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I am posting a large amount of information on Edmondsons in these early NC counties. Most of those covered are the descendants of Dr. Thomas Edmundson who appeared about 1755 and had come from the Norfolk, Virginia area. His lineage is still a mystery. Efforts to connect him with the Essex County Edmundsons have failed so far. A Y-DNA study by one of his descendants did not match known descendants of Thomas of Essex. Bryant Edmundson of NC who moved to Twiggs County, GA, by 1807, and on to Henry and then Troup County is a descendant. The Edmondsons in Houston County, GA, about 1850 are descendants. I have connected no other early Georgia settlers to this line yet.
I am a descendant of Thomas of Essex through Joseph Edmundson who settled in Craven County some miles east of Johnston. I hope this data will help some of you.
Stephen W. Edmondson
Edmondsons in Johnston, Dobbs, Greene and Wayne Counties, N.C.
Johnston County was formed from Craven in 1746. Dobbs was taken from Johnston in 1758. In 1779, the western part of Dobbs became Wayne County. The county seat of Dobbs was moved from Walnut Creek to Kingston, named Kinston in 1784. Dobbs was divided again in December, 1791, into Glasgow and Lenoir and Dobbs ceased to exist. Glasgow was renamed Greene, for Gen. Nathaniel Greene. James Glasgow, a North Carolina Secretary of State, was exposed for fraud in military land grants, prompting the change of county name from Glasgow. Glasgow was renamed Greene before 1800. In 1855, part of Wayne, part of Nash and part of Edgecombe were taken to form Wilson County.
(See ANIMAP. (Information provided by Roger D. Hunt, 2007)
JOHNSTON COUNTY
JOHNSTON COUNTY was taken from the western part of Craven in 1746. It lost land to Dobbs in 1758 which was parent to Wayne (1779), Greene (named Glasgow in 1791 and later named Greene), Lenoir (1791) and part of Wilson (1855). Wake County on its western border was formed in 1771 from part of Johnston, Orange and Cumberland. In 1800, Johnston was bounded by Wake (northwest), Nash (northeast), Wayne (southeast), Sampson (south) and Cumberland (southwest).
Oct. 26, 1753. Deed Book 5, p. 432. Earl Granville granted to Thomas Edmundson of Edgecombe County, N.C., 555 acres in Johnston County, beginning on Iveys Branch. Witnesses: James Campbell, Sherwood Haywood. (I suspect this Thomas Edmundson is not Dr. Thomas Edmundson).
May 9, 1755. Deed Book 5, p. 195. Earl Granville granted to Thomas Edmundson of Edgecomb County, 400 acres in the Parish of St. Patrick, in Johnston County (later Wayne) on the south side of Great Contentnea on Turner’ s Swamp and Aycock Swamp near Black Creek.
Deed Book 5, p. 198. Earl Granville granted to Thomas Woodard of Johnston County, planter, Nov. 9, 1756, 419 acres in the Parish of St. Patrick, Johnston County, on the south side of Contentnea Creek and on the Pocoson Branch and Thomas Grice’s Mill Pond, adjacent to Grice and Thomas Edmundson.
1755. Halifax County Land Grant record, Acct. No. 3080, referred to a grant in Johnston County for 437 acres, adjoining Thomas Edmundson’s land on Contentnea Creek. The grant was surveyed June 5, 1755, and granted Nov. 10, 1757. Thomas Edmundson was a witness.
Nov. 10, 1757. Thomas Edmondson is listed as a bounding landowner to Richard Atkinson, Johnston County, St. Patrick’s Parish. This land was on the south side of Contentnea Creek. Other bounding owners: Samuel Peacock, Robert Simms, and Contentnea Creek. Witnesses: Thos. Edmundson and W. Haywood. (Granville Grants, Vol. II, by Hofman). This might be in present Wayne County or close to the border of Wayne.
1762. Edgecombe County Deeds, Book D, p. 364. Thomas Edmundson of Edgecombe County, gentleman, deeded to Jonathan Roberson, planter, April 13, 1771, a 300 acre tract on the north side of Great Contentnea Creek, known by the name of Oakey Neck. This was conveyed to Thomas Edmondson by deed Feb. 1, 1762. This land would lie in present day Wilson County, near the southwestern border of Edgecombe and Wilson and across Contentnea Creek from Wayne and Greene.
Deed Book 3, p. 299, describes land owned by Thomas Edmondson near Great Contentnea Creek and the mouth of Troisnant Swamp, bounded by land of James Glasgow. (Another deed, dated Dec. 24, 1777, shows Thomas Edmondson who witnessed a transfer of land owned by James Norris of Edgecombe. Is this Dr. Thomas Edmondson? Deed Book 3, p. 333).
Oakland Cemetery, Clayton, Johnston County.
(Copied by Chan Edmondson, 1976)
James Edmundson February 10, 1826-September 12, 1914
Sue Edmundson February 1, 1841-September 23, 1931
DOBBS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
This county was formed in 1758 from the eastern portion of Johnston County, formerly a part of Craven County. In 1779, Wayne was cut out of the western part of Dobbs. The county seat of Dobbs was moved from Walnut Creek and located at Kingston, renamed Kinston in 1784. . Lenoir and Glasgow counties were created from Dobbs in December, 1791, and Dobbs ceased to exist. Glasgow became Greene in 1799 after James Glasgow was exposed in military land frauds.
1774. Thomas Edmundson was living in Dobbs County when he sold his 560 acre Granville Grant on Toisnant Swamp in Edgecombe County to his son John Edmundson who was married to Sally. John Edmundson was living in Edgecombe until 1776 when he moved west of Contentnea Creek into Dobbs.
1776. November 25. Battalions raised for aid to State of South Carolina:
James Edmonson, Dobbs County, appointed as 2nd Lt.
1778. The loose N.C. Land Grants in the Secretary of State’s Office contain grants to Thomas Edmundson in Dobbs County: 400, 200 and 140 acres. The 140 acre grant appears to be in present day Greene County, west of Contentnea Creek and joining William Speight.
1778. N.C. Colonial Records, Vol. 24, p. 175. Thomas Edmundson is appointed a bridge commissioner with William Speight to construct a bridge over Content-nea Creek. “The bridge is for the public where John Peacock’s bridge has stood for 15 years”. The Act prevents the Peacock family from further abuse of the public through excessive charges and other behavior. The commissioners are to buy the old Peacock Bridge if necessary.
Edgecombe County deeds checked by Nancy Taylor of Rocky Mount, N.C. contain references to land on Toisnant Swamp, just north of Contentnea Creek, which prove that Thomas Edmondson moved to Dobbs County and that he had a son John who moved to Dobbs County. A handwritten grantor index for Johnston County covers the period of 1755-1793 and its parts which became Dobbs, came from a book rescued from a fire and preserved on microfilm and published in Wm. Perry Johnston’s THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. The index shows transfers of land from Thomas Edmundson to James Edmundson and from Thomas to John Edmundson. A circle drawn with a radius of five or six miles and centered at Stanton’s Bridge on Contentnea Creek would encompass all these land tracts, including the plantation of James Edmondson at Bullhead on Appletree Creek.
1780 Dobbs County Tax List.
John Edmundson had property valued at 4460 pounds
1790 Census, New Bern District, Dobbs County.
John Edmondson, 3 males over 16. 2 males under 16. 5 females.
Greene County, North Carolina
This county was created as Glasgow County from Dobbs County in 1791. Dobbs was formed in 1758 from the eastern portion of Johnston. It was originally a part of Craven County. The name was changed from Glasgow to Greene in 1799. An 1800 map of the state shows Greene bounded on the north by Edgecombe, on the east by Pitt, on the south by Lenoir and on the west by Wayne.
1790 Glasgow County Census.
William Edmundson
Burrell Edmundson
1820 Census of Greene County.
John Edmondson. 4 males 0-10. 1 male 10-16. 1 male 26-45. 2 females 0-10. 2 females 26-45.
Cullen Edmondson. 2 males 16-18. 2 males 18-26. 1 male 45+. 2 females 0-10. 1 female 45+.
William Edmondson. 2 males 0-10. 1 males 10-16. 1 male 45+. 2 females 0-10. 1 female 10-16. 1 female 26-45.
1830 Census of Greene County.
William Edmondson, p. 239.
August 10, 1837. William Burwell Edmundson married Julia Pipkin in Greene County NC, according to Pat Gaines, a great-great-granddaughter. Their son Jesse Wright Edmundson married Ada Leonard, Nov. 7, 1874 (see EFAB, No. 126, p. 29).
1840 Census of Greene County.
Hayward Edmonson
James Edmonson
John Edmonson, Sr.
John Edmonson
Simon Edmonson
1850 Census of Greene County
Gary Edmundson, 28 wm, b. in NC. p. 237. House #352.
William H. Edmundson, 28 wm, b. in NC. Farmer. P. 238. House # 361.
Susan Edmundson, 36, b. in NC. Living on a farm. P. 238. House # 363.
Martha Edmundson,12, daughter. Edwin Edmundson, 10, son.
Mariah, 8, daughter, b. in NC. James Edmundson, 6, son. All b. in NC.
Hayward Edmundson, 40, b. in NC. Robert Bryant, 45 wm, and John
Parsons, 20 wm, farmers, lived with Hayward. House # 364.
Martha Edmundson, 50 wf. House # 365.
Mary Jane Edmundson, 21. Hinton Suggs, 16. All born in NC. p. 237.
James Edmondson, 70, b. in NC. Living with Edwin G. Speight, 32, farmer,
b. in NC. p. 218. House and family # 202. (See grandchildren of Edelph
Branch).
Charity Edmundson, 44 wf, b. in NC. p. 244. House # 551. Living with
Henry and Mariah Best.
John J. Edmondson, 28, farmer, b. in NC. Mary, 21, wife, b. in NC. William
R. Edmundson, son, 3 months. P. 251. House # 603.
John Edmundson, 76, b. in NC. Living with Peter Epps, 25 wm, overseer.
Calvin Peacock, 24 wm, physician. Nancy Ann Epps, 7. House # 585.
Nov. 14, 1853. The gravestone of John Edmondson in Greene County shows he died at the age of 82. His wife Vicy was born in October, 1778, and died Aug. 20, 1742, in the 64th year of her life. She was a daughter of Frederick and Winifred Jordan.
Edmundson Cemetery, Snow Hill, NC.
(Inscriptions copied by Chan Edmondson in 1976 and provided to EFAB)
John Esd. Edmundson 1771-Nov. 14, 1853
J.J. Edmundson December 10, 1822-December 21, 1872
Infant of Joe and Lula Edmundson, July 18, 1930
Infant of Joe and Lula Edmundson, July 10, 1910
Mrs. Mettie A. Edmundson 1872-July 13, 1937
Robert E. Edmundson December 2, 1816-September 25, 1920
Cemetery at Walstonburg, Greene County, NC
(Copied by Chan Edmondson)
Lucy Edmundson 1882-October 3, 1920. Wife of Jesse Edmundson
Stella M. Edmundson October 2, 1920-November 2, 1920, daughter of Jesse and Lucy Edmundson
Greene County NC Cemetery Records, Volume I, excerpted by Idalyn Stinson, Miami Springs, Florida, and provided to EFAB, No. 75. .
