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Richard Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| John Edwards |
Elizabeth Crockett | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 9/5/1740 | Haverhill MA | 10/29/1826 | Gorham ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Hannah Lathrop | 7/4/1765 | Gorham ME | ||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 1/3/1823 | ||||
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Lucy Chadbourn |
1/18/1824 |
Gorham ME |
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| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| John Edwards | 4/18/1766 | Gorham ME | 7/1766 | Gorham ME |
| Sarah Edwards | 9/3/1768 | Gorham ME | 10/4/1768 | Gorham ME |
| Samuel Edwards | 1/27/1770 | Gorham ME | 2/23/1847 | Gorham ME |
| Hannah Lathrop Edwards | 6/8/1772 | Gorham ME | 3/5/1858 | |
| Enoch Edwards | 9/20/1774 | Gorham ME | 12/7/1863 | Otisfield ME |
| Lydia Edwards | 6/12/1777 | Gorham ME | ||
| William Edwards | 9/2/1779 | Gorham ME | 6/6/1850 | W. Gardiner ME |
| Susanna Edwards | 4/22/1782 | Gorham ME | 9/15/1874 | Portland ME |
| Richard Edwards | 2/18/1786 | Gorham ME | 5/31/1871 | Otisfield ME |
| Sarah Edwards | 1790 | Gorham ME | Gorham ME |
Comments:
Family located:
Gorham ME. Richard Edwards was there previous to 1762.
Occupation:
Carpenter
Other Info:
| Census: |
1800 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Richard Edwards
1 male 10-16
1 male 2 females 16-26
1 male 1 female 45+
1810 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Richard
1 male 1 female 10-16
1 male 1 female 45+
1830 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Lucy Edwards
1(?) male under 5
2 male 10-15
2 females 15-20
1(?) female 20-30
1 female 50-60
I found the following deed at the Maine Historical Society:
Know all Men, by these presents, that I Samuel Crocket of Gorham
In the County of Cumberland and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in
New England, Shipwright for and in consideration of the sum of
Forty-three pounds Lawful Money to me in Hand paid by Richard Edwards
in the County of Cumberland and Province aforesaid, Yeoman The receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and my self fully paid have Given,
Granted bargained Sold, and do by these presents, give grant bargain
sell aliene and freely and Absolutely Convey and Confirm unto the said
Richard Edwards and his Heirs, one Seventy Acre Lott Number seventy
three in Gorham aforesaid in the Third Division of said Township (a
phrase heavily blacked out and unreadable) the bounds of said Lott may
appear by By the Proprietor's plan and Records of said Township
together with all the Priviledges and Appurtenances in fee simple for
ever, and I the said Samuel Crocket do avouch myself to be the Sole
Lawful owner of the bargained premises, and am Lawfully seized therof
And have good right to dispose of the same as aforesaid and that they
are free from all Encumbrances whatsoever and do also hereby for myself
my Heirs executors and Administrators covenant with the said Richard
Edwards his heirs and assigns the granted and bargained premises and
appurtenances, against the lawful claim and Demands of all persons whom
forever To Warrent and for ever Defend ~
In witness whereof I Samuel Crocket do hereunto set my hand and seal
this twenty first day of March in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's
Reign Annoque Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy four
Signd Seald and
Deliverd in Presence
of us Samuel Crocket
N. B. the instrument? was made before signing and sealing
John Green
Wm. Gorham