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Alexander Isaac Edwards 1747 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1747

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 July 1825

Death Location: Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Eleanor (Edwards)

Spouse(s): Catherine Boone, Catherine Edwards

Children(s): Amey Bedsaul, Annuel Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Edwards, Eleanor Edwards, Catherine Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Edwards, Alexander Edwards, Young Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Edwards, Martha Edwards

Alexander Isaac Edwards was born in 1747 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Hanuel (Hanuel) Edwards and Eleanor Ellen Scaife (Edwards). In 1768, Alexander Isaac Edwards resided in Rowan, North Carolina. Alexander Isaac Edwards married Catherine Rosanna Boone, Catherine Edwards, and had children including Amey Bedsaul, Annuel Isaac Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Margaret Edwards, Eleanor Edwards, Catherine Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Ann Edwards, Alexander "Isaac" Edwards, Young Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary "Polly" Edwards, Martha Jane Edwards. Alexander Isaac Edwards passed away in 1825 in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Isaac Edwards was born in 1747 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Hanuel (Hanuel) Edwards and Eleanor Ellen Scaife (Edwards).
  • In 1768, Alexander Isaac Edwards resided in Rowan, North Carolina.
  • Alexander Isaac Edwards married Catherine Rosanna Boone, Catherine Edwards, and had children including Amey Bedsaul, Annuel Isaac Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Margaret Edwards, Eleanor Edwards, Catherine Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Ann Edwards, Alexander "Isaac" Edwards, Young Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary "Polly" Edwards, Martha Jane Edwards.
  • Alexander Isaac Edwards passed away in 1825 in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1706 – 1768
Birth Location: Middleton, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Eleanor (Edwards)
1706 – 1768
Birth Location: Trenton, NJ or Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Boone
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: Guilford, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Edwards
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Amey Bedsaul
1753 –
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Annuel Edwards
1770 – 1846
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Edwards
1772 – 1860
Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia, USA
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Henry Edwards
1772 – 1847
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
HE
Mary Edwards
1774 – 1830
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
ME
Eleanor Edwards
1778 – 1860
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
EE
Catherine Edwards
1779 – 1813
Birth Location: Gulford County N. C.
CE
William Edwards
1781 – 1869
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
WE
Nancy Edwards
1783 – 1850
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
NE
Joshua Edwards
1786 – 1878
Birth Location: Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States
JE
Catherine Edwards
1788 – 1808
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
CE
John Edwards
1791 – 1873
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
JE
Hannah Edwards
1793 – 1851
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
HE
Amy Edwards
1796 – 1851
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
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Alexander Edwards
1799 – 1889
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
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Young Edwards
1803 – 1847
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
YE
Elizabeth Edwards
1807 – 1776
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EE
Mary Edwards
1807 – 1851
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
ME
Martha Edwards
1816 – 1897
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
ME

Alexander Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Edwards
1747 – 1825
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Hanuel (Hanuel) Edwards
1706 – 1768
Middleton, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Eleanor (Ellen Scaife) (Edwards)
1706 – 1768
Trenton, NJ or Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander Edwards () yeoman)
1679 – 1746
Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Mary Ingram
1671 – 1722
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Jeremiah (Scaife (Immigrant) (Eng to) PA)
1679 – 1757
Calverley Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Jane Norcross
1682 – 1711
Ribchester, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Anne Mansfield
1660 – 1707
John Ingram
1650 – 1694
Mary Edwards
1650 – 1715
Jonathan and
1650 – 1709
Ann Hazzell
1654 – 1723
William Norcross
1650 – 1699
Elizabeth Sands..
1653 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Manfield
1635 – 1670
Ann Mansfield
1646 – 1690
Sr. Ingram
1637 – 1677
Helen Gascoigne
1637 – 1668
John Tidd
1635 – 1689
Rebecca Todd
1625 – 1717
William Skafte
1620 – 1677
Sarah Holmes
1620 – 1670
John Hazzell
1625 – 1695
Jone Bott
1637 –
Thomas (Norcross)
1631 – 1662
Elizabeth Marshe
1617 – 1665
Abraham Sands
1632 – 1680
Ann Pruyn
1632 – 1726

