Descendants of Jean Vernadeau Generation No. 1 1. JEAN1 VERNADEAU was born Abt. 1682 in Near Limonges, France See Notes, and died Abt. 1735 in Cemetery near the Old Huguenot Hospital, London England. He married ANNA UNKNOWN in France. Notes for JEAN VERNADEAU: Variants of the surname found were: Varnadoe, Varnedoe, Varnadore, Varnadow, Warnadow, Varnadeaux, Vernadeau and Varnado. These variant obviously originated from the phonetic spelling of the surname. Children of JEAN VERNADEAU and ANNA UNKNOWN are: 2. i. LEONARD SR2 VARNADO, b. 1717, Limousin Province, Limoges, France; d. 1794, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. ii. AGEE VARNADO. iii. ELIZABETH VARNADO. iv. SARAH VARNADO. v. LEWIS VARNADO. Generation No. 2 2. LEONARD SR2 VARNADO (JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1717 in Limousin Province, Limoges, France, and died 1794 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. He married SARAH (SIRRAH OTTO) HOTTOW May 25, 1742 in Orangeburg, District South Carolina. She was born 1726 in Lower Palitinate Region, Germany, and died Aft. 1762 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Notes for LEONARD SR VARNADO: Like most surnames, over a period of years, it will be found spelled in several manners. The name Varnado (currant variant) has been recorded as; Warnadau, Wernadau, Vernadeau, Vernadeaux, Vernadoe, Vernadore and Vernidore. The Ancestry of Leonard Vernedeau by W.W.Varnedoe, Jr. 25 September 1999 The first hard, documented fact we know about Leonard Vernedeau is that he was granted a licence to trade on the Savannah River by the British Crown Colony of South Carolina on 9 April 1736. From that time on he left a broad trail which is well documented. We know whom he married and who his descendants are down to today. But where and when was he born? These are questions that have eluded us. Here is what we know: There is a line of Varnedores in South Carolina who trace themselves to an Adam Varnedore. There is also a book, The Mobley’s, Their Connections by W.W.Dixon, which tells a wild tale of an Adam Varnedore accompanying a Mobley from Ireland to Pennsylvania, then to South Carolina. This fits none of our known facts and Adam is, no doubt, just another descendant of our Leonard Vernadeau. One member of our family, John Varnedoe, who was descended from Henry Varnedore, one of Leonard’s sons had an oral tradition in his family that Leonard was born in 1717 and Leonard’s father born in 1682; his father in 1657 and his father in 1628, all without names or places. Actually the 1717 date for Leonard’s birth seems quite reasonable, since he must have been at least 16 years old to obtain that trading licence, yet he married in 1742 and fathered children well into the 1750s. John’s tradition had Leonard and his father as the only members of the family escaping a massacre in the Vivaris Province of France. I once corresponded with a Varnado (one of the western branch of the family) who had letters from a British genealogist showing Leonard and his father in London, England. It seems that there was a tombstone with Vernedeau carved on it which this person claimed to have seen. However, after paying this genealogist(?) to document the find, he claimed the cemetery had been destroyed and was no longer visible, but only after getting more fees from our family member. I believe he was robbed, and that no such tombstone ever existed. It is true that some Huguenots did migrate to England and some then move on to America, but this is pretty thin evidence for our Leonard. I have several letters from a French Lawyer named Pierre Vernadeau who lived in Paris, France. Now deceased, he thought he was the last of the French Vernadeaus. He wrote that he had traced his family back as far as the French Revolution in 1795. Unfortunately, this is not far enough to get back to our Leonard, who was already in America by then. Pierre claimed the revolution had destroyed the parish records. He wrote that his family came from the Limousin District of France, and that the name Leonard was a frequent one in his family, being named for a famous Limousin Saint. He stated that a fragment of data listed a Vernhaudi in the Bishopric of Limoges. ( the "di" could well be a latin gramatical ending for "do" or "du.") Limoges is in the Limousin. Pierre also concurred that the name derives from the root VERNE, an old French word for an Alder tree. This leads to Vernet as meaning an Alder grove. Add "de eau" (by water) to distinguish which Alder grove, then put it all together and get VERNED’EAU meaning "An Alder Grove by the Water." In the "Dictionaire etymologique des noms de lieux en France" there is a city called Vernet-les-Bains in the Rousillon district, derived from the name Verneto. Bear in mind that Old French, like Old English spelled phonetically. Thus, "Verneto" sounds exactly like "Vernedeau" in French. Its mayor has written me that Vernet-les-Bains is indeed a " villedeau," although there is none with the name Vernedeau living there now. However, it is very close to the Spanish border in the Pyrenees mountains. I have corresponded with some Verneda families in Barcelona who say they came from the Pyrenees area. Verneda in Catalan, the language of Barcelona, means, " An Alder Grove by Water." This is confirmed by their Coat of Arms (which they sent me) which shows two trees by a band of water. However, these arms were granted too late to be ancestral to our branch. Nor were the Vernedas able to trace themselves back into the early 1700s. This lead also ended. In Reitstap’s Memorial, there is a Coat of Arms listed for the Verneto name in Vaud. Vaud is now in Switzerland, but may have been in France then. Despite Pierre Vernadeaus idea that all parish registers were destroyed, he was obviously mistaken because the Parish Registers of St. Maurice La Souterraine, Dept of Creuse (part of the Limousin) list: Gabriel Vernadaud (1685), Francis Vernadaud (1691), Pierre Vernadaud (1695), Leonard Vernadaud ( La Terrade 1699), Marguerite Vernadaud (1695), then that Francis Vernadaud married Jean Ducet (1687) and Francis Vernadaud married Simon Poujaud. These odd spellings could well be just phonetic spellings, after all, look how the Rev. Geisendanner spelled our name! "La Terrade" is a location near La Souterraine. I have been told by a Frenchman that Vernadaud is a possible variant form of Vernadeau. If so, with John Varnedoe’s dates, we could stretch back our ancestors’ names two more generations, or correct Leonard's birth date since 1699 is possible. Note that this date will fit the American record but not John’s tradition. Recently, Bill Hutto (Wiliam H. W. Hutto) concerning Sarah Hutto's husband, our Leonard Vernadeau, has him born near Limoges, in the Limousin in 1717, died 1794 in Orangeburg, SC. He gives his father's name as Jean Vernadeau, born 1682 near Limoges, Married Anna ? and died 1735 in London. Without references, this sounds like a composite of what I had written in my early book, "Leonard Varnedeau and Sarah Hutto, Three Generations," and including John's oral tradition. Except for the "Jean and Anna," which is new, much of this has been written, piece-meal, in the "Varnado Genealogist" when it was published by Harrell Varnado. So there we are. I sure would like to see the actual Parish registers in France. But where? Vernet-les Bains, as pointed by the linguistic evidence and as the Catalans think, Vivaris as given by John's oral tradition, or St. Maurice La Souterraine, as the one record seems to indicate along with Pierre Vernadeaus belief, or elsewhere? And did he come directly to America or stop in England? Notes for SARAH (SIRRAH OTTO) HOTTOW: Sarah is the daughter of Isaac Otto, born 1695 in the Lower Palitinate of present day Germany. Her Mother is Maria Catherina Von Sturn, born 1807, also in the Lower Palitinate of present day Germany. Children of LEONARD VARNADO and SARAH HOTTOW are: i. JOHN3 VARNADO, b. March 01, 1746/47, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. March 01, 1746/47, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. 3. ii. LEONARD JR VARNADO, b. January 15, 1748/49, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. 1811. iii. SARAH VARNADO, b. September 1751, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; m. WARREN RICKS, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; b. Abt. 1750. 4. iv. SAMUEL SR VARNADO, b. February 15, 1754, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. September 13, 1837, St Helena Parish, Louisiana. v. THOMAS VARNADO, b. May 12, 1756, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. vi. ANNA VARNADO, b. March 10, 1758, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. 5. vii. HENRY VARNADO, b. October 1759, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. September 06, 1840, Dooley County, Georgia. viii. MATHEW VARNADO, b. 1760, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1834, Sullivan County, Tennessee. ix. ISAAC VARNADO, b. 1762, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Generation No. 3 3. LEONARD JR3 VARNADO (LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born January 15, 1748/49 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died 1811. He met SARAH UNKNOWN in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Children of LEONARD VARNADO and SARAH UNKNOWN are: 6. i. DANIEL4 VARNADO, b. 1778, South Carolina. ii. SARAH ANN VARNADO, b. 1784, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1850. 7. iii. JOHN VARNADO, b. 1785, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1850. 8. iv. JACOB (JAKE) VARNADO, b. 1786, South Carolina. 9. v. SAMUEL VARNADO, b. Aft. 1790, South Carolina. 4. SAMUEL SR3 VARNADO (LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born February 15, 1754 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died September 13, 1837 in St Helena Parish, Louisiana. He met (1) SARAH NEWSOM 1776 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. She was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. He met (2) NANCY HERLONG Abt. 1790 in Mississippi. Notes for SAMUEL SR VARNADO: Samuel is buried in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Children of SAMUEL VARNADO and SARAH NEWSOM are: 10. i. ARCADA4 VARNADO, b. Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1839. 11. ii. SARAH (SALLY) VARNADO, b. Abt. 1784, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. August 23, 1844, Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana. 12. iii. LEONARD VARNADO, b. 1777, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. December 24, 1867, Caesar, Pearl River County, Mississippi. 13. iv. ELIZABETH VARNADO, b. Abt. 1780, Orangebuug, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1840. 14. v. MOSES VARNADO, b. February 16, 1781, South Carolina; d. May 17, 1855, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. vi. GEORGE VARNADO, b. Abt. 1786, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. January 01, 1840, Adams County, Mississippi; m. PRUDENCE LUCE COREY. Notes for PRUDENCE LUCE COREY: Prudence was the widow of Richard Corey and the granddaughter of Richard Swayze and Sarah Horton. 15. vii. NATHANIEL VARNADO, b. Abt. 1790, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Liberty County, Georgia. 16. viii. SAMUEL JR VARNADO, b. 1793, Orangeburg County. South Carolina; d. September 26, 1874, Pike Co., Mississippi. 17. ix. MARY VARNADO, b. March 19, 1794, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. June 27, 1886, Claiborn Co, MS Herlong Cemetery. 18. x. ISHAM VARNADO, b. Abt. 1795, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1842, Georgia ?. Children of SAMUEL VARNADO and NANCY HERLONG are: xi. MITCHELL4 VARNADO. xii. NANCY VARNADO, b. Mississippi. 19. xiii. RACHEL JANE VARNADO, b. 1812, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1880, Pike County, Mississippi. xiv. WADE VARNADO. 20. xv. WILLIAM PEARL VARNADO, b. Abt. 1811, Pike County, Mississippi. 21. xvi. CLARISSA VARNADO, b. April 01, 1814, Mississippi; d. September 10, 1864, Pike County, MS. xvii. HENRY VARNADO, b. Abt. 1816. xviii. WASHINGTON VARNADO, b. Abt. 1817. 5. HENRY3 VARNADO (LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born October 1759 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died September 06, 1840 in Dooley County, Georgia. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Children of HENRY VARNADO and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are: 22. i. JOHN4 VARNADO, b. 1784, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. 1852, Dooly County, Georgia. ii. ELIZABETH VARNADO, b. 1785, Orangeburg, South Carolina; m. JOHN BUSTLE; b. Abt. 1780. iii. ELEANOR VARNADO, b. 1785, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. 23. iv. JOSEPH VARNADO, b. 1794, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1853, Dooley County, Georgia. v. NANCY VARNADO, b. 1805, Orangeburg District, South Carolina. vi. ALLEN VARNADO, b. 1807, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1861. vii. WESLEY VARNADO, b. 1810, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; m. WINNY WILCOX, May 08, 1835. Generation No. 4 6. DANIEL4 VARNADO (LEONARD JR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1778 in South Carolina. He married (1) MARY UNKNOWN Abt. 1814 in South Carolina. She was born Abt. 1798 in Colleton Co, SC. He married (2) MATHA ANN WEEKS Aft. 1821 in South Carolina. She was born December 1832 in South Carolina, and died 1910. Children of DANIEL VARNADO and MARY UNKNOWN are: i. HENRY5 VARNADO, b. June 01, 1815, South Carolina; d. August 07, 1900, South Carolina. ii. SAMUEL VARNADO, b. 1817, Orangeburg District, South Carolina; m. CICELY UNKNOWN, South Carolina; b. 1823, Orangeburg, South Carolina. iii. JAMES MILES VARNADO, b. 1820, Colleton Co, South Carolina; d. February 19, 1898, Colleton Co, South Carolina; m. SUSAN DEWITT, Abt. 1844, South Carolina; b. 1820, South Carolina; d. July 01, 1906. iv. WILLIAM LEIGHTEN VARNADO, b. August 03, 1821, South Carolina; d. October 22, 1901, Lumber City, Georgia; m. WEALTHY ANN JARREL, South Carolina; b. February 11, 1822, South Carolina; d. June 20, 1899, Lumber City, Georgia. Notes for WILLIAM LEIGHTEN VARNADO: William is buried in Fishing Creek Cemetery, Lumber City, Georgia. 7. JOHN4 VARNADO (LEONARD JR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1785 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died Aft. 1850. He married MARY OLIVER Bef. 1827 in South Carolina. She was born 1802 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1850. Children of JOHN VARNADO and MARY OLIVER are: i. CHARLES5 VARNADO. ii. LEONARD VARNADO. 8. JACOB (JAKE)4 VARNADO (LEONARD JR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1786 in South Carolina. He married UNKNOWN UNKNOWN in South Carolina. Child of JACOB VARNADO and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN is: i. JOHN W5 VARNADO. 9. SAMUEL4 VARNADO (LEONARD JR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Aft. 1790 in South Carolina. He married SUSAN UNKNOWN. Children of SAMUEL VARNADO and SUSAN UNKNOWN are: i. JOHN5 VARNADO. ii. SAMUEL JR VARNADO. 10. ARCADA4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1839. She married JAMES DOUGHERTY 1809. He was born January 1782 in South Carolina, and died November 10, 1842 in Jersey County, Illinois. Children of ARCADA VARNADO and JAMES DOUGHERTY are: i. SAMUEL JAMES MADISON5 DOUGHERTY, b. July 28, 1810, Mississippi; d. February 22, 1889, Jersey County, Illinois; m. ELIZABETH COOK, May 05, 1846, Jersey County, Illinois; b. 1827, Mississippi; d. 1903, Illinois. ii. MARY B DOUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1815, Mississippi; m. NATHANIAL HAMILTON, July 09, 1835, Jersey County, Illinois; b. Ohio. iii. ADELINE DOUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1818, Mississippi; m. JOHN SANSOM, June 19, 1841. iv. EUPHEMIA DOUGHERTY, b. September 1822, Mississippi; d. March 02, 1899, Portland, Oregon; m. THOMAS SMIRL, October 22, 1840; b. July 21, 1811, Eureka, Missouri; d. March 21, 1884, Jefferson County, Nebraska. v. MATILDA DOUGHERTY, b. September 23, 1824, Warren County, Mississippi; d. May 21, 1897, Jefferson County, Nebraska; m. (1) HENRY JR UTT, October 27, 1842, Jersey County, Illinois; b. October 09, 1818; d. October 27, 1871, Stockton, California; m. (2) GEORGE W WHITE, Aft. 1850; b. January 18, 1821, Christian County, Illinois; d. November 02, 1897, Jefferson County, Nebraska. Notes for MATILDA DOUGHERTY: November 1842, Matilda inherited $3,000.00 from the estate of her late uncle, George Varnado of Natchez, Warren County, Mississippi. Notes for HENRY JR UTT: During 1843, Henry and Matilda relocated to Grant County, Wisconsin. vi. AMANDA DOUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1826; d. Abt. 1859; m. (1) ISAAC NEVEIUS, July 05, 1846; m. (2) JOHN CAMPBELL, April 06, 1856; b. 1829, Ohio. 11. SARAH (SALLY)4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Abt. 1784 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died August 23, 1844 in Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana. She married JOHN JACOB AMACKER 1802 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. He was born Abt. 1775 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died January 1815 in Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana. Children of SARAH VARNADO and JOHN AMACKER are: i. SAMUEL5 AMACKER, b. June 13, 1804, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. 1833, Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana; m. BARBARA YAIR, December 21, 1826. ii. DELILAH AMACKER, b. February 17, 1806, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Illinois; m. UNKNOWN FLANIGAN, 1840. iii. CLARINDA AMACKER, b. 1807, Orangeburg, South Carolina; m. HIRAM ADDISON CUTRER, January 24, 1839. iv. GABRIAL AMACKER, b. May 28, 1808, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1814, Orangeburg, South Carolina. v. JACOB LEONARD AMACKER, b. January 23, 1810, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. May 03, 1855, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; m. MAHALA CARTER, November 03, 1831, Pike County, Mississippi; b. 1815, Pike County, Mississippi; d. 1862, Louisiana. vi. NATHANIEL AMACKER, b. June 17, 1811, Pike County, Mississippi; d. December 30, 1881; m. MOSILLA PEARSON, June 15, 1831. vii. JAMES ALBERT AMACKER, b. October 27, 1813, Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana; m. LYDIA TATE. viii. GEORGE W AMACKER, b. 1814, Amackerville, St Helena Parish, Louisiana; d. Fort Ben County, Texas; m. CELIA BURTON, 1841; b. October 04, 1824, St Helena Parish, Louisiana; d. July 11, 1859, St Helena Parish, Louisiana. ix. JOHN JACKSON AMACKER, b. 1815, St Helena Parish, Louisiana; d. April 04, 1888, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; m. MARY AMANDA THOMPSON, March 02, 1841, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi; b. July 16, 1824, Amite County, Mississippi; d. December 01, 1899, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. 12. LEONARD4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1777 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died December 24, 1867 in Caesar, Pearl River County, Mississippi. He married (1) SALLY AMACKER. He married (2) ELIZA MCELVEEN. He married (3) RACHEL SCHILLING Abt. 1802 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. He married (4) SARAH BALLARD Bef. 1850. She was born 1789 in Georgia. Children of LEONARD VARNADO and RACHEL SCHILLING are: i. WILLIAM HENRY5 VARNADO, b. March 04, 1804, Orangeburg, South Carolina; d. July 25, 1893, Kiln, Hancock Co, Mississippi; m. (1) REBECCA GIBSON; m. (2) FRANKIE SCHILLING, Abt. 1823, Hancock County, Mississippi; b. September 02, 1805, Orangeburg , South Carolina; d. April 11, 1880, Hancock County, Mississippi. ii. EMANUEL D. VARNADO, b. January 16, 1807, South Carolina; d. October 20, 1882, Pike County, Mississippi; m. SARAH SIMMONS, January 10, 1828, Mississippi; b. January 04, 1814, Mississippi; d. June 23, 1885, Pike County, Mississippi. iii. LEWIS H VARNADO, b. March 08, 1812, Pike County, Mississippi; m. (1) CINDERELLA DYKES, Pike County, Mississippi; b. 1817, Louisiana; m. (2) SARA JANE HUGHES OTT. iv. ISHAM ELLIS VARNADO, b. May 30, 1814, Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi; d. March 30, 1883, Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi L. H. Varnado cemetery; m. MARGARET (PEGGY) HOPE, February 28, 1834, Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi; b. August 04, 1815, Mt. Zion, Mississippi; d. September 01, 1891, Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. 13. ELIZABETH4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Abt. 1780 in Orangebuug, South Carolina, and died Abt. 1840. She married HARRIS REEVES. Child of ELIZABETH VARNADO and HARRIS REEVES is: i. HARRIS5 REEVES. 