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Sir Robert Edwards 1608–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1681

Death Location: VA

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Mary Babbs

Spouse(s): Mary Boddie

Children(s): Sarah Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Charles Edwards, Charles Edwards, James Edwards, Peter Edwards, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Mary Edwards, Mary Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Robert Edwards, Robert Edwards, Peter Edwards, Margaret Edwards

Sir Robert Edwards was born in 1608 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA, the child of William Edwards And Mary Babbs. Sir Robert Edwards married Mary Boddie, and had children including Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Taylor, James Edwards, Margaret Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Taylor Willis Edwards, Peter Edwards, Robert Edwards, Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Sallie Edwards, Thomas Edwards. Sir Robert Edwards passed away in 1681 in VA.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Edwards was born in 1608 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA, the child of William Edwards And Mary Babbs.
  • Sir Robert Edwards married Mary Boddie, and had children including Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Taylor, James Edwards, Margaret Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Taylor Willis Edwards, Peter Edwards, Robert Edwards, Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Sallie Edwards, Thomas Edwards.
  • Sir Robert Edwards passed away in 1681 in VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Edwards
1590–1624
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
WE
Mary Babbs
1582–1649
Birth Location: –
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Boddie
1603–1685
Birth Location: England
MB

Children(s)

Sarah Edwards
1622–1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA
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Sarah Edwards
1622–1710
Birth Location: England
SE
Charles Edwards
1630–1690
Birth Location: Poss England
CE
Charles Edwards
1640–1713
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CE
James Edwards
1644–1723
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JE
Peter Edwards
1646–1682
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, American Colonies
PE
Elizabeth Taylor
1632–1699
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
ET
Robert Edwards
1637–1688
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RE
Thomas Edwards
1639–1693
Birth Location: –
TE
Mary Edwards
1632–1699
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
ME
Mary Edwards
1670–1757
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States
ME
Sarah Edwards
1624–1704
Birth Location: Isle, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Robert Edwards
1650–1677
Birth Location: –
RE
Robert Edwards
1657–1731
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
RE
Peter Edwards
1650–1682
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
PE
Margaret Edwards
1651–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
ME

Sir Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Sir Edwards
1608–1681
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA
Parents
William Edwards
1590–1624
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Mary Babbs
1582–1649
Grandparents
Richard Edwards
1566–1635
North Parish, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Edwards
1523–1566
Helen Griffiths
1545–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Edwards's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Edwards (1608–10 Jun 1681) m. Mary Boddie (1 Jun 1603–1 Jun 1685)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Edwards 1622–1710 m. Thomas (Joyner) III 1619–1694 m. Sir (Thomas William) BUSH 1618–1695
    1. 1. Bridgeman Joyner 1655–1719 m. Clara (Ann) Harris 1678–1699
      1. 1. Elizabeth Joyner 1699–1782 m. Col. (John Franklin) Bryan 1692–1741
        1. 1. Arthur Bryan 1720–1761 m. Mary Smith 1728–1785
        2. 2. William BRYAN 1735–1799
        3. 3. Sarah Bryan 1718–1780
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bryant 1663–1741
        5. 5. Anna (Barbara) Jenkins 1723–1800
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bryant 1719–1775
        7. 7. Alexander Bryant 1721–1785
        8. 8. Alice Bryant 1721–1743
        9. 9. Elizabeth Bryan 1730–1817
        10. 10. Joanna Bryan 1732–1775
        11. 11. Alice Bryan 1737–1787
        12. 12. Elizabeth Bryan 1735–1788
        13. 13. William Bryan 1726–1785
        14. 14. Alice Bryan 1728–1775
        15. 15. Lewis Bryan 1721–1796
        16. 16. Lewis Bryan 1729–1800
        17. 17. Edward Bryan 1656–1739
        18. 18. Joanna Bryan 1720–1805
        19. 19. Hardy Bryan 1717–1760
        20. 20. Joseph Bryant 1716–1763
        21. 21. Mary Bryan 1724–1775
      2. 2. Nathan Joyner 1692–1693
      3. 3. Nathan Joyner 1697–1825
      4. 4. Joshua Joyner 1694–1767
      5. 5. Theophilus Joyner 1692–1752
      6. 6. Bridgeman (Joyner) II 1683–1754
      7. 7. John Joyner 1690–1748
    2. 2. Christian Joyner 1685–1740
    3. 3. Ann Joyner 1645–
    4. 4. Thomas Joyner 1652–1708
    5. 5. Mary Joyner 1648–1729
    6. 6. John Joyner 1652–1745
    7. 7. Elizabeth Joyner 1650–
    8. 8. Mary Joyner 1673–1729
    9. 9. William Joyner 1658–1698
    10. 10. Mary Joyner 1655–
    11. 11. Theophilus Joyner 1660–1725
    12. 12. Richard (C) BUSH 1644–1650
    13. 13. William (James) Bush 1640–1716
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Edwards 1622–1710
  3. 3. Charles Edwards 1630–1690
  4. 4. Charles Edwards 1640–1713
  5. 5. James Edwards 1644–1723
  6. 6. Peter Edwards 1646–1682
  7. 7. Elizabeth Taylor 1632–1699
  8. 8. Robert Edwards 1637–1688
  9. 9. Thomas Edwards 1639–1693
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Edwards 1632–1699
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth Taylor Willis) Edwards 1670–1757
  12. 12. Sarah (Elizabeth) Edwards 1624–1704
  13. 13. Robert Edwards 1650–1677
  14. 14. Robert Edwards 1657–1731
  15. 15. Peter Edwards 1650–1682
  16. 16. Margaret Edwards 1651–1736

Sir Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Sir Robert Edwards in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA
1681
2 May 1681
Age 73
Death of Sir Robert Edwards in Isle of Wight County, VA
Isle of Wight County, VA
1681
10 Jun 1681
Age 73
Burial of Sir Robert Edwards in VA
VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 399
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 399

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1681
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1681
    Event Place: VA
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