A STORY OF PATRICK HENRY AMERICAN STATESMAN AND ORATOR AND ABOVE ALL, A FATHER! By Howard W. Henry The Genealogy Club of Albuquerque PAF Users Group 423 Central Avenue, Northeast Albuquerque, NM 87102 ©1996, All Rights Reserved FORWARD The author started out to prove his descendancy from the great American Statesman, Patrick Henry, as was alleged by some members of the Henry family. After two years of research, the connection was broken when Richard Henry, grandson of Patrick, did not turn out to be the Richard Henry that was my great grandfather. But so much had been gathered in the quest for information that I was not able to completely discard it. I therefore decided to attempt to preserve what research I had done and thus this publication. I hope that it will aid in your research. When one alleges he or she is a descendent of Patrick Henry, there is a good chance of that being true: with his seventeen children spanning some forty-four years of married life, "the cradle never stopped rocking'' in his home during his life. As a member of the Genealogy Club of Albuquerque, I am donating this book to their collection of works and permitting them to distribute it as they see fit. Howard W. Henry 1500 Cliffside, NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87105 PUBLICATIONS Albuquerque, New Mexico, Daily Citizen Newspaper: Surname Index for the Year: 1888 with 5098 entries 197 pages 1889 with 7616 entries 293 pages 1890 with 10085 entries 388 pages 1891 with 10808 210 pages ~ntries 1892 with approx 11000 entries, due out March 1996 Albuquerque, New Mexico, Daily Journal Newspaper: Vital Statistics Index: Births, Marriages, Anniversaries, Deaths 1942 with 3963 entries 153 pages 1943 with 5812 entries 226 pages 1944 with 5717 entries 221 pages 1947 with 6216 entries 249 pages 1949 with 5863 entries 114 pages Guest Register, Historic St. James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico; Copy of Original Register, indexed, dated August 22, 1881, to 1883, and various dates from 1B89, 1902, and a few in 1905 and 1946; 839 entries and 124 pages St. James Customer Ledger for lodging and purchases: Vol. 1, Dec, 1871, to Apr, 1875, 265 pages 140 names Vol. 2, 1875, 1880; 200 pages 101 names Vol. 3, Jan, 1887 - 1902, 162 pages 87 names The Methodist/Episcopal Church History, indexed, containing a history of the church from founding in Colfax County, New Mexico, in 1867 forward, and many handwritten records of baptisms, marriages, and class records from that area. Some records up to 1918. 1144 entries and 128 pages "From The Top of The Mountain, Pie Town, New Mexico, and Neighbors" by Kathryn McKee Roberts. This is an index to that publication. "A Story of Patrick Henry, American Statesman and Orator and Above All, a Father!" by Howard W. Henry. This work traces back to 1100 A.D. and brings the family of Patrick Henry up to the mid-1850's with his children, grandchildren, and many others. 82 pages, indexed, and 975 names The Generalogy Club of Albuquerque - PAF Users Group 423 Central Avenue, NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 (505) 848-1376 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1, Lambert of Lens. 1 Chapter 2' First of Stewarts. 11 Chapter Alexander Henry. 14 3 ' Chapter 4' William Winston. 16 Chapter 5, Isaac Winston. 17 Chapter 6' Patrick Henry. 22 Chapter 7, Samuel Meredith. 41 Chapter 8' William Christian. 43 Chapter 9, Henry Wood 46 Chapter 10, Cornelius Dabney 47 Chapter 11, Judge Edmund Winston 48 Chapter 12, William Dandridge. 51 Chapter 13, William Campbell . 53 Chapter 14, John West. 57 Chapter 15, Alexander Spotswood. 58 Chapter 16, George Frederick Stras 59 References cited 60 *** This work is dedicated to my wife, Zona Ehret Henry who put up with my endless hours of work and to my 50 nephews and nieces great-nephews and -nieces great-great-nephews and -nieces who thought they were from royalty but weren't! iii LAMBERT OF LENS, CHAPTER 1 Our story commences with the earliest clansman the researcher found, leading to the birth of Patrick Henry, the great Virginian, governor, orator, and author of "give me liberty or give me death". This researcher had heard many years that we were a part of the Henry clan, and thus this study. But eventually the connection disappeared and the chain broken, leaving