Patrick Henry (1736-1799)

1st & 6th Governor of Virginia

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He was married twice and had a total of seventeen children, fifteen of whom (listed) survived infancy.

Parents (2)

Col. John Henry

Presiding Magistrate of Hanover County, Virginia

1704-1773

Sarah (Winston) Henry

Mrs Sarah (Winston) Syme, Henry

1709-1784

Spouses (2)

Sarah (Shelton) Henry

Mrs Sarah (Shelton) Henry

1738-1775

Dorothea (Dandridge) Henry

Mrs Dorothea Spotswood (Dandridge) Henry; 1st & 6th First Lady of Virginia

1757-1831

Children (15)

Martha (Henry) Fontaine

Mrs "Patsey" Martha (Henry) Fontaine

1755-1818

John Henry

of "Leatherwood" Henry Co., Virginia; Soldier in the Continental Army

1757-1791

William Henry

of New Bern, Sheriff of Craven Co., North Carolina

1763-1798

Anne (Henry) Roane

Mrs Anne (Henry) Roane

1767-1799

Elizabeth (Henry) Aylett

Mrs Elizabeth (Henry) Aylett

1769-1842

Edward Henry

Attorney, died in early adulthood, unmarried

1771-1794

Dorothea (Henry) Winston

Mrs "Dolly" Dorothea Spotswood (Henry) Winston

1778-1854

Sarah (Henry) Scott

Mrs "Sallie" Sarah Butler (Henry) Campbell, Scott

1780-1856

Martha Catharina (Henry) Henry

Mrs "Kitty" Martha Catharina (Henry) Henry

1781-1801

Patrick Henry, Jr.

of "Union Hill" Nelson Co., Virginia

1783-1804

Fayette Henry

Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Campbell County

1785-1813

Alexander Spotswood Henry

of Aspenwall, Charlotte Co., Virginia

1788-1854

Nathaniel West Henry

Teacher, of Jacksonville (Floyd), Virginia

1790-1851

Edward Winston Henry

E. Winston Henry, of "Windstone" & Sheriff of Charlotte Co., Virginia

1794-1872

John Henry

of "Red Hill" Charlotte Co., Virginia

1796-1868

Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation By Harlow Giles Unger Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots By Thomas S. Kidd

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