Thanks, Linda, for your response, especially as to the land records not being part of the probate process in St. Mary's (as they were, at least in part, in North and South Carolina.) I do appreciate the help in untangling the multiple persons of the same name in this confusing Edwards family. I realize that any family tree setting up the kinships of the various persons in this family has to be somewhat tentative as there is so little direct proof of the exact relationships in many instances. I thank you for clearing up the matter of the first Stourton Edwards for me. That was really bothering me more than any other issue. Even more than "losing" the Suit and Dent ancestry of my Stourton Edwards who was born in 1767 to Joseph Edwards III and Maryan. I do have a few further questions based on the descendants list below: Under Joseph, Jr., died 1746: I understand that Joseph did not name any daughters in his will of which I have a recorded copy. Usually I would take that, in the absence of a statement that certain of his children had already received their portions, that Joseph Jr. had no daughters or sons other than those named in his will. Also, although it was not unheard of for a couple to give the same given name to more than one child, usually it was when the elder child of the name had already died. Not the case here with two daughters named Elizabeth who survived and married. Also, under Joseph Jr., died 1746: Son, Stourton, might he not have lived till 1788? A Stourton Edwards and a Jonathan Edwards were administrators of Elizabeth Burroughs estate in 1771 and 1788. I don't know about the Jonathan, but surely the Stourton would be this Stourton, son of Joseph Jr., if Elizabeth Burroughs were Joseph Jr.'s daughter? Otherwise, who would Stourton, co-administrator, be? Tom Jennings wrote 3 Apr 2000: "Inventory of Elizabeth Burroughs 3/9/1770 kin as: John Edwards of John and Elizabeth Edwards execs. Jonathan & Stourton Edwards Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards 2/1771. Bal. & Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards, admrs. 11/29/1788 Children equally: Joseph, Normand & Elizabeth Burroughs" Backing up to Joseph Sr., died 1718: and his son John Edwards died 1743/44 married to Barbara Hazel: As this same Barbara was the wife of Stourton Edwards, John's brother, this would surely be a case of bigamy on Barbara's part. Would that be the reason for the St. Andrews Parish Church vestry record that Stourton and Barbara were unlawfully cohabiting in 1758? Or rather instead, should "Unknown Female Unknown Surname" be substituted as the wife of John Edwards died 1743/44? St. Andrew's Vestry Minutes 20 June 1758: "Ordered that Stourton Edwards and Barbara Edwards be summoned to appear at a vestry to be held the Second Tuesday in July next, to answer unto the said Vestry for unlawful Cohabiting together." Vestry Minutes 11 July 1758: "This day Stourton Edwards appeared before this presence vestry to answer the charge of unlawful Cohabitation with Barbara Edwards and the said Vestry being disatisfied with his Defence gave an Admonition according to Stourton Edwards informed the Vestry that Barbara Edwards could not attend being indeposed." Thank you for your placement of an Ignatius Edwards in this family. Had been wondering about him, too, since census records show that there was a Stourton Edwards (of Ignatius) either in 1790. Best regards, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse > Dan, > > According to my files the first Stourton Edwards was the son of Joseph > Edwards (d. 1718). Joseph Edwards, Jr. (d. 1766), brother of Stourton, > also > had a son named Stourton who was often referred to in the records as > Stourton, Jr. to avoid confusion with his uncle. > > As you'll see below, the birth dates are guesstimates for the most part. > > Land records weren't a part of the probate process, but they're a useful > tool in trying to figure out who belongs to who, where they lived, etc. > > The last definite record I can point to is Stourton Edwards owning 190 > acres > of "St. Thomas" in 1755. His will does not refer to his property by name. > > Below is how I have the first couple of generations of this family lined > up. > Additions, corrections appreciated. > > Linda Reno > > Descendants of Joseph Edwards > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOSEPH1 EDWARDS was born Bef. 1664, and died 1718 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > He married ANN PRICE Bef. Jul 1700 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of JOHN > PRICE and JOAN. She was born Bef. 1670, and died Aft. 1700 in St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and ANN PRICE are: > 2. i. STOURTON2 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1702, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 3. ii. JOSEPH EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1703, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > May 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 4. iii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1715, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 18 > Feb 1743/44, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 5. iv. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 08 Feb 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 6. v. ROBERT EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1770, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. STOURTON2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1702 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died 1766 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL Bet. 1738 - > 1742 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She > was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > > Children of STOURTON EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL are: > i. JANE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JEREMIAH EDWARDS, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., > MD; b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1741, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. HENRIETTA, Bef. 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1746; > d. Aft. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. ANN "NANCY" EDWARDS, b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 14 Feb > 1788, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. ZACHARIAH FORREST, 13 May 1766, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 06 Nov 1742, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 29 Jan 1817, St. Mary's Co., > MD. > iv. ELEANOR EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1751, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. SAMUEL HAYES, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1728, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 3. JOSEPH2 EDWARDS, JR. (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1703 in St. Mary's Co., > MD, > and died May 1746 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY Bef. 1724 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. She was born Bef. 1708, and died Bet. 1761 - 1762 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and MARY are: > i. JOSEPH3 EDWARDS III, b. Bef. 1724, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1794, Halifax Co., NC; m. (1) SARAH SUITE, Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1731, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1767, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. (2) > MARY > ANN HIGGS, Bef. 1767; b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1794, Halifax > Co., NC. > ii. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1730, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1784, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. MEVERELL LOCKE, Bef. 1745, St. Mary's Co., > MD; > b. Bef. 1707, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. STOURTON EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1732, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1769 - 1770, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iv. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1784, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. SARAH REEVES, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. > 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD. > v. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1737, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1806; m. MARY DENT, Bef. 1765, Charles Co., MD; b. 1737, Charles Co., MD; > d. > Aft. 1806. > vi. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1743, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 28 Feb 1771, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JOSEPH BURROUGHS, Bef. 1758, St. > Mary's > Co., MD; b. Bef. 1738, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 03 Oct 1765, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > vii. JOSIAS EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1774, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 4. JOHN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1715 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and > died Bef. 18 Feb 1743/44 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL > Bef. 1736, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She was born Bef. > 1718 > in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of JOHN EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL is: > i. IGNATIUS3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1736, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1768; m. HARDING, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > > 5. BENJAMIN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died Bef. 08 Feb 1761 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of BENJAMIN EDWARDS is: > i. BENJAMIN3 EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1743; d. Aft. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > > 6. ROBERT2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and > died 1770 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY BURROUGHS Bef. 1750. > She > was born Bef. 1735, and died Aft. 1771 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of ROBERT EDWARDS and MARY BURROUGHS are: > i. JESSE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1807, Charles Co., MD; m. MARY NEALE, 02 Dec 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. > Bef. 1786; d. Aft. 1801. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 02 > May 1791, Charles Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" TURNER, Bef. 1775; b. > 07 > Nov 1748, Charles Co., MD; m. (2) SARAH "SALLY" TURNER, Bef. 1791; b. Bef. > 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1800, Charles Co., MD. > iii. HEZEKIAH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1830 - 1840, Union Co., KY. > iv. JOSEPH EDWARDS, b. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1851, Big > Beaver, Lawrence Co., PA; m. DEBORAH SOTHORON, 17 Dec 1806, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 1781, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 23 Feb 1867, North Beaver, Lawrence > Co., > PA. