1830 Stewart County 1840 Stewart County 1850 Stewart County
Males Males Males
Wessly H 1
John J 3
D. Polk 6
George 7
Under 5 - 1 Thomas Thomas 14
5-10 - 4
James, James 17
William, William 18
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20-29 - 1 Benjamin 30-40 - 1 Benjamin Benjamin 44 b SC
Females Females Females
Martha 7
Caroline 10
5-10 -1 Mary Mary 19
15-19 Mary 20-30 Mary Mary "Polly" 39 b SC
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1828 Stewart Co, TN Tax List Capt. Bruton's Co, 1 WP (Also listed in this district James Hendon & Younger Herndon and Abraham
Phillips)
Kentucky Land Grants: Herndon, Benj, 25 acres, Book 2, p 379, Survey Date 21 Dec 1830, Stewart County, WaterCourse: Fk of Tenn R
THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS, Volume 1, Part 1, CHAPTER VIII GRANTS SOUTH OF WALKER'S LINE (1825-1923), THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY, page 918
1831 Stewart Co, TN Tax List Capt. Bruton's Co, 26 old entry, Pryor's Creek, 1 WP (Also listed in this district James Hendon)
1832 Stewart Co, TN Tax List Capt. Bird, 50 new entry, no description, 1 WP, (Also listed in this district James Hendon and Abraham Phillips)
1832, Feb 4, Stewart County Deed Bk 9 p 429-430, Benjamin and Mary sell Elizabeth Grifin 26 acres on Pryors Creek
Stewart County, TN, Recordbook C
159 William Sills, Littleberry Belisle, Benjamin Herndon, administrator's bond for Samuel Fox; 6 Feb 1832
1836 Stewart Co, District 8 tax list, Benjamin Heringdon, 100 acres school land, 1 WP
1838 Stewart Co, District 8 tax list, Benjamin Herndon, 1 WP
1838, February 1, James Herndon and Benjamin Herndon working under the direction of William bailey repairing the road from Brandin's Ferry on the Tennessee River to Dover.
1839 Stewart Co, District 8 tax list, Benjamin Herndon, 50 acres, value 150, 65 school land, 1 WP
Wills and Settlements D
342 inventory and sale of the estate of John W. Hicks by administrator W. C. Jones; buyers include A. Johnson, B. Herndon, Jethro
Bass, Benjamin Hardin, Henry Vinson, Albert Brigham, Elisha Miles, Josiah Sills, Littleberry Lassiter; 25 May 1839
397 will of Mathew Morgan: wife Elizabeth Morgan, son Joseph Morgan, daughter Martha Marshall, Elizabeth Mero(?), wife of
William Mero(?), daughter Sarah Lee, daughter Jane Milam, daughter Mary Biggs, daughter Patience Smith, daughter Agnes
Chambers, daughter Levina Gately, stepson Robert Parker, stepdaughter Patsy Parker; mentions farm bequeathed to wife
Elizabeth; executor is friend Benjamin Herndon; wit: William Fuqua, Isaac Moss; written 17 Oct 1839, proven Dec. term 1839
398 Benjamin Herndon, Thomas Payne, James W. Williams, William C. Jones, administrator's bond for Mathew Morgan; 2 Dec 1839
403 inventory of money and notes of the estate of Mathew Morgan by administrator Benjamin Herndon; 6 Jan 1840
404 inventory and sale of the estate of Matthew Morgan; buyers include Cader Biggs, Thomas W. Gately, Elizabeth Morgan, Mary
White, James Williams, A. Brigham, James Barnes, William Fuqua, J. B. Geurin, Walter Boswell, Martha Marshall, Benjamin
Herndon, Orvil Champion, William Bruton, Benjamin Champion, Asa Scarborough, Jethro Bass, James Caldwell, J. T. Bailey, Ira
Olive, John Whitford, John Gardner, Charles D. Fuqua, Elizabeth Futrell, Aaron Culberson, Joseph Morgan, James Chambers,
James Cook, Willis Morgan, A. Phillips, James Blount, John Milam, Samuel Bruton, George Gatlin, Robert Parker; returned Jan.
