Hello St Marys Listers, My 4th great-grandparents were Stourton (alias Strutton) Edwards, 1767-1838, and Sarah Foreman of Taylors Creek, York County, South Carolina. All of my Edwards lineage from Strutton on down lived in York County, South Carolina, after 1800. My lineage continues with their daughter Martha Jane "Patsy" Edwards, 1797-1872 (wife of Archibald "Archie" Steele); Patsy's son George Eli McDuffie "Captain Mack" Steele (1832-1895) (husband of Margaret Malvina Partlow); Mack's son Charles McDuffie Steele (1875-1920)(husband of Mary Elizabeth Cornelia Faris)(my mother's grandparents). ======== My Stourton/Strutton was a son of Joseph Edwards, died 1794; and grandson of Joseph Edwards, died 1746. Am aware that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter (name unknown) who married Joseph Edwards and had a daughter Sarah Edwards. Is there any record that Stourton's father Joseph (1794 will) had a wife named Sarah? Or that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter named Sarah? A direct, contemporary record from their lifetimes? I understand that there is no proof of my Stourton's mother's identity. Some think that his mother was Mary Ann Suit. That is the view that I learned from Walter W. Brewster's articles on our Edwards families for The Bulletin (Chester District Genealogical Society, Richburg, South Carolina). Linda Reno believes that she was Mary Ann Higgs. Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had a wife named Maryan or Mary Ann. Perhaps she was a Higgs, but is there any direct proof? Deeds perhaps? Do we know for certain that Thomas Suit(e)'s 1765 will named ALL of his grandchildren living at the time? Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had eleven children, all but the last four may have been living in 1765 when Thomas Suite wrote his will. Other than proximity of residence, are there any records that associate Samuel Higgs' family with Thomas Suit(e)'s family directly? Possible indirect link: What connection might Samuel Suite (mentioned in Samuel Higgs' loose estate papers) be to Thomas Suite? Any records of a close association (other than residence) between the families of Samuel Higgs and Joseph Edwards? My questions, above, are based on a posting by Linda Reno on 9 Aug 2009. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MDSTMARY/2009-08/1249842252 Thanks for all help! Dan

A revision of part of my previous posting seems in order. I'm still curious whether there is a record of Joseph Edwards's first wife's given name as Sarah. But I can see why it seems unlikely that Thomas Suite had a daughter named Mary Ann or Maryan who was not named in his will and the naming of Sarah Edwards as daughter of Joseph Edwards does seem to imply that Sarah Edwards' mother (whatever her name might have been) was deceased. Thanks, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel B. Troublefield" <dantrouble@comporium.net> To: <MDSTMARY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:59 PM Subject: [MDSTMARY] My Edwards lineage > My Stourton/Strutton was a son of Joseph Edwards, died 1794; and grandson > of Joseph Edwards, died 1746. > > Am aware that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter (name unknown) > who married Joseph Edwards and had a daughter Sarah Edwards. > > Is there any record that Stourton's father Joseph (1794 will) had a wife > named Sarah? > > Or that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter named Sarah? > > A direct, contemporary record from their lifetimes? > > I understand that there is no proof of my Stourton's mother's identity. > > Some think that his mother was Mary Ann Suit. That is the view > that I learned from Walter W. Brewster's articles on our Edwards > families for The Bulletin (Chester District Genealogical Society, > Richburg, South Carolina). > > Linda Reno believes that she was Mary Ann Higgs. > > Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had a wife named Maryan or Mary Ann. > Perhaps she was a Higgs, but is there any direct proof? Deeds perhaps? > > My questions, above, are based on a posting by Linda Reno on 9 Aug 2009. > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MDSTMARY/2009-08/1249842252

