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Notes for David Herndon

Source: The Herndon Family of Virginia, John Goodwin Herndon, Privately Printed 1947, The Engineers Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Probably born about 1712 in King and Queen County, Virginia. After the creation of Caroline County in 1728 his was there until about 1777. From 1777 to 1780 he resided in Charlotte, from 1781 to 1789 again in Caroline, and from 1790 until his death in 1795 in Campbell County. In addition, he was granted and in the part of Spotsylvania which later became Culpeper County.
George II, on June 23, 1732, granted to David McMurrin 300 acres of land in Spotsylvania County, now in Orange, in the little Fork of the Rappahannock. McMurrin failed to make improvement so Edward Herndon Jun'r (David's brother) hath made suit to Lt. Gov. for grant of same and which he obtained. He now relinquished it to David Herndon for the sum of thirty shillings to Receiver General; grant confirmed to David Herndon, June 16, 1738. Source: 18 Virginia Land patents 21
November 9, 1739, Caroline Court approved the payment of David Herndon's account for 450 pounds of tobacco out of the county levy. What the services were which he had rendered were not stated. Source: 1 COB 565
May 9, 1746 David appointed overseer of the road . Source: 2 COB 313
July 18, 1751 David went to Culpeper to sign a deed to the land granted him in 1738 which he and his wife Mary were conveying to Robert Covington, of Culpeper County for 30 pounds. The deed named the grantors as "David Herndon and Mary his wife of the county of Caroline." The land was described as being "in Culpeper late in Orange." Mary did not accompany her husband. Instead John Taylor, John Baylor, and Richard Buckner, of Caroline, certified that they had taken the acknowledgment of consent by Mary Herndon to the sale of the property, and it was so recorded 12 September 1751. Source: A Culpeper Deeds 313-315.
July 9, 1752 Caroline County, a negro slave girl belonging to David Herndon was adjudged to be 14 years of age. Source: 3 COB 317
February 14, 1754 the court ordered Joseph Woolfork, Issac Dyer, David Herndon, and Thomas Cheadle to have their gangs join to build a bridge "over Polecat Swamp at the Old Place above Hornes Mill" Source: 3 COB 450
May 10, 1759 David Herndon was Succeeded by Jacob Burrus as overseer of the road.
November 12, 1761 David and three others were appointed to appraise the estate of James Lewis [believed to be David Herndon's father-in-law].


Dr. John Goodwin Herndon's records show that in the Revolutionary War Public Service Claims of Caroline County, Virginia, located at the Virginia State Library, RIchmond, Virginia, DAVID HERNDON's name appears next to that of Giles Newton, that other Newtons who received Certificates for Revolutionary War Public Service Claims were John, Peter, Jesse, and Mary. David's son Benjamin later married Giles daughter Ann.
Support of the American Revolution: David was too old for military service, but he supported the Patriot Cause by supplying the Revolutionary Forces in Virginia with beef on at least two occasions. Caroline Co Warrant No. 88 on October 15, 1781 and Warrant 119 in 1782

1777, September 1, David purchased 200 acres on both sides of Buffalo Creek in Charlotte Co, VA, paying James Burton, Jr., of Pittsylvania Co, 125 pounds. This property was separated from that of his brother John Herndon's lands only by the lands of Edward Mosely, Sr. On 26 November 1782 David Herndon sol the above mentioned land to Giles Newton, of Charlotte, for 200 pounds. THis property adjoined Hudson's corner, Moseley's line and Robertson's line.


1782 Josias and Mary Bullock sold David Herndon of Caroline county 200 acres of land lying upon Lick Creek, lines of which were made by Richard Stith, beginning at Brown's road on Little Whipping creek; also sold Achilles Moorman (David's son-in-law, Frances husband) 236 acres on Lick Creek between Brown and Bullock property

1783 Caroline County, St. Margaret's Parish, Tax List, lists David with four slaves between 16 and 21, four under 16, 3 horses, and 19 head of cattle.
1785 Tax list 10 slaves, 4 horses, and 20 head of cattle.
Source: According to the Personal Property Tax Records of Charlotte Co, in the Virginia State Library (Archives Division), Richmond.

1787 David sold to Matthew P Terrell two tracts, on containing 242 acres and the other containing 242 acres. The same year he sold to Achilles Moorman, his son-in-law, his remaining Caroline realty.
1789 assessed for the last time in Caroline County

After this David Herndon of Caroline Co and Achilles Moorman bought adjoining farms in Campbell Co, VA.


David was on the tax list in Campbell Co, July 12, 1790, March 23, 1791 and the last time in 1794. Mary was assessed in the summer of 1795, David probably died a short time before. His wife Mary continued to be taxed in Campabell Co until her death in 1806.

Will written September 8, 1794, filed September 3, 1795, Campbell County, Virginia

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