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:35 AM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of William Hulse > Hello Linda & Everyone, > > I admire the work that you have all done on St. Mary's families. The > Edwards, my interest, are such a tangle. > > Linda wrote: > From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] The Herberts > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 > > "Will of William Hulse, SMC, 12/19/1725-3/2/1725-26. Sons: James and > William and their heirs, 120 ac. "Hulse's Lott" and 80 ac. bought of > Samuel > Swann equally. Shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion > of dec'd; shd. both die, sd. tracts to revert to wife to be disposed of as > she thinks fit. Wife: Mary, extx. and residuary legatee. Wit: Lawrence > Lant, Richard Smoot, Stourton Edwards. (Maryland Calendar of Wills)." > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have a couple of questions about the first Stourton Edwards: > > Was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 actually the first Stourton Edwards > in > > SMC? Presumably Stourton Edwards died 1766 was a son of Joseph Edwards who > died in 1746. > > (My thanks to Linda Reno and the rest of you for your marvelous posts on > this list.) > > But was there an earlier Stourton Edwards who was a son of Joseph Edwards > who died in 1718? (Robert Stourton's widow Margery Stourton was an > approver > of Joseph's 1718 estate.) And was that earlier Stourton Edwards a witness > to > > Hulse's will in 1725? > > The Stourton Edwards who witnessed the 1725 will of William Hulse must > surely have been born by 1707 at the latest, right? And possibly several > years earlier? Birth in 1707 would make him age 18. Did a witness to a > will > have to be 21, the age of majority for males at the time? Age 21 would > make > him born about 1704. And what if the Stourton who witnessed the will in > 1725 > > was older than 21? > > Was Stourton Edwards died 1766 born that early? Would such an early birth > be > > consistent with him being the son of Joseph Edwards who died in 1746? I > don't know. Just asking. > > Is there a deposition that gives the age for Stourton who died in 1766? > > Did "St. Thomas" (land received under the will of Robert Stourton) pass > after 1766 to the heirs of Stourton Edwards who died in 1766? > > (I do not yet understand just how the debt books and rent rolls and land > records relate to St. Mary's probate records. If all are part of the > probate > > records (prerogative court records) or not? That is, how can one tell that > a > > particular land record relates to a particular decedent's estate (unless > they are part of the same set of records)? > > I defer to your greater experience with the original records in St. > Mary's. > I am still having trouble accessing records on the Maryland Archives' > website. My only luck has been with finding recorded wills on > FamilySearch. > > My primary questions are: (1) was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 old > enough in 1725 to witness the Hulse will? Or (2) does the Hulse will > record > suggest there was an earlier Stourton Edwards? > > Regards, Dan

I placed Elizabeth, wife of Meverell Locke, as a daughter of Joseph Edwards because of this record: 4/14/1767: Admin. accts. of Stourton Edwards name as his NOK, Elizabeth Locke. I placed Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Burroughs, as a daughter of Joseph Edwards because of this record: Admin. accts. of Joseph Burroughs 10/3/1765; sureties were Jonathan Edwards and Stourton Edwards; Admx., Mrs. Elizabeth Burroughs (Skinner). I could be wrong on one or both. I don't know how Jonathan Edwards (who administered on the estate of Joseph Burroughs) was related to Elizabeth Edwards but he was related to Joseph Burroughs (son of Richard Burroughs). Richard Burroughs was the sister of Sarah Burroughs who married John Cartwright. Sarah Burroughs and John Cartwright had a daughter named Elizabeth Cartwright who married John Edwards and they were the parents of this Jonathan Edwards. (See John Edwards #2 below). So, who was this John Edwards and how does he fit? Actually I have two of them that I'll post information on below. The reason I assumed that Stourton, son of Joseph, died between 1769-1770 was based on this record: >From Pete Himmelheber, 4/20/2012: Notes for STOURTON (OF JOSEPH) EDWARDS: 03 May 1746:Named executor and devised Tauton Dean in his father's will {WB:TA01:488} 1753-1767: Listed as "Junior" taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres {Debt Books} 1768-1769: Taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres 1770-1774: His brother Josias Edwards taxed for Taunton Dean, 164-acres No, I don't think Barbara (Hazel) Edwards was a bigamist. Her husband John died by 1743/1744. Until she and Stourton Edwards were "called on the carpet" by church officials in 1758, they hadn't been married. You've already cited the record below. Ignatius Edwards is identified as the son of John and Barbara in this record: 4 Oct 1736: Mill Manor lease of Tarltons Blind, 44-acres (lot 17). Leased for life of "John Joy and his wife Mary" and "Ignatius Edwards son of John Edwards and his wife Barbara" {Unpatented Certificate:448. MSA S1228-451}. Since we don't have enough confusion, let me throw out the information on the three men named John Edwards whom I don't have placed and one that's in question. And, for good measure, I'll throw in a Thomas Edwards. John Edwards #1 whose records collide with Thomas Edwards: Fresco: Thomas Smith m. bef. 1707 Ann Abington, wd. of Andrew Abington of St. Richard Manor, Harvey Hundred whose will prov. 1691. She also m. John Edwards, d. 1693 and Samuel Watkins, d. 1700. Ref. wills of John Edwards of Calvert Co. 6:39 and 6:377; of Samuel Watkins of SMC, dtd 1700; Test. Proc. 16:29,39. Will of Andrew Abington (no county stated), 10/29/1691-11/9/1691. Son: John, land bought of Richard Keen. To: Wife, Ann (Exec.) and rest of children, including unborn child, the rest of my estate. Wife to have use of all estate during the minority of children. Overseers: Capt. Samuel Bourne and John Llewellen. Wit: Capt. Francis Harbin, John Edwards, George Plater. Will of John Edwards, Calvert Co. 4/10/1693-5/6/1693. Wife: Ann, estate both real and personal during life. Daughter: Elizabeth, all estate at d. of wife. Execs: Wife, Ann; Edward Matthew; Lewis and Samuel Watkins. Wit: Richard Keene, S. Watkins, Katherine Lewis. Ann, widow of Andrew Abington, was born Ann Roberts and she was the daughter of Peter Roberts and his wife, Ann _____. Ann Roberts was the sister of John Roberts, the first husband of Ann Price (who m. second, Joseph Edwards). Ann ___, widow of Peter Roberts married ca1675, Daniel Murphy and third, Thomas Edwards. Thomas Edwards. Transported 1664. (Early Settlers of Maryland, Skordas). Will of Derby Donnavin, SMC 4/25/1683-5/7/1683. To: Michael Foster; Richard Hobert; Mr. Golden; godson John, son of Thomas Milton; Lawrence, son of Thomas Dillon of Charles Co.; Edmund Dermott; ****Anne, wife of Thomas Edwards and Martha Murly [should be Murphy], dau. of sd. Anne, personal estate. To: Eleanor Hurley, dau. of Dennis Hurley 100 ac. "Pt. Morrises Mount". Dennis Hurley, Cornelius Donnavin, and Peter Wall Execs. and residuary legatees of estate, real and personal. Wit: Thomas Clarke, Thomas Edwards, Thomas Lord, Samuel Mane, ****Edward Farr (didn't we talk about him yesterday?) 7/8/1686: Admin. accts. of Thomas Branson, SMC. Payments to: Dennis Hurly, Thomas Edwards, Clement Healy, Thomas Barber. Admx., Amy Peters--wife of Joseph Peters (Skinner). (Surname spelled Peetrs). 4/10/1687: John Vadry, Robert Frazier, and Thomas Edwards witnessed the will of John Johnson, SMC. Admin. accts. of Daniel Murphy undated but between 1676 and 1677; payments to John Bearcroft, Joshua Guibert, Thomas Gerard, Jr. from Peter Roberts, Robert Hunt, and Justinian Gerard; Admx., Ann Edwards (relict); also cited as Administrator is Peter Roberts (Skinner). Fresco: Ann Murphy, wd. of Daniel who d. 7/28/1677 m. Thomas Edwards. John Edwards #2 (husband of Elizabeth Cartwright): 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. 4/8/1761: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Next of kin: Stourten Edwards. Adm: Elizabeth Edwards. 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Admx., Elizabeth Edwards (Skinner). 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Received from: John Kening, John Horrell, Benj. Edwards, John Hammett, Lawrence White, John Birck, Luke Davis, Samuel Burroughs, Thomas Lorton, John Eden, Barnaby Egan, James Roach, Paul Peacock, James Truman Greenfield. Payments to: John Glasford & Co. (pd. to Ebenezer Fisher), Thos. Greenfield, John Shortridge & Co. (pd. to Henry Tubman), Robert Edwards, James Billingsley, John Hamilton, Richard Smith, Cornelius Wildman, Mark Heard, Wm. Price, Abraham Tennison, Luke Norris, John Edwards, Jr., Grace Knott, John Chesley, Abraham Barnes, Wm. Woodburn, James Anderson, Thomas Newton, Wm. Taylor, Mev. Lock, Normand Bruce, George Maxwell, Richard Cook, Nathaniel Truman Greenfield, Normand Bruce for John Ridout, Esq. Admx.: Elizabeth Edwards. (Admin. accts. of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers, 46-51, 1760-1764 by V. L. Skinner, Jr.). NOTE: This record is not on CD #206. Jonathan [Edwards], born 1741, was the son of John, born 3/3/1716 who married Elizabeth Carter, St. Mary's County, 1738. Their issue: Jonathan, b. 3/27/1741; Sarah, b. 9/11/1743; Elizabeth, b. 10/12/1746; George, b. 5/6/1748; Hannah, b. 6/6/1751; Catherine, b. 5/1/1755; Leanner, b. 7/6/1757. (Edwards Heirs by C. F. Moran, Wichita, KS). http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php and in the Title Block, type edwards heirs John Edwards #3 (who I currently show as the son of Joseph Edwards and Ann Price). Notice that Stourten Edwards is his administrator and that he's also the administrator of John Edwards, husband of Elizabeth Cartwright: 4/11/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. 4/19/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. 9/10/1746: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. John Edwards 28.355 SM £118.9.5 Feb 18 1743/44 Appraisers: Robert Ford, Samuel Abell. Creditors: George Plater, Philip Key. Next of kin: Barbery Edwards, William Hazle. Administrator/Executor: Stourton Edwards. John Edwards 20.108 A SM £118.9.5 £233.4.0 Apr 11 1744. Received from: John Bond, Cornelius Wildman, Edward Cole, Michael Burn, John Abell, Jr., Matthew Cissell, John Silence, Charles Hodgkin, Dr. McWilliams, John French, Peter Browne, William Cummings, Thomas Bailey, Robert Mason, John Bold, Benjamin Sally, Edmund Plowden, Henry Bailey, Edward Goldsborough, William Wilkinson, Theodore Jordon, James Wood, Charles Joy, John Campbell, Thomas Fish, Dr. Reggie, Francis Lee, Theophilus Swift, Edm. Porteus, Samuel Hanson, Benjamin Stodwood, Thomas Aisquith, John Henning, John Redman, Jr., Philip Read, George Vadry, Mr. Midgley, Thomas Hungerford, Maurice Williams, John Cole (of St George), Col. John Hicks, Richard Wimsatt, Sr., Richard Wimsatt, Jr., Richard Fenwicke, John Heard, Sr., Edward Able, Robert Greenwell, Dorothy Smith, John Chissum, John Manning, Philip Fenwick, William Williams (N. T.), James Greenwell, John Mason, Ben. Buckler, Peter Mugg, Richard Greenock, Robert Allen, Hen. Darnall, Samuel Keech, Ignatius Doyne, Samuel Gordon, Thomas Skillerson, Matthew Heard, Luke Heard, John Price, Thomas Smart, Enock Abell, Thomas Braver, Bryan Carter, Matthew Lynn, Martin Yatee, Thomas Shank, Sr., Thomas Bridson, Cornelius Manning, Joseph Woodward, Jr., William Medley, Hugh Griffith, Hugh Griffith (p. H. Reeveland), Robert rates, George Fenwick (carpenter), Jos. Dunbarr, Thomas Taney, George Fenwick Lang, Edward Digges, Barnaby Angell, Thomas Shanks, Sr., Thomas Blackistone, John Blackiston, Samuel Briscoe, Jos. Hebb, John Mitchell, Sr., Jos. Hopewell, Robert Alexander, Charles Bruce, William Russell, William Woodward, George Innis, John Ford (weaver), Richard Walker, Matthew Lynn. Payments to: John Chesley, John Campbell, Abraham Barns, Peter Jarbo, George Plater, Esq., Dr. Benjamin Salley, Philip Key, Esq. (executor of Capt. John Gardner), Philip Key, Esq., John Heaseler, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Administrator: Stourton Edwards. === John Edwards 20.392 A SM £79.17.0 Sep 14 1744 Received from: Charles Jarboe, Isaac Booth, James Brown, Henry Spalding, Morris Williams, Ignatius Fenwick, Thomas Jenkins, Benedict Spalding, James Dunbar, James Edgerton, Thomas Howard, Jr., John Moore, Philip Clark, Tohoms Winnard, Arthur McGill, John Goddard, James Wilkinson, Robert Mosely, Charles Lewis, John Stanfield, Moses Parran, John Clark, John Tole, Andrew Mills, John Smith, John Manning, Nicholas Dafft, Thomas Reader, John Griffith, George Craghill. Payments to; Thomas Standage, Edmund Plowden, John Henning, Robert Fenwick, John Medley, Thomas Tarlton, Gilbert Ireland, Robert Cole, Mr. Thomas Asquith, Administrator: Stourton Edwards. === John Edwards 22.346 A SM £62.2.3 Sep 10 1746 Received from: James Wint, Robert Chesely, Cuthbert Fenwlck, Stephen McKey, James Hays, William Howard, John Barber, George Aisquith, Mark Rhodes, William Jones, John Langley, William Locker, George Bowles, John Pearce, John Redman, Richard Rose, Stephen Taylor, Daniel Gore, Thomas Spaulding, Thomas Griffen, Joseph Davis, Dennis Hern, Abraham Barnes, Jr., John Clark, John Miles, John Layland, James Hurn, Benjamin Edwards, William King, John Jarboe, Thomas Palmer Wanghop, William West, Basil Smith, Richard Brooke, John Hooper, Baker Brooke, Charles Beach, John Edwards, Ignatius Chamberlain, Ignatius Spaulding, Josua Guibert, James Dixon, Thomas Brideson, Peter Howard, William Snowden, John Scowfield, Richard Coock, William Harrison, John Ford, Peter Ford, Vitus Herbert, James Mattingly, Richard Sothoron, John Parsons, Walter Smith, Robert Hamett, William Stewart, John Dunbar, Babtist Barber, Jesse Wharton, Roger Clarke, Richard Ford, Thomas Greenfield, Luke Gardner, James Waughop. Payments to: John Mackentosh, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Administrator: Stourton Edwards John Edwards #4: 11/27/1687: Joseph Toulson, William Price, Richard Benton, and John Edwards witnessed the will of Thomas Griffin, St. Jerome's, SMC. His admin. accts., 2/28/1709; admin., Marshall Lowe (Skinner). Will of John Edwards, SMC 1/1/1710-11; 1/15/1710-11. Godson: John Stoakes, son of John Stoakes, 200 ac. "Westwood" in Baltimore Co. Execs: Rev. Thomas Cockshutt and Rev. Robert Scott, Clerks. Wit: Charles Neale, Mary Connery, Charles Hodgkins. Admin. accts. of Mr. John Edwards, 9/20/1711; appraisers were ***Mr. Robert Stourton and Mr. Charles Smith (Skinner). Challenging! Linda Reno -----Original Message----- From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:03 PM To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse Thanks, Linda, for your response, especially as to the land records not being part of the probate process in St. Mary's (as they were, at least in part, in North and South Carolina.) I do appreciate the help in untangling the multiple persons of the same name in this confusing Edwards family. I realize that any family tree setting up the kinships of the various persons in this family has to be somewhat tentative as there is so little direct proof of the exact relationships in many instances. I thank you for clearing up the matter of the first Stourton Edwards for me. That was really bothering me more than any other issue. Even more than "losing" the Suit and Dent ancestry of my Stourton Edwards who was born in 1767 to Joseph Edwards III and Maryan. I do have a few further questions based on the descendants list below: Under Joseph, Jr., died 1746: I understand that Joseph did not name any daughters in his will of which I have a recorded copy. Usually I would take that, in the absence of a statement that certain of his children had already received their portions, that Joseph Jr. had no daughters or sons other than those named in his will. Also, although it was not unheard of for a couple to give the same given name to more than one child, usually it was when the elder child of the name had already died. Not the case here with two daughters named Elizabeth who survived and married. Also, under Joseph Jr., died 1746: Son, Stourton, might he not have lived till 1788? A Stourton Edwards and a Jonathan Edwards were administrators of Elizabeth Burroughs estate in 1771 and 1788. I don't know about the Jonathan, but surely the Stourton would be this Stourton, son of Joseph Jr., if Elizabeth Burroughs were Joseph Jr.'s daughter? Otherwise, who would Stourton, co-administrator, be? Tom Jennings wrote 3 Apr 2000: "Inventory of Elizabeth Burroughs 3/9/1770 kin as: John Edwards of John and Elizabeth Edwards execs. Jonathan & Stourton Edwards Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards 2/1771. Bal. & Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards, admrs. 11/29/1788 Children equally: Joseph, Normand & Elizabeth Burroughs" Backing up to Joseph Sr., died 1718: and his son John Edwards died 1743/44 married to Barbara Hazel: As this same Barbara was the wife of Stourton Edwards, John's brother, this would surely be a case of bigamy on Barbara's part. Would that be the reason for the St. Andrews Parish Church vestry record that Stourton and Barbara were unlawfully cohabiting in 1758? Or rather instead, should "Unknown Female Unknown Surname" be substituted as the wife of John Edwards died 1743/44? St. Andrew's Vestry Minutes 20 June 1758: "Ordered that Stourton Edwards and Barbara Edwards be summoned to appear at a vestry to be held the Second Tuesday in July next, to answer unto the said Vestry for unlawful Cohabiting together." Vestry Minutes 11 July 1758: "This day Stourton Edwards appeared before this presence vestry to answer the charge of unlawful Cohabitation with Barbara Edwards and the said Vestry being disatisfied with his Defence gave an Admonition according to Stourton Edwards informed the Vestry that Barbara Edwards could not attend being indeposed." Thank you for your placement of an Ignatius Edwards in this family. Had been wondering about him, too, since census records show that there was a Stourton Edwards (of Ignatius) either in 1790. Best regards, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse > Dan, > > According to my files the first Stourton Edwards was the son of Joseph > Edwards (d. 1718). Joseph Edwards, Jr. (d. 1766), brother of Stourton, > also > had a son named Stourton who was often referred to in the records as > Stourton, Jr. to avoid confusion with his uncle. > > As you'll see below, the birth dates are guesstimates for the most part. > > Land records weren't a part of the probate process, but they're a useful > tool in trying to figure out who belongs to who, where they lived, etc. > > The last definite record I can point to is Stourton Edwards owning 190 > acres > of "St. Thomas" in 1755. His will does not refer to his property by name. > > Below is how I have the first couple of generations of this family lined > up. > Additions, corrections appreciated. > > Linda Reno > > Descendants of Joseph Edwards > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOSEPH1 EDWARDS was born Bef. 1664, and died 1718 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > He married ANN PRICE Bef. Jul 1700 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of JOHN > PRICE and JOAN. She was born Bef. 1670, and died Aft. 1700 in St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and ANN PRICE are: > 2. i. STOURTON2 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1702, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 3. ii. JOSEPH EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1703, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > May 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 4. iii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1715, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 18 > Feb 1743/44, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 5. iv. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 08 Feb 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 6. v. ROBERT EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1770, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. STOURTON2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1702 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died 1766 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL Bet. 1738 - > 1742 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She > was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > > Children of STOURTON EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL are: > i. JANE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JEREMIAH EDWARDS, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., > MD; b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1741, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. HENRIETTA, Bef. 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1746; > d. Aft. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. ANN "NANCY" EDWARDS, b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 14 Feb > 1788, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. ZACHARIAH FORREST, 13 May 1766, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 06 Nov 1742, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 29 Jan 1817, St. Mary's Co., > MD. > iv. ELEANOR EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1751, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. SAMUEL HAYES, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1728, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 3. JOSEPH2 EDWARDS, JR. (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1703 in St. Mary's Co., > MD, > and died May 1746 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY Bef. 1724 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. She was born Bef. 1708, and died Bet. 1761 - 1762 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and MARY are: > i. JOSEPH3 EDWARDS III, b. Bef. 1724, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1794, Halifax Co., NC; m. (1) SARAH SUITE, Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1731, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1767, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. (2) > MARY > ANN HIGGS, Bef. 1767; b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1794, Halifax > Co., NC. > ii. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1730, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1784, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. MEVERELL LOCKE, Bef. 1745, St. Mary's Co., > MD; > b. Bef. 1707, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. STOURTON EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1732, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1769 - 1770, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iv. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1784, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. SARAH REEVES, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. > 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD. > v. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1737, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1806; m. MARY DENT, Bef. 1765, Charles Co., MD; b. 1737, Charles Co., MD; > d. > Aft. 1806. > vi. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1743, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 28 Feb 1771, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JOSEPH BURROUGHS, Bef. 1758, St. > Mary's > Co., MD; b. Bef. 1738, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 03 Oct 1765, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > vii. JOSIAS EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1774, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 4. JOHN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1715 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and > died Bef. 18 Feb 1743/44 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL > Bef. 1736, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She was born Bef. > 1718 > in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of JOHN EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL is: > i. IGNATIUS3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1736, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1768; m. HARDING, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > > 5. BENJAMIN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died Bef. 08 Feb 1761 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of BENJAMIN EDWARDS is: > i. BENJAMIN3 EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1743; d. Aft. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > > 6. ROBERT2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and > died 1770 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY BURROUGHS Bef. 1750. > She > was born Bef. 1735, and died Aft. 1771 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of ROBERT EDWARDS and MARY BURROUGHS are: > i. JESSE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1807, Charles Co., MD; m. MARY NEALE, 02 Dec 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. > Bef. 1786; d. Aft. 1801. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 02 > May 1791, Charles Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" TURNER, Bef. 1775; b. > 07 > Nov 1748, Charles Co., MD; m. (2) SARAH "SALLY" TURNER, Bef. 1791; b. Bef. > 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1800, Charles Co., MD. > iii. HEZEKIAH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1830 - 1840, Union Co., KY. > iv. JOSEPH EDWARDS, b. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1851, Big > Beaver, Lawrence Co., PA; m. DEBORAH SOTHORON, 17 Dec 1806, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 1781, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 23 Feb 1867, North Beaver, Lawrence > Co., > PA. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:35 AM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of William Hulse > Hello Linda & Everyone, > > I admire the work that you have all done on St. Mary's families. The > Edwards, my interest, are such a tangle. > > Linda wrote: > From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] The Herberts > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 > > "Will of William Hulse, SMC, 12/19/1725-3/2/1725-26. Sons: James and > William and their heirs, 120 ac. "Hulse's Lott" and 80 ac. bought of > Samuel > Swann equally. Shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion > of dec'd; shd. both die, sd. tracts to revert to wife to be disposed of as > she thinks fit. Wife: Mary, extx. and residuary legatee. Wit: Lawrence > Lant, Richard Smoot, Stourton Edwards. (Maryland Calendar of Wills)." > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have a couple of questions about the first Stourton Edwards: > > Was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 actually the first Stourton Edwards > in > > SMC? Presumably Stourton Edwards died 1766 was a son of Joseph Edwards who > died in 1746. > > (My thanks to Linda Reno and the rest of you for your marvelous posts on > this list.) > > But was there an earlier Stourton Edwards who was a son of Joseph Edwards > who died in 1718? (Robert Stourton's widow Margery Stourton was an > approver > of Joseph's 1718 estate.) And was that earlier Stourton Edwards a witness > to > > Hulse's will in 1725? > > The Stourton Edwards who witnessed the 1725 will of William Hulse must > surely have been born by 1707 at the latest, right? And possibly several > years earlier? Birth in 1707 would make him age 18. Did a witness to a > will > have to be 21, the age of majority for males at the time? Age 21 would > make > him born about 1704. And what if the Stourton who witnessed the will in > 1725 > > was older than 21? > > Was Stourton Edwards died 1766 born that early? Would such an early birth > be > > consistent with him being the son of Joseph Edwards who died in 1746? I > don't know. Just asking. > > Is there a deposition that gives the age for Stourton who died in 1766? > > Did "St. Thomas" (land received under the will of Robert Stourton) pass > after 1766 to the heirs of Stourton Edwards who died in 1766? > > (I do not yet understand just how the debt books and rent rolls and land > records relate to St. Mary's probate records. If all are part of the > probate > > records (prerogative court records) or not? That is, how can one tell that > a > > particular land record relates to a particular decedent's estate (unless > they are part of the same set of records)? > > I defer to your greater experience with the original records in St. > Mary's. > I am still having trouble accessing records on the Maryland Archives' > website. My only luck has been with finding recorded wills on > FamilySearch. > > My primary questions are: (1) was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 old > enough in 1725 to witness the Hulse will? Or (2) does the Hulse will > record > suggest there was an earlier Stourton Edwards? > > Regards, Dan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I also would through in this record but don't know where yet: Joseph Edwards (d. 1718) Appraiser for the estate of John Edwards - Test. Proc. 18B, 10 1 Oct 1700 {Source CARR files}. Randy On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Linda Reno <lindareno@comcast.net> wrote: > I placed Elizabeth, wife of Meverell Locke, as a daughter of Joseph Edwards > because of this record: 4/14/1767: Admin. accts. of Stourton Edwards name > as his NOK, Elizabeth Locke. > > I placed Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Burroughs, as a daughter of Joseph > Edwards because of this record: Admin. accts. of Joseph Burroughs > 10/3/1765; sureties were Jonathan Edwards and Stourton Edwards; Admx., Mrs. > Elizabeth Burroughs (Skinner). > > I could be wrong on one or both. > > I don't know how Jonathan Edwards (who administered on the estate of Joseph > Burroughs) was related to Elizabeth Edwards but he was related to Joseph > Burroughs (son of Richard Burroughs). Richard Burroughs was the sister of > Sarah Burroughs who married John Cartwright. Sarah Burroughs and John > Cartwright had a daughter named Elizabeth Cartwright who married John > Edwards and they were the parents of this Jonathan Edwards. (See John > Edwards #2 below). > > So, who was this John Edwards and how does he fit? Actually I have two of > them that I'll post information on below. > > The reason I assumed that Stourton, son of Joseph, died between 1769-1770 > was based on this record: > > >From Pete Himmelheber, 4/20/2012: > Notes for STOURTON (OF JOSEPH) EDWARDS: > 03 May 1746:Named executor and devised Tauton Dean in his father's will > {WB:TA01:488} > 1753-1767: Listed as "Junior" taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres {Debt Books} > 1768-1769: Taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres > 1770-1774: His brother Josias Edwards taxed for Taunton Dean, 164-acres > > No, I don't think Barbara (Hazel) Edwards was a bigamist. Her husband John > died by 1743/1744. Until she and Stourton Edwards were "called on the > carpet" by church officials in 1758, they hadn't been married. You've > already cited the record below. > > Ignatius Edwards is identified as the son of John and Barbara in this > record: 4 Oct 1736: Mill Manor lease of Tarltons Blind, 44-acres (lot 17). > Leased for life of "John Joy and his wife Mary" and "Ignatius Edwards son of > John Edwards and his wife Barbara" {Unpatented Certificate:448. MSA > S1228-451}. > > Since we don't have enough confusion, let me throw out the information on > the three men named John Edwards whom I don't have placed and one that's in > question. And, for good measure, I'll throw in a Thomas Edwards. > > John Edwards #1 whose records collide with Thomas Edwards: > > Fresco: Thomas Smith m. bef. 1707 Ann Abington, wd. of Andrew Abington of > St. Richard Manor, Harvey Hundred whose will prov. 1691. She also m. John > Edwards, d. 1693 and Samuel Watkins, d. 1700. Ref. wills of John Edwards of > Calvert Co. 6:39 and 6:377; of Samuel Watkins of SMC, dtd 1700; Test. Proc. > 16:29,39. > > Will of Andrew Abington (no county stated), 10/29/1691-11/9/1691. Son: > John, land bought of Richard Keen. To: Wife, Ann (Exec.) and rest of > children, including unborn child, the rest of my estate. Wife to have use > of all estate during the minority of children. Overseers: Capt. Samuel > Bourne and John Llewellen. Wit: Capt. Francis Harbin, John Edwards, George > Plater. > > Will of John Edwards, Calvert Co. 4/10/1693-5/6/1693. Wife: Ann, estate > both real and personal during life. Daughter: Elizabeth, all estate at d. > of wife. Execs: Wife, Ann; Edward Matthew; Lewis and Samuel Watkins. Wit: > Richard Keene, S. Watkins, Katherine Lewis. > > Ann, widow of Andrew Abington, was born Ann Roberts and she was the daughter > of Peter Roberts and his wife, Ann _____. Ann Roberts was the sister of > John Roberts, the first husband of Ann Price (who m. second, Joseph > Edwards). > > Ann ___, widow of Peter Roberts married ca1675, Daniel Murphy and third, > Thomas Edwards. > > Thomas Edwards. Transported 1664. (Early Settlers of Maryland, Skordas). > > Will of Derby Donnavin, SMC 4/25/1683-5/7/1683. To: Michael Foster; Richard > Hobert; Mr. Golden; godson John, son of Thomas Milton; Lawrence, son of > Thomas Dillon of Charles Co.; Edmund Dermott; ****Anne, wife of Thomas > Edwards and Martha Murly [should be Murphy], dau. of sd. Anne, personal > estate. To: Eleanor Hurley, dau. of Dennis Hurley 100 ac. "Pt. Morrises > Mount". Dennis Hurley, Cornelius Donnavin, and Peter Wall Execs. and > residuary legatees of estate, real and personal. Wit: Thomas Clarke, Thomas > Edwards, Thomas Lord, Samuel Mane, ****Edward Farr (didn't we talk about him > yesterday?) > > 7/8/1686: Admin. accts. of Thomas Branson, SMC. Payments to: Dennis Hurly, > Thomas Edwards, Clement Healy, Thomas Barber. Admx., Amy Peters--wife of > Joseph Peters (Skinner). (Surname spelled Peetrs). > > 4/10/1687: John Vadry, Robert Frazier, and Thomas Edwards witnessed the > will of John Johnson, SMC. > > Admin. accts. of Daniel Murphy undated but between 1676 and 1677; payments > to John Bearcroft, Joshua Guibert, Thomas Gerard, Jr. from Peter Roberts, > Robert Hunt, and Justinian Gerard; Admx., Ann Edwards (relict); also cited > as Administrator is Peter Roberts (Skinner). > > Fresco: Ann Murphy, wd. of Daniel who d. 7/28/1677 m. Thomas Edwards. > > John Edwards #2 (husband of Elizabeth Cartwright): > > 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. > > 4/8/1761: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Next of kin: Stourten > Edwards. Adm: Elizabeth Edwards. > > 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Admx., Elizabeth Edwards > (Skinner). > > 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Received from: John Kening, > John Horrell, Benj. Edwards, John Hammett, Lawrence White, John Birck, Luke > Davis, Samuel Burroughs, Thomas Lorton, John Eden, Barnaby Egan, James > Roach, Paul Peacock, James Truman Greenfield. Payments to: John Glasford & > Co. (pd. to Ebenezer Fisher), Thos. Greenfield, John Shortridge & Co. (pd. > to Henry Tubman), Robert Edwards, James Billingsley, John Hamilton, Richard > Smith, Cornelius Wildman, Mark Heard, Wm. Price, Abraham Tennison, Luke > Norris, John Edwards, Jr., Grace Knott, John Chesley, Abraham Barnes, Wm. > Woodburn, James Anderson, Thomas Newton, Wm. Taylor, Mev. Lock, Normand > Bruce, George Maxwell, Richard Cook, Nathaniel Truman Greenfield, Normand > Bruce for John Ridout, Esq. Admx.: Elizabeth Edwards. (Admin. accts. of > the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers, 46-51, 1760-1764 by V. L. > Skinner, Jr.). NOTE: This record is not on CD #206. > > Jonathan [Edwards], born 1741, was the son of John, born 3/3/1716 who > married Elizabeth Carter, St. Mary's County, 1738. Their issue: Jonathan, b. > 3/27/1741; Sarah, b. 9/11/1743; Elizabeth, b. 10/12/1746; George, b. > 5/6/1748; Hannah, b. 6/6/1751; Catherine, b. 5/1/1755; Leanner, b. 7/6/1757. > (Edwards