Captain John Herndon

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John M Thruston Herndon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Spotsylvania County Viriginia
Death: February 13, 1812 (56)
Scott County Kentucky
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Herndon and Mary Herndon
Husband of Judith Herndon and Mary Herndon
Father of Charles Colson Herndon; Edward Hampton Herndon; Mary Colson Hicks; Patrick Henry Herndon; Sarah Emma Herndon and 3 others
Brother of Hannah Frazer; Edward Herndon; Thomas Herndon; Philadelphia Frazer; Joseph Herndon and 6 others

Occupation: Captain in Revolutionary War
Managed by: Philip Dane Voss, Captain
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About Captain John Herndon

John Herndon enlisted in the Virginia Militia during the U.S. Revolutionary War from Frederick Co. Virginia on September 26, 1777. He was appointed as assistant Commissary by Wm. Green Munford D.C.G. Virginia Line. Later Served under the Quartermasteer General's Dept. with the rank of Captain under Wm. Finnie D.Q.M.G. The length of his service is not stated but he is reported on duty July 6, 1779. About 1845 his widow was granted a pension of $480.00 per annum and this was increased to $600.00 per annum. (See pension File #8925).

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Captain John Herndon's Timeline

1756
January 16, 1756
Spotsylvania County Viriginia
1787
June 2, 1787
Spotsylvania County Viriginia
1789
November 27, 1789
Spotsylvania County Viriginia
1792
September 10, 1792
Spotsylvania County Virginia
1796
January 13, 1796
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1802
March 1802
Rockbridge County Virginia
1805
March 14, 1805
Rockbridge County Virginia
1809
October 5, 1809
Rockbridge County Virginia
1812
February 13, 1812
Age 56
Scott County Kentucky