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Looking for information on William Edwards who emigrated to America in the early 1600's. He is said to have lived in Maidstone, Kent. One record suggest his father was Richard Edwards of unknown city in Wales.
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Transcriptions for All Saints, Maidstone parish registers give this baptism;
1607 Apr 15 William Son of Hugh EDWARDS
if you have a sister for William, this could help;
1610/11 Jan 27 Elizabeth Dau. of Hugh EDWARDS?
There are no baptisms for children of a Richard EDWARDS.
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Scintilla,
Thanks for the look up. 1607 matches my William's approximate birthdate.
Don't know about a father named Hugh or a sister Elizabeth.
One account has it my William and his mother moved to Massachusetts after his father's death. Early records of East Hampton, Long Island mention Maidstone, Kent having been William's home city. Other accounts say William was already married when he moved to New England.
I did bump into a parish removal record on-line of a Rhychyrd Edwardes (in St Aslaph?) who was the right age to be William's father. This spelling of Richard seems Welsh. Maybe this Richard was moving from Wales to Kent at that time.
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Scintilla,
Thanks for the look up. 1607 matches my William's approximate birthdate.
Don't know about a father named Hugh or a sister Elizabeth.
One account has it my William and his mother moved to Massachusetts after his father's death. Early records of East Hampton, Long Island mention Maidstone, Kent having been William's home city. Other accounts say William was already married when he moved to New England.
I did bump into a parish removal record on-line of a Rhychyrd Edwardes (in St Aslaph?) who was the right age to be William's father. This spelling of Richard seems Welsh. Maybe this Richard was moving from Wales to Kent at that time.
Tom,
I'm a descendant of William Edwards of Maidstone. He landed in Taunton, MA sometime around 1643, then made his way to Long Island, NY where he settled. Many of his descendants have lived their lives on Long Island, and others, like the part of the family I came from, moved up into Connecticut. We're relatives. Nice to make your acquaintance.
Here is a website that has many Long Island genealogy resources. http://longislandgenealogy.com/ (http://longislandgenealogy.com/)
More to the point, however, is the actual family tree data of the Long Island William Edwards family in .pdf format. which is here: http://longislandgenealogy.com/edwards.pdf (http://longislandgenealogy.com/edwards.pdf)
Here's my genealogy from that document:
11) James M. Edwards son of
10) Earle Clifford Edwards, son of
9) Earle Cecil Edwards, son of
8') Walter Loren Edwards, son of
7) Robert Ransom Edwards, son of
6) Touisant Edwards, son of
5) Jonathan Edwards (not the famous New England minister), son of
4) Timothy Edwards, son of
3) John Edwards, son of
2) John Edwards, son of
1) William Edwards and Ann Cole
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James Edwards,
Have you done any DNA testing ?
FamilyTree-DNA calculates I have an 88% British Isles ancestry and my DNA type is present in Kent, England. The only person I match is a Scotsman with the last name Gregg. (Not enough Edwardses have tested.)
My Edwards branch has moved around in New York State since the 1600's. But our family history is only verified back to 1799. Descendants of those original Long Island settlers have scattered far and wide, and I think only DNA could prove who's related to who today.
Tom Edwards
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Not sure if it is of any interest but there was this marriage at All Saints Church, Maidstone,
1605/06 Mar 3 Hugh EDWARDS Wynefred PODMER
Tony
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That is interesting. Hugh and Wynefred are both very Welsh names. The William Edwards I'm looking for may have been a son of Rhychyrd Edwardes from Wales. Maybe Hugh and William are relatives.
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Tom, sent you a message back
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Hey cousins! I come from Upstate NY Edwards. Also looking for info on William and his people.
My Grandmother Grace Edwards (daughter of)
Harvey (s of)
Calvin S of Edinburg NY(s of)
Chester Born Mass died Edinburg NY 1880(s of)
Eleazer Born Conn died Mass (s of)
Jabez of Conn (s of)
Daniel of Conn (s of)
Daniel of Conn (s of)
Thomas of Long Island (s of)
William of Long Island
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Not sure I'm related to the Conneticut group. I believe my Edwards line lived in Dutchess County, NY before 1760. They were most likely descendants of original settlers of Long Island. After 1784 we're well documented in Fulton and Montgomery counties.