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1854 - 1932 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Elizabeth Cornelia HAMMOND was born 30 Aug 1854, Raleigh Co. WV (daughter of Jacob M. HAMMAN and Rebecca Grace HERNDON); died 21 Nov 1932, Princeton, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mercer, Co. WV. Other Events:
- _UID: 322D0C2B89374C668C928800B91A1738D017
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1860 Census
Name: Coomlius Hammons [Cornelia]
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: My Division, Mercer, Virginia
Post Office: Princeton
Family Number: 198
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob M Hammons 34
Rebecca M Hammons 22
Arthur W Hammons 4
Cornelia Hammons 2
1870 Census
Name: Elizabeth C Hammon
Age in 1870: 11
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: East River, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Princeton
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammon 45
Rebecca M Hammon 33
Arthur W Hammon 14
Elizabeth C Hammon 11
Alice A Hammon 4
Francis Hammon 2
Died:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1597499&Type=Death
Elizabeth married Rice Daniel Montague Turner. Rice was born ca 1850, Botetourt Co. VA; died 06 Jan 1913. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Lucinda Catherine Turner was born 30 Jul 1882; died 30 Jun 1946.
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Generation: 2
2. | Jacob M. HAMMAN was born 1823, Botetourt Co. VA (son of John HAMMAN and Catherine MYERS); died 1906, North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA; was buried , North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 6C82F89716D04FC38A4BA7F38D95B521DC06
Notes:
Change in surname spelling was begun by his children
During his time as a teacher in WV, several of his students became prominent in the affairs of that state.
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 Census
Name: Jacob M Hammond
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Southern District, Hardin, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Occupation: school teacher
Family Number: 677
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammond 26
Note: the last name has a "d" at the end of it. Some transcribers have put the name as Hamman.
1860 Census
Name: Jacob M Hammons
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: My Division, Mercer, Virginia
Post Office: Princeton
Occupation: Farmer
Family Number: 198
Value of real estate: 2,000; personal property $1,330
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammons 34
Rebecca M Hammons 22
Arthur W Hammons 4
Cornelia Hammons 2
1870 Census
Name: Jacob M Hammon
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: East River, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Princeton
Occupation: Farmer
Value of real estate: 1,000; personal property $127
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammon 45
Rebecca M Hammon 33
Arthur W Hammon 14
Elizabeth C Hammon 11
Alice A Hammon 4
Francis Hammon 2
1880 Census
Name: J. M. Hammond
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Elk Horn, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
J. M. Hammond 56
Arthur W. Hammond 24
Allice Hammond 14
Francis Hammond 12
Catherine Hammond 9
Samuel W. Hammond 7
UNCONFIRMED
1900 Census
Name: James M Hammond
Age: 70
Birth Date: Jul 1829
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Samuel Williams 63
Lou Darinda Williams 63
Matilda A Williams 24
James M Hammond 70
[Note: This could possibly be Jacob M. Hammond, but it's a stretch. The name definitely is written as James, the information about the birthplace parents is correct, but the birth date is off.]
MILITARY RECORDS
Civil War Records
Company "I" 16th Virginia Cavalry, CSA
This company was formed on January 15, 1863 from two Virginia Cavalry Battalions. Those two battalions were; 1. Maj. Otis Caldwell and 2. Capt. Milton Ferguson-later promoted to Col. [Annotated by Karen EAGLE Moman October 2002]
Also was listed with the the 36th Virginia Infantry
HAMMOND, Jacob M: Co C, born Botetourt Co., enl Ap. 12, 1862 at Camp Success. Present until sick in Red Sulphur Springs, WV. Oct 1862 roll. Present on Dec 1862 roll until transfered to Co. I, Feb 1, 1863. Received clothing Ap. 1864 then no further record.
Occupation:
educator
Died:
Have looked for his death certificate in McDowell Co. and Mercer Co. WV on www.wvculture.org, but unable to locate one.
