Rev. Patrick Henry

Biography

Source: http://family.phelpsinc.com/genealogy/d0015/f0000026.asp

Rev. Patrick Henrys Will The Virginia Magazine Vol 58, p. 120-1 gave to daughter Jane ( a list of slaves); to granddaughter Mary Gilliam (a slave);to granddaughter Elizabeth Gilliam (a slave) son in law John Gilliam and Patrick Henry Exec. probate 7 Aug 1777

Rev. Patrick Henry (c.1707 - 1777) - Genealogywww.geni.com/people/Rev-Patrick-Henry/... Oct 28, 2017 · Mount Pleasant, Hanover, Virginia, USA Immediate Family: Son of Alexander Patrick Henry and Jean Henry Husband of Sarah Winston Syme Henry and Mary Henry Father of William Henry ; Jane Henry and Lucy Gilliam Brother of Jean Diuguid ; Colonel John Henry ; James Henry ; William Christian Henry ; Isabel Milne and 4 others ; David Henry ; Hugh Henry, Sr. ; Elizabeth Simpson and Catherine Donelson « less

Extended Family - - Children: William Henry, Lucy Gillum, Jane GilliamParents: Jean Robertson, Alexander Patrick Henry Mount Pleasant Historical Marker www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=30448 May 02, 2010 · In June 1781, Mount Pleasant sheltered Patrick Henry and members of the Virginia Assembly fleeing British troops under Colonel “Blood” Banastre Tarleton. The Moffett family sold the property in 1826 and the interior was remodeled at that time. Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-226.)

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Will

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/gilliam/1576/

John Gilliam, Jr. (1742-1801) son of John Gilliam, Sr. (1712-1772) of Monte Alto, Prince George County, VA and Elizabeth Poythress (1714-1788), married Jane Henry, the daughter of the Rev. Patrick Henry and his wife, Mary, widow of Arthur Clayton of Hanover County. Elizabeth Poythress (1714-1788) was the daughter of Robert Poythress. John Gilliam, Jr. (1742-1801) lived at Spring Hill, Prince George County, VA which is the northern 526 acres of the original Monte Alto tract.

Presumably, Jane Henry was the only child or the only surviving child of the Rev. Patrick Henry at the time of his death, for only she is mentioned in his will, dated 1777.

The will mentions three children of John Gilliam and Jane Henry Gilliam: Mary Gilliam, Elizabeth Gilliam and Patrick Henry Gilliam. Mary and Elizabeth were named after their grandmothers; Patrick, after his grandfather.

Origins

Alexander (or Patrick) Henry married Jean Robertson. No record of their marriage has been found, but they are shown together as the parents for their child Isabel in 1706 in Aberdour Parish[6].

They had the following children (two sons and three daughters):

1. Col. John Henry[1], emigrated to Virginia. Married around to 1733 Sarah Winston, the widow of Col. John Syme
2. Jean Henry[1]. Married first, William Duguid, and second Alexander Donald.
3. Isabel Henry[1][2][3]. Married Alexander Milne.
4. Rev. Patrick Henry[1], emigrated to Virginia. Married Mary Clayton.
5. Elizabeth[1]. Married William Simson.

References

• http://www.allshousefamily.org/getperson.php?personID=P34071&tree=A... lists many children, this must be an error?
• 1. [S-569774659] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1732; Page Number: 133.
• 2. [S-569774670] Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 11393; Volume: 3.
• 3. [S-569774659] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1732; Page Number: 33
• “Records of Hanover County.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, 1912, pp. 47–63. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1922081. Accessed 28 May 2022
• https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Mary-Clayton/f113938.
• Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0295 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61266/records/90094540