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     Richard Wright died at Massachusetts, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1598, Greater London, England
     Death:      unknown, Massachusetts, USA
     "Richard Wright, b. c. 1598 Stepney, Middlesex, England, to Lynn, Mass., with the Winthrop Fleet 1630 bringing his mother Margaret and at least three daughters. He was of Boston and Braintree both before coming to Seekonk, Plymouth Colony, in 1643 and with his three sons-in-law all settled beside each other in the new Plantation which they helped to found and which later became Rehoboth. Wife unknown, b. and d. in England; order of children uncertain."
     "Elizabeth Wright (their daughter) b. c. 1619, Stepney Middlesex, England, came to New England with her father 1630, d. c. 1661, Rehoboth, Mass., m. c. 1638 probably Braintree (1st child b. there in 1640), William Sabin, b. 1617 Tichfield, Hampshire, England, d. 8 Feb 1687 Rehoboth, Mass., both he and his wife bur. Medfield, Mass. He was in the first division of land 1643 at Seekonk (later Rehoboth), Mass., and was one of the founders as well as his father-in-law Richard Wright. He is a French Huguenot."
     "Genealogy of the Gordon-Macy, Huddleston-Curtis, and Allied Families" by Jessie Gordon Flack and Maybelle Gordon Carman
     The notes referred to by the authors - "Bowen, Richard LeBaren, 'Early Rehoboth', four volumes, printed privately at Rehoboth, 1945, III, 113, 'Richard Wright came from England in the first fleet with Gov. John Winthrop as servant to Col. John Humfrey (or Humphreys) bringing with him three daughters and perhaps other children and probably his mother, Margaret. His wife would appear to have been deceased for his daughters in depositions made seventeen years later said that they came with 'their father' with no mention of their mother...For a time Richard Wright and his family remained on the farm at Saugus, later we find him at Boston, then at Braintree and next at Seekonk as one of the organizers of the new township.'
     "Richard Wright of Braintree, Alexander Winchester (who had been servant to Mr. Henry Vane), William Cheeseborough and Walter Palmer were the real founders of Seekonk and of these Richard Wright was the dominant man."
     "ibid., 119, 1643 - In the first division of home lots at Seekonk, Richard Wright is No. 8 with 834 pounds, the righest man in town; he was to have a twelve acre lot at the northwest end of the ring of the town. His three sons-in-law each had 8 acre lots. Robert Sharpe's and Richard Wright's on the east, William Sabin's on the west and James Clarke's adjoining William Sabin's."
     (Elinor Wright married James Clark; Abigail Wright married Robert Sharpe)
     "Rehoboth Town Meeting Records, Book I, p. 29 - The same book gives in all ten various grants or acreage in divisions of land at Rehoboth besided 'that Richard Wright built a cornmill and that no other be built in the country..."
     "Ibid., III, 121 - Richard Wright was the first 'committee' later caled deputy to be elected to represent Seekonk or Rehoboth, as it was newly named, to the Court at Plymouth....He was admitted a freeman on Oct. 28, 1645."
     "Ibid., 130 - William Sabin according to various references ran the mill for his father-in-law but eventually bought the mill from Richard Wright. The signatures of Richard Wright and William Sabin are found affixed to the Rehoboth Compact in 1644. Thirty men signed the document and this is the only signature for many of them."
     "Plymouth Colony Deeds, III."
     "Tilton, G., 'History of Rehoboth, Mass."
     "Hartford Times, C-8136 (4) HMS. Aug. 3, 1964, and April 19, 1965."
     "New England Historic and Gen. Register, Vol. 37 and 99."
     "Savage, James, 'Genealogical Dictionary of New England,' Boston, 1860, IV, 658."
     Family links: Parents:
      Richard Wright (1575 - 1638)
      Frances Wright (1575 - ____)
     Spouse: Margaret Adams Wright (1599 - 1678)*
     Children:
      Abigail Wright Holbrook (1622 - 1707)*
      Mary Elizabeth Wright Sabin (1625 - 1660)*
      Elizabeth Wright Clark (1627 - 1701)*
      Abigail Wright Holbrook (1629 - 1707)*
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: Robert DeVowe
     Record added: Mar 24, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 126865830.¹ He was born in 1598 at London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹ He married Margaret Adams, daughter of John Adams and Agnes Katherine Stone, on 8 January 1625 at Saugus (now Lynn), Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹

     For more on the children of Richard and Margaret (Adams) Wright, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Richard Adams was born on 17 June 1530 at Barton St. David, South Somerset District, co. Somerset, England.¹ He married Margaret Alice Armager on 3 March 1549 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.²

Richard Adams died on 18 March 1603 at Barton St. David, South Somerset District, co. Somerset, England, at age 72.¹
Richard Adams was buried after 18 March 1603 at St. David Churchyard, Barton St. David, South Somerset District, co. Somerset, England; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Jun. 17, 1530, Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
     Death:      Mar. 18, 1603, Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
     Son of Margerye Squire and John Adams (Ye 3rd).
     Married Margaret Alice Armager 3 March 1549 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
     Their sons were Robert, who married Elizabeth Sharlon/Sharlow and William, who married Miss Borrington.
     William's and Miss Borrington's son was Henry Adams, who would become an ancestor of the 2nd U.S. President John Adams.
     Family links: Parents:
      John Adams (1502 - 1542)
      Margerye Squire Adams (1504 - 1572)
     Spouse: Margaret Alice Armager Adams (1532 - ____)*
     Children:
      William Adams (1555 - 1624)*
      Robert Adams (1568 - 1602)*
     Sibling:
      Richard Adams (1530 - 1603)
      Henry Adams (1531 - 1596)*
     Note: No gravestone or marker remains
     Burial: St David Churchyard, Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
     Created by: history4sure
     Record added: Dec 17, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102297745.¹

     Margaret Alice Armager was born in 1532 at Barton St. David, South Somerset District, co. Somerset, England.¹ She married Richard Adams, son of John Adams and Margery Squire, on 3 March 1549 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Sir John Barton married Elizabeth Poyner.²
Sir John Barton was born in 1473 at Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.¹
Sir John Barton died on 22 October 1543 at Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.¹
Sir John Barton was buried after 22 October 1543 at St. Mary Churchyard, Buford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1473, Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
     Death:      Oct. 22, 1543, Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
     Son of Sir Edward Deol Burton and Joyce (Griffin) Burton
     Spouse: Elizabeth (Poyner) Burton
     Children: John Barton; Sir Edward Burton; Jane Burton;
     Family links: Spouse: Elizabeth Poyner Burton (1485 - 1543)
     Children: John Barton (1505 - 1559)*
     Burial: St Mary's Churchyard, Burford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
     Created by: Ro§e?
     Record added: Sep 06, 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial# 183114645.¹
     EDV-14.

     Elizabeth Poyner married Sir John Barton.¹
Elizabeth Poyner was born in 1485 at Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.¹
Elizabeth Poyner died on 22 October 1543 at Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.¹
Elizabeth Poyner was buried after 22 October 1543 at Unknown location ; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1485, Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
     Death:      Oct. 22, 1543, Longnor, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
     Parents
     Father: Thomas Poyner
     Mother: Lucia Poyner
     Mother of John Barton; Sir Edward Burton; Jane (Corbet) Burton; Ankred Wright; Ann Burton; Mary Haburne and Eleanor Burton
     Family links: Spouse: Sir John Barton (1473 - 1543)*
     Children: John Barton (1505 - 1559)*
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: Ro§e?
     Record added: Sep 06, 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial# 183114889.¹
     EDV-14.

