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Robert Jackson Edwards 1760 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina

Death Date: 17 Nov 1831

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee

Father: Edwards None

Mother: Agnes None

Spouse(s): Nancy Quishenbury

Children(s): Eli Edwards, Mary Edwards, Edward Edwards, Henry Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Hugh Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Hugh Edwards

According to available records, Robert Jackson Edwards was born in 1760 in Chatham, North Carolina, the child of Edwards and Agnes. Following those early years, Robert Jackson Edwards married Nancy Quishenbury, and their family grew to include Eli Edwards, Mary Edwards, Edward Edwards, Henry Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Hugh Edwards, Hannah Edwards and Hugh Edwards. In the later years of life, Robert Jackson Edwards died in 1831 in Wilson, Tennessee.

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Parents

Edwards None
Birth Location: Ireland
E
Agnes None
1737 –
Birth Location: –
A

Spouses(s)

Nancy Quishenbury
1767 – 1839
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
NQ

Children(s)

Eli Edwards
1789 – 1835
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
EE
Mary Edwards
1791 – 1835
Birth Location: –
ME
Edward Edwards
1793 – 1869
Birth Location: –
EE
Henry Edwards
1798 – 1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
HE
Hannah Edwards
1802 – 1851
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
HE
Hugh Edwards
1805 – 1866
Birth Location: Tennessee
HE
Hannah Edwards
Birth Location: –
HE
Hugh Edwards
Birth Location: –
HE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Feb 1759
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 330, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 160 : 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1760
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 330

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1771-1971
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Chatham County, 1771-1971

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 216; Image: 133; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 212; Image: 232; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 206; Image: 00382; Family History Library Film: 0337912

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Page: 376; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 338

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 182; Page: 86; Family History Library Film: 0024540

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 330, Will Books, 1822-1835, Madison County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee); Probate Place: Madison, Tennessee, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 160 : 1920

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 330

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurricane, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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