Edward Herndon Jr (1730 - 1799)

Born 5 Mar 1730 in Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1799 at age 68 in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Edward Herndon Jr performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Edward Herndon Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A054158.

Edward Herndon Jr was a Virginia colonist.

This profile represents Edward Herndon, Jr. (1730-1799) Edward was born about 1730. He passed away in 1799.

Son of Edward Herndon & Elizabeth Stubblefield Grandson of Edward & Mary Waller

Discrepancy

MORE RESEARCH REQUIRED to further narrow down possible date discrepancies and/or co-mingled information between Edward and spouses .

See Also Lewis Info - Triple inter-marriages http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Lewis/Lewis-1a.htm (Lewis-Minor-Herndon

Timeline

Edward Herndon, Jr. Son of Edward & Elizabeth Stubblefield Edward appears to be at least 20 by 1750

Estimated Birth 1730

Estimated Marriage 1750 - 1768 (Edward (possibly married 2-3X by 1768)

Marriage #1)- Mary Duerson (b. 1741 Duerson-6 ) (death 1806) see FindaGrave and tombstone:^[1]

• Mary Duerson b. 1741 d. 1799 (may be wrong dates) (Mary as daughter of Thomas & Mary
• The Will of Thomas Duerson shows Edward as a son in law)
• 1768 WiLL BOOK D—1761-1772 p.25 WilL BOOK D—1761-1772 25 DUERSON, THOMAS, Spotsylvania Co., d. May 5, 1768, Executors Bond dated Aug. 7, 1769. Wit. Joseph Willoughby, Thomas Bartlett, John Wigglesworth. Ex. wife, Mary; son-in-law Edward Herndon; son Joseph Duerson. Leg. wife Mary; children Joseph, Thomas, William, Lucy, Henry; daughter, Sarah Wigglesworth. (Page 386)

Marriage #2)-Elizabeth Maury (b. 1756) (Laurel Hill)

• Elizabeth Maury (Laurel Hill) (might be son of Joseph (Edward & Mary Brock) instead of Edward - Circumstantial as Joseph at Laural Hill)

Children:

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John W Herndon (1756 – 1811)

John 5 Herndon [5-3-2-1], b. Spot., January 16, 1756, d. February 13, 1812; m., December 11, 1783, Judith Hampton, dau. Phillip and Hannah (Hammond) Hampton, b July 8, 1767, d. July 18, 1853. )

Mary Herndon (1758 – 1778)

Hannah Herndon (1760 – 1824)

Edward H Herndon, III (1762 – 1808)

William P Herndon (1763 – 1823)

Sarah Colston Herndon (1764 – 1785)

Thomas Collins Herndon (1765 – 1820)

Philadelphia Herndon (1770 – 1830)

Joseph Herndon (1773 – 1832)

Lucy Garnett Herndon (1781 – 1838)

Marriage #3) - Mary Coleston

• 3rd marriage by 1755 - to Mary Colston of Virginia, daughter of Charles Colton and Rebecca Travers (VA Mag V1 cont children) (Edward son of Edward & Stubblefield)^[3].^[2][4]

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• Note, This Edward Herndon in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

Name: Edward HerndonJr.

Gender: Male

Age: 69

Birth Date: 1730

Death Date: 1799

Spouse: Mary Colston

Child: Joseph Herndon

Laurel Hill Research Notes

Laurel Hill Herndon's

• Possibly this is son of Joseph (son of Brock) (more research required to be positive - no records located to prove)

[Herndon-74 | Edward Herndon , Jr]] m. Elizabeth Maury

• ( Elizabeth (b.1756) m. 1s James Lewis [ will of Rev. James Maury:} - 2nd Herndon)

183. Sarah, (dau of Joseph) b. July 2, 1766; d. Nov. 20, 1784, m. James Lewis, who afterwards m. Elizabeth Maury (see 181). then Maury marries (brother of Sarah) Edward Herndon (Herndon's continued V.1 VA Magazine of History)

1776 American Revolution, Edward Herndon

Military Place: Virginia, USA: State or Army Served: Continental Troops as Private.^[6][7]

Death

Edward died about 1799 in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. He is buried in Post Oak, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.^[8][9]

Will

Will, dated August 5, 1793, proved September 3, 1799: Sons: John, Edward, William and Joseph, sons-in-law, James Lewis and Anthony Frazer, wife died Unknown.^[5] Codicil Mar. 14, 1799, appoints his four sons John, Edward, William and Joseph HERNDON executors.

• https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Herndon/6000000002429041916
• p.320 Virginia Historical Magazine A Genealogy of the Herndon Family" is an article from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 9.

• ^[2]

• Ancestry.com. Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.

• http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Lewis/Lewis-1a.htm (Lewis-Minor-Herndon

Acknowledgement

Thanks to Bob Juch's Kin 25 March 2011(http://www.juch.org/fontaine/) (dated 15 Feb 10) and Pike-2301 06:24, 12 May 2016 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-8K7H : 11 July 2016), Mary Duerson Herndon, ; Burial, Post Oak, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States of America, Gordon-Herndon Cemetery; citing record ID 95196367, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Continued (vol 1) version of Herndon Family ((3)Edward m. Mary Brock son (5) Edward m. Coleston children) [pg.320 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE also found at Internet Archives [Digital Copy
3. ↑ Probate & Codicil Codicil dated Mar. 14, 1799, appoints his four sons John, Edward, William and Joseph HERNDON executors.
4. ↑ Source number: 7054.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} p.320 Virginia Historical Magazine A Genealogy of the Herndon Family" is an article from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 9.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-8K77 : 13 December 2015), Edward Herndon, ; Burial, Post Oak, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States of America, Gordon-Herndon Cemetery; citing record ID 95196320, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.