John EDWARDS & Mary E. __?_

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John EDWARDS
Mary E. __?__

Husband: John EDWARDS
Birth: 1786, Ashe/Wilkes Co., NC
Death: 1840, Grayson Co., VA

Marriage: 1805, Grayson Co., VA

Wife: Mary E. __?__
Birth: 1788/9, NC
Death: 5 Nov 1855, Grayson Co., VA

Children said to be:

— born in NC:
1. William P. EDWARDS, b. 1806/7
2. John D. EDWARDS [twin], b. 1808/9
3. Martha Jane EDWARDS [twin], b. 1808/9

— born in Grayson Co., VA:
4. Weldon EDWARDS, b. 8 Oct 1813-16
5. (Daughter A) EDWARDS, b. 1820-25
6. Mary EDWARDS, b. 1820-25 or 1826/7

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, North Carolina, Virginia

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): There are no John EDWARDS in Ashe or Wilkes Co., NC, and the 1810 Grayson Co., VA, census is missing. Beyond that, John EDWARDS is just too common a name to tell where he is.

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): there is a John EDWARDS in Grayson Co., VA, who could be our subject.

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): there are two John EDWARDS in Grayson Co., VA, but both are in their 30s, and we need a John in his 40s. One of them probably is our subject and is merely tallied in the wrong age class.

5a. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): the Grayson Co., VA, pages are missing, as are their index entries.

5b. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840 Edwards, Mary VA Grayson Co. Western District p. 320

5c. 1840 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #37 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1840 VA Grayson Co. Western District Roll 556 (Book 1) pp. 320a-320b [319B-320A Ln. 17 Mary Edwards 000 000 000 - 000 200 010 no slaves _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 females 15-19 1820-1825 = Mary
= Daughter A

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Mary (b. 1788/9)

Listed next to William CARRICO. Mary's son, John EDWARDS, is also in the Western District, on the previous page.

6. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 148): Grayson Co., VA, Roll M432_947, p. 166B, 110/110, enumerated 22 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Mary Edwards 61 F 500 NC

Mary Edwards 23 F Va

John Roten 11 M Do

The younger Mary appears to have shaved a couple years off her age. Listed next to Martha (ISOM) CARRICO, who is the widow of Joseph CARRICO, father of the Alexander CARRICO who married Mary's daughter, Martha Jane (EDWARDS) CARRICO.

7. Archive of the EDWARDS-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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