14. MOSES4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born February 16, 1781 in South Carolina, and died May 17, 1855 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. He married (1) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Bef. 1806. She died in Mississippi ?. He married (2) NANCY WARD THOMPSON September 02, 1817 in Washington Parrish, LA. She was born May 22, 1785, and died Unknown in Tangipahoa Parish, Lousiana. Notes for MOSES VARNADO: Moses is buried in the McDaniel-/Tate-Strickland Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA. He served as a Private in the war of 1812, serving from Pike County in the 13th Mississippi Militia. Moses was listed as Head of Household in 1816, Pike County, MS. The name of his wife at that time is unknown. The following year, Moses moved to Louisana where he married Nancy Ward Thompson in September of 1817. The census' of 1830 and 1840 list Moses in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Notes for NANCY WARD THOMPSON: Nancy is buried in the McDaniel-Tate-Strickland Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA. Children of MOSES VARNADO and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN are: i. HARRIETT5 VARNADO, b. April 06, 1806, Pike County, Mississippi. ii. LARK W VARNADO, b. November 07, 1807, Pike County, Mississippi. iii. MITCHELL J VARNADO, b. July 15, 1809, Pike County, Mississippi; d. Unknown, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Notes for MITCHELL J VARNADO: Mitchell is buried in the McDaniel/Tate/Strickland Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. iv. WADE HAMPTON VARNADO, b. January 15, 1812, Pike County, Mississippi; d. 1875, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; m. LOUCIDIA ANN MARY KIRKLAND, January 10, 1843, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; b. Abt. 1813, Georgia; d. January 22, 1877, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. v. ALZADA VARNADO, b. April 29, 1814, Pike County, Mississippi; m. RICHARD DANIEL, Louisiana. vi. LUCINDA VARNADO, b. July 01, 1815, Pike County, Mississippi. vii. MOSES RILEY VARNADO, b. October 11, 1816, Pike County, Mississippi. Children of MOSES VARNADO and NANCY THOMPSON are: viii. SAMUEL WARREN5 VARNADO. ix. NATHANIEL M VARNADO, b. October 24, 1818, Louisiana; d. October 11, 1893, Louisiana; m. (1) CINDARELLA VERNON, Louisiana; m. (2) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN; m. (3) ALZADA MCDANIEL, Louisiana. Notes for NATHANIEL M VARNADO: Nathaniel was killed when his horse ran away with with the buggy. Notes for ALZADA MCDANIEL: Alzada was the third wife of Nathaniel M. Varnado. x. CLEMENZA O. VARNADO, b. September 07, 1819, Louisiana. xi. AMANDA MILLER VARNADO, b. October 29, 1820; d. May 02, 1901, Tangipahoa Parish, Lousiana; m. WILLIAM MCDANIEL, Louisiana; b. July 15, 1815; d. November 30, 1891, Tangipahoa Parish, Lousiana. Notes for AMANDA MILLER VARNADO: Amanda is buried in the McDaniel/Tate/Strickland Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA. Notes for WILLIAM MCDANIEL: William is buried in the McDaniel/Tate/Strickland Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA. xii. CLARINDA N VARNADO, b. February 21, 1824, Louisiana. xiii. DELILAH LAFAYETTE VARNADO, b. November 15, 1830, Louisiana. 15. NATHANIEL4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Abt. 1790 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died in Liberty County, Georgia. He married (1) ANN T HILL. He married (2) HANNAH M COSBY. Children of NATHANIEL VARNADO and ANN HILL are: i. ANN CAROLINE5 VARNADO. ii. SAMUEL MCWHIRL VARNADO. iii. LEANDER L VARNADO, b. March 24, 1910, Mississippi; d. June 1973, New Orleans, Louisiana. iv. NATHANIEL JAMES VARNADO. v. SARAH JONES VARNADO. vi. LOUISA VARNADO. vii. MATILDA VARNADO. viii. CLAUDIA REBECCA VARNADO. ix. RUFUS ALONZO VARNADO. x. MARY BETHANA VARNADO. Children of NATHANIEL VARNADO and HANNAH COSBY are: xi. MARY ELLEN5 VARNADO. xii. CHARLES STOCKTON VARNADO. xiii. FRANCES ELIZABETH VARNADO. 16. SAMUEL JR4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1793 in Orangeburg County. South Carolina, and died September 26, 1874 in Pike Co., Mississippi. He married KEZIAH NEWSOM March 02, 1813 in Pike County, Mississippi. She was born Abt. 1797 in South Carolina, and died June 01, 1881 in Osyka, Pike County., Mississippi. Children of SAMUEL VARNADO and KEZIAH NEWSOM are: i. OLIVER5 VARNADO, b. Osyka, Pike Couynty, Mississippi. ii. SAMUEL VARNADO, b. Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. iii. MATILDA VARNADO, b. December 17, 1814, Osyka, Pike Co, Mississippi; d. January 14, 1891, Pike County, Mississippi; m. JAMES JEREMIAH STRICKLAND, 1834, Pike County, Mississippi; b. February 12, 1812, Georgia. Notes for MATILDA VARNADO: OBITUARY- Minutes of Mount Zion Church, Pike County, Mississippi. "With sad hearts, we are called upon to chronicle the the death of our beloved Sister, Matilda Varnado Strickland. who departed this life on the 14th day of January, 1891. She was born December 17, 1814, was married to Jeremiah Strickland in 1834. Was united with the Mount Zion Church in 1840, where she remained a faithful member until her death. Sister Strickland leaves three sons and two daughters to morn their loss. Two sons, three daughters and her husband have passed away before her. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones and ever point them to HIM who has consolation for all who seek HIM, for we have hope that she is at rest." iv. SARAH (SALLIE) VARNADO, b. 1815. v. DAVID VARNADO, b. 1816, Mississippi. vi. HOWELL VARNADO, b. March 18, 1820, Pike County, Mississippi; d. February 16, 1884, Mississippi; m. ASSENITH ELIZABETH DAVIS, February 22, 1844, Pike County, Mississippi; b. March 06, 1827; d. November 04, 1906, Copiah County, Mississippi. vii. CHARLES VARNADO, b. February 22, 1822, Pike Co, Mississippi; m. REBECCA JANE DAVIS, December 19, 1844, Mississippi; b. March 06, 1827; d. January 04, 1911, Wessen, Mississippi. viii. ARCHIBALD VARNADO, b. January 07, 1824, Pike County, Mississippi; d. December 20, 1862, Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana; m. PENELOPE SIBLEY, 1844, Washington Parish, Louisiana; b. June 09, 1829, Mississippi; d. October 05, 1916, Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Notes for ARCHIBALD VARNADO: Archibald is buried in the Varnado Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. Notes for PENELOPE SIBLEY: Penelope is buried in the Varnado Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. ix. NEWTON B VARNADO, b. June 26, 1827, Pike Co, Mississippi. x. GEORGE WASHINGTON (DR) VARNADO, b. February 06, 1830, Pike County, Mississippi; d. January 16, 1900, Washington Parish, Louisiana; m. L. J. UNKNOWN, Washington Parish, Louisiana; b. October 25, 1845; d. May 20, 1913, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON (DR) VARNADO: George is buried in the Varnado Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. Notes for L. J. UNKNOWN: L. J. is buried in the Varnado Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. xi. MEREDITH (DR) VARNADO, b. March 06, 1832. xii. SOPHRONIA VARNADO, b. June 02, 1834, Pike Co, Mississippi. 17. MARY4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born March 19, 1794 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died June 27, 1886 in Claiborn Co, MS Herlong Cemetery. She met DAVID HERLONG April 14, 1814 in Marion, Lauderdale Co, Mississippi. He was born April 01, 1789 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died December 16, 1864 in Claiborn Co, MS Herlong Cemetery. Children of MARY VARNADO and DAVID HERLONG are: i. MARTHA ABIGALE5 HERLONG, b. February 21, 1815, Mississippi. ii. JOHN HUSTON HERLONG, b. September 16, 1816. iii. JAMES DAVID HERLONG, b. April 13, 1818, Mississippi. iv. RACHAEL ELIZABETH HERLONG, b. Abt. April 1819, Mississippi. v. SARA ANN HERLONG, b. Abt. 1863, Mississippi. 18. ISHAM4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Abt. 1795 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1842 in Georgia ?. He married UNKNOWN UNKNOWN. Children of ISHAM VARNADO and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN are: i. OLIVER5 VARNADO, b. Georgia. ii. ALFRED B VARNADO, b. Georgia. 