Edward Herndon 
Edward was born on July 16th, 1738 in Caroline County, Virginia. Edward's father was William Herndon and his mother was Ann Drysdale. His paternal grandparents were Edward Herndon and Mary Elizabeth Waller; his maternal grandparents were Hugh Drysdale and Hester Mann. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Owen, Joseph, Reuben, William, Elizabeth, Lucy and Sarah. He was the fourth oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 92 on May 11th, 1831 in Madison County, Virginia.General Notes
Patricia Wakins-Schmidt This Edward Herndon was the Revolutionary soldier. He was Captain in Colonel Francis Taylor's Regiment. His record is found in War Department, Washington, D. C., in Heitman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the Revolution, p. 900, and in List of Revolutionary Soldiers, Virginia State Library, p. 215.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1596 in Ripple, England d.1631
- b.~ 1620 in England
- b.1602 in Scotland
- b.1649 in Marden, Maidstore, Kent, England d.1722 in Hampton Parrish, York County, Virginia
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- b.Mar 1678 in St. Stephens Parish, New Kent County, Virginia d.09 Mar 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.~19 May 1583 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England
- b.29 Mar 1621 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.15 Mar 1675 in Bellfield Plantation, York County, Virginia
- b.1583 in Ollantigh, Chilham, Kent, England d.1631
- b.~ 1654 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1729 in Caroline County, Virginia
- 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.1595 in Allington Castle, Middlesex, England
- b.1706 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.1783 in King and Queen County, Virginia
- b.23 May 1674 in Newport, Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England d.1727 in Caroline County, Virginia
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- b.16 Jul 1738 in Caroline County, Virginia d.11 May 1831 in Madison County, Virginia
- b. in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminister, London, England d.22 Jul 1726 in Williamsburg, Virginia
- b.1712 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.1777 in Orange County, Virginia
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Details of Edward's family with Mary Ann Gaines
Source/Citation
First Families of America
First Families of America