Jacob married Rebecca Grace HERNDON 10 Apr 1855, Mercer Co. WV. Rebecca (daughter of Arthur Herndon and Sarah Elizabeth Watson) was born 1834, Campbell Co. VA; died Bef 1880. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Rebecca Grace HERNDON was born 1834, Campbell Co. VA (daughter of Arthur Herndon and Sarah Elizabeth Watson); died Bef 1880. Other Events:
- _UID: 959548FBFABC4A439B2FB5883FDB7A085355
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 Census
Name: Rebecka l M Herndon
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1836
Home in 1850: Campbell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Herndon 41
Sarah E B Herndon 34
Elizabeth B Herndon 17
Rebecka M Herndon 14
Edmond W Herndon 11
William H Herndon 8
Mary V C Herndon 5
Arthur H Herndon 3
Martha F Herndon 0
1860 Census
Name: Rebecca M Hammons
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: My Division, Mercer, Virginia
Post Office: Princeton
Family Number: 198
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammons 34
Rebecca M Hammons 22
Arthur W Hammons 4
Cornelia Hammons 2
1870 Census
Name: Rebecca M Hammon
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: East River, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Princeton
Household Members:
Jacob M Hammon 45
Rebecca M Hammon 33
Arthur W Hammon 14
Elizabeth C Hammon 11
Alice A Hammon 4
Francis Hammon 2
Notes:
Married:
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Jacob M Hammon
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Rebecca M Harndon [Herndon]
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1855
Marriage Place: Mercer
Children:
- Arthur Watson HAMMOND was born 16 Mar 1850, Raleigh Co, WV, near Beckley; died 17 Feb 1936, Amsterdam, Botetourt Co., VA; was buried , Amsterdam Cemetery, Botetourt Co., VA.
- 1. Elizabeth Cornelia HAMMOND was born 30 Aug 1854, Raleigh Co. WV; died 21 Nov 1932, Princeton, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mercer, Co. WV.
- Alice HAMMOND was born 11 Aug 1866, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Jun 1894, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Francis (Frank) HAMMOND was born ca 1868, Virginia; died Bef 1919.
- Katherine Hannah HAMMOND was born 26 Jun 1870, near Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV; died 1 May 1926, Bramwell, WV; was buried , Freeman Cemetery, Bramwell Baptist Church, Bramwell, WV.
- Samuel William HAMMOND was born 03 Jun 1873, McDowell Co. WV; died 24 Jul 1916, Norfolk, Virginia; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.
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4. | John HAMMAN was born 1790, Botetourt Co. VA (son of Johann Peter HAMMAN and Anna Barbara Heibst); died 25 Mar 1868, Botetourt Co. VA. Other Events:
- Religion: Methodist
- _UID: 4CD0B70A6C6A41DE89E341C8C43E7DA268BB
Notes:
He was first son of the first Virginia Hamman ancestor. Had 17 children. Lived in Montgomery Co. until 1830. After 1830 returned to Catawba Valley in Botetourt Co. Purchased Poage farm, which fronts Tinker Knob. In 1919 was owned by Rhodes Brothers. Received lands in East St. Louis, IL because of military service in the War of 1812. He served in Norfolk, VA during the spring and summer of 1814. Son, Griffin lived on these lands. John was member of Botetourt county library association. When he died, Dr. J. Hoffman Waugh of Baltimore Conference said John Hamman was the best informed man in Methodist Church in the Old Fincastle circuit.
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 Census
Name: John Hammon
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1791
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 456
Household Members:
John Hammon 59
Charlotte Hammon 40
Saml Hammon 21
Eliza A Hammon 17
Theodore Hammon 16
William G Hammon 13
Westly Hammon 11
Mayberry Hammon 9
Lucy W Hammon 7
Jane Hammon 6
Selena S Hammon 3
1860 Census
Name: John Hammond
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Botetourt, Virginia
Family Number: 459
Value of real estate: $4000. Personal property: $1,030.
Household Members:
John Hammond 69
Charlotte Hammond 50
Eliza A Hammond 26
Lucy A Hammond 17
Jane Hammond 14
Salina Hammond 11
Emma Hammond 9
Weslly Hammond 22
Maberry Hammond 20
Jas Mays 14
VITAL RECORDS
9 Sep 1823 -- Montgomery Co. VA Will Book 3, pg. 519: Alex. Snodgrass, dec'd.
Appraisal dated 9 Sep 1823.
Appraisers: Giles Thomas, John Hamman, & Joseph Anderson.
Total value $395.87 (including 130 gallons of Apple Brandy
valued at $65). No heirs named.
Botetourt Co., VA. Will Book E Pages 764-5-6,April 13, 1836
Jonn Hamman witnessed the will of Peter Brickey, Sr.
1846 John Hammon is listed as a school commissioner for Botetourt Co. VA
Source: Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia Printed under resolutions March 18, 1847, Samuel Shepherd, Public Printer, Richmond, 1847.
The United States Post-Office Guide, D. Appleton and Company, 1851. p. 124 "Tinker Knob, Botetourt Co. VA, John Hammon, [postmaster] 2650"
1853 edition, p. 123, John Hammon is listed as postmaster.
1856 edition, p. 180. John Hammon received $11.48 for his annual salary.
