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Sylvanus Edwards 1748–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Nov 1782

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Jr

Mother: Mary Stokes

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In 1748, Sylvanus Edwards entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Edwards Jr And Mary Campbell Stokes. Sylvanus Edwards passed away in 1782 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Sylvanus Edwards entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Edwards Jr And Mary Campbell Stokes.
  • Sylvanus Edwards passed away in 1782 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Sylvanus Edwards's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Edwards
1748–1782
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Edwards Jr
1710–1801
Wales, Virginia
Mary (Campbell?) Stokes
1716–1806
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Edwards) Sr
1670–1765
, Glamorgan, , Wales
Jane Bulkeley
1667–1723
Llanvachreth, Anglesey, , Wales
Silvanus (Stokes) II
1660–1749
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Agnes Hamlin
1660–1750
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sir
1644–1710
Elin Owen
1641–1704
Silvanus Stokes
1636–1704
Mary Bishop
1642–1700
Stephen Hamlin
1747–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stokes
1619–1699
Capt. Bishop
1612–1655
Eliza Booker
1603–

Sylvanus Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Sylvanus Edwards in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1782
Nov 1782
Age 34
Death of Sylvanus Edwards in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1782
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

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