Person:John McHenry (31)

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John McHenry
b.1763 Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia
d.10 May 1808 Montgomery County, Virginia
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  1. John McHenry1763 - 1808
  2. David McHenry1764 - 1846
  3. Jane McHenryAbt 1784 - 1869
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Name John McHenry
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1763 Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia
Death[1] 10 May 1808 Montgomery County, Virginia
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Lewis-McHenry Duel

The Lewis-McHenry Duel was supposedly the first duel in Virginia fought with rifles. The duel took place near the Montgomery County Courthouse at dawn on Monday, May 9, 1808. The principals were Thomas Lewis, a 22-year old lawyer and grandson of General Andrew Lewis, and John McHenry, a resident of the western part of the county who was a much older man than Lewis. Both men died as a result of the duel; Lewis died immediately and McHenry died the next evening. Lewis is buried in the Madison Cemetery in rural community of Shawsville, and McHenry in the Craig Cemetery in Christiansburg. The Lewis-McHenry duel had far-reaching effects, as in 1810, it influenced the passage of the "Barbour Bill" outlawing dueling in Virginia.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27091597/person/2045595945

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