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Cornelius Herndon 1768–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: October 1818

Death Location: Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Captain

Mother: Isabella Thompson

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The story of Cornelius Herndon began in 1768 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America. Cornelius Herndon passed away in 1818 in Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Herndon began in 1768 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Cornelius Herndon passed away in 1818 in Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Cornelius Herndon's Ancestors

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Cornelius Herndon
1768–1818
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Herndon Captain
1737–1815
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Isabella Thompson
1742–1802
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Pendelton) Herndon
1706–1773
King and Queen, Colonial Virginia
Sarah (Lucy) Poe
1714–1793
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Susannah Thompson
1706–1807
Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Herndon
1683–1744
Mary Elliot
1686–1734
Simon Poe
–1793
Rhoda Marsh
1738–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1649–1722
Catherine Digges
1654–1729
Caleb Marsh
1715–
Susanna Sprague
1716–1790

Cornelius Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Cornelius Herndon in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
1818
October 1818
Age 50
Death of Cornelius Herndon in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1818
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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