Posted By:	mike shuman
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	Subject:	William Edmondson and William Edmiston
	Post Date:	April 05, 2009 at 08:52:06
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	Forum:	Edmondson Family Genealogy Forum
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I need help with sorting out these three men. One seems to have been older than the other because of having an Occupation known as Mason, which was noted by his name in Chalkley's records, time frame would have been about 1756, in the town of Stauton, Virginia. The other was just old enough and known to have been reliable enough to have reached a Military Title of Ensign in the year of about 1766 in the county of Augusta, Virginia, as noted also in Chalkley's records. Which is which? Have read that Col. William Edmiston, held the King's Proclamation for 1000 acres of land in the year of 25 July 1754, this land was later to be found just outside of Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. So what I am asking for help with, is this; Col. William Edmiston, 1754 with land. aged possibly over 21 years, possibly born before 1734, who did he marry? William Edmiston, Ensign in 1766. aged possibly over 21 born before 1744, who did he marry? William Edmondson, Mason of Staunton in about 1756. I do not know very much about the time alloted for skilled craftsmen of this era, but would venture a guess that it would take 8-10 years for a young man to become a skilled craftmen in any given trade. So in theory if this man was aged about 16 years, then we add the 10 years of apprenticeship, then another possibly 5 years of experience as being in Staunton, then this man would have been at least in his late 20's or early 30's, putting him being born before 1726. The only item that I have to work with is a writing that was read before the Daughters of Revolutionary War in the late 1890's that tells of this ladies ancestry. She tells that her ancestor was William Edmondson and that he was married 2 times, his first wife being a Montgomery. She tells that she was the daughter of William Edmondson though his second wife. She also tells that William Edmondson had a neighbor named William Montgomery, who was also his brother-in-law. She tells that William Edmondson and William Montgomery lived next to each other on the Holsten River. She tells that William Edmondson was born in Cecil County Maryland, in 1724, and that he was the son of Thomas Edmondson, who came to Cecil Co. Maryland from Chester Co. Pennsylvania, about the year of 1720. Can anyone help with documentation on sorting out these men Thank you