Dr Aaron Herndon 
Aaron was born on April 27th, 1803 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.1 Aaron's father was Reuben Herndon and his mother was Hannah Long. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Herndon and Polly Elliott. He had eight brothers and two sisters, named Joseph, George, Jesse, Elliott, Elisha, Moses, David, Reuben, Sarah and Anna. He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 85 in 1888 in Danville County, Virginia.General Notes
Lived in a historical brick home on Franklin Turnpike at Pleasant Gap.
In a letter to JGH dated 24 January 1938 Mrs. Delphia Jane (Herndon) Dickerson wrote, in part as follows: " Just recently while driving out from town on Franklin Turnpike, I noticed that the famous old Capt. Doctor Aaron Herndon's red brick house was being razed, much to my sorrow and regret for it had been a famous landmark bearing historical fame. Pleasant Gap was a post-office and directly across the Turnpike was the colonial type brick house. Artists liked to paint the old house so I know of two who have splendid pictures of the house and probably will keep them among their exhibit pictures."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1649 in Marden, Maidstore, Kent, England d.1722 in Hampton Parrish, York County, Virginia
- b.Mar 1678 in St. Stephens Parish, New Kent County, Virginia d.09 Mar 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.~ 1654 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1729 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.1706 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.1783 in King and Queen County, Virginia
- b.23 May 1674 in Newport, Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England d.1727 in Caroline County, Virginia
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- b.~ 1739 in Caroline County, Virginia d.1811 in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- b. in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminister, London, England d.22 Jul 1726 in Williamsburg, Virginia
- b.1712 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.1777 in Orange County, Virginia
- b.25 Sep 1765 in Goochland, Virginia d.1855 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- b.~ 1740
- b.27 Apr 1803 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia d.1888 in Danville County, Virginia
- b.~ 1776 d.< 1850 in Henry County, Virginia
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