Person:Martha Henry (14)

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Martha "Patsey" Henry
b.Jun 1755 Hanover, Virginia, United States
d.Oct 1818 Henry, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1754
  1. Martha "Patsey" Henry1755 - 1818
  2. John Henry1757 - Abt 1791
  3. William Henry1763 - 1798
  4. Anne Henry1767 - 1799
  5. Elizabeth "Betsey" Henry1769 - 1842
  6. Edward "Neddy" Henry1771 - 1794
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 Oct 1773
  1. Patrick Henry Fontaine1775 - 1852
  2. Edward Winston Fontaine1776 - 1892
  3. Charles de LaBoulay Fontaine1779 - 1818
  4. Martha Fontaine1781 - 1848
  5. William Winston Fontaine1786 - 1816
  6. John James Fontaine1787 - 1852
  7. Dorothea Spotswood Fontaine1791 - 1793
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Martha "Patsey" Henry
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] Jun 1755 Hanover, Virginia, United Statesat Pine Slash Plantation
Marriage 2 Oct 1773 Virginia, United Statesto Col. John Smith Fontaine
Death[1][2] Oct 1818 Henry, Virginia, United Statesat Leatherwood Plantation
Burial[1] Henry, Virginia, United Statesat Leatherwood Plantation
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Martha (Patsey) Henry, in Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial website.

    [Last accessed 16 Oct 2012]
    Martha (Patsey) born 1755 at "Pine Slash," died 1818, age 63 at “Leatherwood” in 1818, married 2 Oct 1773 to John Fontaine born 1750 at Beaverdam, VA, died at “Leatherwood” in 1792 of malaria. Martha, widowed at 37, managed Leatherwood plantation, administered the will of her husband and of her brother William; Martha and John buried at Leatherwood, Henry Co., VA.012]

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

    Martha “Patsy” Henry Fontaine
    Birth Jun 1755
    Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Death Oct 1818 (aged 63)
    Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Burial
    Leatherwood Plantation
    Henry County, Virginia, USA

    Martha "Patsy" Henry Fontaine was the oldest child of Patrick Henry (1736-1799) and his first wife, Sarah Shelton (1738-1775).
    Martha was born in 1755 at "Pine Slash" in Hanover County, Virginia. Patrick Henry had been given 300 acres at "Piney Slash" and six slaves as the dowry for his bride, Sarah, from her father, John Shelton a wealthy landowner and owner of Hanover Tavern.
    In the spring of 1771, the Henrys move to "Scotchtown" the former home of the Chiswell family, located near the Newfound River in Hanover County, in what is present day Beaverdam. In October of 1771, Sarah Henry gives birth to her sixth and last child. The baby is a little boy, and is named Edward. Sometime after Edward's birth, Sarah will develop mental illness. It is believed that she was suffering from severe post-partum depression that had entered into the manic-psychosis stage. No firm information has ever been established about Sarah's illness, the only information known is a letter written by the son of Sarah Henry's doctor who states that after the birth of Edward, she is confined to the basement at Scotchtown and has to wear a "Quaker dress" which is an early term for a straight jacket. Patrick Henry makes the choice to keep his ill wife at Scotchtown, in the large English basement of the house. He has two large rooms renovated for her care and comfort. She was given constant round the clock care. In February of 1775, Sarah dies at Scotchtown.
    It is Martha Henry who oversees the care of her ill mother and her five siblings while the family live at Scotchtown.
    In the early 1770s Martha meets a local young man, John Fontaine who was born at Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia in 1750. His family were French Huguenots who fled France after the St. Barthomew's Day Massacre of 1572.
    Martha Henry and John Fontaine marry on October 2, 1773 at Scotchtown.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53222386/martha-fontaine

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