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John Edwards 1660 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Robert Edwards

Mother: Mary Hunt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Edwards

John Edwards Sr. was born in Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA in 1660, to Robert Joshua Edwards and Mary Hunt. Among the children were John Edwards. John Edwards Sr. died in Y, Somme, Picardie, France, 1721.

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Parents

Robert Edwards
1650 – 1681
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
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Mary Hunt
1642 – 1732
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Edwards
1682 – 1747
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1660
    Event Place: Copely, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1685
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1698
    Event Place: Copely Parish, Westmoreland Co VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1721
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
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