Henry of Accomack, Halifax, Pittsylvania and Chesterfield Counties

Alexander and Jean (Robertson) Henry of Aberdeen, Scotland were the grandparents of Patrick Henry as well as of James Henry of Accomack County, Virginia.

Judge James Henry owned some 20,000 acres of land in Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties, lying mostly on Sandy Creek, about five miles from Peytonsburg. James apparently never resided on this land, but was known to have visited it from time to time. He obtained a number of leases on the land, running from twenty to twenty-five years. Judge Henry was a member of the Continental Congress, House of Burgesses and Judge. He was married to Sarah Scarborough, a daughter of Colonel Edmund Scarborough. Issue:

Charles Henry inherited one of his father's plantations in Halifax County, but traded it to his brother, John Henry, for his home in King and Queen County. The son of Charles Henry, Charles, was stabbed by a man named Griffin while visiting his Uncle John and died in a small parlor room, and was buried in the graveyard of his uncle, at the "Woodlawn" plantation.
John Henry. Issue:

James Henry married (1) Miss Graves and (2) Mrs. Laura Graves (nee Willis) by whom he had issue, viz: Charles (1874-1914), Patrick, Jennie, Bettie and Mattie Henry.

Robert Henry, attorney in Richmond, Virginia.
Samuel Hugh Henry, born 11 Feb 1812, died 25 April 1840, buried at "Woodlawn"

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Grave

Grave of Patrick Henry at Red Hill National Memorial, Brookneal, Virginia. Orator Patrick Henry served as Governor of Virginia five times, but will be remembered for his powerful speeches defending liberty & the American Revolution. Two of his best remembered lines are "Give me liberty, or give me death" and "If this be treason, let us make the most of it." Born: 29 May 1736 - Died: 6 June 1799

Grave of Dorothea Spotswood and Henry Winston in the Elmwood Cemetery in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Dorothea was the eldest child of Patrick Henry and his second wife, Dorothea Dandridge. She was born at the mansion of the Governor in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1778 and died at the home of her daughter, Elvira Crenshaw, in Memphis, Tennessee in 1854. She married George Dabney Winston in 1795 and was the mother of 9 children.

Sources:

Last Will and Testament of Charles Henry of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Last Will and Testament of Samuel H. Henry of Pittsylvania County, Virginia