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Arthur Edwards (abt. 1747 - 1805)

Arthur Edwards
Born about in Loudon, Virginiamap
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Brother of [half]
Husband of — married about 1770 in Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 58 in Davidson, Tennesseemap
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Biography

Arthur Edwards presumed son of John Edwards (b South Wales Sept 1727 ) and Henrietta Barbour vs John's 1st spouse Alice Unknown [Katherine Quale Journal Faquier Co VA][1]

Birth Estimate 1747 Loudon, Virginia [1]
Marriage Estimate 1763-1767 - Nancy Turley (presumed daughter of TURLEY, Peter, b. Abt 1717, Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1781, Henry County, (Age ~ 64 years) and Sarah INNES, b. Abt 1726, Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1799 (Age ~ 73 years) [1][2]
Death Estimate 1805 Davidson, Tennessee [1]

Intestate - William appointed Executor of Estate - Davidson County TN Court Records

Ordered that William Edwards have letters of Administration on the estate of Arthur Edwards Deceased; the said Ann Edwards the Relict of the said desc. having Relinquished her right of Administration on the said Estate. And the said William Edwards having given bond to one thousand dollars with Timothy Bent and William Landon his Securities, and qualified according to law.

DNA

Arthur Edwards son of John Edwards (b South Wales Sept 1727) and presumed Henrietta Barbour vs John's 1st spouse Alice Unknown [1]

Paternal Comparison

m 1st abt 1746 - Alice and 2nd about 1750 Henrietta Barbour (daughter of Unknown) [Katherine Quale Journal-Faquier Co VA][1]

Children

12 Identified Children - Estimated Births 1763-1798[1]

  • Edwards-27360|Owen Hunt Edwards m Judith (Morton)[4]
  • Edwards-31335 Sarah (Edwards) m Joseph Cook [5]
  • William Edwards m Nancy Ward[6]
  • Margaret (Edwards) m Rene Parsons Brown [7][8]
  • Edwards-31337|John Edwards m Sarah Cummins [9]
  • Edwards-9082|Joseph Edwards m Malinda (McIllhaney)[10]
  • Edwards-31338|James Edwards m Margaret (Chew)
  • Edwards-5458 Susannah (Edwards) m William Magness
  • Edwards-31333 Nancy Edwards m John Magness[11]
  • Edwards-31339 Elizabeth (Edwards) m Hiram Peeler
  • Edwards-31340 Robert Edwards m Unknown (may have died young)
  • Edwards-31341 Mary Turley Edwards m 1st Charles C. Depriest and 2nd Clayton Sutherland[12]


Research

(by Nancy Snow) According to "The Scream of the Panther, The Howl of the Wolf, from the Searcy Daily Citizen, April 4, 1991, Arthur and Ann had at least 4 daughters who married as follows: Margaret Edwards married Rainey P.(Parsons) Brown; ?Edwards married Hiram Peeler; ?Edwards married John Magness; and Susannah Edwards married William Magness, brother of John. They all lived around Pangburn, Ark in 1820.

Quote from The Scream of the Panther, The Howl of the Wolf re White County AR ... Raney P. Brown and Hiram Peeler settled across the river north of Pangburn about 1820. Their wives were sisters and were also sisters to the wives of John and William Magness. They were of the Edwards family of Rutherford County, Tennessee, and had other family and friends in the area. Dr. Malcolm Peeler of Jonesboro grew up in Pangburn and has carried on the family profession of doctor. The two marked graves in the cemetery are Lewis Hilger and his wife, Civilla Brown Hilger, the union of two of the early families....

https://www.brasfield.net/search.php?myfirstname=&mylastname=edwards&mypersonid=&idqualify=equals Braswell Genealogies (unsourced)


Sources

Links are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable /unproven unless sources are contained within).[1]


  • www.brasfield.net; Brasfield-Brassfield Genealogies
  • "The Scream of the Panther, The Howl of the Wolf...", Search Daily Citizen, April 4, 1991
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Arthur Edwards and his descendants: a genealogical outline of Arthur Edwards and his five generation posterity, Chapter 5 The Prosperity of William Edwards p 166-204, Salem, UT: Mac Anthony Corp., [Christianson pg 1.1- 1.11]
  2. Arthur Edwards Named in Inventory of Peter Turley as Appraiser Returned 26 Sept. 1782.
  3. Isabel Downing Burial • England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:661Z-Y1TY : 23 February 2022), Isabel Downing, 1749.
    "Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QZW-PMZM : 6 November 2019), Thomas Edwards, 22 May 1744; citing Marriage, Wales, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
    Indexed Information Thomas Edwards Marriage • Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 EDIT Name Thomas Edwards Event Type Marriage Event Date 22 May 1744 Event Place Wales
  4. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRH2-BPY : 29 January 2020), Owen Edwards, 1794.
  5. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-L6Y : 29 January 2020), Sarah Edwards in entry for Joseph Cook, 1788.
  6. EDWARDS, William, b. Abt 1766, North Carolina m WARD, Nancy, b. 1776, North Carolina "North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-1WQG : 11 May 2018), William Edwards and Nancy Ward, 1799. (presumed parents as EDWARDS, Arthur and TURLEY, Nancy Ann,)
  7. Chapter 6
  8. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, Births and Burials 1760-1892; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/F351 3.1
  9. "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXH-1GW : 4 December 2014), John Edwards and Sarah Cummins, 21 Jul 1804; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 61, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  10. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65T-2ZH : 20 December 2020), Joseph Edwards, Bath, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBW-RZ5 : 10 March 2018), Nancy Magness in entry for James Magness, 16 Mar 1935; citing Mesilla Parkdona Ana, New Mexico, reference , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,298.
  12. "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX6-BFJ : 4 December 2014), Claton Sotherland and Polly T Edwards, 27 Mar 1826; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 213, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

See Also

(sourced) Arthur Edwards about 1747 – 1805 •MY7Z-5NP m Nancy Ann Turley 1751–1805]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Nancy Snow for creating Edwards-5587 on 2 Aug 13.

  • First-hand information as remembered by Philip Edwards, Sunday, January 25, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  • The only source listed is an Ancestry Com 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

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Edwards-9083 and Edwards-5587 appear to represent the same person because: similar dates and places, no conflicting information
posted by Robin Lee
working on Thomas Edwards-1871 & wanted to move this before further editing

John m. Barbour[27], John's son Arthur m. Ann Turley[27] [19]

[27] = Descendants of Arthur, was followed by ref name=MDH

[19] = Thomas Nathaniel information - Children Births per The Edwards Family of Virginia and Maryland; From the Montgomery County MD Historical Society Files; (SLGL F984145)

Arthur Edwards and His Descendants by Anthony J. Christensen Chapter I; p.522 secondary sources/References
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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