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Captain James Herndon 1746–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Jan 1815

Death Location: Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Valentine Haley

Mother: James Herndon

Spouse(s): Isabella Thompson

Children(s): Mary HERNDON

Captain James Herndon was born in 1746 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Valentine Haley And James Waller Herndon. Captain James Herndon married Isabella Thompson, and had children including Mary Polly Herndon. Captain James Herndon passed away in 1815 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain James Herndon was born in 1746 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Valentine Haley And James Waller Herndon.
  • Captain James Herndon married Isabella Thompson, and had children including Mary Polly Herndon.
  • Captain James Herndon passed away in 1815 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Herndon's Ancestors

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Captain Herndon
1746–1815
Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
Valentine Haley
1719–1799
St Marks Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA
James (Waller) Herndon
1716–1764
King Queen County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth) Waller
1674–1732
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Herndon's Descendants

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Captain (James) Herndon (1746–15 Jan 1815) m. Isabella Thompson (1742–1802)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) HERNDON 1772–1836 m. John (Heinrich (Henry)) Miley 1767–1847
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Miley 1792– m. George Coonrod 1788–1850
      1. 1. Catherine ('Kate') Coonrod 1832–1880 m. John Denis 1831–1880
        1. 1. Telitha (Ellen (Lydia)) Dennis 1862–1939 m. George (W) Thomas 1859–1888 m. Samuel (Moses) Thomas 1866–1920
        2. 2. Gideon Denis 1861–
      2. 2. Ellen Rodgers 1833–1904

Captain Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Captain James Herndon in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States
1815
15 Jan 1815
Age 69
Death of Captain James Herndon in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

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