The story of Daniel Rose and his first wife, Henrietta White is famous!!!  In researching online, I found NUMEROUS references to it, which I have included below.  The story is that Daniel married Henrietta White in February 1806 and in September 1806 she gave birth to a Mulatto child.  Daniel petitioned for a divorce, and a state statute was passed granting the divorce.  The story seems to be that Henrietta had been having an affair with a black slave owned by her grandfather.  Over 60 witnesses came forward to support Daniel's version that she had prior to the marriage  relations with the slave, and continued relations with the man after her marriage to Daniel.  The statute passed in December of 1806 granted the divorce and absolved Daniel from any future responsibility for Henrietta White or the child.  Daniel married Susannah Brown about 2 years later.  Grandma D wrote about how strict and prim Catherine Bernard (Rose) Dildine was -- maybe after that early disaster, her father (Daniel Rose), became very rigid.

Petition 11680602 Details
Location:
Prince William, Virginia
Salutation:
To the General Assembly of virginia
Filing Court and Date:
Legislative, 1806-December-9
Ending Court and Date:
No Ending Court Specified

General Petition Information
Abstract:
Seventy-one residents of Prince William County testify that they are well acquainted with Daniel Rose, who married Henrietta White, also considered at the time of the marriage as a person of "good character," in February 1806. In September of the same year, however, some seven months after celebration of the wedding, Henrietta was delivered of "a mulatto child," who is thought to have been fathered by a slave belonging to her grandfather. Furthermore, the petitioners inform the court, it is believed that Henrietta has had "criminal connection with the said negro man" since her marriage to Rose. The petitioners apply to the legislature on Daniel Rose's behalf, asking that he be released from his "unfortunate connection."
Result:
reasonable
# of Petition Pages:
3
Related Documents:
Affidavit, Jane Smith, 21 October 1806
Pages of Related Documents:
1

Virginia State Troops/ Revolutionary War Records, VA
Found on Ancestry.com under military records. PP 577, 578

Thomas White [A.G. 50, 189], Lt., 1st VA State Regiment. He was appt. a Sergt. in Nov 1776 and later promoted to Lt.

After the war he resided near Greenwich, Prince William Co VA, then removed to the southern part of Halifax Co VA. where he married and where he died Sept. 4, 1827. William Stanfield testified to this date of death.

His will made July 27, 1827 mentions his wife, Margaret, and children;
Garland, Mary Taylor, Phanny Watkin, Turner D., Patrick, Presley, James H., Nancy R., Thompson and Louise.
His Excutors ; his sons- Turner D. and James H. White.
Witnesses were; Robert Stanfield, Stephen W. Brerton, Thompson White and Nathan Hasler.
All of his children were by his first wife and in in 1833; Garland White was living in Wilson Co TN.
Louisa in Person Co NC
Mary C. White married William Taylor and removed to TN and their minor children in 1834 were; Richard W., William I., and Lucinda Taylor.
Fanny White married Joel Watkins and removed to Wilson Co TN.
Turner D. White resided in Halifax Co VA
Patrick and Presley White removed to Indiana
James R. White resided in Milton, North Carolina and was appointed guardian to Lovicy who was a person of unsound mind.
Nancy R. White married Allen Hasten and removed to IN.
Thompson White was about 18 years old when his father died and in 1834 was living in Milton, Person Co NC.
Sarah White testified in 1835 that she married James White, a brother of Thomas White [her uncle?] and she was a widow.
Winifred Esby testified in 1835 that she married Stephen White, the youngest brother of Thomas White, and her second husband was James Esby.
Henrietta White, daughter of Stephen White, who was a brother of Thomas White, stated that James White was her grandfather.
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Misc. added at the end of above Rev War data re Thos. White

Daniel C. Rose received bounty land in 1855 in Blackford Co, Indiana for service in war of 1812. In his application for land he stated he was drafted 30 Jan 1815 in Fredrick Co, VA.

122 Reg't (Feb., 1815)Virginia Militia.
Roll box 179 Roll exct 602 Roll Rec 800 Private

Served in War of 1812.

Connections and Separations: Divorce, Name Changes and Other
Genealogical Tidbits from the Acts of the Virginia General
Assembly by Wesley E. Pippenger [Westminster, Md.: Willow
Bend Books, 2000.] The book contains full transcripts of these
acts. Abstracted with the permission of Mr. Pippenger [Page 11] 1806. Chapter LIX. – An ACT divorcing Daniel ROSE from his Wife Henrietta (passed December 31st, 1806)
Marriage solemnized between Daniel ROSE of Prince
William county, and a certain Henrietta WHITE Feb 1806.
Divorced granted on her giving birth to a mulatto child within
seven months of their marriage. The marriage was totally
dissolved by the above

FA Weast:

Migrated from harper's Ferry, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia in 1849 to Indiana.


CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Blackford DIVISION: Licking Twp. PAGE NO: 12
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
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17 38 38 Rose Daniel 69 M Farmer Virginia
18 38 38 Rose John W. 38 M Miller Virginia
19 38 38 Rose Mary E. 26 F Virginia
20 38 38 Rose Susan Anna 28 F Virginia
21 38 38 Rose Catheran B. 20 F Virginia
22 38 38 Rose Benjamin K. 18 M Virginia
23 38 38 Rose Louiza A. 16 F Virginia
24 38 38 Rose Eggleston M. 12 M Virginia,