John
Edwards
Born in Surry County, Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Edwards
and Dorothy (Bolton) Edwards
Husband of
Ann (Unknown) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anne (Edwards) Cary and Nathaniel Edwards
Died
at about age 73
in Surry County, Virginia
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Biography
John Edwards was a Virginia colonist.
John Edwards son of William and Dorothy Withers[1]
- Birth Estimate 1648-1652 Surry County, Virginia
- Marriage Estimate presumed 2X 1668-1678
- 1st presumed Elizabeth Newitt
- 2nd Ann Unknown
Resided Surry - Deputy Clerk 1694;
Death 1713 Surry County, Virginia
Will - Probate
Will named wife Ann and children. Probate Nov 20 1713 (Bk 5 p.147)[2]
Children
- Benjamin;
- Nathaniel (Brunswick) m. Jane Eaton
- Mary,
- Sarah,
- [[Edwards-6770|Ann m Henry Cary II
John was born about 1660. He passed away in 1712.
Sources
- ↑ one of three identified sons (Southampton / Surry Records) William, John and Thomas Edwards of Surry
- ↑ Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia, 1671-1750; Eliza Timberlake Davis; Genealogical Publishing Com, 1980 - Reference - 184 pages
- ↑ According to an article in the William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. XV (Oct. 1906) (reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. II (Gen. Pub. Co. 1982), p.252), John Edwards, (the son mentioned in John Edwards' will), "probably settled in North Carolina" but no further explanation is given. The same article states that John Edwards who died in 1713 in Brunswick Co., VA, was the son of William Edwards (c.1615-c.1673) of Surry Co., VA.
- ↑ North Carolina Probate May 15 1744 pg 110-111 Abstract of North Carolina Wills: Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State; North Carolina. Secretary of State, John Bryan Grimes; E.M. Uzzell, State Printers, 1910 - Wills - 670 pages
See also:
Acknowledgement
- WikiTree profile Edwards-3765 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz.
- https://archive.org/stream/virginiacountyre910croz/virginiacountyre910croz_djvu.txt Digital Copy] Virginia county records by Crozier, William Armstrong, 1864-1913. cn; Published 1905; Volume 9-10; Publisher Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co.; Pages 520
- *https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/2SQ5-5QF
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Categories: Surry County, Virginia Colony | Estimated Birth Date | Virginia Colonists
Same Parents Info at Edwards-3765 is most correct / updated Will named wife Ann and children. Probate Nov 20 1713 (Bk 5 p.147 Thank you for your assistance in maintaing 1 profile per person
Hi Sean, thank you so much for your very informative email re William Edwards (1615-1673) https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Edwards-3764 and presumed spouse Dorothy (1616 - abt. 1673) (possibly Withers https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Withers-493; + 3 Contemporay Doorothy's spouses of a UK William Edwards-- Bolton; Loader and Cutler). I apologize for my delay in responding due to other Family commitments this month; but do appreciate your time and efforts.
I would like to suggest that we combine our research to see if we can finalize this group as much as possible (and invite other PM's to join in if interested). FYI - Several years ago I did find a Withers family located in Old Parish Registers (OPR's) for Hagley Hall and Hopton Castle/North Petherton/Glamorgan Wales; but no marriage info (records were very fragmented; so possible loss/etc or marriage vs maiden names; although it did lend circumstantial evidence to Anthony Christensen's Research re William (1615-1673) of Jamestown https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/458981?availability=Family%20History%20Library.
(My research -- concurs with 3+ children + your comments and a prelim Wiki Review looks like some merges (date/place errors) may be in order here to get the 1 Profile Per Person objective in place. Again, Thank You and let me know what you think or find out. Regards, Sandy
Hi Sean, thank you so much for your very informative email re William Edwards (1615-1673) https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Edwards-3764 and presumed spouse Dorothy (1616 - abt. 1673) (possibly Withers https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Withers-493; + 3 Contemporay Doorothy's spouses of a UK William Edwards-- Bolton; Loader and Cutler). I apologize for my delay in responding due to other Family commitments this month; but do appreciate your time and efforts.
I would like to suggest that we combine our research to see if we can finalize this group as much as possible (and invite other PM's to join in if interested). FYI - Several years ago I did find a Withers family located in Old Parish Registers (OPR's) for Hagley Hall and Hopton Castle/North Petherton/Glamorgan Wales; but no marriage info (records were very fragmented; so possible loss/etc or marriage vs maiden names; although it did lend circumstantial evidence to Anthony Christensen's Research re William (1615-1673) of Jamestown https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/458981?availability=Family%20History%20Library.
(My research -- concurs with 3+ children + your comments and a prelim Wiki Review looks like some merges (date/place errors) may be in order here to get the 1 Profile Per Person objective in place. Again, Thank You and let me know what you think or find out. Regards, Sandy