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This profile represents Robert Edwards m Mary Hunt (Isle of Wight VA)
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No original source records have been located to confirm birth, marriage or death records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure.
There is a great deal of conflicting and mis-information – Several Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of same names, etc., some of which was due to Edwards Heirs and erroneous IGI information
No Middle Names Given for 1600's, etc.
Name Variation - Edwards, Edwardes
Date Variation - Estimated dates based on Marriage and Probate sources
Also styled as Robert Isham Edwards and Robert of Cardiff
Parents Unknown
Presumed parents Robert (1608) and Rebecca[1] (No Information located other than (unsourced Ancestry Trees and IGI)
Birth
Estimated Birth 1646-1652 Virginia vs Wales
(vs variously reported 1608-1630 - co-mingled trees - b 1608 in Wales; most likely represents the parent )[1]
Marriage
Marriage 1672 Isle of Wight Virginia Mary Hunt (vs 1628-1633 Wales or England) - Isle of Wight Marriages[2][3][4]
As Mary married 3X and had additional children after the death of Robert in 1681 (birth estimates 1672-1697) , it is very likely Robert was born later than 1608 either in Virginia or Wales.
(1608-1681 = age 73 / m. 1672 (age 64)
More likely age at death 35-45 = (b. 1636-1646);
(if about age-20 at 1672 marriage = est. birth 1652
Death
Death 1681 Isle of Wight Virginia Recorded Probate named wife (Mary) and 3 Daughters. No indication of any other children found in other probate documents.[5]
died intestate, Probate Recorded June 18, 1681; Isle of Wight Virginia vs 1680 vs 1685 Isle of Wight, Virginia,[6][7]
Probate
May 2, 1681 - Administration requested by his relict, Mary. May 2, 1681. Recorded June 18, 1681; Security, Henry King, Owen Griffen. - [5]
9 Jul 1685 (WB2, 2170 The appraisal of his estate (wb2, PG 245)
One Hundred Acres of land is listed, the (1664) land he bought of Palmer
1694 final settlement of the estate between three daughters takes place in 1694, when he is recorded as Dr. Robert Edwards.
Arrival
Presumed b VA vs Estimated Arrival 1635-1643
Only two Roberts are recorded with arrival dates in 1635. and one Robert in 1643, none of which appear to be a firm connection to Dr. Robert. It is likely he may have been a "ship's doctor" and thus considered as a "headright" (paying his own passage).
1635, Robert Edwards, 27 (b.1608), to Virginia, as bonded servant to Georg Mynifie (Menafee). (A Virginia merchant who paid transport for 60 persons in exchange for 50 acres each person transported. Shipping list included Rebecca, the wife of Robert Edward)[8]
1635 -- Location To Virginia from England (age 27 wife Rebecca birth about 1608)[1][9]
1635 Robert Edward's Age 22 (b.1613) of Concord from London (Ship Hopewell second voyage of 1635[10][11] - Wife Christian in Concord; Freeman in 1642; died (inventory) 1646[12]
1643 Robert Edwards (Sponsor - Sir Francis Wyatt )[8] (Most likely candidate for the NY Robert connection - James Citie, SIR FRANCIS WYATT, Governor MARGARET LADY WYATT; HANT WYATT, Minister.) Most likely related to Hopton Castle Family -- (William m. Dorothy (Surry Family)
1664 Robert Edwards bought 100 acres in the upper parish of Isle of Wight County from Edmund Palmer. The land adjoined that of William Boddie, Henry Applewhite and Edmund Palmer.[13]
Children
Identified Children
No sons named in Robert's Probate/3 daughters Named as co-heiresses in Robert's Probate; -- 2 daughters confirmed in will of Mary Hunt (Body) and Will of Owen Griffith.
James Bragg - Acquires one third of the land by this marriage,
Bragg later buys the other two thirds from the two sisters, as shown by deeds. [15] The Sisters are referred to several times as "Ye daughters and co-heiresses of Robert Edwards deceased"
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 Source: S52 Author: Gale Research Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger Record ID Number: MH:S52
↑ The Original Lists of Persons Of Quality Register of the names of all ye Passenger wch Passed from ye Port of London for on whole yeare Endinge at Xmas 1635.
↑p.169 Digital Copy Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America: With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation and References to the Various Local Histories, and Other Sources of Information where Additional Data May be Found; Henry Whittemore; Genealogical Publishing Com, 1967 - Reference - 438 pages
↑ (Isle of Wight DB1 PG 1) ( Isle of Wight D.B. 2, PG 110,51, 53, 78, ).
↑ On 18 May 1668 "the inventory of that part of the estate which now belongs to William & Mary Huntt in the hands of Richard Parker, the Father-in-law, on the estate of William Huntt, deceased, and it was divided by John Mungor & Robert Kae, upon the request of the said Parker & James Clark, who married one of the orphans of the said Huntt. 18 Day May 1669" Hunt Family Research
Isle of Wight County Will Book 1 P. 110
James Clark calls William Huntt, decd., father-in-law and wants his claim from RICHARD Parker dated 17 May 1669,
S: JOHN
(signed) Clark, W: Thomas
(signed) Taberer and Robert
(signed) KAE
↑ Source: S26 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derive Record ID Number: MH:S26
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Digital Copy p.348 Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A History of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, During the Seventeenth Century, Including Abstracts of the County Records; John Bennett Boddie; Genealogical Publishing Com, 1973 - Travel - 756 pages
pg 645 Digital Copy Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, VOLUME 2 ONLY; Heritage Books
"Historical Southern Families," by John B. Boddie. IV:204. cited by "Marriages of some Virginia Residents 1607–1800, Volume I, A-H" by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck. Quote: Edwards, Robert m. Mary Hunt(-t).
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No objection on my part. I never found any "middle names" either and don't know how this originated - probably tree-to-tree copy and/or merge.
It is sort of like the Robert Joshua thing -- there was not one but lots of people want it to be.
Profile looks in need of some TLC cleanup at this time. Do you want to handle? or, I can put on F/U list for later this month?
Regards, Sandy
Edwards-868 and Edwards-859 appear to represent the same person because: These are probably the same person but they both need work. Hopefully the US Southern Colonist project can help straighten these out. Ask for their help.
A child's birth date (Edwards-14454 born 1 Jun 1622) should not be before a parent is six years old (Edwards-859 born 1638) .
A mother's death date (Babbs-38 died 24 May 1631) should not be before one of her children's birth dates (Edwards-859 born 1638). * removing Edwards-14454 and Babbs-38
Edwards-859 and Edwards-21114 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge these two and note the different death dates for review. Thank you.
It is sort of like the Robert Joshua thing -- there was not one but lots of people want it to be. Profile looks in need of some TLC cleanup at this time. Do you want to handle? or, I can put on F/U list for later this month? Regards, Sandy
Thank you so much for your help!
A mother's death date (Babbs-38 died 24 May 1631) should not be before one of her children's birth dates (Edwards-859 born 1638). * removing Edwards-14454 and Babbs-38
848 Error in template parameters. s/b re-reviewed in few days to see if suggestion report cleared Regards, Sandy
Sally