the researcher with a lot of information about an alien family. Thus this work for the preservation of the research that had been done and the stories that had been ferreted out of many books. This researcher hopes this information may be of some aid and value to others searching this line. *** Lambert of LENS, Count of Louvaine, m. Adelaide de GAND, Countess of Albemarle and half-sister of William the Conqueror17 97 , P- *** Issue: 1. Judith LAMBERT m. Earl WALDEOFUS, the Earl of Northumberland *** Issue of Judith and Earl WALDEOFUS: 1. Maud WALDEOFUS m. King DAVID I, d. May 23, 1153. King David I reigned from 1124 to 1153. A wise and just prince, he had only the one son. Through his wife, Maud, he acquired Northumberland and Huntingdon to the Crown of Scotland. He succeeded his brother, Alexander, to the throne in 1124 and erected the Bishoprics of Ross, Dunblane, Dunkell, and Brechin. He was buried in Dunfermling, which was built by his brother, Alexander. 17 97 ' P· *** Issue of King DAVID and Maud: 1. Prince HENRY, Prince of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, he was one of the most accomplished Princes of his time, but died in 1152 before his father's death. 17 97 He married Ada WARREN, the ' P· daughter of William de WARREN. *** Issue of Prince HENRY and Ada WARREN: 1. Earl DAVID, Earl of Huntingdon, a great commander under King RICHARD I, the Lion-hearted, at the siege of Acre in Palestine. He died in 1219 at Yondly Castle, Northamptonshire, and is buried at Santrey Abbey near Commington Castle in Huntingdon. He married Maud KYVILIOCK and they had sons that all 1 died without issue, and three daughters who became claimants of the Crown of Scotland. 22 97 ' P· *** Issue of Earl DAVID and Maud KYVILIOCK: 1. Margaret DAVID, and she, upon the death of her brothers, without issue, became one of the claimants of the Crown of Scotland. Her grandson, John BALLIOL, was designated for the honor by King Edward I of England, acting as umpire. But, eventually, circumstances changed and Robert BRUCE, great grandson of her sister Isabel ascended to the Crown. The names of her children are not reported here. 2. Isabel DAVID. She married Robert de BRUCE, the Earl of Annandale. She and two sisters claimed the Crown at the death of the father. Sister Margaret's grandson was named, as above stated, but things changed and her great grandson, Robert BRUCE, (1274-1329) was crowned King of Scotland and took the name of Robert I. 3. Ada DAVID *** Issue of Isabel DAVID and Robert de BRUCE: 1. Robert BRUCE, b. 1210, d. 1295. He was the fifth Earl of Annandale, a crusader and claimant of the Crown of Scotland. He married Isabel GILBERT, the daughter of 7th Earl GILBERT, the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, and his wife, ISABEL, daughter of WILLIAM, who was born about 1215. PARENTS OF ISABEL GILBERT The Sixth Earl RICHARD, the 6th Earl of Clare and a Magna Charta surety. He married Amicia, daughter of WILLIAM, who was the 2nd Earl of Gloucester and his wife, who was a daughter of Robert de BELLOMONT, the 2nd Earl of Gloucester. He was the son of Robert, who created the Earl of Leicester, and his wife, Isabel de VERMANDOIS. They had issue - The Seventh Earl GILBERT, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, and also a Magna Carta surety. He married Isabel, daughter of 2nd Earl WILLIAM le Marechal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, (Protector of England during the minority of Henry III) and his wife, Isabel, who was the daughter of Richard de CLARE, also called "Strongbow", the 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Princess Eva, the daughter of Dermot MacMURROUGH, the last King of Lienster. Richard de CLARE was the son of Gilbert de CLARE and Elizabeth, daughter of Robert de BELLOMONT, Earl of Leicester, and his wife, Isabel de VERMANDOIS. The 7th Earl GILBERT and Isabel, as first set forth in this paragraph, had issue, Isabel, who married Robert 2 BRUCE, as above. Issue of Robert BRUCE and Isabel GILBERT: 1. Robert BRUCE, b. 1245, d. 1304, who, upon his marriage to Martha of CARRICK, who was born about 1246, became the Earl of Carrick. *** Issue of Robert BRUCE and Martha of CARRICK: 1. King Robert BRUCE, b. 1274, d. 1329, took the name of King ROBERT I, upon ascension to the Crown. He married Isabel DONALD, EARL, she having been born about 1275. *** Issue of King ROBERT I (Robert BRUCE) and Isabel DONALD: 1. Marjorie BRUCE, born about 1294, and she married then the 6th Steward of Scots WALTER, who died in 1326. (See Chapter 2, First of the Stewarts, for their lineage) *** Issue of 6th Steward of Scots WALTER and Marjorie BRUCE: 1. King of Scots ROBERT II, b. 1337, d. Apr 29, 1390, at Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, and buried at Scone. He was married in 1348 to Elizabeth MURE, who was born about 1320. Robert II ruled Scotland from 1371 to 1390. He was the first king of the Stewart dynasty. He may have commanded a division at the battle of Halidon Hill, fought against the English in July, 1333, and was certainly a leader in the resistance the next year, becoming joint regent with John Randolph, Earl of Moray, for the exiled David II, and, because of his irresponsible conduct, was soon deposed, but was sole regent from 1338 until the king's return from France in 1341. Escaping from the defeat at Neville's Cross in 1346, he was again regent during David's captivity from 1346 to 1357. Although created earl of Strathearn in November of 1357, he constantly opposed the king, raising unsuccessful rebellion in 1362 and 1363 with the earls of Douglas and March, after which he was made to renew his oath of allegiance in May, 1363. He opposed David's abortive scheme for cancellation of the royal ransom in return for making a son of Edward III heir to the Scottish throne, which would have nullified his own right of succession. He was imprisoned in 1368 and 1369 in Lochleven Castle. On David's death on February 22, 1371, he succeeded to the throne by hereditary right. Throughout his reign he made little mark on affairs. In 1384 he gave over domestic administration to his eldest son, John (Robert III), earl of Carrick, and in 1388, owing to Carrick's ill health, to his next surviving son, Robert, earl of Fife. 3 His first marriage in about 1348 was to Elizabeth MURE, born about 1320, and was solemnized after the birth of their four sons and five daughters, which gave doubtful validity for succession to the throne. His second marriage was about 1355 to Euphemia ROSS. Issue of that marriage, if any, are not known here. *** Issue of KING ROBERT II and Elizabeth MURE: 1. King of Scots, ROBERT III, b. 1337, d. Apr 4, 1406, at Rothesay in Bute and buried at Paisley Abbey. See continuation of his line in next section below, page nine. 2. Robert STEWART, the third of four sons, only three of whom are known here, was the Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife, and Earl of Menteith. He also inherited earldom of Buchan from his brother, Sir Alexander Stewart (who was the fourth son) . These earldoms were forfeited upon the execution of his son, Murdoch, in 1425. The earldom of Buchan returned the Stewart house to James, second son of Sir James Stewart the Black Knight of Lorn. 22 21 405 I • v. • P· The reader will find his progeny on page nine when Lady Margaret Crichton, the second great granddaughter of King JAMES II, unites in marriage with John ROBERTSON, the third great grandson of this Robert. 3. Sir Alexander STEWART, actually the fourth son. He was made earl of Buchan, but he earned, by his ferocity, the title of 11wolf of Badenoch11 He inherited the earldom of Ross by his • wife, but died without legitimate issue, but illegitimate offspring descended to the Stewarts of Belladrum, Athole, Garth, Urrard, and St. Fort. At his death the earldom of Buchan passed to his brother Robert duke of Albany (paragraph above) . 22 21 I I • v. • p.405 *** KING OF SCOTS, ROBERT III. He married Annabella DRUMMOND, daughter of Sir John DRUMMOND, and she died in 1401. He was King of Scots from 1390 to 1406, at the time of his death. They had three sons and four daughters, of which we have only one son and one daughter set out here. Robert III was the eldest son of Robert II and Elizabeth MUIR, and was legitimated through their marriage after his birth. He was first named John, and in 1362-63 he joined his father in the rebellion against David II, and in 1368 was created earl of Carrick, and imprisoned with his father and two brothers. They were released in 1369. His father became King of Scotland in 1371, but in 1384, owing