John Edge1,2

b. circa 1646, d. 10 July 1711
Family
Birth*circa 1646John Edge was born circa 1646, based upon his reported age at death, in England.1,2 
Marriage*He married Jane __?__ in England.1,2 
Residence*Jane and John Edge lived in St. Andrew Holborn, London, Holborn, England.1,2 
Religion*Jane and John Edge were Quakers. John was described as an earnest member of the Society of Friends, and the Monthly Meeting was sometimes held at the Edge home. In England, John had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment for refusing to act against his conscientious scruples, and on one occasion was subjected to a public trial.2 
Land Grant*22 March 1681In England, John Edge purchased the promise of land in Pennsylvania, by deeds of lease and release dated 21 and 22 March 1681, from William Penn.3 
ImmigrationJohn and Jane immigrated to America with their children and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Residence1685 By 1685, the family had settled at Nether Providence, Chester County.1,2 
Death*10 July 1711He died on 10 July 1711 at about 65 years of age, probably at Nether Providence.4,5 

Family

 Jane __?__
Children 1.Sarah Edge2 d. 26 Apr 1692
 2.Joseph Edge2
 3.Mary Edge1,2 d. 17 Apr 1698
 4.Abigail Edge+1,2 d. 27 Nov 1716
 5.John Edge2,3,6 b. Jul 1685, d. Mar 1734
 6.Jacob Edge2 b. 8 May 1690, d. 7 Apr 1720

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Edge, pages 527-529. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1425] John W. Jordan, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, Volume II, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978), pages 1125-1126. Hereinafter cited as Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Edge, pages 527-529, the date written as "5, 10, 1711" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 100-101, the date written as "5 mo. 10, 1711" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  6. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.

John Edge1,2

b. July 1685, d. March 1734
Family
Father*John Edge1,2,3 b. c 1646, d. 10 Jul 1711
Mother*Jane __?__1,2,3
Birth*July 1685John Edge was born near the beginning of July 1685 at Nether Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania.4,2,5 
Marriage*October 1709He married, as her first husband, Mary Smedley, daughter of George Smedley and Sarah Kitchen, in October 1709 in Chester County.6,7,1,8 
Death*March 1734He died in March 1734 in Upper Providence, Chester County, at age 48.1,8,9 

Family

 Mary Smedley b. 3 Apr 1690

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1425] John W. Jordan, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, Volume II, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978), pages 1125-1126. Hereinafter cited as Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 100-101, the date written as "about the beginning of 5 mo. 1685" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  5. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "about the beginning of the 5th mo., 1685" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was July, not May.
  6. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "8 mo. 1709" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August.
  7. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Smedley, pages 725-726. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  8. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Edge, pages 527-529.
  9. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "3 mo., 1734" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.

Joseph Edge1

Family
Father*John Edge1 b. c 1646, d. 10 Jul 1711
Mother*Jane __?__1
Birth*Joseph Edge was probably born in St. Andrew Holborn, London, Holborn, England.1 

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

Mary Edge1,2

d. 17 April 1698
Family
Father*John Edge3,2 b. c 1646, d. 10 Jul 1711
Mother*Jane __?__3,2
Birth*Mary Edge was probably born in St. Andrew Holborn, London, Holborn, England.3,2 
Marriage*3 March 1697/98She married, as his first wife, James Sharpless, son of John Sharpless and Jane Moore, on 3 March 1697/98 at the home of her father in Nether Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,4,5,6 
Death*17 April 1698She died on 17 April 1698.7,8 

Family

 James Sharpless b. 5 Mar 1670/71, d. c 1746

Citations

  1. [S1415] John W. Jordan, A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and its People, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. In three volumes; includes index in Volume III only. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), Sharpless, Volume III, pages 971-974. Hereinafter cited as History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and its People.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Edge, pages 527-529. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Sharpless, pages 722-724, the date written as "1, 3, 1697-8" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 100, the date written as "1 mo. 3, 1697-8" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 101-102.
  7. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Sharpless, pages 722-724, the date written as "2, 17, 1698" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was April, not February.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 100, the date written as "2 mo. 17, 1698" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was April, not February.