28 Mar 1859, John Hammon, Sr. was a witness to the will of Charles Old of Botetourt Co. VA.
Listed in 1860 Federal Census for Botetourt County as John Hammond. Household No. 459. Age 69, occupation Farmer. Value of Real Estate: $4000. Personal property: $1.030.
Occupation:
Farmer
Died:
John Hammon died of pneumonia, age 78. Wife Charlotte Hammon, death reported by son, Peter J. Hammon
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaboteto/deaths1868.htm
John married Catherine MYERS 01 Aug 1815, Montgomery Co. VA. Catherine (daughter of Samuel MYERS and Elizabeth LATSCHA) was born 1790; died 1829. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Catherine MYERS was born 1790 (daughter of Samuel MYERS and Elizabeth LATSCHA); died 1829. Other Events:
- _UID: DD7955C0D5024B139629E7308EB0E8B753F0
Notes:
from Botetourt Co., lived in the Firebaugh stone house in the community of Trinity, near Fincastle. On the road leading to Amsterdam and Roanoke. Died following the birth of twins. Was related in someway to the Witten family of Tazewell Co.
Children:
- Griffin A. HAMMOND, MD was born 1816, Botetourt Co. VA; died 1867, St. Louis MO.
- Mary HAMMOND was born 1818, Botetourt Co. VA; died , Kentucky.
- Peter J. HAMMOND was born 27 Jan 1820, Botetourt Co. VA; died 23 Dec 1897, Roanoke Co. VA; was buried , Mount Union Cemetery, Botetourt Co. VA.
- John HAMMOND, Jr. was born 1821, Botetourt Co. VA; died Bef 1900, Mason's Cove, Roanoke Co. VA.
- 2. Jacob M. HAMMAN was born 1823, Botetourt Co. VA; died 1906, North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA; was buried , North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA.
- Margaret Sarah HAMMOND was born 26 Mar 1826, Montgomery Co. VA; died 28 Jul 1909, Giles Co. VA; was buried , Newport Community Cemetery, Giles Co. VA.
- Samuel Clayton HAMMOND was born 05 Aug 1829, Montgomery Co. VA; died 02 Jul 1915, Botetourt Co. VA; was buried , Haymakertown Cemetery, Botetourt Co. VA.
- Elizabeth HAMMOND was born 05 Aug 1829, Montgomery Co. VA; died Abt 1865.
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6. | Arthur Herndon was born 1808, Campbell Co. VA (son of Edmund Herndon and Letitia (Letty) Moseley); died Bef 25 Apr 1870, Mercer Co. WV. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1840 Census
Name: Arthur Herndon
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Southern District, Campbell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 5
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total Slaves: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 14
1850 Census
Name: Arthur Herndon
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Campbell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 797
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Herndon 41
Sarah E B Herndon 34
Elizabeth B Herndon 17
Rebecka l M Herndon 14
Edmond W Herndon 11
William H Herndon 8
Mary V C Herndon 5
Arthur H Herndon 3
Martha F Herndon 0
1860 Census
Name: Arthur Herndon
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: My Division, Mercer, Virginia
Post Office: Princeton
Family Number: 236
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Herndon 51
Sarah E B Herndon 41
William H Herndon 17
Virginia Herndon 15
Arthur Herndon 12
Martha F Herndon 10
Miriam D Herndon 8
Sarah A Herndon 4
Lelia S Herndon 2
LAND RECORDS
Campbell County Tax Records
1845 by Commissioner William Organ: Benjamin Trent's estate 136 Falling River 15SE; Nancy Trent 115 same location. Bolar Cock 608 Molleys Creek 11SE; Thomas Cock, Sr. 315 Molleys Creek 5SE; Thomas Cock, Jr., 442 same location; David Calleham?s estate 190 Molleys Creek 5SE; Nancy Davis ?for life? 202 ¼ Molleys Creek 3SE; John Faris several plats Molleys Creek 6SE; Letticia Herndon ?dower? 425 Molleys Creek; Arthur Herndon several plats Molleys Creek 10SE; Thomas W. Jones 268 & 576 Molleys Creek 10SE; Patterson Jennings 221 Molleys Creek 9SE; Charles W. King 28 Molleys Creek 7SE; Sackville King?s estate 33 ½ Troublesome Creek 10SW; Elizabeth Strange ?dower? 120 Molleys Creek 10SE.