term 1840
436 James W. Williams, Samuel Ross, Benjamin Herndon, Philander Priestly, constable bond for District 8; 6 Apr 1840
1840 Stewart Co, District 8 tax list, Benjamin Herndon, 50 acres, value 150, 150 school land, 1 WP
Settlements and Will Book E
168 settlement with Benjamin Herndon, administrator of Matthew Morgan; Jan term 1842
224 David A. Breeden, John Tibbs, Robert Walker, administrator's bond for Benjamin Herndon; 3 Oct 1842
237 sale of the estate of Benjamin Herndon on 15 Oct 1842
Book F
188 John T. Bailey, B. Herndon, A. Wallace, administrator's bond for Sally Mayo; 5 Aug 1844
246 Thomas Shaw, B. Herndon, J. W. Williams, administrator's bond for Joseph Pinner; 5 May 1845
271 letters of administration to Benjamin Herndon for the estate of Enos Lassiter, deceased intestate; 6 Oct 1845
272 Benjamin Herndon, James Herndon, J. W. Williams, administrator's bond for Enos Lassiter; 6 Oct 1845
347 George W. Gatlin, Thomas Payne, J. W. Williams, Benjamin Herndon, Samuel Wofford, John Fletcher, constable bond for District
9; 6 Jul 1846
479 account current of Enos Lassiter with administrator Benjamin Herndon
508 Benjamin Herndon, Samuel Wofford, James W. Williams, administrator's bond for Philip Herndon; 5 Jun 1848
Book G
25 Benjamin Herndon, Samuel Wofford, justice of the peace bond for District 8; 3 Jul 1848
95 Thomas Vinson, Edward Vinson, Benjamin Herndon, administrator's bond for Mary B. Vinson; 5 Feb 1849
148 Thomas Shaw, N. D. Elliott, Benjamin Herndon, administrator's bond for David Hendon; 4 Jun 1849
169 will of Thomas Brigham: wife Mary Brigham, son Albert Brigham, grandson Thomas Howard Sanders (living with him), daughter
Louisa Bird, daughter Lucinda Bailey, daughter Mary Bailey, young grandsons James Dallas Bailey and Marion McDonnold
Bailey (living with him, children of Nicholas Bailey deceased), son-in-law William Bailey, daughter Harriet Bird (deceased),
grandchildren (children of Nicholas Bailey not living with him) T. M. Bailey, George Bailey, Mary Bailey, Clark Bailey, Elizabeth
Bailey and Samara Bailey, granddaughter Susanna Bird; executors are son Albert and Benjamin Herndon; wit: James T. Morris,
F. W. Marberry; written 10 Aug 1849, proven Oct. term 1849
171 Albert Brigham, Benjamin Herndon, James T. Morris, Samuel Wofford, executor's bond for the will of Thomas Brigham;
1 Oct 1849
172 James T. Morris, Henry J. Scarborough, Benjamin Herndon, administrator's bond for Lawrence M. Manning; 2 Oct 1849
181 sale of the estate of Thomas Brigham by executors Albert Brigham and Benjamin Herndon; buyers include widow, Albert
Brigham, William Bailey; 1 Dec 1849
184 Dawsey Griffin, Benjamin Herndon, Genkins Futrell, administrator's bond for Aaron Parker; 3 Dec 1849
285 settlement with Benjamin Herndon, administrator of the estate of Phillip Herndon (insolvent); 1 Jun 1850
360 William Bailey, John Byrd, refunding bond for Negro girl Sarah that Bailey received from Benjamin Herndon and Albert Brigham,
executors of the will of Thomas Brigham; 3 Oct 1849, recorded March term 1851
361 John Byrd, William Bailey, refunding bond for property that Byrd received from Benjamin Herndon and Albert Brigham, executors
of the will of Thomas Brigham; 3 Oct 1849, recorded March term 1851
361 John T. Bailey, Benjamin Herndon, refunding bond for Negro man David that Bailey received from Benjamin Herndon and Albert
Brigham, executors of the will of Thomas Brigham; 3 Oct 1849, recorded March term 1851
392 Benjamin Herndon, Chairman of the County Court, indentures Nancy Doty, age 8, to Leander Lankford; security: William Howell;
8 Apr 1851
Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume XX (Jan. 1852 - Aug. 1854)
P 3 Lewis Y. Herndon, Samuel Wofford, Thomas H. Stewart, administrator's bond for Benjamin Herndon; 6 Jan 1852
P 36 sale of the estate of Benjamin Herndon; buyers include widow, Caroline Herndon, Lewis Herndon, William Herndon, James
Herndon, Sally Herndon; 17 Jan 1852
44 year's provisions for Polly Herndon, widow of Benjamin Herndon; 17 Jan 1852
318 settlement with Lewis Herndon, administrator of Benjamin Herndon; 10 Dec 1853