REm your question: Other than proximity of residence, are there any records that associate Samuel Higgs' family with Thomas Suit(e)'s family directly? ---- My Answer: Possibly- According to tax records in NC- a man named Samuel "Sute" is found in WARREN CO., NC tax records in 1780 in Daniel Sledge's District. *He may be the one from Samuel Higgs, Sr.'s admin. accts. in SMC in 1759. I have an old email from June 2008 from Linda noting a man named Samuel Suite was being paid by the estate of Samuel Higgs, Sr. in 1759 in SMC so that means this specific Samuel Suite was probably born before 1739. Not sure how he connects to Thomas Suite, Sr. but I strongly believe this particular Samuel Suite was a son of Thomas Suite, *Jr.*(not Sr.) and was thus a grandson of Thos. Suite, Sr. and a brother of the Dent Suit, Jr. who was found in Granville Co., NC in 1784-1790. It is my belief after much research that Thos. Suite, Sr. was b. in the 1680's at latest and was very old when he died by 1771. It is a good possibility due to his advanced age that he had more children who may have predeceased him--that we do not know about-- but no records have been found to support this. I say this because we know that Benjamin Suit (d. 1810 SMC) was s/o Dent Suite, I, (d. 1792 SMC testate) who was son of Thos. Suite, I. Benjamin Suite had a son named Alexander Suite (land records prove this) who was in the 1778 Oath of Allegiance in Harford Co. MD (near Balto.) He was married in 1784 in Greene Co., TN and d. in the War of 1812 somewhere near Ohio (per muster roll.) Alexander Suite/Suit (I)was probably b. by 1758 (estimate)so his father Benjamin Suit was probably b. bef. 1738 so his father Dent SUIT, I, (d. 1792 SMC)was probably b. before 1718 in my estimation. Christian Dent, Dent Suite, Sr.'s possible mother was apparently still single in 1712 when her own father John Dent died. We also do not know if Thomas Suite was married prior to m. Christian Dent. No known records. Bonnie > From: dantrouble@comporium.net > To: MDSTMARY@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:59:27 -0500 > Subject: [MDSTMARY] My Edwards lineage > > Hello St Marys Listers, > > My 4th great-grandparents were Stourton (alias Strutton) Edwards, > 1767-1838, and Sarah Foreman of Taylors Creek, York County, > South Carolina. All of my Edwards lineage from Strutton on down > lived in York County, South Carolina, after 1800. > > My lineage continues with their daughter Martha Jane "Patsy" Edwards, > 1797-1872 (wife of Archibald "Archie" Steele); > > Patsy's son George Eli McDuffie "Captain Mack" Steele (1832-1895) > (husband of Margaret Malvina Partlow); > > Mack's son Charles McDuffie Steele (1875-1920)(husband of > Mary Elizabeth Cornelia Faris)(my mother's grandparents). > > ======== > My Stourton/Strutton was a son of Joseph Edwards, died 1794; and grandson > of Joseph Edwards, died 1746. > > Am aware that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter (name unknown) > who married Joseph Edwards and had a daughter Sarah Edwards. > > Is there any record that Stourton's father Joseph (1794 will) had a wife > named Sarah? > > Or that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter named Sarah? > > A direct, contemporary record from their lifetimes? > > I understand that there is no proof of my Stourton's mother's identity. > > Some think that his mother was Mary Ann Suit. That is the view > that I learned from Walter W. Brewster's articles on our Edwards > families for The Bulletin (Chester District Genealogical Society, > Richburg, South Carolina). > > Linda Reno believes that she was Mary Ann Higgs. > > Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had a wife named Maryan or Mary Ann. > Perhaps she was a Higgs, but is there any direct proof? Deeds perhaps? > > Do we know for certain that Thomas Suit(e)'s 1765 will named ALL of > his grandchildren living at the time? > > Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had eleven children, all but the last four may > have been living in 1765 when Thomas Suite wrote his will. > > Other than proximity of residence, are there any records that associate > Samuel Higgs' family with Thomas Suit(e)'s family directly? > > Possible indirect link: What connection might Samuel Suite (mentioned > in Samuel Higgs' loose estate papers) be to Thomas Suite? > > Any records of a close association (other than residence) > between the families of Samuel Higgs and Joseph Edwards? > > My questions, above, are based on a posting by Linda Reno on 9 Aug 2009. > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MDSTMARY/2009-08/1249842252 > > Thanks for all help! > 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

