The Lendrems of Virginia?

The main wave of Lendrems emigrating from Ireland to the US was in 1846 but as this recent find shows there were Lendrems living in Virgina in the 18th century.

James- Bowie, only son of
John Bowie, of Scotland, and his wife, Judith (Catlett)
Bowie, was born about 1746 at his father's home, "The
Hill," near Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. Went
to school at the Academy in Port Royal, which even in
the early days of Virginia \vas an institution of consider-
able note. A man's associates often serve as an index to
his character, and a letter found among some old papers
in the possession of James Bowie's descendants, show his
companions were men of culture. The communication
referred to was written March 16, 1764, from Edinburgh,
Scotland, by Thomas Lendrem, who had gone from Vir-
ginia to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

The writer comments upon the society he found in
Scotland ; tells his friend that the girls of the latter coun-
try, though very attractive, could not compare with the
stately damsels of Virginia ; cautions young Bowie
against succumbing to the charms of the latter before he
(Lendrem) could return ; sends friendly messages to his
former companions, the Timberlakes, and " my friend
Lewis," etc. Altogether llie letter is in the happy vein of
youth, such as a young man of culture would write to
his "chum " of today.

This reference from The Bowies and their Kindred