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William Robert Edmondson 1730–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA

Father: Caleb Edmondson

Mother: Jean Buchanan

Spouse(s): Agnes Spurgeon

Children(s): Mary Edmondson, Robert Edmondson, Thomas Edmondson, Elizabeth Edmondson, William Edmondson, John Edmondson, Andrew Edmiston, Samuel Edmondson, Thomas Edmiston

William Robert Edmondson was born in 1730 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of Caleb Robert Edmondson And Jean Buchanan. William Robert Edmondson married Agnes Holmes Spurgeon, and had children including Andrew Edmiston, Elizabeth Edmondson, John Major Edmondson, Mary Jane Spurgeon Edmondson, Robert Edmondson, Samuel Edmondson, Thomas Edmiston, Thomas Edmondson, William Edmondson. William Robert Edmondson passed away in 1789 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Robert Edmondson was born in 1730 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of Caleb Robert Edmondson And Jean Buchanan.
  • William Robert Edmondson married Agnes Holmes Spurgeon, and had children including Andrew Edmiston, Elizabeth Edmondson, John Major Edmondson, Mary Jane Spurgeon Edmondson, Robert Edmondson, Samuel Edmondson, Thomas Edmiston, Thomas Edmondson, William Edmondson.
  • William Robert Edmondson passed away in 1789 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Edmondson
1713–1749
Birth Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
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Jean Buchanan
1696–1750
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Spurgeon
1720–1789
Birth Location: Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
AS

Children(s)

Mary Edmondson
1745–1830
Birth Location: Amelia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
ME
Robert Edmondson
1753–1816
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
RE
Thomas Edmondson
1759–1824
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Edmondson
1762–1830
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
EE
William Edmondson
1764–1830
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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John Edmondson
1765–1845
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
JE
Andrew Edmiston
1764–1832
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Edmondson
1767–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Edmiston
1720–1799
Birth Location: Washington Co., VA
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William Edmondson's Ancestors

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William Edmondson
1730–1789
Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Caleb Robert Edmondson
1713–1749
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Jean Buchanan
1696–1750
County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
William Edmondson
1670–1780
Chester, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Sarah Sharp
1670–1732
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Edmondson
1660–1757
Margaret Homes
1650–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Edmondson
1640–1751
Isabella Thompson
1640–

William Edmondson's Descendants

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William (Robert) Edmondson (1730–1789) m. Agnes (Holmes) Spurgeon (1720–10 Feb 1789)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane Spurgeon) Edmondson 1745–1830 m. John Green 1750–1788
    1. 1. Sarah ((Sally)) Green 1762–1844 m. Joseph Friend 1761–1849
      1. 1. Elizabeth Friend 1808–1848 m. Jacob (Markley) Jr. 1790–1870
        1. 1. Lavina (Kathryn) Markley 1828–1860 m. Obed Friend 1813–1854 m. John (M.) Bucklew 1808–1887
        2. 2. Elizabeth Markley 1832–1925
        3. 3. John Markley 1834–
        4. 4. Catherine Markley 1836–
      2. 2. John (Green) Friend 1795–1860
      3. 3. Andrew (Coleman) Friend 1797–1876 m. Sarah (Nancy "Magog") Hardin 1798–1882
        1. 1. *Joshua (Monroe) Friend 1818–1902
        2. 2. Jonathan ("Sugar Joe") Friend 1820–1871
        3. 3. Joab (Jonah) Friend 1821–1907
        4. 4. Andrew (Coleman Friend) Jr. 1831–1872 m. Mary (E.) Ross 1831–1885
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Friend 1828–1849
        6. 6. Jonah Friend 1808–1843
        7. 7. Alexander (Wilhelm) Friend 1838–1839
        8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Friend
      4. 4. Josiah (Green) Friend 1804–1883
      5. 5. William (Edmundson) Friend 1807–1873
      6. 6. Elizabeth Friend 1808–1848
      7. 7. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Friend 1795–1861
      8. 8. Sarah Friend 1795–1854
    2. 2. Jonathan Green 1787–1788
  2. 2. Robert Edmondson 1753–1816
  3. 3. Thomas Edmondson 1759–1824
  4. 4. Elizabeth Edmondson 1762–1830
  5. 5. William Edmondson 1764–1830
  6. 6. John (Major) Edmondson 1765–1845
  7. 7. Andrew Edmiston 1764–1832
  8. 8. Samuel Edmondson 1767–
  9. 9. Thomas Edmiston 1720–1799

William Edmondson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Robert Edmondson in Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1789
1789
Age 59
Death of William Robert Edmondson in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Washington County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1789
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Robert Edmondson 10 Feb 1789

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Washington County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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