George Stonestreet Edelen

George was married in Charles County, Maryland on May 14, 1785 to his cousin Sarah Edelen by the Catholic priest, Rev. Henry Pile. He was enumerated in the 1790 census in Washington County, Maryland, with one white male under 16 years (his son Robert), three white females (his wife Sarah, and daughters, Priscilla and Alice), and five slaves. In 1798 he had his cattle earmark recorded in Washington County, Kentucky and later that year he purchased from Samuel Grundy for £365 two tracts on Cartwrights Creek (one of 219 acres, and one of 50 acres) where he was already in residence. He was a Captain of the 4th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia by 1800, which post he resigned on May 28, 1803. On April 1, 1800 he was appointed overseer of the road "from John Grundys to 6 Mile Tree as far as Green River Road in room of Abraham Irvine." He was a Commissioner for Washington County as early as 1800, and on January 1, 1810 he was one of the Justices of the Peace making arrangements for the building of a new jail in the town of Springfield.

[A stumbling block for many researchers is confusing him with his cousin George Stonestreet Edelen, who outlived him by many years, never removed from Maryland, and was the husband of Rebecca Boarman Edelen. The antiquarian Benedict Joseph Webb, whose mother Clotilda was a niece of George's wife Sarah, wrote in The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky, "In the year 1795, three of the name [Edelen] came to Kentucky, who bore to each other the relation of cousin. One of them, and most likely the elder of the three, Joseph Edelen, settled on Pottinger's creek, near the then recently constructed church of Holy Cross. The other two, Samuel and Robert Edelen, settled in the neighborhood of Springfield." The Robert Edelen mentioned has become another stumbling block for researchers of this family, including my cousin and correspondent of twenty-five years, Crolian William Edelen, who imagined at one time Robert was the father of George, when in fact this is just a reference to George's eldest son.]

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Birth: 1758 Frederick Frederick County Maryland, USA Death: Jul., 1810 Washington County Kentucky, USA

[He is often confused by some with his cousin, George Stonestreet Edelen, who outlived him by many years, never removed from Maryland, and was the husband of Rebecca (Boarman) Edelen.]

George was married on May 14, 1785 in Charles County, Maryland to his cousin Sarah Edelen by the Catholic priest, Rev. Henry Pile. He was enumerated in the 1790 census in Washington County, Maryland (formed from the Upper Precinct of Frederick County), with one white male under 16 years (his son Robert), three white females (his wife Sarah, and daughters, Priscilla and Alice), and five slaves. In 1798 he had his cattle earmark recorded in Washington County, Kentucky and later that year he purchased from Samuel Grundy for £365 two tracts on Cartwrights Creek (one of 219 acres, and one of 50 acres) where he was already in residence. He was a Captain of the 4th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia by 1800, which post he resigned on May 28, 1803. On April 1, 1800 he was appointed overseer of the road "from John Grundys to 6 Mile Tree as far as Green River Road in room of Abraham Irvine." He was a Commissioner for Washington County as early as 1800, and on January 1, 1810 he was one of the Justices of the Peace making arrangements for the building of a new jail in the town of Springfield.

Please consider this memorial as maintained jointly by Lillie Riney (collateral relative of George) and Todd Whitesides (descendant of George).

Family links: Parents: Christopher Edelen (1723 - 1786)

Spouse: Sarah Edelen Edelen (1763 - 1848)*

Children:

1. Robert Edelen (1784 - 1855)*
2. Alice Edelen Medley (1790 - 1872)*
3. Harriet Edelen Hamilton (1791 - 1823)*
4. Louisa Edelen Rhodes (1794 - 1877)*
5. Benedict Edelen (1797 - 1871)*
6. James Edelen (1803 - 1858)*
7. Lucy Edelen Hamilton (1805 - 1895)*

Calculated relationship

Burial: Saint Ann Cemetery Washington County Kentucky, USA

Created by: Todd Whitesides Record added: Jul 27, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial #74023986

[A stumbling block for many researchers is confusing him with his cousin George Stonestreet Edelen, who outlived him by many years, never removed from Maryland, and was the husband of Rebecca Boarman Edelen. The antiquarian Benedict Joseph Webb, whose mother Clotilda was a niece of George's wife Sarah, wrote in The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky, "In the year 1795, three of the name [Edelen] came to Kentucky, who bore to each other the relation of cousin. One of them, and most likely the elder of the three, Joseph Edelen, settled on Pottinger's creek, near the then recently constructed church of Holy Cross. The other two, Samuel and Robert Edelen, settled in the neighborhood of Springfield." The Robert Edelen mentioned has become another stumbling block for researchers of this family, including my cousin and correspondent of twenty-five years, Crolian William Edelen, who imagined at one time Robert was the father of George, when in fact this is just a reference to George's eldest son.]

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