Fendall family
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The Fendall family was a prominent American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 political family that had its beginnings when Josias Fendall
Josias Fendall
Lieutenant-General Josias Fendall, Esq. , was the 4th Proprietary Governor of Maryland. He was born in England, and came to the Province of Maryland. He was the progenitor of the Fendall family in America....

 (ca. 1628-1687), immigrated to Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 in the early 1650s. He was appointed the 4th proprietary Governor of Maryland
Governor of Maryland
The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...

 from 1656-1660.

Lineage

  • Gov. Josias Fendall
    Josias Fendall
    Lieutenant-General Josias Fendall, Esq. , was the 4th Proprietary Governor of Maryland. He was born in England, and came to the Province of Maryland. He was the progenitor of the Fendall family in America....

    , Lt. Gen., Esq. (ca. 1628-1687), fourth proprietary and colonial Governor of Maryland. He was born in England, and came to the Province of Maryland. He was the progenator of the Fendall Family in America.
    • Col. John Fendall I, Esq. (1672-1734), Planter, Justice of and member of the Lower House.
      • William Marshall III (stepson) (1690-1734) of "Charley".
        • Maj. John Marshall (1726-1800), Major during Revolution.
          • Mary Marshall (ca. 1742-1800), who married Richard Clagett, Jr. (1736-1789).
            • Capt. Horatio Clagett (1777-1844), Captain during War of 1812.
      • Thomas Marshall I "Senior" (stepson) (1694-1759), original builder of "Marshall Hall
        Marshall Hall, Maryland
        Marshall Hall, Maryland is the site of the Marshall family mansion. Marshall Hall is located near Bryan's Road in Charles County, Maryland, next to the Potomac River, more or less across from Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of George Washington. The home was one of the finest built on the...

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        • Capt. John Stoddert (stepson) (ca. 1710-1767), Justice, member of the Lower House, Captain of county militia.
          • Maj. William Truman Stoddert, Sr. (1736), veteran of the American Revolution.
            • Maj. John Truman Stoddert
              John Truman Stoddert
              John Truman Stoddert, Sr. was an American politician from Maryland.Stoddert was born at "Smith Point" in Nanjemoy, Maryland. He was the son of William Truman Stoddert, Sr. and his second wife, Elizabeth. Stoddert graduated from Princeton College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the Bar,...

              , Sr., Esq. (1790-1870), lawyer, member U.S. House of Representatives, veteran of War of 1812.
        • Lt. Thomas Stoddert (stepson) (1712-1755), veteran of the French and Indian War.
          • Capt. Benjamin Stoddert
            Benjamin Stoddert
            Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801.-Early life:...

            , Sr. (1751-1813), veteran of the Revolution, 1st Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
            • Elizabeth Stoddert (1785-1859), who married Dr. Thomas Beale Ewell (1785-1826) a naval surgeon during the Tripolitan War.
              • Adj. Gen. Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
                Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
                Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was a United States and Confederate army officer, civil engineer, and educator from James City County, Virginia. He graduated from the U.S...

                 (1810-1894) a Confederate General during Civil War.
              • Lt. Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872) a Confederate General during Civil War.
              • Lt. Thomas Ewell (ca. 1819-1847) a Lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, who was killed at the Battle of Cerra Gordo.
            • Harriot Stoddert (1789-1849), who married Sen. George Washington Campbell, Sr. (1769-1848) member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senator, member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under James Madison.
        • Capt. Thomas Hanson Marshall I (1731-1801) Justice, Captain during Revolution, and owner of "Marshall Hall".
          • Dr. Thomas Marshall II (1757-1829) surgeon during the American Revolution, and owner of "Marshall Hall".
          • Anne Marshall (1759-1789) first wife of Dr. Benjamin Fendall (1753-1818) (same as below).
          • Mary Marshall (1767-1789) who married Gen. Philip Stuart (1752-1830) a Lieutenant of the 3rd Continental Dragoons during the Revolution, General during the War of 1812, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
        • Sarah Marshall (1735-1795), who married Brig. Gen. John Herbert Dent (1733-1809) a Justice, member of the General Assembly, Brigadier General during Revolution.
          • Anne Herbert Dent (1756-1813), who married Capt. William Mackall Wilkinson II, Esq. (1752-1799) member of the Lower House, and captain during Revolution.
            • Jane Herbert Dent Wilkinson (1798-1880) "Mother of Texas", who married Gen. James Long, Dr. (1793-1822) a surgeon at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812, and early settler in Texas.
            • Barbara Mackall Wilkinson (1784-1858), who married Capt. Alexander Hamilton Calvit (1784-1836) a Captain in the Mississippi Militia, and early settler of Texas.
          • Capt. Thomas Marshall Dent (1761-1823), a veteran of the Revolution, who became a Captain by 1794.
            • Dr. John Marshall Dent, Sr. (1792-1839), a surgeon during the War of 1812.
              • Dr. John Marshall Dent, Jr. (1834-1922), an assistant surgeon during the Civil War.
            • Mary Anne Dent (1793-1855), who married James Longstreet I (1784-1833).
              • William Longstreet, Sr. (1817-1889) a veteran of the Mexican-American War.
              • Gen. James Longstreet
                James Longstreet
                James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...

                 II (1821-1904), a Confederate General during the Civil War.
          • Capt. George Dent, Gent., Hon. (ca. 1758-1813), a Captain during the Revolution, President of the State Senate, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
            • Capt. John Herbert Dent (1782-1823), a Captain during the Tripolitan War and the War of 1812.
              • Capt. Jonah Horry Dent (1815-1892), a Captain in the Confederate States Army.
              • Katherine Anne Herbert Dent (1821-1882), who married Sen. Robert Barnwell (Smith) Rhett, Sr. (1800-1876), who advocated secession, and was a Senator of South Carolina.
                • Col. Alfred Moore Rhett (1829-1889), a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War.
                • Maj. Andrew Burnett Rhett, Sr. (1831-1879), a Confederate Major during the Civil War.
                • Sarah Sally de Saussure Taylor Rhett (1844-1921), who married Col. Alfred Roman (1824-1892), a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War.
              • Capt. George Columbus Dent (1822-1884), a Confederate Captain during the Civil War.
            • Sara Marshall Dent (1783), who married 2) Dr. Thomas Hanson Marshall Fendall I (1782-1823) "of Augusta" (same as below).
            • Maria Dent (1788-1876), who married Capt. John Hall Neilson, Sr. (1771-1848) a sea captain, who removed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
            • Gen. James Trueman Dent (1790-1869), veteran of the War of 1812.
            • Gen. Dennis Dent (1796-1863), a veteran of the War of 1812, Florida Indian War, and member of the Alabama State Senate.
      • Elizabeth Fendall (1700-1785), who married John Beall, Jr. (1701-1756).
        • Lt. Josias Beall (1725-1803), Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Assembly, and Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War. Josias married Millicent Beall Bradley (1723-1772) (same as below)
          • Robert Augustus Beall I (1767-1832), who immigrated to Georgia.
            • Gen. Robert Augustus Beall II (1800-1836), lawyer, state legislator, and General in the Georgia Militia who fought in the Florida Indian Wars. First Mayor of Macon, Georgia.
            • Ann Fendall Beall (1810-1876), who married Edward Brown Young (1802-1879), builder of "Fendall Hall
              Fendall Hall
              Fendall Hall, also known as the Young–Dent Home, is an Italianate-style historic house museum in Eufaula, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame structure, with a symmetrical villa-type floor-plan and crowning cupola, was built between 1856 and 1860 by Edward Brown Young and his wife, Ann Fendall Beall...

