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William Harrison Edwards (1720 - abt. 1808)

William Harrison Edwards
Born in Denbighshire, Walesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 5 Aug 1747 in Orange, North Carolinamap
Husband of — married 27 Mar 1750 in Cumberland, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died about at about age 87 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

UPDATE 1/14/22: The William Edwards who died in 1808 in Tennessee is a different person. See: https://edwardsvirginiagenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/01/who-was-william-harrison-edwards-apr-9.html

NOTE: This ancestor's identity derives from the newsletter "Edwards Heirs" published in the 1920s. The newsletter was created by a number of American Edwards descendants who were involved in the "Edwards Fortune Scam" that was thrown out of court in the 1990s. While there is a "William Edwards" who died in Tennessee in 1808, his birth and parentage are unknown. There are no known original sources that document the origins of "William Harrison Edwards" and all genealogists are encouraged to do their own research. See: https://archive.org/stream/edwardsheirs00unse/edwardsheirs00unse_djvu.txt

Who he really was is unknown. He is believed to be the William Edwards who married a Polly Cramer/Creamer/Chermer in Orange Co., NC in 1747. If that is true he may be related to the John Edwards (c.1700-c.1801) of Orange County who is said to have lived about 100 years. This John Edwards was from near Petersburg, VA. http://www.moonzstuff.com/edwards/john1710.html

William Harrison Edwards was born in Wales. He died in Claiborne Co., Tennessee.[1]

Marriages

  • Mrs. Sarah (nee Evart) Cantrell was the third wife of William H. Edwards. Sarah and William married circa 1796 in Clairborne County, Tennessee. They had no children. Sarah's death was due to ailments of extended (old) age. She died in her 73rd year.[2]

Burial

1808 Claiborne, Co., Tennessee
1935 relocated by TVA from Big Barren Creek Cemetery to Edwards Cemetery, No. R-70[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ [1] Findagrave : William Harrison Edwards
  2. ↑ [2] Findagrave : Sarah Evart Cantrell Edwards
  3. ↑ [3] Relocated TVA Cemetery

See Also (sourced) Geni Tree William Harrison Edwards Christianson's Bible (15 Sources) Family Search William Harrison Edwards 8 April 1720 – 30 April 1808 • L6J5-W3R





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Douglass-990 David Douglass
Most of the references given as sources redirect to ancestry.com which is not accessible except by paid subscription. If these references refer to actual primary sources it is not able to be easily determined. A link to an ancestry.com page is not the same as posting a verifiable primary source. Please post the actual source of the information presented in this profile. Thank you for helping to improve the profile of William Edwards.
posted by David Douglass
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Edwards-3273 and Edwards-2186 are not ready to be merged because: And here's another obvious dupe, but with a third spouse. How do we resolve the three different spouses over the three different profiles?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Edwards-4744 and Edwards-2186 are not ready to be merged because: While they look the same, they're married to two different people in overlapping periods of time. Need to resolve this conflict.
posted by Jillaine Smith

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