I would certainly like a Henry with descend from your Thomas Henry and from a Henry of proven descend from John and Elizabeth DeVinney Henry in our Henry DNA project. I welcome all Henry males to test! Our first four men testing have yielded three totally separate liens! Doris Noland Parton Henry DNA project administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOB HENRY" <sligoman@nb.net> To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [HENRY] Hon. John Joseph Henry Biography > Hi Paula, > Thank you so much for the information on Hon. John Joseph Henry. I have > two > books, one is the Life of William Henry ( John Joseph's father) and the > other is the Seige of Quebec per Hon. John Joseph Henry. These books have > a > somewhat vague reference to William's siblings. Many of us in my Henry > clan > have been against the brickwall in determining our lineage who is supposed > to be one of William Henry's brother, our missing link. > > We have our line back to a Thomas Henry born in Chester County in 1755 but > can't find our missing link to which John and Elizabeth DeVinney Henry are > supposedly our Thomas Henry's grandparents, the parents of William Henry. > > Thanks for your consideration, > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Hitchheick@aol.com> > To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:29 PM > Subject: [HENRY] Hon. John Joseph Henry Biography > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JRi.2ACEB/3250 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Hon. John Joseph Henry >> >> John Joseph Henry, son of William Henry, Esq., was born at Lancaster, > Penn., on November 4, 1758. At the age of fourteen, he became an > apprentice > to a gunsmith. When the Revolution began Mr. Henry joined the army, being > only sixteen years old. At the storming of Quebec he was capture by the > British and after a long imprisonment was released. Returning to > Lancaster, > he was confined to his house for two years by an illness occasioned by > this > imprisonment. Afterward for four years he was clerk in the office of John > Hubley, prothonotary of Lancaster. In 1785 Mr. Henry was admitted to the > bar, having studied with Stephen Chambers, and in December 1793, was > appointed president judge of the second District to succeed Judge Atlee. > Judge Henry, on December 10, 1810, petitioned the legislature to grant him > some compensation for his services and suffering during the Revolutionary > war. In answer, that body, on April 2, 1811, granted him the sum of $1600. > He had the January previous res! >> igned his commission as judge. He died in his native town on April 22, > 1811. >> >> >> Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John > Gibson, Historical Editor >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== >> http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ >> Rootsweb Guide to doing genealogy >> Lessons for self-help >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== > Used census to trace family? > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Man, I must be exhausted. In both places below, "descend" should be "descent!" Sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Noland Parton" <tenntree@direcway.com> To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [HENRY] Hon. John Joseph Henry Biography >I would certainly like a Henry with descend from your Thomas Henry and from >a Henry of proven descend from John and Elizabeth DeVinney Henry in our >Henry DNA project. > > I welcome all Henry males to test! > > Our first four men testing have yielded three totally separate liens! > > Doris Noland Parton > Henry DNA project administrator > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BOB HENRY" <sligoman@nb.net> > To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: [HENRY] Hon. John Joseph Henry Biography > > >> Hi Paula, >> Thank you so much for the information on Hon. John Joseph Henry. I have >> two >> books, one is the Life of William Henry ( John Joseph's father) and the >> other is the Seige of Quebec per Hon. John Joseph Henry. These books have >> a >> somewhat vague reference to William's siblings. Many of us in my Henry >> clan >> have been against the brickwall in determining our lineage who is >> supposed >> to be one of William Henry's brother, our missing link. >> >> We have our line back to a Thomas Henry born in Chester County in 1755 >> but >> can't find our missing link to which John and Elizabeth DeVinney Henry >> are >> supposedly our Thomas Henry's grandparents, the parents of William Henry. >> >> Thanks for your consideration, >> Bob >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Hitchheick@aol.com> >> To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:29 PM >> Subject: [HENRY] Hon. John Joseph Henry Biography >> >> >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JRi.2ACEB/3250 >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> Hon. John Joseph Henry >>> >>> John Joseph Henry, son of William Henry, Esq., was born at Lancaster, >> Penn., on November 4, 1758. At the age of fourteen, he became an >> apprentice >> to a gunsmith. When the Revolution began Mr. Henry joined the army, being >> only sixteen years old. At the storming of Quebec he was capture by the >> British and after a long imprisonment was released. Returning to >> Lancaster, >> he was confined to his house for two years by an illness occasioned by >> this >> imprisonment. Afterward for four years he was clerk in the office of John >> Hubley, prothonotary of Lancaster. In 1785 Mr. Henry was admitted to the >> bar, having studied with Stephen Chambers, and in December 1793, was >> appointed president judge of the second District to succeed Judge Atlee. >> Judge Henry, on December 10, 1810, petitioned the legislature to grant >> him >> some compensation for his services and suffering during the Revolutionary >> war. In answer, that body, on April 2, 1811, granted him the sum of >> $1600. >> He had the January previous res! >>> igned his commission as judge. He died in his native town on April 22, >> 1811. >>> >>> >>> Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John >> Gibson, Historical Editor >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== >>> http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ >>> Rootsweb Guide to doing genealogy >>> Lessons for self-help >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== >> Used census to trace family? >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== > Message Boards and Mailing Lists: > Message Boards: http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > Mailing Lists: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >