Hugh Henry Jr (1751 - 1834)

Born 25 Jun 1751 in Lunenburg, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Tamnasson — married 17 Dec 1800 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1834 at age 82 in Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Hugh Henry Jr served with Pittsylvania County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Hugh Henry Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A053746.

Lieutenant Hugh Henry, Jr. was born June 25, 1751, in Luneburg county, Virginia. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, Hugh was living in Pittsylvania county, Virginia, founded in 1767. Hugh served as an officer with Captains Donelson and Dillard. ^{[1] [2]} Hugh Henry, Jr. is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A053746. DAR records indicate that Hugh died April 17, 1834, in Robertson county, Tennessee and that his wife's name was Elizabeth Tommason. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their sons, John D. Henry, who married Sarah Elizabeth Walton; David Henry, who married Nancy Henry; and of their daughter Mary Henry, who married Azariah Hendley. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Application for Revolutionary War pension *S2611
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LL32 : accessed 1 February 2021), Hugh Henry, 04 Mar 1831; citing Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,319,388
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A053746

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) -View Record -Name -Hugh Henry -Birth Date -1750 -Birthplace -North Carolina -Volume -77 -Page number -460 -Reference Roster of soldiers from N.C. in the Amer. Rev. Comp. By D.A.R. of NC. Durham, NC. 1932. (12,709p.):343 -Ancestry.com.

• 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee; Page: 26; NARA Roll: M33_125; Image: 40 , Ancestry.com

• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002: Name -Hugh Henry -Gender -Male -Marriage Date -17 Dec 1800 -Marriage Place -Davidson, Tennessee, USA -Spouse -Elizabeth Tamnasson - Ancestry.com.

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900: Name -Hugh Henry -Pension Year -1832 -Application State -Tennessee -Applicant Designation -Survivor's Pension Application File -Archive Publication Number -M804 -Archive Roll Number -1255 -Total Pages in Packet -42 -Ancestry.com

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219046643/hugh-henry