Major Hugh Henry nor any of the Samuel Henry line was born in Berkley Co. VA so far as anyone knows . Another line of Sevier Co. TN Henrys, your line, William Henry of Jones Cove and his brother John, born Rev. War soldiers, were born in Berkley Co. VA. There is no definitive proof where Samuel Henry and his son Maj. Hugh Henry were born. There is no Rev. War pension for either of them. They were born in VA. Judy received her information from Sam, and when I checked with Sam he had no proof of the Hanover as a place of birth. I believe that the closest he can come to where they were in VA was that a descendant who went to AL put in a book "Goodspeeds? possibly" that Samuel Henry's family came from PA to near Richmond VA to Sevier Co. TN. I have not seen a single proof of documentation as to where they were in VA or where they were born. We see severaal mentions to a Samuel Henry in VA, but we don't get any clues to show which one of them he might be. In regards to your Henrys, I have transcribed Revolutionary Soldier John Henry of Cocke Co.'s pension, and I will post in this summer. He fought at Yorktown under George Washington and General Marcus (whom I believe was the Marquise de LaFayette from looking up information on the battles). No wife and children are listed in his pension, but that doesn't mean he didn't have a wife and children. It is ususally only in the widow's pension files that we find such information. He like his brother William of Jones Cove did put they were born in "Barkley" Co. VA which we know is Berkley, and forgive me if I spell any of them wrong as I am doing this from memory on a Sat. morning! I have a copy of Judy Henry's book, and she and I correspond several times a week. This is what Judy says in her well researched book about Samuel Henry's place of birth: Samuel Henry, Sr. Samuel1 Henry. The traditional date used for the birth of Samuel Henry, Sr. is about 1728 to 1730, though no document exists to prove when he was born. He may have been born in Scotland, Ireland, Pennsylvania or Virginia[i] and died, perhaps, about 1797[ii] in Carter or Washington County, Tennessee. He married Rachel Unknown, who may have died by 1801. According to Aurelia Cate Dawson, a descendant of Hugh Henry, there was a family tradition that "an old man - Henry with five or six sons settled in one of the upper counties of present East Tennessee in the early settlement of this country and that they were the progenitors of the East Tennessee Henrys."[i] Early Tennessee records proved that Samuel Henry, his wife, Rachel, and at least six of his sons, William, James, Hugh, John, Samuel, Jr. and Ezekiel, settled in the Watagua River Valley of what is now the Johnson City area of Eastern Tennessee by about 1775. They are an official First Family of Tennessee.[ii] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i] Dawson, Our East Tennessee Kinsmen, p. 1. [ii] East Tennessee Historical Society. First Families of Tennessee, p. 174-175. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i] Possible locations for his birth gleaned from undocumented research clues. [ii] Ray, Tennessee Cousins. He most certainly had died by 1801 when his sons sold his final property. You can purchase her book on a CD at a very reasonable price. If interested email me for her email if you don't have it already. ----- Original Message ----- From: <pattee@charter.net> To: <HENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:48 PM Subject: [HENRY] Henry DNA Project First Results > Doris and all, > For those who are researching the Samuel Henry line, which has been > referred to for the DNA study through Judy Henry's book. Judy states Major > Hugh Henry Sr. s/o Samuel & Rachel Henry was born in Hanover Co., VA. Per: > Major Hugh Henry Sr. Rev. War Pension (it's my understanding a copy is at > the Sevier Co., TN library) states he was born in Berkeley County, > Virginia. The Sevier County library's web site has a list of Rev. War > soldiers and where they where born. Major Hugh Henry's is listed. > This may assist those who have been looking in the wrong area for > additional records. There is too much of a distance to be able to locate > any records. It's very possible Samuel Henry may have been there for > several years and all of his children where born there. I'm not > researching that line at the present. > Patti > > > ==== HENRY Mailing List ==== > http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ > Rootsweb Guide to doing genealogy > Lessons for self-help > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >