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EDWARDS Efingham Co GA
Posted by: Bob (John Robert) PEAVY	Date: May 01, 2000 at 14:04:09
In Reply to: Edwards Ga to Miss. by Jane Sullivan	of 268

According to The Descendants of John and James EDWARDS 1741-1980 compiled by "Aunt" Helen EDWARDS ARMSTRONG (she styled herself "Aunt"), the beginings of the EDWARDS clan in Effingham Co GA were:

Wiliam EDWARDS Sr RS b c 1741 NC m c 1761
m Chloe STOKES b 1744 d 27 Apr 1818 Effingham Co GA bur Corinth Baptist Church,

parents of

Henry EDWARDS b 20 Oct 1762 d 15 Nov 1837 m Sarah FORSYTHE

and

Chloe EDWARDS m Seaborn DOWNS

and

William EDWARDS Jr b 1770 m Elizabeth BEAL

and

Obadiah EDWARDS b 12 Oct 1777 d 14 Oct 1857
m c 1799 m Tabitha PITTS b 24 Aug 1782 NC d 28 Oct 1863 (dau Capt John PITTS RS & Frances GRIFFIN)

who were the parents of 13 children:

John EDWARDS b 10 Aug 1800
James M. EDWARDS b 27/29 Jun 1802 m 19 Dec 1819
Rev Daniel EDWARDS m 6 Oct 1823 m 25 Nov 1822
Charles G. EDWARDS m 22 Dec 1826
Rev Joseph Chapman EDWARDS b 4 Sep 1808 m 13 Feb 1833
William Pitts EDWARDS b 20 Feb 1811 m 21 Oct 1831
Rev Allen EDWARDS m 20 Dec 1838
Obadiah Edwin EDWARDS b 13 Oct 1821 m 17 Jan 1841
Elizabeth D. EDWARDS m 7 Feb 1843
Frances A. EDWARDS
Sarah A. T. EDWARDS m 5 Sep 1850
Jane A. EDWARDS m1 6 Jul 1841
Mary Ann EDWARDS

So, your three brothers could be cousins to that list of 13 children.

A copy of the book (1980, soft cover, 157pp) should be available from the Georgia Salzburger Society (www.crosswinds.net/~djmabry/salzburger/index.htm).

Followups:

Re: EDWARDS Efingham Co GA Jean Carter 9/05/00
Re: EDWARDS Efingham Co GA Jane Sullivan 5/02/00
- Effingham Co GA Bob (John Robert) PEAVY 6/21/00

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