Barnett Edwards (1794 - 1831)

Born 7 Sep 1794 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Beverly (Robinson) Edwards — married 24 Sep 1818 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Died 29 Dec 1831 at age 37 in residence, , Monroe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Barnett Edwards served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: Mar 26, 1813
Unit(s): William Coleman's Company 90th Regiment
Service ended: Aug 21, 1813

Barnett served as a Private in Captain William Coleman's Militia Company in the War of 1812. The Company was formed in Amherst and served six months at Camp Holly (near Richmond) in Virginia^[1]

Barnet Edwards married Lucy Robinson on 24 September 1818 in Amherst, Virginia, United States by Lewis Dawson, a Methodist minister. They were married at the house of Hugh Norvill, the guardian of Lucy. Two weeks earlier, Lucy's sister Elizabeth married Thomas Hutcheson, Barnett's uncle.^[2]

Barnett died on 29 December 1831 at his residence in Monroe County, Virginia.^[3] His obituary as published in The Lynchburg Virginian on 19 January 1832 read
"Died - lately, in Monroe county, Va. Mr. Barnet Edwards, age 38, formerly of Amherst County."^[4]

Chancery Court - Estate of Thomas Edwards

Thomas Edwards died intestate and his estate was the subject of two separate Chancery Court Cases in Amherst, Virginia. The first was filed by Elizabeth Edwards as the widow of Thomas Edwards against the administrator of the Thomas Edwards estate - Gustavus A. Edwards.
The second case was filed by Gustavus A. Edwards against the other heirs of Thomas Edwards.^[5] That case is:

Gustavus A. Edwards versus
William Jones and Lucy his wife
John M. Edwards
James B. Edwards
William W. Edwards, James B. Edwards, Martha Edwards and Mary Edwards (the last four children and heirs at law of Vincent Edwards deceased)
the children of Elizabeth Walker deceased formerly Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Ann Fretwell an infant under the age of twenty one years by James Fretwell her guardian
Caroline J. Edwards
James Beck & Minerva his wife
Nancy Edwards a person of unsound mind

Journal of Thomas Edwards

Thomas Edwards kept a journal in which he recorded gift of property made to his children. This journal is one of the exhibits in the Chancery court case of Gustavus Edwards versus Jones et al (This is the court case in which Gustavus sued the rest of the heirs to Thomas Edwards claiming he had a deal with Thomas Edwards to inherit the land.)^[6]
Place: Amherst, Virginia

1802-To Lucy Jones - when you married W. Jones

1 Negro girl named Lealy when you married W. Jones - $400
1 Gray Mare - $100
1 Featherbed and furniture - $40
1 Cow - $15

1805 To John M. Edwards - when you left me

1 Negro girl named Fellis when you left me - $400
1 Sorril Horse - $100

1805 - To Dr. William Edwards - when you became of age

1 Negro named Stephany(?) when you became of age - $400
1 Horse - $100

1807 - To James B. Edwards - when you left me

1 Sorrel Horse when you left me - $100

1812 - To Vincent A. Edwards - when you went to S Carolina

1 Negro Named George when you went to S Carolina - $400 / one horse - $100

1812 - To Elizabeth Walker - when you married James S. Walker

1 Negro Girl Named Jude when you married James S. Walker
$400
1 featherbed and furniture - $40
1 Sorril mare - $100
1 Milk cow - $15

1816 - To Gustavus A. Edwards

1 Horse: bay- $100

1819 - To Barnett Edwards - when you left me

1 Negro Named Parkes when you left me - $400
1 Sorrel Horse - $100
1 featherbed and furniture - $40
300# Pork when you left me - $15

1829 - To Caroline J. Edwards

one horse given to you - $100

1832 - To Minerva R. Beck

One Negro Boy Stephen given to you - $400

Letters/Bible Records from Edwards Heirs

The Edwards Heirs was an organization of Edwards who all tried to prove descendancy from the Robert Edwards who held the land where Trinity Church in New York is now located. Many families sent copies of letters and bible records to support their claim. There were three separate published claims from the family of Thomas Edwards.

Published in Volume 1, #10 issue (October 1925) as sent by Nola P. Cooke^[7]

......Thomas Edwards was the son of Joseph Edwards, and Thomas Edwards settled and married three times in Amherst County, Virginia, eight miles from the city of Lynchburg, Va., and raised six sons and six daughters, of whom all are dead but two, Caroline and Minerva.
The sons of Thomas Edwards were:
Dr. William Edwards, who died without issue
John M. Edwards, married Mary S. Rucker, of whom Elizabeth Burnet is a granddaughter.
James B. Edwards went to St. Louis, from where we had no tidings.
Barnette Edwards died without issue.
Dr. Vincent A. Edwards died in South Carolina leaving four children, one of whom is James B. Edwards, of Lynchburg (now deceased).
Dr. Gustavus A. Edwards resided in Lynchburg, Va., and died in 1865, leaving four boys and four girls, all of who lived in Lynchburg, Va., except John Edwards, who lived in Tennessee, now dead, and his brother Joseph Edwards, who died in St. Louis.
The names of the daughters of Thomas Edwards are:
Lucy, who married a Jones and moved to Ohio;
Rhodea married and lived in Lynchburg, Va., and died leaving one daughter.
Caroline married and lived in Lynchburg;
Elizabeth married James Smith Walker, died and left eight living children. James B. Edwards married one of them, Elizabeth, her daughter. Vincent Barnette Walker is a son of Elizabeth and James Smith Walker, and married Louisa J. Kendall, of Paris, Tenn.

Census

1820 Census^[9]
7 August 1820
Amherst, Virginia
Household of Barnet Edwards

Lucy's entry appears to have been placed in the wrong column as she would have been between 16 - 26.

Event

Power of Attorney^[10]
13 September 1826
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Barnett Edwards, Greenbrier County, to Gustavus A. Edwards, Amherst County... power of attorney to recover from W---[illegible] Robinson, administrator of Robert Robinson from 23 August 1819; amount due legatees of Robert Robinson Witnesses: N. Davies and E. Watson

Estate of Robert Robinson (Lucy's father)^[11]
21 January 1830
Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Thomas Hutcheson and wife Elizabeth, Barnett Edwards and wife Lucy B., et al versus Merindy, Robert Robinson et al.
Order to sell 86 acres on Bolling Creek branches belonging to Robert Robinson (where Mrs. Lucy Robinson lived until short time before her death) was sold on 22 Aug 1829 (except for 1/4 acre around family burying ground) - proceeds distributed to plaintiffs Thomas Hutcherson and wife Elizabeth, Barnett and Lucy B et al

Residence

September 1826
Greenbrier County, Virginia.
Barnett states in the power of attorney given to his brother Gustavus A. Edwards that he lives in Greenbrier County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CT-GT5 : 11 March 2018), Barnett Edwards, ; citing military unit Pvt Capt William Coleman's Co Va Mil, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 840,460.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ2-TXR : 29 January 2020), Barnet Edwards, 1818.
3. ↑ War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 Fold3 Subscription Required
4. ↑ The Lynchburg Virginian (Lynchburg, VA), 19 January 1832, Page 3, Col 4
5. ↑ Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, Edwards v. Jones et.al., File Box 22
6. ↑ Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, Edwards v. Jones et.al., File Box 22
7. ↑ Leonard, F. Elwood. 1982. Edwards heirs. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
8. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
   Citing p. 279, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 181,426.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00297
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-N7R : accessed 4 October 2020), Barnet Edwards, Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing p. 24, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 131; FHL microfilm 193,690.
10. ↑ Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1985. The deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1807-1827: Books L-R. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
11. ↑ Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1985. The deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1827-1852: Books S-Z. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.

• Source: S593 Abbreviation: Edwards Family Bible Records Title: Edwards Family Bible Records. 1879. Privately held by Elizabeth Edwards Masden Martin, TN. Author: Edwards, Adolphus Read Note: The records were written  in response to John William Edwards (brother of AR Edwards) asking for the  bible of Thomas Edwards. The bible of Thomas Edwards was bought at Thomas Edwards estate sale by his son Gustavus Edwards and passed on to his son, AR Edwards. AR Edwards did not send the bible to his brother, but wote a transcription of the records in the bible; a photocopy is in possession of Chris Brady, Whitestown, Indiana 1988. Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: Edwards Family Bible Records External File: Format: jpg File: Edwards Family Bible Records_Deaths_Marriages.jpg Title: Edwards Family Bible Records_Deaths_Marriages.jpg Scrapbook: Y Primary or Preferred: Y Type: PHOTO