Heirs by C. F. Moran, Wichita, KS). > http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php and in the Title Block, type edwards > heirs > > John Edwards #3 (who I currently show as the son of Joseph Edwards and Ann > Price). Notice that Stourten Edwards is his administrator and that he's > also the administrator of John Edwards, husband of Elizabeth Cartwright: > > 4/11/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. > > 4/19/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. > > 9/10/1746: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. > > John Edwards 28.355 SM £118.9.5 Feb 18 1743/44 > Appraisers: Robert Ford, Samuel Abell. > Creditors: George Plater, Philip Key. > Next of kin: Barbery Edwards, William Hazle. > Administrator/Executor: Stourton Edwards. > > John Edwards 20.108 A SM £118.9.5 £233.4.0 Apr 11 1744. Received from: John > Bond, Cornelius Wildman, Edward Cole, Michael Burn, John Abell, Jr., Matthew > Cissell, John Silence, Charles Hodgkin, Dr. McWilliams, John French, Peter > Browne, William Cummings, Thomas Bailey, Robert Mason, John Bold, Benjamin > Sally, Edmund Plowden, Henry Bailey, Edward Goldsborough, William Wilkinson, > Theodore Jordon, James Wood, Charles Joy, John Campbell, Thomas Fish, Dr. > Reggie, Francis Lee, Theophilus Swift, Edm. Porteus, Samuel Hanson, Benjamin > Stodwood, Thomas Aisquith, John Henning, John Redman, Jr., Philip Read, > George Vadry, Mr. Midgley, Thomas Hungerford, Maurice Williams, John Cole > (of St George), Col. John Hicks, Richard Wimsatt, Sr., Richard Wimsatt, Jr., > Richard Fenwicke, John Heard, Sr., Edward Able, Robert Greenwell, Dorothy > Smith, John Chissum, John Manning, Philip Fenwick, William Williams (N. T.), > James Greenwell, John Mason, Ben. Buckler, Peter Mugg, Richard Greenock, > Robert Allen, Hen. Darnall, Samuel Keech, Ignatius Doyne, Samuel Gordon, > Thomas Skillerson, Matthew Heard, Luke Heard, John Price, Thomas Smart, > Enock Abell, Thomas Braver, Bryan Carter, Matthew Lynn, Martin Yatee, Thomas > Shank, Sr., Thomas Bridson, Cornelius Manning, Joseph Woodward, Jr., William > Medley, Hugh Griffith, Hugh Griffith (p. H. Reeveland), Robert rates, George > Fenwick (carpenter), Jos. Dunbarr, Thomas Taney, George Fenwick Lang, Edward > Digges, Barnaby Angell, Thomas Shanks, Sr., Thomas Blackistone, John > Blackiston, Samuel Briscoe, Jos. Hebb, John Mitchell, Sr., Jos. Hopewell, > Robert Alexander, Charles Bruce, William Russell, William Woodward, George > Innis, John Ford (weaver), Richard Walker, Matthew Lynn. > > Payments to: John Chesley, John Campbell, Abraham Barns, Peter Jarbo, George > Plater, Esq., Dr. Benjamin Salley, Philip Key, Esq. (executor of Capt. John > Gardner), Philip Key, Esq., John Heaseler, Daniel Dulany, Esq. > Administrator: Stourton Edwards. > === > John Edwards 20.392 A SM £79.17.0 Sep 14 1744 > Received from: Charles Jarboe, Isaac Booth, James Brown, Henry Spalding, > Morris Williams, Ignatius Fenwick, Thomas Jenkins, Benedict Spalding, James > Dunbar, James Edgerton, Thomas Howard, Jr., John Moore, Philip Clark, Tohoms > Winnard, Arthur McGill, John Goddard, James Wilkinson, Robert Mosely, > Charles Lewis, John Stanfield, Moses Parran, John Clark, John Tole, Andrew > Mills, John Smith, John Manning, Nicholas Dafft, Thomas Reader, John > Griffith, George Craghill. Payments to; Thomas Standage, Edmund Plowden, > John Henning, Robert Fenwick, John Medley, Thomas Tarlton, Gilbert Ireland, > Robert Cole, Mr. Thomas Asquith, Administrator: Stourton Edwards. > === > John Edwards 22.346 A SM £62.2.3 Sep 10 1746 > Received from: James Wint, Robert Chesely, Cuthbert Fenwlck, Stephen McKey, > James Hays, William Howard, John Barber, George Aisquith, Mark Rhodes, > William Jones, John Langley, William Locker, George Bowles, John Pearce, > John Redman, Richard Rose, Stephen Taylor, Daniel Gore, Thomas Spaulding, > Thomas Griffen, Joseph Davis, Dennis Hern, Abraham Barnes, Jr., John Clark, > John Miles, John Layland, James Hurn, Benjamin Edwards, William King, John > Jarboe, Thomas Palmer Wanghop, William West, Basil Smith, Richard Brooke, > John Hooper, Baker Brooke, Charles Beach, John Edwards, Ignatius > Chamberlain, Ignatius Spaulding, Josua Guibert, James Dixon, Thomas > Brideson, Peter Howard, William Snowden, John Scowfield, Richard Coock, > William Harrison, John Ford, Peter Ford, Vitus Herbert, James Mattingly, > Richard Sothoron, John Parsons, Walter Smith, Robert Hamett, William > Stewart, John Dunbar, Babtist Barber, Jesse Wharton, Roger Clarke, Richard > Ford, Thomas Greenfield, Luke Gardner, James Waughop. Payments to: John > Mackentosh, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Administrator: Stourton Edwards > > John Edwards #4: > > 11/27/1687: Joseph Toulson, William Price, Richard Benton, and John Edwards > witnessed the will of Thomas Griffin, St. Jerome's, SMC. > > His admin. accts., 2/28/1709; admin., Marshall Lowe (Skinner). > > Will of John Edwards, SMC 1/1/1710-11; 1/15/1710-11. Godson: John Stoakes, > son of John Stoakes, 200 ac. "Westwood" in Baltimore Co. Execs: Rev. Thomas > Cockshutt and Rev. Robert Scott, Clerks. Wit: Charles Neale, Mary Connery, > Charles Hodgkins. > > Admin. accts. of Mr. John Edwards, 9/20/1711; appraisers were ***Mr. Robert > Stourton and Mr. Charles Smith (Skinner). > > Challenging! > > Linda Reno > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:03 PM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of > WilliamHulse > > Thanks, Linda, > > for your response, especially as to the land records not being part of the > probate process in St. Mary's (as they were, at least in part, in North and > South Carolina.) > > I do appreciate the help in untangling the multiple persons of the same name > > in this confusing Edwards family. I realize that any family tree setting up > the kinships of the various persons in this family has to be somewhat > tentative as there is so little direct proof of the exact relationships in > many instances. > > I thank you for clearing up the matter of the first Stourton Edwards for me. > > That was really bothering me more than any other issue. Even more than > "losing" the Suit and Dent ancestry of my Stourton Edwards who was born in > 1767 to Joseph Edwards III and Maryan. > > I do have a few further questions based on the descendants list below: > > Under Joseph, Jr., died 1746: > I understand that Joseph did not name any daughters in his will of which I > have a recorded copy. Usually I would take that, in the absence of a > statement that certain of his children had already received their portions, > that Joseph Jr. had no daughters or sons other than those named in his will. > > Also, although it was not unheard of for a couple to give the same given > name to more than one child, usually it was when the elder child of the name > > had already died. Not the case here with two daughters named Elizabeth who > survived and married. > > Also, under Joseph Jr., died 1746: > Son, Stourton, might he not have lived till 1788? A Stourton Edwards and a > Jonathan Edwards were administrators of Elizabeth Burroughs estate in 1771 > and 1788. I don't know about the Jonathan, but surely the Stourton would be > this Stourton, son of Joseph Jr., if Elizabeth Burroughs were Joseph Jr.'s > daughter? Otherwise, who would Stourton, co-administrator, be? > > Tom Jennings wrote 3 Apr 2000: > "Inventory of Elizabeth Burroughs 3/9/1770 > kin as: John Edwards of John and Elizabeth Edwards > execs. Jonathan & Stourton Edwards > > Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards 2/1771. > > Bal. & Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards, > admrs. 11/29/1788 > Children equally: Joseph, Normand & Elizabeth Burroughs" > > Backing up to Joseph Sr., died 1718: > and his son John Edwards died 1743/44 married to Barbara Hazel: > As this same Barbara was the wife of Stourton Edwards, John's brother, this > would surely be a case of bigamy on Barbara's part. Would that be the reason > > for the St. Andrews Parish Church vestry record that Stourton and Barbara > were unlawfully cohabiting in 1758? Or rather instead, should "Unknown > Female Unknown Surname" be substituted as the wife of John Edwards died > 1743/44? > > St. Andrew's Vestry Minutes 20 June 1758: > "Ordered that Stourton Edwards and Barbara Edwards be summoned to appear at > a vestry to be held the Second Tuesday in July next, to answer unto the said > > Vestry for unlawful Cohabiting together." > Vestry Minutes 11 July 1758: > "This day Stourton Edwards appeared before this presence vestry to answer > the charge of unlawful Cohabitation with Barbara Edwards and the said Vestry > > being disatisfied with his Defence gave an Admonition according to Stourton > Edwards informed the Vestry that Barbara Edwards could not attend being > indeposed." > > Thank you for your placement of an Ignatius Edwards in this family. Had been > > wondering about him, too, since census records show that there was a > Stourton Edwards (of Ignatius) either in 1790. > > Best regards, Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> > To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:55 AM > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of > WilliamHulse > > >> Dan, >> >> According to my files the first Stourton Edwards was the son of Joseph >> Edwards (d. 1718). Joseph Edwards, Jr. (d. 1766), brother of Stourton, >> also >> had a son named Stourton who was often referred to in the records as >> Stourton, Jr. to avoid confusion with his uncle. >> >> As you'll see below, the birth dates are guesstimates for the most part. >> >> Land records weren't a part of the probate process, but they're a useful >> tool in trying to figure out who belongs to who, where they lived, etc. >> >> The last definite record I can point to is Stourton Edwards owning 190 >> acres >> of "St. Thomas" in 1755. His will does not refer to his property by name. >> >> Below is how I have the first couple of generations of this family lined >> up. >> Additions, corrections appreciated. >> >> Linda Reno >> >> Descendants of Joseph Edwards >> >> >> Generation No. 1 >> >> 1. JOSEPH1 EDWARDS was born Bef. 1664, and died 1718 in St. Mary's Co., >> MD. >> He married ANN PRICE Bef. Jul 1700 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of JOHN >> PRICE and JOAN. She was born Bef. 1670, and died Aft. 1700 in St. Mary's >> Co., MD. >> >> Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and ANN PRICE are: >> 2. i. STOURTON2 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1702, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. >> 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> 3. ii. JOSEPH EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1703, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. >> May 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> 4. iii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1715, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 18 >> Feb 1743/44, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> 5. iv. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. >> 08 Feb 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> 6. v. ROBERT EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1770, >> St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> >> Generation No. 2 >> >> 2. STOURTON2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1702 in St. Mary's Co., MD, >> and died 1766 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL Bet. 1738 - >> 1742 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She >> was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., >> MD. >> >> Children of STOURTON EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL are: >> i. JANE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. >> 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JEREMIAH EDWARDS, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., >> MD; b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1741, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1763, St. >> Mary's Co., MD; m. HENRIETTA, Bef. 