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Benjamin Houston Herndon 1765–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1765

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1805

Death Location: Elbert Co, GA

Father: Captain Officer)

Mother: Mary Herndon

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Benjamin Houston Herndon was born in 1765 in Virginia, USA, the child of Captain Edward P Herndon Revolutionary Officer And Mary Ann Gaines Herndon. Benjamin Houston Herndon passed away in 1805 in Elbert Co, GA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Houston Herndon was born in 1765 in Virginia, USA, the child of Captain Edward P Herndon Revolutionary Officer And Mary Ann Gaines Herndon.
  • Benjamin Houston Herndon passed away in 1805 in Elbert Co, GA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Officer)
1738–1831
Birth Location: Caroline Co, Virginia, USA
CO
Mary Herndon
1742–1829
Birth Location: Orange County, VA
MH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Herndon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Herndon
1765–1805
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain Edward P. Herndon (Revolutionary Officer)
1738–1831
Caroline Co, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann Gaines,) Herndon
1742–1829
Orange County, VA
Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1785
, King Queen, Virginia, USA
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
, King Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1765
9 May 1765
Birth of Benjamin Houston Herndon in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1805
12 April 1805
Age 40
Death of Benjamin Houston Herndon in Elbert Co, GA
Elbert Co, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1765
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1805
    Event Place: Elbert Co, GA
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