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- 1 2 "A Report on Red Hill, Last Home and Burial Place of Patrick Henry" (PDF). National Park Service. August 1962. pp. 53–54.
- ↑ Waldrup, Carole Chandler (2004). More Colonial women : 25 pioneers of early America. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7864-1839-8.
- 1 2 3 "Where are Patrick Henry's parents buried". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1948-08-08. p. 63. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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