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Thomas Edwards 1735 – 1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1735

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: BEF 6 JAN 1809

Death Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Jane Arrington

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Martin

Children(s): Nancy Edwards, Martin Edwards, William Edwards, Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Edwards, John Edwards, Ellis Edwards, Andrew Edwards, Charles Edwards

The story of Thomas Edwards began in 1735 in Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America. Thomas Edwards married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Nancy Edwards, Martin Edwards, William Edwards, Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Edwards, John Columbus Edwards, Ellis Edwards, Andrew Stribling Edwards, Charles Edwards. Thomas Edwards passed away in 1809 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Edwards began in 1735 in Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Thomas Edwards married Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Nancy Edwards, Martin Edwards, William Edwards, Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Edwards, John Columbus Edwards, Ellis Edwards, Andrew Stribling Edwards, Charles Edwards.
  • Thomas Edwards passed away in 1809 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1685 – 1743
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
JE
Jane Arrington
1700 – 1743
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
JA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Martin
1736 – 1830
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Edwards
1763 – 1816
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
NE
Martin Edwards
1761 – 1829
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
ME
William Edwards
1767 – 1839
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
WE
Charles Edwards
1772 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CE
Elizabeth Edwards
1772 –
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, Unitedo States
EE
Thomas Edwards
1774 – 1855
Birth Location: Fauquier Co. Virginia
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John Edwards
1777 – 1852
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
JE
Ellis Edwards
1779 – 1862
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
EE
Andrew Edwards
1783 – 1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AE
Charles Edwards
Birth Location: –
CE

Thomas Edwards's Ancestors

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Thomas Edwards
1735 – 1809
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
John Edwards
1685 – 1743
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jane Arrington
1700 – 1743
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Meredith Edwards
1655 – 1712
England
Ann (Mansfield Or) Harrison
1670 – 1751
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Thomas Arrington
1670 – 1715
Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Monroe
1680 – 1727
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
George Mansfield
1635 – 1670
Ann Dennis
1646 – 1690
Thomas Harrington
1630 – 1688
Winifred Kirkpatrick
1642 – 1712
Andrew Munroe
1661 – 1714
Eleanor Spence
1660 – 1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Manfield
1610 –
Ralph Dennis
1615 – 1674
Mary
1630 –
Thomas Arrington
1620 – 1660
Rebecca Poythress
1618 – 1705
William Kirkpatrick
1622 – 1686
Margaret Cairnes
1623 – 1686
Andrew Monroe
1630 – 1668
Elizabeth Alexander
1632 – 1677
Patrick Spence
1633 – 1684
Dorcas Youell
1635 – 1708

Thomas Edwards's Descendants

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Thomas Edwards (ABT 1735 – BEF 6 JAN 1809) m. Elizabeth Martin (1736 – JAN 1830)
  1. 1. Nancy Edwards (1763 – 1816) m. Phillip Guise (1755 – 1822)
    1. 1. Enoch (E) Guise (1814 – AFT 2 JUL 1891) m. Nancy Patterson (1819 – 1866)
      1. 1. Lucinda (Caroline Elsa) Guise (18 NOV 1843 – 8 FEB 1904) m. William (James) Hilliard (25 MAY 1833 – 1 FEB 1908) m. Sommers (B) Holyfield (20 FEB 1838 – 10 OCT 1898)
        1. 1. Nealie (Corintha) Hillard (30 JUL 1880 – 4 MAY 1957) m. William (Henry) Easterly (27 JAN 1878 – 30 APR 1947)
        2. 2. Josephine (Lonora) Hilliard (1867 – 17 AUG 1894) m. Charles (Wesley) King (20 NOV 1846 – 1904)
        3. 3. William (Edward) Hilliard (20 JUN 1869 – 18 NOV 1932) m. Harriet (Caroline) Smith (DEC 1875 – 22 FEB 1948)
        4. 4. Edward Hilliard (ABT 1872 – )
        5. 5. David (Ernest) Hilliard (1 OCT 1876 – 13 AUG 1929) m. Della (Ethel) Heaton (1890 – 1935)
        6. 6. Ray Hilliard (JUN 1885 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (M) Guise (JAN 1835 – 24 SEP 1919) m. Jasper (Levi) Gann (14 FEB 1835 – 24 JAN 1911)
      3. 3. Rebecca Guise (ABT 1836 – )
      4. 4. Elvira (E) Guise (1838 – AFT 1900) m. Daniel Campbell (JUN 1825 – )
      5. 5. Joseph (L) Guise (16 APR 1840 – 30 NOV 1898) m. Mary (Ann) Holms
      6. 6. Rachael Guise (ABT 1844 – AFT 1880) m. James Sellers (ABT 1840 – )
      7. 7. Elijah Guise (1846 – 19 OCT 1932) m. Lenora (Ann) Singleton (FEB 1848 – 1944)
    2. 2. James Guise (1786 – BEF 1807) m. Delilah (ABT 1790 – )
    3. 3. Peter Guice (10 NOV 1788 – 12 MAY 1873) m. Mary (Dyer) Justice (29 DEC 1793 – 10 JAN 1863)
    4. 4. Mary Guise (1790 – )
    5. 5. Phillip Guise (1796 – )
    6. 6. Moses (Simmons) Guise (1798 – 1878) m. Sarah (Ann) Johnson (1812 – )
    7. 7. Sterling Guise (BET 1800 AND 1801 – ) m. Emiline Salisbury (1800 – ) m. Louvenia (Jane) Smith (BET JAN 1800 AND DEC 1810 – )
    8. 8. Ruth Guise (1802 – 16 MAR 1840) m. Joseph Kuykendall (1804 – AFT 1860)
    9. 9. William (Gibson) Guise (1805 – 21 MAY 1866) m. Permelia (Pamela) Wise (1814 – )
    10. 10. Isaac (Newton) Guice (MAY 1807 – 1865) m. Nancy (Greer) Corry (15 SEP 1811 – 1858)
    11. 11. Solomon Guise (1810 – ) m. Guise (ABT 1810 – ABT 1910)
  2. 2. Martin Edwards (24 JAN 1761 – 15 MAY 1829) m. Celia Garner (1765 – 1839)
  3. 3. William Edwards (5 NOV 1767 – 22 MAY 1839) m. Elizabeth Justice (25 JUL 1773 – 2 JUN 1852)
  4. 4. Charles Edwards (1772 – ) m. Arabella Twitty (1769 – 1850)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Edwards (1772 – ) m. John Carrick (1768 – 1798)
  6. 6. Thomas Edwards (4 JUL 1774 – 1855) m. Mary Brittain (JAN 1782 – FEB 1840)
  7. 7. John (Columbus) Edwards (28 FEB 1777 – 1 AUG 1852) m. Elizabeth (Martin) Justice (17 JAN 1782 – 1868)
  8. 8. Ellis Edwards (11 SEP 1779 – 11 MAR 1862) m. Amelia Brittain (11 APR 1785 – 2 APR 1851)
  9. 9. Andrew (Stribling) Edwards (19 JAN 1783 – 6 MAY 1864) m. Mary (Jane) Woodfin (3 MAY 1790 – 26 OCT 1867)
  10. 10. Charles Edwards

Thomas Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1735
ABT 1735
Birth of Thomas Edwards in Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
1809
BEF 6 JAN 1809
Age 74
Death of Thomas Edwards in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1735
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 6 JAN 1809
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
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