WILL AND PROBATE RECORDS
There are several abstracts in Campbell County Virginia Wills and Inventories 1782-1847 by William Lindsay Hopkins, as follows
Will Book 9, 1841-1847
(p.37 - p. 41) Inventory of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd
11 Oct 1841
8 Nov 1841
(p. 46) Survey of Land of Edmund Herndon, decd., on Molleys Creek adjoining Patterson Jennings, Willam A. Poore, Dr. Withers, Watkins Spring Branch and Thomas Watkins. To Mrs. Letitia Herndon, widow of Edmund Herndon, 425 acres, leaving 228 acres and 873 acres undivided.
13 Dec 1841
(p. 68 - p71) Division of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd, to David Herndon; heirs of Lucy Johnson,decd., William Herndon; Mary G. Harraway; Elisha Callaham; Arthur Herndon; heirs of Letitia Cock, decd., John Fairiss(?) and Achilles Herndon.
11 Mar 1844
(p.312-316) Account of Edmund Herndon with Arthur Herndon, administrator, shows sums paid to Letty Herndon, the widow; Philip Johnson and Thomas Cock, Jr., as attorneys for Edmund M. Johnson, the son of Lucy Johnson, decd., who was Lucy Herndon and Nathan C. Benton in right of his wife E.A. Benton who was formerly E.A.Johnson, a daughter of Lucy Johnson, decd.; Achilles Herndon; William Herndon; Elisha Callaham and wife; John Fariss and wife; Arthur Herndon as agent for Polly McCargo(?) who was Polly Herndon, a daughter of Edmund Herndon, dec.; Thomas Cock, Jr., as guardian of his daughter, Martha Cock, who was the daughter of Letitia Cock, decd., formerly Letitia Herndon; and Arthur Herndon.
Died:
Wills (Mercer County, West Virginia), 1838-1969; Author: Mercer County (West Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Name: Arthur Herndon
Probate Date: 25 Apr 1870
Probate Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1870
Inferred Death Place: West Virginia
Item Description: Wills, Vol 1-2, 1838-1886
Arthur married Sarah Elizabeth Watson 17 Oct 1832, Campbell Co. VA. Sarah was born 1815; died 01 Apr 1855, St. Louis MO. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Sarah Elizabeth Watson was born 1815; died 01 Apr 1855, St. Louis MO. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 Census
Name: Sarah E B Herndon
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1816
Home in 1850: Campbell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 797
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Herndon 41
Sarah E B Herndon 34
Elizabeth B Herndon 17
Rebecka l M Herndon 14
Edmond W Herndon 11
William H Herndon 8
Mary V C Herndon 5
Arthur H Herndon 3
Martha F Herndon 0
1860 Census
Name: Sarah E B Herndon
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: My Division, Mercer, Virginia
Post Office: Princeton
Family Number: 236
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Herndon 51
Sarah E B Herndon 41
William H Herndon 17
Virginia Herndon 15
Arthur Herndon 12
Martha F Herndon 10
Miriam D Herndon 8
Sarah A Herndon 4
Lelia S Herndon 2
Notes:
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Sarah E. B. Watson
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1832
Marriage Place: Campbell, Virginia
Spouse: Abner [Arthur] Herndon
FHL Film Number: 31050
Children:
- Elizabeth B. Herndon was born ca 1833, Campbell Co. VA.
- 3. Rebecca Grace HERNDON was born 1834, Campbell Co. VA; died Bef 1880.
- Edmond Herndon was born ca 1839, Campbell Co. VA.
- William H. Herndon was born ca 1842, Campbell Co. VA; died Aft 1880, Mercer Co. WV.
- Mary Virginia Herndon was born ca 1845, Campbell Co. VA.
- Arthur Herndon was born ca 1848, Campbell Co. VA.
- Martha Frances (Fannie) Herndon was born Dec 1850, Campbell Co. VA; died 20 Jun 1910, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Walls Cemetery, Goodwill, Mercer Co. WV.
- Miriam D. (Donee) Herndon was born Sep 1852, Mercer Co. VA/WV.
- Sarah Herndon was born 14 Aug 1855, Mercer Co. VA/WV; died 02 Dec 1938, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Hale Cemetery, Mercer Co. WV.
- Lelia Sheffy Herndon was born 26 Jul 1856, Mercer Co. VA/WV; died 11 Dec 1937, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Herndon Cemetery, Montcalm, Mercer Co. VA.
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8. | Johann Peter HAMMAN was born 05 Sep 1752, Langstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Michael HAMMAN and Anna Catharine Sauerwein); died 1797, Botetourt Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 2BB6880DCB45458595ED77E3ED6F15EF8CC3
Notes:
Although several family trees on Rootsweb and Ancestry.com connect this Peter Hamman as the the son of Georg Adam Hamman of Kürnbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, recent DNA evidence from the Hamman DNA project shows this not to be the case.
http://www.brian-hamman.com/Hamman_Y_chromosomeResults.htm
Peter is connected to the southeastern Hessen-Darmstadt group, which leads to an interesting possibility. The evidence strongly suggests that this is the Johann Peter Hammann born on 5 Sep 1753, in Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany; if so, then this is the long lost Peter Hamann who deserted the Hessian Army in 1781 after seven years of service. Please see the following link for more details as John Helmut Merz has extensively researched Hessian soldiers who settled in the US and Canada. John was the list moderator for the Rootsweb American Revolution Hessian mailing list and provided a wealth of information and expertise.
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hamann/122.1/mb.ashx
The Hammans from Langstadt serving in the Hessen-Hanau troops included:
Hamann, Jacob, 1752/53 born in Langstadt/Hessen, returned to Langstadt, married and lived a long and happy life.
Hamann, Konrad, 1754/55 born in Langstadt, married and is the progenitor of the Canadian Hammans, and died in Canada,
Hamann, Peter, 1752/53, Langstadt, deserted 1781 in the US.
The military records that "Peter" disappeared in the U.S.A. in 1781 just as the American Revolution was ending.
It is possible and plausible that this is the Peter who was a Hessian deserter. He would have found a large German population in the Shenandoah Valley, but his service as a Hessian soldier would have made him an outcast.
According to the Hammond Genealogy, Peter supposedly came from PA into Valley of VA, settled in Botetourt Co., then part of Augusta Co. and became owner of Heibst/Hypes/Hipes estate. Fiske Edwards Hammond, author of the Hammond Genealogy, uses the stereotypical genealogical convention of three brothers coming from x, in this case Pennsylvania, settling in y, the Valley of Virginia, Botetourt County. In this instance, instead of the other brothers migrating to other sections of the country never to be heard from again, these 2 brothers die without marrying, and no offspring, leaving Peter being the progenitor of this family.
Fiske Edwards Hammond indicated Peter was known to enter shooting matches and horse races and was middle aged when thrown from a horse and killed. [Source: The Hammond Genealogy, 1919, p.12] As a skilled, professional soldier Peter would have been an excellent shooter and perhaps rider. So this bit of biographical information has a ring of truth to it.
Also it makes sense that Peter would provide general information about coming from PA which had large German settlements and be evasive about his past since he married into a German Palatinate family who supported the American Revolution. Having Hessian military connections would not endear one to some of the patriot populace. He marched through PA as a prisoner of war, so he came "from" PA to Virginia. While not a complete lie, it disconnected him from his role in fighting for the British, and in all probability, he wasn't too enthusiastic to be fighting against German-speaking colonists.
With the results of the DNA tests, the likely ancestors of Peter are provided at the following link:
http://www.brian-hamman.com/ANCESTORS-OF-27019.htm
Information from Dr. Ernst Hamman, Hessen-Darmstadt on Hessian soldiers from Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt who fought in the American Revolution has Peter listed as a soldier in the Hess-Hanaulschen Regiment, with the word "erbprinz or Crown Prince," also known as the Prince Hereditaire Regiment He enlisted July, 1774 and was active until July, 1781. He is listed as a deserter.
There was a Hesse Hanau Erbprinz Regiment that was one of the units from Hesse-Hanau that fought in the American Revolution. The Hessian soldiers were regular or professional army units hired out by the German leaders to Great Britain. The Germany of the 1700's was not a unified country like it is today. It was divided up into many different principalities, each one with their own ruler. These princes often found themselves running short of money. One method they had of making money was to rent out their armies to other countries.
The Hessians made up about 25 percent of the forces sent by the British in the American Revolution. The use of Hessian troops angered the American colonists, and pushed more Loyalists to be in favor of the revolution. The British use of non-English speaking foreign troops to put down the rebellion was seen as insulting.
Family records of Johann Nicholas Bahner(t), one of the Hessians captured in the Battle of Trenton, indicate that some of the Hessian soldiers enrolled in the service of King George III of England under the false pretense that they were needed to defend the American Colonies against Indian incursions. It was not until after they arrived upon American shores that they discovered they were enlisted to fight against, rather than for, the colonists.
About 30,000 of these men served in America with the majority returning home. Hesse-Hanau sent 2,422 men and officers with 981 not returning to Germany from death or desertion.
The Patriots enticed Hessians to desert and join the large German-American population. The US Congress authorized the offer of 50 acres of land to individual Hessian soldiers to encourage them to desert. Most of the former Hessian solders married and settled amongst the population of the newly formed United States.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_soldiers
The Hesse-Hanau Erbprinz Regiment was taken at Saratoga on Oct. 17, 1777. They made up part of the left wing of Lt. General Burgoyne's army as part of the 2nd Brigade under Brigadier General Wilhelm von Gall. After the fall of Fort Ticonderoga, the Infantry Regiment Erbprinz was left behind as a garrison, and most likely did not see combat.
