Henry Tatum (1755 - abt. 1836)

Born 22 Sep 1755 in Chesterfield, Virginia

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Died about 22 Jun 1836 at about age 80 in Wise, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Lieutenant Henry Tatum served with 5th Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Henry Tatum is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A112222.

Henry Tatum was born on 22 Sep 1755 in Chesterfield, Virginia Colony.^[1] He was a son of Josiah Tatum and Sarah (Brooke) Tatum.^[2]

During the American Revolution, Henry served on 25 Mar 1776 as an Ensign in the 5th Regiment of the Virginia Line. On 13 Dec 1776, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. He was wounded at Brandywine on 11 Sep 1777, and retired on 14 Sep 1778. ^[3][1] He was allowed a pension for his service.^[4][5]

On 10 Jul 1783, he married Dorothea Claiborne at Dinwiddie, Virginia.^[2][1] The children of Henry and Dorothea Tatum were:^[2]

1. Mary, b. 1786, m. Robert Fowler Branch^[1]
2. Sallie
3. Henry Augustus (1798-1862), m. Amelia Sherwin Brooking^[1]
4. Theophilus (1801-1865), m. Ann Dunbar Edwards^[1]
5. Dorothea Ann Maury (1807-1862), m. James M. Boyd^[1]
6. Elizabeth (1809-1833)

Henry Tatum passed away on 22 Jul 1836 at Richmond, Virginia.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Dec 2023), "Record of Henry Tatum", Ancestor # A112222.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} [https://latrobefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I8522&tree=mytree JHLB Family Genealogy: Henry Tatum
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L962-N?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 532 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.
4. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-PW5W : Sat Dec 09 06:40:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Tatum, 04 Mar 1835.
5. ↑ Transcribed Pension Application W.6242

See also:

• FamilySearch LHL3-5LQ
• Henry Tatum, RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project (Could not access this site on 27 Dec 2023)
• "1836 July 22: Date Henry Tatum died ...",Third Generation – Henry Tatum, PlanetMurphy.org. (Could not access this site on 27 Dec 2023)