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1746; >> d. Aft. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> iii. ANN "NANCY" EDWARDS, b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 14 Feb >> 1788, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. ZACHARIAH FORREST, 13 May 1766, St. Mary's >> Co., >> MD; b. 06 Nov 1742, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 29 Jan 1817, St. Mary's Co., >> MD. >> iv. ELEANOR EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1751, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. >> 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. SAMUEL HAYES, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; >> b. >> Bef. 1728, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> >> 3. JOSEPH2 EDWARDS, JR. (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1703 in St. Mary's Co., >> MD, >> and died May 1746 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY Bef. 1724 in St. >> Mary's Co., MD. She was born Bef. 1708, and died Bet. 1761 - 1762 in St. >> Mary's Co., MD. >> >> Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and MARY are: >> i. JOSEPH3 EDWARDS III, b. Bef. 1724, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. >> 1794, Halifax Co., NC; m. (1) SARAH SUITE, Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; >> b. >> Bef. 1731, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1767, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. (2) >> MARY >> ANN HIGGS, Bef. 1767; b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1794, Halifax >> Co., NC. >> ii. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1730, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. >> 1784, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. MEVERELL LOCKE, Bef. 1745, St. Mary's Co., >> MD; >> b. Bef. 1707, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> iii. STOURTON EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1732, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. >> 1769 - 1770, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> iv. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1784, St. >> Mary's Co., MD; m. SARAH REEVES, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. >> 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD. >> v. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1737, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. >> 1806; m. MARY DENT, Bef. 1765, Charles Co., MD; b. 1737, Charles Co., MD; >> d. >> Aft. 1806. >> vi. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1743, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. >> 28 Feb 1771, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JOSEPH BURROUGHS, Bef. 1758, St. >> Mary's >> Co., MD; b. Bef. 1738, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 03 Oct 1765, St. Mary's >> Co., MD. >> vii. JOSIAS EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1774, >> St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> >> 4. JOHN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1715 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and >> died Bef. 18 Feb 1743/44 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL >> Bef. 1736, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She was born Bef. >> 1718 >> in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> Child of JOHN EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL is: >> i. IGNATIUS3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1736, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. >> 1768; m. HARDING, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's >> Co., MD. >> >> >> 5. BENJAMIN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, >> and died Bef. 08 Feb 1761 in St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> Child of BENJAMIN EDWARDS is: >> i. BENJAMIN3 EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1743; d. Aft. 1763, St. >> Mary's Co., MD. >> >> >> 6. ROBERT2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, >> and >> died 1770 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY BURROUGHS Bef. 1750. >> She >> was born Bef. 1735, and died Aft. 1771 in St. Mary's Co., MD. >> >> Children of ROBERT EDWARDS and MARY BURROUGHS are: >> i. JESSE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. >> 1807, Charles Co., MD; m. MARY NEALE, 02 Dec 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. >> Bef. 1786; d. Aft. 1801. >> ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 02 >> May 1791, Charles Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" TURNER, Bef. 1775; b. >> 07 >> Nov 1748, Charles Co., MD; m. (2) SARAH "SALLY" TURNER, Bef. 1791; b. Bef. >> 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1800, Charles Co., MD. >> iii. HEZEKIAH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. >> 1830 - 1840, Union Co., KY. >> iv. JOSEPH EDWARDS, b. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1851, Big >> Beaver, Lawrence Co., PA; m. DEBORAH SOTHORON, 17 Dec 1806, St. Mary's >> Co., >> MD; b. 1781, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 23 Feb 1867, North Beaver, Lawrence >> Co., >> PA. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:35 AM >> To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of William Hulse >> Hello Linda & Everyone, >> >> I admire the work that you have all done on St. Mary's families. The >> Edwards, my interest, are such a tangle. >> >> Linda wrote: >> From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] The Herberts >> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 >> >> "Will of William Hulse, SMC, 12/19/1725-3/2/1725-26. Sons: James and >> William and their heirs, 120 ac. "Hulse's Lott" and 80 ac. bought of >> Samuel >> Swann equally. Shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion >> of dec'd; shd. both die, sd. tracts to revert to wife to be disposed of as >> she thinks fit. Wife: Mary, extx. and residuary legatee. Wit: Lawrence >> Lant, Richard Smoot, Stourton Edwards. (Maryland Calendar of Wills)." >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> I have a couple of questions about the first Stourton Edwards: >> >> Was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 actually the first Stourton Edwards >> in >> >> SMC? Presumably Stourton Edwards died 1766 was a son of Joseph Edwards who >> died in 1746. >> >> (My thanks to Linda Reno and the rest of you for your marvelous posts on >> this list.) >> >> But was there an earlier Stourton Edwards who was a son of Joseph Edwards >> who died in 1718? (Robert Stourton's widow Margery Stourton was an >> approver >> of Joseph's 1718 estate.) And was that earlier Stourton Edwards a witness >> to >> >> Hulse's will in 1725? >> >> The Stourton Edwards who witnessed the 1725 will of William Hulse must >> surely have been born by 1707 at the latest, right? And possibly several >> years earlier? Birth in 1707 would make him age 18. Did a witness to a >> will >> have to be 21, the age of majority for males at the time? Age 21 would >> make >> him born about 1704. And what if the Stourton who witnessed the will in >> 1725 >> >> was older than 21? >> >> Was Stourton Edwards died 1766 born that early? Would such an early birth >> be >> >> consistent with him being the son of Joseph Edwards who died in 1746? I >> don't know. Just asking. >> >> Is there a deposition that gives the age for Stourton who died in 1766? >> >> Did "St. Thomas" (land received under the will of Robert Stourton) pass >> after 1766 to the heirs of Stourton Edwards who died in 1766? >> >> (I do not yet understand just how the debt books and rent rolls and land >> records relate to St. Mary's probate records. If all are part of the >> probate >> >> records (prerogative court records) or not? That is, how can one tell that > >> a >> >> particular land record relates to a particular decedent's estate (unless >> they are part of the same set of records)? >> >> I defer to your greater experience with the original records in St. >> Mary's. >> I am still having trouble accessing records on the Maryland Archives' >> website. My only luck has been with finding recorded wills on >> FamilySearch. >> >> My primary questions are: (1) was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 old >> enough in 1725 to witness the Hulse will? Or (2) does the Hulse will >> record >> suggest there was an earlier Stourton Edwards? >> >> Regards, Dan > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com 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 MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Linda! This makes several relationships much clearer. Best regards, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse I placed Elizabeth, wife of Meverell Locke, as a daughter of Joseph Edwards because of this record: 4/14/1767: Admin. accts. of Stourton Edwards name as his NOK, Elizabeth Locke. I placed Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Burroughs, as a daughter of Joseph Edwards because of this record: Admin. accts. of Joseph Burroughs 10/3/1765; sureties were Jonathan Edwards and Stourton Edwards; Admx., Mrs. Elizabeth Burroughs (Skinner). I could be wrong on one or both. I don't know how Jonathan Edwards (who administered on the estate of Joseph Burroughs) was related to Elizabeth Edwards but he was related to Joseph Burroughs (son of Richard Burroughs). Richard Burroughs was the sister of Sarah Burroughs who married John Cartwright. Sarah Burroughs and John Cartwright had a daughter named Elizabeth Cartwright who married John Edwards and they were the parents of this Jonathan Edwards. (See John Edwards #2 below). So, who was this John Edwards and how does he fit? Actually I have two of them that I'll post information on below. The reason I assumed that Stourton, son of Joseph, died between 1769-1770 was based on this record: >From Pete Himmelheber, 4/20/2012: Notes for STOURTON (OF JOSEPH) EDWARDS: 03 May 1746:Named executor and devised Tauton Dean in his father's will {WB:TA01:488} 1753-1767: Listed as "Junior" taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres {Debt Books} 1768-1769: Taxed for Tauton Dean, 164-acres 1770-1774: His brother Josias Edwards taxed for Taunton Dean, 164-acres No, I don't think Barbara (Hazel) Edwards was a bigamist. Her husband John died by 1743/1744. Until she and Stourton Edwards were "called on the carpet" by church officials in 1758, they hadn't been married. You've already cited the record below. Ignatius Edwards is identified as the son of John and Barbara in this record: 4 Oct 1736: Mill Manor lease of Tarltons Blind, 44-acres (lot 17). Leased for life of "John Joy and his wife Mary" and "Ignatius Edwards son of John Edwards and his wife Barbara" {Unpatented Certificate:448. MSA S1228-451}. Since we don't have enough confusion, let me throw out the information on the three men named John Edwards whom I don't have placed and one that's in question. And, for good measure, I'll throw in a Thomas Edwards. John Edwards #1 whose records collide with Thomas Edwards: Fresco: Thomas Smith m. bef. 1707 Ann Abington, wd. of Andrew Abington of St. Richard Manor, Harvey Hundred whose will prov. 1691. She also m. John Edwards, d. 1693 and Samuel Watkins, d. 1700. Ref. wills of John Edwards of Calvert Co. 6:39 and 6:377; of Samuel Watkins of SMC, dtd 1700; Test. Proc. 16:29,39. Will of Andrew Abington (no county stated), 10/29/1691-11/9/1691. Son: John, land bought of Richard Keen. To: Wife, Ann (Exec.) and rest of children, including unborn child, the rest of my estate. Wife to have use of all estate during the minority of children. Overseers: Capt. Samuel Bourne and John Llewellen. Wit: Capt. Francis Harbin, John Edwards, George Plater. Will of John Edwards, Calvert Co. 4/10/1693-5/6/1693. Wife: Ann, estate both real and personal during life. Daughter: Elizabeth, all estate at d. of wife. Execs: Wife, Ann; Edward Matthew; Lewis and Samuel Watkins. Wit: Richard Keene, S. Watkins, Katherine Lewis. Ann, widow of Andrew Abington, was born Ann Roberts and she was the daughter of Peter Roberts and his wife, Ann _____. Ann Roberts was the sister of John Roberts, the first husband of Ann Price (who m. second, Joseph Edwards). Ann ___, widow of Peter Roberts married ca1675, Daniel Murphy and third, Thomas Edwards. Thomas Edwards. Transported 1664. (Early Settlers of Maryland, Skordas). Will of Derby Donnavin, SMC 4/25/1683-5/7/1683. To: Michael Foster; Richard Hobert; Mr. Golden; godson John, son of Thomas Milton; Lawrence, son of Thomas Dillon of Charles Co.; Edmund Dermott; ****Anne, wife of Thomas Edwards and Martha Murly [should be Murphy], dau. of sd. Anne, personal estate. To: Eleanor Hurley, dau. of Dennis Hurley 100 ac. "Pt. Morrises Mount". Dennis Hurley, Cornelius Donnavin, and Peter Wall Execs. and residuary legatees of estate, real and personal. Wit: Thomas Clarke, Thomas Edwards, Thomas Lord, Samuel Mane, ****Edward Farr (didn't we talk about him yesterday?) 7/8/1686: Admin. accts. of Thomas Branson, SMC. Payments to: Dennis Hurly, Thomas Edwards, Clement Healy, Thomas Barber. Admx., Amy Peters--wife of Joseph Peters (Skinner). (Surname spelled Peetrs). 4/10/1687: John Vadry, Robert Frazier, and Thomas Edwards witnessed the will of John Johnson, SMC. Admin. accts. of Daniel Murphy undated but between 1676 and 1677; payments to John Bearcroft, Joshua Guibert, Thomas Gerard, Jr. from Peter Roberts, Robert Hunt, and Justinian Gerard; Admx., Ann Edwards (relict); also cited as Administrator is Peter Roberts (Skinner). Fresco: Ann Murphy, wd. of Daniel who d. 7/28/1677 m. Thomas Edwards. John Edwards #2 (husband of Elizabeth Cartwright): 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. 4/8/1761: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Next of kin: Stourten Edwards. Adm: Elizabeth Edwards. 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Admx., Elizabeth Edwards (Skinner). 2/6/1764: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Received from: John Kening, John Horrell, Benj. Edwards, John Hammett, Lawrence White, John Birck, Luke Davis, Samuel Burroughs, Thomas Lorton, John Eden, Barnaby Egan, James Roach, Paul Peacock, James Truman Greenfield. Payments to: John Glasford & Co. (pd. to Ebenezer Fisher), Thos. Greenfield, John Shortridge & Co. (pd. to Henry Tubman), Robert Edwards, James Billingsley, John Hamilton, Richard Smith, Cornelius Wildman, Mark Heard, Wm. Price, Abraham Tennison, Luke Norris, John Edwards, Jr., Grace Knott, John Chesley, Abraham Barnes, Wm. Woodburn, James Anderson, Thomas Newton, Wm. Taylor, Mev. Lock, Normand Bruce, George Maxwell, Richard Cook, Nathaniel Truman Greenfield, Normand Bruce for John Ridout, Esq. Admx.: Elizabeth Edwards. (Admin. accts. of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers, 46-51, 1760-1764 by V. L. Skinner, Jr.). NOTE: This record is not on CD #206. Jonathan [Edwards], born 1741, was the son of John, born 3/3/1716 who married Elizabeth Carter, St. Mary's County, 1738. Their issue: Jonathan, b. 3/27/1741; Sarah, b. 9/11/1743; Elizabeth, b. 10/12/1746; George, b. 5/6/1748; Hannah, b. 6/6/1751; Catherine, b. 5/1/1755; Leanner, b. 7/6/1757. (Edwards Heirs by C. F. Moran, Wichita, KS). http://lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php and in the Title Block, type edwards heirs John Edwards #3 (who I currently show as the son of Joseph Edwards and Ann Price). Notice that Stourten Edwards is his administrator and that he's also the administrator of John Edwards, husband of Elizabeth Cartwright: 4/11/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. 4/19/1744: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. 9/10/1746: Admin. accts. of John Edwards, SMC. Adm: Stourton Edwards. John Edwards 28.355 SM £118.9.5 Feb 18 1743/44 Appraisers: Robert Ford, Samuel Abell. Creditors: George Plater, Philip Key. Next of kin: Barbery Edwards, William Hazle. Administrator/Executor: Stourton Edwards. John Edwards 20.108 A SM £118.9.5 £233.4.0 Apr 11 1744. Received from: John Bond, Cornelius Wildman, Edward Cole, Michael Burn, John Abell, Jr., Matthew Cissell, John Silence, Charles Hodgkin, Dr. McWilliams, John French, Peter Browne, William Cummings, Thomas Bailey, Robert Mason, John Bold, Benjamin Sally, Edmund Plowden, Henry Bailey, Edward Goldsborough, William Wilkinson, Theodore Jordon, James Wood, Charles Joy, John Campbell, Thomas Fish, Dr. Reggie, Francis Lee, Theophilus Swift, Edm. Porteus, Samuel Hanson, Benjamin Stodwood, Thomas Aisquith, John Henning, John Redman, Jr., Philip Read, George Vadry, Mr. Midgley, Thomas Hungerford, Maurice Williams, John Cole (of St George), Col. John Hicks, Richard Wimsatt, Sr., Richard Wimsatt, Jr., Richard Fenwicke, John Heard, Sr., Edward Able, Robert Greenwell, Dorothy Smith, John Chissum, John Manning, Philip Fenwick, William Williams (N. T.), James Greenwell, John Mason, Ben. Buckler, Peter Mugg, Richard Greenock, Robert Allen, Hen. Darnall, Samuel Keech, Ignatius Doyne, Samuel Gordon, Thomas Skillerson, Matthew Heard, Luke Heard, John Price, Thomas Smart, Enock Abell, Thomas Braver, Bryan Carter, Matthew Lynn, Martin Yatee, Thomas Shank, Sr., Thomas Bridson, Cornelius Manning, Joseph Woodward, Jr., William Medley, Hugh Griffith, Hugh Griffith (p. H. Reeveland), Robert rates, George Fenwick (carpenter), Jos. Dunbarr, Thomas Taney, George Fenwick Lang, Edward Digges, Barnaby Angell, Thomas Shanks, Sr., Thomas Blackistone, John Blackiston, Samuel Briscoe, Jos. Hebb, John Mitchell, Sr., Jos. Hopewell, Robert Alexander, Charles Bruce, William Russell, William Woodward, George Innis, John Ford (weaver), Richard Walker, Matthew Lynn. Payments to: John Chesley, John Campbell, Abraham Barns, Peter Jarbo, George Plater, Esq., Dr. Benjamin Salley, Philip Key, Esq. (executor of Capt. John Gardner), Philip Key, Esq., John Heaseler, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Administrator: Stourton Edwards. === John Edwards 20.392 A SM £79.17.0 Sep 14 1744 Received from: Charles Jarboe, Isaac Booth, James Brown, Henry Spalding, Morris Williams, Ignatius Fenwick, Thomas Jenkins, Benedict Spalding, James Dunbar, James Edgerton, Thomas Howard, Jr., John Moore, Philip Clark, Tohoms Winnard, Arthur McGill, John Goddard, James Wilkinson, Robert Mosely, Charles Lewis, John Stanfield, Moses Parran, John Clark, John Tole, Andrew Mills, John Smith, John Manning, Nicholas Dafft, Thomas Reader, John Griffith, George Craghill. Payments to; Thomas Standage, Edmund Plowden, John Henning, Robert Fenwick, John Medley, Thomas Tarlton, Gilbert Ireland, Robert Cole, Mr. Thomas Asquith, Administrator: Stourton Edwards. === John Edwards 22.346 A SM £62.2.3 Sep 10 1746 Received from: James Wint, Robert Chesely, Cuthbert Fenwlck, Stephen McKey, James Hays, William Howard, John Barber, George Aisquith, Mark Rhodes, William Jones, John Langley, William Locker, George Bowles, John Pearce, John Redman, Richard Rose, Stephen Taylor, Daniel Gore, Thomas Spaulding, Thomas Griffen, Joseph Davis, Dennis Hern, Abraham Barnes, Jr., John Clark, John Miles, John Layland, James Hurn, Benjamin Edwards, William King, John Jarboe, Thomas Palmer Wanghop, William West, Basil Smith, Richard Brooke, John Hooper, Baker Brooke, Charles Beach, John Edwards, Ignatius Chamberlain, Ignatius Spaulding, Josua Guibert, James Dixon, Thomas Brideson, Peter Howard, William Snowden, John Scowfield, Richard Coock, William Harrison, John Ford, Peter Ford, Vitus Herbert, James Mattingly, Richard Sothoron, John Parsons, Walter Smith, Robert Hamett, William Stewart, John Dunbar, Babtist Barber, Jesse Wharton, Roger Clarke, Richard Ford, Thomas Greenfield, Luke Gardner, James Waughop. Payments to: John Mackentosh, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Administrator: Stourton Edwards John Edwards #4: 11/27/1687: Joseph Toulson, William Price, Richard Benton, and John Edwards witnessed the will of Thomas Griffin, St. Jerome's, SMC. His admin. accts., 2/28/1709; admin., Marshall Lowe (Skinner). Will of John Edwards, SMC 1/1/1710-11; 1/15/1710-11. Godson: John Stoakes, son of John Stoakes, 200 ac. "Westwood" in Baltimore Co. Execs: Rev. Thomas Cockshutt and Rev. Robert Scott, Clerks. Wit: Charles Neale, Mary Connery, Charles Hodgkins. Admin. accts. of Mr. John Edwards, 9/20/1711; appraisers were ***Mr. Robert Stourton and Mr. Charles Smith (Skinner). Challenging! Linda Reno -----Original Message----- From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:03 PM To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse Thanks, Linda, for your response, especially as to the land records not being part of the probate process in St. Mary's (as they were, at least in part, in North and South Carolina.) I do appreciate the help in untangling the multiple persons of the same name in this confusing Edwards family. I realize that any family tree setting up the kinships of the various persons in this family has to be somewhat tentative as there is so little direct proof of the exact relationships in many instances. I thank you for clearing up the matter of the first Stourton Edwards for me. That was really bothering me more than any other issue. Even more than "losing" the Suit and Dent ancestry of my Stourton Edwards who was born in 1767 to Joseph Edwards III and Maryan. I do have a few further questions based on the descendants list below: Under Joseph, Jr., died 1746: I understand that Joseph did not name any daughters in his will of which I have a recorded copy. Usually I would take that, in the absence of a statement that certain of his children had already received their portions, that Joseph Jr. had no daughters or sons other than those named in his will. Also, although it was not unheard of for a couple to give the same given name to more than one child, usually it was when the elder child of the name had already died. Not the case here with two daughters named Elizabeth who survived and married. Also, under Joseph Jr., died 1746: Son, Stourton, might he not have lived till 1788? A Stourton Edwards and a Jonathan Edwards were administrators of Elizabeth Burroughs estate in 1771 and 1788. I don't know about the Jonathan, but surely the Stourton would be this Stourton, son of Joseph Jr., if Elizabeth Burroughs were Joseph Jr.'s daughter? Otherwise, who would Stourton, co-administrator, be? Tom Jennings wrote 3 Apr 2000: "Inventory of Elizabeth Burroughs 3/9/1770 kin as: John Edwards of John and Elizabeth Edwards execs. Jonathan & Stourton Edwards Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards 2/1771. Bal. & Distributions of Elizabeth Burroughs by Jonathan & Stourton Edwards, admrs. 11/29/1788 Children equally: Joseph, Normand & Elizabeth Burroughs" Backing up to Joseph Sr., died 1718: and his son John Edwards died 1743/44 married to Barbara Hazel: As this same Barbara was the wife of Stourton Edwards, John's brother, this would surely be a case of bigamy on Barbara's part. Would that be the reason for the St. Andrews Parish Church vestry record that Stourton and Barbara were unlawfully cohabiting in 1758? Or rather instead, should "Unknown Female Unknown Surname" be substituted as the wife of John Edwards died 1743/44? St. Andrew's Vestry Minutes 20 June 1758: "Ordered that Stourton Edwards and Barbara Edwards be summoned to appear at a vestry to be held the Second Tuesday in July next, to answer unto the said Vestry for unlawful Cohabiting together." Vestry Minutes 11 July 1758: "This day Stourton Edwards appeared before this presence vestry to answer the charge of unlawful Cohabitation with Barbara Edwards and the said Vestry being disatisfied with his Defence gave an Admonition according to Stourton Edwards informed the Vestry that Barbara Edwards could not attend being indeposed." Thank you for your placement of an Ignatius Edwards in this family. Had been wondering about him, too, since census records show that there was a Stourton Edwards (of Ignatius) either in 1790. Best regards, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of WilliamHulse > Dan, > > According to my files the first Stourton Edwards was the son of Joseph > Edwards (d. 1718). Joseph Edwards, Jr. (d. 1766), brother of Stourton, > also > had a son named Stourton who was often referred to in the records as > Stourton, Jr. to avoid confusion with his uncle. > > As you'll see below, the birth dates are guesstimates for the most part. > > Land records weren't a part of the probate process, but they're a useful > tool in trying to figure out who belongs to who, where they lived, etc. > > The last definite record I can point to is Stourton Edwards owning 190 > acres > of "St. Thomas" in 1755. His will does not refer to his property by name. > > Below is how I have the first couple of generations of this family lined > up. > Additions, corrections appreciated. > > Linda Reno > > Descendants of Joseph Edwards > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOSEPH1 EDWARDS was born Bef. 1664, and died 1718 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > He married ANN PRICE Bef. Jul 1700 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of JOHN > PRICE and JOAN. She was born Bef. 1670, and died Aft. 1700 in St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and ANN PRICE are: > 2. i. STOURTON2 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1702, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 3. ii. JOSEPH EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1703, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > May 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 4. iii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1715, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 18 > Feb 1743/44, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 5. iv. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 08 Feb 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD. > 6. v. ROBERT EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1718, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1770, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. STOURTON2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1702 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died 1766 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL Bet. 1738 - > 1742 in St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She > was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., > MD. > > Children of STOURTON EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL are: > i. JANE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JEREMIAH EDWARDS, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., > MD; b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1741, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. HENRIETTA, Bef. 1761, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1746; > d. Aft. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. ANN "NANCY" EDWARDS, b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 14 Feb > 1788, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. ZACHARIAH FORREST, 13 May 1766, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 06 Nov 1742, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 29 Jan 1817, St. Mary's Co., > MD. > iv. ELEANOR EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1751, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. SAMUEL HAYES, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1728, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1774, St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 3. JOSEPH2 EDWARDS, JR. (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1703 in St. Mary's Co., > MD, > and died May 1746 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY Bef. 1724 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. She was born Bef. 1708, and died Bet. 1761 - 1762 in St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and MARY are: > i. JOSEPH3 EDWARDS III, b. Bef. 1724, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1794, Halifax Co., NC; m. (1) SARAH SUITE, Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; > b. > Bef. 1731, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 1767, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. (2) > MARY > ANN HIGGS, Bef. 1767; b. 1749, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1794, Halifax > Co., NC. > ii. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1730, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. > 1784, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. MEVERELL LOCKE, Bef. 1745, St. Mary's Co., > MD; > b. Bef. 1707, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iii. STOURTON EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1732, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1769 - 1770, St. Mary's Co., MD. > iv. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1735, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1784, St. > Mary's Co., MD; m. SARAH REEVES, Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. > 1740, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD. > v. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1737, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1806; m. MARY DENT, Bef. 1765, Charles Co., MD; b. 1737, Charles Co., MD; > d. > Aft. 1806. > vi. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1743, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. > 28 Feb 1771, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. JOSEPH BURROUGHS, Bef. 1758, St. > Mary's > Co., MD; b. Bef. 1738, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 03 Oct 1765, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > vii. JOSIAS EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1746, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1774, > St. Mary's Co., MD. > > > 4. JOHN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1715 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and > died Bef. 18 Feb 1743/44 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married BARBARA HAZEL > Bef. 1736, daughter of RICHARD HAZEL and ELIZABETH. She was born Bef. > 1718 > in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1774 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of JOHN EDWARDS and BARBARA HAZEL is: > i. IGNATIUS3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1736, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1768; m. HARDING, Bef. 1766, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's > Co., MD. > > > 5. BENJAMIN2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and died Bef. 08 Feb 1761 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Child of BENJAMIN EDWARDS is: > i. BENJAMIN3 EDWARDS, JR., b. Bef. 1743; d. Aft. 1763, St. > Mary's Co., MD. > > > 6. ROBERT2 EDWARDS (JOSEPH1) was born Bef. 1718 in St. Mary's Co., MD, > and > died 1770 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married MARY BURROUGHS Bef. 1750. > She > was born Bef. 1735, and died Aft. 1771 in St. Mary's Co., MD. > > Children of ROBERT EDWARDS and MARY BURROUGHS are: > i. JESSE3 EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. > 1807, Charles Co., MD; m. MARY NEALE, 02 Dec 1801, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. > Bef. 1786; d. Aft. 1801. > ii. JOHN EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1750, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bef. 02 > May 1791, Charles Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" TURNER, Bef. 1775; b. > 07 > Nov 1748, Charles Co., MD; m. (2) SARAH "SALLY" TURNER, Bef. 1791; b. Bef. > 1764, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1800, Charles Co., MD. > iii. HEZEKIAH EDWARDS, b. Bef. 1755, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Bet. > 1830 - 1840, Union Co., KY. > iv. JOSEPH EDWARDS, b. 1763, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1851, Big > Beaver, Lawrence Co., PA; m. DEBORAH SOTHORON, 17 Dec 1806, St. Mary's > Co., > MD; b. 1781, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 23 Feb 1867, North Beaver, Lawrence > Co., > PA. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Daniel B. Troublefield > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:35 AM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Stourton Edwards witness to 1725 will of William Hulse > Hello Linda & Everyone, > > I admire the work that you have all done on St. Mary's families. The > Edwards, my interest, are such a tangle. > > Linda wrote: > From: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] The Herberts > Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 > > "Will of William Hulse, SMC, 12/19/1725-3/2/1725-26. Sons: James and > William and their heirs, 120 ac. "Hulse's Lott" and 80 ac. bought of > Samuel > Swann equally. Shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion > of dec'd; shd. both die, sd. tracts to revert to wife to be disposed of as > she thinks fit. Wife: Mary, extx. and residuary legatee. Wit: Lawrence > Lant, Richard Smoot, Stourton Edwards. (Maryland Calendar of Wills)." > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have a couple of questions about the first Stourton Edwards: > > Was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 actually the first Stourton Edwards > in > > SMC? Presumably Stourton Edwards died 1766 was a son of Joseph Edwards who > died in 1746. > > (My thanks to Linda Reno and the rest of you for your marvelous posts on > this list.) > > But was there an earlier Stourton Edwards who was a son of Joseph Edwards > who died in 1718? (Robert Stourton's widow Margery Stourton was an > approver > of Joseph's 1718 estate.) And was that earlier Stourton Edwards a witness > to > > Hulse's will in 1725? > > The Stourton Edwards who witnessed the 1725 will of William Hulse must > surely have been born by 1707 at the latest, right? And possibly several > years earlier? Birth in 1707 would make him age 18. Did a witness to a > will > have to be 21, the age of majority for males at the time? Age 21 would > make > him born about 1704. And what if the Stourton who witnessed the will in > 1725 > > was older than 21? > > Was Stourton Edwards died 1766 born that early? Would such an early birth > be > > consistent with him being the son of Joseph Edwards who died in 1746? I > don't know. Just asking. > > Is there a deposition that gives the age for Stourton who died in 1766? > > Did "St. Thomas" (land received under the will of Robert Stourton) pass > after 1766 to the heirs of Stourton Edwards who died in 1766? > > (I do not yet understand just how the debt books and rent rolls and land > records relate to St. Mary's probate records. If all are part of the > probate > > records (prerogative court records) or not? That is, how can one tell that > a > > particular land record relates to a particular decedent's estate (unless > they are part of the same set of records)? > > I defer to your greater experience with the original records in St. > Mary's. > I am still having trouble accessing records on the Maryland Archives' > website. My only luck has been with finding recorded wills on > FamilySearch. > > My primary questions are: (1) was Stourton Edwards who died in 1766 old > enough in 1725 to witness the Hulse will? Or (2) does the Hulse will > record > suggest there was an earlier Stourton Edwards? > > Regards, Dan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com 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 MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message