There were over 2,000 German troops who were part of the British surrender. All British, German, and Canadian troops had to leave their weapons on the field of surrender, and from there march to Boston, Massachusetts, to be put aboard ships and never return to fight again. They were known as the Convention Army. At Cambridge, called the Winter Hill prison camp, Brunswick and Hessen Hanau Regiments were kept in barracks for a whole year. The American Congress did not ratify the surrender agreement. British ships that came to pick up the prisoners according to the original agreement, were refused entry into Boston harbour. Some of the prisoners went out to work by special permits. Some deserted or joined the American forces. The soldiers themselves were still under the command of their officers, and kept together within their regimental units.
In November 1778, these surrendered troops started their march towards Virginia, arriving in Charlottesville on Jan.14, 1779. They found unfinished barracks and deplorable conditions. The Brunswick and Hesse Hanau prisoners stayed until the end of Feb.1781, when they were ordered to march north towards Winchester, VA, and Frederick, MD. Hessian solider prisoners were kept in Lancaster, PA, York, PA, Carlisle, PA, Lebanon, PA, Philadelphia, PA, and Reading, PA. Since Johan Peter's last record is July, 1781, we assume he deserted somewhere in PA. He made his way from PA, escaping as a prisoner of war, to Botetourt County, VA where he married into the prosperous Heibst/Hypes family in 1789.
Source: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amrevhessians/hpnah.htm
Until there is newer evidence to contradict the DNA indications, I will assume Peter is the lost Hessian soldier and these are his ancestors.
Birth:
Information from Dr. Ernst Hamman, Hessen-Darmstadt on Hessian soldiers from Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt who fought in the American Revolution. He provides Peter's date of birth.
Johann married Anna Barbara Heibst 15 Dec 1789, Botetourt Co. VA. Anna (daughter of Johann Nicholas Heibst and Apolonia Abigail Wamser) was born 02 Jul 1771, Botetourt Co. VA; died 1829, Botetourt Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Anna Barbara Heibst was born 02 Jul 1771, Botetourt Co. VA (daughter of Johann Nicholas Heibst and Apolonia Abigail Wamser); died 1829, Botetourt Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 154D256CE14E444CB947DD5696CAD4445DC6
Notes:
Marriage date: Early Marriages, Wills, and Some Revolutionary War Records: Botetourt County, Virginia. Anne Lowry Worrell . (1958) p.21 Surname was spelled Hammond in this source.
Last name was sometimes spelled HYPES/HIPES
Notes:
Married:
Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Peter Hammond [Hamman]
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1789
Marriage Place: Botetourt, Virginia
Spouse: Barbara Hypes Or Hipes
FHL Film Number: 30734
Reference ID: pg 51
Household Members
Name: Barbara Hypes Or Hipes
Name: Nicholas Hipes
Name: Peter Hammond
Children:
- 4. John HAMMAN was born 1790, Botetourt Co. VA; died 25 Mar 1868, Botetourt Co. VA.
- Jacob HAMMAN was born 24 Nov 1791, Botetourt Co. VA; died 20 Feb 1853, Craig Co. VA.
- Peter HAMMOND, Jr. was born 1795, Botetourt Co. VA; died 22 Mar 1850, Botetourt Co. VA.
- Mary Susan HAMMAN was born 1796, Botetourt Co. VA.
- Catherine HAMMAN was born 22 Nov 1797, Botetourt Co. VA; died 18 Dec 1881, Dundas, Rice Co. MN.
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10. | Samuel MYERS was born 1765. Other Events:
- Religion: Methodist
- _UID: 4E0EBD44312142C1B0896FD422B9D0805960
Notes:
name was written as Mayer
Occupation:
Minister
Samuel married Elizabeth LATSCHA 1786. Elizabeth was born 1769. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Elizabeth LATSCHA was born 1769. Other Events:
- _UID: 687570E83D7048EB923F0D7A621C06AE9F91
Notes:
from Montgomery Co, VA
Her parents house, near Fincastle, is mentioned in the Annals of Bishop Asbury, who held a conference there in 1785, a year before she was married.
