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William Robertson

William Robertson

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  1. 1.  William RobertsonWilliam Robertson was born in of Gladness, Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jean Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1684 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1685/1775.
    2. 3. William Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jean RobertsonJean Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1684 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1685/1775.

    Notes:

    Sister of Reverend William Robertson, the father of Dr. William Robertson, a very distinguished historian and divine, who was said to have the blood of John Knox in his veins.

    Jean married Alexander Henry in 1685/1726. Alexander was born about 1680 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1685/1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Patrick Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1707 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1777 in Virginia, USA.
    2. 5. William Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1709 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 12 Oct 1769.
    3. 6. John Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1704 in Foveran Par., Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1773 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.
    4. 7. Jean Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1695 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  2. 3.  William RobertsonWilliam Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Patrick HenryPatrick Henry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1707 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1777 in Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    On June 11th, 1736, the Rev. Patrick Henry was chosen Rector of St. Paul's Parish in Hanover County, after which there is but little said of him in history.


  2. 5.  William HenryWilliam Henry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1709 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 12 Oct 1769.

  3. 6.  John HenryJohn Henry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1704 in Foveran Par., Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1773 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    House of Burgesses, 1st Governor of Virginia, & Senator.

    Some time, but not very long prior to 1730, John Henry came directly from Scotland to Virginia. In April, 1733, his brother, Patrick Henry, an Episcopalian minister, also came over.

    The two brothers were very much attached to each other and ever afterwards lived not far apart. They were cousins of David Henry, who went from Scotland to London at the age of fourteen, and became a journeyman printer in the same office with Benjamin Franklin. He married a sister of Edward Cave, the founder of the "Gentleman's Magazine," in London.

    David was for more than fifty years associate editor of the Magazine, and in that publication describes his Henry kin as "more respected for their good sense and superior education than for their riches, as at every neighborhood meeting they were among the foremost."

    John married Sarah Winston after 7 Oct 1732 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Winston and Mary Ann Dabney) was born about 1710 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Nov 1784 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Clifford, Amherst County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Lucy Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1743 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jul 1826 in Fluvanna County, VA.
    2. 9. Sarah Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1740 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.
    3. 10. James Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1731 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1804.
    4. 11. Susanna Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1733 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died after 12 Mar 1784.
    5. 12. Elizabeth Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1746 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Oct 1804.
    6. 13. William Alexander Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1734 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1785 in Fluvanna County, VA.
    7. 14. Anne Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1738 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1790/1791 in At Sea; was buried in 1790/1791 in At Sea.
    8. 15. Patrick Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1736 in Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jun 1799 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, USA; was buried .
    9. 16. Mary Jane Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1738 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1819 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

  4. 7.  Jean HenryJean Henry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1695 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Jean married William Diuguid on 27 Oct 1716 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William died about 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Jr. William Diuguid  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1717 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1764 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

    Jean married Alexander Donald on 4 Aug 1726 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Margaret Donald  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lucy HenryLucy Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Mar 1743 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jul 1826 in Fluvanna County, VA.

    Lucy married Valentine Wood on 3 Jan 1764. Valentine (son of Henry Wood and Martha Cocke) was born on 2 Sep 1724 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA; was christened on 23 Oct 1724; died in Sep 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Jr. Valentine Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1772 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA.
    2. 20. Mary Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1769 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Jun 1825 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    3. 21. Lucy Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1774 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA; died in May 1837.
    4. 22. John Henry Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jan 1776 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA.
    5. 23. Martha Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1768; died in 1834.
    6. 24. Sarah Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1767 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA.
    7. 25. Henry Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1765; died in 1814.
    8. 26. Jane Wood  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 27. William Wood  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 9.  Sarah HenrySarah Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1740 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Thomas. Thomas was born in of Bristol, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  James HenryJames Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born in 1731 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1804.

    James married Sarah Scarborough in 1734. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Edward W. Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1753/1781 in of Northumberland County, VA; died in 1803/1868.

  4. 11.  Susanna HenrySusanna Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born in 1733 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died after 12 Mar 1784.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Madison. Thomas was born in Augusta County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Elizabeth HenryElizabeth Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born about 1746 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Oct 1804.

