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Benjamin Waller Herndon 1786–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3/21/1786

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia

Death Date: 11/26/1839

Death Location: Kenton County, Kentucky

Father: Zachariah Herndon

Mother: Mary Scott

Spouse(s): Mary Stephens

Children(s): Zachariah Herndon, Waller Herndon, Eliza Herndon, Columbus HERNDON, Columbus Herndon, Eliza Herndon

Benjamin Waller Herndon was born in 1786 in Orange, Virginia, the child of Zachariah Herndon And Mary Scott. Benjamin Waller Herndon married Mary Waller Stephens, and had children including Columbus Herndon, Eliza Ann Herndon, Eliza Herndon, Waller Stephens Herndon, Zachariah Herndon. Benjamin Waller Herndon passed away in 1839 in Kenton County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Waller Herndon was born in 1786 in Orange, Virginia, the child of Zachariah Herndon And Mary Scott.
  • Benjamin Waller Herndon married Mary Waller Stephens, and had children including Columbus Herndon, Eliza Ann Herndon, Eliza Herndon, Waller Stephens Herndon, Zachariah Herndon.
  • Benjamin Waller Herndon passed away in 1839 in Kenton County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Herndon
1748–1796
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Mary Scott
1754–1823
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stephens
1789–1869
Birth Location: Orange, Vrginia
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Children(s)

Zachariah Herndon
1808–1883
Birth Location: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
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Waller Herndon
1807–1874
Birth Location: Boone, Kentucky, United States
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Eliza Herndon
1809–1870
Birth Location: Kenton Co, Kentucky
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Columbus HERNDON
1814–1820
Birth Location: –
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Columbus Herndon
1814–1820
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Herndon
1815–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Herndon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Herndon
1786–1839
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia
Parents
Zachariah Herndon
1748–1796
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Mary Scott
1754–1823
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Herndon
1718–1769
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Jane Banks
1722–1769
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
Mary Waller
1674–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Herndon
1649–1722
Catherine Digges
1654–1729
John Waller
1645–1750
Mary Pomfrett
1648–1735

Benjamin Herndon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Waller) Herndon (3/21/1786–11/26/1839) m. Mary (Waller) Stephens (2/3/1789–3/26/1869)
  1. 1. Zachariah Herndon 1808–1883 m. Ann (M) Daniel 1823–1857 m. Sarah (Jane) Shockley 1821–1906
    1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) Herndon 1846–1933 m. Joseph (Barton) Wilson 1840–1919
      1. 1. Loid (W.) Wilson 1870–
      2. 2. Margaret (D) Wilson 1868–1947
      3. 3. Waller\Walter (Barton) Wilson 1872–1939
      4. 4. Sue (Belle) Wilson 1877–1972
      5. 5. Bessie Wilson 1885–1970
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Wilson 1874–1972
      7. 7. Maggie (A.) Wilson 1869–
      8. 8. Lee (Antoinette (Nettie Lee)) Wilson 1866–1952 m. John (Belt Hammond) Sr. 1863–1920
        1. 1. Rebecca (Molly) Brower 1898–1980 m. John (Frederick) Brower 1874–1946
        2. 2. Dorothy (D) Hammond 1897–1973
        3. 3. J (Belt Hammond) Jr 1900–1965
        4. 4. Le (Vergne) Hammond 1903–1984
        5. 5. Kelsey (K) Hammond 1905–1990
      9. 9. Loyd (W) Wilson 1870–
      10. 10. Margaret (D) Wilson 1868–1947
      11. 11. Waller\Walter (Barton) Wilson 1872–1939
      12. 12. Mary (Frances) Wilson 1874–1972
      13. 13. Sue (Belle) Wilson 1877–1972
      14. 14. Bessie Wilson 1885–1970
    2. 2. Frances (Ella) HERNDON 1844–
    3. 3. William Stapleton 1872–
    4. 4. Cordelia (Clemons) Herndon 1862–1950
    5. 5. Annie (Waller) Herndon 1859–1931
  2. 2. Waller (Stephens) Herndon 1807–1874
  3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Herndon 1809–1870
  4. 4. Columbus HERNDON 1814–1820
  5. 5. Columbus Herndon 1814–1820
  6. 6. Eliza Herndon 1815–

Benjamin Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1786
3/21/1786
Birth of Benjamin Waller Herndon in Orange, Virginia
Orange, Virginia
1839
11/26/1839
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Waller Herndon in Kenton County, Kentucky
Kenton County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3211786
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11261839
    Event Place: Kenton County, Kentucky
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