Documentary research has confirmed the oral tradition that this site in eastern Hanover County holds the remains of the 18th-century Studley farmhouse in which Revolutionary orator Patrick Henry was born in 1736. Scientific excavation of Patrick Henry’s Birthplace Archaeological Site could yield new insights into the early life of the noted patriot, who lived here until he was fourteen. The plantation dwelling house also was occupied by burgess and magistrate John Syme, cartographer John Henry (Patrick Henry’s father), and by Judge Peter Lyon, a member of Virginia’s first court of appeals. Patrick Henry’s Birthplace Archaeological Site is now owned by the Historic Polegreen Church Foundation.