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Mary "Polly" Herndon[1]

Female Abt 1815 - Aft 1880  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Mary "Polly" Herndon 
    Born Abt 1815  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Aft. 1880  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12603  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2019 

    Father William Herndon, Sr.,   b. 1782, Fluvanna Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Long,   b. 1786, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1824, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1804  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lawson Emmerson,   b. 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1837  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Perkins Emmerson,   b. 6 Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1925, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +2. John Daniel Emmerson,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1915, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Henry N. Emmerson,   b. 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1863, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
     4. Mary Cornelia Emmerson,   b. 28 Oct 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     5. Oliver Keen Emmerson,   b. 6 Dec 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F3935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    The Emmersons of Virginia and Some Jackson
    The Emmersons of Virginia and Some Jackson
    Emersons.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Lawson Emmerson, b. 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown Married 4 Mar 1837 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Children
      1. William Perkins Emmerson, b. 6 Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      2. John Daniel Emmerson, b. 30 Aug 1839, d. Yes, date unknown
      3. Henry N. Emmerson, b. 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      4. Mary Cornelia Emmerson, b. 28 Oct 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      5. Oliver Keen Emmerson, b. 6 Dec 1855, d. Yes, date unknown
    • 1880 Census Mary is living with son William P. and his family

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Jodi Davis Jackson Research.
      Jody Davis, Jackson Family Genealogist:
      2) RootsWeb's World Connnect batsbelfry1@comcast.net,
      Kitty Dawson
      "Lawson Emmerson s/o John Emmerson and Martha (Patsey) Jackson; other children, James, Sarah S. (Sallie), 1808; John; William b 1815; Judith b May 1818; Smith and Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Emmerson b 1827; Lawson Emmerson married Mary Herndon and produced children Wm, b 1844, John Daniel 1839, Henry N. 1850, Mary Cornelia 1852, and Oliver Keen b 1855."