Fendall family

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The Fendall family was a prominent American political family that had its beginnings when Josias Fendall (c. 1628 – 1687) immigrated to Maryland in the early 1650s.^[1] He was appointed the 4th proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1656 to 1660.

Lineage[]

• Gov. Josias Fendall, Lt. Gen., Esq. (c. 1628 – 1687), fourth proprietary and colonial 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.
  • Col. , Esq. (1672–1734), planter, justice of and member of the Lower House.
    • William Marshall III (stepson) (1690–1734) of "Charley".
      • (1726–1800), major during Revolution.
        • Mary Marshall (c. 1742 – 1800), who married Richard Clagett, Jr. (1736–1789).
          • Capt. (1777–1844), captain during War of 1812.
    • "Senior" (stepson) (1694–1759), original builder of "Marshall Hall".
      • Capt. John Stoddert (stepson) (c. 1710 – 1767), justice, member of the Lower House, Captain of county militia.
        • Maj. , Sr. (1736), veteran of the American Revolution.
          • Maj. John Truman Stoddert, Sr., Esq. (1790–1870), lawyer, member U.S. House of Representatives, veteran of War of 1812.
      • Lt. (stepson) (1712–1755), veteran of the French and Indian War.
        • Capt. Benjamin Stoddert, Sr. (1751–1813), veteran of the Revolution, 1st secretary of the U.S. Navy.
          • Elizabeth Stoddert (1785–1859), who married Dr. (1785–1826) a naval surgeon during the Tripolitan War.
            • Adj. Gen. Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (1810–1894) a Confederate general during Civil War.
            • Lt. Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817–1872) a Confederate general during Civil War.
            • Lt. (c. 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. (1731–1801) justice, captain during Revolution, and owner of "Marshall Hall".
        • Dr. (1757–1829) surgeon during the American Revolution, and owner of "Marshall Hall".
        • Anne Marshall (1759–1789) first wife of (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. , Esq. (1752–1799) member of the Lower House, and captain during Revolution.
          • (1798–1880) "Mother of Texas", who married , 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. (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. (1792–1839), a surgeon during the War of 1812.
            • Dr. (1834–1922), an assistant surgeon during the Civil War.
          • Mary Anne Dent (1793–1855), who married James Longstreet I (1784–1833).
            • (1817–1889) a veteran of the Mexican–American War.
            • Gen. James Longstreet II (1821–1904), a Confederate general during the Civil War.
        • , Gent., Hon. (c. 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. (1829–1889), a Confederate colonel during the Civil War.
              • Maj. , Sr. (1831–1879), a Confederate major during the Civil War.
              • Sarah Sally de Saussure Taylor Rhett (1844–1921), who married Col. (1824–1892), a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War.
            • Capt. (1822–1884), a Confederate captain during the Civil War.
          • Sara Marshall Dent (1783), who married 2) Dr. (1782–1823) "of Augusta" (same as below).
          • Maria Dent (1788–1876), who married Capt. , Sr. (1771–1848) a sea captain, who removed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
          • Gen. (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).
      • (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. (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 (1802–1879), builder of "Fendall Hall", Eufaula, Alabama.
            • (1835–1863), Confederate soldier.
            • Anna Beall Young (1840–1902), who married Capt. (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 to 1921, and appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
              • Capt. (1872–1971), captain and pay director of the U.S. Navy.
            • Mary Elizabeth Christina Young (1842–1891), who married Dr. (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 (c. 1706 – 1772), who married (c. 1707 – 1772), Justice of Prince George's Co., Maryland.
      • Millicent Beall Bradley (1723–1772), who married (1725–1803) (same as above).
      • Eleanor Bradley (born c. 1739), who married Col. , Esq. (1727–1777), Justice and colonel of the Militia during Revolution.
        • Capt. (1759–1793), captain during the Revolution.
    • , Esq. (1708–1864) of "Potomack", high sheriff and clerk of Charles Co., Maryland. Benjamin married Eleanor Lee (1710–1759), of the "Blenheim Lee's".
      • (1730–1763) of "Cedar Point".
        • (1753–1818), first native born American Dentist, only dentist to be paid for his services during the American Revolution.
          • Dr. (1782–1823) "of Augusta", a surgeon's mate during the Tripolitan War.
          • (1784–1842), midshipmen during the Tripolitan War and Lieutenant during the War of 1812.
          • (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.
            • (1821–1894) who immigrated to Oregon in 1843, and was one of the early pioneers in Yamhill County.
              • (1860–1926) early pioneer of .
          • 2nd Lt. (1789–1821), second lieutenant during War of 1812.
      • Sarah Fendall (1732–1793), who married Col. Thomas Contee (1729–1811), of "Brookefield". Thomas was a member of the House of Burgesses, and a prominent American Patriot.
        • Rev. Benjamin Contee, Capt., Hon. (1755–1815), An American Episcopal priest and statesman from Maryland.
          • Alice Lee Contee (1803–1868), who married Gov. Joseph Kent, 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, 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 (1782–1847), officer of the Maryland State Militia, and member of the Maryland State House of Representatives.
          • Gov. William Grafton Delaney Worthington IV, Hon. (1785–1856), lawyer, Judge, Governor and Secretary of the Territory of East Florida.
          • Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795–1845), member of the Maryland House of Representatives.
      • Philip Richard Fendall I (1734–1805), an office holder, lawyer, merchant, and builder of the Lee-Fendall House in Alexandria, Virginia.
        • Matilda Lee (stepdaughter) (1766–1790) of Stratford Hall, 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 (1732–1794).
        • Philip Richard Fendall II (1794–1867), District Attorney of Washington, D.C.
          • Maj. (1832–1879), a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Civil War.
            • Marion Fendall (1870), who married Jacob Wendell III (c. 1869 – 1911).
              • Anne Catherine Tredick "Catherine" Wendell (died 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, (1866–1923). Anne married secondly, Lt. (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 (died 1974), who married Sir Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway (1892–1978), son of (1836–1920).
                • Antonia Marian Amy Isabel Stewart, Lady (1925–1971), who married Sir Charles Mark Dalrymple Fergusson, 3rd Baron Dalrymple (1915–1979).
                • (1928).
          • (1836–1868), a member of the U.S. Geodetic Survey during the Civil War.
          • Lt. (1838–1869), a lieutenant in the Confederate States Marine Corps during the Civil War.
      • (1739–1786) of "Pomonkey".
    • Mary Hanson Fendall (c. 1710 – 1758), who married Maj. (1705–1749) a Justice and major in the Charles County Militia.
      • Maj. (1738–1817), member of the Lower House, major during Revolution.

See also[]

• Colonial families of Maryland

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