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1855 - 1954 (98 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Elizabeth Henry was born on 22 Oct 1855 (daughter of William Wirt Henry and Lucy Gray Marshall); died in 1857/1954. Notes:
Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7, page 246
I. Elizabeth Watkins, b. 22d October, 1855; Hon. Vice-President of Colonial Dames of Virginia; Honorable Vice-President of Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; Member of Richmond Art Club, of Woman's Club, of Daughters of the American Revolution, of Authors League of America, etc.; m. 9th October, 1879, Hon. James LYONS, d. 28th October, 1913, Member of the House of Delegates of Virginia, son of Judge William Henry and Mary Morrison (MABEN) LYONS. Residence, 508 Seminary Avenue, Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia.
Elizabeth married Jr. James Lyons on 9 Oct 1879. James was born in 1831/1871; died on 28 Oct 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | William Wirt Henry was born on 14 Feb 1831 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA (son of John Henry and Elvira Bruce McClelland); died on 5 Dec 1900 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; was buried in Richmond City, Virginia, USA. Notes:
BIOGRAPHY: Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7, page 246
WILLIAM WIRT HENRY, A.M., LL.D. of Richmond, Virginia; Lawyer and Historian; b. at Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, 14th February, 1831; d. 5th December, 1900; educated at the University of Virginia, which he entered in 1847 [p.246] and where he graduated A.M., 1850; admitted to the bar, 1853; he opposed secession in 1861 but joined his State's movement and enlisted in an artillery company commanded by Capt. Charles BRUCE, serving in North Carolina and Georgia; State Attorney for Charlotte County, removed to Richmond, 1873, and represented that city in the House of Delegates, 1877-1878, and the State Senate 1879-1880; was President of the Virginia Historical Society and the American Historical Association; Trustee of the Peabody Educational Fund; received the Honorary Degree of LL.D., from Washington and Lee University. Author of "Reply to Attack of Thomas JEFFERSON on Patrick HENRY'S Rescue of Captain SMTTH by Pocahontas;" "Patrick Henry the Earliest Advocate of Independence, " "The First Legislative Body in America;" "The Trial of Aaron BURR for Treason;" "The Westminster Assembly of Divines;" "The Life, Correspondence and Speeches of Patrick Henry," and of numerous magazine articles; m. 8th November, 1854, Lucy Gray MARSHALL, dau. of Col. James Pulliam and Elizabeth Edmunds (WATKINS) MARSHALL of Charlotte County, Virginia. Colonel MARSHALL was a soldier in the War of 1812.
Birth:
"Red Hill", Charlotte, Virginia, USA
William married Lucy Gray Marshall on 8 Nov 1854 in Charlotte County, VA. Lucy (daughter of James Pulliam Marshall and Elizabeth Edmonds Watkins) was born on 31 Jul 1832; died on 25 Jan 1922; was buried in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
8. | Patrick Henry was born on 29 May 1736 in Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA (son of John Henry and Sarah Winston); died on 6 Jun 1799 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, USA; was buried . Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Jun 1779, Henry County, VA
Notes:
Patrick married Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge on 8 Oct 1777 in Fork Church, Hanover County, VA. Dorothea (daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge and Dorothea Spotswood) was born on 25 Sep 1755 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Feb 1831 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge was born on 25 Sep 1755 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge and Dorothea Spotswood); died on 14 Feb 1831 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA; was buried . Notes:
Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850
Henry, Patrick Spouse : Dandridge, Dorothea
Marriage date : Oct 8, 1777
Children:
- Sarah Butler Henry was born on 4 Jan 1780 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Dec 1856 in Seven Islands, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- Martha Catharine Henry was born on 3 Nov 1781 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 22 May 1801 in Fleets Bay, Virginia, USA.
- Jr. Patrick Henry, Jr was born on 15 Aug 1783 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Sep 1804 in Union Hill, Nelson, Virginia, USA; was buried in Nelson County, Virginia, USA.
- 4. John Henry was born on 16 Feb 1796; died on 7 Jan 1868.
- Alexander Spotswood Henry was born on 2 Jun 1788 in Pleasant Grove, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jan 1854 in Aspenwall, Charlotte, Virginia, USA.
- Nathaniel West Henry was born on 7 Apr 1790 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Sep 1851 in Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, USA.
- Dorothea Spotswood Henry was born on 2 Aug 1778; died on 17 Jun 1854 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Elmwood Cem., Memphis, TN.
- Jane Robertson Henry was born on 15 Jan 1798; died on 19 Jan 1798.
- George Lafayette Henry was born on 29 Oct 1785 in Williamsburg, Surry, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1813.
- Edward Winston Henry was born on 21 Jan 1794 in Long Island, Campbell, Virginia, USA; died on 12 Oct 1872.
- Richard Henry was born on 27 Mar 1792 in Pleasant Grove, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Aug 1793 in Long Island, Campbell, Virginia, USA.
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11. | Margaret Ann Cabell was born on 24 Nov 1785 (daughter of Jr. William Cabell and Anne Carrington); died on 3 Apr 1863. Notes:
Birth:
"Union Hill", Nelson Co., VA
Children:
- 5. Elvira Bruce McClelland was born on 23 Apr 1808; died in 1871.
- Martha Edmonia Preston McClelland was born on 22 May 1831; died on 31 Jan 1891 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, VA; was buried in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Rockbridge County, VA.
- Margaret Cabell McClelland was born in 1820 in Virginia, USA; died in 1875 in Washington, DC; was buried on 11 Aug 1887 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, DC.
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12. | Benjamin Marshall was born in 1759 in Charlotte County, VA; died in 1841 in Charlotte County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Between 1778 and 1782, Virginia, USA; entered the State Nave and when the navy was disbanded and captured by Arnold, 1781, he enlisted in the ranks and was present at the surrender of Yorktown
Benjamin married Sarah Pulliam in 1782. Sarah was born in 1757; died in 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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