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Aaron Edwards 1777–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Nancy Edwards

Mother: Edward Edwards

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hackney

Children(s): Happy Edwards, Abigail Silliman, Tapley Edwards, William Edwards, Presley Edwards, Ann Morgan, John Edwards

Aaron Edwards was born in 1777 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nancy Howard Edwards And Edward Patriot Edwards. Aaron Edwards married Elizabeth Hackney, and had children including Abigail Silliman, Ann Morgan, Happy Edwards, John L Edwards, Presley Edwards, Tapley Washington Edwards, William Henry Edwards. Aaron Edwards passed away in 1848 in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Aaron Edwards was born in 1777 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nancy Howard Edwards And Edward Patriot Edwards.
  • Aaron Edwards married Elizabeth Hackney, and had children including Abigail Silliman, Ann Morgan, Happy Edwards, John L Edwards, Presley Edwards, Tapley Washington Edwards, William Henry Edwards.
  • Aaron Edwards passed away in 1848 in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Edwards
1761–1845
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, United States of America
NE
Edward Edwards
1733–1790
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
EE

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hackney
1781–1845
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
EH

Children(s)

Happy Edwards
1806–1888
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
HE
Abigail Silliman
1814–1896
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
AS
Tapley Edwards
1811–1887
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
TE
William Edwards
1808–1865
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
WE
Presley Edwards
1799–1839
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
PE
Ann Morgan
1804–1839
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
AM
John Edwards
1809–1860
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
JE

Aaron Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Edwards
1777–1848
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nancy Howard Edwards
1761–1845
Anson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Edward (Patriot) Edwards
1733–1790
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aaron Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Aaron Edwards (1777–1848) m. Elizabeth Hackney (1781–1845)
  1. 1. Happy Edwards 1806–1888 m. William (P) Patterson 1803–1859
    1. 1. Calvin Patterson 1824– m. Matilda (Malinda) Maxfield 1830–
      1. 1. Julia (Louisa) Patterson 1860–1939 m. Andrew ("Johnson") Elliott 1856–1933
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Elliott 1895–1961 m. Laura (Jean) Hanna 1914–1996
        2. 2. Roy (Virgil) Elliott 1903–1973
        3. 3. Nora (Evelyn) Elliott 1901–
        4. 4. Irvin (Wesley) Elliott 1899–1990
        5. 5. Edith (Earl) Elliott 1897–1974
        6. 6. Chester (Andrew) Elliott 1893–1965
        7. 7. Robert (L) Elliott 1893–1967 m. Emma (Piccola Walker \) Elliott 1887–1972
        8. 8. Harry (Edward) Elliott 1890–1960 m. Ethel (Louise) Whitman 1891–1978
        9. 9. Hugh (Elliott) Sr 1887–1964
        10. 10. Maud (A) Eliott 1884–
        11. 11. Alonzo Elliot 1884–
        12. 12. Mary (Maud A) Eliott 1884–1909
        13. 13. Eirwin (W) Eliott 1899–
        14. 14. Fannie (Ada) Elliott 1882–1952 m. Perry Jefferson 1867–1940
        15. 15. Roy (Virgil) Elliott 1903–1973
        16. 16. Nora (Evelyn) ELLIOTT 1901–
        17. 17. Irvin (Wesley) Elliott 1899–1990
        18. 18. Edith (Earl Elliott) Bass 1897–1974
        19. 19. Chester (Andrew) Elliott 1893–1965
        20. 20. Thomas (C) Elliott 1883–1883
        21. 21. Walter (Gray) Elliott 1888–1889
        22. 22. Edith (Earl) ELLIOTT 1897–1974
        23. 23. Edith (E) Elliott 1898–
        24. 24. Ervin (W) Elliott 1899–
        25. 25. Nora (E) Elliott 1902–
        26. 26. Roy (U) Elliott 1904–
      2. 2. Isaac Patterson 1849–1910 m. Alice Homer 1859–1888
        1. 1. Calvin Patterson 1888–1943
        2. 2. Fred (Douglas) Patterson 1885–1949 m. Lillie (Etta) Kent 1888–1919 m. Lillie Garrett 1879–1960
        3. 3. Charles Patterson 1884–1908
      3. 3. Nancy (Ellen) Patterson 1854–1880
      4. 4. Martha Patterson 1857–
      5. 5. John (William) Patterson 1863–1941 m. Minnie (Hawkins Evans) Patterson 1865–1900
        1. 1. Lecther Patterson 1888–1948
        2. 2. Manda (Amanda) Patterson 1891–
        3. 3. Jesse Patterson 1893–1934
      6. 6. Semma Patterson 1866– m. Maggie Garrett 1863– m. Laura Pattison 1870–
        1. 1. Novella (Belle) Lewis 1895–1971
      7. 7. Elizabeth Patterson 1868–
      8. 8. Ishmeal Patterson 1853–1917 m. Elizabeth ((Bettie or Lizzie)) Evans 1854–
        1. 1. Bessie Patterson 1888–
        2. 2. Cora (Lee) Patterson
        3. 3. Jessie (Mae) Patterson
        4. 4. Holace Patterson 1901–
      9. 9. John (B) Patterson 1862–
      10. 10. Julia (L) Elliott 1860–1939
      11. 11. Mary Patterson 1868–
      12. 12. Semma Patterson 1866–
    2. 2. Louisa (Ann Caroline) Patterson 1833–1903
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Patterson 1831–1880
  2. 2. Abigail Silliman 1814–1896
  3. 3. Tapley (Washington) Edwards 1811–1887
  4. 4. William (Henry) Edwards 1808–1865
  5. 5. Presley Edwards 1799–1839
  6. 6. Ann Morgan 1804–1839
  7. 7. John (L) Edwards 1809–1860

Aaron Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Aaron Edwards in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1848
1848
Age 71
Death of Aaron Edwards in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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