John Edwards (abt. 1641 - abt. 1688)

Born about 1641 in England

Descendants

Died about 1688 at about age 47 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

John Edwards married Mary Stanborough in 1666 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York.^[1]

Married Frances Grunsden Stanbrough of Kent County, Eng. She d. 3/17/1702

He passed away in 1688.

Will of John Edwards mentions 4 sons. see photo

1. Thomas Edwards, oldest son

2. Josiah Edwards, second son

whose mother had died sometime before sept. 1686 when his father added an addendum to his will. "These words after his (Josiah's) mother's decease were interlined..." see source photo

Josiah died 14 Feb 1713 East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, The second wife Mary was the mother of

3. John Edwards

4. William Edwards

By 1693 his 2nd wife Mary had remarried to a John Hossington. see 2nd source photo

He is probably buried in the South End Cemetery. East Hampton . The oldest burial is of Lion Gardiner (1599-1663), the first proprietor of Gardiner’s Island. His gravestone, however, is not the original from 1663. His sarcophagus was designed in 1886 by the architect James Renwick Jr., who also designed St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.

Sources

1. ↑ New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s. Via Ancestry.com

• East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families compiled by Jeannette Edwards Rattray published Garden City, NY Life Press 1953. Edwards section - page 297: JOHN 2 (s. of William 1) b. 1640 d. 1693 m. 1666/67 Mary, dau. of Josiah and Frances Grunsden Stanborough of Kent Co., England, and Southampton, L.I., she d. Mar. 17, 1702. Ch. Thomas 3 b. 1668 d. Oct. 31, 1736; Josiah 3 d. 1713; John 3 d. 1727; William 3 ; Sarah 3 who m. James Stanborough in 1703; Margaret 3 m. Isaac Stratton 1703; Mary 3 who m. Samuel Daniels. http://longislandgenealogy.com/edwards.pdf

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156108495/john-edwards: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for John Edwards I (1640–1693), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156108495, citing South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Edwards-1168 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.

• EAST HAMPTON STAR , Article By Mayra Scanlon in February 20, 2020

* find a grave MEMORIAL ID 156116176 _ Josiah Edwards * Records of the town of Eastampton page 60 . Hossington [1]

* Early Long Island wills of Suffolk County, 1691-1703 : an unabridged copy of the manuscript volume known as "The Lester will book", being the record of the Prerogative Court of the County of Suffolk, New York : with genealogical and historical notes / by William S. Pelletreau. P. 86-89