sentences:  Income from land deals in 1771 enabled him to buy Scotchtown, a large plantation in Hanover County, which he purchased from John Payne, the father of Dolley Madison—she lived there for a brief time as a child.Scotchtown, with 16 rooms, was one of the largest mansions in Virginia.Owning estates such as Henry's meant owning slaves; Henry was a slaveholder from the time of his marriage at the age of 18.