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Joanna Smith Edwards 1710 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 21 Jan.1768

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Mary Britton

Spouse(s): Zaccheus Davis

Children(s): Dinah Piersol, Ann Davis, Sarah Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Jenkin Davis, Zaccheus Jr

The story of Joanna Smith Edwards began in 1710 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Joanna Smith Edwards married Zaccheus Davis, and had children including Dinah Davis Piersol, Ann Davis, Sarah Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Jenkin Davis, Zaccheus Davis Jr. Joanna Smith Edwards passed away in 1768 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joanna Smith Edwards began in 1710 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Joanna Smith Edwards married Zaccheus Davis, and had children including Dinah Davis Piersol, Ann Davis, Sarah Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Jenkin Davis, Zaccheus Davis Jr.
  • Joanna Smith Edwards passed away in 1768 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1673 – 1764
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Mary Britton
1678 – 1739
Birth Location: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania
MB

Spouses(s)

Zaccheus Davis
1710 – 1788
Birth Location: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
ZD

Children(s)

Dinah Piersol
1735 – 1821
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Ann Davis
1740 –
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Davis
1744 – 1841
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
SD
Elizabeth Davis
1746 –
Birth Location: Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jenkin Davis
1750 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Zaccheus Jr
– 1793
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
ZJ

Joanna Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Joanna Edwards
1710 – 1768
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Edwards
1673 – 1764
Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Mary Britton
1678 – 1739
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Alexander Edwards
1638 – 1712
Carno, Powys, Wales
WillIam Dudley
1660 – 1719
Middlesex Co, Virginia
Mary Bawd
1663 – 1722
York, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William gg)
1612 – 1718
Dorothy GGM)
1590 – 1700
Mary Sewell\Seawell
1628 – 1718
William Fleet
1644 – 1733
Sarah Jones
1648 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander gg)
1590 – 1666
Margaret Edwards
1590 – 1657
William Withers
1569 – 1609
Ann Withers
1570 – 1626
Col. Maryland
1610 – 1644
Lt. Fleet*
1600 – 1661
Anne Stanwell
– 1685
Charles Fleet
1624 – 1650
Margaret Fleet
1628 – 1698

Joanna Edwards's Descendants

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Joanna (Smith) Edwards (1710 – 21 Jan.1768) m. Zaccheus Davis (20 Feb 1710 – 25 Mar 1788)
  1. 1. Dinah (Davis) Piersol (12 Oct 1735 – 21 Mar 1821) m. John Piersol (1720 – 1765) m. THOMAS (Davis) Kennedy (1741 – 1 Aug.1821)
    1. 1. Zaccheus Piersol (1754 – 18 Nov 1804)
    2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Piersol (10 May 1755 – 9 October 1838)
    3. 3. Mary Piersol
    4. 4. Joseph Kennedy (1768 – 22 Aug 1825) m. Mary Davis (1780 – 1 Feb 1855)
      1. 1. Thomas (Davis) Kennedy (6 August 1795 – 10 August 1869)
      2. 2. Alfred (H.) Kennedy (28 December 1810 – 03 Apr 1882)
      3. 3. Davis Kennedy (Abt. 1811 – 05 Nov 1889)
      4. 4. Hannah Kennedy (12 Feb 1812 – 16 Aug 1835)
      5. 5. Nancy (C) Kennedy (21 Jul 1816 – 19 Feb 1883) m. Robert (Hilton) Pace (March 1811 – 21 Jan 1861)
        1. 1. Rosalind Pace (6 Apr 1838 – 9 Jan 1910)
        2. 2. Mary ("Mollie") Pace (13 Jan 1840 – 18 Mar 1861)
        3. 3. Henry (H) Pace (15 Apr 1841 – 14 February 1861)
        4. 4. Mary Pace (Abt. 1843 – 3 Jul 1855)
        5. 5. Augustus (Conway) Pace (abt 1843 – 23 Dec 1915)
        6. 6. Louis (Liston) Pace (30 Nov 1846 – 26 Dec 1939)
        7. 7. George (S) Pace (14 August 1847 – 29 January 1918) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Starkey (27 Jul 1846 – 03 Feb 1920) m. Eva (A Brady) Kyle (17 May 1871 – 13 October 1920)
        8. 8. Robert (Hilton) Pace (abt 1851 – )
        9. 9. Caroline ("Carrie") Pace (27 Jan 1853 – 4 Jan 1932)
        10. 10. James (Kennedy) Pace (3 Jul 1855 – 9 Jul 1917)
        11. 11. Kate ((Twin)) Pace (3 Jul 1855 – 4 Aug 1855)
      6. 6. Nancy Pace (21 July 1816 – 19 February 1883)
      7. 7. Eliza Kennedy
      8. 8. Sally Kennedy
    5. 5. Samuel Kennedy (30 Apr 1770 – 22 May 1831)
    6. 6. Hannah Kennedy (15 April 1773 – Jan 26 1816)
    7. 7. Thomas Kennedy (21 Aug 1775 – 13 Oct 1837)
    8. 8. Robert Kennedy (4 May 1777 – )
  2. 2. Ann Davis (1740 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Davis (1744 – 10 Mar 1841)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Davis (abt 1746 – )
  5. 5. Jenkin Davis (abt 1750 – )
  6. 6. Zaccheus (Davis) Jr ( – 4 July 1793)

Joanna Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Joanna Smith Edwards in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1768
21 Jan.1768
Age 58
Death of Joanna Smith Edwards in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan.1768
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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