Joseph Edwards (1751 - 1827)

Born 1751 in Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1827 at about age 76 in Northfield, Essex County, New Jersey, United States

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Joseph Edwards is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036698.

Biography

Joseph Edwards son of Jacob Edwards and Effie Spier

• EDWARDS, JOSEPH
• Ancestor #: A036698

Service: NEW JERSEY

• Rank(s): PRIVATE
• Birth: 1751 ESSEX CO NEW JERSEY
• Death: 1827 NORTHFIELD ESSEX CO NEW JERSEY
• Service Source: NJ, REV WAR SLIPS: SINGLE CITATIONS OF THE NJ DOD *MATERIALS, FHL ROLL #569451, MSS #250
• Service Description: 1) CAPT THOMAS WILLIAMS, COL PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT, ESSEX CO MILITIA
• RESIDENCE: Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2021-04-08 15:11:25.43, By: 1) County: ESSEX CO - State: NEW JERSEY

Birth Estimate 1751 Northfield, Essex, New Jersey

Marriage Estimate 1767-1770 Margaret Kent (presumed daughter of [[Kent-3668|Hendrick Kent b: 1738 in Newark Township, Essex County, NJ and Marytje Spier

Death Estimate 1827-1831 Springfield, Essex, New Jersey

Will/Probate

Abstracts of Essex County, New Jersey, Partitions and Division of Estates, 1793-1881, Recorded at Newark, New Jersey. Abstracted by Virginian Alleman Brown, 20 Meadowbreeze Lane, Washington, NJ 07882, 1981; Book 4, p 431, Map p 435

"Joseph Edwards, of Springfield Tp. Children: Joseph, Moses, Mary Wright, nee Edwards, Vannelly, Mayry wife of Reuben Miller, Nancy, wife of Obadiah Wade, and the children of Sarah Courter, nee Edwards, who died before Joseph (her father) viz Peggy, also deceased, leaving two children under 21, and Peter, also deceased, leaving two children under 21. On Road from the house of Thomas Parsell to Springfield, corner of George Drew near Smith Denman, also woodlot adjoining Jacob Wood. Commissioners: Samuel Parkhurst adn Enoch Edwards, and A. Reynolds, map maker. Survey by Samuel Squier. Recorded 24 Jun 1831."

Children

Identified children (five daughters and two sons living) Birth Estimates 1767-1790 Northfield, Caldwell Township, Essex County, NJ

• Sarah Edwards m Joseph Courter (died before her Father)
• Mary Edwards m Thomas Wright
• Joseph Edwards 1773
• Moses Edwards m Catherine Ward
• Vanelly Edwards 1779 m Reubin Miller
• Nancy Edwards 1782 m Obadiah Wade
• Peggy (deceased) (2 children)
• Peter (deceased) (2 children)

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A036698

• PIONEERS OF OLD NORTHFIELD; page 7; information From a family Bible owned by a descendant of Aaron Edwards, twin brother of Moses Edwards; by Lillias Collins Cook Copyright, 1953 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, LIVINGSTON, N. S.

See Also

• (sourced) Joseph and Margaret Kent Database of Judith Courter Ullman Courter Research
• World Connect (partial sources) Horseneck NJ

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.
• Ancestry.com