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    James Edwards[1, 2]

    Male 1800 -


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    • Name James Edwards 
      Born 1800  Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Notes 
      • Four Edwards Brothers reside in Halifax County in 1860; they are:
        JOHN 58, HH/FAM 858/841, Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) Edward 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.

        WILLIAM Edwards HH/FAM 766/743 with Catherine Miller 60, & Sarah C. Edwards 28

        JAMES 60, HH/FAM 773/775 with children Elvira 32, Arabella 12, A.L.20, C.B. 16, H.S. 19;

        JOSEPH C. EDWARDS 54 HH/FAM 756/737, MARTHA 39, Wm. T. 20, Anderson 18, George W. 17, Joseph 17, (Twins), Martha J. 12, Charles 10, Richard and Matthew 8 (Twins), Sarah E. and Susan M. 8 (Twins) Joseph and Martha had 3 sets of twins.

        James Edwards is shown on the listing of purchasers in the Estate of Mastin Powell 24 Nov 1846; it is likely that James Edwards is associated with Mastin Powell's family. (i.e. Perhaps married to one of Mastin's siblings.)
      • James Edwards acted as appraiser in the matters of the estate of Mastin Powell

        Probate records, Estate of Mastin Powell:
        Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 157-158,
        November Court 1848
        Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Matson Powell
        Dated 14 December 1848; inventory by George P. Richardson, James Edwards, Edward Moore

        Two of James Edwards' sons, Addison Lafayette, and Christopher B., married the grandchildren of Mastin, i.e. William Jefferson's children, Sarah Frances Powell and Mary G. Powell.
      Person ID I12918  Devin Timber | Mary Eggleston Pedigree
      Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 

      Family Elvira Boley,   b. c 1800, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age 60 years) 
      Married c 1828 
      Children 
       1. William T. Edwards,   b. 1831, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +2. Addison Lafayette Edwards,   b. 27 Oct 1845, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1892, Crew, Halifax, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
      +3. James Edwards, Jr.,   b. 1832, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       4. Elvira Edwards,   b. 1827, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. Arabella Edwards,   b. 1847, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       6. H. S. Edwards,   b. 1840, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +7. Christopher B. Edwards,   b. 1841/2, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 22 Nov 2011 
      Family ID F4020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        A. L. Edwards is Addison Lafayette Edwards found on the 1860 VA Halifax Co., CENSUS in his father's family HH/FAM 773/775 shows James 60, Elvira B. 32, H.S. 19f, C.B. 16m, A.L. 20m, Arabella 12 and ? B. Edwards 10m.

        HH/FAM 771/752 shows James 28, family He is s/o James, brother of Addison married to Elizabeth 25, with children ? 6, Doll 5, Patrick 3 and Ellen l.

        HH/FAM 858/841 John Edwards 58 (Brother of James) Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.



      2. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2723728/person/6055030458
        Carter/Collie Tree shows children of James Edwards and Elvira (LMU - note by author unknown meaning)
        James Edwards 1799 ?

        Elizabeth Patience Edwards 1830 ? 1858
        James Edwards 1831 ?
        William Edwards 1833 ?
        Minerva Edwards 1836 ?
        Amanda Edwards 1838 ?
        Haseltine Edwards 1839 ?
        Christopher Edwards 1842 ?
        Addison Edwards 1844 ?
        Arabella Edwards 1848 ?
        Infant Edwards