    Elizabeth married William Campbell on 2 Apr 1776 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. William was born in 1744 in near Stanton, VA; died in 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Sarah Buchanan Campbell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1778; died on 23 Jul 1845 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

    Elizabeth married Jr. William Russell in 1783. William was born in 1735; died about Jan 1793 in Shenandoah County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Jane B. Russell  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 13.  William Alexander HenryWilliam Alexander Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born in 1734 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1785 in Fluvanna County, VA.

    Notes:

    His father gave him 723 acres in Fluvanna May 1777.
    Indicted for bribery 7 Aug 1777.
    Appointed one of first Justices of the Peace 4 Sep 1777.
    Appointed Lieutenant of Fluvanna 9 Nov 1779.
    Acquitted of Bribery charges

    William Henry was a rowdy boy. His father exiled him to a patch of unoccupied land 50 miles west on Fluvanna Creek in Fluvanna County. There he became a farmer, married and ultimately turned into a prosperous, solid citizen. "The Bulletin of the Fluvanna County Historical Society" No. 1-12, September 1965 - April 1971, LH 975.5 BUL Page 14 "William Henry, brother of the Governor, Patrick Henry, had lands on the Hardware (River)." No. 9, October 1969 Page 6 "The list of petitioners for Flubanna County to be separated from Albemarle County includes . . . W. Henry . . ." No. 16, April 1973 Page 24 Upper James River Seven Islands Post Office Seven Islands was important -- Fluvanna's first river port. It's most famous resident was William Henry, who represented Fluvanna in the General Assembly during the same period his brother, Patrick, was Governor. Perhaps William Henry was instrumental in the formation of Seven Isles Church. Page 26 Hardware -- Vallena Post Office. So named because "It was a hard way to go." A Post Office named Hardware opened in July 1838. Closed in 1840 and then 2 years later an office opened at Seven Islands. William Henry's father gave him a large tract of land on the Hardware River and the James Rivers. The first minutes of the County note that "Wm. Henry, Gentleman," applied for permission to dam the Hardware to erect a water grist mill. late, Hardware became one of the important river ports for the trans-shipment of farm produce. No. 22, Page 4 The first Justices of the Peace of Fluvanna County, appointed by Governor Patrick Henry, took oath of office on August 7, 1777: . . . William Henry . . . Page 78 The first man to sign the petition to form Fluvanna was William Henry, brother of new Governor, Patrick Henry. Page 10 In 1767, John Henry of Hanover gave his son William Henry 723 acres of land on the Hardware and James Rivers. He was the first lieutenant of the county militia in 1777 and became sheriff in 1781. He was active in county government until his death in December 1784. Page 12 In May of 1778, three of the original justices (who were passed over and given no special office) banded with a small group of citizens to have Roger Thompson, William Henry and Jesse Burton indicted for bribery. They stated that they were guilty of injustice, partiality, and bribery as justices of the peace when they appointed John Cobbs clerk of Fluvanna County in August 1777. In their counter-petition, R. Thompson, William Henry and Jesse Burton claimed that one of their delegates had set the petition for their indictment into motion and fomented the differences that produced it, and that they had testified against them at the House hearing. This delegate, they said, had personal contests and misunderstandings with several of the accused, and the three justices were sorry the House should be troubled with their private differences. A notation by the House on November 9, 1779 states they were acquitted with "the greatest honor," and the three men recouped their losses. No. 23, Page 14 William Henry, Esq. appointed Lieutenant of the County of Fluvanna by Commission from the Governor and was sworn into his office accordingly on September 4, 1777. No. 24, Page 8

    Henry's Track was a road between Fluvanna and Louisa named for Patrick and William Henry. They used the road frequently during the years that Patrick lived in Louisa. You can still follow sections of this road through the woods of Fluvanna. It crossed Kent's Brach of the Byrd Creek near Holland's Mill, near the junction of Routes 608 & 629. Byrd Ordinary was located on Henry's Track, North east of Palmyra, very close to the Louisa County Line. The Hardware & James Rivers are located at the southern end of Fluvanna County, near Buckingham County Line. No. 30, Pages 17-19 Methodist circuit ride came to organize the Fluvanna Circuit in 1777 -- Philip Gatch. Upon returning from the Green Mountains, Gatch stopped to preach on the Hardware River and then spent the night with William Henry. William Henry's Seven Islands estate was later owned by John Pettus and then in 1832 by Adam and Appolonia Harrison.

