Edward Herndon 
Edward was born in 1702 in King and Queen County, Virginia. Edward's father was Edward Herndon and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Waller. His paternal grandparents were William Herndon and Catherine Digges; his maternal grandparents are Dr. John Waller and <Unknown>. He had five brothers and three sisters, named John, William, Richard, David, James, Anne, Martha and Herndon. He was the second oldest of the nine children. He had a half-sister named Esther. He died at the age of 57 in October 1759 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.General Notes
Edward Herndon, died 1759, lived on the Brock Road, where a century later the battle of the wilderness was fought. He was sheriff of Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1734, 1738, 1739, and 1740.
On 7 April 1741, Edward Herndon & Thomas Stubblefield witnessed two deeds from Henry Ellery, of Spotsylvania, to Robert Spilsbee Coleman of Essex. Later that year Henry Ellery married Edward Herndon's sister Esther.
On 6 October 1742, Edward Herndon and William Waller let the contract for building a bridge over the Lewis River, in Spotsylvania County to George Stubblefield, for 1400 pounds of tobacco. Later this Edward leased land to George Stubblefield on 3 Oct 1743 for one year for 5 shillings. On 4 Oct 1743 Edward Herndon Jr. & Elizabeth his wife sold the above mentioned property to George Stubblefield for 4,000 pounds of tobacco and 41 pds 1 shilling 6d in currency.
George Stubblefield stood security for Edward Herndon in the sum of 10,000 pounds of tobacco for maintenance of a road, a lot of money.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1565 in England
- b.1596 in Ripple, England d.1631
- b.1555 in Wales d.1630 in England
- b.~ 1620 in England
- b.1602 in Scotland
- b.1649 in Marden, Maidstore, Kent, England d.1722 in Hampton Parrish, York County, Virginia
<Unknown>
- b.Mar 1678 in St. Stephens Parish, New Kent County, Virginia d.09 Mar 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.~ 1546 in Digge’s Court, Barham, Kent, England d.24 Aug 1595 in London, England
- b.~19 May 1583 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England
- b.1555 in Ulcombe, Kent, England d.~ 1636 in England
- b.29 Mar 1621 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.15 Mar 1675 in Bellfield Plantation, York County, Virginia
- b.1551 in Chilham, Kent, England d.1607 in Ollantigh, Chilham, Kent, England
- b.1583 in Ollantigh, Chilham, Kent, England d.1631
- b.07 Nov 1551 in Wye, Kent, England d.May 1629 in Wye, Kent, England
- b.~ 1654 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1729 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.~01 Jan 1564 in Boxted, Essex, England d.13 Nov 1605 in Boxted, Essex, England
- b.13 Oct 1594 in Bedfont, Middlesex, England d.13 Oct 1678 in Bedfont, Middlesex, England
- b.1615 in England or Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.24 Sep 1691 in York County, Virginia
- b.~ 1550 in Allington Castle, Boxley, Kent, England d.01 Sep 1623 in Ireland
- b.1595 in Allington Castle, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1560 in Eastwell, Kent, England d.27 Mar 1644 in Allington Castle, Boxley, Kent, England
- b.1702 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.Oct 1759 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- b.23 May 1674 in Newport, Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England d.1727 in Caroline County, Virginia
<Unknown>
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Details of Edward's family with Elizabeth Stubblefield
Details of Edward's family with Mary Brock
Source/Citation
Herndon Family of Virginia Vol. 1
Herndon Family of Virginia Vol. 1