Alexander Edwards's Descendants

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Alexander (Isaac) Edwards (25 December 1747 – 29 July 1825) m. Catherine (Rosanna) Boone (1 February 1755 – 1 Feb 1835) m. Catherine Edwards (1 February 1755 – February 1835)
  1. 1. Amey Bedsaul (1753 – )
  2. 2. Annuel (Isaac) Edwards (15 December 1770 – March 1846)
  3. 3. Thomas Edwards (25 Mar 1772 – 16 May 1860) m. Mary ("Polly") Starks (1780 – 1847) m. Sarah Gibson (abt 1790 – )
    1. 1. THOMAS EDWARDS (1798 – )
    2. 2. NEWTON (NEWIT) EDWARDS (21 March 1801 – 3 November 1889)
    3. 3. REBECCA (H PATSY) EDWARDS (1802 – 1 October 1850)
    4. 4. Nancy Edwards (1802 – )
    5. 5. Howell (B) Edwards (11 Sep 1803 – 13 Jun 1859) m. Elizabeth Allison (13 May 1808 – 26 November 1880)
      1. 1. Josiah (F) Edwards (1824 – 8 March 1852)
      2. 2. Irena Edwards (November 10 1827 – February 5 1866) m. Andrew (Jackson) EDWARDS (22 Jan 1822 – 28 Sep 1885)
        1. 1. Howell (Beasley) Edwards (12 Mar 1845 – 10 Jul 1933)
        2. 2. William (Harrison) Edwards (16 Nov 1847 – 07 Jul 1946) m. Martha (Jane) Bivin (20 May 1847 – 24 Jun 1927)
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Edwards (4 Feb 1850 – 1874)
        4. 4. Martha (Ann) Edwards (16 Feb 1852 – 1 Sep 1861)
        5. 5. Annie (Laura) Edwards (12 Oct 1861 – 11 May 1941)
      3. 3. MARY EDWARDS (1831 – 8 Sep 1897)
      4. 4. MARTHA EDWARDS (1832 – Jul 1857)
      5. 5. Newett (Wilson) Edwards (29 Feb 1836 – 10 Nov 1875)
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Edwards (1 May 1840 – 07 Jan 1929)
      7. 7. Todd Edwards (1846 – 1860)
    6. 6. William Edwards (1804 – 1805)
    7. 7. Lucy Edwards (1810 – March 1845)
  4. 4. Henry Edwards (6 May 1772 – 06 Aug 1847)
  5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Edwards (18 Apr 1774 – 1830)
  6. 6. Eleanor Edwards (16 Aug 1778 – 1860)
  7. 7. Catherine Edwards (8 Nov. 1779 – 1813)
  8. 8. William Edwards (28 Jan 1781 – 5 Oct 1869)
  9. 9. Nancy Edwards (5 Jun 1783 – 6 Jun 1850)
  10. 10. Joshua Edwards (1 Jan 1786 – 6 August 1878)
  11. 11. Catherine Edwards (8 Nov 1788 – Jan 1808)
  12. 12. John Edwards (19 February 1791 – 17 November 1873)
  13. 13. Hannah Edwards (17 Feb 1793 – 23 July 1851)
  14. 14. Amy (Ann) Edwards (19 Jul 1796 – 23 Jul 1851)
  15. 15. Alexander ("Isaac") Edwards (7 December 1799 – 16 May 1889)
  16. 16. Young Edwards (1803 – 26 Jun 1847)
  17. 17. Elizabeth Edwards (1807 – Bet. 1776–1880)
  18. 18. Mary ("Polly") Edwards (14 Jul 1807 – 23 Jul 1851)
  19. 19. Martha (Jane) Edwards (1816 – 10 Sept 1897)

Alexander Edwards's Timeline

8 Records

1747
25 December 1747
Birth of Alexander Isaac Edwards in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1762
20 Jan 1762
Age 15
Alexander Isaac Edwards was married in Southampton, Virginia, United States
Southampton, Virginia, United States
1768
1768
Age 21
Alexander Isaac Edwards resided here in Rowan, North Carolina
Rowan, North Carolina
1769
27 JAN 1769
Age 22
Alexander Isaac Edwards was married in in Rowan Co., North Carolina
in Rowan Co., North Carolina
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 43
Alexander Isaac Edwards resided here in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 63
Alexander Isaac Edwards resided here in Mason, Virginia, USA
Mason, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 73
Alexander Isaac Edwards resided here in Grayson, Virginia, USA
Grayson, Virginia, USA
1825
29 July 1825
Age 78
Death of Alexander Isaac Edwards in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1747
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 49
    [3] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1762
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1769
    Event Place: in Rowan Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 506; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Mason, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 426; Image: Vam252_69-0720; FHL Roll: 0181429

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Grayson, Virginia; Page: 45; NARA Roll: M33_131; Image: 62

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1825
    Event Place: Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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