Patrick HENRY

Person ID: I539037826   |  Last Modified: 10 Feb 2024

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Name	Patrick HENRY
Birth	29 May 1736	Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	6 Jun 1799	Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [2]
	Virginia Governor, American Patriot. He served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786, but may be best remembered for his stirring phrase "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Born in Hanover County, Virginia, he attended public school for only a short time, and was taught by his father, who had a good education. He began a career as a shopkeeper, but was a poor businessman and was soon deeply in debt. He then studied law and received his attorney's license in 1760, which helped his oratory skills when he had to argue cases in court. In 1764, Henry was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he soon became a leader of the frontier people against the old, established plantation aristocracy. His speech in the House of Burgesses in 1765 against the Stamp Act is considered one of his greatest orations. In it he argued, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." In 1774, he was elected a delegate to the First Continental Congress, and the following year, to the Second Continental Congress. He left the Congress before the Resolution for Independence was put to a vote, to become Commander-in-Chief of Virginia's militia, a position he resigned in February 1776 when he realized his limitations and lack of military experience. A few months later, he became a member of the committee to write the Virginia Constitution. As soon as Virginia eliminated their Royal Governor and set up a constitutional government, Patrick Henry was elected as its first Governor, and moved into the palace in Williamsburg, where the English Royal Governors had lived. A hard-working administrator, Henry worked to solve the many problems caused by the American Revolution. He recruited the state's quota of 6,000 men for the Continental Army, as well as 5,000 men for the Virginia Militia. He obtained and supplied the Continental Army with clothing, shoes, and cattle, as well as lead and gunpowder for ammunition. He was reelected in 1777, 1778, 1784, and 1785. During his second term as Virginia Governor, he supplied the George Rogers Clark Expedition, which conquered the Northwest Territory from the British. In 1788, Henry served in the Virginia delegation to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Although he was initially against ratification of the U.S. Constitution because he believed it lessened the rights of the states, after its ratification, he joined the Federalist Party and supported the document. He was largely responsible for the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which we call the Bill of Rights. As public service had left Henry in debt, he returned to his law practice in 1788, and soon became a successful criminal lawyer. In 1794, he retired to his estate near Appomattox, Virginia. In his remaining five years, Henry was offered many public offices, including U.S. Senator, Minister to Spain, Minister to France, Secretary of State in President Washington's cabinet, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, all positions which he refused. In 1796, he was elected Virginia Governor for a sixth time, but refused to take office. Finally, his close friend George Washington convinced him to run for Representative in the Virginia State Legislature, and after winning the election, he died before he could take office.
Buried	Henry Cemetery, Aspen, Charlotte, Virginia, USA   [2]

Parents

Family ID: F2017 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	John HENRY (ID:I539037819),   b. 9 May 1704, Foveran Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1 Feb 1773, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Sarah WINSTON (ID:I539037820),   b. 1709, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 25 Dec 1784, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	1733  [3]
Genealogies		Henry Genealogy The descendants of Samuel Henry of Hadley and Amherst Massachusetts 1734-1790
Children	+ 1. Patrick HENRY (ID:I539037826) (current person) ,   b. 29 May 1736, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1799, Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) + 2. Elizabeth HENRY (ID:I2403),   b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 18 Mar 1825, Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)   3. Jane HENRY (ID:I539037822),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William HENRY (ID:I539037827),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lucy HENRY (ID:I539037828),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Anne HENRY (ID:I539037829),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary HENRY (ID:I539037830),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Susannah HENRY (ID:I539037831),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah HENRY (ID:I539037832),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Jane HENRY (ID:I539037833),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown

Family 1

Family ID: F2020 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 10 Feb 2024  

Wife 1	Sarah SHELTON (ID:I539037834),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	1754  [3]
Children	1. Martha HENRY (ID:I539037838),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Col. John FONTAINE  m. Yes, date unknow   2. John HENRY (ID:I539037840),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. William HENRY (ID:I539037841),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Anne HENRY (ID:I539037842),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Judge Spencer ROANE  m. Yes, date unknow   5. Elizabeth HENRY (ID:I539037844),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Philip AYLETT  m. Yes, date unknow   6. Edward HENRY (ID:I539037846),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Genealogies		Henry Genealogy The descendants of Samuel Henry of Hadley and Amherst Massachusetts 1734-1790

Family 2

Family ID: F2021 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 10 Feb 2024  

Wife 2	Dorothea DANDRIDGE (ID:I539037835),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	9 Oct 1777  [3]
Children	1. Dorothea Spotswood HENRY (ID:I539037847),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ George D. WINSTON  m. Yes, date unknow   2. Sarah Butler HENRY (ID:I539037849),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Robert CAMPBELL  m. Yes, date unknown;   Alexander SCOTT  m. Yes, date unknow   3. Martha Catherine HENRY (ID:I539037852),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Edward HENRY  m. Yes, date unknow   4. Patrick HENRY (ID:I539037854),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Elvira CABELL  m. Yes, date unknow   5. Fayette HENRY (ID:I539037856),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Miss ELCAN  m. Yes, date unknow   6. Alexander Spotswood HENRY (ID:I539037858),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Paulina CABELL  m. Yes, date unknow   7. Nathaniel HENRY (ID:I539037860),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Virginia WOODSON  m. Yes, date unknow   8. Richard HENRY (ID:I539037862),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   9. Edward Winston HENRY (ID:I539037863),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Jane GUILLE  m. Yes, date unknow   10. John HENRY (ID:I539037865),   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Elvira MCCLELLAND  m. Yes, date unknow
Genealogies		Henry Genealogy The descendants of Samuel Henry of Hadley and Amherst Massachusetts 1734-1790

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Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander HENRY,   b. Yes, date unknown   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Sarah WINSTON,   b. 1709, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 25 Dec 1784, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)  (Mother)

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Genealogies

Henry Genealogy The descendants of Samuel Henry of Hadley and Amherst Massachusetts 1734-1790




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	Birth - 29 May 1736 - Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA Died - 6 Jun 1799 - Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, USA Buried - - Henry Cemetery, Aspen, Charlotte, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

Reference

Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Patrick HENRY". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I539037826&tree=mhkr (accessed April 28, 2024).

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