Sarah Edge1

d. 26 April 1692
Family
Father*John Edge1 b. c 1646, d. 10 Jul 1711
Mother*Jane __?__1
Birth*Sarah Edge was probably born in St. Andrew Holborn, London, Holborn, England.1 
Marriage*1686She married Thomas Bowater in 1686, probably in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
Death*26 April 1692She died on 26 April 1692.1 

Family

 Thomas Bowater

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

Isalinda Edmiston1,2

b. 1856, d. 29 January 1891
Family
Birth*1856Isalinda Edmiston was born about 1856.2 
Marriage*15 November 1877She married, as his first wife, Samuel E. Burden on 15 November 1877 in Auglaize County, Ohio.1,3,2 
Death*29 January 1891She died on 29 January 1891 at about age 35.2 

Family

 Samuel E. Burden b. 27 Nov 1855, d. 19 Jun 1930
Child 1.Mary Louise Burden1,2 b. 4 Mar 1881, d. 22 May 1964

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary L. Taylor of St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, house keeper, age 36 on 4 March 1917, married once before, divorced, married name was Mary L. Taylor, born in Duchouquet Township, Auglaize Township, Ohio, daughter of Samuel Burden and Isalinda "Edmiston", and John E. Whitehead of St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, laborer, age 25 on 14 May 1917, not married before, born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, son of John Whitehead and Anna Wilkinson, married on 1 September 1917 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963061. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel E. Burden, Memorial# 89885106, a note on his memorial page spelled his first wife's surname as "Edminston". Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2043] Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Isalinda "Edmondson" and Samuel Burden on 15 November 1877 in Auglaize County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900.

Eleanor Edmond1

b. 25 February 1909
Family
Birth*25 February 1909Eleanor Edmond was born on 25 February 1909 in Wisconsin.1,2 
Name VariationHer full name was Edna Eleanor Edmond.3 
Marriage*2 November 1928She married Gerald Chester Headrick on or shortly after 2 November 1928 in Yuma County, Arizona.1 
Census US 1940*19 April 1940Eleanor and Gerald C. Headrick were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 19 April 1940 at 4921 Lantana Drive, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Gerald was reported as temporarily absent and serving in the U.S. Navy as a Chief Water Tender. He was 32 years of age and had completed his education through the fourth year of High School. He worked for government wages, had worked 48 hours the week before the census was taken, 52 weeks in 1939, and his income in 1939 was $1,482. His wife, who was enumerated as E. Elinor, was 31 years of age, worked doing her home housework, and had completed her education through the fourth year of High School. They owned their home, which was valued at $3,000. Four children were enumerated with them in 1940. Yvonne and Brian were ages 9 and 5 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year. Yvonne had completed the 3rd grade of Elementary School, and Brian had completed Kindergarten. The younger children, Margo B. and Lorraine, were ages 3 and 2 years, respectively. On 1 April 1935, their father, had been in CheFoo, China, and his wife and children had been in Pasay, Philippines.2 
(Wife) Death16 January 1981Edna became a widow when Gerald Chester Headrick died on 16 January 1981 at age 73.4,5 

Family

 Gerald C. Headrick b. 8 Apr 1907, d. 16 Jan 1981
Children 1.Yvonne Headrick2 b. 1931
 2.Brian Headrick2 b. 1935
 3.Margo B. Headrick1,6 b. 25 Jun 1936
 4.Lorraine Headrick2 b. 1938

Citations

  1. [S2491] Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued 2 November 1928 in Yuma County, Arizona, for Gerald Chester Headrick of San Diego, California, U.S. Navy, age 22, born in Iowa, and Eleanor Edmond of Spokane, Washington, age 19, born in Wisconsin, address provided 1938 K Street, San Diego, California, referencing Marriage Applications, 1928 - 1929. Hereinafter cited as Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972.
  2. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gerald C. and E. Elinor Headrick, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00452; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 62-90. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Edna Eleanor (Edmond) Headrick, Memorial# 125976236. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2509] Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, grave registration for Gerald Chester Headrick, age 73, born on 8 April 1907 in Norwalk, Iowa, and died on 16 January 1981 in Algona, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Gerald Headrick, Memorial# 114644514, reporting his death in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
  6. [S177] California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995, online at www.Ancestry.com, birth of Margo Bettina Headrick on 25 June 1936 in San Diego County, mother's maiden name: Edmond. Hereinafter cited as California Birth Index.

Edna Edmondson1

b. 3 October 1908, d. 20 February 1937
Family
Father*James Edmondson1,3 b. 23 Jun 1861, d. 11 Oct 1915
Mother*Arabelle Sanders1,2 b. 22 Feb 1870, d. 13 Apr 1942
Birth*3 October 1908Edna Edmondson was born on 3 October 1908 in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri.1 
Death*20 February 1937She died of tuberculosis on 20 February 1937 in Sikeston at age 281 
Burial* and was buried in Sikeston City Cemetery, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Edna Edmondson, Memorial# 31107328. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arabelle (Sanders) Edmondson, Memorial# 31107532.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Edmondson, Memorial# 31107471.

Ella Edmondson1,2

b. September 1898
Family
Father*James Edmondson3 b. 23 Jun 1861, d. 11 Oct 1915
Mother*Arabelle Sanders4 b. 22 Feb 1870, d. 13 Apr 1942
Birth*September 1898Ella Edmondson was born in September 1898 in Missouri.1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 19002 June 1900Ella was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Big Prairie, New Madrid County, Missouri. She was 1 year old.3 
Marriage*22 November 1916She married first, as his first wife, D. P. Wilson on 22 November 1916 in Benton, Scott County, Missouri. They were both of Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, and were married by a Minister of the Gospel.5 
Census US 1920*28 January 1920Ella and Pink Wilson were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 28 January 1920 in Big Prairie, New Madrid County, Missouri. Pink was 38 years of age and worked as a farmer for wages, and Ella was 22 years of age. They lived on a farm and rented their home. Enumerated with them in 1920 was their son Joseph, who was 8 months old.6 
Divorce*Ella Wilson and David Pickney Wilson were divorced between the 1920 and 1930 censuses. Ella would marry again in June of 1930 and David again in March of 1931.6,7 
Census US 1930*2 April 1930Ella Wilson was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1930 census taken on 2 April 1930 at 25 Castor Street, Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri. She was divorced, 31 years of age and working as a telephone operator. She rented her house for $12 per month, and her son Alfred, who was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year, was enumerated with her.7 
Marriage*28 June 1930She married second, as his second wife, Kelley O. Fralick on 28 June 1930 in Clay County, Arkansas.1 

Family 1

 David Pickney Wilson b. 23 Dec 1880, d. 22 Nov 1961
Child 1.Alfred Joseph Wilson6 b. 2 Jun 1919, d. 23 Mar 1980

Family 2

 Kelley O. Fralick b. 25 Feb 1892, d. 28 Dec 1974

Citations

  1. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license dated 28 June 1930 in Clay County, Arkansas, USA, of Miss Ella "Urlean" of Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri, age 32 , born about 1898, and Kelly O. Fralick of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, age 38, born about 1892, citing Certificate# 002345, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1930, Film# #1. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.
  2. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 November 1916 in Benton, Scott, Missouri, USA, of D F Wilson and Ella Edmondson, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Belle Edmondson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240877. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arabelle (Sanders) Edmondson, Memorial# 31107532. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 November 1916 in Benton, Scott, Missouri, USA, of D P Wilson, over the age of 21, and Miss Ella Edmondson, over the age of 18, both of Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Pink and Ella Wilson, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Roll: T625_937; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 118. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ella Wilson, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340983. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

James Edmondson1

b. 23 June 1861, d. 11 October 1915
Family
Birth*23 June 1861James Edmondson was born on 23 June 1861 in New Madrid County, Missouri.1,2 
Marriage*1897He married, as her second husband, Arabelle Sanders about 1897.3,2 
Census US 1900*2 June 1900Belle and James Edmondson were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in Big Prairie, New Madrid County, Missouri. James was 38 years of age and a farmer, and Belle was 27 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 3 years and Belle had given birth to three children, all of whom were living, and all were enumerated with the couple in 1900. Belle's son, Arthur G. Hamilton, from her first marriage, was 5 years old; and the couple's two daughters, Nannie and Ella, were 4 months and 1 year, respectively.1 
Death*11 October 1915He died on 11 October 1915 in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, at age 542 
Burial* and was buried in Sikeston City Cemetery, Sikeston.2 

