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Richard Herndon (abt. 1708 - abt. 1754)

Richard Herndon
Born about in King Queen, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 46 in Orange County, North Carolinamap
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Biography

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Richard Herndon was a Virginia colonist.

Richard Herndon son of Edward Herndon and Mary Waller

Birth Estimate 1708 King and Queen County, Va.

Richard was born probably about 1708 in King and Queen County, Virginia. The only item so far discovered about him in official or other records is the order of the Carolina Court 10 August 1732 to Richard Green to pay Richard Herndon 61 pounds of tobacco for testifying two days as a witness for Green.[1]

Marriage Estimate 2X - Lucy Poe and Sarah Unknown -- It is unknown who was 1st wife (Presumed to be Sarah)

Presumably he married about 1730 and had a son George who settled in Orange County, North Carolina, and that he married secondly about 1739 and had four children, all of whom lived at a later date in Orange County, North Carolina.

Children

No Will Record located for Richard to confirm or disprove children. All resided in Orange County, North Carolina Presumed children / Estimated Dates
  • 1st wife married about 1720 - 1730 (Presumed Births 1723-1741 -- Death before 1742-1750)
  • Esther Herndon 1723 (m. Unknown)
  • George (1731 - 1796) (married Sarah Unknown; presumed Wingfield)[2]
  • 2nd Wife married about 1740 (Presumed Births 1743--1777
  • Elizabeth Herndon (1743 - 1788) (m. Unknown) (Presumed Elizabeth Herndon married Major Lea.)
  • Larkin Herndon (1743 - p 1771), (m. Unknown) no record other than his serving as a witness in 1771 to a deed of land to his brother David in Caswell County, N.C. Served in Co. A, 21 Batt'n Va. Inf'y during the American Revolutionary War.
  • David Herndon (1746 - 1811) m Frances Pierce [3] (Presumed m. 2nd Elizabeth Unknown.
  • Benjamin Herndon (1748 - 1825) m Lydia Massey[4]
  • Stephen Herndon 1754 m. Unknown
  • Frances or Fanny Herndon (1754 - 1839) (married Thomas Marcom)[5][6]
Death Estimate Exact date and location Unknown - No Estate Record located -- presumed 1750-1755 probably Orange County North Carolina


[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Carolina County Order Book #1: 35.
  2. ↑ George Herndon's will dated 8 May 1796 ; probated at the August 1796 term of the Orange County, N.C. Court
  3. ↑ David Herndon's will dated 9 March 1811 is recorded in Orange County, N.C
  4. ↑ Benjamin Herndon sold a part of his Orange County land grant to Thomas Marcom,his brother-in-law
  5. ↑ affidavit re birth/marriage/children Pension application of Thomas Marcum W9540 (wife Fanny fn45NC
  6. ↑ - Caswell County, N.C. Deeds 143
  7. ↑ "The Herndon Family of Virginia, "The First Three Generations in America," Volume One by Dr. John Goodwin, Herndon, Fellow, American Society of Genealogists; REPRINTED With Additions and Corrections I BETTY FAGAN BURR (1986); Digital Copy Volume One, 69 pages Digital Copy
  • The Herndons of the American Revolution (Being The Herndon Family of Virginia: Volume Two), Presented in Parts By, Herndon, John Goodwin, PH.D, FASG., FGSP.

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Acknowledgement

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WikiTree profile by Shaw-5852 02:59, 11 January 2015 (EST) #S897896056 Ancestry Record genepoolb #2108656 born 1708 in King & Queen County, Virginia 1,5769::2108656 #S845368369 Ancestry Record genepool #4219692 . died 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina; married 1730.

WikiTree profile Herndon-117 created through the import of Harrington _ McLaurin .ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Linda Griffin.

WikiTree profile Herndon-264 created through the import of Laura's Family Tree_2012-04-21.ged on May 4, 2012 by Laura Mittler.





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Gresham-1033 Mary Gresham
Herndon-2341 and Herndon-117 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles obviously represent the same person. Please resolve any minor differences and clear out the registers. Thank you,

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