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Edward Herndon 1678–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1678

Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia

Death Date: 9 Mar 1758

Death Location: Swell, Caroline County, Virginia

Father: William Herndon

Mother: Catherine Digges

Spouse(s): Mary Waller

Children(s): Anne Herndon, Richard Herndon

The story of Edward Herndon began in 1678 in New Kent County, Virginia. Edward Herndon married Mary Elizabeth Waller, and had children including Anne Herndon, Richard Herndon. Edward Herndon passed away in 1758 in Swell, Caroline County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Herndon began in 1678 in New Kent County, Virginia.
  • Edward Herndon married Mary Elizabeth Waller, and had children including Anne Herndon, Richard Herndon.
  • Edward Herndon passed away in 1758 in Swell, Caroline County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Herndon
1649–1722
Birth Location: St Stevens, New Kent, Virginia
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Catherine Digges
1654–1729
Birth Location: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Waller
1674–1727
Birth Location: Newport, Pagnell County, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Herndon
1712–1777
Birth Location: King & Queen Co, VA
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Richard Herndon
1708–1754
Birth Location: King & Queen County, Virginia
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Edward Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
Birth Place: New Kent County, Virginia
Parents
William Herndon
1649–1722
St Stevens, New Kent, Virginia
Catherine Digges
1654–1729
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Grandparents
William ("The Immigrant") Herndon
1620–1690
Ann ("Immigrant") Bishop
1625–
Kent, England
Edward Digges
1621–1675
Chilham Castle, County Kent, England
Elizabeth Page
1625–1691
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Herndon
1596–1631
Mary McGregor
1602–
Thomas Bishop
1593–1626
Avis Abbott
1580–1673
Dudley Diggs
1583–1639
Mary Kempe
1583–1631
John Page
1594–1678
Isabel Wyatt
1595–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Herndon
1556–1624
Colita Kinsinton
1555–1630
Walter Bishop
1555–1603
Alicia Stevenson
1555–1623
Thomas Digges
1540–1595
Ann Leger
1555–1636
Thomas Kempe
1551–1607
Dorothea Thompson
1569–1629
George Wyatt
1550–1623
Jane Finch
1556–1644

Edward Herndon's Descendants

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Edward Herndon (Mar 1678–9 Mar 1758) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waller (23 May 1674–1727)
  1. 1. Anne Herndon 1712–1777 m. James Lea 1707–1788
    1. 1. Luke Lea 1739–1813 m. Betty Wilson 1739–1793
      1. 1. Major Lea 1771–1822 m. Tennessee (Lavinia) Jarnigan 1770–1849
        1. 1. Thomas (Jarnigan) Lea 1799–1838 m. Kizzy (Kinte) Waller 1790– m. Mary (Carper) Talbot 1800–
    2. 2. Major (Tilman) Lea 1741–1842 m. Elizabeth Herndon 1743–1788 m. Tennessee (Lavinia) Jarnigan 1741–
      1. 1. Susannah Lea 1778–1850 m. Blackstone Howard 1775–1853
        1. 1. Electa Howard 1818–1880 m. James East 1804–1875
        2. 2. George (Lee) Howard 1811–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Long 1817–1890
  2. 2. Richard Herndon 1708–1754 m. Sarah (Lucy) Poe 1712–1735
    1. 1. Elizabeth Herndon 1743–1788 m. Major (Tilman) Lea 1741–1842

Edward Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1678
Mar 1678
Birth of Edward Herndon in New Kent County, Virginia
New Kent County, Virginia
1758
9 Mar 1758
Age 80
Death of Edward Herndon in Swell, Caroline County, Virginia
Swell, Caroline County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1678
    Event Place: New Kent County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1758
    Event Place: Swell, Caroline County, Virginia
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