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John was born on January 16th, 1756 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  John's father was Edward Herndon and his mother was Mary Colson.  His paternal grandparents were Edward Herndon and Elizabeth Stubblefield; his maternal grandparents were Charles Colston and Rebecca Travers. He had a brother and two sisters, named Edward, Mary and Hannah.  He was the oldest of the four children. He had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Thomas, William, Joseph, Sarah, Philadelphia and Lucy.  He died at the age of 55 on February 13th, 1811 in Scott County, Kentucky.