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Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. 1677–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1677

Birth Location: Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales

Death Date: 1704

Death Location: Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England

Father: William Jr

Mother: Jane Seymour

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Francis-Edwards-Leach\Leitch

Children(s): Sir Knight

In 1677, Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. entered the world in Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales, born to William James Edwards Jr And Jane Seymour. Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. married Elizabeth Francis Edwards Leach Leitch, and had children including Sir Francis Burdett Edwards Knight. Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. passed away in 1704 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England.

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Biography

  • In 1677, Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. entered the world in Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales, born to William James Edwards Jr And Jane Seymour.
  • Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. married Elizabeth Francis Edwards Leach Leitch, and had children including Sir Francis Burdett Edwards Knight.
  • Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. passed away in 1704 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1634–1705
Birth Location: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Jane Seymour
1634–1688
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Francis-Edwards-Leach\Leitch
1692–1715
Birth Location: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
EF

Children(s)

Sir Knight
1705–1793
Birth Location: Ildoorl, Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sir Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Sir Capt.
1677–1704
Birth Place: Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales
Parents
William James Edwards Jr
1634–1705
Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Jane Seymour
1634–1688
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (3rd baronet) Seymour
1610–1688
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, , England,
Lady (Frances Devereux Duchess of) Somerset
1599–1674
Essex House, London, , England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Killegrew
1574–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Cooke
1530–1609

Sir Capt.'s Descendants

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Sir (Robert I Edwards) Capt. (6 August 1677–1704) m. Elizabeth Francis-Edwards-Leach\Leitch (1692–Aft. 1715)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis Burdett Edwards,) Knight 1705–1793 m. Mary (Ann Leach) Lady 1708–1799
    1. 1. Captain (Thomas M Edwards) 1727 1727–1783 m. Anne Shirley 1728–1761
      1. 1. William Edwards 1751–1820 m. Elizabeth (Signal) Edwards 1751–1826
        1. 1. Elizabeth Edwards 1778–1840 m. Andrew Lucas 1776–1863

Sir Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1677
6 August 1677
Birth of Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. in Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales
Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales
1704
1704
Age 27
Death of Sir Robert I Edwards Capt. in Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England
Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1677
    Event Place: Gwynedd, Wales, Denbighshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, England
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