Henry C. Henry (1727 - 1799)

Born 1727 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1799 at about age 72 in Rockingham County, Virginia

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Biography

Henry Henry served with Civil Service, Virginia during the American Revolution.

Henry Henry is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 340844
Rank: none

Henry Henry is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001459.

Henry was born approximately 1727 In Ireland according to a military record located in Pennsylvania. Henry' parents are unknown. He came from Ireland to Pennsylvania as did the Crawfords and Currys and all settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and about 1748-1750 members of all three families moved to Augusta County, Virginia. In 1746, Henry was a solider in Captain John Shannan's Company of foot and enlisted on June 20, 1846. Henry was listed as nineteen years old, born in Ireland and his occupation was a stated as a laborer. Companies commanded by Captains Trent, Shannon, Deimer and Perry, were reciting under authority of a proclamation issue by Governor George Thomas, dated June 9, 1746 reciting the King's orders of the ninth of April, to raise four hundred men within the Province Of Pennsylvania to be employed in concert with the regular forces in the immediate reduction of Canada. The instructions for recruiting, together with a copy of Captain Shannon's commission. ^[1] These companies went into winter quarters in Albany, New York 1746-1747 and were finally discharged October 31, 1747, the late intended expedition against Canada having been by his Majest laid aside for the present.

In 1781 and 1782, Henry was listed several times in the probate records doing jury duty. Although the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution's records do not include those of a soldier, they do recognize Henry for his Civil Service as Ancestor #A001559. Application for membership in the Society have been made by the descendants of his daughter Sarah Henry, who married Samuel Pullin; and Margaret Henry, who married Benjamin Ralston. ^[2]

Henry and sons Hugh and John were recorded for the Tenth Legion Tithables No. 2 West District in Captain Thomas Shanklin's Company and listed as living at Mt. Clinton, Rockingham County, Virginia. He passed away in 1799 in Rockingham County, Virginia and most likely buried on the family farm. ^[3] Henry's original will was lost in a court fire, however, minute books having abstract of many of the county's probates were save.

Sources

1. ↑ PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES FIRST SERIES, VOL I, pages: 688 and 689.
2. ↑ https://www.dar.org/
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57049782/henry-henry

History

When Henry C. Henry was born in 1727, in Ireland, his father, Henery Harry Mc Henery, was 28 and his mother, Mary Jane Mc Glenn, was 28. He married Mary Chestnuts on 29 July 1760, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 25 February 1799, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72.

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Marriage

1760 --- VIRGINIA MARRIAGES

Name: Henry Henry

Married Date: July 29, 1760

Location: Rockingham County

Church: Peaked Mountain Church

Married By: Alexander Miller, Minister

Spouse's Name: Mary Chestnuts

Source Information: FRONTIER SCOTS-IRISH IN AMERICAN, by Larry Hoefling, page: 43 :https://books.google.com/books?id=og7NJHT0PqQC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49 dq=Mary+Ann+Campbell,+Ruth+Buchanan+and+Rebecca+Buchanan+murder&source=bl&ots=D1Y-Pvh2Mi&sig=6j3HF-_6T8fQiv7rpjMd7ZgB9zo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN0fGKwO7fAhW1HzQIHYIyC0IQ6AEwAnoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22henry%20Henry%22&f=false.

Military

1746 --- PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTION SERVICE

Name: Henry Henry

Age: 19

Born: Ireland

Date Of Enlistment: July 20, 1746

State Served: Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

Occupation: Laborer

Muster Roul of the Company of Foot, Commanded by Capt. John Shannan

Date: Anno Domini 1763 (Sept.)

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PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, FIFTH SERIES, VOL. I, page: 12.

1788 --- Militia Vochers -- Captain Herdman's Company #2 ----- Henry Henry - 5 Horses --- John Henry - 3 Horses.

Tithables

1750 --- Tithables -- august 28, 1750 9 page 419 -- Henry Henry added to list of tithables. ----- ABSTRACTS FROM RECORDS OF AUGUSTA cOUNTY, VIRGINIA VOLUME I, by Lyman Chalkey, page: 41.

1792 --- Tenth Legion Tithables, No. 2 West District----- Captain Thomas Shanklin's Company -- Present West Central District - Mt. Clinton - Muddy Creek - War Branch --- 6-Henry Henry -- !S Hugh 21 -- 5-John Henry. ----- TENTH LEGION TITHABLES ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA TITHABLES FOR 1792, complied by Harry M. Stricker, page: 22.