    1790 Census -- Heads of Families -- Virginia 1782 Page 12 Henry, William 3 whites 19 blacks.

    We are still having trouble tracking down William Henry's son. In the Marriage bonds of Fluvanna County, Virginia, complied by the Misses Curry: Henry, William & Polly Burton were married on May 6, 1779 Consent: Polly Burton Bond: John Thompson Could this be William Henry's son who later moved to Pennsylvania? This needs to be investigated further. Mary McNair was Col. William Henry's second wife.

    William married Mary McNairVirginia, USA. Mary was born in 1736 in Scotland; died in 1828 in Mercer County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Joseph Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774; died in 1834.
    2. 32. William Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1754 in Fluvanna County, VA; died on 24 Sep 1840 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Alice Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. George Austin Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1777.
    2. 34. Henry  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 14.  Anne HenryAnne Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born in 1738 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1790/1791 in At Sea; was buried in 1790/1791 in At Sea.

    Family/Spouse: George William Christian. George was born in 1732 in Virginia, USA; died on 8 Apr 1786 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Patrick HenryPatrick Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born on 29 May 1736 in Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA; 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]

    Children:
    1. 35. Sarah Butler Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1780 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Dec 1856 in Seven Islands, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    2. 36. Martha Catharine Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1781 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 22 May 1801 in Fleets Bay, Virginia, USA.
    3. 37. Jr. Patrick Henry, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 38. John Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1796; died on 7 Jan 1868.
    5. 39. Alexander Spotswood Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jun 1788 in Pleasant Grove, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jan 1854 in Aspenwall, Charlotte, Virginia, USA.
    6. 40. Nathaniel West Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1790 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Sep 1851 in Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, USA.
    7. 41. Dorothea Spotswood Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1778; died on 17 Jun 1854 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Elmwood Cem., Memphis, TN.
    8. 42. Jane Robertson Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1798; died on 19 Jan 1798.
    9. 43. George Lafayette Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1785 in Williamsburg, Surry, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1813.
    10. 44. Edward Winston Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1794 in Long Island, Campbell, Virginia, USA; died on 12 Oct 1872.
    11. 45. Richard Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1792 in Pleasant Grove, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Aug 1793 in Long Island, Campbell, Virginia, USA.

    Patrick married Sarah Shelton in Oct 1754 in Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Jr. John Shelton and Eleanor Parks) was born in 1738 in Rural Plains, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1775 in Scotchtown, Hanover, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. William Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763 in Fork, Hanover County, VA; died in 1798 in New Bern, Craven County, NC.
    2. 47. Edward Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1771 in Scotchtown, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died in 1794.
    3. 48. Martha "Patsy" Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1755 in Fork, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died in Oct 1818 in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, USA; was buried in Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA.
    4. 49. Anne Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Fork, Hanover County, VA; died before 1799.
    5. 50. John D. Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1757 in Fork, Hanover County, VA; died in 1791/1792 in Henry County, VA.
    6. 51. Elizabeth Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1769 in Fork, Hanover County, VA; died on 24 Sep 1842.

  9. 16.  Mary Jane HenryMary Jane Henry Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Jun 1738 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1819 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Luke Bowyer. Luke was born in Augusta County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Jr. Samuel Meridith. Samuel (son of Samuel Meredith and Margaret) was born in 1732 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Dec 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Jane Henry Meredith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1776; died in 1856.
    2. 53. Sarah Meredith  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 54. Samuel Meredith  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mary married John McDowell about 1760. John was born in 1729 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1767 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. James McDowell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.
    2. 56. William McDowell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1761 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Aug 1835 in Marion County, IN.

  10. 17.  Jr. William DiuguidJr. William Diuguid Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1) was born in 1717 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1764 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

    William married Ann Moss Clopton on 25 Nov 1745 in New Kent County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 57. Jean Diuguid  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1750 in Scotland; died in 1807 in Botetourt County, VA.

  11. 18.  Margaret DonaldMargaret Donald Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.William1)

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