Edmund Tidwell Sr. (1758 - 1846)

Born 1758 in Westmoreland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Gladden (Hollis) Tidwell — married 1776 in Fairfield, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 12 May 1846 at about age 88 in Burns, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Edmund Tidwell Sr. performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Edmund Tidwell Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A115350.

Edmund Tidwell Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-305066
Rank:

Edmund Tidwell was born in 1758 to Richard Tidwell and Rebecca Rachel Nelms in Westmoreland, Colony of Virginia.

He married Anna Gladden Hollis about 1776. Their children were:

1. Benjamin Tidwell 1809—1853
2. Rebecca Tidwell
3. Isaiah Isaac Tidwell
4. Richard Tidwell
5. John Benton Tidwell
6. Edmund Tidwell, Jr.
7. Josiah Tidwell
8. Jane Tidwell
9. Aquilla Tidwell
10. William Tidwell
11. Silas Tidwell 1807–1876

He served the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. He served 120 Days under Lt. John Hollis in 1782.

He received a land grant for service in what is now Nails Creek in Dickson County, Tennessee.^[1]

Court: January July 1796 Ellison vs Heartwell Maconm Robert McTyre. Case. The following Jury where impannelled and sworn to try this cause. Jurors: Edmund Tidwell Page 130 Court: July Term 1796 Minor Winn vs John Be,, Senr. Case. The following Jury where impannelled and sworn to try this cause Edmund Tidwell Page 131 Reference: Fairfield County, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court, 1785 - 1799 By: Brent Holcomb, C.A.L.S.

He died, at the age of 88, on May 14, 1846 in Burns, Tennessee. ^[2]

Research Notes

I have listed his children according to the SAR Records.^[3]

The other children in my written family history that I need to confirm are:

1. Robert Tidwell 1777–1845
2. Garland Tidwell 1778–1817
3. Gladden Tidwell 1792–1840
4. Kisiah Tidwell
5. Elizabeth Tidwell
6. Malichi Tidwell 1809–1870
7. Mahala Tidwell 1818–1854

I will continue to research and update accordingly. January 11, 2024 Sheila Tidwell

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931", Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Roll: 94; Book: 2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2882 #194849 (accessed 11 January 2024), Name: Edmond Tidwell; Record Date: 28 May 1825; Location: Dickson, Tennessee; Warrant Number: 1468.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30391632/edmund-tidwell: accessed 28 July 2022), memorial page for Edmund Tidwell Sr. (1758–12 May 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #30391632 citing Hogin Cemetery, Burns, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by HGWells (contributor 49850702).
3. ↑ https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/305066

See Also:

• "1790 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 0568151, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #374302 (accessed 11 January 2024), Edmond Tidwell in Fairfield, South Carolina.
• "1800 United States Federal Census", Year: 1800; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 47; Page: 215; Image: 416; Family History Library Film: 181422, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #483239 (accessed 11 January 2024), Edmund Tidwell in Fairfield, South Carolina.
• "United States Census, 1820", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-QFV : Fri Oct 06 04:42:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Edmund Tidwell, Senior, 1820.
• "1830 United States Federal Census", Year: 1830; Census Place: Dickson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 311; Family History Library Film: 0024532, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #689406 (accessed 11 January 2024), Edmund Tidwell in Dickson, Tennessee.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 January 2024), "Record of Edmund Tidwell", Ancestor # A115350.
• TIDWELL, EDMUND Ancestor #: A115350Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank: SOLDIERBirth: CIRCA 1758 WESTMORELAND CO VIRGINIADeath: 5-12-1846 DICKSON CO TENNESSEEService Source: SC ARCH ACCTS AUD 7796 ROLL 146Service Description: 1) MILITIA,LT JOHN HOLLIS
• "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008", Register to Estate Settlements, 1800-1950; Author: Tennessee County Court (Dickson County); Probate Place: Dickson, Tennessee, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #3546042 (accessed 11 January 2024), Edmond Sr Tidwell probate in 1846 in Dickson, Tennessee, USA.
• Tidwell Bible Records
• Family Search Profile for Edmund Tidwell, Sr.