              ", Eufaula, Alabama.
              • Henry Augusta Young, Sr. (1835-1863), Confederate soldier.
              • Anna Beall Young (1840-1902), who married Capt. Stouten Hubert Dent (1835-1917), Captain and commanded what became known as "Dent's Alabama Battery" during Civil War.
                • Hon. Stanley Hubert Dent (1869-1938), member of Congress from 1909-1921, and appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
                • Capt. Henry Augustus Dent (1872-1971), Captain and Pay Director of the U.S. Navy.
              • Mary Elizabeth Christina Young (1842-1891), who married Dr. Hamilton Moore Weedon, Sr. (1835), in charge of the Confederate Hospital in Eufaula during Civil War.
              • Helen Augusta "Ollie" Young (1847-1932), who married George Hatch Dent, Sr. (1843-1918), a Sergeant in the 1st Maryland Regiment under Stonewall Jackson.
      • Ann Fendall (ca. 1706-1772), who married Robert Bradley II (ca. 1707-1772), Justice of Prince George's Co., Maryland.
        • Millicent Beall Bradley (1723-1772), who married Lt. Josias Beall (1725-1803) (same as above).
        • Eleanor Bradley (ca. 1739), who married Col. Robert Tyler V, Esq. (1727-1777), Justice and colonel of the Militia during Revolution.
          • Capt. Robert Bradley Tyler VI (1759-1793), Captain during the Revolution.
      • Benjamin Fendall I, Esq. (1708-1864) of "Potomack", high sheriff and clerk of Charles Co., Maryland. Benjamin married Eleanor Lee (1710-1759), of the "Blenheim
        Blenheim (Maryland)
        "Blenheim", was the once historic estate of the Lees in Charles County, Maryland. It was owned by Capt. Philip Lee, Sr., Hon., Esq. ....

         Lee's".
        • John Fendall (1730-1763) of "Cedar Point".
          • Dr. Benjamin Fendall (1753-1818), first native born American Dentist, only dentist to be paid for his services during the American Revolution.
            • Dr. Thomas Hanson Marshall Fendall I (1782-1823) "of Augusta", a surgeon's mate during the Tripolitan War.
            • Col. John W. Fendall, Dr. (1784-1842), midshipmen during the Tripolitan War and Lieutenant during the War of 1812
              War of 1812
              The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

              .
            • Dr. Edward Fendall (1786-1834) of "Woodlawn", who served in the War of 1812, was a magistrate in Baltimore, and a prominent early surgeon dentist of that town.
              • Charles Edward Fendall (1821-1894) who immigrated to Oregon
                Oregon
                Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

                 in 1843, and was one of the early pioneers in Yamhill County
                Yamhill County, Oregon
                -National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 84,992 people, 28,732 households, and 21,376 families residing in the county. The population density was 119 people per square mile . There were 30,270...

                .
                • Elbridge Gerry Fendall (1860-1926) early pioneer of West Chehalem, Oregon.
            • 2nd Lt. Philip Richard Fendall (1789-1821), 2nd Lieutenant during War of 1812
              War of 1812
              The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

              .
        • Sarah Fendall (1732-1793), who married Col. Thomas Contee
          Thomas Contee
          Col. Thomas Contee of "Brookefield", near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland. American Patriot, militia man, politician, planter.-Married:Thomas married Sarah Fendall in 1751 in Charles County, Maryland...

           (1729-1811), of "Brookefield". Thomas was a member of the House of Burgesses, and a prominent American Patriot.
          • Rev. Benjamin Contee
            Benjamin Contee
            Benjamin Contee was an American Episcopal priest and statesman from Maryland. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Confederation Congress, and member of the first United States House of Representatives.-Early life:Contee was the son of Col. Thomas Contee and...

            , Capt., Hon. (1755-1815), An American Episcopal priest and statesman from Maryland.
            • Alice Lee Contee (1803-1868), who married Gov. Joseph Kent
              Joseph Kent
              Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...

              , Sr., Col., Dr. (1779-1837).
          • Eleanor Lee Contee (1758-1786), who married Dr. Michael Wallace, Jr., Esq. (1749-1794).
            • Eleanor Lee Contee Wallace (1782-1826), who married Gov. Joseph Kent
              Joseph Kent
              Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...

