. The "Voice of the Revolution" was silenced forever.
Highlights of Patrick Henry's Life
1760 - Admitted to the bar and started his practice.
1763 - Gave the famous "Parson's Cause" speech.
1765 - May 20 - First seated in the House of Burgesses. Continued to serve until 1774.
1765 - May 29 - Famous "Stamp Act" speech in the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg.
1774 - 1775 - Virginia's representative to Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1775 - March 23 - "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond.
1776 - 1779 - First governor of Virginia for 3 one year terms.
1780 - 1784 - Member of the House of Delegates representing Hanover County.
1784 - 1786 - Governor of Virginia for two one year terms.
1794 - Moved to Red Hill in Charlotte County.
1795 - Refused offer from President Washington to serve as Secretary of State.
1796 - Refused an offer from President Washington to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1796 - Refused an offer from the General Assembly to serve as Governor.
1799 - Refused an offer from President Adams to serve on the Misson to France.
1799 - March 4 - Patrick Henry's last public appearance.
1799 - Elected to the House of Delegates.
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