School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA)
William Henry, Jr. (1757-1821)was apprenticed to Andreas Albrecht and trained at Christian Springs prior to setting up shop in Nazareth, PA, where he became a dominant influence on local gunbuinding. He was active here from 1790 to 1820 and was the father of William Henry III, and John Joseph Henry, both significant gunsmiths of the region. William Henry, Jr., built contract muskets for the Commonwealth of PA as well as civilian longrifles.
