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Richard Edwards 1671–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1671

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: 8 Mar 1721

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Surgeon

Mother: Elizabeth Palgrave

Spouse(s): Joanna Simons

Children(s): Dorothy Edwards, Robert Edwards, Ann Edwards, Eliza Edwards, Anna Edwards, John Edwards

Richard Edwards was born in 1671 in Shropshire, England, the child of John Edwards Surgeon And Elizabeth Palgrave. Richard Edwards married Joanna Simons, and had children including Ann Edwards, Anna Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Eliza Edwards, John Edwards, Robert Edwards. Richard Edwards passed away in 1721 in Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Edwards was born in 1671 in Shropshire, England, the child of John Edwards Surgeon And Elizabeth Palgrave.
  • Richard Edwards married Joanna Simons, and had children including Ann Edwards, Anna Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Eliza Edwards, John Edwards, Robert Edwards.
  • Richard Edwards passed away in 1721 in Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Edwards's Ancestors

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Richard Edwards
1671–1721
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
John Edwards & Surgeon
1627–1676
Green Bank, Stepney Parish, London, England
Elizabeth Palgrave
1630–1707
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William (Edwards) II
1599–1630
Katherin Carden
1600–1669
Pulborough, Sussex, England
John Palgrave
1585–1651
Barnham Broom, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1573–1635
Jane Broxton
1577–1635
Augustine Palgrave
1568–1639
Martha Lynford
1568–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1543–1610
Christina Todd
1545–1613
Leonard Broxton
1555–
John Palgrave
1531–1611
Urith Saunders
1535–1600
Katherine Henningfield
1548–

Richard Edwards's Descendants

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Richard Edwards (10 Mar 1671–8 Mar 1721) m. Joanna Simons (1686–8 Feb 1739)
  1. 1. Dorothy Edwards 1710–1782 m. John (Clayton) Hardeman 1716–1774
    1. 1. Esther (Lydia) Hardeman 1756–1792 m. John (Everett) II 1748–1798
      1. 1. Thomas (Hardeman) Everett 1783–1854 m. Elizabeth Buchanan 1795–1875
        1. 1. Susan Everett 1813–1892 m. William (Montgomery) Buchanan 1809–1880
        2. 2. John (Buchanan) Everett 1821–
        3. 3. Sarah (A Buchanan) Everett 1811–1837
        4. 4. Musadora (Ellen) Everett 1840–1912
        5. 5. Josephine (Green) Everett 1838–
        6. 6. Amanda (M) Everett 1835–
        7. 7. Ephraim (Foster) Everett 1834–1907
        8. 8. Zipporah Everett 1831–1893
        9. 9. Thomas (Hardeman) Everett 1829–1835
        10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Everett 1827–1864
        11. 11. George (Washington) Everett 1827–1889
        12. 12. Lydia (Ridley) Everett 1825–1911
        13. 13. Mary (M) Everett 1823–1871
        14. 14. Evelina (Jane) Everett 1819–1911
        15. 15. Nancy (Mulherrin) Everett 1817–1875
        16. 16. Elizabeth Everett 1815–1893
        17. 17. Sarah (B) Everett 1811–1837
      2. 2. John (H) Everett 1785–1837
      3. 3. Elizabeth Everett 1781–
      4. 4. Lydia Everett 1779–
      5. 5. John Everett 1775–
      6. 6. Lydia Everett 1785–1853
      7. 7. Dolly Everett 1781–1860
      8. 8. Betsy Everett 1781–
      9. 9. Susannah Everett 1780–1849
      10. 10. James Everett 1779–1792
      11. 11. John (H) Everett 1771–1843
      12. 12. Comfort Everett 1770–1860
    2. 2. Judith Hardeman 1755–1843
    3. 3. Dorothy Hardeman 1752–1847
    4. 4. Thomas (J) Hardeman 1750–1833
    5. 5. John Hardeman 1750–1804
  2. 2. Robert Edwards 1720–
  3. 3. Ann Edwards 1718–
  4. 4. Eliza Edwards 1715–
  5. 5. Anna Edwards 1713–
  6. 6. John Edwards 1712–

Richard Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1671
10 Mar 1671
Birth of Richard Edwards in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1721
8 Mar 1721
Age 50
Death of Richard Edwards in Gloucester, VA
Gloucester, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1671
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1721
    Event Place: Gloucester, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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