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Dr. Robert Edwards 1608–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1608

Birth Location: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 May 1681

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

Father: Robert I

Mother: Lady Edwards

Spouse(s): Mary Hunt

Children(s): Thomas Edwards, Judith Clark

Dr. Robert Edwards was born in 1608 in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Joshua Edwards I And Lady Margaret Dorothy Edwards. Dr. Robert Edwards married Mary Rebecca Hunt, and had children including Judith Clark, Thomas Edwards. Dr. Robert Edwards passed away in 1681 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • Dr. Robert Edwards was born in 1608 in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Joshua Edwards I And Lady Margaret Dorothy Edwards.
  • Dr. Robert Edwards married Mary Rebecca Hunt, and had children including Judith Clark, Thomas Edwards.
  • Dr. Robert Edwards passed away in 1681 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony.

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Dr. Edwards's Ancestors

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Dr. Edwards
1608–1681
Birth Place: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Joshua Edwards I
1588–1664
Wales
Lady (Margaret Dorothy) Edwards
1589–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Edwards's Descendants

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Dr. (Robert) Edwards (abt 1608–2 May 1681) m. Mary (Rebecca) Hunt (01 Jun 1603–1 Jun 1685)
  1. 1. Thomas Edwards 1639–1693 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Hadley 1648–1693
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Edwards 1679–1756 m. Thomas (William) Powell 1680–1757
      1. 1. Douglass (Powell) Sr 1730–1779 m. Susan Bradshaw 1731–1780
        1. 1. Douglas Powell 1751–1824 m. Mary Stephens 1755–1819
        2. 2. Charles Powell –1818
        3. 3. Thomas (Ross Powell) Sr 1757–1833
        4. 4. Ruth Powell 1762–1802
        5. 5. Sarah (Edith) Powell 1754–1801
        6. 6. Sterling\Starling Powell 1764–1802
        7. 7. Nicholas Powell 1765–1821
        8. 8. Reston Powell 1751–
        9. 9. John (Hawthorn Powell) Sr. 1759–1819
      2. 2. Joseph (Powell) Thomas 1735–1770
      3. 3. James Powell 1733–1790
      4. 4. Lettice Powell 1728–1779
      5. 5. William Powell 1724–1791
      6. 6. Edward Powell 1700–1773
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Henrietta) Powell 1700–1740
      8. 8. John (Powell) Thomas 1705–1762
  2. 2. Judith Clark 1690–1727

Dr. Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1608
abt 1608
Birth of Dr. Robert Edwards in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1681
2 May 1681
Age 73
Death of Dr. Robert Edwards in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1608
    Event Place: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glenmorganshire, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 144
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1681
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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