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About Capt. Henry Christian
Henry Christian was a captain in the revolutionary war. He enlisted, Nov. 22, 1776, as a private in the 10th Virginia regiment, commanded by Col. Edward Stevens ; lie was captain under Col. Daniel Gaines of Amherst county, Va., who marched and joined the army under La Fayette. Henry Christian's father was William Christian of Virginia, who was on the committee of safety for Charles City county, Va., in 1774. He is descended from Thomas Christian, the first American ancestor of the family, who came to Virginia in 1630. He was descended from the Christians in the Isle of Man, where they were, in 1422, the hereditary judges (deemsters) in the island for a century. The name was originally McChristain, and in 1630 was first written Christian
Capt. Henry Christian's Timeline
1739 |
1739
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Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1752
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1769 |
May 25, 1769
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1769
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1775
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Amherst County, Virginia
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1785
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Virginia, United States
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1785
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Amherst, Amherst County, VA, United States
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1804 |
October 17, 1804
Age 65
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Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
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