John was born in or before 1700. He passed away in 1731.
Birth
John Edwards was baptised 7 March 1700 in Rustington, Sussex. His father was John Edwards, his mother Elizabeth Edwards[1][2]
Marriage and Children
John Edwards married Sarah Smith 29 September 1726 in Goring, Sussex[3]
They had two children baptised in Goring:
Elizabeth baptised 24 January 1727 and Mary baptised 18 November 1728 (buried 29 September 1729)
[4]
death
John Edwards was buried 4 April 1731 in Goring, Sussex[5][6]
Research Notes
There is an Elizabeth Edwards baptised 17 December 1701 in Rustington. Father John, Mother Elizabeth. Probably sister of John.
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDSX-QHZ : 10 February 2018, John Edwards, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,561.
↑ Sussex Family History Group transcription of Rustington, St Peter and St Paul baptism records
↑ Sussex Family History Group transcriptions of Goring St Mary baptism records
↑Burial:
"West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 92/1/1/2 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62121 #803031 (accessed 25 March 2023)
John Edwards burial (died in about 1731) on 4 Apr 1731 in Goring, Sussex, England.
↑ Sussex Family History Group transcription of Goring burial records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: