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Patrick Henry was born on May
29, 1736 at Studley, Virginia. He was the son of John Henry, a
well-educated Scot who emigrated to Virginia with a considerable number of
other people from Scotland. His father served as a judge, surveyor, and
army officer. He had been educated at Aberdeen University. “It was the
rugged, cantankerous Scottish frontiersmen, mainly in Virginia, but also
Pennsylvania, with little or no loyalty to the British monarchs who
touched off the first fires of rebellion. And the man who struck the match
was Patrick Henry, the silver tongued orator, son of John Henry from
Aberdeen.”
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