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 >