Arthur Herndon

1808 - Bef 1870  (62 years)

• Name	Arthur Herndon
  Born	1808	Campbell Co. VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 25 Apr 1870	Mercer Co. WV
  	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
  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.
  Person ID	I8687	Master File
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Edmund Herndon,   b. ca 1763, Charlotte Co. VA ,   d. 11 Oct 1841, Campbell Co. VA  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Letitia (Letty) Moseley,   b. ca 1760, Charlotte Co. VA ,   d. 14 Jun 1853, Campbell Co. VA  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1784	Charlotte Co. VA
  	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	Sarah Elizabeth Watson,   b. 1815,   d. 01 Apr 1855, St. Louis MO  (Age 40 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1832	Campbell Co. VA
  	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	1. Elizabeth B. Herndon,   b. ca 1833, Campbell Co. VA + 2. Rebecca Grace HERNDON,   b. 1834, Campbell Co. VA ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age 46 years)   3. Edmond Herndon,   b. ca 1839, Campbell Co. VA + 4. William H. Herndon,   b. ca 1842, Campbell Co. VA ,   d. Aft 1880, Mercer Co. WV  (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Mary Virginia Herndon,   b. ca 1845, Campbell Co. VA + 6. Arthur Herndon,   b. ca 1848, Campbell Co. VA + 7. Martha Frances (Fannie) Herndon,   b. Dec 1850, Campbell Co. VA ,   d. 20 Jun 1910, Mercer Co. WV  (Age ~ 59 years) + 8. Miriam D. (Donee) Herndon,   b. Sep 1852, Mercer Co. VA/WV + 9. Sarah Herndon,   b. 14 Aug 1855, Mercer Co. VA/WV ,   d. 02 Dec 1938, Mercer Co. WV  (Age 83 years) + 10. Lelia Sheffy Herndon,   b. 26 Jul 1856, Mercer Co. VA/WV ,   d. 11 Dec 1937, Mercer Co. WV  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2016
  Family ID	F6186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart