1799, May 22: Anne Roane, wife of Spencer, dies.
“Virginia Argus, May 28, 1799, Richmond: Died on Wednesday the 22nd inst. [i.e. May 22, 1799] at the house of …
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Spencer Roane and John Tyler Sr., Allies against the Constitution
"John Marshall indicated the conclusion of most Federalists when he said, "I think the virtue and talents of the members of the general government will tend to the security, instead of the destruction, of our liberties." Bailyn has demonstrated that fear of power was central to Country ideology. The Country-men’s discussion of power focused on its "essential characteristic of aggressiveness; its endlessly propulsive tendency to expand. . . beyond legitimate boundaries." The tradition was carried on by Antifederalist John Tyler: "When I consider the constitution in all its parts, I cannot but dread its operation. It contains a variety of powers too dangerous to be vested in any set of men whatsoever."
– The Ideology of Court and Country in the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
Author(s): J. Thomas WrenSource: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 93, No. 4 (Oct., 1985), pp. 389-408. Published by: Virginia Historical Society; Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4248841. Accessed: 19/12/2010
William Henry Roane born at Mahockney, grandson of William Roane and Patrick Henry
1787, September 17: William Henry Roane, son of Spencer Roane and Anne Roane, was born. Virginia Magazine of History and …
Spencer Roane marries Annie Henry over at Salisbury
1786, 7 Sept: Spencer Roane married Anne Henry at “Salisbury” Patrick Henry’s second daughter Anne (Annie) was born 19 Jul 1767, …
1786, September 7: Spencer Roane marries Ann Henry
“Virginia Independent Chronicle, Richmond, Sept. 13 1786: Last Thursday [i.e. Sept 7, 1786] was married at Salisbury, in Chesterfield county, …
Thomas Ritchie born in Tappahannock
Thomas Ritchie born in Tappahannock, in the full throes of the Revolution. His Wikipedia entry: Thomas Ritchie (November 5, 1778 …
Essex County forms County Committee of Correspondence
1774, December 6: The Committee for Essex County was chosen, and included William Roane, his brother Thomas Roane, friend …
Richard Henry Lee and John Sears: “We evince our attachment to the cause of liberty by supporting its generous asserters”
circa Summer 1766: John Sears of Essex County (son of Mahockney owner?) defended by Richard Henry Lee after the repeal …
William Roane and Robert Wormley Carter do some business
1766, March 18th – From the daybook kept by Robert Wormley Carter, an example of the relationships among this class …
Robert Wormley Carter’s account of Tappahannock Demonstration
1766, March 1: In the daybook kept by Robert Wormley Carter, grandson of Robert “King” Carter. Carter kept a daybook in …
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