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 Abt 1767 - Yes, date unknown
 1760 - Yes, date unknown
| Birth |
1760 |
Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia  |
| Died |
Yes, date unknown |
Lunenburg County, Virginia |
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| Father |
William Edwards, Jr., b. 1721, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax] |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Barksdale, b. Est 1739, Colonial Virginia |
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| Family 1 |
'Dorcia' Lane, b. Abt 1765, Virginia Colony |
| Married |
c 1798 |
| Children |
| + | 1. James M. Edwards, b. Abt 1799, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia |
| | 2. John Edwards, Jr., b. Abt 1805, Lunenburg County, Virginia |
| | 3. Susan Edwards, b. Abt 1811, Lunenburg County, Virginia |
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| Family 2 |
Martha Mrs. John Edwards, b. Abt 1767, Halifax County, Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. William Edwards, b. Est 1795 |
| + | 2. Sarah B. Edwards, b. Abt 1791, Halifax County, Virginia |
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Est 1795 - Yes, date unknown
| Birth |
Est 1795 |
| Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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| Father |
John Edwards, b. 1760, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia |
| Mother |
Martha Mrs. John Edwards, b. Abt 1767, Halifax County, Virginia |
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Abt 1791 - 1869 (~ 78 years)
| Birth |
Abt 1791 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
| Died |
16 Jun 1869 |
Halifax County, Virginia or Caswell, NC |
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| Father |
John Edwards, b. 1760, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia |
| Mother |
Martha Mrs. John Edwards, b. Abt 1767, Halifax County, Virginia |
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| Family |
Clement Lipscomb, b. Abt 1781, Halifax Co., VA or Caswell Co., North Carolina |
| Married |
23 Dec 1811 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Gillie/Gilley Whitlock Lipscomb, b. Abt 1813, Halifax Co., VA or Caswell Co., North Carolina |
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| Name |
Martha Mrs. John Edwards |
| Born |
Abt 1767 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I1919 |
My Reynolds Line |
| Last Modified |
3 Aug 2019 |
| Family |
John Edwards, b. 1760, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown, Lunenburg County, Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. William Edwards, b. Est 1795, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 2. Sarah B. Edwards, b. Abt 1791, Halifax County, Virginia , d. 16 Jun 1869, Halifax County, Virginia or Caswell, NC (Age ~ 78 years) |
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| Last Modified |
25 Jun 2014 |
| Family ID |
F860 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S10] R.W. Ryan, http://genforum.genealogy.com/edwards/messages/12224.html.
John Edwards, Sr. b. abt. 1762; d. abt. 1848; m. Martha (some believe it was Martha Elizabeth Rainey. If so the marriage was on June 29, 1785, Brunswick Co., Va.). The will of John Edwards does not give his wife's maiden name. It is in Book-22-P. 220, Recorded Dec. 1848, Halifax Co., Va.
John Edwards, Sr. left 17 slaves to Martha, his wife, and they had the following five children:
a. James M. Edwards, Sr. b. 1799 m. Elvira B. Boley b. 1809 (my line). They had 10 children and, in the 1850 Census, the oldest was Elizabeth, 19 years of age; the youngest was Montigh, 1/2 year old. In his father' will, James M. Edwards, Sr. had a debt forgiven and was left $1.
b. John Edwards, Jr. was to share in 1/3 of his father's estate with family except for James Edwards and Susan W. Edwards Scott. John Edwards, Jr.'s children were left 1/3 of their grandfather's (John Edwards Sr.) estate.
c. William Edwards was to share in 1/3 of his father's estate same as his brother, John Edwards, Jr., above.
d. Susan W. Edwards m. Robert M. Scott on Dec. 19, 1831, Halifax Co., Va. Robert Scott was left $1 per the will of Susan's father, John Edwards, Sr.
e. Sarah Edwards m. Clemente Lipscombe on Dec. 23, 1811, Halifax Co., Va. Sarah Edwards Lipscombe was left 1/3 of her father's estate.
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