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Morgan Edwards 1752–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1752

Birth Location: Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA

Death Date: 9 Apr 1798

Death Location: (Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States

Father: Jacob Sr

Mother: Feitje Spier

Spouse(s): Margaret Sheridan

Children(s): Robert Edwards, Mary Woods, Charles Edwards, Walter Moss, Anna Edwards, Brig. Edwards, John Edwards, Robert Edwards, Margaret Edwards, John Edwards, Charles Edwards, Mary Edwards, Aner Edwards, Anna Edwards, Anna EDWARDS

The story of Morgan Edwards began in 1752 in Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA. Morgan Edwards married Margaret Edwards Sheridan, and had children including Aner Edwards, Anna Edwards, Anna Mary Edwards, Brig General Daniel Edwards, Charles Edwards, Charles Morgan Edwards, John Edwards, John Wilkes Captian Jack Edwards, Margaret Peggy Edwards, Mary Louise Polly Edwards, Mary Louise Edwards Woods, Robert Charles Edwards, Robert Thomas Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Walter Olin Moss. Morgan Edwards passed away in 1798 in (Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Morgan Edwards began in 1752 in Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA.
  • Morgan Edwards married Margaret Edwards Sheridan, and had children including Aner Edwards, Anna Edwards, Anna Mary Edwards, Brig General Daniel Edwards, Charles Edwards, Charles Morgan Edwards, John Edwards, John Wilkes Captian Jack Edwards, Margaret Peggy Edwards, Mary Louise Polly Edwards, Mary Louise Edwards Woods, Robert Charles Edwards, Robert Thomas Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Walter Olin Moss.
  • Morgan Edwards passed away in 1798 in (Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Sr
1720–1813
Birth Location: Easthampton, Long Island, New York, USA
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Feitje Spier
1728–1765
Birth Location: Acquackanonk, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sheridan
1765–1821
Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
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Children(s)

Robert Edwards
1794–1835
Birth Location: Mandeville, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
RE
Mary Woods
1792–1816
Birth Location: –
MW
Charles Edwards
1764–
Birth Location: –
CE
Walter Moss
1787–1877
Birth Location: St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
WM
Anna Edwards
1792–1829
Birth Location: Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
AE
Brig. Edwards
1787–1877
Birth Location: Mandeville, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
BE
John Edwards
1784–1853
Birth Location: New Orleans or near Bayou Castine on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana
JE
Robert Edwards
1766–
Birth Location: –
RE
Margaret Edwards
1789–1864
Birth Location: Mandeville, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
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John Edwards
1762–1853
Birth Location: Lake, Modoc, California, USA
JE
Charles Edwards
1797–1836
Birth Location: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
CE
Mary Edwards
1783–1801
Birth Location: Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
ME
Aner Edwards
1792–1816
Birth Location: Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
AE
Anna Edwards
1770–
Birth Location: –
AE
Anna EDWARDS
1793–1879
Birth Location: Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
AE

Morgan Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Morgan Edwards
1752–1798
Birth Place: Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA
Parents
Jacob Kent Edwards Sr
1720–1813
Easthampton, Long Island, New York, USA
Feitje Spier
1728–1765
Acquackanonk, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Lady (ELIZABETH ISABELLA DOWNING (7th) GGM)
1692–1742
Llandaff and Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Rachel (Teunise) Pier
1691–1748
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Morgan Edwards's Descendants

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Morgan Edwards (7 Sep 1752–9 Apr 1798) m. Margaret (Edwards) Sheridan (1765–1821)
  1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Edwards 1794–1835 m. Hester Gill 1775–1843
    1. 1. Wm (H.) Edwards 1823–1856 m. Sarah (Jane) Edwards 1827–1859
      1. 1. W (C) Edwards 1853–1920 m. Emily Skinner 1856–1930 m. Annie (B Skelton) Freeman 1871–1907
        1. 1. Hager Weeks 1876–1947 m. Colonel Smith 1863–1945
        2. 2. Agnes (L.) Washington 1877–1949 m. Allie (W) Washington 1874–
        3. 3. Baby (Girl) Edwards 1907–1907
        4. 4. Delia Skinner 1879–1932
        5. 5. Camillia Skinner 1883–
        6. 6. Lewis (B) Skinner 1887–1920
        7. 7. Jessie (Elijah Cleveland) Skinner 1888–1942
        8. 8. Edna Skinner 1890–
        9. 9. Emma Skinner 1895–1967
        10. 10. Mattie Skinner 1898–1951
        11. 11. Tups Weeks 1871–1920
        12. 12. Dilcey Skinner 1875–
      2. 2. Robert (Walter) Edwards 1849–1860
      3. 3. Martha (Gooch "Mattie") Edwards 1857–1923
      4. 4. James (P "Jim") Edwards 1853–1924
    2. 2. Augustus (Daniel) Edwards 1829–1882
    3. 3. Robert (Gill) Edwards 1836–1874
    4. 4. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Edwards 1827–1907
  2. 2. Mary (Louise EDWARDS) Woods 1792–1816
  3. 3. Charles Edwards 1764–
  4. 4. Walter (Olin) Moss 1787–1877
  5. 5. Anna (Mary) Edwards 1792–1829
  6. 6. Brig. (General Daniel) Edwards 1787–1877
  7. 7. John (Wilkes "Captian Jack") Edwards 1784–1853
  8. 8. Robert (Charles) Edwards 1766–
  9. 9. Margaret ("Peggy") Edwards 1789–1864
  10. 10. John Edwards 1762–1853
  11. 11. Charles (Morgan) Edwards 1797–1836
  12. 12. Mary (Louise "Polly") Edwards 1783–1801
  13. 13. Aner Edwards 1792–1816
  14. 14. Anna Edwards 1770–
  15. 15. Anna (Mary) EDWARDS 1793–1879

Morgan Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1752
7 Sep 1752
Birth of Morgan Edwards in Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA
Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA
1798
9 Apr 1798
Age 46
Death of Morgan Edwards in (Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States
(Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1752
    Event Place: Timberland, Hampshire, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1798
    Event Place: (Spanish West Florida) Madisonville, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States
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