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1066: 77: 102: 346:. His wife, Sarah (Macon) Jerdone, (1731–1818) was born in Virginia. Their sons included Francis Jerdone II, 1756–1841; John Jerdone, 1764–1786; and William, 1769–1772. Their daughters included Mary, b. 1754; Sarah, 1757–1793; Elizabeth, 1759–1830; Isabella, 1761–1825; Anne, 1763–1794; and Martha, b. 1767. Elizabeth was the wife of Alexander Macauley, a merchant of Yorktown, Virginia. 1073: 496:. She married as her first husband, in 1771, George Pottie, the business partner of her father. Mary helped run this business after her father's death in 1771. They had three children; George Pottie, Isbella Pottie and Mary Pottie Honeyman. He died prior to 1785 when she married Adam Toler. He was born on November 30, 1766 in Louisa County, Virginia and died on March 20, 1813, in 518: 109: 84: 60: 338:
on January 30, 1721. He was the son of John Jerdone, a magistrate and treasurer of the town. At the age of nineteen, he immigrated to Virginia from Scotland and settled in Hanover County, Yorktown; and later in Louisa County. He made his living as a merchant (factor), running a mercantile business
357:. He was born on February 9, 1756, in Louisa County, Virginia, and died on April 29, 1841, in Louisa County, Virginia. His wife, Mary "Polly" Byars, was born on December 2, 1771, in Louisa County, Virginia; died March 12, 1821, in Louisa County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Captain John Byars. 945: 900: 820: 940: 935: 810: 1040: 1005: 955: 925: 830: 685: 675: 1000: 895: 870: 825: 780: 1035: 990: 975: 970: 880: 815: 760: 705: 655: 610: 1114: 875: 855: 835: 765: 750: 715: 710: 680: 645: 640: 615: 595: 590: 1104: 1025: 1010: 960: 930: 905: 890: 805: 745: 740: 730: 700: 665: 660: 650: 585: 556: 1257: 1149: 980: 965: 950: 920: 865: 860: 845: 795: 790: 785: 770: 725: 670: 630: 620: 605: 1382: 1189: 1030: 1020: 910: 885: 850: 775: 690: 600: 376:. He married Barbara Ann Callis on November 30, 1830, in Louisa County, Virginia. Barbara Ann Callis, born February 25, 1814, in Louisa Co., Virginia; died December 9, 1890, in Henderson, Kentucky. She was the daughter of 1372: 1288: 1267: 1199: 1194: 1164: 1139: 1050: 1015: 995: 985: 800: 755: 735: 720: 695: 635: 1099: 1055: 1045: 915: 625: 1272: 1262: 1222: 1214: 1109: 1089: 840: 383:
Francis Jerdone, III, b. 1802, a planter of Orange County; and William Jerdone, b. 1805, a planter of New Kent County, Virginia. Daughters of Francis Jerdone II included Sarah Jerdone Coleman and Mary Jerdone Toler.
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was a close friend of Francis Jerdone's wife Sarah. Papers from the Jerdone family, including life at and the maintenance of Jerdone Castle, can be found in the
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He owned plantations in Hanover, York, Louisa and Albemarle Counties in Virginia. His Albemarle plantation is now the old part of the clubhouse at
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in 1740, as discussed below. In addition to expanding his original landholdings and building a residence, Jerdone operated stores,
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The oldest section of Jerdone Castle was built in 1742 by Francis Jerdone who came to Virginia from
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The Louisa County, Virginia, Historical Society documents that on June 9, 1791, President
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In 1879 the estate was purchased by Frank T. Glasgow of Richmond, father of the author
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Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff and Howard J. Kittell (August 1984).
500:. He was the son of William Toler and Hannah Brockman. Adam founded the town of 157: 144: 279: 263: 1072: 471:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jerdone Castle" 517: 335: 331: 275: 258:. Jerdone Castle is a Virginia Historic Landmark and registered on the 59: 283: 401: 1383:
National Register of Historic Places in Louisa County, Virginia
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was an overnight visitor at Jerdone Castle. Washington's wife
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Francis and Mary's sons included John Jerdone, a planter of
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Jerdone Castle is located in Virginia
Jerdone Castle is located in the United States
Bumpass, Virginia
38°0′26″N 77°44′56″W / 38.00722°N 77.74889°W / 38.00722; -77.74889
84000042
plantation
Bumpass
Louisa County, Virginia
U.S. National Register of Historical Places
Lake Anna
Scotland
mills
forge
Clayton G. Coleman
George Washington
Martha
Special Collections Research Center
College of William & Mary
Ellen Glasgow
The Woman Within
Jedburgh
Scotland
Farmington Country Club
planter
Louisa County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Henderson, Kentucky

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