     Mary Robertson married William Adam.¹

     William Adam married Mary Robertson, daughter of William II Robertson of Gladney and Margaret Mitchell.¹

     Robert Adam was born on 3 July 1728 at Gladney House, Kirkaldy, co. Fife, Scotland.²
Robert Adam died on 3 February 1792 at 11 Albemarle St., London, City of London, Greater London, England, at age 63.²
Robert Adam was buried after 3 February 1792 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.²
      ; per Roberts [2008:I:101]: "the classical architect."¹

     William IV Robertson D. D. was born on 19 September 1721 at Manse, Parish of Borthwick, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.² He married Mary Nisbet, daughter of Rev. John Nisbet and Mary Pitcairn, on 21 August 1751 at Scotland
; his cousin; Per Pitcairn [1905:494]: "three sons and two daughters
     Ancestry.com - Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records
     Text:     Robertson, William, minister at Gladsmure, and Miss Mary, d. to Mr. James Nisbet, minister in N. E. p. 11 Aug 1751
     Book:     Volume 5. The Register of Marriages. (Marriage)
     Collection:     Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1751-1800
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
     Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.^2,4,5
William IV Robertson D. D. died on 11 June 1793 at Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland, at age 71.^2,6
William IV Robertson D. D. was buried after 11 June 1793 at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:     Sep. 19, 1721, Scotland
     Death:      Jun. 11, 1793, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
     Scottish historian Presbyterian clergyman, Royal chaplain to George III(1761), Principal of the University of Edinburgh(1762), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of, Scotland(1763), Historiographer Royal in 1764, Son of William Penn Robertson III (1678-1745), Husband of Mary Nisbet, married August 1751
     Father of:
      Eleanor Robertson 1752 unk
      Lord William Robertson 1753-1835
      Mary Robertson 1760 unk
      James Robertson 1762-1845
      David Robertson 1761-1845
      Lucy Robertson 1775-1798
      John Robertson 1779-1860
     Family Members
     Parents
          William Robertson 1686–1745
          Eleanor Pitcairn Robertson unknown–1745
     Children
          William Robertson 1753–1835
          David Robertson-Macdonald 1761–1845
          James Robertson 1762–1845
     Inscription: In this sepulchre are interred the remains of an illustrious man, distinguished by his talent, judgment, and learning; of a most amiable disposition, of unblemished morals, of unwearied benevolence, and adorned with every private virtue; much beloved in the family circle; a faithful minister and eloquent preacher of the holy gospel ; in the administration of the affairs of the Church of Scotland, a pacific, prudent, and successful presbyter ; of well-earned reputation as Principal of the University of Edinburgh ; a grave, eloquent, candid, and acute historian ; to whose memory these perish able monuments cannot do justice, but which his own writings, more lasting than bronze, shall forbid to die, and testify to all future generations how great an ornament and light of his own age and country, already celebrated for liberal arts, useful knowledge, and elegant learning, was WILLIAM ROBERTSON, professor of divinity. He was born AD 1721, died AD 1793. (Translation from Latin)
     Burial: Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
     Created by: Ann White
     Record added: Jul 03, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 54429758.⁷
     Reference: Ancestry.com - Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
     Name:     William Robertson
     Gender:     Male
     Child:     William Robertson
     Source Citation: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1311
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
     Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.²

Reference: per Brown [1997:98]: "William Robertson (1721-1793) was son of the Reverend William Robertson (1868-1745), who was the second son of William Robertson of Gladney (b. 1656), who was the second son of William Robertson of Muirton, who was elder son of David robertson of Muirton, who was eldest son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid of Aikenhead, sister to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (b. 1558). Gilbert Robertson was son of John, a younger son of Alexander, fifth Baron of Strowan (or Struan); Gilbert's mother was Margaret, daughter of Sr James Crichton of Frendraught, only son and heir of William, third Lord Crichton an dhis wife, Margaret Steward, daughter of James II. James II's mother, Jane, was granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward II of England: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, The Baronage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom (Edinburgh, 1798), pp. 405-10, 413-414. Thomas Seccombe's notice of Robertson in the Dictinary of National Biography cited the Struan, but not the Stewart descent, and referred readers to Douglas's Baronage."⁸