Edmundson, Ada J. Nov. 12, 1881-July 31, 1953
Edmundson, Adeline, wife of Calvin 1836-March 4, 1916
Edmundson, Alton Edwin June 6 ? –Nov. 27, 1905
Edmundson, Andrew J. Jan. 23, 1852-March 3, 1905
Edmundson, Arthur L. 30th Division, WWI Jan. 1, 1892-Sept. 29, 1918
Edmundson, Paul Douglas Sept. 15, 1950
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Edmundson
Edmundson, Betty Lou (Dau. of Roland and Joy) Sept. 29, 1937-May 10, 1938
Edmundson, Calvin Sept. 15 ? -March 8, 1900
Edmundson, Dred Roland, Sr. Dec. 29, 1901-April 7, 1969
Edmundson, Ed L. Sept. 2, 1872-Jan. 31, 1914
Edmundson, Fanny (wife of S.R. Walston) March 13, 1867-March 2, 1906
Edmundson, Haywood Sept. 16, 1809-Nov. 12, 1887
Edmundson, Henry July 30, 1902-Nov. 6, 1928
Edmundson, James T. d. Aug. 12, 1865, 9 yrs 3 mos 14 days
Son of Haywood and Mary
J.J. Edmundson Dec. 10, 1822-Dec. 21, 1872
Edmundson, John Esq. Died Nov. 14. 1853
Edmundson, Vicy, consort of John Edmunson and daughter of Frederick Jordan and Winifred his wife, was born Oct. 1798 and departed this life August 20, 1842 in the 44th year of her age
Edmundson, Mary S. Daughter of Kinchen and Winnifred Taylor and wife of John J. Edmundson March 28, 1828-March 23, 1857 age 27 years 1 day
Edmundson, Joy Johnson Sept. 31, 1902-May 29, 1957
Edmundson, Julia May Wife of Edward Pope April 14, 1887-April 16, 1977
Edmundson, Mrs. Louise 1930-1976
Edmundson, Martha F. Dau. of Haywood July 27, 1856, age 2 years
Edmundson, Mary A. Wife of Haywood Sept. 5, 1827-Apr. 3, 1889
Edmundson, Minnie Wife of Owen Tyndall Nov. 15, 1899-July 13, 1920
Edmundson, Mattie Hodges Wife of A.J. Edmundson July 24, 1866-Oct.14, 1911
Edmundson, Nettie Ann Taylor 1872-1937
Edmundson, Oscar Clayton Sept. 3, 1883-Nov. 27, 1932
Edmundson, Paul Scot Born and died Jan. 13, 1968
Edmundson, Pennie West May 13, 1886-Feb. 17, 1971
Edmundson, Preston E. Son of Henry and Lula Mae Aug. 13-Sept. 10, 1934
Edmundson, Robert E. 1866-1920
Edmundson, Walter C. March 5, 1907-Nov. 29, 1978
Edmundson, Walther H. (double stone with Ada J.) Nov. 18, 1878-Feb. 15, 1929
Edmundson, William E. (son of Haywood and Mary) d. May25, 1854 1 yr 10 mos
Heath, Carrie Edmundson March 28, 1897-Feb.1, 1950
Bamm, Sadie Edmundson Sept. 20, 1905-Jan. 11, 1976
WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne was cut off from the western part of Dobbs in 1779. Dobbs was formed in 1758 from the eastern portion of Johnston. In 1800, Wayne was bounded on the north by Edgecombe, on the east by Greene and Lenoir, on the south by Duplin and on the west by Sampson and Johnston.
James Edmundson who lived in Wayne County in the late 1700’s was a Revolutionary soldier according to the DAR Lineage Books. He died in 1798, was a Lieutenant in Capt. Shepherd’s Company, First Battalion, North Carolina troops. These troops were raised to help South Carolina. He married Penelope (possibly Stanton, name to be determined).
Abstracts of Early Wayne County NC Deeds, by Watson:
Deeds 3, p. 55. Nimrod Stradley of Edgecombe deeded to Ethelred Ruffin of Dobbs, July 28, 1781, 217 acres in Wayne County, on both sides of Iveys Swamp, “whereon my mother Jemimah Stradley now lives”, which adjoined Isaac Woodard, S. Bartlett, Doctor Thomas Edmundson, Samson Stanton.
Deeds 1, p. 227. Grant No. 379 to James Stanton, Oct. 29, 1782, 100 acres, Dobbs County, on the south side of Great Contentnea, on Ivey’s Swamp, adjoined Thomas Edmundson, Woodard and Ruffin.
Deeds 1, p. 231. Grant No. 296 to Nimrod Stradley, Oct. 29, 1782, 217 acres in Dobbs County, on the north side of Nahunta and the south side of Great Contentnea Creek, adjoined Samuel Bartlett, Sampson Stanton, Thomas Edmundson, and Isaac Woodard.
Deeds 1, p. 342. Andrew Savage deeded to James Edmundson of Wayne, planter, March 31, 1783, for 300 pounds a 300 acre plantation on the north side of Appletree Swamp adjoining James Edmundson and Elisha Downing.
Deeds 1, p. 350. State of N.C. Grant No. 529 to James Edmondson, Nov. 10, 1784, for 477 acres in Dobbs County on the north side of Nahunta on the fork of Appletree Swamp adjoining Granville’s Line, Abraham Elliss, Elisha Downing, Hardy Yelventon, Micajah Campbell, Samuel Bartlett. Grants were made by N.C. the same day to Hardy Yelverton, citing James Edmundson as a neighbor. (We see Dobbs County still in use, though this land appears to be in the new county of Wayne, though possibly in the part of Dobbs which became Greene).
Deeds 2, p. 65. Isaac Woodard of Wayne deeded to John Woodard of Edge-combe, April 2, 1785, 207 acres in Wayne on both sides of Ivey’s Swamp, including the plantation whereon Jemimah Stradley now lives, conveyed by the state to Nimrod Stradley then to Ruffin then to Isaac Woodard. Adjoining landowners included: Isaac Woodard, Samuel Bartlett, Thomas Edmundson, Nimrod Stradley, Sampson Stanton.
Deeds 4, p. 511. Thomas Edmondson of Dobbs County, N.C., deeded to Isaac Woodard of Wayne, Feb. 14, 1784, 200 acres in Wayne County on the run of Iveys Swamp, adjoining Outland and said Woodard, the tract lately granted by the state to said Edmondson. (Again, we see Dobbs used. Was Thomas in the part of Dobbs which survived until 1790 and became Greene and Lenoir?)
Deed Book 4, p. 514. Ethelred Ruffin of Dobbs County deeded to Isaac Woodard of Wayne, Feb. 14, 1784, 217 acres in Wayne, lying on both sides of Iveys Swamp adjoining said Isaac Woodard, Samuel Bartlett, Doctor Edmundson, Nimrod Stradley, Sampson Stanton and Thomas Edmundson, including the plantation on which Jemimah Stradley now lives, conveyed by Nimrod Stradley to Ruffin. (It is not clear whether the deed mistakenly repeats the name of Thomas Edmundson or whether two pieces of Edmundson land adjoined the property. However, the deed would seem to refer to only one Edmundson owner).
State Census, 1784-87. No records have survived for Wayne County.
Deeds 5, p. 381. James Edmundson deeded to Jimimah Hill of Wayne, June 25, 1785, 300 acres on the north side of the run of Appletree Swamp, adjoining said Edmundson and Elisha Downing and another 23 acres on the Swamp adjoining Hardy Yelverton, Bartlett and Edmundson.
Deed Book 3, p. 319. James Glasgow of Dobbs deeded to James Edmundson of Wayne, Oct. 10, 1786, 371 acres in Wayne on the north side of the run of Apple-tree Swamp, adjoining Earl Granville’s line, Noah Yelvinton, and Drew, granted to Glasgow in 1776 as confiscation property.
Deed Book 5, p. 385. Benjamin Cook of Wayne deeded to Shadrach Dickinson, March 29, 1787, a 300 acre plantation on which Cook was living on the north bank of Black Creek beginning at the dividing line of James Cook and Robert Simms, Jr., and adjoining Doctor Edmundson’s former line, granted by patent to James Cook in 1782.
Deed Book 4, p. 37. William Lancaster of Wayne, planter, deeded to James Edmundson of Wayne, Sept. 26, 1787, for one hundred pounds, 26 shillings, gold or silver, 200 acres on the north side of Nauhunty Swamp and on the Round Meadow Branch.
Deeds 4, p. 162. James Edmundson of Wayne deeded to John Stanton of Wayne, Jan. 10, 1789, 215 acres on the north side of Nahunta at the head of Appletree Swamp adjoining Samuel Bartlett, Hardy Yelverton and others.
1790 Wayne County Census, p. 150, Newbern District.
James Edmundson, 1 wm over 16; 5 wm under 16; 4 wf; 19 slaves.
1792: Will of Thomas Edmondson, Wayne County, Will Book 3, p. 205.
Dec. 31, 1792. Deeds 5, p. 444. State of N.C., Grant No. 452, to Britten Simms, for 300 acres adjoining John Jernes, Sen., Doctor Edmundson and James Barnes.
Wayne County, Census of 1800:
Cullen Edmundson, p. 850. 1 wm 16-26. 1 wf 16-26. No slaves.
John Edmundson, p. 849. 1 wm 16-26. 1 wf 16-26. No. slaves.
Penelope Edmundson, p. 849. 2 wm under 10. 1 wm 10-16. 2 wf under 10. 1 wf 10-16. 1 wf over 45.
Census of 1810, Wayne County:
Bryan Edmundson
John Edmundson
Penny Edmundson
June 6, 1818. Inventory and Account of the Sale of the Balance of Property of James Edmundson, dec.” showed a yield from the sale of $1550, including three slaves. Buyers included Cullen Edmundson, Wright Edmundson, Penelope Edmundson, Jr., Stephen Braswell, Theos. Edmundson, John Edmundson, William Morris, James Skipper, Henry Edwards, Sally Edmundson, James Bryan, John Blow, Peter Wooten, and Benjamin Lane. The buyers were children of the deceased, children’s spouses and neighbors.
Oct. 28, 1818. The will of Shadrack Dickenson of Wayne County named Susannah Edmundson as one of his children. Proved Feb. Court, 1819. (From Nancy Wood, 2008)
Census of 1820, Wayne County
Elizabeth Edmundson, 2 males 0-10; 1 f 26-45 (widow of Richard)
Martha Edmondson 1 female 16-26; 1 female 45+ (Nancy Edmondson Taylor calls Martha, a “mystery person”)
Penelope Edmundson 3 females 0-10; 1 f 26-45
Theophilus Edmondson 2 males 0-10; 1 m 16-26; 1 f 16-26.
(The 1850 Census of Independence County, Arkansas, lists Theophelus Edmondson, 20, b. in N.C., Penelope Edmondson, 60, b. in NC., Patience Edmondson, 30, b. in N.C.)