Land Grants And Surveys

1773 --- Harry Henry's property corner mentioned in a land deed between William Chestnut, Sr. and William Chestnut, Jr. - Date: November 215, 1773 - Deed Book: 19, page: 8 --- VIRGINIA VALLEY RECORDS, by John Wayland, 1930, page: 13.

1786 --- Henry Henry -- Acres: 97, between Muddy Creek and War Branch and adjoining Hanilton, Henton and Archibald Hopkins -- Date: February 7, 1786 - Page: 76. ----- ABSTRACTS OF LAND GRANT SURVEYS 1761-1791, by Peter Kaylor, 19776, Page: 123.

1796 --- Name: Henry Henry -- Acres: 97 -- Location: Between Muddy Creek and War Branch -- Date: February 7, 1796 -- Page: 76 ---- ABSTRACTS OF LAND GRANT SURVEYS 1761-1791, by Peter Cline Kaylor, 1938, page: 123.

Property Transactions

1763 --- Page: 310 -- February 15, 1763 -- William Chestnut, farmer, to Henry Henry -- Acres: 80, on Muddy Creek, a branch of the North River of Shanandoe, part of 400 acres on which Chestnut now lives. Daniel Callahan's land on Green's old line; line of Wood's land. - Price: L5 - County: August - State: Virginia -- Delivered: Andrew Johnson by your order, March 1770. ----- ABSTRACTS FROM RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA VOLUME Iii, by Lyman Chalkey, page: 400.

1767 --- Henry Henry purchased from Thomas O'Neal -- 362 aces, near the north mountain adjoining the tract of Ellis Wood and Green -- Price: 70 Pounds current Money of Virginia -- Date: August 19, 1767 - County: Augusta - State: Virginia -- Deed Book:22, page: 111 -- Signed: Thomas O'Neal ----- AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Augusta County, Virginia.

Land Owners

1789 --- Landowners in the year of 1789 - Rockingham County, Virginia ----- Hebnry Henry: 1 - 442 acres --- John Henry - 1 - 150 acres ----- VIRGINIA VALLEY RECORDS, by John Wayland, 1930, page: 13.

Jury Duty

1781 --- May 28, 1781 - Page: 93 -- County: Rockingham -- State: Virginia ----- Henry Henry sworn for Grand Jury duty ----- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA MINUTE BOOK 1778-1782 PART i 1778-1786, by Constance Levinson and Louise Levinson, page: 86.

1782 --- August 22, 1782 - Page: 223 - County: Rockingham - State: Virginia ----- Henry Henry serving jury duty ----- White vs Smith ----- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA MINUTE BOOK 1778-1792 PART I 1778-1786, by Constance Levinson and Louise Levinson, pages: 170-171.

1782 --- August 27, 1782 - Page: 71 - County: Rockingham - State: Virginia ----- Henry Henry serving jury duty --- Miford vs Thomason ----- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA MINUTE BOOK 1778-1792 PART I 1778-1786, by Constance Levin son and Louise Levin son, page: 136.

1782 --- August 27, 1782 - County: Rockingham - State: Virginia ----- Henry Henry serving jury duty -- William Hawkins vs Joseph Thomason and Nathan Scott ----- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA MINUTE BOOK 1778-1792 PART I 1778-1786, by Constance Levin son and Louise Levin son, page: 136.

Will

This is part of Henry's will: The last will and testament of Henry Henry, deceased, was presented in court by Mary Henry and John Henry. The executors therein named and proved by the oath of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of said executors, who with security, entered into the acknowledge bond, conditional as the law directs, a certificate is granted there of for obtaining probate thereof in due form, they having made oath thereto as the law directs and it is further ordered that Gad Gilmore, Joseph Henton, Thomas Gordon and Peter Bowman or any three of them, who being first sworn, be appointed to appraise the estate of the said deceased and make report there of to the court. --- MINUTE BOOK; 4, PART I, PAGES; 247-248, Rockingham County, Virginia (original will destroyed in a court house fire).

World Events

1758 · Mount Vernon

Age 31

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1776

Age 49

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

Age 53

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1783 · A Free America

Age 56

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

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