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Sarah Elizabeth Edwards 1624–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1624

Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1704

Death Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Father: William (Bush)

Mother: Susannah Merryman

Spouse(s): Thomas Bush, Thomas Joyner

Children(s): William Sr., Thomas Bush, Jacob Bush, Marcy Bush, Daniel Bush, George Bush, Daniel Bush, Charity Bush, Abraham Bush, Isaac Bush, Bridgeman Joyner

Sarah Elizabeth Edwards was born in 1624 in New Kent County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Alexander Bush And Susannah Merryman. Sarah Elizabeth Edwards married Thomas Joyner, Thomas William Bush, and had children including Abraham Thomas Bush, Bridgeman Joyner, Charity Bush, Daniel Bush, George Bush, Isaac Bush, Jacob Bush, Marcy Bush, Thomas Bush, William James Bush Sr. Sarah Elizabeth Edwards passed away in 1704 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Edwards was born in 1624 in New Kent County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Alexander Bush And Susannah Merryman.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Edwards married Thomas Joyner, Thomas William Bush, and had children including Abraham Thomas Bush, Bridgeman Joyner, Charity Bush, Daniel Bush, George Bush, Isaac Bush, Jacob Bush, Marcy Bush, Thomas Bush, William James Bush Sr.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Edwards passed away in 1704 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Bush)
1600–1670
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Merryman
1602–1680
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Bush
1618–1695
Birth Location: Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England
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Thomas Joyner
1619–1694
Birth Location: Dorset, England
TJ

Children(s)

William Sr.
1645–1710
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Bush
1656–1730
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Bush
1642–1735
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
JB
Marcy Bush
1658–1737
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
MB
Daniel Bush
1650–1688
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
DB
George Bush
1652–1758
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Daniel Bush
1663–1668
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Charity Bush
1669–1730
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Abraham Bush
1654–1682
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Isaac Bush
1698–1726
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Bridgeman Joyner
1655–1719
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
BJ

Sarah Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Edwards
1624–1704
Birth Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Alexander (Bush)
1600–1670
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Susannah Merryman
1602–1680
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Ottowell) Bushe
1568–1610
Hampshire, England
Alice (Ann) Morse
1568–1621
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
George Merriman
1559–1656
Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Anne ((Hannah)) West
1583–1655
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bush
1524–1599
Joane Packer
1534–1612
Gregory Merriman
1530–1596
Mary Ring
1534–1588
Thomas West
1557–1601
Anne Knollys
1553–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Merriman
1510–1559
Joan Whitney
1505–1605

Sarah Edwards's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Edwards (1 Jun 1624–1 Jun 1704) m. Thomas (William) Bush (1 Jun 1618–1 Jun 1695) m. Thomas Joyner (14 Nov 1619–1694)
  1. 1. William (James Bush) Sr. 1645–1710 m. Martha (Corlee) Hill 1649–1728
    1. 1. Mary Bush 1672–1735 m. John (William) Early 1660–1740
      1. 1. Margaret Early 1689–1738 m. John Beverly 1675–1737
        1. 1. Sarah Beverly 1710–1752 m. John (Washington Cox) Sr. 1705–1752
        2. 2. Robert Beverly 1713–1752
        3. 3. John Beverly 1706–1786
      2. 2. Rebekah Early 1700–1765
      3. 3. John Early 1702–1743
        1. 1. Benjamin Early 1740–1815
        2. 2. James Early 1740–1786
      4. 4. Elizabeth Early 1710–1760
      5. 5. Anne (Martha (Tiny Bird Cherokee)) Early 1680–1755
    2. 2. Rose Bush 1674–1752
    3. 3. Sarah Bush 1680–1682
    4. 4. Martha Bush 1675–1716
    5. 5. John Bush 1685–1728
    6. 6. William (James Bush) Jr. 1683–1745
    7. 7. Elizabeth Bush 1691–1726
  2. 2. Thomas Bush 1656–1730
  3. 3. Jacob Bush 1642–1735
  4. 4. Marcy Bush 1658–1737
  5. 5. Daniel Bush 1650–1688
  6. 6. George Bush 1652–1758
  7. 7. Daniel Bush 1663–1668
  8. 8. Charity Bush 1669–1730
  9. 9. Abraham (Thomas) Bush 1654–1682
  10. 10. Isaac Bush 1698–1726
  11. 11. Bridgeman Joyner 1655–1719 m. Anna Mayo 1678–1699
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Joyner 1692–1782 m. John Bryan 1692–1735
      1. 1. Arthur Bryan 1722–1790
      2. 2. William Bryan 1726–1761
      3. 3. Lewis Bryan 1721–1796
        1. 1. William Bryan 1760–1846

Sarah Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1624
1 Jun 1624
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards in New Kent County, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1686
14 Feb 1686
Age 62
Sarah Elizabeth Edwards was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1704
1 Jun 1704
Age 80
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1624
    Event Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1686
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1704
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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