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James Edwards 1759 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Gallatin County, Kentucky

Father: William 5GGF

Mother: Jane 5GGM

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Edwards*

In 1759, James Edwards entered the world in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, born to William Edwards 5GGF and Jane Taylor Evart 5GGM. James Edwards had children including John E Edwards*. James Edwards passed away in 1816 in Gallatin County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1759, James Edwards entered the world in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, born to William Edwards 5GGF and Jane Taylor Evart 5GGM.
  • James Edwards had children including John E Edwards*.
  • James Edwards passed away in 1816 in Gallatin County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 5GGF
1720 – 1801
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
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Jane 5GGM
1740 – 1792
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Edwards*
1785 – 1819
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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James Edwards's Ancestors

Self
James Edwards
1759 – 1816
Birth Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Edwards 5GGF
1720 – 1801
Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Jane (Taylor Evart) 5GGM
1740 – 1792
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Edwards's Descendants

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James Edwards (1759 – 1816)
  1. 1. John (E) Edwards* (08 Jul 1785 – 17 Apr 1819) m. Elizabeth Looney (20 July 1788 – 10 Aug 1858)
    1. 1. Alfred (Vardiman) Edwards (15 Nov 1815 – 3 Dec 1875) m. Sarah Beard (1817 – Sep 1852)
      1. 1. David (Lee) Edwards (4 August 1849 – 27 December 1926) m. Pollie (Ann) Henderson (18 Feb 1860 – 15 July 1941)
        1. 1. Iva (A.) Simpson (abt 1877 – Abt 1939)

James Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Edwards in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1816
1816
Age 57
Death of James Edwards in Gallatin County, Kentucky
Gallatin County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Kentucky
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