Reference: Ancestry.com - Dictionary of National Biography
     Name:     William Robertson
     Birth Date:     19 Sep 1721
     Birth Place:     Manse, Borthwick, Midlothian
     Death Date:     11 Jun 1793
     Father:     William Robertson
     Source Citation: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1311
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
     Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.⁹

; per Roberts [2008:I:101]: "the historian."¹ He was Minister of Old Greyfriars' Church between 1736 and 1745 at Old Greyfriars' Church, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.¹⁰

     Jean Robertson married Alexander Henry.^3,2

     Alexander Henry was born at Scotland.¹ He married Jean Robertson, daughter of William II Robertson of Gladney and Margaret Mitchell.^1,2

     John Henry was born in 1704 at Scotland.² He married Sarah Winston, daughter of Isaac Winston Sr. and Sarah Dabney, in 1732
;
Her 2nd husband.^1,3,2,4
John Henry was buried in 1773 at Mount Brilliant Cemetery, Farrington, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1704, Scotland
     DEATH     1773 (aged 68–69)
     Patrick Henry's father, he attended King's College of Aberdeen University on scholarship from 1720 to 1724. By 1727 he had settled in Hanover County. He married Sarah Winston Syme. The couple had eleven children together. Two children died at young ages leaving two sons and seven daughters in the family. They moved to Mount Brilliant from Studley about 1748. At one point he established a store for his sons. The store apparently was not a success because of his benevolence, John Henry being a better neighbor than businessman.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Sarah Dabney Winston Henry 1710–1784 (m. 1732)
     Children
      William Henry 1734–1784
      Patrick Henry 1736–1799
      Anne Henry Christian 1738–1790
      Mary Jane Henry Meredith 1738–1819
      Susannah Henry Madison 1742–1831
      Elizabeth Henry Russell 1749–1825
     BURIAL     Mount Brilliant Cemetery, Farrington, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: George Seitz
     Added: 31 Oct 2008
Find A Grave Memorial 31012799.²
John Henry died in 1773.²

     Sarah Winston was born in 1710 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.³ She married John Syme in 1728
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^1,6,3,4 Sarah Winston married John Henry, son of Alexander Henry and Jean Robertson, in 1732
;
Her 2nd husband.^1,3,7,4
Sarah Winston died on 22 November 1784 at Clifford, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.³
Sarah Winston was buried after 22 November 1784 at Winton Plantation, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1710, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     22 Nov 1784 (aged 73–74), Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     The mother of Patrick Henry (1736-1799). Sarah was the daughter of Isaac Winston and his wife Mary Dabney of Hanover County. She married first Col. John Syme and had a son by him, John Syme, Jr. After the death of Colonel Syme she then married John Henry and they had eleven children. Her son Patrick Henry was born at Studley on May 29, 1736 (the house is no longer standing), in Hanover County, he was the second son of the Henrys. Two of the Henry children died at young ages leaving two sons and seven daughters in the family.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Isaac Winston 1681–1760
      Mary Dabney Winston 1679–1748
     Spouses
      John Syme 1690–1732 (m. 1728)
      John Henry 1704–1773 (m. 1732)
     Siblings
      Mary Ann Winston Coles 1721–1758
     Half Siblings
      Lucy Dabney Winston Coles 1703–1791
     Children
      John Syme 1729–1805
      William Henry 1734–1784
      Patrick Henry 1736–1799
      Anne Henry Christian 1738–1790
      Mary Jane Henry Meredith 1738–1819
      Susannah Henry Madison 1742–1831
      Elizabeth Henry Russell 1749–1825
     BURIAL     Winton Plantation, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     PLOT     Buried in Graveyard on Winton Plantation-located 200 yards West of Manor House and adjacent to Winton Country Club Golf Course
     Created by: SheWalksTheseHills
     Added: 13 Nov 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 31363931.³

