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 >