Henry English

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry English was born about 1799, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, George Lewis English, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Ann Smith, was 27. He married Martha Nichols English on 25 July 1825, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died about 1859, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Henry English
1799–1859
Martha Nichols English
1805–1856
Marriage: 25 July 1825
Sophia English
1825–
John English
1828–
Nancy English
1832–
Martha English
1834–
James Coleman English
1836–
Susan English
1844–
Ann Mildred English
1845–
Mary English
1846–

Sources (5)

  • Henry English, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry English, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Henry English, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Welsh: ethnic name from Middle English English, Inglish, Inglis ‘English’ (Old English Englisc), sometimes alternating with Anglo-Norman French Engleis, Engles, Anglais, Angles (Old French Englois). Compare Inglis and England . Among the aristocracy and upper gentry it marked out a man of English ancestry from one of Norman or continental origin. In counties bordering England with Scotland and Wales the name distinguished an Englishman from a Scot or a native Welshman on both sides of the border. The name may also have been acquired by English merchants who traded abroad or who lived and worked in a ‘French’ borough in England (one exclusively administered by Normans).

Irish: in Ireland, this name was used to denote an Englishman, often being adopted for Irish Aingléis ‘Englishman’ or through mistranslation for Mac an Ghallóglaigh, see Gallogly and Golightly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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