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Captain John Alexander Edwards 1683–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1683

Birth Location: Westmoreland Co., Virginia

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Spotsylvania Co., Virginia

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Ann Mansfield

Spouse(s): Jane Arrington

Children(s): Elizabeth Edwards

The story of Captain John Alexander Edwards began in 1683 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia. Captain John Alexander Edwards married Jane Arrington, and had children including Elizabeth Edwards. Captain John Alexander Edwards passed away in 1780 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Alexander Edwards began in 1683 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia.
  • Captain John Alexander Edwards married Jane Arrington, and had children including Elizabeth Edwards.
  • Captain John Alexander Edwards passed away in 1780 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia.

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Captain Edwards's Ancestors

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Captain Edwards
1683–1780
Birth Place: Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Parents
William Edwards Jr.
1650–1698
Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
Ann Mansfield
1660–1707
Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Grandparents
William (Edwards) Sr.
1615–1673
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Dorothy (Ann) Wither
1623–1673
Glamorganshire, Wales
George (Mansfield) III
1635–1670
Rotherwick, Hampshire, England
Ann Dennis
1646–1690
Clerkenwell, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wither
1590–1643
Mary Snelling
1597–1660
George II
1600–1670
Mary Beale
1579–1641
Ralph Dennis
1603–
Mary Baldwin
1624–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Withers
1564–1640
Alice Howell
1570–1650
Georgius I
1570–1620
Rose Allsop
1578–1620
William Beale
1555–

Captain Edwards's Descendants

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Captain (John Alexander) Edwards (5 Feb 1683–1780) m. Jane Arrington (1697–1792)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Edwards 1719–1792 m. William (Valentine) King 1715–1778
    1. 1. William King 1745–1800 m. Lettice Bland 1749–1829
      1. 1. Nathaniel (King) Sr. 1775–1843 m. Elizabeth Runyan 1779–1852
        1. 1. Lavina King 1798–1870 m. William Clabough 1782–1856
        2. 2. Nathaniel (King) Jr. 1808–1900 m. Sarah ("Sally") Ogle 1817–1881
        3. 3. Nancy (Ann) King 1807–1877 m. John Brickey 1805–1873
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Catherine) King 1812–1863
        5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) King 1818–1891 m. Cynthia Rainwater 1823–
        6. 6. George (Washington) King 1806–1857 m. Rebecca Slaughter 1806–1882
        7. 7. William (Riley King) I 1803–1880 m. Ellender Keller 1803–1897
        8. 8. Wiley King 1800–1859 m. Margaret (Peggy) Adair 1802–1886
      2. 2. John (B.) King 1787–1844 m. Mary ("Polly") Cash 1785–1854
      3. 3. Elizabeth King 1779–1804
      4. 4. Nancy King 1778–1849
      5. 5. William (Edward) King 1773–1841
      6. 6. Abner King 1775–1834
      7. 7. Elijah (William) King 1771–1843 m. Elizabeth Smith 1772–1853
      8. 8. George King 1769–1851
      9. 9. Mary King 1766–1802
    2. 2. Withers King 1747–1818 m. Sarah Alexander 1751–1838
    3. 3. Philip (Elijah) King 1742–1804
    4. 4. George King 1754– m. Mary Smith 1758–
    5. 5. Nimrod King 1750–1789

Captain Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1683
5 Feb 1683
Birth of Captain John Alexander Edwards in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Westmoreland Co., Virginia
1780
1780
Age 97
Death of Captain John Alexander Edwards in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia
Spotsylvania Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1683
    Event Place: Westmoreland Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Spotsylvania Co., Virginia

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