William
Edwards
Born about in James City, Surry, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Edwards
and Anne (Mansfield) Edwards
Brother of
Francis Sumner 2nd [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Harrison) Edwards
— married
1706 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Edwards) Kindred and Benjamin Edwards
Died
at about age 42
in Surry, Surry, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
He represented Surry in the House of Burgesses in 1706. His will dated January 9. 1722 was proved February 25, 1722. He married twice, (1) Elizabeth Harrison, her headstone indicates she died at 17 years of age. In 1707, she made a deed of land with her husband. Their only child, Benjamin, was born in 1707.[1]
Research Notes
- Birth Estimate 1640-1686 James City, Surry, Virginia (m.1706-20=1686)
- Marriage Estimate 1706 Elizabeth Harrison (named in deed of April 6, 1709)
dau of Benjamin Harrison and Hannah Churchill [2]
Sources
- ↑ The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 2 (Oct., 1906), pp. 79-83 (5 pages)
- ↑ Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, A History and Genealogy, by Stella Picket Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, New York, 1911, "Harrison Family" pages 282-296
- The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 2 (Oct., 1906), pp. 79-83 (5 pages)
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A. (Johnson) Tomkins
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Edwards-9960 and Edwards-3766 appear to represent the same person because: I accidentally created a new profile for this person; they need to be merged together. Sorry!!!
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Rejected matches › William Edwards (abt.1682-)
William is 12 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 25 degrees from Carl Sagan, 19 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 27 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 25 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 17 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 21 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 14 degrees from Isaac Newton, 20 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 21 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 15 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.