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  • 1st wife of John Edwards (bef.1603 - bef.1638)
    Mother of "2. Thomas2 Edwards (John1) was born in England about 1623 and died at Wethersfield 27 July 1683 at 'about 62 years' (Barbour, Wethersfield VRs, 102). ===References* , Gale Ion. John Edwards ...
  • Aaron Edwards (1787 - 1828)
  • Abigail Edwards (1679 - c.1771)
  • Abigail Edwards (deceased)
  • Abigail Stoughton (1671 - 1754)
    Abigail Edwards*Gender: Female* Birth: 1671 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony* Death: January 23, 1754 (83) Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony* Daughter of Richard Edwards and Eli...

About the Edwards surname

Edwards (surname) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the surname "Edwards". For other uses, see Edwards. Edwards Family name Meaning "Son of Edward" Region of origin England and Wales Footnotes:

Edwards is a patronymic surname, which arose separately in England and Wales. It means 'son of Edward'. Edwards is the 18th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990. Contents

   * 1 Persons with surname Edwards
   * 2 See also
   * 3 Others
   * 4 References
Persons with surname Edwards

* Alexander Edwards (1885–1918), Scottish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross

   * Amelia Edwards (1831–1892), English novelist, journalist and Egyptologist
   * Arthur Edwards (clergyman) (1834–1901), American Civil War military chaplain and periodical editor
   * Arthur Edwards (footballer) (1934–2006), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League
   * Becky Edwards (born 1988), American football player
   * Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American clergyman, author and periodical editor
   * Blake Edwards (1922-2010), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
   * Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), English politician and historian
   * Braylon Edwards (born 1983) Cleveland Browns WR
   * Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver
   * Charlotte Edwards (born 1979), English cricketer
   * Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
   * Clare Edwards, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
   * Chet Edwards (born 1951), American Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives
   * Clement Edwards (1869–1938), Welsh lawyer, journalist, trade union activist and Liberal politician
   * Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), American general
   * Colin Edwards (born 1974), professional motorcycle racer
   * Craig Edwards (born 1982), English footballer
   * Daniel Edwards, sculptor
   * Daniel R. Edwards, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient
   * Daniel Edwards, sculptor
   * Darcy Edwards, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
   * David Eugene Edwards (Born 1968), American musician
   * Derek Edwards, Canadian comedian
   * Derek Edwards (rugby league), English rugby fullback
   * Douglas Edwards, (1917—1990), American television news anchor
   * Donna Edwards (born before 1960), American a lawyer community activist
   * Duncan Edwards (1936-1958), English footballer who played for Manchester United
   * Eddie Edwards (tennis), South African tennis player
   * Edward Edwards, several people
   * Geoff Edwards (born 1931), TV & radio personality
   * George Edwards (1694-1773), English naturalist and ornithologist
   * George C. Edwards, (born 1948), American politician
   * George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950), American painter and illustrator
   * Glen Edwards (pilot), test pilot, Edwards Air Force Base named in his honor
   * Graham Edwards (born 1946), Australian politician
   * Graham Edwards (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer
   * Graham Edwards (born 1965), English novelist
   * Gus Edwards (1879–1945), US-American songwriter and vaudevillian
   * Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855-1938), American journalist, novelist, and poet
   * Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906), English journalist and author
   * Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819-68), British East India soldier and administrator
   * Huw Edwards (politician), British Member of Parliament
   * Huw Edwards (journalist), British presenter of BBC One's Ten O'Clock News
   * India Edwards, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and an advocate for women in politics (d. 1990)
   * Iwan Edwards (born 1937), Canadian choral conductor. Member of the Order of Canada
   * Jack Edwards, American sports broadcaster
   * Jango Edwards, US-American clown and entertainer
   * Jimmy Edwards, English Comedian
   * John Edwards (born 1953), U.S. Senator from North Carolina, candidate for U.S. Vice President in 2004, candidate for U.S. President 2008
   * John Edwards (1748–1837), U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1792 to 1795
   * John Passmore Edwards (1823-1911), English newspaperman
   * John Edwards, Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1842
   * Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) American theologian
   * Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745-1801), also a theologian
   * Jonathan Edwards (athlete) (born 1966), British triple jumper and religious commentator
   * Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), American Medal of Honor recipient
   * Kathleen Edwards (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter
   * LeRoy Edwards (1914–1971), pioneer of early American professional basketball
   * Nelson "Jack" Edwards (????-1974), first African-American to hold a seat on the UAW’s International Executive Board
   * Patrick Edwards
   * Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923-2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher
   * Paul Edwards (athlete) (born 1959), Welsh athlete
   * Paul Edwards (footballer born 1980), English footballer
   * Phil Edwards (athlete) (1907-1971), Canadian track and field athlete and Olympian
   * Phil Edwards (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
   * Phil Edwards (surfer) (born 1938)
   * Phil Edwards (cyclist) (born 1949), British road racing cyclist
   * Phil Edwards (Welsh Politician) (born 1953), Welsh politician, member of Plaid Cymru
   * Pierrepont Edwards (1750-1826), American lawyer, son of Jonathan Edwards
   * Ray Edwards (b. 1985), an American football player
   * Ray K. Edwards (1923-1942), a United States Marine who received the Silver Star
   * Richey James Edwards (Born 1967) Lyricist and guitarist with Manic Street Preachers
   * Robert Edwards (more than one)
   * R.T. Edwards, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart, writer
   * Shaun Edwards (1966-), Rugby League player and Rugby Union coach
   * Torri Edwards, American sprinter
   * William Edwards (1770-1851), American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards

See also
* Edwards family from Chile
[edit] Others

   * Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836-1919), English novelist and writer
   * Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900), French zoologist
   * Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-85), French naturalist
   * Vero .Wynne-Edwards (1906-1997), a British zoologist

References
1. ^ British surnames - origin

  2. ^ British surnames
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>