Census of 1830, Wayne County.
Charity Edmondson. 1 f 30-40. 1 m 5-10. 2 m 10-15. 1 f 5-10.
Elizabeth Edmondson. 1 f 40-50. 1 m 5-10. 1 m 15-20. 1 f 5-10.
John Edmondson. 1 m 20-30. (Probably John G. Edmondson)
1836. Winnie Edmundson, daughter of Jim Calvin Edmundson and his wife Harriet, was born December 9, in Wayne County.
Census of 1840, Wayne County.
William B. Edmunson
John G. Edmundson
In Davis District.
Hubbard Edmundson. 1 m 0-5. 1 m 5-10. 1 m 20-30. 1f 0-5. 1 f 20-30.
Warren Edmundson. 1 m 30-50. 2 f 0-5. 1 f 20-30.
Clarky Edmundson. 1 m 20-30. 2 f 15-20. 1 f 40-50.
Betsy Edmundson. 1 f 50-60. (Elizabeth)
Noah Yelverton lived between Betsy and Clarky.
Stephen Edmundson. 1 m 20-30. 1 f 20-30.
In Saul’s District.
John Edmundson. 1 m 20-30. 1 f 15-20. Lived next door to George W. Thompson.
Calvin Edmundson. 1 m 5-10. 1 m 20-30. 2 f 0-5. 1 f 20-30.
Calvin lived next door to John Edmundson and Jesse Ginn.
Census of 1850, Wayne County. (Provided by Nancy E. Taylor)
RUFUS Edmundson, age 26, p. 173, merchant. Born in NC.
CALVIN Edmonson, age 38, p. 181. Farmer. Wife: Harriett, 38. Children: William, 18, farmer; Winniford, 14; Debora, 12; James, 7; Hubard, 4. All born in NC. Joshua Mitchell, 18 wm farmhand. John Teachy, 15 wm. House # 523.
Elizabeth Edmonson, 65, b. in NC. House # 524.
BURWELL Edmunson, 32, p. 183, farmer, b. in N.C. Wife: Nancy, 33, b. in N.C.; Children: Henry, 2, b. in N.C.; Theophilis, son born Dec. 1, 1849, 9 months. House # 560. Dec. 1, 1849.
LEMON (Leamon) Edmundson, 28, p. 204. Farmer. Wife: Lydia, 27. Children: Henry, 5; Sylvester, 1, male. John Hagins, 8 bm. (Son of John and Smithy).
JOHN Edmunson, 42, p. 204, farmer. Wife: Clarissa, 45. Children: Zilpha, 17, daughter. Sarah, 14. William, 12.
HUBARD Edmundson, 38, farmer. Wife: Delpha, 38. Children: Burrell, 16. Elizabeth, 14. Sanders, 12. Bryant, 9. Riley, 5. Calvin, 1. House # 917.
(Probably brother to Calvin. Bastardy bonds show Hubard was charged by Sally West when still a minor. His mother is given as Elizabeth).
JOHN Edmunson, 63, p. 210. Farmer. Wife: Smithy, 60. Children: William, 30. Wright, 22. Edieth, 37. Paisey (Perkey?), 34. Laney, 24. Elizabeth, 22. Smithy, 16, daughter. Wiley, 28. Richard, 27. All born in NC.
CHELLY Edmunson, 22, single woman, p. 209. Listed as residing in the household of two ladies, Clarkey Martin, 52, and Nancy Sauls, 90. (Clarky was the widow of Theophilus and married Burwell Martin as her second husband). House # 963.
STEPHEN Edmundson, 36, p. 156, b. in NC. Farmer. Lany, 31, wife. Martha, 9; Exy, 2 years; John, 4 months. House # 127. (Son of John and Smithy)
WARREN Edmundson, 39, p. 210, b. in NC. Farmer. Martha, 37, wife. Burwell, 12. Martha, 8. Roderick, 6. Mary, 4. Zilpha, 3. Lewenia, 1, daughter. All born in NC. House # 978. (Son of John and Smithy).
WILLIAM B. Edmundson, 38, p. 171, born in NC. Merchant. Julia, 30, wife, b. in NC. All children born in NC. Sarah, 10; Susan, 8; Jessie, 5; Willis, 2; Joseph, 6 months. House # 386.
(William Burwell Edmundson married Julia Pipkin, August 10, 1837, in Greene County, NC, according to Pat Gaines, a great-great-granddaughter. Their son Jesse Wright Edmundson, Sr., married Ada Leonard, Nov. 7, 1874. EFAB, No. 126, p. 29. See Harris County, Texas records.)
1854. Deborah Edmundson and Lemuel Hill were married in Wayne Nov. 28.
1857. Winnie Edmundson and Parrot Hill were married March 16, 1857, in Wayne.
April 15, 1861. Jesse Wright Edmondson, son of William Burwell Edmundson and Julia Pipkin Edmundson, joined the Confederate Army and served as a private in Co. I, Wilmington Rifle Guards, 8th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, until April 15, 1862. He went to Texas and served as a 3rd Corporal, Company A, ?? Regiment, 17th Brigade, under Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Blake, Texas State Troops, until Dec. 27, 1862. He married Ada H. Leonard, daughter of Charles H. Leonard. He died in Houston, Harris County, TX, in 1914.
1863. Will of Smithy Edmondson, Wayne County, RD 14, p. 24.
1866. Fall Term, Superior Court of Law, Wayne County, State of North Carolina:
To the Honorable the Judge of Said Court.
The petition of James C. Edmundson, Parrot N. Hill & wife Winneford, Lemuel Hill & wife Debora and Hubbard Edmundson, of said county, respectfully showeth unto your honor that Calvin Edmundson of the County of Wayne deceased, was in his lifetime, and at the time of his death seized in fee simple, or of some other good estate, of inheritance to him and his heirs, of the following tracts of land—a tract of land in Green County adjoining the lands of Geo. Thompson and others containing about one hundred ninety three acres—a tract of land in Wayne County adjoining the lands of Burwell Shadding and William J. Exum, containing about one hundred and ten acres—one other tract in Wayne County adjoining the lands of George Thompson and William P. Taylor containing about one hundred and eighty one acres.
All which said lands are situate, lying and being in the counties of Wayne & Green
1866. Sarah M. Edmundson and Patrick Coley were married in Wayne, Dec. 9.
1868 Will of William B. Edmondson, Will Book 14, p. 649.
Sept. 10, 1881. Wayne County. Will of Rufus Edmundson.
“I Rufus Edmundson of Wayne County North Carolina in view of the uncertainty of life, do ordain, make and declare this to be my last will and testament:
That is to say, after all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, I dispose of my property as follows:
1st I give and devise in fee to my nieces Mattie C. Edmundson, Lula K. Edmund-son, Sarah M. Edmundson & Lilly M. Edmundson, children of my deceased brother Wm. H. Edmundson jointly & in equal parts, my town lot and brick store thereon in the town of Goldsboro in said county, fronting on West Centre Street, and now occupied by M.E. Castex & Co, with all the rights and privileges belong-ing to the same.
2nd I give and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth Williams –wife of Isaac M. Williams, one thousand dollars in good money.
3rd I give and bequeath to my nephew Robert W. Bryant three hundred dollars in money.
4th I give and bequeath to my niece Lany Crocker—wife of James Crocker one hundred dollars in money.
5th I give and bequeath to Addie McCullen—wife of Alpheus McCullen & daughter Mary Jane Cunningham one hundred dollars in money—the above monied legacies to be paid by my executor as soon as practicable out of any monies that may come into his hands.
6th I give, devise and bequeath in fee and absolutely, all the balance of my prop-erty or estate, real, personal or otherwise, in the following manner, Viz, one fourthto my brother Haywood Edmundson—one fourth to my sister Mariah Best—one fourth to my sister Martha J. Taylor, wife of Robert W. Taylor, and one fourth to all the children of my deceased brother William H. Edmundson—this last mentioned one fourth to be equally divided among said children viz Bettie Blount, Thomas Edmundson, Mattie C. Edmundson, Lula R. Edmundson, Sarah M Edmundson & Lilly M. Edmundson.
7th I wil and direct my executor to sell for cash money, my tract of land in Wayne County, known as the Cox or Thomas H. Atkinson place, which was conveyed to me by W.T. Faircloth by deed dated April 7th 1875 and recorded in said county in Book No 38 page 377.
Lastly I nominate and apoint as my sole executor W.T. Faircloth of Goldsboro N.C. to execute this my last will according to its true intent and meaning. Signed and sealed this 10th day of September 1881.
In the presence of
J.J. Baker R. Edmundson (seal)
J. A. Washington
(Will in NC Archives and History 103.801.5)
1894. Will of Burwell Edmondson, Wayne County, Will Book 2, p. 67.
1900 Will of Calvin Edmondson, Wayne County, Will Book 2, p. 283.
Wayne County Index to Deeds and Mortgages
(Provided by Mrs. Pat Gaines, Mission, Texas)
Grantor (seller) Description Grantee (recipient) Reference
Edmundson, Thomas 200 a., deed Isaac Woodard Bk 4, p. 512, 1787
Edmondson, James 215 a., deed John Stanton Bk 4, p. 162, 1789
Edmundson, James 2 tracts, deed Jeremiah Hill Bk 5, p. 381, 1793
Edmondson, James 130 a., deed Susannah Hill Bk 7, p. 359, 1803
Edmundson, John 267 a., deed Philip Bratcher Bk 7, p. 359, 1803
Edmindson, Elizabeth, John 250 a. Polly Jordan Bk 7, p. 412, 1803
Edmundson, Burwell 240 a., deed John Sanders Bk 8, p. 282, 1805
Edmundson, Penelope 200 a., deed Burwell Edmundson Bk 8, p. 377, 1806
Edmundson, Burwell 200 a., deed Major Croom Bk 8, p. 413, 1806
Edmundson, James (exr) Tract Penelope Edmundson Bk 9, p. 138, 1809
Edmundson, John (exr)
Edmundson, Bryant 275 a., deed Joseph Ginnett Bk 9, p. 292, 1810
Edmonson, Wright 15 a., deed John Cox Bk 11, p. 44, 1818
Edmundson, Wright 33 ½ a., deed John Cox Bk 12, p. 33, 1820
Edmundson, Wright 150 a., deed Exum Outland Bk 12, p. 148, 1821
Edmundson, Wright 250 a., deed Zachariah Morris Bk 12, p. 265, 1822
Edmundson, Penelope 82 a., deed Timothy Jones Bk 13, p. 295, 1828
Edmundson, Wright 129 a., deed James Weaver Bk 15, p. 536, 1833
Edmundson, Wright 113 ¾ a., deed Joseph Minishes Bk 16, p. 387, 1835
Edmundson, Wright 245 a., deed James Glasgow Bk 18, p. 48, 1838
Edmundson, Wright 195 a., deed Burwell Martin Bk 18, p. 53, 1838
Edmundson, Wright 100 a., deed Edwin Bryan Bk 18, p. 85 1839
Edmundson, John G. 103 a., deed Jason Yelverton Bk 18, p. 223 1840
Edmundson, John G. 103 a., deed Jason Yelverton Bk 18, p. 340, 1841
Edmundson, William B. 495 a., deed James B. Whitfield Bk 18, p. 416, 1841
Edmundson, Burwell 75 a., deed Burwell Martin Bk 19, p. 44, 1841
Edmundson, Burwell 87 a., deed William Thompson Bk 19, p. 59 1842
Edmundson, William B. 186 a., deed William Kornegay Bk 19, p. 84, 1842
Edmundson, Theophilus 3 lots Bryan Edmundson Bk 19, p.245, 1838
By commissioners, division of land
Edmundson et al, Deed of gift Heirs of Isaac Smith Bk 19, p. 354, 1844
Edmundson, William B. 2 tracts, deed Windol Davis Bk 19, p. 415, ?
Edmundson, John 100 a., deed William Thompson et al Bk 19, p. 423, 1845
Edmundson, Hubbard 73 ¾ a., deed James Mourning Bk 20, p. 1, 1845
Edmundson, John 2 ½ a., deed Methodist Epis. Church Bk 20, p. 162, 1846
Edmundson, William B. 536 a., deed Jacob Woodard Bk 20, p. 365, 1847
Edmundson, Burwell 133 a., deed Ethelred Sauls Bk 20, p. 365, 1847
Edmundson, William B. 2 tracts, deed Elisha Pipkin Bk 20, p. 499, 1847
Edmundson, Wm. B. lot, deed W.S. Andrews Bk 21, p. 190, 1848
Edmundson, William B. 461 a., deed Jesse Pipkin Bk 21, p. 252 1849
Edmundson, William B. 3 a., deed William T. Dortch Bk 21, p. 296 1849
Edmundson, William B. 3 a., deed William T. Dortch Bk 21, p. 297 1849
Edmundson, John 110 a., Mtg. Matchet Smith Bk 21, p. 371 1849
Edmundson, William B. 1 a., mtg. Jesse J. Baker Bk 21, p. 488 1850
Edmundson, William B. Lot, mtg. Kedar Raiford Bk 22, p. 347 1852
Edmundson, William B. 175 a., deed William T. Dortch Bk 22, p. 348 1852
Edmundson, William B. ? deed Mary R. Cheaks Bk 22, p. 419, 1852
Edmundson, L.W., Willis Lot, mtg canc. Lee Smith & Co. Bk 39, p. 241, 1875
Edmundson, Hubbard, Epsey 150 a., deed George H. Lane Bk 39, p. 258 1875
Edmundson, H., Rufus 1693 a., deed Rufus Edmundson Bk 39, p. 372 1875
Edmundson, D.W., Althea et al 9 a., deed J.J. Overman Bk 39, p. 389 1875
Edmunson, Mary W. 6 a., deed Bryant S. Scott Bk 40, p. 70 1876
Edmundson, R.W. 33 a., mtg. canc. William Massey, Sr. Bk 40, p. 219 1876
Edmundson, D.W. 46 a., mtg. Ezekial Smith Bk 40, P. 477 1876
Edmundson, R. ¼ a., deed Atkinson Chapel (col.) Bk 41, p. 223 1876
Edmundson, William by cmrs 50 a., mtg. Julia Langston et al Bk 41, p. 564 1877
Edmundson, William 10 a., mtg canc Robert Yelverton Co. Bk 42, p. 154, 1877
Edmundson, John T., Martha J., Sarah J. 10 a., deed Wilie Edmundson Bk 42, p. 258, 1877
Edmundson, Burwell 52 ½ a., deed Sarah E. Pate et al Bk 42, p. 313, 1877
Edmundson, Willie ¼ a., deed Anna M. Smith Bk 42, p. 359, 1877
Edmundson, Mary A., James C. 360 a., mtg, cancelled Bk 42, p. 457 1876
Edmundson, Rufus 32 ½ a., mtg canc. Arthur Pearce Bk 43, p. 138 1878
Edmundson, Burwell 1 a., deed School Dist. # 5 (col.) Bk 43, p. 259 1878
Edmundson, William B. (by exr.) ¼ a., Charles J. Nelson
Edmundson, Elizabeth, James T., 3 tracts, deed, Aycock etc. Bk 43, p 437 1878
Edmundson, R.W. 73 a., mtg. W.R. Raiford Bk 43, p 462 1878
Edmundson, James C., Mary A. 360 a., mtg canc. Bk 43, p 551 1879
Edmundson, Calvin 78 ½ a., mtg. canc. H.J. Sauls Bk 44, p 397 1879
Edmundson, Mary 121 a., deed John R. Smith Bk 45, p 243 1880
Edmundson, Mary E., et al 6 a., deed Arnold B. Williams Bk 45, p 423 1880
Edmundson, William 10 a., mtg. W.R. Hooks and Co. Bk 45, p 409 1880
Edmundson, Mary W. 116 a., deed Thomas E. Hodgin Bk 45, p 480 1880
Edmundson, Mary W. 116 a., deed William Elgerton Bk 45, p 481 1880
Edmundson, Jesse W. (exr. by att’y) William B. (by exr.) Bk 45, p 482 1880
657 ¼ a., deed
Edmundson, Elizabeth (by comr.), James T. Isaac M. Williams Bk 45, p 546 1880
Two tracts, deed
Edmundson, Willis Lot, deed Abraham K. Smedes Bk 46, p. 279 1880
Edmundson, Calvin Riley Tract, mtg., canc. H.Weil, & bros. Bk 46, p. 562 1881
Edmundson, Calvin 43 a., mtg., canc. S.D. Sauls Bk 46, p.573 1881
Edmundson, Hubbard 205 a., deed John R. Maring Bk 47, p. 102 1881
Edmundson, Hubbard, 50 a., deed Wright Thompson Bk 47, p. 23 1881
Edmundson, Mary W. 6 a., mtg. Arnold M. Williams Bk 47, p. 125 1881
Edmundson, R. 1/8 a., deed James I. Baker et al Bk 47, p.259 1881
Edmundson, Rufus 1393 a., deed George L. Kirby Bk 47, p. 461 1881
Edmundson, R. 300 a., deed Mrs. M.A. Atkinson Bk 47, p. 554 1881
Edmundson, James A., Mary A. 380 a., mtg. canc. Bk 47, p. 555 1882
Edmundson, Mrs. M.W. 52 a.,deed Guard Coley Bk. 48, p 34 1881
Edmundson, Calvin 78 ½ a., mtg., canc. Fonviell & Sauls Bk 48 p 36 1881
Edmundson, Mary, Wm 1 a., deed School Dist. #7 white Bk 48, p 198 1882
Edmundson, Lewis, Polly 4 ½ a., mtg canc Rufus West Bk 48, p 229 1882
Edmundson, Patsy 90 a., mtg Ward and Noye Bk 48, p. 316 1882
Edmundson, Mary W. tract, deed John T. Cinn et al Bk 48, p. 458 1882
Edmundson, Riley, Penina 2 tracts, mtg. Ward & Noye Bk 48, p. 550 1882
INVENTORY OF CEMETERIES
IN WAYNE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA by the Wayne County Historical Associ-ation, Inc., Goldsboro, N.C. 1981. Abstracts provided by Miss Donna R. Edmond-son, Kingsport, Virginia, to the EFAB, Vol. 71.
Ada J. Edmondson 11-11-1881 7-31-1953
Addie D. Edmondson 10-15-1893 3-4-1964
Adeline, wife of Calvin Edmondson 1836-1916
Alice Edmondson, wife of Col. E.S. Gulley 9-4-1840 11-1-1917
Allie A. Edmondson, wife of John A. Edmondson 1905-1935
Annie Edmondson 5-10-1895 3-9-1961
Arthur C. Edmundson 10-5-1888
Beayreguard G. Edmundson 11-14-1894 4-27-1972
Delena Musgrave, wife of Beayregard Edmundson 8-11-1894 6-28-1941
Benjamin Franklin Edmondson 10-29-1877 5-23-1935
Bertie Exum, wife of Thomas Edmondson 11-24-1858 11-11-1927
Bessie L. Edmondson 12-16-1890
Burwell Edmondson 9-5-1892 8-28-1974
Burwell Edmondson 6-13-1818 6-10-1896
Nancy Edmondson, wife 5-12-1817 11-8-1896
Charles Edmundson Pvt. US Army 9-2-1915 6-20-1974
Dred Roland Edmondson, Sr. 12-29-1901 4-7-1969
Ed L. Edmundson 1849-1900
Edward Lee Edmundson 1-22-1864 5-17-1924
Ed L. Edmundson 9-2-1872 3-3-1914
Ed L. Edmundson 2-16-1896 7-2-1961
Edward L. Edmundson, Jr. 3-7-1904 4-11-1970
Elizabeth S. Edmondson 9-7-1879 1-31-1953
Ella Edmondson Lancaster 1-28-1900
Elnor Edmundson Ray 12-20-1899 5-14-1950
Eunice Edmondson Styron 6-9-1893 8-30-1976
Frank Bryan Edmondson 4-28-1868 9-1-1928
George B. Edmondson 1924-1952
Hattie Brownrigg Edmondson, wife of Edgar Taylor 1864-1947
Haywood M. Edmondson 12-20-1875 6-6-1934
Henry Edmondson 8-21-1878 6-28-1966
Henry B. Edmondson 10-19-1910
H.G. Edmondson 2-11-1886 6-8-1928
Iris Edmondson 3-31-1905 11-5-1973
James B. Edmondson 8-23-1860 11-8-1930
Wife Mary T. Edmondson 4-15-1867 2-13-1931
Sallie, wife of James Edmondson died July 23, 1913
Joy Johnson Edmondson 10-31-1902 5-29-1957
Betty Lou, dau. of Roland and Joy Edmundson 1937-1938
J.W. Edmondson 8-30-1852 10-14-1922
Joe B. Edmondson 9-22-1888 2-5-1965
Clara M. Edmondson, wife 1-18-1891 10-24-1963
John Edmondson 1869 -1913
John Ed Edmundson 3-1-1910 9-22-1972
John R. Edmondson 10-5-1882 1-31-1945
John Ray Edmondson 8-30-1901 9-9-1971
Julia A., wife of William B. Edmondson 2-6-1820 4-20-1855
Lanie C. Edmondson 10-4-1908 7-26-75
Laura Edmondson, wife of Addison Smith 1-7-1873 8-14-1960
Lela Davis Edmondson 6-2-1900 10-31-1958
Leland B. Edmondson 8-20-1901 7-16-1944
Lester Selvie Edmundson 9-3-1903 5-17-1968
Lillie Brown Edmundson 6-17-1909
Lily W. Edmondson, wife of R.M. Freeman 7-30-1858 2-22-1890
Linda Bridgers Edmundson 5-20-1947 12-12-1974
Lizzie M., wife of Willis Edmondson 4-9-1857 7-23-1876
Lois Mildred Edmundson Green 8-19-1894 6-1-1955
Mal Crawford Edmondson 7-13-1864 5-13-1942
Mamie L. Edmondson 7-26-1886 12-12-1966
Margaret W. Edmundson 6-27-1932 11-14-1976
Martha E. Edmondson 1837 -1917
Martha Edmondson Smith Dec. 2, 1914
Marvin G. Edmondson 8-5-1909 2-9-1972
Mary Lancaster Edmondson, wife of John 1861-1908
Mary R. Edmundson 6-26-1911 2-23-1977
Mary Louise Edmondson 9-20-1908 4-15-1930
Mary W. Edmondson 1830-1894
Mollie Edmondson, wife of C.K. Handley died 3-3-1894, age 34
Mother Maggie Edmondson 1892-1952
Nancy O. Edmundson 8-3-1860 5-24-1933
Nancy, wife of W.R. Edmondson 11-2-1837 2-20-1918
Nancy West Edmondson, wife of John 1-5-1949 9-5-1896
Norma Hatch, wife of Ernest C. Edmondson 1-7-1896 3-12-1960
Octavia Edmundson 8-18-1914
Oscar Clayton Edmundson 9-3-1883 11-27-1932
Oscar L. Edmondson 9-13-1876 7-23-1951
Ida Edmondson, wife of Oscar 3-1874 3-1922
Owen Edmundson 9-30-1915 4-24-1970
Paul Burt Edmondson 3-8-1897 10-31-1958
R. Aron Edmundson 1908-1944
Richard Edmundson 7-9-1910 11-18-1959
Richard Joseph Edmondson 1875-1948
R. Pell Edmundson 1846-1922
Roy P. Edmundson 10-5-1911 11-11-1976
Ruby Harper Edmundson 1881-1954
Ruby Lee Edmondson 11-14-1898 8-21-1973
In Memory of Rufus Edmondson 7-4-1817 10-12-1888
Sally Smith Edmundson 1884-1944
Sarah Edmundson, wife of E.C. Exum 4-15-1866 7-25-1945
S.T. Edmondson 1-4-1855 8-1-1924
Stephen Thomas Edmondson, Jr. 3-22-1954
Sue W., wife of J.J. Edmondson 3-14-1841 9-7-1908
Sudie Edmondson, dau. of S.S. and Sallie Stevens 2-14-1882 3-29-1904
Sudie Edmondson Davis 5-11-1895 11-19-1966
Virginia Pope Edmondson 10-5-1855 11-19-1927
Walter H. Edmondson 11-18-1878 2-15-1928
W.H. Edmundson 7-11-1884 10-30-1937
William B. Edmundson 8-3-1860 5-24-1933
William B. Edmondson 2-22-1822 12-2-1867
Willis Edmundson 1850-1905
Maggie Woodward, wife of Willis Edmundson 10-13-1859 7-16-1902
W.Leslie Edmondson 9-2-1896 12-1-1969
Wright Edmondson 1828-1895
Compiled by Stephen W. Edmondson. Revised July, 2006.
Dr. Thomas Edmondson of Edgecombe, Johnston and Wayne
Dr. Thomas Edmundson’s place of birth and his residence before he appears in the records of North Carolina in the 1750’s have not been discovered. He might be the man mentioned in Suffolk County, Virginia, who was paid by the vestry for keeping the widow Green.
He had two known sons, documented in land records in North Carolina:
John Edmundson who married Sally and lived in Edgecombe and Dobbs Counties.
James Edmundson who married Penelope and lived in Wayne County.
John Edmundson, Son of Dr. Thomas Edmundson
A deed in Edgecombe County in 1774 shows the sale of a 560 acre Granville grant on Toisnant Swamp by Dr. Thomas Edmundson to his son John. Dr. Edmundson was living in Dobbs County at the time. In 1776, John and his wife Sally sold the Edgecombe property and moved across Contentnea Creek into Dobbs (later Wayne and Greene).
The 1790 Census of Greene County, N.C. shows in residence #30 the household of John Edmundson. The family included three males over 16, two males under 16, 5 females all ages and 3 slaves. Though John is not shown in the 1800 census of Greene, he was witness to the will of Shadrick Braswell, March 26, 1806, signing in bold wavy hand. At probate in 1820, William Edmundson had to prove John’s signature.
John Edmundson married Sarah. They had these children:
1. RICHARD EDMUNDSON, b. ; married Elizabeth. Richard Edmundson of Greene County bought two tracts of land in Wayne County in 1796. He died by May, 1810. His estate was administered by Joseph Hollowell, Sr., who might have been the greatest creditor of the estate. A year’s allowance was provided to the widow and the estate’s only Edmundson buyer other than Elizabeth was William Edmundson. The estate papers mention no minor children though a cradle is mentioned in the estate sale. The will of Edith (Edeph) Branch, dated December 4, 1808, in Duplin County, names her grandson Richard Edmundson as a legatee. It would appear then that Elizabeth, wife of Richard, was Elizabeth Branch. Elizabeth Edmundson is listed as head of household in Wayne County in the census of 1820 and 1830.
2. PATSY EDMUNDSON, b. August 10, 1770. Bible record shows she was the daughter of John and Sarah Edmundson (Dobbs County Bible Records, Vol. II, by Murphy). She married John Blow (first wife). Named as heir of Edith Branch.
3. WILLIAM EDMUNDSON, b. ca 1775. Probably the William Edmundson shown in the 1820 and 1830 censuses of Greene County. He appears to have died by 1840. His estate settlement in 1844 shows Haywood Edmundson and Lawrence Bryan as executors. (Greene County Estate Records, 1839-1845, by Murphy). Named as an heir in the will of Edith Branch, 1808.
4. JAMES EDMUNDSON, born about 1780. The James Edmundson, age 70, in the 1850 Census of Greene County, living with Edwin Speight, is probably this man. He has no demonstrable connection to any other Edmundson family. James was witness to the will of his sister Nancy Edmundson Blow in 1820 and is identified as her brother in the will. Named in will of Edith Branch, 1808.
5. JOHN EDMUNDSON, b. 1787. Named in will of Edith Branch, 1808. The Census of Wayne County in 1850 shows a John Edmundson, age 63, with wife Smithy and nine children. See account below.
6. NANCY EDMUNDSON, m. John Blow (2nd wife). Nancy Blow is named in the will of Edith Branch, 1808. Her noncupative will dated 16 August, 1820, and probated in February Court, 1821, named sons Morris and James and daughters Silvany, Cecion, and Prissy. William and James Edmundson state that Nancy Blow is their sister (Abstracts of Wayne County Wills 1780-1868, by Carolina Abstractors.
7. EDIPH EDMUNDSON, m. John Lane (Lain) who died in 1820 leaving widow Edith and eight children, six of whom are minors. Ediph Lain is an heir in will of Edith Branch, 1808. A court case, Bynum vs. Thompson, 1840, states that Edith Lane and her two youngest sons were living in Houston County, Georgia, in 1837.
8. POLLY (Mary) EDMUNDSON is listed in will of Edith Branch in 1808.
9. SALLY EDMUNDSON is listed in 1808 in the will of her grandmother, Edith Branch. She is probably the Sally Edmundson who married Matthew Jinnett. The Wayne County Census of 1850 lists Sarah Jinnett, age 53, with children Anna, 25; Elva, 19; Matthew, 17; John, 21. (Vertical File, Wayne County Library, and CONTENTNEA MARRIAGES, by Perkins).
10. SMITHY EDMUNDSON is named in the will of her grandmother, Edith Branch, in 1808.
John Edmundson (1787- )
John Edmundson, son of John and Sarah Edmundson, was born in N.C., probably in Wayne or Greene County. His wife was Smithy, daughter of Noah Yelverton. He is probably the John Edmondson listed in the 1830 Census and the John Edmundson in the 1840 Census. John G. Edmundson who deeded two tracts of 103 acres each in Wayne County to Jason Yelverton, registered in 1840 and 1841, would appear to be a different person as he is listed as John G. in the 1840 Census with John Edmundson in a different household. John is listed in the 1850 Census of Wayne, 63, farmer, with wife Smithy, 60, and children: William, 30; Wright, 22; Edieth, 37; Paisey, 34; Laney, 24; Elizabeth, 22; Smithy, 16; Wiley, 28; Richard, 27. John appears to have died or moved before the 1860 Census of Wayne. The will of Smithy Edmundson, probably Smithy Yelverton Edmundson and not her daughter, dated 1863, is found in Wayne, D-14, p. 424.
Children of John and Smithy:
1. Warren Edmundson (Census of 1840, Wayne)
2. Edieth Edmundson, b. about 1813
3. Paisey Edmundson, b. about 1816.
4. William Edmundson, b. about 1820.
5. Stephen Edmundson (Census of 1840, Wayne).
6. Lemon (Leamon) Edmundson, b. 1822. (Census of 1850, Wayne)
7. Wiley Edmundson, b. about 1822.
8. Laney Edmundson, b. about 1826.
9. Richard Edmundson, b. about 1827.
10. Wright Edmundson, b. about 1828.
11. Elizabeth Edmundson, b. about 1828.
12. Smithy Edmundson, b. about 1834.
James Edmondson, Son of Dr. Thomas Edmundson
James Edmondson, son of Dr. Thomas Edmondson and brother of John Edmondson, was apparently born in N.C. (Some have identified his father to be Joseph Edmondson of Craven County. No proof exists for this. James Edmondson, son of Joseph and Priscilla Edmondson, died in 1766, leaving a widow Aliss and no known children. See Craven County Wills and Estates, A-E).
James Edmondson was owner of a 1500 acre plantation in Dobbs County at the outset of the Revolution, south of Nahunta Swamp, which became northern Wayne County and southern Greene County. James was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Second Battalion of volunteers to be raised for the aid of South Carolina. He served in the Revolution. A family legend tells of an incident late in the War when General Lord Cornwallis marched through the area by way of Peacock’s Bridge on his way to Yorktown. As the British troops approached the Edmundson plantation, the family turned out a large bull. The sight of the redcoats put the bull into a frenzy. The soldiers killed him, skinned him in the front yard, took the beef and hung the bull’s head to a large ash tree with spikes found in the blacksmith shop near the house. The plantation became known as Bullhead, as did the township.
James and Penelope Stanton Edmundson had twelve children. His will, dated after 1796 and probated in April Court, 1799, was abstracted by Nancy Edmondson of Rocky Mount, N.C., a descendant. The complete will is recorded in Wayne County N.C. Wills, 1796-1807, Vol. IV, pp. 40-41, North Carolina Department of Archives and History.
In the name of God Amen I James Edmundson of Wayne County, N.C. being in sound mind make this my last will and Testament.
I give my son John Edmundson a tract of 276 acres of land joining Hardy Yelvertons and Susannah Hills land, Also a negro named Ben.
I give to my son Cullen Edmundson 367 acres of land I bought of William Deal and John Stanton on Watery Branch.
I give to my son Bryant Edmundson 267 acres land joining John Edmundson and one negro.
I give my son Burrell Edmundon 342 acres of land near black Jack Megarrilys corner and negro Solomon and one horse worth 50 silver dollars.
I give my son Theophelus Edmundson after the death of my wife Penepally Edmundson 200 acres of land it being the land I bought of William Lancaster lying on the Naughunty and one negro named Dred.
I give my son Wright Edmundson after the death of my wife 400 acres land including the Maner Plantation also a negro named little Harry and other horse and furniture.
I give my daughter Polly Edwards one negro boy named Bill and horse and furni-ture.
I give my daughter Laney Bryant one negro named Sam and cows and furniture.
I give my daughter Elizabeth Miller one negro girl named Ginney and horse and cows and dishes.
I give my daughter Martha Edmundson one negro named Keziah horse and sattle furniture and dishes.
I give my daughter Peneliphy one negro boy named Dred one horse, cows and furniture.
I bequeath to my daughter Pearsy Edmundson one negro boy named Cortney one horse furniture and dishes.
I will if any of the above negroes die before the above children should come of age for them to be made good out of the rest of my estate. I also lend the rest of my estate after the above legacies is made up and my debts paid, to my wife Peneliphy Edmundson during her natural life and after the death of said wife my will that it be divided Equally between all my children. Lastly, I nominate my son John Edmundson, John Sherrard and Benjamin Fort whole and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and disannuling all former wills by me.
Witnessed by Levi Lancaster, Wright Sanders and Anna (her mark) Weber.
James Edmundson was about 47 years of age when he died. Though his burial occurred in this area, a marker was placed in commemoration years later in the Hillview Cemetery in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, by his descendants, near that of his son Bryant and Bryant’s wife Smitha: “Lt. James Edmundson, 1751 N.C. 1798 N.C.” Penelope Stanton Edmundson lived until 1818. Though she is not listed on the census of Wayne in 1810, she is shown as Penny Edmundson in the 1810 Census. Upon her death, the two youngest sons sold remaining personal property. The “Inventory and Account of the Sale of the Balance of the Property of James Edmundson, dec., June 6, 1818, showed a yield from the sale of $1550, including three slaves. Buyers included Cullen Edmundson, Wright Edmundson, Penelope Edmundson, Jr., Stephen Braswell, Theos. Edmundson, John Edmundson, William Morris, James Skipper, Henry Edwards, Sally Edmund-son, James Bryan, John Blow, Peter Wooten and Benjamin Lane. Buyers were a mixture of the families of James and Penelope Edmundson and John and Sarah Edmundson.
Children of James and Penelope Edmundson:
1. John Edmundson, born December 15, 1771. Account follows.
2. Cullen Edmundson, born July 15, 1775. Moved to Tennessee. Account follows.
3. Bryant Edmundson, born in 1782. Moved to Georgia. Account follows.
4. Martha Edmundson, born in 1787. Married Stephen Braswell, who was at the estate sale in 1818 following Penelope Edmundson’s death.
5. Mary (Polly) Edmundson. Married Henry Edwards. He was at the estate sale in 1818.
6. Laney Edmundson. Married James Bryant. He was at the estate sale in 1818.
7. Burwell Edmundson who probably married Sally Taylor, reportedly his second wife. (Nancy Edmondson Taylor says he did not marry Patsy Mooring and she doubts he married Sally Taylor).
8. Penelope Edmundson, born about 1790. According to a descendant, Peggy Edmundson Tetley, she had illegitimate children whose father was alleged to be Thomas Person. She is shown in the 1818 estate sale as “Penelope Edmundson, Jr.” She is probably the Penelope Edmundson in the Census of 1820, Wayne County, white female age 16-45, with 3 females 0-10 years old. She is not listed in later censuses of Wayne. She is named in deeds and witnessed a will in 1822 and 1828. She was in court in 1825-26 with two illegitimate children whom she alleged were fathered by Thomas Person. (Bastardy Bonds for Thomas Edmundson and Malviney Edmundson, Nov. 30, 1825, and Mar. 31, 1826). A deed in 1826 refers to her as “Penelope Edmundson, planter”. She had left the county in 1830 and appears to have moved to Arkansas as the 1850 Census of Arkansas, age 60, shows Penelope living in the household of Theophilus Edmundson, born March 10, 1828, and Patience Edmundson, born about 1818. Thomas, brother of Theophilus, lived in a neighboring town. All were born in N.C. Family legend says Theophilus and Thomas travelled from N.C. to Mississippi to Arkansas before 1850. The-ophilus was Peggy Tetley’s great-great-grandfather.
9. Pearcy Edmundson, born March 4, 1793. Married William Morris in 1814, son of Zechariah and Margaret Charles Morris. He was at the estate sale in 1818. They were Quakers and moved to Parke County, Indiana, about 1830. Pearcy died October 11, 1854, at Coloma, Indiana, and is buried at Rocky Run burying ground. . Their children: Jeremiah Morris, b. Feb. 2, 1815; Peggy A. Morris, b. Sept. 16, 1816; Mary Jane Morris, b. Jan. 10, 1818; Betsy Morris, b. Feb. 21, 1819; James Edmundson Morris, b. June 30, 1821; William C. Morris, b. Dec. 16, 1822; Zecariah Morris, b. Dec. 16, 1824; Wright Morris, b. March 1, 1826; Thomas Morris, b. Oct. 30, 1827; Mary N. Morris, b. March 26, 1829; Mordicai Morris, b. Jan. 18, 1831; Pearcy Morris, b. June 14, 1832; Polly J. Morris, b. ?; Pennie Morris, b. April 12, 1838.
( Nancy Taylor of Rocky Mount, N.C., conclusively proved that Pearcy did not marry Erastus Ham as some records show. Ham married another Pearcy who was younger.)
10. Elizabeth Edmundson. Married (1) William ? Miller; (2) John Ivey; (3) James Skipper. Skipper was at the estate sale in 1818.
11. Theophilus Edmundson, b. about 1795. Married Clarkey Sauls. Account follows.
12. Wright Edmundson, b. June, 1796. He was at the estate sale in 1818. He appears in the Census of 1820 for Edgecombe County, a white male between the ages of 16-26, with 1 wm 0-10; 1 wm 0-10; 1 wf 26-45. A Bible record in Turner’s HISTORY OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY NC appears to be his. The history states he was son of Theophilus and Penelope Edmundson, his father’s name almost certainly an error. Wright died December 24, 1860. He married Susanna Dickenson, April 6, 1817. The two children shown in the census of 1820 would fit the two older children listed in the Bible. Account follows.
John Edmundson (1771-1853)
John Edmundson was eldest son of James and Penelope Stanton Edmundson of Wayne County, N.C. He was born December 15, 1771, and had reached adult years at the time of his father’s death. According to Eleanor Bizzell Powell, her ancestor John Edmundson studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and was one of the earliest physicians to practice in Wayne County.
His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of James and Elizabeth Jordan. They married before 1802 (See Deed Book 7-412). Five known children were born of this marriage. They are:
1. James Edmundson. Went to Texas.
2. Turner Edmundson. Went to Texas.
3. Winifred Edmundson, born in 1795 and married Wiley Jones in 1812. She died in 1877.
4. Mary Edmundson. Born in 1813. Married Thomas Aldridge in 1834. He was born in 1811, son of Drewry Adridge, Jr., and Edith Hardy Aldridge. Thomas Aldridge was politically active and named sons after political leaders of the time. Mary was blonde, queenly and unusual in her ability to make money.
During the War Between the States, she made several trips to Confederate positions in Virginia to assist her sons during illness and to claim their bodies when killed. When Sherman’s army invaded North Carolina in 1865, Scho-field’s troops took all the meat and horses and threatened to burn her house. Drunken scavengers threatened to harm her young son, born of her second
marriage. Officers who saw the quality of shirts she made engaged her to make shirts for them, with which she earned funds to buy a good new horse.
Thomas Aldridge died in 1847. Mary married Starling Bass Taylor with whom she had one son, Octavius “Dock” Taylor.
Children of Thomas and Mary Edmundson Aldridge: (1) Louisa Aldridge, born 1835; married John H. Aldridge and died in 1893. (2) Vicey J. Aldridge , born in 1837 and married John Wooten, 1817-1886. (3) John Tyler Aldridge, born in 1840 and died in 1864 at Germany’s Ford (his body was brought back to be buried at Jason by his mother and sister Vicey Wooten in the winter of 1864-65). (4) James Polk Aldridge, born in 1843 and died at Chancellorsville on the day Gen. Jackson was shot (Mary retrieved his coffin several months later for burial at Jason. (5) Winifred C. Aldridge, born in 1845, married John Henry Sugg and died in 1911.
5. John Jackson Edmundson, born in 1822. He married (1) Mary Taylor in 1847 and (2) Susan Jones. Account follows.
Dr. John Edmundson married (2) Sallie Taylor in 1820. She died in 1822 according to DAR record. (Nancy Edmondson Taylor knows of no proof that she married John’s brother Burrell and was Burrell’s widow when she married John).
Dr. John Edmundson married (3) Vicey Jordan Parks, daughter of Frederick and Winifred Jordan and first cousin of his first wife Elizabeth, in 1832. Vicey was born October 1, 1778, and married John Parks. A Marriage Contract in 1832 (Deed Book 15, p. 393) showed her as the widow Vicey Parks. She died August 20, 1842 and is buried at Bullhead Plantation.
He practiced medicine in Stantonburg, N.C. and is shown in the 1850 Census of Greene County, age 76, living with an overseer and with a Dr. Peacock. He died November 11, 1853. He is buried beside his second wife Vicey in the Bullhead Community, his grave marked with a stone. The inscription shows he died Nov. 14, 1852, age 82. His wife Vicy’s stone shows she was born October 1778 and died August 20, 1842, in her 64th year.
John Jackson Edmundson (1822- ? )
John Jackson Edmundson, son of Dr. John Edmundson and Elizabeth Jordan Edmundson, was born Dec. 10, 1822 in Greene County. He died Dec. 21, 1872, and is buried in Greene County (tombstone). He married Mary S.Taylor in 1847. She was born March 22, 1828, daughter of Kinchen and Winnifred Taylor. She died March 23, 1857 (tombstone in Greene County). John J. and Mary had:
(1) William Edmundson, b. 1850
(2) Andrew Edmundson, b. Jan. 23, 1852 and died March 3, 1905 (tombstone). Married Mattie H. Hodges. She was born July 24, 1866 and died Oct. 14, 1911 (tombstone in Greene County). They had five sons and two daughters.
John Jackson Edmundson married (2) Susan Jones. They had:
(1) Mary Edmundson.
(2) Edward Edmundson.
(3) Frank Edmundson.
(4) John Edmundson.
John Jackson Edmundson is buried in Greene County, across the paved road from the grave of his father, Dr. John Edmundson.
Cullen Edmundson (1775-1836)
Cullen Edmundson, second son of James and Penelope Edmundson, was born July 17, 1775, and died June 24, 1836. He is listed in the Census of 1800 in Wayne County but not in later censuses of Wayne. He married Margaret Cannon Mooring, widow of Henry Mooring. Henry Mooring was son of William Mooring and Priscilla (Celey) Edmundson. Cullen and Margaret were married in 1810, about four years after Henry’s death.
The family is shown in the 1820 Census of Greene County: 2 males 16-18; 2 males 18-26; 1 male 45 +; 1 female 0-10; 1 female 45 +. Most of the children were the Mooring children of Margaret’s first marriage. The family moved to Madison County, Tennessee. Cullen and Margaret had one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Edmundson, and possibly others. Several of the Mooring sons moved to Caddo Parish, Louisiana, near Shreveport, and established Mooringport on the Red River. Elizabeth Ann Edmundson married Matthew Goodrich Jackson, son of Zebulon Jackson and his wife Mary Ann Goodrich of York County, S.C.
Bryant Edmundson (1782-1855)
Third child of James and Penelope Edmundson of Wayne County, NC, Bryant moved to Twiggs County, Georgia, where family tradition states his oldest child, Louisa, was born in 1807. He was Justice of the Peace in Lawson’s District, Militia District 324, in 1812. The Tax Digest for 1818 shows Bryant W. Edmundson living in Captain Hodges’s District, owner of 202 ½ acres, 101 ½ acres and 101 ½ acres, with three slaves. Tax was $2.32. The Tax Digest for 1826 listed no Edmundsons. Mail was advertised for Bryant at Marion Post Office, Jan. 1, 1828. The family moved to Henry County in 1826 and in 1828 moved farther west to Mountville in Troup County. He owned over 1000 acres of land and had 9 slaves shown in the 1840 census. He died March 27, 1854, in DeKalb County, Georgia, and was buried first near his wife Smitha Williams Edmundson in the Edmundson Cemetery on Salem Road. Smitha was born in 1780 in N.C. and died May 22, 1837. The graves were moved many years later to the family cemetery plot in the City Cemetery in LaGrange. Their children:
1. Louisa Edmundson, b. 1807 in Georgia. She married Abraham Peavy (b. 1808 in Georgia) January 13, 1828, in Henry County. He died June 8, 1846. She married (2) Samuel Walker, August 2, 1848, in Troup County.
2. William L. Edmundson who married Sarah Jane Rakestraw in 1838 in Troup.
3. Mary Edmundson who married Edmund T. Belcher, June 6, 1837, in Troup.
4. Jane Edmundson who married Robert Golden, May 11, 1837, in Troup.
5. Sarah Edmundson
6. Wiley Stanton Edmundson, b. 1812, and married Dec. 1, 1836, Mary Ann Hardin, daughter of John Hardin and Sarah Elizabeth Spivey Hardin. Mary Ann was born June 27 1816.
7. Penelope Edmundson who married Richmond R. Kendrick, Nov. 21, 1833, in Troup.
8. Henry Edmundson
9. Naomi Edmundson
10. Bryant William Edmundson, Jr., born 1820 in Georgia and married Elizabeth Antoinette Kimbrough, Dec. 28, 1839, in Harris County.
11. Matilda Edmundson who married James E. Peavy, Dec. 14, 1837.
Members of this family were quite prominent in Troup County for generations.
Theophilus Edmundson (1795-1824)
Theophilus was the fourth son of James and Penelope Edmundson of Wayne County. He was born in 1795. He married Clarkey Sauls, daughter of John Sauls and Nancy Braswell Sauls. He was at the estate sale in 1818 and is shown in the census of 1820 in Wayne County with two males 0-10. He died in 1824. Guardianship papers are very complete on this family, Nancy Edmondson Taylor states. Barna, a male child, was dropped from the list of heirs before the division of the estate. Clarkey remained in N.C. and might be the “Charity” Edmundson shown in the Census of 1830. Clarkey Edmundson is listed in the 1850 Census, age 52, living with Chelly Edmundson, 22, and Nancy, 90, the latter probably her mother, Nancy Braswell Sauls.
Their children probably include:
1. Bryant Edmundson, born about 1816. He moved to Houston County, Georgia, by 1837. The 1850 Census shows him living in the Haynesville District. He married Martha Johnson, Feb. 11, 1851, in Houston County. Bryant is shown in the 1860 Census of Houston County. He was born in N.C., was a farmer with $6000 property and had children: Theophelus, 8, and Laura, 6. Their mother had apparently died. Bryant is sometimes confused with his uncle, Bryant Edmundson of Troup County, Georgia, who died in 1854. A relative, Edith Edmundson Lane, widow of John Lane, moved to Houston County about the same time Bryant settled there. A suit between Bynum and Thompson ment-ions her living there with her two sons.
2. Burwell Edmundson, born June 13, 1818, was second son of Theophilus and Clarkey and was one of the two young males counted in the 1820 census of Wayne County in their household. He married Nancy Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Sarah Parks Smith. He died June 10, 1894. Nancy Edmondson Taylor who contributed much material and advice for this compilation is a descendant. Account follows.
3. Chelly Edmundson, born about 1828, married John Scarboro, Sept. 1, 1851. A year earlier she was living in her mother’s household, stated to be 22 (census of Wayne County). She died August 9, 1881.
4. Barna, died in infancy before the division of the estate.
These children are listed in Land Division Records, Wayne County, N.C. and Wayne County N.C.. Guardians Bonds, 1824-1826. C.103.50028.
Wright Edmundson (1796-1860)
The youngest son of James and Penelope Edmundson, Wright was born June 20, 1796 in Wayne County. He was at the 1818 estate sale. He is shown in the 1820 Census of nearby Edgecombe County, near Contentnea Creek, the bound-ary. He was between the years of 16-26, with 1 male 0-10; 1 female 0-10; 1 female 26-45. He appears to be the person referred to in the HISTORY OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, by Turner. This history gives the entries in the Wright Edmundson family Bible. The history refers to him as the son of Theophilus and Penelope Edmundson. His father’s name appears to be an
error unless James Edmundson was also called Theophilus. The Bible says Wright was born in June, 1796, and died Dec. 24, 1860. He married Susanna Dickinson, April 6, 1817. She was the daughter of Shadrach Dickinson and Keziah Simms Dickinson. The ages of his two oldest children agree with the 1820 census record. Nancy Taylor says he lived in his later years on the north side of Contentnea Creek in Edgecombe in what became Wilson County. Deeds in Wayne refer to Wright Edmundson of Edgecombe County and to land north of Nahunta Swamp and south of Appletree Swamp.
The Bible lists:
1. Rufus W. Edmundson, January 21, 1818.
2. Elizabeth Jane Edmundson, November 16, 1819.
3. Garry Edmundson, August 26, 1821.
4. Zilla Edmundson, April 1, 1823.
5. James P. Edmundson, February 10, 1825.
6. Martha Edmundson, April 28, 1827.
7. Sarah Edmundson, November 29, 1828.
8. Penelope, Edmundson, September 16, 1831.
9. Edwin Gray Edmundson, September 17, 1832.
10. Susan Wright Edmundson, November 8, 1834.
Rufus W. Edmundson, born January 21, 1818, married (1) Caroline Wilder and (2) Ann Exum. Was he the Rufus Edmundson in Abilene, Texas, who stated
he and his family migrated from Snow Hill, N.C. to Texas in 1834?
Elizabeth Jane Edmundson, born November 16, 1819, married Redmond Petway.
Garry Edmundson, born August 26, 1821, married Sarah Simms.
Zilla Edmundson, born April 1, 1823, died August 2, 1895.
James P. Edmundson, born Feb. 10, 1825, married Susan Harrison McLean.
Martha Edmundson, born April 28, 1827, married John Sanders.
Sarah Edmundson, born Nov. 29, 1828, married William Quarles.
Penelope Edmundson, born Sept. 26, 1831, married Joel A. Tynes. She died May 29, 1920.
Edwin Gray Edmundson, born Sept. 17, 1832. Died October 11, 1841.
Susan Wright Edmundson, born Nov. 8, 1834, married Dr. William Thomas Brewer, Dec. 3, 1866. She died Oct. 8, 1928.
Burwell Edmunson (1818- )
Burwell Edmundson, son of Theophilus and grandson of James Edmundson, was born in Wayne County, N.C., June 13, 1818. He is shown in the 1820 Census, under ten, in the household of Theophilus Edmundson. He died June 10, 1894 He married Nancy Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Sarah Parks Smith. He is shown in the 1850 Census of Wayne County: Burwell Edmunson, 32, b. in N.C.; Nancy, 33, wife, b. in N.C.; Henry, 2, born in N.C.; Theophily, son, born Dec. 1, 1849.
Their children, provided by descendant Nancy Edmundson Taylor of Rocky Mount, NC:
1. Henry, born about 1848. He had a son, Theophilus, who moved to the Norfolk Virginia area.
2. Theophilus, born in 1849. Died in infancy.
3. Mary Susan, born March 4, 1850. Married Isaac Daniel, April 14, 1870. Died Nov. 16, 1929.
4. Sarah Ann, born Jan. 12, 1856. Married James A. Daniels, Jan. 17, 1878. Died Oct. 18, 1913.
5. James Bryan, born August 23, 1860. Died Nov. 8, 1930. Married Mary Antoinette Hill, Feb. 18, 1885 (daughter of Josiah Hill and Ellie Smith Hill). She was born April 15, 1867, and died Feb. 13, 1931. They had:
(1) Henry Green Edmundson, born Feb. 11, 1886. Died June 8, 1928.
(2) Joe B. Edmundson, born Sept. 23, 1888. Died Feb. 2, 1965. Married
Clara McKeel.
(3) Burrell, b. Sept. 5, 1892. Died August 28, 1974. Married Bessie
Lancaster.
(4) W. Leslie Edmundson, b. Sept. 2, 1896. Died Dec. 1, 1969. Married (1)
Sarah Ellen Lancaster; (2) Bet Lee.
(5) Mary Ellen Edmundson, b. Jan. 28, 1900; died April 10, 1979. Married
Bryant Emit Lancaster, August 12, 1917. Children: Tommie Lancaster,
William Gordon Lancaster, Jack Lancaster, J.R. Lancaster, Mary Ellen
Lancaster who married Albert Vail, Jr.
(6) Eva Edmundson, b. Jan. 23, 1903; died August 7, 1937. Married Marvin
Brown Sept. 29, 1923. They had James Harold Brown, 1925-27; Marvin
Edward Brown; Sallie Susan Brown, b. 1930; Henry Jarvis Brown.
Henry Green Edmundson (1886-1928)
(Dr. Thomas, James, Theophilus, Burwell, James Bryan)
Henry Green Edmundson, son of James Bryan Edmundson and Mary A. Hill Ed-mundson, was born Feb. 11, 1886, and married Mamie Lancaster. He died June 8, 1928. Their children:
(1) Lillian Edmundson, m. Leslie Davis.
(2) John Ed. Edmundson 1910-1972).
(3) Nora Edmundson, m. Marvin Bogue.
(4) Marvin Edmundson, died in infancy.
(5) Fannie Edmundson, m. Arnold Sasser.
(6) Esther Virginia Edmundson, m. Bernice Davis.
(7) Wilburt Clifton Edmundson.