to old age, gave over the government to Carrick. Carrick was lamed by a horse and was supplanted by his brother, Robert, earl 4 of Fife, in 1388. Upon his accession to the throne in 1390, he changed his name to Robert III. His brother, Robert, created duke of Albany in 1398, continued to govern this reign except during the years 1399-1402 when the king's dissolute heir, David, duke of Rothesay, took his place until he met an early death in Albany's castle of Falkland. Robert III's remaining son, James I, was sent to France for safety, but captured by the English and that proved fatal to the aging king, who died at Rothesay in Bute and buried in Paisley Abbey.22, v.l9, p.383 *** Issue of ROBERT III and Annabella DRUMMOND: 1. King of Scots JAMES I, b. 1394, at Dunfermline, Scotland, d. Feb 20, 1437 at Peth, Scotland. He married Joan BEAUFORT. 2. Elizabeth STUART, Princess, who married Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord of Dalkeith and Morton and forefather of President James 22 22 139 22 22 142 MONROE · v. ' and President Theodore ROOSEVELT. · v · P· P· *** KING OF SCOTS, JAMES I: Born Jul, 1384, at Dunfermline, Scotland, and died Feb 20, 1437, at Perth, Scotland. He married, in 1424, Joan BEAUFORT, born about 1808 and died 1445. *** Joan BEAUFORT Ancestors: King Edward III, b. Nov 13, 1312, at Windsor, England, d. Jun 21, 1377, Sheen, (now Richmond), England. He was king of England from 1327 to 1377 at his death. He had seven sons and five daughters, of which only one son is enumerated here: John of GAUNT, b. 1340, d. 1399, the duke of Lancaster, married in Sep, 1396, by the Pope and then in Feb, 1397, was married by Richard II Catherine SWYNFORD, the widow of Sir Hugh SWYNFORD, maiden name unknown. They had four Issue: 1. John BEAUFORT, b. 1371, d. May 16, 1410, earl of Somerset, father of Joan BEAUFORT (above), and of Beaufort Castle in Anjou, France. He married Margaret HOLLAND, and they had five children: 1. Henry BEAUFORT, Earl of Somerset, born about 1401, died 1418. 11. John BEAUFORT, b. about 1404, d. May 27, 1444, the duke of Somerset. He married Margaret BEAUCHAMP and they 5 had an illegitimate daughter and illegitimate son. He was captured and held in France from 1421 to 1438 and made Knight of the Garter in 1440. He had an ill-fated expedition to France and died of mysterious circumstances. iii. Edmund BEAUFORT, b. about 1406, d. May 22, 1455, the duke of Somerset. He married Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP and had three sons and five daughters. He was a Knight of the Garter before 1436, and died in the War of Roses, the first battle of St. Albnas. 1v. Joan BEAUFORT, born about 1408, died 1445, the wife of King of Scots JAMES I, having married in 1424. v. Margaret BEAUFORT, married Thomas Courtney, earl of Devon. 2. Henry BEAUFORT, b. 1374, d. Apr 11, 1447, the cardinal Bishop of Winchester. 3. Thomas BEAUFORT, d. 1426, the duke of Exter, and a fleet commander, chancellor, and member of the council under Glouchester's protectorate. He died without issue. 4. Joan BEAUFORT, d. 1440, who married twice, the second being Sir Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland. *** Issue of King JAMES I and Joan BEAUFORT (eight children) : a. Margaret, b. about 1436 who married LOUIS, French Dauphin. b. Alexander, born Oct 16, 1430, a twin of James IIi he died in 1430 in infancy. c. James II, born Oct 16, 1430, a twin of Alexander, d. 1460. See the next page for his marriage and background and continuation of the line. d. Isabella, married Duke FRANCIS I of Brittany. e. Joan, married James EARL of Morton. f. Eleanor, married Archduke SIGISMUND of Austria. g. Mary, married Count WOLFERT of Grandpre. h. Annabella, married GEORGE, Earl of Huntly. King JAMES I reigned from 1406 to 1437. After the death of his mother, Joan, in 1401 and his brother, David, of suspicious circumstances the following Easter, he was sent for safety to France. But he was captured off Flamborough head in March, 1406, and kept prisoner of successive English kings for 18 years. His father, ROBERT III, died upon hearing of the capture and he was made king, but the regent, Albany, showed no desire for his nephew's release. Therefore, growing to manhood in England, he received an excellent education by HENRY IV. HENRY V summoned 6