Alexander Edwards was b. in Wales c.1612/13 and came to America about 1640. He lived first in Springfield, Ma, where he m. Apr. 28,1642, with SARAH BALDWIN, dau. of Richard Baldwin and Isabell Harding. They rem. to Northampton, in 1654, where he was one of that towns' founders. He and his family settled in Welsh end, later called West Street.

He was an early settler of Northampton Massachussetts, part owner of the first mill there, and he contributed to the establishment of Harvard College.

Children:

1. Samuel, born 1 Mar 1642/43 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; died 13 Apr 1712Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
2. Hannah, born 18 Feb 1645 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died 11 Sep 1680 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
3. Joseph, born 8 Aug 1647 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; died 21 Sep 1690 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
4. Mary, born 20 Jan 1650
5. Benjamin, born 24 Jun 1652 SPRINGFIELD, , Mass; died 31 Oct 1724 Northampton, HAMPSHIRE, Mass
6. Sarah, born 21 Nov 1654 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 Jul 1689, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
7. Nathaniel, born 26 Aug 1657 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; died 3 Oct 1731 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
8. Elizabeth, born 22 Feb 1660 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

(Children from the tree on WeRelate which cites vital records from Springfield, MA)

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ALEXANDER EDWARDS......

• Birth: unknown, Wales
• Death: Sep. 4, 1690 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Alexander Edwards was born in Wales and came to America about 1640. He lived first in Springfield, MA, and then was a founder of Northampton in 1654. In Northampton he and his family settled in Welsh end, later called West Street. He was the husband of Sarah Baldwin. Gravestone missing.

Spouse: Sarah Baldwin Edwards (1621 - 1690)

Children:

1. Mary Edwards Field (1650 - 1743)*
2. Benjamin Edwards (1652 - 1724)*

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Burial: Bridge Street Cemetery. Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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• Family Treemaker: Ancestors of Sylvia Esther Nelson
• Henry and Hightower - Family tree: http://www.tribalpages.com/family-tree/henryhightower/158/412/Alexa......
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