Capt. Henry Christian

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Capt. Henry Christian

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death: October 17, 1804 (60-69)
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Browne Christian; William Christian and Susannah Christian
Husband of Martha Patterson and Martha Christian
Father of Susan Browne Duval; John Christian; Mary Ann Rucker; Capt. Henry Asbury Christian; Frances Elizabeth Higgenbotham / Duval and 4 others
Brother of John Christian; William Browne Christian, Jr and Turner Christian
Half brother of Susannah Warren; Annie Christian; Mary Christian and Edmund Christian

Managed by: James Hutchison
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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

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Capt. Henry Christian's Timeline

1739
1739
Charles City, Charles County, Virginia, Colonial America
1752
1752
1769
May 25, 1769
1769
1775
1775
Amherst County, Virginia
1785
1785
Virginia, United States
1785
Amherst, Amherst County, VA, United States
1804
October 17, 1804
Age 65
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
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