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12. | Edmund Herndon was born ca 1763, Charlotte Co. VA (son of David Herndon and Mary Lewis); died 11 Oct 1841, Campbell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1820 Census
Name Edmd Herndon
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia
Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 7
Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 4
Slaves - Females - Under 14 4
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 7
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1
Slaves - Females - 45 and over 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce 7
Free White Persons - Under 16 2
Free White Persons - Over 25 2
Total Free White Persons 5
Total Slaves 24
Total Free Colored Persons 1
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 30
1830 Census
Name Edmund Herndon
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Campbell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 9
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 2
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 3
Slaves - Females - Under 10 2
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1
Total Free White Persons 4
Total Slaves 18
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 22
1840 Census
Name Edmund Herndon
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Southern District, Campbell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 4
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 3
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 1
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99 3
Persons Employed in Agriculture 18
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade 2
Free White Persons - Under 20 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1
Total Free White Persons 4
Total Slaves 19
COURT RECORDS
In Campbell County is the will recorded of Charles Cobbs,
Senior, dated March 3, 1798, and proved January 13, 1800. It names wife Ann and children (1) Jesse, (2) John, (3) Charles R., (4) Caleb, (5) William W., (6) Samuel D., (7) Thomas, (8) Frances Rodgers and her children, William Rodgers, Elizabeth Ann Rodgers and Ann Walton Rodgers. He made his sons Jesse and John Cobbs and Edmund Herndon, exors., and his friends Robert Alexander and Thomas Clark, counsellors to them as they may need. Witnesses, Williston Talbot, Edmund Johns, Josiah Crows, Robert Carter, Thomas Cobbs, James Cobbs and Moses Cobbs.
Will of Edward Moseley 1808/1809
Charlotte County, VA. Will Book 3, p. 95
It is my will and desire that all the residue of my Estate
of every kind and sort, not within mentioned, shall be equally divided between my daughters, Martha Bouldin, Amey Collier, Elizabeth Bouldin, Letty Herndon [wife of Edmund Herndon] and Sally Patrick.
On the motion of Edward Moseley one of the Executors therein named who made oath according to law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of the said will in due form he giving security whereupon he with John Patrick, Hillery Moseley, Thomas Goode & Edmund Herndon his securities entered into & acknowledged their bond according to law for that purpose.
LAND RECORDS
Campbell Co., VA Land Tax records
1807 South: John Brooks; Jesse Burton; Archibald Blankenship; Hutson Blankenship; David Calleham; Edm. Herndon; Edw. Herndon; Peter Webber; Thomas, John & Josiah Bailey.
WILL AND PROBATE RECORDS
There are several abstracts in Campbell County Virginia Wills and Inventories 1782-1847 by William Lindsay Hopkins, as follows
Will Book 9, 1841-1847
(p.37 - p. 41) Inventory of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd
11 Oct 1841
8 Nov 1841
(p. 46) Survey of Land of Edmund Herndon, decd., on Molleys Creek adjoining Patterson Jennings, Willam A. Poore, Dr. Withers, Watkins Spring Branch and Thomas Watkins. To Mrs. Letitia Herndon, widow of Edmund Herndon, 425 acres, leaving 228 acres and 873 acres undivided.
13 Dec 1841
(p. 68 - p71) Division of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd, to David Herndon; heirs of Lucy Johnson,decd., William Herndon; Mary G. Harraway; Elisha Callaham; Arthur Herndon; heirs of Letitia Cock, decd., John Fairiss(?) and Achilles Herndon.
11 Mar 1844
(p.312-316) Account of Edmund Herndon with Arthur Herndon, administrator, shows sums paid to Letty Herndon, the widow; Philip Johnson and Thomas Cock, Jr., as attorneys for Edmund M. Johnson, the son of Lucy Johnson, decd., who was Lucy Herndon and Nathan C. Benton in right of his wife E.A. Benton who was formerly E.A.Johnson, a daughter of Lucy Johnson, decd.; Achilles Herndon; William Herndon; Elisha Callaham and wife; John Fariss and wife; Arthur Herndon as agent for Polly McCargo(?) who was Polly Herndon, a daughter of Edmund Herndon, dec.; Thomas Cock, Jr., as guardian of his daughter, Martha Cock, who was the daughter of Letitia Cock, decd., formerly Letitia Herndon; and Arthur Herndon.
Died:
DOD according to probate records
Edmund married Letitia (Letty) Moseley 30 Dec 1784, Charlotte Co. VA. Letitia (daughter of Edward Moseley, Sr. and Amy Green) was born ca 1760, Charlotte Co. VA; died 14 Jun 1853, Campbell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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13. | Letitia (Letty) Moseley was born ca 1760, Charlotte Co. VA (daughter of Edward Moseley, Sr. and Amy Green); died 14 Jun 1853, Campbell Co. VA. Notes:
LAND RECORDS
Campbell County Tax Records
1845 by Commissioner William Organ: Benjamin Trent?s estate 136 Falling River 15SE; Nancy Trent 115 same location. Bolar Cock 608 Molleys Creek 11SE; Thomas Cock, Sr. 315 Molleys Creek 5SE; Thomas Cock, Jr., 442 same location; David Calleham?s estate 190 Molleys Creek 5SE; Nancy Davis ?for life? 202 ¼ Molleys Creek 3SE; John Faris several plats Molleys Creek 6SE; Letticia Herndon ?dower? 425 Molleys Creek; Arthur Herndon several plats Molleys Creek 10SE; Thomas W. Jones 268 & 576 Molleys Creek 10SE; Patterson Jennings 221 Molleys Creek 9SE; Charles W. King 28 Molleys Creek 7SE; Sackville King?s estate 33 ½ Troublesome Creek 10SW; Elizabeth Strange ?dower? 120 Molleys Creek 10SE.
WILL AND PROBATE RECORDS
Will of Edward Moseley 1808/1809
Charlotte County, VA. Will Book 3, p. 95
It is my will and desire that all the residue of my Estate
of every kind and sort, not within mentioned, shall be equally divided between my daughters, Martha Bouldin, Amey Collier, Elizabeth Bouldin, Letty Herndon [wife of Edmund Herndon] and Sally Patrick.
On the motion of Edward Moseley one of the Executors therein named who made oath according to law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of the said will in due form he giving security whereupon he with John Patrick, Hillery Moseley, Thomas Goode & Edmund Herndon his securities entered into & acknowledged their bond according to law for that purpose.
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There are several abstracts in Campbell County Virginia Wills and Inventories 1782-1847 by William Lindsay Hopkins, as follows
Will Book 9, 1841-1847
(p.37 - p. 41) Inventory of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd 11 Oct 1841
8 Nov 1841
(p. 46) Survey of Land of Edmund Herndon, decd., on Molleys Creek adjoining Patterson Jennings, Willam A. Poore, Dr. Withers, Watkins Spring Branch and Thomas Watkins. To Mrs. Letitia Herndon, widow of Edmund Herndon, 425 acres, leaving 228 acres and 873 acres undivided.
13 Dec 1841
(p. 68 - p71) Division of Estate of Edmund Herndon, decd, to David Herndon; heirs of Lucy Johnson,decd., William Herndon; Mary G. Harraway; Elisha Callaham; Arthur Herndon; heirs of Letitia Cock, decd., John Fairiss(?) and Achilles Herndon.
11 Mar 1844
(p.312-316) Account of Edmund Herndon with Arthur Herndon, administrator, shows sums paid to Letty Herndon, the widow; Philip Johnson and Thomas Cock, Jr., as attorneys for Edmund M. Johnson, the son of Lucy Johnson, decd., who was Lucy Herndon and Nathan C. Benton in right of his wife E.A. Benton who was formerly E.A.Johnson, a daughter of Lucy Johnson, decd.; Achilles Herndon; William Herndon; Elisha Callaham and wife; John Fariss and wife; Arthur Herndon as agent for Polly McCargo(?) who was Polly Herndon, a daughter of Edmund Herndon, dec.; Thomas Cock, Jr., as guardian of his daughter, Martha Cock, who was the daughter of Letitia Cock, decd., formerly Letitia Herndon; and Arthur Herndon.
Died:
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.
Name: Letitia Herndon [Letitia Mosely]
Birth Date: abt 1760
Birth Place: Charlotte
Death Date: 14 Jun 1853
Death Place: Campbell, Virginia
Death Age: 93
Race: White
Gender: Female
Residence: Campbell, Virginia
Father Name: H Mosely
Mother Name: M Mosely
FHL Film Number: 2056976
Notes:
Married:
Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Name: Edmund Herndon
Spouse: Letty Moseley
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1784
Marriage Location: Charlotte County, Virginia
Children:
- Lucy Herndon died Bef 1820, Ohio Co. KY.
- David Herndon was born 12 Jun 1790, Campbell Co. VA; died 15 Aug 1860, Chariton Co. MO; was buried , Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon Township, Chariton Co. MO.
- Mary Herndon
- William Herndon
- Achilles Herndon was born ca 1798, Campbell Co. VA; died Aft 1860, Campbell Co. VA.
- Frances Herndon was born ca 1795, Campbell Co. VA; died 25 Jun 1865, Campbell Co. VA.
- Martha Herndon
- Letitia (Letty) Herndon
- 6. Arthur Herndon was born 1808, Campbell Co. VA; died Bef 25 Apr 1870, Mercer Co. WV.
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