Thanks, this is quite an impressive listing! We hear so much about so
many of the other prominent early Virginia families, I realized I
knew next to nothing about Patrick Henry, other than a few mentions,
and his speech in Richmond [which we had to memorize in elementary
school, pretty much the whole thing, not just the "liberty or death"
part- "The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring with it
the clash of resounding arms... What is it the gentlemen wish, what
would they have?" etc]. I hate to disappoint you and Jane, but the
mention in the Washington Post was just that, a mention. Every Sunday
they have a little "road trip", a day or so of journeying to
interesting spots in the DC, Maryland, Virginia, W. Va., Penn. etc.
area. Sunday's was a "Virginia is for Lovers" trip, in conjunction
with Valentine's Day, they stopped at Richmond [the Valentine Museum,
Hotel Jefferson, where Charles Dana Gibson married Irene Langhorne],
Goolrick's Pharmacy in Fredericksburg, and down to Virginia Beach.
Along the way was mention of a place called Studley, where Henry was
born, and it mentioned he sired 17 children. No more mention than that.
I'll have to do some poking around and look into his family more, it
looks interesting. I guess the Dandridge was connected to Martha
Washington's family?
Good old Rich'mun schooling in the Fifties and early Sixties. Every
other year we had Virginia history. A year of US history, a year of
Virginia, a year of world history, a year of Virginia.
Thanks again,
Nancy
-------
I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Feb 12, 2007, at 5:38 PM, Jon Kukla wrote:
> Of Henry's seventeen children, listed below, four (designated with
> asterisks *after the year of their birth) died without issue.
> Jon Kukla
> PS I'd be curious to see the Washington Post article if you have the
> citation..... Thank you. jk
>
>
> 1754 Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton.
>
> 1755 Patrick and Sarah Henry’s first child, Martha (Patsey), was
> born at
> Pine Slash.
>
> 1757 2d John Henry was born sometime during 1757.
>
> 1763* 3d William Henry was born in Hanover County.
>
> 1767 4th Anne Henry was born at Roundabout.
>
> 1769 5th Betsey Henry was born in Hanover County.
>
> 1771* After the birth of their youngest child, 6th Edward (Neddy)
> Henry,
> Sarah Henry’s mental health suddenly began to decline
>
> 1775 Sarah Shelton Henry died at Scotchtown, having never regained
> her
> sanity.
>
> 1776 October 9: Henry married Dorothea Dandridge, granddaughter of
> Alexander Spotswood
>
> 1778 August 2: Patrick and Dorothea Henry’s first child (7th
> Dorothea),
> named for her mother, was born in the Governor’s Palace at
> Williamsburg.
>
> 1780 January 4: 8th Sarah Butler Henry was born at Leatherwood.
>
> 1781 November 3: 9th Martha Catharina Henry was born at Leatherwood.
>
> 1783 August 15: 10th Patrick Henry, Jr. was born at Leatherwood.
>
> 1785 October 1: 11th Fayette Henry was born at Salisbury.
>
> 1788 June 2: 12th Alexander Spotswood Henry was born at Pleasant
> Grove.
>
> 1790 April 7: 13th Nathaniel West Henry was born at Pleasant Grove.
>
> 1791 John Henry died in Henry County, leaving a wife and one son,
> Edmund.
>
> 1792* March 27: 14th Richard Henry was born at Pleasant Grove.
>
> 1793 August 24: Richard Henry died at Long Island.
>
> 1794 January 21: 15th Winston Henry was born at Long Island. Edward
> (Neddy) died on October 29th at New Glasgow. Winston was renamed
> Edward
> Winston.
>
> 1796 16th John Henry was born at Red Hill. He lived to inherit the
> house
> and half the acreage. He was buried at Red Hill next to his wife,
> Elvira
> McClelland Henry.
>
> 1798* January 21: 17th Jane Robertson Henry was born at Red Hill
> and died
> on January 25th. William Henry died in New Bern, N.C., where he
> held the
> office of sheriff. There was no mention of any children in his will.
>
> 1799 May 22: Anne Henry Roane died at the home of her sister, Betsey
> Henry Aylett, in King William County. She was survived by her husband,
> Spencer Roane, and six children.
>
> 1799 June 6: Patrick Henry died at Red Hill. With his will, Patrick
> Henry left a copy of his Stamp Act resolutions and a note advising
> future
> generations to “practice Virtue thyself, and encourage it in others.”
>
> 1831 February 14: Dorothea Dandridge Henry died and was buried
> next to
> Patrick Henry at Red Hill.
>
>
>
> Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
> Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial
> 1250 Red Hill Road
> Brookneal, Virginia 24528
> www.redhill.org or www.PatrickHenry.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sunshine49
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:20 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: a Patrick Henry question
>
> I just read a piece in the Washington Post which mentioned that
> Patrick
> Henry sired 17 children. I had no idea- wow, quite a large family! How
> many of them reached adulthood and had children of their own? Or
> did the
> typical high mortality rate for children of the period take its sad
> toll?
>
> Nancy
>
> -------
> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
> Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial
> 1250 Red Hill Road
> Brookneal, Virginia 24528
> www.redhill.org
> Phone 434-376-2044 or 800-514-7463
>
> Fax 434-376-2647
>
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