Family

 Arabelle Sanders b. 22 Feb 1870, d. 13 Apr 1942
Children 1.Ella Edmondson+1 b. Sep 1898
 2.Nannie N. Edmondson4,2 b. 29 Jan 1900, d. 25 Jun 1901
 3.Edna Edmondson5,2 b. 3 Oct 1908, d. 20 Feb 1937

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Belle Edmondson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240877. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Edmondson, Memorial# 31107471. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arabelle (Sanders) Edmondson, Memorial# 31107532.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nannie N Edmondson, Memorial# 31107588.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edna Edmondson, Memorial# 31107328.

Nannie N. Edmondson1

b. 29 January 1900, d. 25 June 1901
Family
Father*James Edmondson1,3 b. 23 Jun 1861, d. 11 Oct 1915
Mother*Arabelle Sanders1,2 b. 22 Feb 1870, d. 13 Apr 1942
Birth*29 January 1900Nannie N. Edmondson was born on 29 January 1900 in Missouri.1,4 
(Daughter) Census US 19002 June 1900Nannie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 2 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Big Prairie, New Madrid County, Missouri. She was 4 months old4 
Death*25 June 1901 and died on 25 June 1901 at age 1.1 
Burial*She was buried in Sikeston City Cemetery, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nannie N Edmondson, Memorial# 31107588. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arabelle (Sanders) Edmondson, Memorial# 31107532.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Edmondson, Memorial# 31107471.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Belle Edmondson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240877. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Ella A. Edmonson1

b. 19 March 1848, d. 13 August 1924
Family
Birth*19 March 1848Ella A. Edmonson was born on 19 March 1848 in Kentucky.1,2 
Marriage*10 September 1874She married, as his second wife, William H. Langford, son of John M. Lankford and Elizabeth Maxfield, on 10 September 1874 in Anderson County, Kentucky.1 
(Wife) Death25 July 1918Ella became a widow when William H. Langford died on 25 July 1918 at age 77.3 
Death*13 August 1924She died on 13 August 1924 at age 761,2 
Burial* and was buried in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky.2 

Family

 William H. Lankford b. 28 Jan 1841, d. 25 Jul 1918

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 September 1874 in Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, of W. H. Langford of Anderson County, Kentucky, age 32, born in Kentucky about 1842, and Ella A. Edmonson of Franklin County, Kentucky, age 25, born in Kentucky about 1849, his second marriage and her first, and all of their parents were born in Kentucky, citing FHL Film# 001004531. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ella Langford, Memorial# 39587425. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William H. Langford, Memorial# 39587705.

Martha Ann Edmunds1

b. 7 December 1813, d. 21 June 1868
Family
Father*Captain William Edmunds1
Mother*Mary Ann Penn1
Birth*7 December 1813Martha Ann Edmunds was born on 7 December 1813.1 
Marriage*26 February 1830She married Haiden Trigg Curd, son of Daniel Curd and Fannie S. Trigg, on 26 February 1830.1 
(Wife) Death24 February 1859Martha became a widow when Haiden Trigg Curd died on 24 February 1859 at age 54.1,2 
Death*21 June 1868She died on 21 June 1868 at age 54.1 

Family

 Haiden Trigg Curd b. 26 Apr 1804, d. 24 Feb 1859

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #135. Haiden Trigg Curd, pages 52-53, image# 54-55 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #101. Daniel Curd, pages 45-46, image# 47-48 of 157.

Captain William Edmunds1

Family
Marriage*He married Mary Ann Penn.1 

Family

 Mary Ann Penn
Child 1.Martha Ann Edmunds1 b. 7 Dec 1813, d. 21 Jun 1868

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #135. Haiden Trigg Curd, pages 52-53, image# 54-55 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.

Benjamin Edson1

Family
Father*Joseph Edson1 d. b 1712
Mother*Experience __?__1
Marriage*14 July 1715He married Joanna Orcutt, daughter of William Orcutt Jr. and Jane Washburn, on 14 July 1715 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1,3 

Family

 Joanna Orcutt b. 1694

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 121. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Orcutt, pages 260-262, although, it is believed, confusing her father with her brother.

