Richard Mendenhall, Sr

1737 - 1773  (35 years)

• Name	Richard Mendenhall
  Suffix	Sr
  Unexpected Death	10 Oct 1737	Lee County, Virginia, USA
  	Killed by Indians along with James Boone, son of Daniel Boone
  Birth	1 Nov 1737	Frederick County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Oct 1773	Lee County, Virginia, USA
  Burial	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I14609	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Mordecai Mendenhall, Sr,   b. May 1713, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Nov 1803, Springfield, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Charity Beeson,   b. 20 Sep 1715, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1809, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1735	Leacock Monthly Meeting, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F4941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Thornburgh
  Children	1. Richard Mendenhall, Jr   2. Jane Mendenhall   3. Benjamin Mendenhall   4. Margaret Mendenhall   5. Joseph Mendenhall   6. Aaron Mendenhall + 7. John Mendenhall,   b. 6 Mar 1759, Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Jun 1839, Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)   8. Charity Mendenhall,   b. 15 Feb 1767, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Aug 1853 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F4942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Murdered and buried at site in woods in Lee County, VA. Richard was born near Winchester, Virginia, as reported to the Hopewell Friends Meeting. He was the son of Mordecai Mendenhall and Charity Grubb Beeson. Richard was killed by Indians along with James Boone, son of Daniel, while on the way to meet up with Daniel Boone's party. He was buried at the site, about 10 miles east of Cumberland Gap. He was married to Jane Thornbrugh, with whom he had 8 children, John, Richard Jr, Jane, Benjamin, Charity, Margaret, Joseph, and Aaron.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20966843/richard-mendenhall.