     John Syme was born in 1690 at Scotland.² He married Unknown (?) after 1719
;
His 1st wife; her 2nd husband.² John Syme married Sarah Winston, daughter of Isaac Winston Sr. and Sarah Dabney, in 1728
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^1,2,3,4
John Syme was buried in 1732 at Studley Plantation Cemetery, Studley, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1690, Scotland
     DEATH     1732 (aged 41–42), Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     Emigrated from Scotland to Virginia before August 1, 1715, when he was a witness to a deed in Henrico Co. Assuming he was over 21 at that time, it is assumed he was born circa 1690. John Syme was appointed by the Governor of Virginia as a surveyor for New Kent Co. in 1717, and for Hanover Co. in 1722. He was elected to the Viginia House of Burgesses from Hanover Co. in 1722, and served for 10 years until his death. He was also elected a vestryman of St. Paul's Parish in Hanover Co. in 1729. Syme was granted and purchased thousands of acres of land in several counties. This included 22,000 acres patented in Hanover Co., including Studley Plantation where he built his home. He is presumed to be buried there. He first married the widow (her name is unknown) of Capt. John Geddes of James City Co., shortly after Geddes died in 1719. Mrs. Geddes-Syme died in 1728 with no children by John Syme. He secondly married Sarah Winston, the daughter of Capt. Isaac Winston, Sr. and Mary Dabney, in 1728. They had one son, John Syme II, before John Syme I died in 1732. Sarah Winston Syme secondly married John Henry in 1733, and their second child was Patrick Henry.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Sarah Dabney Winston Henry 1710–1784 (m. 1728)
     Children
      John Syme 1729–1805
     BURIAL     Studley Plantation Cemetery, Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Wm. Winston Cochrane IV
     Added: 12 Mar 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 143636374.²
John Syme died in 1732 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.²

     Patrick Henry was born on 29 May 1736.^1,2
Patrick Henry died on 6 June 1799 at age 63.^1,2
Patrick Henry was buried after 6 June 1799 at Henry Cemetery, Aspen, Charlotte Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     29 May 1736
     DEATH     6 Jun 1799 (aged 63)
     American Patriot. He is best remembered for his stirring phrase "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Born in Hanover County, Virginia, he attended public school for only a short time, and was taught by his father, who had a good education. He began a career as a shopkeeper, but was a poor businessman and soon deeply in debt. He then studied law and received his attorney's license in 1760, which helped his oratory skills when he had to argue cases in court. In 1764, Henry was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he soon became a leader of the frontier people against the old, established plantation aristocracy. His speech in the House of Burgesses in 1765 against the Stamp Act is considered one of his greatest orations. In it he argued, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." In 1774, he was elected a delegate to the First Continental Congress, and the following year, to the Second Continental Congress. He left the Congress before the resolution for independence was put to a vote, to become Commander-in-Chief of Virginia's militia, a position he resigned in February 1776 when he realized his limitations and lack of military experience. A few months later, he became a member of the committee to write the Virginia Constitution. As soon as Virginia eliminated their royal governor and set up a constitution government, Patrick Henry was elected as its first Governor, and moved into the palace in Williamsburg, where the English royal governors had lived. A hard working administrator, Henry worked to solve the many problems caused by the American Revolution. He recruited the state's quota of 6,000 men for the Continental Army, as well as 5,000 men for the Virginia Militia. He obtained and supplied the Continental Army with clothing, shoes, and cattle, as well as lead and gunpowder for ammunition. He was reelected in 1777, 1778, 1784 and 1785. During his second term as Virginia Governor, he supplied the George Rogers Clark Expedition, which conquered the Northwest Territory from the British. In 1788, Henry served in the Virginia delegation to ratify the US Constitution. Although he was initially against ratification of the US Constitution because he believed it lessened the rights of the states, after its ratification, he joined the Federalist Party and supported the document. He was largely responsible for the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which we call the Bill of Rights. As public service had left Henry in debt, he returned to his law practice in 1788, and soon became a successful criminal lawyer. In 1794, he retired to his estate near Appomattox, Virginia. In his remaining five years, Henry was offered many public offices, including US Senator, Minister to Spain, Minister to France, Secretary of State in President Washington's cabinet, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, all positions which he refused. In 1796, he was elected Virginia Governor for a sixth time, but refused to take office. Finally, his close friend George Washington convinced him to run for representative in the Virginia State Legislature, and after winning the election, he died before he could take office. Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson
     Family Members
     Parents
      John Henry 1704–1773
      Sarah Dabney Winston Henry 1710–1784
     Spouses
      Sarah Shelton Henry 1738–1775 (m. 1754)
      Dorothea Dandridge Henry 1755–1831 (m. 1777)
     Siblings
      William Henry 1734–1784
      Anne Henry Christian 1738–1790
      Mary Jane Henry Meredith 1738–1819
      Susannah Henry Madison 1742–1831
      Elizabeth Henry Russell 1749–1825
     Half Siblings
      John Syme 1729–1805
     Children
      Martha Henry Fontaine 1755–1818
      John Henry 1757–1791
      Elizabeth Henry Aylett 1769–1842
      Edward Henry 1771–1794
      Dorothea Spotswood Henry Winston 1778–1854
      Patrick Henry 1783–1804
      Fayette Henry 1785–1812
      Alexander Spotswood Henry 1788–1854
      Nathaniel Henry 1790–1851
      John Henry 1796–1868
      Jane Robertson Henry 1798–1798
     BURIAL     Henry Cemetery, Aspen, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
     Maintained by: Find A Grave
     Added: 31 Dec 2000
     Find A Grave Memorial 472.²
      ; per Roberts [2008:I:101]: "the revolutionary statesmand orator."¹"