Bethiah Edson1

Family
Father*Deacon Samuel Edson1 b. 1611/12, d. 1692
Mother*Susanna Orcutt1 b. 1617/18, d. 1699

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Betsey Edson1

b. 18 November 1774, d. 28 August 1845
Family
Birth*18 November 1774Betsey Edson was born on 18 November 1774 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*29 July 1792She married Barzillia Snow, son of Daniel Snow and Abigail Fobes, on 29 July 1792 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.1 
Death*28 August 1845She died on 28 August 1845 in Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont, at age 70.1 

Family

 Barzillia Snow b. 15 May 1765, d. 31 Jan 1846
Child 1.Daniel Snow1 b. 8 Jul 1805, d. 6 May 1891

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Ebenezer Edson1

b. 7 December 1727
Family
Father*Samuel Edson2 b. 14 Jan 1689/90, d. 1771
Mother*Mary __?__2 d. 1770
Birth*7 December 1727Ebenezer Edson was born on 7 December 1727 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*14 March 1748He married first Jane Griffin on 14 March 1748 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*27 April 1758He married second, as her second husband, widow Hannah __?__ on 27 April 1758 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family 1

 Jane Griffin

Family 2

 Hannah __?__

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Edson, pages 153-160.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 122. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Elizabeth Edson1

Family
Father*Deacon Samuel Edson1 b. 1611/12, d. 1692
Mother*Susanna Orcutt1 b. 1617/18, d. 1699

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Elizabeth Edson1

b. 19 August 1684, d. 19 June 1716
Family
Father*Samuel Edson1 d. 10 Apr 1719
Mother*Susanna Byram1 b. c 1648/49, d. 12 Mar 1741/42
Birth*19 August 1684Elizabeth Edson was born on 19 August 1684 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1,2 
Marriage*24 May 1705She married Samuel Packard, son of Ensign Samuel Packard and Elizabeth Lathrop, on 24 May 1705 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,1,4 
Death*19 June 1716She died on 19 June 1716 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 31.3,5 

Family

 Samuel Packard d. 1716
Child 1.Bethia Packard+1,3

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 101. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Packard, pages 264-276.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 282.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 533.

Huldah Edson1

b. 3 May 1713, d. 14 July 1800
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Captain Josiah Edson1 b. 1682, d. 16 Jan 1762
Mother*Sarah Packard1 b. 19 Aug 1682
Birth*3 May 1713Huldah Edson was born on 3 May 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*14 November 1738She married Hezekiah Hayward, son of Benjamin Hayward and Sarah Aldrich, on 14 November 1738 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,1,4 
(Wife) Death22 April 1790Huldah became a widow when Hezekiah Hayward died on 22 April 1790.3,5 
Death*14 July 1800She died on 14 July 1800 in Bridgewater at age 873,5 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Burying Ground, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.5 

Family

 Hezekiah Hayward b. 15 Nov 1707, d. 22 Apr 1790
Children 1.Hezekiah Hayward3 b. 2 Aug 1739, d. 25 Jan 1740
 2.Elijah Hayward3 b. 7 Jun 1741
 3.Huldah Hayward+3 b. 12 Jan 1744, d. 28 Dec 1834
 4.Hezekiah Hayward3 b. 26 May 1746
 5.Ziba Hayward3 b. 9 Jul 1749
 6.Edward Hayward3 b. 14 May 1753

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 102. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 171.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 485 referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

Jesse Edson 2nd1

Family
Marriage Intention30 July 1768An intention of marriage for Jesse Edson 2nd and Susanna Hayward was recorded on 30 July 1768 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*1768He married Susanna Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward 3rd and Elizabeth Gannett, in 1768 in Bridgewater.1 

Family

 Susanna Hayward b. Mar 1747

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 176. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Joseph Edson1

d. before 1712
Family
Father*Deacon Samuel Edson1 b. 1611/12, d. 1692
Mother*Susanna Orcutt1 b. 1617/18, d. 1699
Marriage*He married first Experience __?__.1 
Marriage*2 November 1686He married second Mary __?__ on 2 November 1686 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1,2 
Death*before 1712He died before 1712 when his estate was settled.1 

