'Edwards08'
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Families covered: Edwards of Framlingham, Edwards of Mayfield, Edwards of Portslade, Edwards of Worth
| John Edwards of Thorndon, Suffolk (d 13.07.1729, "a very old man") | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Edwards of Bedfield, Suffolk (b c1683, d 20.01.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Kersey (b c1690, d 08.02.1768, dau of Thomas Kersey of Debenham by Frances) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Edwards of Dennington Hall (b 09.12.1714, d 11.11.1790) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Grinling (b 22.08.1718, d 03.11.1782, dau of John Grinling of Huntingfield Hall, Laxfield by Anne) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Edwards of Framlingham, Suffolk (b 01.09.1753, d 24.10.1836) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.12.1777) Ann Cordy (b 09.09.1757, d 22.01.1839, dau of James Cordy of Worlingwoth) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Edwards (b 10.08.1782, d 18.08.1782) | ||||||||||||||
| b | George Edwards of Framlingham (b 20.11.1785, d unm 28.02.1877) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Charles Edwards of Framlingham (b 08.01.1787, d 13.02.1875) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.03.1817) Mary Kersey (b c1797, d 06.02.1874, dau of Thomas Kersey of Glemham) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Harry Edwards of Woodbridge (b 12.01.1788, d 13.03.1859) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.05.1811) Mary Ann Higham (b c1790, d 24.12.1867, dau of Samuel Higham of Cookley) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | William Edwards of Woodbridge (b 19.03.1791, d 04.10.1859) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.09.1817) Emma Edwards (b 1796, d 1887, dau of James Edwards of Wantisden, cousin) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Frederick Edwards of Whitfield (Northamptonshire), later of Barnham (Suffolk) (b 01.03.1793, d 03.07.1877) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1824) Harriet Edwards (b 1800, d 1886, dau of James Edwards of Wantisden, cousin) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Anna Edwards (b 10.02.1779, d 07.01.1841) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.10.1810) Charles Baldry of Colston Hall in Badingham, later of Thorpe Hall in Hasketon | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Eliza Edwards (b 24.06.1789, d 02.12.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.05.1811) John Manby of Woodbridge (b 31.08.1780, d 09.08.1840) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Caroline Edwards (b 10.10.1795, d 13.06.1863) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.10.1816) William Jeaffreson of Framlingham (b 1790, d 08.11.1865) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Edwards of Wantisden apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Emma Edwards (b 05.09.1796, d 22.04.1887) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.09.1817) William Edwards of Woodbridge (b 1791, d 1859) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Harriet Edwards (b 03.05.1800, d 30.10.1886) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1824) Frederick Edwards of Whitfield then Barnham (b 1793, d 1877) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Anna Edwards (b 01.08.1744, d 21.01.1811) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.01.1779) Thomas Crisp of Melton then Rendlesham (b c1737, d 1823) | |||||||||||||||
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| Berry identifies the arms of the following family as "Ar. a fesse erm. betw. three martlets sa." and reports that the following John "claimeth from Edwards, of London". | |||||||||||||||
| John Edwards of Mayfield & Worth, Sussex | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Whitfeild (sister of Robert Whitfeild of Rowfant in Worth) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Edwards of Huntland in Worth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mather Blundell of Tunbridge | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Jane Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Stolis | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Abraham Edwards (dsp, young?) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Abraham Edwards of Portslade, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Wickham (sister of William Wickham of Abingdon) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Abraham Edwards 'of Portslade' (a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Fowle (dau of William Fowle of Rivervhall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Frances Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | other issue (dsp) - John, Abraham | ||||||||||||||
| D. | John Edwards 'of Mayfield' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Whitfeild (dau of John Whitfeild of Tenterden) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Frances, Mercy | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Sarah Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Cooke of Isfeild | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Pesham of Kingston | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 01.02.25) : Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 3 (1898), 'Pedigree of Edwards', p87), Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 1 (1893), 'Edwards of Framlingham, formerly of Dennington, co. Suffolk', p257+)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 12.08.26) : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p325)
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