Notes
This Staffordshire "India Temple" soup tureen belonged originally to Edward Winston Henry Sr. (1794–1872), the son of Patrick Henry. Edward Winston Henry Sr. jointly inherited Red Hill with his brother John Henry (1796–1868). John Henry took over the original plantation, while Edward Winston Henry Sr. took the east side of the property and built a house called Windstone. His descendants lived on this property for many years.
The tureen was used at Windstone. In 1938, William Wirt Henry Jr. (1860–1941), Edward Winston Henry Sr.'s grand-nephew, testified that the tureen belonged to his great-uncle and had been in the family for 100 years. Another informal record from 1957 states that the tureen was part of Edward Winston Henry Sr.'s wedding china, but no accompanying evidence supports this.
The tureen came into the possession of Mary McDarment (also listed in the file as 'Mary S.' and in another file as 'Mary B_ke__'). Mary married Walker McDarment, a descendant of Patrick Henry, through Edward Winston Henry Sr. Mary McDarment and William Wirt Henry Jr. were cousins by marriage.
Mary McDarment donated the tureen to the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation in March 1950.