Family 1

 Experience __?__
Children 1.Joseph Edson1 d. 26 Aug 1768
 2.Captain Josiah Edson+1 b. 1682, d. 16 Jan 1762
 3.Benjamin Edson1
 4.Samuel Edson+1 b. 28 Aug 1687, d. 7 Jan 1749/50

Family 2

 Mary __?__

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 124. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Joseph Edson1

d. 26 August 1768
Family
Father*Joseph Edson1 d. b 1712
Mother*Experience __?__1
Marriage*7 June 1704He married Lydia Cary, daughter of Francis Cary and Hannah Brett, on 7 June 1704 in Bridgewater.2,1,3 
(Appraiser) Inventory12 April 1722The Inventory of the estate of John Bolton, late of Bridgewater, was appraised and completed by Joseph Edson, Nathaniel Brett and John Field on 12 April 1722. They appeared before Josiah Edson Esq., Justice of the Peace, on 7 May and made an oath to its accuracy according to their best judgment. Administrators John Bolton Jr. and Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton appeared before Judge Isaac Winslow to approve the submitted inventory, making their oath that it was a true and perfect inventory as far as it came to their knowledge and when more should appear, they would give it to the Judge, and the document was filed with the court on 7 May 1722.

The value of his housing and about 53 acres of land being part of two 50 acre lots was appraised at £340; 4 oxen, 3 cows, 1 heifer, 1 mare and 5 swine were valued at £43, 18s; his farming tools at £13, 1s, 6p, 1 feather bed, bedstead and covering at £7, 5s, wooden vessels and lumber at £4, 7s, Indian Corn at £4, household furniture at £2, iron vessels and utensils about the fire at £2, 10s, a warming iron, glass and earthen vessels at 16s, pewter platters and plates at £1, 18s, a bag of cotton wool, cards and table linen at £1, 6s, 2 pounds of woolen yarn and 1 meal bag at 8s, books appraised at £2, 3s, and his wearing apparel at £4, 11s, 6p.4,5 
(Lands Committee) Estate and Land5 April 1723A special committee of five good and sufficient freeholders, Josiah Edson Esq., Nathaniel Hayward, Joseph Edson, Nathaniel Brett and John Field, was appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow to determine the fair distribution of real estate that John Bolton died seized of in the County of Plymouth. Their task was completed on 5 April 1723 and included setting off the widow Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton's Dower or Thirds of housing or lands, and also setting off an equitable portion or share of land for each of the deceased's children, John Bolton Jr., Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth Bolton, Nicholas Bolton, Mary Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.5,4 
(Lands Committee) Estate and Land25 September 1730He served on a special committee of five freeholders, including Joseph Alden, Joseph Edson, Eleazer Carver, Daniel Hudson and Jonathan Sprague, who were appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow on 15 June 1730 to inventory the land of the deceased, Mary Bolton, a single woman, late of Bridgewater, and to determine, in their best judgment, an equitable division of her real estate, which they estimated to be 6 acres. Their recommendation was submitted to the court on 10 August 1730, approved on 21 August 1730, and the lands were distributed in ten equal shares or lots on 25 September 1730 to Mary's mother, Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton, and siblings, John Bolton, Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth (Bolton) May, Nicholas Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.6,7 
(Husband) Death27 January 1762Joseph became a widower when Lydia (Cary) Edson died on 27 January 1762.1,8 
Death*26 August 1768He died on 26 August 1768 in Bridgewater.1,8 

Family

 Lydia Cary d. 27 Jan 1762

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 124. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.
  4. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2216; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550510, Probates 1717-1724, Volume 4, pages 322-324; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 643-649. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  5. [S1124] John Bolton, Probate (1723 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2216, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1723 Bridgewater).
  6. [S1127] Mary Bolton, Probate (1730 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2220, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Mary Bolton (1730 Bridgewater).
  7. [S624] Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2220; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 704-705, 780-786 and 789-790.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume 2, page 464.

