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Captain John Edwards 1666–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1666

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 01 Aug 1744

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Sarah Stone

Spouse(s): Mary Hanford

Children(s): Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Edwards, William Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Mary Edwards, John Edwards, Abigail Edwards

In 1666, Captain John Edwards entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Thomas Edwards And Sarah Stone. Captain John Edwards married Mary Hanford, and had children including Abigail Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Mary Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards. Captain John Edwards passed away in 1744 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1666, Captain John Edwards entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Thomas Edwards And Sarah Stone.
  • Captain John Edwards married Mary Hanford, and had children including Abigail Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Mary Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards.
  • Captain John Edwards passed away in 1744 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Captain Edwards
1666–1744
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Edwards
1652–1733
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Stone
1645–1716
Cambridge
Grandparents
Rice (Whitfield) Edwards
1614–1683
Willoughby-With-Slothby, Lincolnshire, England
Eleanor (Elinor) Dodge
1620–1681
East Coker, Somerset, , England
Mary Howes
1622–1658
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1581–1622
Dorothy Edwards
1585–1618
Richard Sr
1602–1671
Edith )
1603–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr
1561–1635
Ellenor (Edwards)
1566–1628
Willm Tayler
1530–
Parnill
1530–
John Capt.
1574–1635
Margerye Whyte
1580–1635
Joan Humffry
1579–1605

Captain Edwards's Descendants

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Captain (John) Edwards (8 Oct 1666–01 Aug 1744) m. Mary Hanford (30 November 1663–16 Mar 1749)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Edwards 1699–1734 m. Jonathan (Tipton) Jr 1699–1799
    1. 1. Edward Tipton 1728–1795 m. Jemima Murray 1733–1765
      1. 1. Mashack Tipton 1758–1850 m. Hester Clark 1761–1831
        1. 1. Rebbeca Tipton 1790–1850 m. William (L) Crouch 1780–1864
        2. 2. Elijah (“ Eli”) Tipton 1794–1864 m. Catherine Johnson 1814– m. Margaret (Peggy) WALKER 1797–1852
        3. 3. Thomas Tipton 1784–1856 m. Sina Addison 1795–1857
        4. 4. JAMES (ANDREW TIPTON) Sr 1784–1865 m. Sarah Brickey 1785–1810 m. Sarah (Sally) Walker 1795–1841 m. Mary (Polly) Gray 1794–1859
        5. 5. Mary (Polly) Tipton 1789–1870 m. William (Howell) Boling 1801–1850
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Clark) Tipton 1794–1857 m. Thomas Hicks 1774– m. Thomas Davis 1795–1870 m. Ernest (Hugh) Hicks 1780–1837 m. Rev. (Thomas Hugh) Hicks 1784–1836
        7. 7. Jonathan Tipton 1787–1861 m. Mary (Ann) Chatham 1790–1826 m. Mary McBroom 1802–1885 m. Mary Childress –1829
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Tipton 1795–1863 m. Charles Alford 1790–1858
        9. 9. Samuel (M) Tipton 1786–1854 m. Jane (“Jenny”) Cochran 1806–1858 m. Margaret ((Tipton)) Derrick 1790–1820
        10. 10. William (Tipton “Slave) Owner” 1785–1874 m. Margaret (Elizabeth "Peggy" (Jones)) Tipton 1783–1852 m. June A 1810–1880
        11. 11. Lydia Tipton 1789–1836
      2. 2. Sarah Tipton 1766–1840
      3. 3. John Tipton 1752–1828
      4. 4. Thomas Tipton 1756–1837
      5. 5. Luke Tipton 1760–1855
      6. 6. Jesse Tipton 1762–1848
      7. 7. Abednego Tipton 1764–1831
      8. 8. William Tipton 1773–1834
      9. 9. David Tipton 1775–1855
      10. 10. Shadrack (Tipton) REV 1754–1822
      11. 11. Nancy Tipton 1750–1825
      12. 12. Solomon Tipton 1793–1860
    2. 2. John Tipton 1730–1813
    3. 3. Sarah Tipton 1734–1795
    4. 4. Joseph Tipton 1738–1842
    5. 5. William Tipton 1736–1798
    6. 6. Briar Tipton 1734–
    7. 7. Jonathan Tipton 1734–1750
    8. 8. Clayton Tipton 1729–
    9. 9. Dolly Tipton 1731–
  2. 2. Mary Edwards 1695–1725
  3. 3. William Edwards 1691–1754
  4. 4. Thomas Edwards 1695–1735
  5. 5. Joseph Edwards 1705–1705
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Edwards 1689–1740
  7. 7. John Edwards 1698–1784
  8. 8. Abigail Edwards 1703–1704

Captain Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1666
10 Oct 1666
Birth of Captain John Edwards in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1666
8 Oct 1666
Birth of Captain John Edwards in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1744
01 Aug 1744
Age 78
Death of Captain John Edwards in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1666
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Gregory Stone Genealogy : Ancestry and Descendants of Dea Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1666
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1744
    Event Place: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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