early history of henry county virginia
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Hard cover, with cloth binding, 381 pages, 35 entries per page, very easy to read, For ordering information, send your name and mailing address by e-mail to, For each deceased, shows date(s) obituary, death or reburial notice appeared and its location in the paper (page number at The Library of Virginia, Partial Index of Death, Obituary and Funeral Notices. A few early deeds, wills, orders, and guardian's accounts survive.
Fincastle County (extinct) was named either for George, Lord Fincastle, Lord Dunmore's son; for John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle; or, for the town of Fincastle, Virginia, which was named after Lord Botetourt's home in England. 1. On December 11, 1780, Peter Hairston is documented as a witness to a deed involving George Hairston.2 Three years later on 10 December 1783, another militiaman from Henry County, Joseph Pearson’s death is recorded.3 In 1779, Joseph Pearson is again documented as paying taxes to the Sheriff, John Salmon.4.
[10][11][citation needed] The Abram Penn Highway in Patrick County is named for Col. Penn, who died in 1801. [19] One school, Stuart Elementary was recognized in 2008 as receiving the Governor's VIP award.
(On his death, his widow remarried Nathaniel Bassett.)