Meredith
David
Edwards
Born about in Georgia, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Blagg) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 73
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2013
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Biography
Meredith was born about 1795. Meredith Edwards ... [1]
In 1824, he was granted a license to trade in Arkansas Territory, by Indian Agent George Gray. [2]
In 1850 Meredith Edwards is enumerated with his wife, Sarah, and six of his children, John, William, George, Martha, Thomas, and Meredith, in Vinyard, Washington, Arkansas. [3]
In 1860, he was enumerated with his wife, Sarah, three of his children, George, Thomas, and Meredith, and two granddaughters , Johnanna and Isabelle Blagg in Anderson, Benton, Arkansas. The two granddaughters were mistakenly listed as Johneann and Isabelle Edwards. [4]
Sources
- Abstract, 30 Sep 1824, of Trading Licenses; To whom granted: Meridith Edwards; By whom granted: "Geo. Gray Ind Agt"; When granted: 2 Feb 1824; Where granted: Sulphur Fork Red River Agency.
Source Citation Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 19; Page Number: 705; Family Number: 1
Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Census Publishing. State Census Records. West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009.
Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M432_31; Page: 422A; Image: 251
Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Anderson, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 429; Image: 431; Family History Library Film: 803037
Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Sarah Griffie, Monday, July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Entered by Darby Drake, Monday September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Entered by Darby Drake, Monday September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Entered by Darby Drake, Monday September 5, 2016.
Acknowledgments
Thank-you to Sarah Griffie for creating Edwards-5463 on 8 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sarah and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Meredith 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 Meredith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Meredith 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 Meredith:
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~3.12%
Thomas Blagg
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~0.78%
Darby Frantz :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A343042 [compare], Ancestry member Msdrby191
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~0.78%
Sarah Griffie :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rhana (Johnson) Hill :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hillcrna1
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