Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry. Exploring Local Sites and Connections. Long Island Plantation , A 600-acre island and 1,906-acre adjoining estate on the Staunton River. Purchased by Patrick Henry from Richard Henry Lee in 1792 and worked by 31 enslaved persons., Green Hill Ferry , Samuel Pannell, a neighbor of Patrick Henry’s Long Island plantation, bought Green Hill in 1797. Pannell operated a ferry here until he ordered a bridge built around 1824., Town of Brookneal , Although not established until 1802 as “Brooke Neal”, a boat landing, ferry crossing, tobacco warehouses, and several homes existed here during Patrick Henry’s residency at Red Hill., Red Hill Plantation , Originally 700 acres, purchased by Patrick Henry from Richard Marot Booker for £1,700. Henry would add to the parcel until his death, at which time there were nearly 3,000 acres worked by 67 enslaved persons., Seven Islands Plantation , 1,400 acres purchased by Patrick Henry in 1797. Although Henry never lived here, its lands proved fruitful, and ten enslaved laborers resided here in 1799., Town of Charlotte Court House , The county seat of Charlotte County known as “Marysville” in the 1790s. Patrick Henry delivered his last public speech here opposing the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in March 1799., Booker’s Ferry , Richard Booker received a license to open a tobacco warehouse here in 1791. When Patrick Henry purchased Red Hill from Booker in 1794, he also obtained this ferry, which Henry rented out to Martin LeSeur from October 1794 to December 1795.