Born in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Edwards
and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards
Sister of
Elizabeth (Edwards) Holmes
Wife of
Phillip Gadsden
— married
20 Nov 1783 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Christopher Edwards Gadsden, John Gadsden, James Gadsden, Mary Edwards Gadsden, Mary Edwards (Gadsden) Edwards, Rebecca Harriet (Gadsden) Edwards, Thomas Gadsden, Philip Gadsden, Fisher Gadsden, Alexander Edwards Gadsden and Octavius Holmes Gadsden
Died
at about age 48
in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2011
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Biography
Children (sourced from Ancestry.com and Find A Grave):
- Rev. Christopher Edwards (1785–1852) - m. Eliza Allston Bowman - she died / m. Jane Deweese
- John (1787–1831) - m. Ann Margaret Edwards
- Gen. James (1788–1858) - m. Susannah Gibbs Hart
- Mary Edwards (1791–1819) - m. James Fisher Edwards
- Elizabeth (1792-1795) - died young
- Catherine (1793-1794) - died young
- Rebecca Harriet (1795–1833) - m. James Fisher Edwards (her sister Mary's widower)
- Thomas (1796–1871) - m. Harriett Elizabeth Holmes
- Rev. Philip JR (1798–1870) - m. Susan Brantford Hamilton
- Margaret (1800-1800) died young
- Anna (1801-1816) - died young
- Elizabeth (1804 -1877)
- Fisher (1805–1870)
- Dr. Alexander Edwards (1807–1864) - m. Mary Girardeau Axson / m. Mary Ann Gibbes / m. Mary Wakefield
- Octavius Holmes (1809–1880) - m. Marianne Porcher Proileau
Note on Find A Grave:
- Catherine was the mother of 16 children and was known as the very patient and always pregnant Mrs. Gadsden.
Sources
Ancestry.com, including
Find A Grave: Memorial #32915288
Acknowledgement: Edwards-1185 created by Doug Wells through the import of Wells Family2_2011-05-26.ged, May 27, 2011
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
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