The HENDON FAMILY is discussed more fully on; Grace H. Chancey's " The Hendons from Gunpowder River," typescript at the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.

HENDON, JOSIAS (1), brother of  Richard, was in Baltimore County, by Feb. 8, 1719 when he was named in the will of Nicholas Rogers; in 1722 he was granted 100 acres called "Hab Nab at a Venture"; married circa 1723 Hannah, daughter of William and Elizabeth Robinson; on Feb. 15, 1730 Simon Pierson, "for love, good will, and affection," conveyed to Josias Hendon the land he had purchased from Thomas Ramsey; Josias died leaving a will. May 1, 1738 - June 7, 1738, naming his wife (Hannah) and "all his children" including sons Isham and William; administrative bond was posted by extx. Hannah Hendon on June 26, 1738 with John Elliott and Thomas Hutchings; estate administered by Hannah Hendon on July 22, 1740; her will, Jan. 29, 1748 - Mar. 8, 1748; children of Josias and Hannah: WILLIAM, b. Dec.1, 1723; ELIZABETH, married Jacob Johnson on Feb. 25, 1749; ISHAM, born 1725; HANNAH, born Oct. 31, 1727; JAMES died 1791 in Wake County N. Carolina, having married Hannah Norris on Feb. 7, 1754; JOSIAS (Jr.), married in Baltimore County, then moved to Anson County, N. Carolina.

HENDON, RICHARD (2), brother of Josias (1), married Sarah, daughter of Robert Gardner, on June 8, 1723;  August of 1740 was indicted for begetting a child on the body of Ann Brogden; in 1750 owned 50 acres (Cherry Garden) and 100 acres ( Avarilla's Garden); in 1766 he sold the land his wife had inheirated from her father to Edmund Stansbury; his will, April 25, 1768 - June 6, 1768, named wife Sarah, daughter Lydia, sons Richard and Henry, two children (Benjamin and Dinah) of son Joseph; administration bond was posted June 6, 1768 by Richard and Henry Hendon, with George Crudgington and George Counselman; estate was administered on April 5, 1769; Richard and Sarah had issue (children) : LYDIA, born Aug. 7, 1725, married her first cousin WilliamHendon on Nov. 11, 1749; JOSEPH, born Mar. 7, 1728; SARAH, born May 27, 1730, married Mark Guishard; PRUDENCE, born Oct. 27, 1732, married Sutton Sickelmore on July 29, 1762; RICHARD, born Nov. 30, 1734: JOSIAS, born June 7, 1739; HENRY, married Mary Westfield on Aug. 1, 1773; JEMIMA, married John Wright on May 4, 1762.

HENDON, WILLIAM (3) son of Josias (1), was born Dec. 1, 1723, married his cousin Lydia Hendon, daughter of Richard, on Nov. 11, 1749; in 1750 owned 170 acres (Isham's Garden); in 1757 moved to Bladen County, North Carolina,  where he died.

HENDON, ISHAM (4), son of Josias (1), was born circa 1725, married Keziah Johnson on Feb. 27, 1749; on June 7, 1753 Isham and Keziah conveyed his interest in "Leafe's Chance" and "William the Conqueror"  to Stephen Onion; moved to Bladen County and then to Wake County,
North Carolina, where he died in 1804.

HENDON, JOSEPH (5), son of Richard (2), was born March 7, 1728; died by March 10, 1760 having married Mary Crudgents or Crudgington  on July 31, 1753; his will, Jan. 31, 1760 - March 10, 1760, named wife, Mary and children,  Benjamin and Dinah; administrator's bond was posted April 28, 1760 by Mary Hendon with Henry Bennett, Darnall and Thomas Gittings; Estate was administered June 8, 1761 by wife, Mary, now married to William Lynch; had issue (children): DINAH, born circa 1754; BENJAMIN, born circa 1756.

HENDON: From Wake County, N. Carolina came a Hendon family--Isham, Thomas, and Robinson Hendon being heads of families who took land in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, in the 1790's-- who intermarried with the Olive, Hartsfield and Murray families. Robinson Hendon, a Revolutionary War veteran, and Thomas Hendon were in Wilkes County by 1785. In 1820, Isham and others were in Oglethorpe County, and in 1827, Hartsfield was listed in the Oglethorpe (land) lottery; Elijah and James in Clarke County; and Elisha, Henry and Thomas in DeKalb County, among others. Some of this family moved to Walker County, Alabama. Johnson Hendon married in Oglethorpe County on April 15, 1800 to Sally Scroggins. The Hendons were in St. Clair County, Alabama by 1820; in Morgan County, Alabama by 1834; and James A. Hendon entered land in Walker County, Alabama on Nov. 16, 1833. Johnson Hendon entered land there on March 13, 1835. In the 1850 census of Walker County, Alabama, Johnson Hendon was shown as age 71, born in North Carolina and Sally, 67,  also born in N. Carolina; in their home, perhaps a daughter, was Elizabeth, 36, born in Georgia. Also in Walker County in 1850 was Wiley, 29, born in Georgia; Andrew, 27, born in Alabama; Alexander, 38, born in Georgia, with a son, Johnson; and William Hendon, 50, born in Georgia, as heads of families.