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Robert Joshua EDWARDS 1588 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1588

Birth Location: Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England

Father: Richard II

Mother: Ellenor Thomas

Spouse(s): Margaret Babbs

Children(s): Robert Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards, Ann Edwards, Thomas EDWARDS, James Edwards, John Edwards

The story of Robert Joshua EDWARDS began in 1588 in Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales. Robert Joshua EDWARDS married Margaret Babbs, and had children including Robert Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards, Ann Edwards, Thomas EDWARDS, James Edwards, John Edwards. Robert Joshua EDWARDS passed away in 1664 in Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Joshua EDWARDS began in 1588 in Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales.
  • Robert Joshua EDWARDS married Margaret Babbs, and had children including Robert Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards, Ann Edwards, Thomas EDWARDS, James Edwards, John Edwards.
  • Robert Joshua EDWARDS passed away in 1664 in Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard II
1566 – 1635
Birth Location: North Petherton, Somerset, England
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Ellenor Thomas
1562 – 1628
Birth Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Babbs
1589 – 1649
Birth Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robert Edwards
1608 – 1681
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
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Thomas Edwards
1610 – 1615
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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William Edwards
1612 – 1660
Birth Location: Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Ann Edwards
1615 – 1615
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Thomas EDWARDS
1615 – 1702
Birth Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
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James Edwards
1618 – 1680
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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John Edwards
1620 – 1677
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
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Robert EDWARDS's Ancestors

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Robert EDWARDS
1588 – 1664
Birth Place: Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales
Parents
Richard Blewett Edwards II
1566 – 1635
North Petherton, Somerset, England
Ellenor Thomas
1562 – 1628
Cardiff, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Rev (Richard Blewett Edwards) I
1525 – 1566
North Petherton, Somerset, England
Helen Griffith
1545 – 1616
Southwark, Surrey, England
Edmond Thomas
1544 – 1627
Chevening, Kent, England
Mary (Elizabeth) King
1549 – 1587
Chevening, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1500 – 1547
Agnes Blewett
1505 – 1575
John William
Margaret Hugh
1634 – 1699
Richard Thomas
Margaret Wood
Thomas King
1525 – 1602
Lady Chalk
1535 – 1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Edwardes
1475 – 1525
Anne Walker
1478 – 1562
Richard Blewett
1478 – 1523
Mary Grenville
1483 – 1545
Griffith William
1574 –
Elizabeth Griffith
1517 –
Owen Ievan
1620 – 1661
Elin Owen
1620 –
Thomas King
1506 – 1570
Isabella Johns
1509 – 1540
James Chalke
1505 – 1536
Malinda Simmons
1508 – 1535

Robert EDWARDS's Descendants

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Robert (Joshua) EDWARDS (20 Jun 1588 – 1664) m. Margaret Babbs (1589 – 1649)
  1. 1. Robert Edwards (1608 – 2 May 1681) m. Rebecca Edwards (1609 – 1660) m. Mary Hunt (1 Jun 1603 – 1 Jun 1685) m. Mary Hunt (1 Jun 1603 – 1 Jun 1685) m. Mary Edwards (1603 – 1685)
  2. 2. Thomas Edwards (1610 – Bef 1615)
  3. 3. William Edwards (Abt 1612 – 1660) m. Jonet (Rees) Jennet (Abt 1619 – 1670)
    1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards (17 Oct 1635 – 1688) m. Elizabeth Hall (1640 – 1699)
      1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards (1660 – 1738)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Edwards (1662 – 2 Nov 1781) m. Lady (Margaret Elisabeth) Cuelin (8 Jul 1666 – 8 Jul 1738)
      3. 3. William Edwards (1662 – )
      4. 4. Sir (Robert Thomas Haelo) Edwards (10 May 1662 – 9 Aug 1734) m. Jane Griffiths (Abt 1665 – )
      5. 5. Francis Edwards (1663 – )
      6. 6. William (Haden) Edwards (13 May 1665 – 6 Sep 1756) m. Mary Walker (1669 – 1735)
        1. 1. Haden Edwards (1723 – 13 Jul 1803) m. Mary Hays (1701 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Edwards (1700 – )
        3. 3. Jarrott (C.) Edwards (6 Jan 1706 – 18 Sep 1767) m. Mary Macky (1710 – )
        4. 4. Solomon Edwards (18 Jun 1706 – 9 Feb 1766) m. Martha Hale (1710 – )
        5. 5. George Edwards (Abt 1709 – 6 Mar 1763) m. Martha Daniels (Abt 1710 – before 1763)
        6. 6. William Edwards (19 Mar 1714 – 1 Sep 1780) m. Polly Ives (1718 – )
        7. 7. John Edwards (11 May 1720 – 1770) m. Elizabeth Edmunds (Abt 1720 – ) m. Polly Pait (1724 – ) m. Hannah Yerby (Abt 1726 – )
        8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Edwards (9 Nov 1722 – ) m. Sam Wever (1718 – )
      7. 7. Solomon Edwards (Abt 1666 – )
      8. 8. Thomas Edwards (1667 – 1722)
      9. 9. Thomas Edwards (Abt 1667 – 1750)
      10. 10. Johnathan Edwards (1 Jul 1668 – 5 Nov 1779) m. Mary (Cotton) Haden (1670 – ) m. Polly Potts (1672 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (William) Edwards (1639 – 1671)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Edwards (1647 – 1719)
    4. 4. John Edwards (1650 – )
    5. 5. Mary Edwards
    6. 6. Mary Edwards
  4. 4. Ann Edwards (1615 – 1615)
  5. 5. Thomas EDWARDS (1615 – 1702) m. Elizabeth NEWITT (Abt 1672 – )
  6. 6. James Edwards (Abt 1618 – 1 Jun 1680)
  7. 7. John Edwards (1620 – Bet 1677)

Robert EDWARDS's Timeline

3 Records

1588
20 Jun 1588
Birth of Robert Joshua EDWARDS in Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales
Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales
1664
1664
Age 76
Death of Robert Joshua EDWARDS in Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England
Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England
1664
21 Jun 1664
Age 76
Burial of Robert Joshua EDWARDS in Guildford, St Mary, Surrey, England
Guildford, St Mary, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1588
    Event Place: Hopton Castle, Wales, Great Britain Listed, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1664
    Event Place: Guildford, St Mary, Surrey, England
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