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Category Archives: Roane

Spencer Roane was a good friend of John Tyler, Sr. and Jr.

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Late 1790’s, early 1800’s:  Before and after the turn of the 19th century, Spencer Roane was a frequent visitor to Greenway, Judge …

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Anne Roane dies, at the Aylett house

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1799, May 22nd: Anne Roane, the wife of Spencer Roane, died Wednesday, about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. She was …

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1799, May 22: Anne Roane, wife of Spencer, dies.

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“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

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"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

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William Henry Roane born at Mahockney, grandson of William Roane and Patrick Henry

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1787, September 17: William Henry Roane, son of Spencer Roane and Anne Roane, was born. Virginia Magazine of History and …

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Spencer Roane marries Annie Henry over at Salisbury

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 1786, 7 Sept: Spencer Roane married Anne Henry at “Salisbury” Patrick Henry’s second daughter Anne (Annie) was born 19 Jul 1767, …

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1786, September 7: Spencer Roane marries Ann Henry

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“Virginia Independent Chronicle, Richmond, Sept. 13 1786: Last Thursday [i.e. Sept 7, 1786] was married at Salisbury, in Chesterfield county, …

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Thomas Ritchie born in Tappahannock

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Thomas Ritchie born in Tappahannock, in the full throes of the Revolution. His Wikipedia entry: Thomas Ritchie (November 5, 1778 …

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Essex County forms County Committee of Correspondence

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  1774, December 6: The Committee for Essex County was chosen, and included William Roane, his brother Thomas Roane, friend …

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William Roane and Robert Wormley Carter do some business

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1766, March 18th – From the daybook kept by Robert Wormley Carter, an example of the relationships among this class …

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