     NN Innes married David Robertson of Muirton, son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid.^2,1

     David Robertson of Muirton married NN Innes.^1,4

     David Robertson of Muirton was a mentioned with William IV Robertson D. D.; per Brown [1997:98]: "William Robertson (1721-1793) was son of the Reverend William Robertson (1868-1745), who was the second son of William Robertson of Gladney (b. 1656), who was the second son of William Robertson of Muirton, who was elder son of David robertson of Muirton, who was eldest son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid of Aikenhead, sister to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (b. 1558). Gilbert Robertson was son of John, a younger son of Alexander, fifth Baron of Strowan (or Struan); Gilbert's mother was Margaret, daughter of Sr James Crichton of Frendraught, only son and heir of William, third Lord Crichton an dhis wife, Margaret Steward, daughter of James II. James II's mother, Jane, was granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward II of England: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, The Baronage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom (Edinburgh, 1798), pp. 405-10, 413-414. Thomas Seccombe's notice of Robertson in the Dictinary of National Biography cited the Struan, but not the Stewart descent, and referred readers to Douglas's Baronage."⁵

Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115
     2. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies of the United States; Baltimore, 2004, Roberts, Gary Boyd. page 101.¹

     Janet Reid married Gilbert Robertson of Muirton, son of John Robertson 1st Laird of Muirton, 5th Baron of Struan and Margaret Crichton.^3,4

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115.¹

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115.¹

     Gilbert Robertson of Muirton married Janet Reid, daughter of John Reid of Ackenhead.^1,3

     Gilbert Robertson of Muirton was a mentioned with William IV Robertson D. D.; per Brown [1997:98]: "William Robertson (1721-1793) was son of the Reverend William Robertson (1868-1745), who was the second son of William Robertson of Gladney (b. 1656), who was the second son of William Robertson of Muirton, who was elder son of David robertson of Muirton, who was eldest son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid of Aikenhead, sister to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (b. 1558). Gilbert Robertson was son of John, a younger son of Alexander, fifth Baron of Strowan (or Struan); Gilbert's mother was Margaret, daughter of Sr James Crichton of Frendraught, only son and heir of William, third Lord Crichton an dhis wife, Margaret Steward, daughter of James II. James II's mother, Jane, was granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward II of England: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, The Baronage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom (Edinburgh, 1798), pp. 405-10, 413-414. Thomas Seccombe's notice of Robertson in the Dictinary of National Biography cited the Struan, but not the Stewart descent, and referred readers to Douglas's Baronage."⁵

Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115
     2. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies of the United States; Baltimore, 2004, Roberts, Gary Boyd. page 101.¹

     John Robertson 1st Laird of Muirton, 5th Baron of Struan married Margaret Crichton, daughter of Sir James Crichton of Frendraugt and Catherine Borthwick.^5,6

     John Robertson 1st Laird of Muirton, 5th Baron of Struan was a mentioned with William IV Robertson D. D.; per Brown [1997:98]: "William Robertson (1721-1793) was son of the Reverend William Robertson (1868-1745), who was the second son of William Robertson of Gladney (b. 1656), who was the second son of William Robertson of Muirton, who was elder son of David robertson of Muirton, who was eldest son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid of Aikenhead, sister to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (b. 1558). Gilbert Robertson was son of John, a younger son of Alexander, fifth Baron of Strowan (or Struan); Gilbert's mother was Margaret, daughter of Sr James Crichton of Frendraught, only son and heir of William, third Lord Crichton an dhis wife, Margaret Steward, daughter of James II. James II's mother, Jane, was granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward II of England: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, The Baronage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom (Edinburgh, 1798), pp. 405-10, 413-414. Thomas Seccombe's notice of Robertson in the Dictinary of National Biography cited the Struan, but not the Stewart descent, and referred readers to Douglas's Baronage."²

; van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115.¹

     Margaret Crichton married John Robertson 1st Laird of Muirton, 5th Baron of Struan, son of Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh and Lady Elizabeth/Isabel Stewart of Atholl.^1,5

     Margaret Crichton was a mentioned with William IV Robertson D. D.; per Brown [1997:98]: "William Robertson (1721-1793) was son of the Reverend William Robertson (1868-1745), who was the second son of William Robertson of Gladney (b. 1656), who was the second son of William Robertson of Muirton, who was elder son of David robertson of Muirton, who was eldest son of Gilbert Robertson of Muirton and Janet Reid of Aikenhead, sister to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (b. 1558). Gilbert Robertson was son of John, a younger son of Alexander, fifth Baron of Strowan (or Struan); Gilbert's mother was Margaret, daughter of Sr James Crichton of Frendraught, only son and heir of William, third Lord Crichton an dhis wife, Margaret Steward, daughter of James II. James II's mother, Jane, was granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward II of England: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, The Baronage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom (Edinburgh, 1798), pp. 405-10, 413-414. Thomas Seccombe's notice of Robertson in the Dictinary of National Biography cited the Struan, but not the Stewart descent, and referred readers to Douglas's Baronage."⁶

Reference: van de Pas cites: Americans of Royal Descent, 7th edition, Baltimore, 1969 , Browning, Charles H. 115.¹

     Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh was born at Struan, Perthshire, Scotland.² He married Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of Patrick Lyon PC, 1st Lord Glamis and Isabel Ogilvy, before 1 April 1460
; his 1st wife.^5,6,1,2 Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh married Lady Elizabeth/Isabel Stewart of Atholl, daughter of Sir John Stewart of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Eleanor Sinclair, on 24 April 1504
; His 2nd wife.^7,1
Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh died on 27 March 1506.¹
Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh was buried after 27 March 1506 at Dunkeld, Scotland.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh was also known as Alexander Robertson of Strowan.⁵

     Lady Elizabeth/Isabel Stewart of Atholl married Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh, son of Robert Ruadh 8th of Glenerochie, 4th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh and Margaret Stewart, on 24 April 1504
; His 2nd wife.^1,4
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques. page 866.
     2. The Scots Peerage 1904-1914, nine volumes , Paul, Sir James Balfour. 1:442.¹

     Margaret Robertson of Struan married George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll.²

     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Landed Gentry. page 1926
     2. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques. page 866
     3. Burke's Landed Gentry, 1939. 1926.¹

     George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll married Margaret Robertson of Struan, daughter of Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh and Lady Elizabeth/Isabel Stewart of Atholl.¹
George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll was born circa 1500.¹
George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll died on 30 January 1574 at Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 955
     2. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques. 857
     3. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. V 96
     4. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999. 994.¹