              , Sr., Col., Dr. (1779-1837).
          • Jane Contee (1761-1825), who married William Worthington (1747-1820) of "The Valley", near Nottingham, P.G.'s Co., Maryland.
            • Gen. Thomas Contee Worthington
              Thomas Contee Worthington
              Thomas Contee Worthington was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Benjamin Contee.Born near Annapolis, Maryland, Worthington received a limited schooling. He served as a captain in the War of 1812, and later as brigadier general of the Ninth Brigade of the Maryland Militia from 1818 to...

               (1782-1847), officer of the Maryland State Militia, and member of the Maryland State House of Representatives.
            • Gov. William Grafton Delaney Worthington
              William Grafton Delaney Worthington
              Hon. William Grafton Delaney Worthington IV was an American lawyer, judge and state Governor, and Secretary of the Territory of East Florida...

               IV, Hon. (1785-1856), lawyer, Judge, Governor and Secretary of the Territory of East Florida.
            • Walter Brooke Cox Worthington
              Walter Brooke Cox Worthington
              Walter Brooke Cox Worthington was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Walter was the son of William Worthington and Jane Contee ....

               (1795-1845), member of the Maryland House of Representatives.
        • Philip Richard Fendall I
          Philip Richard Fendall I
          Philip Richard Fendall I was an influential banker, lawyer, and merchant in Alexandria, Virginia. He was a member of the Lee family and a friend and business partner to George Washington...

           (1734-1805), an office holder, lawyer, merchant, and builder of the Lee-Fendall House
          Lee-Fendall House
          The Lee-Fendall House is an urban plantation family home in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Since its construction in 1785 the house has served as home to thirty-seven members of the Lee family , hundreds of convalescing Union soldiers , the prominent Downham family , and powerful labor leader John L...

           in Alexandria, Virginia.
          • Matilda Lee (stepdaughter) (1766-1790) of Stratford Hall
            Stratford Hall Plantation
            Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, was the home of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence, and it was the birthplace of Robert Edward Lee , who became the Confederate General-in-chief during the American...

            , who married Maj. Gen. Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee II (1756-1818).
          • Flora Lee (stepdaughter)(1771-1795), who married Col. Ludwell Lee, Esq. (1760-1836), son of Richard Henry Lee
            Richard Henry Lee
            Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...

             (1732-1794).
          • Philip Richard Fendall II
            Philip Richard Fendall II
            Philip Richard Fendall II was an American lawyer and politician. He was born December 18, 1794 at the Lee-Fendall House, located at 614 Oronoco St., Alexandria, Virginia. Fendall matriculated to the College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton University in 1812 where he excelled at forensics...

             (1794-1867), District Attorney of Washington, D.C.
            • Maj. Philip Richard Fendall III (1832-1879), a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Civil War.
              • Marion Fendall (1870), who married Jacob Wendell III (ca. 1869-1911).
                • Anne Catherine Tredick "Catherine" Wendell (d. 1977), who married Lt. Col. Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (1898-1987), son of George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923). Anne married secondly, Lt. Geoffrey Seymour Grenfell (1898-1940).
                  • Col. Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, Hon. (1924-2001).
                    • George Reginald Oliver Molyneaux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (1956).
                • Philippa Fendall Wendell (d. 1974), who married Sir Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway (1892-1978), son of Randolph Henry Stewart, 11th Earl of Galloway (1836-1920).
                  • Antonia Marian Amy Isabel Stewart, Lady (1925-1971), who married Sir Charles Mark Dalrymple Fergusson, 3rd Baron Dalrymple (1915-1979).
                  • Randolph Keith Reginald Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway (1928).
            • Clarence "Claude" Fendall (1836-1868), a member of the U.S. Geodetic Survey during the Civil War.
            • Lt. James Robert Young Fendall (1838-1869), a Lieutenant in the Confederate States Marine Corps during the Civil War.
        • Benjamin Fendall II (1739-1786) of "Pomonkey".
      • Mary Hanson Fendall (ca. 1710-1758), who married Maj. Samuel Hanson, Sr. (1705-1749) a Justice and Major in the Charles County Miltia.
        • Maj. Samuel Hanson, Jr. (1738-1817), member of the Lower House, Major during Revolution.
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