Henry P. Dangerfield (b. circa 1776 - d. 1844)
MSA SC 5496-050693
War of 1812 Claimant, Piscataway District, Prince George's County,
Maryland, 1828
Biography:
Henry Power Dangerfield was born about 1776 in Spotsylvania County, VA to William Dangerfield and Sarah Taliaferro. In 1810, Dangerfield married Harriet Rozier, daughter of Notley Rozier, in Prince George's County. She was the sister, Mary Rozier Dangerfield, who was married to his own brother William Dangerfield. Following his marriage to Harriet Rozier Dangerfield, Henry relocated from his farm in Alexandria to his wife's farm in Prince George's County. Upon his relocation Dangerfield applied for a certificate of removal for his slave, Stephen, who worked at his Alexandria farm..
During the War of 1812 British troops placed a blockade on Maryland waters, including the Potomac River, where many Prince George's County properties were plundered and/or destroyed. In August 1814 two of Dangerfields negro men Ned Carey and Stephen Allen fled from his employ. It was believed that they had run off to the British whose ships were just across the Potomac River in Alexandria, VA. Stephen Allen was seen assisting the British Soldiers in Alexandria as they rolled barrells of flour out of a warehouse.
In 1817, Dangerfield recovered his slave Nace who was 21 year of age in Washington, DC. He brought Nace back to Prince George's county to work on his property.
Henry P. Dangerfield died around 1844 in Maryland.
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