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William Henry Edward 1755–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1755

Birth Location: Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 1797

Death Location: , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Edward

Mother: Hanna Edwardes

Spouse(s): Sarah Crittenton

Children(s): William Edwards

William Henry Edward was born in 1755 in Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Edward Edward And Hanna Lucinda Edwardes. William Henry Edward married Sarah Elizabeth Crittenton, and had children including William Lyle Edwards. William Henry Edward passed away in 1797 in , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Edward was born in 1755 in Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Edward Edward And Hanna Lucinda Edwardes.
  • William Henry Edward married Sarah Elizabeth Crittenton, and had children including William Lyle Edwards.
  • William Henry Edward passed away in 1797 in , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Edward
1735–1844
Birth Location: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
JE
Hanna Edwardes
1736–1844
Birth Location: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Crittenton
1758–1789
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Edwards
1780–1863
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, USA
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William Edward's Ancestors

Self
William Edward
1755–1797
Birth Place: Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Edward Edward
1735–1844
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Hanna (Lucinda) Edwardes
1736–1844
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David (Hanson) Edward
1720–1789
, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Treasy) O'Meagher
1720–1793
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannuel Edwards
1697–1763
Eleanor Holhanson
1701–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Edwardes
1660–1743
Mabrey McPherris
1680–1732

William Edward's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Edward (18 Nov 1755–11 Jul 1797) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Crittenton (16 Dec 1758–14 Nov 1789)
  1. 1. William (Lyle) Edwards 1780–1863
    1. 1. Joseph (Turner) Edwards 1809–1857 m. Barbara (C Hagar -) Edwards 1806–1876
      1. 1. William (Lewis) Edwards 1835–1862 m. Harriet Covington 1837–1905
        1. 1. John (Henry Edwards) Jr 1861–1930 m. Nancy (Anna) Nixon 1862–1932

William Edward's Timeline

3 Records

1755
18 Nov 1755
Birth of William Henry Edward in Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA
1772
2 Apr 1772
Age 17
William Henry Edward was married in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1797
11 Jul 1797
Age 42
Death of William Henry Edward in , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Montgomery, Anson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1772
    Event Place: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1797
    Event Place: , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
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