Captain Josiah Edson1

b. 1682, d. 16 January 1762
Family
Father*Joseph Edson2 d. b 1712
Mother*Experience __?__2
Birth*1682Captain Josiah Edson was born in 1682.2 
(Nephew) Land Records22 December 1702Josiah, who later became known as Captain Josiah Edson, would have been only about 20 years of age when a man identified as Captain Josiah Edson served on a committee chosen by the Purchasers of Bridgewater to resolve the bounds between the houses of John Bolton in Bridgewater and his neighbor Israel Alger. It is believed more likely that Josiah's uncle Josiah Edson Esq. served on the committee and that "Captain" was either an honorary title or an error. On 22 December 1702 the committee, consisting of Josiah Edson, Samuel Allen Sr. and Edward Fobes, measured the land by the box rule measure and set up bounds between the neighbors. At the northeasterly end was a black oak marked on four sides, and about in the middle of the length, a stake and stones, and at the southwesterly end, near the river, a stake and stones. Israel Alger had already cleared about one acre of swamp woods that was going to fall within John Bolton's land, so the committee agreed that Israel Alger should have the grass on it for four years more from the above date.3 
Marriage*27 July 1704He married Sarah Packard, daughter of Zacheus Packard and Sarah Howard, on 27 July 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 
(Lands Committee) Land Records2 July 1720Josiah Edson, William Brett and Josiah Snell served on the Purchasers Committee for the township of Bridgewater on 2 July 1720 when they recorded their settlement of the bounds between John Bolton Jr. and his neighbor John Willis in the town's Purchasers Book.5 
(Witness to Deed) Land Records22 February 1730/31Josiah Edson and Sarah Edson witnessed the signatures of Sarah (Bolton) Leonard and her husband William Leonard, Elizabeth (Bolton) May and her husband Michael May, Joseph Bolton and Nicholas Bolton, all of Bridgewater, on 22 February 1730/31 when they sold to Jonathan Washburn of Bridgewater the land they had, a few months earlier, received as heirs in the distribution of their deceased sister Mary Bolton's estate. The deed was recorded in Plymouth County on 18 May 1761.6 
Death*16 January 1762He died on 16 January 1762 in Bridgewater at age 80.7,8 

Family

 Sarah Packard b. 19 Aug 1682
Children 1.Sarah Edson+2 b. 12 Feb 1704/5, d. 3 Mar 1732
 2.Colonel Josiah Edson2 b. 24 Jan 1708/9
 3.Huldah Edson+2 b. 3 May 1713, d. 14 Jul 1800

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Packard, pages 264-276. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Edson, pages 153-160.
  3. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 283.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, Book 1, page 282.
  6. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes: FHL Film# 559116, Book 46, pages 261-262, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume 2, page 464.
  8. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Edson, pages 153-160, his year of death stated as 1763.

Colonel Josiah Edson1

b. 24 January 1708/9
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Captain Josiah Edson1 b. 1682, d. 16 Jan 1762
Mother*Sarah Packard1 b. 19 Aug 1682
Birth*24 January 1708/9Colonel Josiah Edson was born on 24 January 1708/9 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*13 September 1737He married Ruth Bailey of Scituate, daughter of Joseph Bailey and Jershua Pierce, on 13 September 1737 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,1,5 

Family

 Ruth Bailey b. 4 Dec 1709

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Edson, pages 153-160, with date of birth stated as 24 Jan 1709.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 103. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 17, her surname spelled "Baily". Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Josiah Edson Esq.1

b. 1651, d. 4 October 1734
Family
Father*Deacon Samuel Edson1 b. 1611/12, d. 1692
Mother*Susanna Orcutt1 b. 1617/18, d. 1699
Birth*1651Josiah Edson was born in 1651, as calculated from his age at death in 1734.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Hayward, daughter of Nathaniel Hayward and Hannah Willis.1 
(Lands Committee) Land Records22 December 1702Josiah was identified as Captain Josiah Edson when he served on a committee chosen by the Purchasers of Bridgewater to resolve the bounds between the houses of John Bolton in Bridgewater and his neighbor Israel Alger. Josiah's nephew, who would have been only about 20 years old, was later known as Captain Josiah Edson. It is believed more likely that the uncle Josiah Edson served on the committee and that "Captain" was either an honorary title or an error. On 22 December 1702 the committee, consisting of Josiah Edson, Samuel Allen Sr. and Edward Fobes, measured the land by the box rule measure and set up bounds between the neighbors. At the northeasterly end was a black oak marked on four sides, and about in the middle of the length, a stake and stones, and at the southwesterly end, near the river, a stake and stones. Israel Alger had already cleared about one acre of swamp woods that was going to fall within John Bolton's land, so the committee agreed that Israel Alger should have the grass on it for four years more from the above date.2 
(Justice) Inventory12 April 1722The Inventory of the estate of John Bolton, late of Bridgewater, was appraised and completed by Joseph Edson, Nathaniel Brett and John Field on 12 April 1722. They appeared before Josiah Edson Esq., Justice of the Peace, on 7 May and made an oath to its accuracy according to their best judgment. Administrators John Bolton Jr. and Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton appeared before Judge Isaac Winslow to approve the submitted inventory, making their oath that it was a true and perfect inventory as far as it came to their knowledge and when more should appear, they would give it to the Judge, and the document was filed with the court on 7 May 1722.

