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John Edwards 1660 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Robert Edwards

Mother: Mary Hunt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Edwards

John Edwards Sr. was born in 1660 in Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Joshua Edwards and Mary Hunt. John Edwards Sr. had children including John Edwards. John Edwards Sr. passed away in 1721 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • John Edwards Sr. was born in 1660 in Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Joshua Edwards and Mary Hunt.
  • John Edwards Sr. had children including John Edwards.
  • John Edwards Sr. passed away in 1721 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Edwards's Ancestors

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John Edwards
1660 – 1721
Birth Place: Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Joshua Edwards
1650 – 1681
James City, Virginia, United States
Mary Hunt
1642 – 1732
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Judith Burton
1610 – 1679
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Burton
1580 – 1660
Katharine Burton
1580 – 1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JUDITH Allen
1553 – 1589
Deemster McChristen
1546 – 1603

John Edwards's Descendants

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John Edwards (1660 – 1721)
  1. 1. John Edwards (1682 – 14 Apr 1747)
    1. 1. Mary ((5th GrGm)) Edwards (1708 – 1789)
      1. 1. Martha ((4th GrGM)) Combs (1743 – 28 Aug 1804) m. Christopher (A) Hopwood (1732 – 1801)
        1. 1. Cynthia Hopwood (1 Feb 1789 – 1846) m. Abner Holtzclaw (1779 – 21 Mar 1861)

John Edwards's Timeline

4 Records

1660
1660
Birth of John Edwards Sr. in Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1685
1685
Age 25
John Edwards Sr. was married in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1698
1698
Age 38
John Edwards Sr. was married in Copely Parish, Westmoreland Co VA
Copely Parish, Westmoreland Co VA
1721
1721
Age 61
Death of John Edwards Sr. in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Copely Parish, Westmoreland Co VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

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