Joseph Herndon [62132]

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One of the signers of the Fredericksburg Resolutions 4/28/1775.

Joseph Herndon, born May 1, 1737, died October 28, 1810, lived on a beautiful estate called "Mattaponi," six miles southeast of Fredericksburg. He was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, and after his return to Virginia took a prominent part in public affairs. Was vestryman, collector of levies, etc., in St. George's parish; and was one of the citizens who took action June 24, 1774, regarding the Boston Post Bill. April 28, 1775, he was a signer of the famous Fredericksburg Resolutions drafted by Peyton Randolph and Edmund Pendleton, thus more than a year before the Declaration of Independence, he, with the other signers, banded themselves together "to resist to the death all attempts against their rights from whatsoever quarter they might be assailed," and pledged themselves to reassemble at a moment's notice "by force of arms to defend the laws, the liberties, and the rights of this or any other sister colony from unjust and wicked invasion," and concluded with "God save the liberties of America."

He was the third son of Edward and Mary Brock Herndon--daughter of Jos. Brock. Edward Herndon, died 1759, lived on the Brock Road, where a century later the battle of the wilderness was fought. He was sheriff of Spotsylvania in 1734. '38, '39, and '40, and was a son of Edward Herndon, born 1678, died 1742, of New Kent County, and his wife Mary Waller. Edward Herndon, Sr., was the eldest son of Wm. Herndon, who patented lands in St. Stephen Parish, New Kent, in 1674 and 1677, and his wife Catharine Digges, youngest daughter of Edward Digges, Governor of Virginia in 1655.


Marriage 1 Philadelphia Foster b: 12 Jul 1736
* Married: 15 Sep 1757 1
Children
1. Elizabeth Herndon b: 22 Feb 1759
2. Edward Herndon b: 16 Jan 1761
3. Robert Herndon b: 25 Nov 1763

Marriage 2 Mary Ann Minor b: 7 Mar 1741
* Married: 15 Aug 1765 1
Children
1. Sarah Herndon b: 2 Jul 1766
2. John Minor Herndon b: 28 Feb 1768
3. Mary Herndon
4. Joseph Herndon b: 9 Jun 1772
5. William Herndon b: 29 Dec 1774
6. Peter Herndon b: 6 Mar 1777
7. Lucy Herndon b: 23 Aug 1779
8. Reuben Herndon b: 2 Dec 1781
9. Dabney Herndon b: 14 Apr 1783


Sources/Citations Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. IX , Herndon Family of Virginia Vol. 1



Sources/Citations Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. IX , Herndon Family of Virginia Vol. 1

Joseph married Mary Minor [62133] [MRIN: 551617995] on 17 Nov 1806. (Mary Minor [62133] was born on 7 Mar 1740/41 in Caroline County, Virginia and died on 26 Oct 1822 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.)