Could be. He winds up in the courts in Maryland and one of my Edwards is in the maryalnd Archive as being reimbursed for bringing a prisoner from Va. to Md. Thanks, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette" <jmcclur@mail.tigernet.gen.mo.us> To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] Benjamin Edwards b. 1752 Stafford Co. Va. > Hello Greg, You may find that he was a Constable ,or tied in with the > courthouse somehow ,in Virginia and could not live in Maryland as an > address, the same as today. But we can join the war anywhere, esp. in the > early days. Jeanette. 09:23 PM 9/2/01 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi Jeanette, > > > >I think they crossed the river more the we are accustomed to accounting for. > >What seems odd to me is that he joins in Maryland in 1778 and lives in Va > >until 1780. There are a lot of holes here. > > > >Thanks, Greg > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jeanette" <jmcclur@mail.tigernet.gen.mo.us> > >To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 7:47 PM > >Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] Benjamin Edwards b. 1752 Stafford Co. Va. > > > > > > > I have some Revolutionary family in living in Va. and joining the Maryland > > > Militia. I don't think that was too uncommon. Jeanette. > > > > > > At 02:25 PM 9/2/01 -0400, you wrote: > > > >Hello List > > > > > > > >I have been confused by the where abouts of BENJAMIN EDWARDS b. 1752 in > > > >Stafford Co. > > > > > > > >My confusion results from his presence in St. Mary's Co. Maryland during > > > >the Revolutionary War. He is listed as a Second Lieutenant in the service > > > >of Maryland, is surrounded by my Edwards family of Maryland, serving with > > > >them and taking his Maryland Oat > > > >h of Allegiance in front of Henry Tubbman in 1778 in St. Mary's Co.He > > > >married Margaret Beall of Maryland and removed to Ky. > > > > > > > >He is the brother of Haden Edwards of Stafford. Both are listed as > > > >Veterans of Stafford Co. doing Public Service. > > > > > > > >If anyone can explain his presence in two places or has any information > > > >regarding this son of Stafford Co. and his activity during the > >Revolution, > > > >it would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > >Thanks, Greg White > > > > > > > > > > > >==== VASTAFFO Mailing List ==== > > > > Search this list's archived messages! > > > >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > >============================== > > > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > ==== VASTAFFO Mailing List ==== > > > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > > > when you subscribed to this list. Feel free to contact > > > with questions concerning this list! > > > Valerie Holmes Thomas, List Administrator, vthomas@otn.net > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > >==== VASTAFFO Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Stafford County USGenWeb Home Page! > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo > > > >============================== > >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > ==== VASTAFFO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Stafford County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >