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Mary Nicholson (Hayden) Edwards (abt. 1690 - aft. 1733)

Mary Nicholson [uncertain] Edwards formerly Hayden
Born about in Wicomico, Northumberland, Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died after after about age 43 in Westmoreland, Virginiamap
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Biography

PLEASE NOTE: Her last name given here is likely, but speculative. The middle name "Nicholson" does not appear in any contemporary record of her name, and may be a later invention. Evidently it first appears in the newsletter of the Edwards Heirs association in 1925. See: https://archive.org/stream/edwardsheirs00unse/edwardsheirs00unse_djvu.txt

Her maiden name has never been confirmed, though long speculated to be Haden or Hayden due to her son being named "Haden." Some older genealogies, including Virginia Genealogies by Rev. Horace Hayden, have speculatively attached her to the Hayden family of Lancaster County, Virginia, with zero evidence. Much older work assuming the Westmoreland Edwards family came from the Lancaster family has been thoroughly debunked. See: https://edwardsvirginiagenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-walk-through-various-errors-in.html

If she was a Hayden, she was more likely a daughter of Charles Hayden/Haydon of Westmoreland County, Virginia.

She last appears as "Mary Edwards of Westmoreland" in King George County court as a witness on May 4, 1733. Her husband, William, appeared the same day.

According to information submitted to the DAR, Mary was born in 1694 in Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.[1]

Sources

  1. Birth: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (accessed 14 November 2020)

https://edwardsvirginiagenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-walk-through-various-errors-in.html

See links to journalistic sources and original books in the attached article. See also:

  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Book Title: The Cantrill-Cantrell genealogy : a record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a reside (accessed 14 November 2020)




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Hayden-4365 and Haden-446 appear to represent the same person because: These are duplicates and should be merged
posted on Haden-446 (merged) by Chris Brady

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