George
Edelen
Born about in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Edelen
— married
14 May 1785 in Charles County, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Edelen, Priscilla Edelen, Alice (Edelen) Medley, Harriet (Edelen) Hamilton, Louisa (Edelen) Rhodes, Alethea Edith (Edelen) Hamilton, Benedict Edelen, Leonard Edelen, James Edelen, Elizabeth Edelen and Lucy (Edelen) Hamilton
Died before
before about age 50
in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
George Edelen of Washington County, Kentucky died intestate with Robert Edelen and Sarah Edelen serving as the administrators.[1][2]
George Stonestreet Edelen of Maryland and George Edelen of Washington County, Kentucky were TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. George Stonestreet was married on 31 Dec 1790 in Prince George's County, Maryland to Rebecca Boarman. He was enumerated in the 1790 Prince George's County, Maryland census with one free white female (likely one of his spinster sisters) and six slaves. He was a legatee in his father's 1791 will. He and his wife were legatees in the 1808 will of his bachelor brother Electius Edelen. George S. Edelen was a legatee in the 1825 will of his spinster sister Frances Edelen. He never left Maryland and came to Kentucky. PLEASE STOP PERPETUATING this mistake which has been bandied about without looking into it more deeply. I corresponded for decades with two other Edelen experts, Crolian Edelen and Charmaine Walker. We know of what we speak. George Edelen was enumerated in 1790 Washington County, Maryland, and settled in Kentucky shortly thereafter. He was dead long before George Stonestreet Edelen of Maryland. George died about Jul 1810, living on Cartwrights Creek in South Springfield Precinct. His brother-in-law, Joseph Edelen of Nelson County, assisted his widow Sarah settling the estate.
Charles County Gentry being shown in the photo portion of this page, apparently as evidence, was originally published in a printing of 150 copies. First edition #150 is in my personal collection of genealogy resources. I am very familiar with it. There are errors in it, as there are with most published genealogies.
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: 1790
- Place: Washington County, Kentucky, USA
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Marital Status: Married[3]
- Residence:
- Date: 1800
- Place: Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Marital Status: Married[4]
Marriage
- Spouse: Sarah Ann Edelen
- Date: 14 May 1785
- Place: Charles County, Maryland, USA[5]
George Edelen's Slaveholding
The inventory of his estate taken on 11 Mar 1811 in Washington County, Kentucky includes the following slaves:[6]
- one Negro man named Clem
- one Negro man named Moses
- one Negro Boy named Bart
- one Negro ( ) named Jennet
- one Negro Boy named Peter
- one Negro Girl named Amy
Sources
- ↑ Washington County (Kentucky) Will Book B, pp. 123-135. Inventory and Appraisement for Estate of George Edelen, 11 Mar 1811.
- ↑ Washington County (Kentucky) Will Book B, pp.125-127. List of Sales from Estate of George Edelen, 4 Mar 1811.
- ↑ Source: Year: 1790; Census Place: Washington, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 20; Image: 386;
- ↑ Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Maryland; Series: M32; Roll: 10; Page: 96; Image: 103;
- ↑ Source: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850; Original data: Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office.
- ↑ Washington County (Kentucky) Will Book B, p. 123.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Gerry (Patterson) Humes 
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~1.56%
~3.12%
C Cooper :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Paul Brick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pbrick34
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~0.78%
L A Banta :
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~0.78%
Renee' Hamilton :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TT8430993 [compare], Ancestry member reneemhamilton
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~0.78%
Philip Follo :
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~0.78%
Marie Follo :
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~0.78%
Todd Whitesides :
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~0.78%
Lesa (Lancaster) Tobin :
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