This is a portion of a petition filed by attorneys Leigh & Anthony on behalf of theWinstons in a case against the executors of Patrick Henry's estate. Mrs. DorotheaDandridge Henry Winston was Patrick Henry's widow, and Fayette [LaFayette] Henry,their son, had been Mrs. Winston's agent in the management of her interests in thesettlement of the Henry estate.
Petition For Edmund And Dorothea Winston Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Petition Was Filed In 1817 On Behalf Of Dorothea Dandridge, Widow Of Patrick Henry, Who Sought To Remarry In Violation Of The Terms Of Henry'S Will.
Digital reproduction of the Petition for Edmund & Dorothea Winston held as Manuscript 2060 at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The handwritten document is a portion of a petition filed in 1817 by attorneys Leigh & Anthony on behalf of Edmund & Dorothea Winston against the executors of Patrick Henry's estate.
Dorothea Dandridge married Patrick Henry in 1777 and survived him.
A condition of his 1799 will stipulated that she would forfeit her inheritance upon remarriage.
Dorothea married Judge Edmund Winston in 1802. Edmund Winston was Patrick Henry's first cousin and an executor of his estate. Following the Winstons' marriage, a lawsuit was brought against the couple, which delayed probation of Henry's will.
