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Nancy Herndon 1759–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1759

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Feb 1853

Death Location: Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: CAPTAIN HERNDON

Mother: Mary GAINES

Spouse(s): James Collins

Children(s): Jeremiah Collins

Nancy Herndon was born in 1759 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain Edward Herndon And Mary Ann Gaines. Nancy Herndon married James Collins, and had children including Jeremiah W Collins. Nancy Herndon passed away in 1853 in Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Herndon was born in 1759 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Captain Edward Herndon And Mary Ann Gaines.
  • Nancy Herndon married James Collins, and had children including Jeremiah W Collins.
  • Nancy Herndon passed away in 1853 in Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

CAPTAIN HERNDON
1738–1831
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
CH
Mary GAINES
1742–1829
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

James Collins
1755–1823
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
JC

Children(s)

Jeremiah Collins
1788–1853
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
JC

Nancy Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Herndon
1759–1853
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
CAPTAIN EDWARD HERNDON
1738–1831
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) GAINES
1742–1829
Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Pendleton) Herndon
1706–1773
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Drysdale
1706–1779
Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
James Gaines
1710–1786
Culpeper, Virginia
Mary Pendleton
1722–1803
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
Mary Waller
1674–1732
Hugh Drysdale
1680–1726
Hester Mann
1684–1740
Richard Gaines
1685–1755
Catherine Madison
1693–1786
Capt. Pendleton
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Pendleton
1654–1721
Isabella Hurt
1654–1724

Nancy Herndon's Descendants

1.
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Nancy Herndon (abt 1759–5 Feb 1853) m. James Collins (1755–1823)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (W.) Collins 1788–1853 m. Sarah (Ann) Young 1786–1859
    1. 1. Mariam (Erastus) collins 1829–1855 m. Lewis (Lucius) Smith 1825–1888
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1852–1934 m. Francis (M) Davis 1837–1910
        1. 1. Mary (Juliet) Davis 1872–1948 m. James (Henry) Scroggins 1855–1929
        2. 2. Lee (W.) Davis 1869–1930

Nancy Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1759
abt 1759
Birth of Nancy Herndon in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1853
5 Feb 1853
Age 94
Death of Nancy Herndon in Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1759
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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