Born about in Virginia
Daughter of William Newitt
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Frances Ann (Newitt) Drew
Wife of
Thomas Edwards
— married
before 17 Nov 1677 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Edwards II, Elizabeth Edwards, Newit Edwards, William Edwards, Sarah Edwards and John Edwards
Died about
at about age 40
in Surry County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Oct 2012
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Biography
She was born about 1665 in Virginia and her parents were Elizabeth (Jones) and William Newett.
In 1675 the family resided at Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia. [1]
By 1677 Elizabeth "Eliza" Newitt had married in Surry County, Virginia to Thomas Edwards (c1650-c1702) and their children included Newitt, William, Elizabeth, Thomas, John and Sarah Edwards.
She married secondly to William Price.
She died about 1703 in Surry County, Virginia.
In 1704 her family resided in Surry County, Virginia. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1675 list of tithables in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia for father, William Newitt
- ↑ 1704 Virginia Rent Rolls in Surry County, Virginia
- "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III; Clearfield reprint in 1992; p136-137
- "Edwards Family", Genealogies of Virginia Families v2 in William and Mary Quarterly
- William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine v15 #2 (Oct 1906) p79, 82-83
- Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia 1671-1750 for Wills of father, William Newitt & husband, Thomas Edwards
Acknowledgements
- Newitt-25 & Newitt-29 were created 25 Oct 2012 by Garnitz through import of garn.ged
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~0.39%
Clyde Edmond Maynard
:
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~0.39%
Laura (Creech) Supplee :
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Mentioning the Will is NOT the same as mentioning removing children.
The profiles show that there is a pending merge between Elizabeth and the nickname of Eliza.
Also William's profile states ...
"for original will of W'm Newitt. son Newitt; grandson Newitt Harris, son of my DAUGHTER MARY Harris; ... daughter MARY, wife of John Harris ... granddaughter Mary Harris, wife of Henry Harris.