Henry Britts (1768 - aft. 1847)

Born 1768 in , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died after 19 Nov 1847 after age 79 in , Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America

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Biography

Henry was born between 1768 and 1781 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the fifth of eight children and the second of two sons of Adam Britz and Margaret Stover.^[1]

By 1810 he had moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, where he lived on Craig Creek/.

1840 census

Henry Britts appears in the 1840 United States Federal Census living in a household of six persons, two of whom are engaged in agriculture.

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1840 census for Henry Britts

Name: Henry Britts; Home in 1840: Botetourt County, Virginia.

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2; 50-59: 1.

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2; 50-59: 1.

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2.

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4.

Total Free White Persons: 6

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6^[2]

Henry made his will on 19 November 1847 and died in Botetourt County at some point after that date.^[3]

Citations

1. ↑ Weber, Richard R, Stover Brethren: The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam (Columbia, MD: Richard R. Weber, 2001). Rec. Date: 15 Jun 2006, p. 144. Cit. Date: 18 Jul 2006.
2. ↑ 1840 Census, Botetourt County, Virginia; Roll 552, Page 284, Image 63 of 100, Family History Library Film 0029684, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn305&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=henry&gsfn_x=0&gsln=britts&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=u61&pcat=35&fh=0&h=3062923&recoff=5%206&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8057/4410648_00581?pid=3062923&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn305%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1840usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dhenry%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dbritts%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26MSV%3D0%26uidh%3Du61%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D3062923%26recoff%3D5%25206%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn305&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 28 May 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
3. ↑ Weber, Richard R, Stover Brethren: The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam (Columbia, MD: Richard R. Weber, 2001). Rec. Date: 15 Jun 2006, p. 144. Cit. Date: 18 Jul 2006.

Acknowledgments

• Gregory Rose created Henry Britts on 11 Mar 2014.

Sources

• US Bureau of the Census. 1840 Census, Botetourt County, Virginia; Roll 552, Page 284, Image 63 of 100, Family History Library Film 0029684, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn305&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1840usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=henry&gsfn_x=0&gsln=britts&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=u61&pcat=35&fh=0&h=3062923&recoff=5%206&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8057/4410648_00581?pid=3062923&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn305%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1840usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dhenry%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dbritts%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26MSV%3D0%26uidh%3Du61%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D3062923%26recoff%3D5%25206%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn305&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 28 May 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• Weber, Richard R, Stover Brethren: The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam (Columbia, MD: Richard R. Weber, 2001). Rec. Date: 15 Jun 2006, p. 144. Cit. Date: 18 Jul 2006.