Nathaniel Edwards, Jr.

Origins

• 34 NATHANIEL EDWARDS (John,3 William,2 William1) settled in Brunswick County, where he was one of the first members of the county court, and where he became a major of militia. He married Jane Eaton, widow of Anthony Haynes, and his will dated April 29, 1771, was proved in Brunswick July 22, 1771. He had children:
  • 43 Nathaniel, who represented Brunswick in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1771, and died in the latter year,
  • 44 Sarah,
  • 45 Ann,
  • 46 ISAAC, Isaac Edwards used a book plate containing the arms of the Edwards family, which has been preserved.
  • 47 Benjamin,
  • 48 Mary, married in 1750, James Day Ridley,
  • 49 Elizabeth, married Col. Francis Willis,
  • 50 William, who in 1756 married Sarah Edmunds, daughter of Thomas Edmunds and sister of John Edmunds above.
  • 51 Rebecca married Allen (?) Jones.

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References

• page 82 of The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 15 By Earl Gregg Swem