Red Hill Plantation, Charlotte County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Red Hill, Brookneal, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Henry Slavery Black_Heritage

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Introduction

This page contains information about people enslaved at Red Hill, Virginia and some of their descendants. Red Hill is the last home and burial place of Patrick Henry, the 18th century American Patriot, who died in 1799, and subsequently the home of his son, John, until the latter's death in 1868.

These are the 40 people who have been identified from the approximately 147 people buried in what is called The Quarter Place, the living quarters and cemetery, on the grounds of Red Hill. This list presents part of the comprehensive program the staff and the Board of Directors of the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation at Red Hill have undertaken as a means of honoring those who were enslaved there.^[1]

NAME OF PERSON	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	NOTATIONS
Peter	?	after 1802[2]	Listed under “Negro Men” with “Decline of Life” mentioned next to name
Joe	?	after 1802[2]	Listed under Negro men with “Past middle age” listed next to name
Bob	?	Between 1802-1805[2]	Listed under Negro men in the 1802 inventory and he does not appear in the 1805 inventory
Kate	?	after 1802[2]	Listed under Negro Women in the inventory with “past labor” next to name, and does not appear in the 1805 inventory
Beck	?	Between 1802-1805[2]	Listed under Negro women in the 1802 invenory with “Decline of Life” next to name in the 1802 Inventory
Betty	?	after 1802[2]	Listed under Negro Women in the 1802 inventory with “past labor” next to name, and does not appear in the 1805 inventory
Polly	?	after 1805[2] [3]	Listed under Negro Women in the 1802 inventory with “decline of life” next to name
Daphne	?	after 1805[2][3]	Listed under Negro Women in the 1802 inventory with “decline of life” next to name
Critty	1755	1860[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Fox	1784	Oct 1856[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Pricy	1785	1855[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Billy	1792	Jan 1862[4]	John Henry listed as owner
	Born	After Patrick	Henry's Death
Violet Henry	about 1800	after 1880[5][6]	Child Susan is likely buried in the African American Cemetery at Red Hill and mother Violet is likely with her. According to Matilda Pannel’s wishes, she wished to be buried with her ancestors, and Violet is her grandmother.
Solomon	about 1800	after 1865[5]	Mentioned in the 1815 Assessor’s Fieldbook under John Henry’s name and again in the List recorded at 1865
Dolly	1804-1806	after 1871[3][5]	Listed in the 1805 and 1865 inventory list and mentioned in William Wirt Henry’s account book in 1871
Patience Henry	1810	1890[5]	Death records indicate she died in 1890 in Charlotte County
Winston	1826	Jun 1858[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Washington	1826	1861[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Mariah	1827	26 Dec 1853[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Maria	1834	1 Jan 1864[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Eliza	about 1835	after 1870[5][6]	Child Mays died in December of 1853 and is likely buried at the Red Hill African American Cemetery with her child.
Fontaine	1836	1854[6]	Listed under John Henry's name
Ludwell (Henry) Brown	Betw. 1841-1849	11 Nov 1937[7]	Located in the “Black Henrys” file at Red Hill and on Ancestry.com
Mayo	1845	26 Dec 1853[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Winford	1846	Sep 1862[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Fountain	1846	5 Jul 1864[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Marcia Giles	1847	7 Sep 1913[8]	Mother is Harriet Henry (Born at Red Hill) Father is James Langhorne (born at Red Hill)
Aaron Britton	About 1849	17 Jan 1926[9]	None
Mays	1853	1853[6]	Listed under John Henry's name
Howson	1854	Oct 1856[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Susan	Apr 1856	Jul 1856[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Nelly	1856	1861[4]	John Henry listed as owner
Mathilda Pannel	Apr 1861	27 Jan 1923[10]	Only gravestone with name in the cemetery, see accompanying photograph
Sally Marshall	1864	? [5]	Listed in [source] but not listed in the 1858 inventory.
Born	After	Emancipation;	Buried in Cemetery
Tipton Goldstone	1869	11 Feb 1916[11]	Mother is Susan Goldstone Father is James Goldstone
Violet/Viola Clark	1879	25 Jan 1923[12]	None
Charlie Henry	1881	10 Jun 1926[13]	Not married, mother is America Henry
Mary Pannell	2 Apr 1887	22 Mar 1917[14]	Mother is Amirisa (Born in Campbell County) Father is Albert Pannel (Born in Campbell County
James Dillard Moore	26 Aug 1926	21 May 1927[15]	Mother is Sallie Anne Yuille (buried at Spring Hill) (1902-1985) Father is Alonzo Moore (Ditto to burial site) (22 Sept 1895-11 Sept 1895) Brother is Floyd Moore who lives on Dog Creek.
Douglas St. John Pannell	1927	1927[16]	None

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.redhill.org/quarter-place/
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Inventory of the Estate of Patrick Henry, 1802
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Inventory of the Estate of Patrick Henry, 1805
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13} Goudie Report Charlotte County, VA Death Records
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} List of Negroes Owned by John Henry at the Time of the War and Surrender, Red Hill
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Charlotte County Death Register 1853-1870
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028001249_0216-00308?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=77112c42f5a5e1b352f4c93534d08ee5&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK107&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.14284146.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.117672571.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=120592
8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_182029001786_0013-00367?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=3cb905840a11d7989489bab5347423ac&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK101&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.14925427.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.116032500.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=823757
9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028001248_0013-00546?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=18222777e51ae57bb952fbf5a2d3c189&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK123&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.110298117.1889990735.1614615262-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.53051738.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=5820
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230938537/matilda-pannell
11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_182029001786_0033-00055?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=67f523a097a86266390bcff553bc228a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK104&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.22871806.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.26526415.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=832508
12. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9277/images/42962_182029001786_0220-00251?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=2c8098d1d5f97ccd88ccf6abf1639fb6&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK110&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.11254769.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.14970820.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=38176259
13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028006071_0025-00489?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=d0909ff6b18f5e80f762124465fab3f7&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK94&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.56426222.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.26404175.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=446760
14. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028006073_0062-00025?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=6dc1a5629a5a1dab1f941b6dee5eaabe&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK103&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.89331678.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.55881433.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=554080
15. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028006052_0031-00482?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=125d9f0c4573ea3178311e57f083a69f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK98&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.249821123.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.49384788.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=188888
16. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43004_162028006055_0056-00479?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=eb69e86ae17aee794d6e6b1c36392433&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IIK96&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.86226653.451172440.1614186871-970449468.1610737066&_gac=1.20096714.1610737066.CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_6fETmrXQLBlPUlQ8xAV9p31UioBZvT-l4CcPveheyrzeLkaW1XtRoC9EMQAvD_BwE&pId=339756

• The Will of Patrick Henry:

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9PH-T9GG?i=490&cat=368051;
• https://www.redhill.org/patrick-henry/henrys-will/