(Information provided by Nancy Edmundson Taylor, Rocky Mount, NC).
Joseph Berry Edmundson (1888-1965)
(Dr. Thomas, James, Theophilus, Burwell, James Bryan)
Joseph Berry Edmundson was born Sept. 22, 1888. He married Clara McKeel, March 3, 1907. He died Feb. 5, 1965. Their children: Jasper Edmundson; Lila Edmundson who married Aaron Musgrave; Lela Edmundson who married Marvin Smith and then Dave Collier; Lendora Edmundson who married Lloyd Lancaster; Frank Edmundson; Walter Edmundson; Dorothy Edmundson who married Ken
Helser; Clara Frances Edmundson who married Dave ?
Burrell Edmundson (1892-1974)
(Dr. Thomas, James, Theophilus, Burwell, James Bryan)
Burrell Edmundson was born Sept. 5, 1892. He married Bessie Lancaster, Dec. 13, 1911. He died August 28, 1974. They had: Molly Edmundson who married
Frederick Kirby; Atha Edmundson who married Joe Lee Tunnell; Lawlos Edmund-son who married George Bland; Jim Edmundson; Roscoe Edmundson; Ruth Gray Edmundson who married Robert Holkum; Bertha Edmundson who married Winston Davis; LaDell Edmundson who married Charlie Shackleford; Henry Gar-land Edmundson.
Walter Leslie Edmundson (1896-1969)
(Dr. Thomas, James, Theophilus, Burwell, James Bryan)
Walter Leslie Edmundson was born Sept. 2, 1896. He married Sarah Ellen Lan-caster, Sept. 2, 1919. He died Dec. 1, 1969. They had: Marie Edmundson who married John Lee Lancaster; Edna Earle Edmundson who married Billy Ballance.
(Information on descendants of Theophilus and Clarkey Sauls Edmundson provided by Nancy Edmundson Taylor)
James Calvin Edmundson (1812-1869)
James Calvin Edmundson was born in 1812 on the Wayne-Greene County line. He married Harriet Ham who was born in 1812. His mother was Elizabeth, shown in the 1820 Census of Wayne County, N.C., head of household with two male children under 10, and in the 1830 Census. Richard Edmundson was possibly his father, though Richard is thought to have died in 1810. James Calvin is shown as Calvin Edmundson in the 1840 Census and as Calvin Edmunson in the 1850 Census, age 38. His wife was Harriet, 38. Children: William, 18, farmer; Winniford, 14; Debera, 12; Jonny, 7; Hubard, 4. Jim Calvin died August 1, 1866, in Wayne County, N.C. (Estate Settlement, 1866). He is reported by a descendant of Hubbard Edmundson to be Hubbard’s brother.
Hubbard named one of his children Jim Calvin and Jim Calvin named a son Hubbard. Jim Calvin and Harriet Ham Edmundson had:
1. William, born about 1832 and died in 1858 (Estate records).
2. Winnifred, born Dec. 9, 1836, in Wayne County. She married (1) Parrott Hill, March 16, 1857, in Wayne County. Her second marriage was to John Richard Mooring, May 3, 1869, with whom she had five children. She died Dec. 25, 1877, in Wayne County.
3. Deborah, b. about 1838. She married Lemuel Hill, Nov. 28, 1854, in Wayne County.
4. James C., b. about 1843.
5. Hubbard, b. about 1846.
Linda Harmon, 1130 S.E. 151st Street, Portland, Oregon, is a descendant.
Hubbard Edmundson (1811-1886)
Hubbard Edmundson was born in 1811 in Wayne County, said to be the son of Elizabeth, who was head of household in the 1820 Census with two sons under 10. She was between 26-45. She is shown in the Census of 1830. Hubbard’s brother was probably James Calvin Edmundson. Hubbard married Delpha Lane, born in 1813 and died in 1853. The 1840 Census shows him. The 1850 Census lists: Hubard Edmunson, 38, farmer; Delpha, 38, wife; Burwell, 16; Elizabeth, 14; Sanders, 12; Bryant, 9. Children of Hubbard and Delpha:
1. Burwell Edmundson, b. in 1834.
2. Elizabeth Edmundson, b. in 1836.
3. Bryant Sanders Edmundson, b. in 1839.
4. William Riley Edmundson, b. in 1844.
5. Madison Edmundson, b. in 1846.
6. Calvin Edmundson, b. Sept. 15, 1849. Died March 8, 1900 (tombstone, Greene County in family cemetery near Eureka). His wife was probaby Adeline, who died March 4, 1916, and is buried in Greene County. His son, Walter H. Edmundson, was born Nov. 18, 1878, and died Feb. 15, 1929, his grave marked with a double stone showing his wife to be Ada J. Edmundson, born Nov. 12, 1881, and died July 31, 1953, (graves in Greene County). Walter and Ada had Robert B. Edmundson, b. in Wayne County, April 4, 1916, and died in S.C., May 18, 1984, the father of born in Wayne County, Feb. 11, 1944. (Family line provided by e-mail Oct. 15, 2000, by unnamed child of Robert B. Edmundson).
Hubbard’s second marriage was to Hepsy Lane with whom he had:
1. Thomas Stephen Edmundson, b. in 1855.
2. Barden Edmundson, b. in 1858.
3. Barzilla Edmundson, b. in 1858.
4. Margaret Edmundson, b. in 1859.
5. Mary Jane Edmundson, b. in 1862.
Wright Edmundson (1828-1895)
Wright Edmundson was born Nov. 4, 1828, son of John Edmundson and Smithy Yelverton Edmundson who owned land on Appletree Swamp on the Wayne-Greene County line. The census of 1850 showed: John, 63, and Smithy, 60, with William, 30, Wright,22; Edieth, 37; Paisey, 34; Laney, 24; Elizabeth, 22; Smithy, 16; Wiley, 28; Richard, 27. Wright and Elizabeth appear to be twins.
Wright married Martha Roberts, who was born Nov. 2, 1837, and died June 6, 1917. Martha’s parents were E.G.W. and Sally Roberts. The 1860 Census shows Wright and Martha with their first child: Smitha Ellen. He served in the Confederate Army and farmed land in the Fremont area of Wayne County where the Edmundson Spring was located. Descendants still owned the farm in 1950. Wright died Jan. 31, 1895. Children of Wright and Martha:
1. Smitha Ellen, b. Nov. 3, 1859. Died young.
2. Andrew J., b. Sept. 14, 1862; died March 19, 1924. Married Kate Lamm and died with no children.
3. Emma J., b. March 13, 1866; d. Feb. 12, 1925. Married Barden C. Hooks and had four children.
4. John E., b. Aug. 13, 1869; died Jan. 3, 1913. Married Persey Lancaster and had no children.
5. Willie E., b. April 26, 1872; died April 2, 1927. Married Mary Barnes. Four children: Willie Wright Edmundson, never married; Thomas W. Edmundson, never married; Martha Edmundson, married Ed Smith; George Edmundson, m. Elsie Lamm.
6. Richard Joseph, b. Feb. 1, 1875; d. Dec. 15, 1945. Married Elle Aycock and had: Iris Edmundson (never married); Estelle Edmundson who married Forrest Langley; Eleavor Edmundson (never married); R.J. Edmundson who married Lutoria Davis; John Edmundson who married Dixie Barnes; Cyril Edmundson (never married). Richard Joseph Edmundson married (2) Lena Bridgers after Elle’s death. They had one son: Earl Edmundson.
7. Martha, b. Jan. 3, 1879; died Jan. 31, 1933.
(See WAYNE COUNTY NC HERITAGE, pub. about 1950).
William Henry Edmundson (1780- )
William Henry Edmundson was born about 1780, was said by James Creech to have lived in what is now Greene County. He married Martha Holmes, born in 1790. His parents have not been determined.
Children of William Henry and Martha:
1. William Henry Edmundson, Jr., born 1822. Married Lydia Minshew.
2. Haywood Edmundson was born Sept. 16, 1809; m. Mary (Polly) Rouse.
3. Maria Edmundson m. Henry Best, Jr.
4. Rufus Edmundson was unmarried in 1850 and died unmarried and without issue, by statement of Nancy Taylor. She knows of no marriage to Ava Exum.
5. Martha Edmundson m. William Robert Taylor.
Haywood Edmundson (1809-1887)
Haywood Edmundson was born in Greene County, N.C., Sept. 16, 1809, son of William Henry Edmundson and Martha Holmes Edmundson. He died Nov. 12, 1887, and is buried in Green County (tombstone). He married Mary A. (Polly) Rouse. She was born Sept. 5, 1827, and died April 3, 1889 (tombstone).
They had:
William E. Edmundson, born in 1852 and died May 25, 1854, age 1 year, 10 months (tombstone).
James T. Edmundson, born in 1856 and died August 12, 1865. Tombstone states he was 9 years, 3 months and 14 days old and parents were Haywood and Mary Edmundson.
Martha F. Edmundson, who died July 27, 1856, age 2 years. Tombstone states she was daughter of Haywood Edmundson.
William B. Edmundson ( )
This man is thought to be a grandson of James and Penelope Stanton Edmundson of Bullhead, Wayne County. He married Julia A. Pipkin in 1837. (Information from Mrs. Dennis Gaines, Rt. 1, Box 318A, Mission, Texas, 78572, a great-granddaughter). He is listed in the Census of 1840 of Wayne County but is not found in the 1850 Census there. A will of William B. Edmondson is recorded in Wayne County, 1868, Will Book 14, p. 649. Another source states William B. Edmundson was born in Virginia.
Jesse Wright Edmundson (1845- )
Jesse Wright Edmundson was born in Wayne County, N.C., Oct. 24, 1845. He served in the Wilmington Rifle Guards, Co. I, 8th Regiment, N.C. Infantry, Confederate States Army, in 1861-62. . He served in Texas in Co. A, Texas State Troops, as 3rd Corporal, in 1862-63. He settled in Harris County, Texas, after the War and married Ada H. Leonard, Nov. 7, 1874, in Galveston County, Texas. Her father was mayor of Galveston at one time. Jesse died January 22, 1914. His parents are thought to be Jesse Wright Edmundson and Julia Pipkin Edmundson. Joseph Edmundson, b. in 1850 in N.C. and listed in the 1900 Census of Cherokee County, Texas, is possibly a brother of Jesse Wright. He had one known son, Allison Clinton Edmundson, whose daughter is Elaine Edmundson Jackson of Gaithersburg, MD.
The Wright Edmonson shown in the Census of 1850 is too old to be Jesse Wright Edmundson as he would have been only five at the time.
The Census of Walker County, Texas, 1850, p. 274.
Wright Edmonson, 42, miller, born in N.C.
Edah, 35, wife, born in N.C.
Frances, 13, daughter, b. in N.C.
Julia, 11, b. in N.C.
Nancy, 9, b. in Mississippi
Burrel, 7, b. in Texas.
William, 5, b. in Texas.
Sally, 3, b. in Texas.
Pearcy, son, 1, b. in Texas.
Compiled by Stephen W. Edmondson. Revised March, 2007.
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