Maj. Edward Henry

Abt 1760 - 1824  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Henry  [1]
  Prefix	Maj.
  Birth	Abt 1760	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Father's will	21 Jul 1764	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Robert Jenkins Henry, Esq., wife Gertrude, named a son Robert Jenkins Henry (9 years old), a son Edward (under 21), a dec'd father John Henry of County Mosely, daughters Mary King Henry, Ann Henry, Elizabeth and Gertrude Henry; brother John Henry & Dorothy his wife; brother Lloyd & cousin Betsy Lloyd; kinsman Nehemiah King; brothers Honorable Edward Lloyd Esq of Talbout County & John Henry of Dorcester County guardians.
  Anecdote	1800	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	His father left him tracts "Fair Meadow Rectified," "Pet Shore," in Sussex Co. DE, and "Hororotson" on the Merottuck River in Chowan, NC. He owned "Buckland."
  Reference Identifier	#Wor
  Record ID	56282
  Death	1824	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  + 1. Mary King Henry,   b. Abt 1749, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Mar 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 41 years) ╚═William Whittington, V,   b. Abt 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Dec 1769, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 26 years),  m. Abt 1767, Somerset Co, Maryland   ╚═Capt. William Handy,   b. Abt 1751, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 12 Apr 1790, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years),  m. Abt 1771   + 2. Ann Henry,   b. Abt 1751, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Capt. Edward Rownd,   b. Abt 1724, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Abt 1773  (Age 49 years),  m. Abt 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Dr. Henry Stevenson,   b. Abt 1721   d. 1814, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age 93 years),  m. Bef 1794     3. Elizabeth Henry,   b. Abt 1753, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Gertrude Henry,   b. Abt 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Robert Jenkins Henry, Jr.,   b. 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Martha Stevenson,   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 18 Sep 1778, Baltimore, Maryland   ╚═Martha Stevenson,   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown     + 6. Maj. Edward Henry,   b. Abt 1760, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1824, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 64 years) ╚═Sarah 'Sally' Marshall,   b. 28 Sep 1763, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 19 Mar 1829, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 65 years),  m. 1784
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rev. Robert Henry, I,   b. Abt 1660, Scotland/Ireland d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather)  Ann Burford,   b. Abt 1685   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I56282	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Col. Robert Jenkins Henry,   b. Abt 1716, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Oct 1766, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 50 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Rousby,   b. Abt 1720, St. Mary's Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═John Bacon,   b. Abt 1715   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1740
  Marriage	May 1746	Talbot Co, Maryland   [3, 4]
  	At the time of their marriage, Gertrude was described as "an agreeable young Lady with a handsome Fortune."
  Family ID	F17995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah 'Sally' Marshall,   b. 28 Sep 1763, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 19 Mar 1829, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1784  [5]
  Children	+ 1. John Purnell Marshall Henry,   b. 1788, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1837, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 49 years) + 2. Gertrude Henry,   b. 12 Dec 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 14 Dec 1837, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 46 years) ╚═ Dr. William Fleming Selby  m. 15 May 1810 + 3. Ann Henry,   b. 1793, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1824, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 31 years) ╚═ Peter Franklin  m. 29 May 1811   4. Charles Rider Henry,   b. 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Julianna Fassett  (Age 72 years)  m. 1820   5. Elizabeth Henry,   b. 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1829, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 34 years) ╚═ Dr. Nathaniel Rackliff Tingle  (Age 35 years)  m. 11 Nov 1816   6. Zadock Purnell Henry, Sr.,   b. 27 Nov 1798, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 13 Dec 1870, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 72 years) ╚═ Esther 'Hetty' Briddell  (Age 43 years)  m. 17 Dec 1822;    ╚═ Sally Mary Purnell  (Age 58 years)  m. 29 Feb 1848 + 7. Sally Henry,   b. 9 Aug 1801, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1859, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 57 years) ╚═ Isaac Mitchell  (Age 29 years)  m. 8 Oct 1823   8. Hetty Mary Henry,   b. 20 Sep 1804, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S925] Judy Marshall Stell, Stell, Judy to Miles, Emails, 2006-2009, 925. [S2152] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1750-1772, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 34 (will of Robert Jenkins Henry Esq, wife Gertrude), 2152. [S2298] Edward C. Papenfuse & Alan F. Day & David W. Jordan & Gregory A. Stiverson, A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, Volume 1: A-H, (The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London), p. 437 (Robert Jenkins Henry), 2298. [S2903] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of George R. Mashall, (Email to M.K. Miles 7 Jan 2019), 2903. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 202 (The John Marshall Family of N'hamp Co), 726.