Honorable Henry Wisner (Personal Choice)

Honorable Henry Wisner (Personal Choice)
1720-1790, 8th Great Uncle Henry Wisner was born 1720 in Florida, Orange County, New York. His father, Hendrick, was 22 and his mother, Mary, was 20. He was the younger brother of my 8th great grandfather, John Wisner, who was born in 1718. During his lifetime he was married 2 times and had 6 children with his first wife Sarah . He went on to influence both the ratification of the Declaration of independence and the Constitution on the United States. Henry Wisner was appointed to represent Orange County, New York as an assistant justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1768 . He was one of the few elected New York officials that opposed the British rule of the colonies, and strenuously supported the
These mills served as one of the main storage points for powder during the revolution. He facilitated in the construction of and supply of spears and gun-slints for the revolutionary forces. He also aided in the construction and maintenance of roads within Orange County, which helped to supply and transport the revolutionary army. In addition to these acts of patriotism he, at his own expense, erected barriers and mounted cannons on the banks of the Hudson River, which greatly hampered the British forces . In 1777, Henry Wisner served on the committee that helped frame the first constitution of New York. In the same year he was elected to serve as the state senator of New York, which he served as until his retirement in 1782. Afterwards he served as a member of the New York convention in 1788, which was responsible for the ratification of the Constitution. At this convention he voted against ratification, stating his fears that a strong central government would overpower state and personal rights. After this convention he went back to Orange County, where he died at the age of 70