Henry Brizendine was mentioned in the 1814 will of his father Randolph Brizendine. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 388–389.]

In an undated petition, orators and oratrices Susanna Greenwood, Polly Greenwood, Thomas Greenwood, Jacob Durham and Caty his wife, Ruth Cauthorn, Warner Shackelford and Lydia his wife, Leonard Collins, Edward Greenwood and William Clarke and Eliza his wife complained that Twyman Greenwood died in [blank] 1827 intestate with a small personal estate leaving your orators and oratrices Susanna, Polly, Caty W., Rutha, Lydia and Thomas and a certain Elizabeth McKan wife of Elijah MacKan not an inhabitant of the State of Virginia and Jane Brizendine now wife of Henry Brizendine and your orator Leonard Collins and grandson by a deceased daughter and your orator Edwin and your oratrix Eliza Clark and Lucy Ann and Rosanna Greenwood infant grandchildren by a deceased son James Greenwood. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 38, item 38-B-25.]

On 15 November 1830, the Grand Jury presented Henry Brizendine for shooting and maiming a horse the property of Eldred Howerton on the 8 of November, “the said Henry Brizendine being an evil disposed person”. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 43, item 43-E-32.]