Stephen
Edwards
Born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Lemon Edwards
and Nancy Ann (Wooten) Edwards
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Charity (Wooten) Edwards
— married
22 Jan 1836 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
[children unknown]
Died
at age 42
in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 73 times.
Biography
Notes from Helen Sharpe
EDWARDS, NANCY, inventory taken by the admr., Dec. 10, 1830. Account of sale held by Amos Wooten, admr., Jan. 6, 1831. Redding, Harmon, Rial, Bryan, William, Stephen, and William W. Edwards were buyers, Aug. Ct. 1831. Account current with the admr. began Nov. 22, 1830. Two accounts were paid to the estate of Lemon Edwards. Audit and settlement of account and division of the money arising from the estate among the five heirs, namely, Stephen Edwards, Riel Edwards, Polly Edwards, Simon Edwards, and Sarah Edwards, Nov. 25, 1831, Nov. Ct. 1831.
Edgecombe County DB 26 Page 508: Charity Edwards was widow of Stephen Edwards, decd. Jan. 6 1855.
1850 Edgecombe County Census #1174 S. Edwards 42 M $650 real; 3 attended school;’ Charity 35; Cenina 13 f Eph. 11; S Wm 8 m; Benajah 5 m; Ch. Elizth 3 f
1860 Edgecombe County Census - Tarboro P. O. #231 Edwards, Charity 45 Serna E. 23; Epenetus 21 farmer; Stephen W. 18; Benaga 15 m; Charity H. E. 12; Nancy A. L. 9 Keran Wilkins 8
1870 Edgecombe Co. Census - Sparta Twp Edwards, Charity 55 keeping house Irene 33 at home; Epenitus 31 farm laborer; Charity A. E. 23 at home; Nancy A. L. 19 at home; Keron W . 18; Crissa E. 6 Edwards, Elizabeth 53 at home (who is this)
1880 Edgecombe Co. Census - Sparta Edwards, Charity 65 farmer Eppinetus 40 farm laborer; Charity Ann 32; Nancy Ann 18; Cerenie 42; Crissey 16 daughter
Sources
- EDWARDS, NANCY, inventory taken by the admr., Dec. 10, 1830
Edgecombe County DB 26 Page 508 1850 Edgecombe County Census #1174 1860 Edgecombe County Census - Tarboro P. O. #231 1870 Edgecombe Co. Census - Sparta Twp 1880 Edgecombe Co. Census - Sparta
Is Stephen your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Don Edwards
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-L176, FTDNA kit #197010 - Living Edwards :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-BY54659, FTDNA kit #986003, MitoYDNA ID A12692 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Carolyn (Sharpe) Haywood :
23andMe, GEDmatch M460173 [compare]
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Stephen is 16 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 22 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 15 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 17 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 15 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.