The value of his housing and about 53 acres of land being part of two 50 acre lots was appraised at £340; 4 oxen, 3 cows, 1 heifer, 1 mare and 5 swine were valued at £43, 18s; his farming tools at £13, 1s, 6p, 1 feather bed, bedstead and covering at £7, 5s, wooden vessels and lumber at £4, 7s, Indian Corn at £4, household furniture at £2, iron vessels and utensils about the fire at £2, 10s, a warming iron, glass and earthen vessels at 16s, pewter platters and plates at £1, 18s, a bag of cotton wool, cards and table linen at £1, 6s, 2 pounds of woolen yarn and 1 meal bag at 8s, books appraised at £2, 3s, and his wearing apparel at £4, 11s, 6p.3,4 
(Lands Committee) Estate and Land5 April 1723A special committee of five good and sufficient freeholders, Josiah Edson Esq., Nathaniel Hayward, Joseph Edson, Nathaniel Brett and John Field, was appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow to determine the fair distribution of real estate that John Bolton died seized of in the County of Plymouth. Their task was completed on 5 April 1723 and included setting off the widow Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton's Dower or Thirds of housing or lands, and also setting off an equitable portion or share of land for each of the deceased's children, John Bolton Jr., Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth Bolton, Nicholas Bolton, Mary Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.4,3 
(Justice) Land Transfer1 May 1734Thomas Willis and Susanna Willis witnessed the signature of Nathaniel Bolton, husbandman, of Bridgewater, Plymouth County on 1 May 1734 in his sale of land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to David Leach, husbandman, of Kingston, Plymouth County. Josiah Edson Esq., Justice of the Peace, verified that Nathaniel Bolton had personally appeared before him and acknowledged the instrument to be his act and deed on 20 August 1734, and the document was recorded in Suffolk County on 23 August 1734 by Samuel Gerrish, Registrar.5 
Death*4 October 1734He died on 4 October 1734 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), in his 84th year.1,6 

Family

 Elizabeth Hayward b. 1650, d. 1734

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 283.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2216; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550510, Probates 1717-1724, Volume 4, pages 322-324; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 643-649. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S1124] John Bolton, Probate (1723 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2216, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1723 Bridgewater).
  5. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 493951, Volume 49 dated 1734, pages 17-L, 17-R and 18-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 466. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Mary Edson1

Family
Father*Deacon Samuel Edson1 b. 1611/12, d. 1692
Mother*Susanna Orcutt1 b. 1617/18, d. 1699
Marriage*1676She married Nicholas Byram, son of Nicholas Byram and Susanna Shaw, in 1676 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2 

Family

 Captain Nicholas Byram
Children 1.Mary Byram+2 b. 1690
 2.Nicholas Byram2 b. 1711

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Byram, pages 127-130.

Nathaniel Edson1

b. 5 May 1728
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Edson1 b. 28 Aug 1687, d. 7 Jan 1749/50
Mother*Mehitabel Brett1 b. 12 Aug 1692, d. 20 Feb 1736
Birth*5 May 1728Nathaniel Edson was born on 5 May 1728 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Edson, pages 153-160. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Robert Edson1,2

Family
Marriage*6 June 1782He married Molly Hayward, daughter of Josiah Hayward and Mary Dunham, on 6 June 1782 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Family

 Molly Hayward

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.