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Alexander Isaac Edwards 1747 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1747

Birth Location: Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 29 July 1825

Death Location: Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Eleanor Scaife

Spouse(s): Catherine Boone

Children(s): Annuel Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Edwards, Mary Edwards, Eleanor Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Edwards, Alexander Edwards, Polly Edwards

Alexander Isaac Edwards was born in 1747 in Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Hanuel Edwards and Eleanor Scaife. Alexander Isaac Edwards married Catherine Rosanna Boone, and had children including Annuel Isaac Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Margaret Edwards, Mary Edwards, Eleanor "Nellie" Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Lee Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Ann Edwards, Alexander Isaac Edwards, Polly Edwards. Alexander Isaac Edwards passed away in 1825 in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Isaac Edwards was born in 1747 in Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Hanuel Edwards and Eleanor Scaife.
  • Alexander Isaac Edwards married Catherine Rosanna Boone, and had children including Annuel Isaac Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Henry Edwards, Mary Margaret Edwards, Mary Edwards, Eleanor "Nellie" Edwards, William Edwards, Nancy Lee Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Catherine Edwards, Catherine Edwards, John Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Amy Ann Edwards, Alexander Isaac Edwards, Polly Edwards.
  • Alexander Isaac Edwards passed away in 1825 in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1706 – 1768
Birth Location: Orange County, New Jersey, United States
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Eleanor Scaife
1710 – 1780
Birth Location: Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Boone
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: Guilford, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
CB

Children(s)

Annuel Edwards
1770 – 1846
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Edwards
1771 – 1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Henry Edwards
1772 – 1847
Birth Location: Guildford, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Edwards
1774 – 1830
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
ME
Mary Edwards
1776 – 1830
Birth Location: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
ME
Eleanor Edwards
1778 – 1860
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
EE
William Edwards
1781 – 1869
Birth Location: Guilford County, NC
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Nancy Edwards
1783 – 1850
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
NE
Joshua Edwards
1786 –
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
JE
Catherine Edwards
1788 – 1894
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States
CE
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 –
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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Polly Edwards
1807 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Edwards
1747 – 1825
Birth Place: Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Thomas Hanuel Edwards
1706 – 1768
Orange County, New Jersey, United States
Eleanor Scaife
1710 – 1780
Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
JEREMIAH SCAIFE
1679 – 1757
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
JANE NORCROSS
1683 – 1711
Ribchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ann Hazzell
1654 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Edwards's Descendants

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Alexander (Isaac) Edwards (25 Dec 1747 – 29 July 1825) m. Catherine (Rosanna) Boone (1 Feb 1755 – 1 Feb 1835)
  1. 1. Annuel (Isaac) Edwards (15 Dec 1770 – Dec 1846)
  2. 2. Thomas Edwards (1771 – Jun 1860)
  3. 3. Henry Edwards (6 May 1772 – 6 Aug 1847)
  4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Edwards (18 Apr 1774 – 1830)
  5. 5. Mary Edwards (06 Mar 1776 – 1830)
  6. 6. Eleanor ("Nellie") Edwards (16 Aug 1778 – 1860)
  7. 7. William Edwards (28 Jan 1781 – 5 Oct 1869) m. Elizabeth Bryson (1781 – 27 Jun 1862)
    1. 1. Bryson Edwards (3 Mar 1805 – 1891)
    2. 2. Rebecca Edwards (1809 – 1906)
    3. 3. Augustine Edwards (1814 – 4 Sep 1895)
    4. 4. Anuel Edwards (1816 – 25 Feb 1902) m. Nancy Blessing m. Rebecca (V.) Williams
      1. 1. Rosa Edwards (1860 – )
    5. 5. Henry (J.) Edwards (1817 – 26 Dec 1895)
    6. 6. Francis (B.) Edwards (1820 – 15 May 1887)
    7. 7. Augustine ('Gus') Edwards (16 May 1821 – 21 Feb 1886)
    8. 8. Julia (Ann) Edwards (1822 – 1869)
    9. 9. Delphia Edwards (1822 – )
    10. 10. Andrew (J.) Edwards (14 Jun 1823 – 1904)
    11. 11. Nancy Edwards (1825 – 28 Jan 1905)
    12. 12. William Edwards (1830 – 22 Nov 1875)
  8. 8. Nancy (Lee) Edwards (5 Jun 1783 – 6 Jun 1850)
  9. 9. Joshua Edwards (1 Jan 1786 – )
  10. 10. Catherine Edwards (08 Nov 1788 – 29 Sep 1894)
  11. 11. Catherine Edwards (8 Nov 1788 – Jan 1808)
  12. 12. John Edwards (19 Feb 1791 – 17 Nov 1873)
  13. 13. Hannah Edwards (17 Feb 1793 – 23 Jul 1851)
  14. 14. Amy (Ann) Edwards (19 Jul 1796 – )
  15. 15. Alexander (Isaac) Edwards (7 Dec 1799 – 16 May 1889)
  16. 16. Polly Edwards (14 Jul 1807 – 1826)

Alexander Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1747
25 Dec 1747
Birth of Alexander Isaac Edwards in Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
1769
1769
Age 22
Alexander Isaac Edwards was married
None
1825
29 July 1825
Age 78
Death of Alexander Isaac Edwards in Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1747
    Event Place: Hopewell, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1769

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1825
    Event Place: Little Reed, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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