Aaron Mendenhall (1751 - 1793)

Born 23 Dec 1751 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Rich) Harris — married 17 Jan 1776 in Center, Guilford, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1793 at age 42 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Thomas and Joan Mildenhall.

Aaron was a Friend (Quaker)

AARON MENDENHALL was born on 23 Tenth 1751 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina^[1]. He died on 26 Dec 1793 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. He married Miriam Rich on 07 Fifth 1776 in Center MM, Guilford, North Carolina^[2]. She was born on 07 Sep 1757 in Chester Pennsylvania. She died on 20 Sep 1793 in Wayne Indiana.

Aaron Mendenhall and Miriam Rich had the following children:^[3]

1. JAMES MENDENHALL was born on 24 Oct 1776 in Guilford County, NC. He died on 29 Sep 1811 in Guilford County, NC. He married Rachel Thornburgh on 16 Nov 1796 in New Garden Meeting House, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 31 Dec 1777 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. She died on 25 Sep 1841 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
2. MOSES MENDENHALL was born on 13 Oct 1778 in Guilford Co, North Carolina. He died on 26 May 1847 in Guilford Co, North Carolina. He married (1) MILLICENT GRAY on 16 Nov 1802 in Guilford County, NC. She was born in 1782 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She died in 1805 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. He married (2) MARY BENBOW Dec 1805 in Guilford, North Carolina. She was born in 1790 in Hopewell, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She died on 27 Dec 1822 in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA. He married (3) NANCY ANN BENBOW on 1 Jul 1824 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She was born on 20 Nov 1796 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She died on 24 Dec 1856 in Guilfiord, North Carolina, United States.
3. DINAH MENDENHALL was born on 10 Aug 1780 in New Garden Mm, Guilford, NC. She died on 16 Apr 1817 in Center Mm, IN. She married John Moon on 15 Nov 1798 in Guilford Co., North Carolina. He was born on 06 Oct 1775 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 04 Jan 1842 in Jefferson, Fayette, Ohio, USA.
4. MIRIAM MENDENHALL was born on 28 Nov 1782 in New Garden, Guilford, NC. She died on 01 Oct 1842 in Wayne, Indiana, United States. She married John Rich on 24 Nov 1803 in Guilford Co., NC. He was born on 09 Nov 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He died in Wayne Co., In..
5. AARON MENDENHALL was born on 04 Mar 1785 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. He died in infancy in Guilford County, NC.
6. CHARITY MENDENHALL was born on 28 Jun 1787 in New Garden Mm, Guilford, NC. She died on 12 Apr 1858 in Fairmount, IN. She married John Benbow on 08 Oct 1807 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. He was born on 01 Mar 1787 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA. He died on 15 May 1844 in Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, USA.
7. SARAH MENDENHALL was born on 19 Dec 1790 in New Garden, Guilford, NC. She died on 18 Feb 1846 in Whitewater Mm, Grant, IN. She married Joseph Bond on 14 Dec 1809 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. He was born on 20 Feb 1785 in Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. He died on 18 Aug 1864 in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
8. LYDIA MENDENHALL was born on 03 Dec 1793 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina. She died on 28 Jun 1867 in Redfield, Linn twp, Dallas, Iowa. She married John Lamb on 29 Sep 1814 in Whitewater, Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was born on 16 Jun 1794 in Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. He died on 17 Nov 1858 in Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, USA.

Death: 26 Dec 1793 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Aaron died during the collapse of a shed at a coal mine.

An abstract of his will follows:

To son James - 100 acres off east end of my tract, smith tools.

To son Moses - 100 acres off west end of my tract.

To wife Miriam - house and rest of land to support children.

To daughters Dinah, Miriam and Charity - equal shares of moveable estate.

Executors - wife and Bethuel Coffin.

New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA^[5]

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, IV. Third generation page 4. V. Fourth Generation: line John page 30

Census

1790 Guilford, North Carolina, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ New Garden Monthly Meeting. Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Men's Minutes, 1783-1800; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
2. ↑ Guilford , North Carolina. Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Quaker Marriage Records; Collection: Miscellaneous Vital Records
3. ↑ [IMendenhall Person: I19967Mendenhall Org]
4. ↑ 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #130768037
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-4N5 : accessed 24 September 2015), Aron Mendenhall, 1790.

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