Thanks Tom On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Thomas Jennings <[email protected]> wrote: > Randy > > Son JOhn apparantly sold land in 1808. > > > Alienations & Transfers Mar. 18, 1806 f108      Edwards, John  to Peter Dent > Ch. County. > > Edwards Land with Addn - 162 a.  (Backland?); > > Wednesdays Project - 98 a.; > > Higgs Purchase - 49 a. > > > > St. Mary's County Circuit Court (Equity Docket) 1862-1880,MSA SC > 5458-25-2196, page 120 #480 > > John W. Penn and Eliza J. Penn, his wife vs Robt. H. Penn, Mary S. Penn, > R.S. Penn. > > Beacon:v16:34, p2, c5 17 April 1879 Truste's Sale of Real Estate Notice > >  Penn, John W.; Penn, Eliza J.; Penn, Robert H.; Edwar's Backland (Farm); > Hepworth (Farm); Sui's Land (Farm); Hillilee (Farm); Penn, Emanuel R.; > Camalier, B. Harris > > Tom > > > > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:26 PM, C Greenwell <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> Sorry for the confusion.  When I found that old posting in the >> Achieves, I was questioning my own data for Sarah Carter who married >> John Edwards (d. 1761). >> >> The interesting thing was the link to the Edwards Newsletter, vol. 11, >> where the article says that John Edwards  (b. 1716 d. 1761) was the >> son of William Edwards, Jr.  While this William did have a son named >> John,  I do not believe they are the same.  But the article does sound >> pretty convincing.  I will leave that to the Edwards researchers. >> >> Now, back to the reason I am looking at the John Edwards (d. 1784). >> His father, Joseph Edwards, Sr. (d. 1746) left him a tract of land >> called "Edwards Backland".  In the will of John Edwards (d. 1784) he >> leaves this tract to his wife, Sarah, along with 2 others, Wednesdays >> Project and Higgs His Purchase.  Since these 2 tracts are not >> mentioned in his fathers will, I assume he aquired them some other >> way. >> >> I believe that John Edwards (d. 1784) married Sarah Higgs, dau. of >> Samuel Higgs, Sr. (d. 1758).  His brother, Joseph Jr., married Mary >> Ann Higgs, Sarah's sister, it is not uncommon that 2 brothers married >> sisters.  Joseph Jr. moved to NC where he died. >> >> These 2 tracts were patented to John Higgs in 1734 and 1744 >> respectively and were next to each other.  I believe that this is the >> John Higgs (b. 1706) who was the father of Zachariah and the brother >> of Samuel Sr. (d. 1758)  Zachariah packed up his family and moved to >> NC where many of his children married and died. So, when his father >> died (aft. 1768), only Samuel Jr. and some of his sisters along with >> his brother Jonathan were still in the county.  The best I can tell, >> is that Samuel Jr was living on lot 20, Chaptico Manor.  His sister >> Elizabeth was living on lot 22.  The 2 tracts of land in question were >> part of lot 8. >> >> Peter Dent purchased these properties from John Edwards, the son, on >> 11 Jan 1806. >> >> So, is Sarah Higgs be the wife of John Edwards (d. 1784)? Anyone have >> any thoghts on this? >> >> Randy >> >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:40 PM, C Greenwell <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi list, >> > >> > I am looking at this John Edwards, son of Joseph Edwards amd Mary: >> > >> > Will of John Edwards JJ#1 f279 3/1784; prob. 7/29/1784 >> > Son, Stourten Edwards "Tainton Dean" >> > Son, John the land devised to my wife after her death. >> > 3 daus.: Elizabeth Turner Edwards, Mary Magdalene Dent, Susnna Edwards. >> > Son-in-law Thomas Edwards 1/3 my mill until my son, John reaches age 21. >> > Wife, Sarah Edwards "Wednesday's Project", "Higgins Purchase" & >> > "Edwards Backland with Addition" >> > Granddau.: Sarah Dent >> > Grandson: Elkanah Edwards >> > Exec is wife, Sarah Edwards >> > Witn: Benjamin Edwards, Benjamin Suit, George Dent >> > >> > Now some say that he first married Elizabeth Carter then Sarah Reeves. >> > >> > Elizabeth Turner Edwards, dau. of John Edwards Sr (d.1784). & Sarah >> > Reeves. Elizabeth Turner Edwards 1st husband, Thomas Edwards died 1806 >> > in Wash. Co., Ky. >> > Thomas Edwards m. first, Elizabeth Turner Edwards (and I have her >> > mother as Elizabeth Carter--the first wife) and second, Elizabeth >> > Chappelear, dau. of James Chappelear and Elizabeth Dent. >> > The will of Nathan Chappelear (unmarried brother of Elizabeth) dated >> > 10/25/1807 devised part of his estate to his sister, Elizabeth >> > Edwards, wife of Thomas Edwards. >> > Linda Reno >> > >> > >> > Will of Sarah Carter, 11/23/1733-8/3/1757, SMC. Daughter: Mary >> Cartwright, >> > "Mere Chance", a negro girl named Priscilla and a negro woman named Jane. >> > If Jane should bear any children to be divided equally between my three >> > loving children--Mary, Matthew, and Elizabeth. Son: Matthew Cartwright a >> > negro named James. Granddaughter: Elizabeth Herbert, a negro boy. >> > Son-in-law John Edwards a negro boy named Thomas to his heirs begotten of >> my >> > daughter, Elizabeth. Sister: Elizabeth Burroughs to live on "Mere >> Chance". >> > Exec: Mary Cartwright. Wit: John Burroughs, Lawrence Lant, John Herbert. >> > >> > I have no proof that he married Sarah Reeves so I begain looking for >> > some. The probelm I run into is the 2 land tracts, Wednesdays Project >> > and Higgs His Purchase (Higgins Purchase is a spelling error in the >> > will abstract), both of which were Patented by John Higgs, in 1734 and >> > 1744 respectively, and are located on Lot 8 in Chaptico Manor.  How >> > did he come to own these 2 tracts?  Could Sarah, his 2nd wife really >> > be Sarah Higgs, daughter of Zachariah Higgs, son of John? >> > >> > Then I found this: >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/EDWARDS/1998-10/0907433280 >> > >> > This post says that Elizabeth Carter married John Edwards (b. 1716) >> > son of William Edwards, Jr, in 1738. So, have I made a mistake and >> > have the wrong John Edwards married first to Elizabeth Carter and 2nd >> > to Sarah Reeves and the John Edwards I am looking at was really >> > married to Sarah Higgs? >> > >> > Appreciate any insight and help in straighting out the John Edwards >> folks. >> > >> > Randy >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >