David Herndon

Male 1790 - 1860  (70 years)


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  • Name David Herndon 
    Born 12 Jun 1790  Campbell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Aug 1860  Chariton Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon Township, Chariton Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1830 Census
      Name David Herndan
      Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1
      Slaves - Males - Under 10 6
      Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1
      Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 3
      Slaves - Females - Under 10 1
      Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2
      Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2
      Free White Persons - Under 20 5
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
      Total Free White Persons 8
      Total Slaves 15
      Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 23

      1840 Census
      Name David Hernden
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Breckinridge, Kentucky
      Birth Year abt 1790
      Age 50
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
      Slaves - Males - Under 10 4
      Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 8
      Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 5
      Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 2
      Slaves - Females - Under 10 10
      Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 3
      Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2
      Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 3
      Persons Employed in Agriculture 17
      Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade 3
      Persons Employed in Learned Professional Engineers 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20 6
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
      Total Free White Persons 10
      Total Slaves 37
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 47

      1850 Census
      Name David Herndon
      Age 60
      Birth Year abt 1790
      Birthplace Virginia
      Home in 1850 District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky
      Gender Male
      Family Number 535
      Household Members
      Name Age
      David Herndon 60
      Mary Herndon 55
      Latitia M Allen 31
      Jesse M Herndon 19
      Attwa A Allen 12
      Florinda Allen 10
      David Allen 6
      Frances Clarkson 12

      1860 Census
      Name David Herndon
      Age 71
      Birth Year abt 1789
      Gender Male
      Birth Place Virginia
      Home in 1860 Brunswick, Chariton, Missouri
      Post Office Brunswick
      Family Number 1395
      Household Members
      Name Age
      David Herndon 71
      Mary Herndon 66

      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.



    Person ID I35901  Master File
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2016 

    Father Edmund Herndon,   b. ca 1763, Charlotte Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1841, Campbell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Letitia (Letty) Moseley,   b. ca 1760, Charlotte Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1853, Campbell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1784  Charlotte Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Family ID F14783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary (Polly) Moorman,   b. 1794, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 22 May 1816  Hardin Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
      Name: David Herndon
      Marriage Date: 22 May 1816
      Marriage Place: Hardin, Kentucky
      Spouse: Polly Moreman
    Children 
    +1. Letitia Herndon,   b. ca 1819, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Jesse M. Herndon
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart