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David E. Edwards 1745 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Orange County, Colonial North Carolina

Death Date: 06 Dec 1782

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Stokes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Morris

Children(s): Susan Edwards

David E. Edwards Sr. was born in 1745 in Orange County, Colonial North Carolina, the child of John Edwards II and Mary Ann Campbell Stokes. David E. Edwards Sr. married Elizabeth 'Betsy' Morris, and had children including Susan Edwards. David E. Edwards Sr. passed away in 1782 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • David E. Edwards Sr. was born in 1745 in Orange County, Colonial North Carolina, the child of John Edwards II and Mary Ann Campbell Stokes.
  • David E. Edwards Sr. married Elizabeth 'Betsy' Morris, and had children including Susan Edwards.
  • David E. Edwards Sr. passed away in 1782 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1720 – 1796
Birth Location: Surry, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Mary Stokes
1720 – 1803
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Morris
1745 – 1827
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Colony
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Children(s)

Susan Edwards
1766 – 1832
Birth Location: Alleghany County, North Carolina Colony
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David Edwards's Ancestors

Self
David Edwards
1745 – 1782
Birth Place: Orange County, Colonial North Carolina
Parents
John Edwards II
1720 – 1796
Surry, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann Campbell) Stokes
1720 – 1803
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Agnes Hamlin
1665 – 1761
Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hamlin
Mary Jones
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Edwards's Descendants

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David (E.) Edwards (1745 – 06 Dec 1782) m. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Morris (18 May 1745 – 19 Oct 1827)
  1. 1. Susan Edwards (1766 – 1832) m. Charles Toliver (1765 – 19 Mar 1832)
    1. 1. James Toliver (7 March 1798 – 22 April 1848)
    2. 2. Thursa Way (6 November 1812 – 28 July 1916)
    3. 3. Mahala Toliver m. Richard Hall
      1. 1. Rachel Hall (Abt 1825 – Poss Mar 15 1902) m. John (Lemuel) Stephens (1816 – Poss. 14 Jul 1893 or 02 Mar 1897 Grant, Indiana)
        1. 1. Mary (A) Stephens (1847 – )
        2. 2. Nancy (Ellen) Stephens (1848 – 1933) m. Thos Shelton (Nov 1848 – )
        3. 3. Ellen (Stevens) (Gaines) (Jul 1852 – ) m. William Ganies (Sep 1851 – )
        4. 4. John (Lemuel) Stevens (26 Jul 1858 – 28 Feb 1949) m. Nancy (J) Head (15 June 1862 – 20 December 1935) m. Dema (A) Stevens (Aug 1854 – )
        5. 5. Charles (Welsley (Charlie)) Stephens (abt 1864 – 1929)
        6. 6. Rachel Stevens (Abt 1877 – )

David Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of David E. Edwards Sr. in Orange County, Colonial North Carolina
Orange County, Colonial North Carolina
1782
06 Dec 1782
Age 37
Death of David E. Edwards Sr. in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Orange County, Colonial North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1782
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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