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Lydia Edwards 1655–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados

Death Date: ABT 1700

Death Location: Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: Willam Edwards

Mother: Ann Edwards

Spouse(s): John Bessent

Children(s): John Basnit, James Bessent

Lydia Edwards was born in 1655 in Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados, the child of Willam Edwards And Ann Meredith Edwards. Lydia Edwards married John Bessent, and had children including James Bessent, John Bessent Basnit. Lydia Edwards passed away in 1700 in Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Edwards was born in 1655 in Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados, the child of Willam Edwards And Ann Meredith Edwards.
  • Lydia Edwards married John Bessent, and had children including James Bessent, John Bessent Basnit.
  • Lydia Edwards passed away in 1700 in Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Lydia Edwards's Ancestors

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Lydia Edwards
1655–1700
Birth Place: Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados
Parents
Willam Edwards
1628–
St Peters Parish Barbados
Ann (Meredith) Edwards
1602–1674
St Peters Parish, Barbados
Grandparents
Thomas Meredith
1580–1662
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Edwards's Descendants

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Lydia Edwards (1655–ABT 1700) m. John Bessent (Bet. 1650–1657–1700)
  1. 1. John (Bessent) Basnit 1689–1740 m. Mary Epson 1710–1797
    1. 1. John Bessant 1735–1768 m. Sarah Williams 1734–
      1. 1. Abram Bessent 1765–1844 m. Ann Gore 1760–1852
        1. 1. James Bessant 1780–1829
  2. 2. James Bessent 1690–

Lydia Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Lydia Edwards in Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados
Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados
1700
ABT 1700
Age 45
Death of Lydia Edwards in Carolina, British Colonial America
Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Landeg, Mumouth, Barbados
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1700
    Event Place: Carolina, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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