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Noah Edwards (1722 - 1805)

Noah Edwards
Born in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 28 Jun 1749 (to 26 Dec 1798) in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 11 Sep 1799 in Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USAmap
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Died at age 83 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Noah Edwards was born on June 6, 1722 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England [1],[2]. His parents were Samuel Edwards and Sarah (Pomeroy) Edwards. His father was from Northampton MA; his mother was from Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut.

Noah Edwards lived most of his life in Northampton, Massachusetts.

On June 29, 1749, he married Jerusha Alvord b: ca. 1730 in Northampton [3]. Marriage date & place is confirmed by this transcription of the Northampton Marriage Records: Northampton, MA - Marriages from first record to 1840, by Groom Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jay Mack Holbrook.

The couple had 8 children, all born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay province: [4]

  1. Noah EDWARDS b: APR 1750, Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA
  2. Justin EDWARDS b: AUG 1752; married 1) Elizabeth Clark; 2) Mary Bartlett
  3. Simeon EDWARDS bapt.: 17 NOV 1754
  4. Benjamin Alvord EDWARDS bapt.: 23 JAN 1757
  5. Jerusha EDWARDS bapt.: 18 FEB 1759; married Joseph Warner
  6. Eli EDWARDS bapt.: 20 DEC 1760
  7. Vester EDWARDS bapt.: 15 MAY 1763
  8. Eunice Tirzah EDWARDS bapt.: 22 MAY 1768 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Bay province, New England

Noah Edwards was an American patriot who served as a Sergeant in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. See below for the official account of his military service.[5]

Following the successful conclusion of the American Revolution, Noah Edwards and his youngest children decided to leave Northampton, seeking better farmlands about 25 miles south in a new settlement named "Westfield" in Hampden County, close to the Connecticut border. They lived there, no doubt with frequent trips back and forth to Northampton, the rest of their lives. Jerusha (Alvord) Edwards died on Dec. 26, 1798 in Westfeld, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA. She was interred at the Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [6]

On September 11, 1799, Noah Edwards, now 77 years old, remarried, this time to Elizabeth Burt, b: May 6, 1726 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay province. She was the widow of Timothy Wright, Dorcas (Wright) Edwards' father.[7][8] Noah Edwards died on September 3, 1805 in Westfield, Massachusetts. He was buried next to his 1st wife, Jerusha (Alvord) Edwards at the Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [9] Elizabeth (Burt) (Wright) Edwards survived his passing. She moved back to Westhampton, Hampshire Co., no doubt into the home of one of her children, and died there on January 17, 1815. She was buried next to her 1st husband, as was the custom, in the Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [10]

American Revolution Military Service

Note: Below is a copy of Noah Edwards' American Revolutionary War Service Record from:[11]

"Edwards, Noah. Sgt, Capt. Simeon Clap. Co., Col. David Wells's Regt; engaged May 10, 1777; discharged July 10, 1777; service, 2 mos 9 days, travel included, on a 2 mos. expedition to Ticonderoga; roll sworn to Hampshire County; also, Capt. Jos. Clap's Co., Col. Israel Chapen's (3rd) Regt.; engaged Oct. 18, 1779; discharged Nov. 21, 1779; service, 1 mo. 10 days, travel included, at Claverack; regiment raised to reinforce Continental Army for three months." - pg. 242

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCS5-8H5 : 14 January 2020), Noah Edwards, 1722.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DD99-JH6Z : Thu Oct 26 03:37:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Noah Edwards and Sam. Edwards.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LGPY : Wed Oct 25 21:43:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Noah Edwards and Jerusha Alvord, 28 Jun 1749
  4. Hawley, Hurd, etc. Genealogy on RootsWeb - Noah Edwards
  5. "Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War: A ...," Volume 5, pg. 242 - Edwards, Noah.
  6. Find A Grave: Memorial #37524672 - Jerusha Edwards. No grave marker.
  7. Dorcas Wright was the 1st wife of Eli Edwards, Noah's son.
  8. Marriage recorded in Northampton Vital Records under: "Edwards, Noah, Wright, Elisabeth - 9/11/1799" - See Northampton Marriages - Hampshire Co. MA on usgwarchives.net
  9. Find A Grave: Memorial #37524673 - Noah Edwards. No grave marker.
  10. Find A Grave: Memorial #28104152 - Elizabeth Burt Wright.
  11. "Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War: A ...," Volume 5, pg. 242 - Edwards, Noah.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Edwards-1654 was created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.
  • This profile was researched and sources added by Chet Snow October 1-2, 2016, during WikiTree's 1st "Source-A-Thon".




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