19. RACHEL JANE4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1812 in Mississippi, and died Abt. 1880 in Pike County, Mississippi. She married JOSEPH CUTRER Abt. 1826 in Pike County, Mississippi. He was born 1805 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died Bet. 1880 - 1890 in Pike County, Mississippi. Children of RACHEL VARNADO and JOSEPH CUTRER are: i. ANGELINE5 CUTRER, b. July 12, 1828, Pike County, Mississippi; d. November 12, 1901, Pike County, Mississippi; m. JEREMIAH RABORN, 1845; b. July 24, 1824, Amite County, Mississippi; d. March 14, 1878, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ii. EMANUEL CUTRER, b. Abt. 1830, Pike County, Mississippi; d. 1908; m. MARTHA ELIZABETH TATE, June 17, 1856. iii. MALITTA CUTRER, b. Abt. 1833, Pike County, Mississippi. iv. SARAH A CUTRER, b. Abt. 1836, Pike County, Mississippi; d. January 21, 1904; m. MALCOM DYKES, December 31, 1853. v. MARY A CUTRER, b. 1837, Pike County, Mississippi. vi. NEWTON CUTRER, b. 1839, Pike County, Mississippi; m. MARTHA TAYLOR BROWN, 1864. vii. ARVENZIA CUTRER, b. 1840, Pike County, Mississippi. viii. GIBSON FLOYD CUTRER, b. Abt. 1844; d. November 01, 1925; m. SARAH ISABELLE HOPE, Abt. 1868. ix. MINTON RILEY CUTRER, b. Abt. 1845; d. April 07, 1913; m. SARAH A AMACKER, November 26, 1865; b. July 06, 1847; d. January 26, 1904. x. HIRAM HARPER CUTRER, b. August 05, 1847, Pike County, Mississippi; d. September 02, 1929, Mt Herman, Washington Parish, Louisiana; m. ADDIE D'ETTE AMACKER; b. September 15, 1854, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; d. January 31, 1946, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana. 20. WILLIAM PEARL4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born Abt. 1811 in Pike County, Mississippi. He married REBECCA THOMPSON Abt. 1829. Children of WILLIAM VARNADO and REBECCA THOMPSON are: i. NANCY5 VARNADO, b. Louisiana. ii. HARDY VARNADO, b. Louisiana. iii. SAMUEL HASTINGS VARNADO, b. Mississippi; d. Washington Parish, Louisiana (see note); m. ESTER STRINGFIELD BURCH, Louisiana; b. Louisiana. Notes for SAMUEL HASTINGS VARNADO: Samuel was a Veteran of the Civil War serving with Company K, 39th Mississippi Infantry. His grave marker gives neither date of birth nor death. He is buried in the Varnado-Fendalson Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. 21. CLARISSA4 VARNADO (SAMUEL SR3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born April 01, 1814 in Mississippi, and died September 10, 1864 in Pike County, MS. She married HENRY DAVID STRICKLAND January 18, 1829 in Pike County, Mississippi. He was born 1805 in Georgia, and died December 02, 1870 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. Child of CLARISSA VARNADO and HENRY STRICKLAND is: i. FRANCIS SYLVESTER5 STRICKLAND, b. January 28, 1839, Mississippi; d. February 13, 1917, Pike County, MS; m. EMILY COURTNEY, Abt. 1861; b. May 30, 1833, Amite County, MS; d. November 21, 1917, Pike County, MS. 22. JOHN4 VARNADO (HENRY3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1784 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died 1852 in Dooly County, Georgia. He married (1) HONOR HAGEN March 03, 1809 in Laurens County, Georgia. She was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died August 25, 1813 in Laurens County, Georgia. He married (2) JANET CARSON August 25, 1814 in Laurens County, Georgia. Children of JOHN VARNADO and HONOR HAGEN are: i. REBECCA5 VARNADO, b. Abt. 1811, Laurens County, Georgia. ii. ELI VARNADO, b. August 23, 1813, Laurens County, Georgia; d. April 22, 1886, Dooley County, Georgia; m. REBECCA BARLOW, August 16, 1838, Laurens County, Georgia. Notes for REBECCA BARLOW: Rebecca is the daughter of John and Mary Barlow. Children of JOHN VARNADO and JANET CARSON are: iii. WILLIAM5 VARNADO, b. Dooley County, Georgia. iv. LEONARD A. VARNADO, b. Dooley County, Georgia. v. REBECCA VARNADO, b. January 30, 1820, Dooley County, Georgia; d. January 22, 1882, Dooley County, Georgia; m. WILLIAM ADKINSON FOREHAND, Dooley County, Georgia. 23. JOSEPH4 VARNADO (HENRY3, LEONARD SR2, JEAN1 VERNADEAU) was born 1794 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died Aft. 1853 in Dooley County, Georgia. He married (1) ELIZABETH HUGHNELL 1827. He married (2) MARY POPE Abt. 1836 in Pulaski County, Georgia. Children of JOSEPH VARNADO and MARY POPE are: i. MARY5 VARNADO, b. Georgia. ii. ELMO VARNADO, b. Georgia. iii. ELLENDER E VARNADO, b. Georgia.