Mary (Edwards) Brydon (1773 - 1828)

Born 20 Sep 1773 in Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Brydon — married 6 Aug 1794 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Died 1828 at about age 54 in Franklin Country,Kentucky. United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1773. She was the daughter of John Edwards and Dolly Gatewood. She passed away in 1828.

Robert Braydon married Polley Edwards on 6 August 1794 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States. John Edwards gave consent as the father of Polly. Moses Edwards was a witness.^[1]

Family

John Edwards (father)

Will of John Edwards^[2]
Dated: 28 September 1814
Proved: December 1814
Woodford County, Kentucky
Wife Nancy - everything during her lifetime and after to be divided among my children:
John
Fielding
Benjamin - his part to be equally divided among his children
Uriah - his part to be equally divided among his children
Wiley, Lewis, Moses, Polly wife of Robert Bradens, Elizabeth, Nancy and Mildred
Executors: Wife Nancy Edwards, John Edwards, Fielding Edwards
Witnesses: [], Willis Blanton, Joseph Pace and Thomas Abbett

Administrators Bond - Estate of John Edwards
December 1814
Woodford County, Kentucky
John Edwards and Fielding Edwards appointed as executors as Nancy had died.
Bondsmen were Richard D Shipp, James Breckenridge and Anthony []

Settlement - Estate of John Edwards^[3]
20 November 1816
Woodford County, Kentucky
The overage of the advancements by the testator to his children who had left him (to wit)
his daughter Mary Braden and his sons John Edwards, Uriah Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, Lewis Edwards and Wiley Edwards
was as much as can be calculated fifity dollars each
and that the Executors gave to the children of said Testator who had not left him (to wit)
Fielding Edwards, Moses Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Nancy Edwards & Mildred Edwards each fifty dollars
Balance of the estate to be divided among the 11 legatees making each one part $248.68

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   citing Marriage, Woodford, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 252,332.
   FamilySearch Record: QKJS-N9HK (accessed 10 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93Y-WYMN Image number 00113.
2. ↑ Probate records, 1789-1991: "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1789-1991 Vols. A-D 1789-1815 - A has no index
   Image path: Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990 > Woodford > Will records, 1789-1815, Vol. A-D > image 585 of 641
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9DL-N9C9-F (accessed 10 December 2022)
3. ↑ Probate records, 1789-1991: "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1789-1991 Vols. E-G 1814-1826
   Image path: Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990 > Woodford > Will records, 1814-1826, Vol. E-G > image 69 of 588
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9DL-N9CF-4 (accessed 10 December 2022)

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See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 November 2022, 20:00), entry for Mary "Polly" Edwards (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2WKV-LJP ); contributed by various users.