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Introductory Material:
Preface

Chapter 1
The Edwards Coat of Arms

Family Records:
John 1
John 2
John 3
Richard 3
Jonathan 3
Samuel 3
Nathaniel 3
William 3

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The Crockett Connection
Edwards and the Civil War
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Our Immigrant Ancestors
1906 Census

Family Fun
Mayberry Hill Chronicles

This Old House
Justin Edwards had a Farm
Letters from Henry

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168- John1 born, presumably in Wales
1712 John1 marries Lydia Crockett in Portsmouth
1713 John2 born in Haverhill
1715 Nathaniel2 born in Haverhill
1737 John2 marries Elizabeth Crockett in Haverhill
1738 John3 born in Haverhill
1740 Richard3 born in Haverhill
1747 Jonathan3 born in Haverhill
1749 Samuel3 born in Haverhill
1752 Nathaniel3 born in Haverhill
1755 William3 born in Haverhill
1756 John2 dies in Haverhill
1757 John1 dies
1761 John3 marries Jemima Wallingford in Haverhill
1762 Richard3 already in Gorham
1765 Richard3 marries Hannah Lathrop in Gorham - all ch born Gorham
1770 Jonathan3 marries Hannah Heath (Hampstead? Haverhill?)
1771 Samuel3 moves to Gorham; marries Mary ?
1771John4 (Jonathan3) born Meredith NH
1773Stevens4 (Jonathan3) born Sandown NH
1775 Nathaniel3 marries Sarah Hunt in Gorham
1776 Samuel3 moves to Buxton ARW veteran
1776 William3 marries Lydia Baker in Haverhill ARW veteran
1782 William3 buys land in Gilmanton
1784 William3 sells part of land in Gilmanton to bro. Jonathan who is already in Gilmanton
1785John4 (John3) marries Betsy Powers Holden in Hollis
1786Elizabeth4 (John3) marries William Buck in Haverhill
1789 April: John3 sells in Haverhill, buys in Gilmanton
1789 Sept: John3 sells 2 parcels of Gilmanton land to sons John and Jonathan
1789 Oct: Jemima is appointed executrix of John3 estate
1789Olive4 (Samuel3) marries John McQuillan in Gorham
1790 First US census places Richard in Gorham, Jonathan and William in Gilmanton, Samuel in Buxton, and Nathaniel in either Gorham or Otisfield*
1790William4 (John3) marries Ruth Gile in Haverhill
1792David4 (John3) marries Betty Gilman in Gilmanton
1792Samuel4 (Richard3) marries Martha McLellan prob. in Gorham
1792Hannah4 (Richard3) marries John Sawyer in Gorham
1793Jonathan4 (John3) marries Polly Copp in Gilmanton
1794Timothy4 (John3) marries Nancy Anna Gilman prob in Gilmanton
1795?David4 and Timothy4 (John3) in Walden
1795 William3 sells remainder of Gilmanton farm
1796 William3 to Otisfield
1797 Jonathan3 to Otisfield
1798Stevens4 (Jonathan3) marries Deliverance Hamblen in Gorham
1799Enoch4 (Richard3) marries Abigail McLellan in Gorham
1800Sally4 (Jonathan3) marries Phineas Morse in Otisfield
1800 Enoch4 (Richard3) to Otisfield
1800Susanna4 (Richard3) marries Thomas Worcester in Gorham
1801John4 (Jonathan3) marries Jane Bragden in Gorham
1802John4 (Samuel3) marries Eunice Smith in Gorham
1802Simeon4 (William3) marries Eunice Gammon prob in Otisfield
1803William4 (Richard3) marries Dorcas Merrill in Gorham
1803 Hannah Edwards Sawyer (Richard3) to Otisfield**
1805Sarah4 (Samuel3) marries Nahum Elwell in Buxton
1806William4 (William3) marries Mary4 (Nathaniel3) in Casco
1806Anna4 (William3) marries Jacob Thurston in Otisfield
1807Lydia4 (Richard3) marries Abner Fogg of Ossipee
1807John4 (Nathaniel3) marries Susanna Scribner prob in Otisfield
1807George4 (Nathaniel3) marries Lydia Coffin
1807Asa4 (William3) marries Sally Jiles
1807?Jonathan4 (William3) marries Sarah Stevens
1808Samuel4 (John3) marries Hannah Thompson in Gilmanton
1808?Samuel4 and David4 (John3) to Montville Plantation
1809Mary4 (Samuel3) marries John Meserve in Gorham
1809Rachel4 (William3) marries Henry Gould in Otisfield

*The Otisfield census lists "Nathaniel Edward"; the Gorham census lists "Nathl Edwards" and "Nathl Edwards Jr"
**This is the year that Phillips Gore was annexed to Otisfield; the Sawyers were living in Phillips Gore prior to that


Distribution of John Edwards' descendants in 1810
~approx. 100 years after he arrived from Wales~

3rd Gen 4th Gen 5th Gen Res.in 1810
John - 7-10 [deceased]
John 10-11 Gilmanton NH
Jonathan 4-6 Gilmanton NH
William 3 Haverhill MA*
David 6 Montville Pl ME
Timothy 7 Walden VT
Samuel 1 Montville Pl ME
Richard 1 7-8 Gorham ME
Samuel 7-8 Gorham ME
Hannah 4 Otisfield ME
Enoch 5-6 Otisfield ME
Lydia 1 Ossipee NH
William 4 Gorham ME
Susanna 5 Gorham ME
Jonathan 1 4 Otisfield ME
John 3 Otisfield ME
Stevens 5 Otisfield ME
Sally 4 Otisfield ME
Samuel 1 7 Buxton ME
Olive 4 Gorham ME*
John 4 Buxton ME
Sarah 2 Buxton ME
Nathaniel 1 10 Casco ME
George 2 Harrison ME
John 1 Otisfield ME
Mary (married to William4, below) Casco ME
William 1 10 Otisfield ME
Simeon 4 Otisfield ME
William 2 Casco ME
Asa 2 Otisfield ME
Jonathan 2 Poland ME
Anna 3 Otisfield ME
Rachel 1 Otisfield ME*
5 45 100 150

*not verified by census