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
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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

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