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Sarah Shelton (1738–1775), was the first wife of Founding Father Patrick Henry, the first Governor of Virginia. Early life and marriage [ edit ] Shelton was born and raised in her family's home of thirteen rooms in Rural Plains in Hanover County, Virginia .
Sarah Shelton Henry – History's Women. Wife of War Governor Patrick Henry. 1745 – 1775 A.D. Sarah Shelton, daughter of John Shelton, of Hanover County, Va., was married to Patrick Henry in the fall of 1754.
Henry's wife, Sarah Shelton Henry, dealt with depression and violent outbursts. Despite recommendations, together they refused to place her in a hospital, instead providing care for her at home until her death. Patrick and Sarah knew each other from childhood and fell in love.
May 15, 2022 · In 1754, Henry married Sarah Shelton, reportedly in the parlor of her family house, Rural Plains. (It also became known as Shelton House.) As a wedding gift, her father gave the couple six slaves and the 300-acre Pine Slash Farm near Mechanicsville.
Shortly after the move, Sarah “Sally” Henry, Patrick’s first wife, gave birth to Edward or “Neddy,” their sixth child. By 1772, Sarah was experiencing symptoms of an extreme form of what seems to be post-partum depression so debilitating that Henry’s friends urged him to institutionalize her.
Jan 18, 2024 · Sarah Henry formerly Shelton. Born 1738 in Rural Plains, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia. Ancestors. Daughter of John Shelton and Eleanor (Parks) Shelton. Sister of William Parks Shelton, James Shelton, William Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Elisabeth (Shelton) McClanahan, Eleanor Shelton and John Shelton.
Died: 19 March 1775, Scotchtown, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Scotchtown, Virginia, United States of America) Patrick kept Sarah in the cellar to protect her from herself and others. She was wrapped in an early form of a straitjacket, a “Quaker Shirt.”
