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Dorothea Spotswood Henry (née Dandridge; September 25, 1757 – February 14, 1831) was the wife of Patrick Henry. Upon their marriage while he was in office, she served as the first and sixth First Lady of Virginia during Henry's terms as governor, from 1777 to 1779 and 1784 to 1786.
Dorothea Spotswood Henry was the wife of Patrick Henry, a US Patriot and 1st Virginia Governor. She was the daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge and Dorothea Spotswood, and the cousin of Martha Dandridge Washington.
Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge. Born 25 Sept 1757 at “Chelsea,” died 14 Feb 1831 at age 73 at “Seven Islands,” Halifax Co., VA, married 9 Oct 1777 to (1st) Patrick Henry, born 29 May 1736 at “Studley,” died at “Red Hill” on 6 June 1799, age 63, and buried at “Red Hill.”; because of inclement weather, she was initially buried at “Seven Islands” and subsequently reinterred ...
Wife of Patrick Henry; orator, US Patriot and 1st Virginia Governor during the American Revolution (1776-1779). She was the very first First Lady of Virginia. Daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge b. 07 Sep 1729 and Dorothea Spotswood b. 1733. Cousin of Martha Dandridge Washington, wife of George Washington. She...
Dorothea Spotswood Henry ( née Dandridge; September 25, 1757 – February 14, 1831) was the wife of Patrick Henry. Upon their marriage while he was in office, she served as the first and sixth First Lady of Virginia during Henry's terms as governor, from 1777 to 1779 and 1784 to 1786. Dorothea Dandridge Henry.
When Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge was born on 25 September 1755, her father, Nathaniel West Dandridge Sr, was 26 and her mother, Dorothea Spotswood, was 22. She married Patrick Henry on 9 October 1777, in Hanover, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters.
22 de ene. de 2022 · In 1777, he remarried, making 20-year-old Dorothea Dandridge his new bride. She was with him until his death in 1799. Henry is an historical epitome of liberty and freedom.
