John Syme 
John was born in 1729 in Hanover County, Virginia. John's father was John Syme and his mother was Sarah* Dabney Winston. His maternal grandparents were Isaac* Winston and Mary* Dabney. He had four half-brothers and eight half-sisters, named James, Henry, William* Alexander, Patrick, Susanna, Annie, Jane, Mary, Susannah, Lucy, Elizabeth and Sarah. He died at the age of 56 in 1785 in Hanover County, Virginia.General Notes
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John Syme (1729-85) was half brother to Patrick Henry. In 1774 the Freeholders sent an address to John Syme and Patrick Henry, praising them for their patriotic, faithful, and spirited conduct. He served in the House of Burgesses and was a member of the Assembly during the Revolution. He was among those captured in 1781, when Tarleton made a rapid march upon Charlottesville to surprise the Governor and Assembly. He was born and died in Hanover County.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in Virginia d.1731 in Virginia
- b.1729 in Hanover County, Virginia d.1785 in Hanover County, Virginia
- b.1570
- b.~ 1630 in Pamunkey River, Blisland Parish, New Kent, Virginia d.Bet. 1701 - 1703 in New Kent County, Virginia
- b.~ 1655 in New Kent County, Virginia d.14 Dec 1725 in St. Peter's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia
- b.~ 1622 in Bucknall, Lincolnshire, England d.~ 1693 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
- b.~ 1642 in Pamunkey River, Blisland Parish, New Kent, Virginia d.~ 1719 in St. Paul's Parish, Anna River, Hanover County, Virginia
- b.~ 1681 d.<06 Mar 1760 in Hanover County, Virginia
- b.~ 1662 in of New Kent County, Virginia d.~ 1700 in New Kent County, Virginia
- b.1709 in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia d.25 Dec 1784 in Hanover County, Virginia
- b.~ 1609 in Rochelle, France
- b.~ 1642 in France d.> 1685 in Wales
- b. in Wales
- b.~ 1660 in France d. in Virginia
- b. in Wales
- b.1685 in Yorkshire, England d. in Virginia
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