     Andrew Hay 8th Earl of Erroll was born circa 1530.¹ He married Lady Jean Hay on 16 June 1552
; His 1st wife.
     per van de Pas: "Date is of contract or similar.² Andrew Hay 8th Earl of Erroll married Lady Agnes Sinclair, daughter of George Sinclair 4th Earl of Caithness and Elizabeth Graham, on 20 September 1581
; His 2nd wife. Her 1st husband
     per van de Pas: "Date is of contract or similar.³
Andrew Hay 8th Earl of Erroll died on 8 October 1585 at Slains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹
      ;      per van de Pas: "Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll, was the son of George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll, and Margaret Robertson.
     On 16 June 1552 he was contracted to marry his cousin, Lady Jean Hay, daughter of William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll, and Lady Helen Stewart. By her had three sons, the eldest and youngest both deaf and dumb but the other very able. After her death, he married Lady Agnes Sinclair, daughter of the ferocious George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness, and Lady Elizabeth Graham, and had more children.
     He started giving his second wife blank charters, and the Hays feared he might disinherit his first wife's sons. As a result his own brothers and the Hays of Megginch surprised Slains Castle with scaling ladders by night, captured the Earl and held him prisoner in the dungeon-tower for a month.
     King James VI intervened personally, temporarily entrusting the whole Erroll fief to Alexander Hay, Lord Clerk Register. A special Act of Parliament was passed fixing the succession on the Earl's second son, Francis Hay, and the unfortunate Master of Erroll was placed in the custody of the Captain of Edinburgh Castle in 1584, being 'cognosced' insane a dozen years later.
     Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll, died 8 October 1585 at Slains. His second wife, the cause of the family upheaval, was still attractive as a widow and, in 1587, had to be rescued by the Earl of Atholl from 'Mad Colin' Campbell of Glenlyon, who wounded her men and burnt her house at night, carrying her off 'to use her according to his filthy lust and inclination'. However, about 1588, she married Alexander Gordon, of Stradoun."¹

Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 955
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. V 97
     1. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999. 994.¹

     Lady Jean Hay was born circa 1541.¹ She married Andrew Hay 8th Earl of Erroll, son of George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll and Margaret Robertson of Struan, on 16 June 1552
; His 1st wife.
     per van de Pas: "Date is of contract or similar.¹
Lady Jean Hay died in August 1570.¹
      ;      per van de Pas: "Lady Jean Hay was the only child of William Hay, 6th earl of Erroll, and Lady Helen Stewart. She was her father's heir, and the heir of line to the former Earls. On 16 June 1552 she was contracted to marry her cousin, Andrew Hay, who became the 8th earl of Erroll. They became the parents of twol sons and one daughter. Their posterity continued the line till 1674, when the dignities passed to the heir male, a descendant of Andrew by his second wife, though the descendants, through the female line, of Jean still continued. Lady Jean Hay died in August 1570."¹

Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 955
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. V 97
     1. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999. 994.¹

     Lady Agnes Sinclair married Alexander Gordon of Stradoun, son of George Gordon 5th Earl of Huntly and Anne Hamilton, circa 1558
; Her 2nd husband.² Lady Agnes Sinclair married Andrew Hay 8th Earl of Erroll, son of George Hay 7th Earl of Erroll and Margaret Robertson of Struan, on 20 September 1581
; His 2nd wife. Her 1st husband
     per van de Pas: "Date is of contract or similar.¹
Lady Agnes Sinclair died on 6 November 1619.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 470, 955
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. V 97.¹

     Alexander Gordon of Stradoun married Lady Agnes Sinclair, daughter of George Sinclair 4th Earl of Caithness and Elizabeth Graham, circa 1558
; Her 2nd husband.¹
Alexander Gordon of Stradoun died in January 1621/22 at Scotland.¹
      ; van de Pas cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 470, 955
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. &.¹