Thanks, Bonnie, for the Suit(e) info, especially the additional information on Samuel "Sute". Was reading some of your postings on the the Suites on Genealogy Forum this evening. So many names are new to me. There is a lot to absorb. I have so many questions that it will take me awhile to express them all. HNY 2013! Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: <bonnietreon@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 9:16 PM Re: your question > Other than proximity of residence, are there any records that associate > Samuel Higgs' family with Thomas Suit(e)'s family directly? > ---- > My Answer: > > Possibly- > According to tax records in NC- a man named Samuel "Sute" is > found in WARREN CO., NC tax > records in 1780 in Daniel Sledge's District. > > *He may be the one from Samuel Higgs, Sr.'s admin.> accts. in SMC in 1759. > > I have an old email from June 2008 from Linda noting a man named Samuel > Suite was being paid > by the estate of Samuel Higgs, Sr. in 1759 in SMC so that means this > specific Samuel Suite was > probably born before 1739. > > Not sure how he connects to Thomas Suite, Sr. but I strongly believe this > particular Samuel Suite > was a son of Thomas Suite, *Jr.*(not Sr.) and was thus a grandson of Thos. > Suite, Sr. and a brother > of the Dent Suit, Jr. who was found in Granville Co., NC in 1784-1790. > > It is my belief after much research that Thos. Suite, Sr. was b. in the > 1680's at latest and was > very old when he died by 1771. It is a good possibility due to his > advanced age that he had more > children who may have predeceased him--that we do not know about-- but no > records have been found > to support this. > > I say this because we know that Benjamin Suit (d. 1810 SMC) was s/o Dent > Suite, I, (d. 1792 SMC > testate) who was son of Thos. Suite, I. > > Benjamin Suite had a son named Alexander Suite (land records prove this) > who was in the 1778 Oath of Allegiance in Harford Co. MD (near Balto.) He > was married in 1784 in Greene Co., TN and d. in the War of 1812 somewhere > near Ohio (per muster roll.) > > Alexander Suite/Suit (I)was probably b. by 1758 (estimate)so his father > Benjamin Suit was probably b. bef. 1738 so his father Dent SUIT, I, (d. > 1792 SMC)was probably b. before 1718 in my estimation. > > Christian Dent, Dent Suite, Sr.'s possible mother was apparently still > single in 1712 when her own father > John Dent died. > > We also do not know if Thomas Suite was married prior to m. Christian > Dent. No known records. > Bonnie > >> From: dantrouble@comporium.net Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 >> My 4th great-grandparents were Stourton (alias Strutton) Edwards, >> 1767-1838, and Sarah Foreman of Taylors Creek, York County, >> South Carolina. ======== >> My Stourton/Strutton was a son of Joseph Edwards, died 1794; and grandson >> of Joseph Edwards, died 1746. >> >> Am aware that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter (name unknown) >> who married Joseph Edwards and had a daughter Sarah Edwards. >> >> Is there any record that Stourton's father Joseph (1794 will) had a wife >> named Sarah? >> >> Or that Thomas Suit(e) (of 1765 will) had a daughter named Sarah? >> >> A direct, contemporary record from their lifetimes? >> >> I understand that there is no proof of my Stourton's mother's identity. >> >> Some think that his mother was Mary Ann Suit. That is the view >> that I learned from Walter W. Brewster's articles on our Edwards >> families for The Bulletin (Chester District Genealogical Society, >> Richburg, South Carolina). >> >> Linda Reno believes that she was Mary Ann Higgs. >> >> Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had a wife named Maryan or Mary Ann. >> Perhaps she was a Higgs, but is there any direct proof? Deeds perhaps? >> >> Do we know for certain that Thomas Suit(e)'s 1765 will named ALL of >> his grandchildren living at the time? >> >> Joseph Edwards (1794 will) had eleven children, all but the last four may >> have been living in 1765 when Thomas Suite wrote his will. >> >> Other than proximity of residence, are there any records that associate >> Samuel Higgs' family with Thomas Suit(e)'s family directly? >> >> Possible indirect link: What connection might Samuel Suite (mentioned >> in Samuel Higgs' loose estate papers) be to Thomas Suite? >> >> Any records of a close association (other than residence) >> between the families of Samuel Higgs and Joseph Edwards? >> >> My questions, above, are based on a posting by Linda Reno on 9 Aug 2009. >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MDSTMARY/2009-08/1249842252