Edwards

Edwards Lineage
William Edwards 1605-1685, father of John Edwards I 1635-1693, father of Ellinor Edwards 1649-1721

Edwards Migration
Maidstone, Kent, England > Cambridgeshire, England > Hartford, Connecticut > Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia > 

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Ellinor Edwards, 8th Great-Grandmother
1649-1721
b. Middlesex County, Virginia
d.Middlesex County, Virginia

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Parents:
John Edwards 1640-1688
Mary Stanborough 1642-1728

Dates indicate these parents would have been ages 9 & 7 at the birth of Ellinor. Some sources place the birth date of John Edwards at 1635, which would have made him 14 and if those 5 years are added to the mother's age she still would be only 12.  

Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Peter Brumwell 1655-1720
Married: 10 August 1679
Children: 

1. Sarah Brumwell 1679-1711
2. Elizabeth Brumwell 1682-1716
3. Margaret Brumwell 1685-1745
4. Thomas Brumwell 1694-1694 

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John Edwards, 9th Great-Grandfather
1640-1688
b. Cambridgeshire, England
d. Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia

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Parents:
William Edwards 1618-1685
Anne Munter 1590-1680

Spouse: Mary Stanborough 1642-1728 

Married: TBD

Some sources have 1666 which would have been 17 years before the birth of their first child.  

Children: 

1. Ellinor Edwards 1649-1721
2. Josiah Edwards 1670-1713

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William Edwards, 10th Great-Grandfather
1 November 1618 - 21 October 1685
b. Maidstone, Kent, England
d. Hartford, Connecticut

Ancient Burying Ground
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

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Parents:
Richard Edwards 1581-1625 (James Cole, step-father | Find a Grave memorial)

Anne Munter 1590-1680 

(Anne Munter, Edwards, Cole | Find a Grave memorial) 

(Surname of his father step-grandfather Henry Munter 1567-1638 Find a Grave memorial; 

bio-father's surname TBD)

Maternal Lineage:
Julian Farley 1562-1647, mother of Ann Munter 1590-1680

Spouse 1: TBD

The first spouse, mother of John Edwards, is not named in the Find a Grave memorial for William Edwards. Sources vary, and some conflate his mother with his spouse. 

Married: 1630
Children: 2

1. John Edwards 1635-1693
2. David Edwards 1639-1696

Spouse 2: Agnes Harris 1604-1680

Widow of William Spencer 1601-1640 (Find a Grave memorial)

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Ancient Burying Ground

Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Married: 11 December 1645
Children: 1

1. Richard Edwards 1647-1718
   Married Elizabeth Tuttle with whom he had six children, then Mary Talcott with whom he had six additional children (per bio in Find a Grave memorial). Sources indicate Richard was the only child of William Edwards and Agnes Harris.

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Richard Edwards, 11th Great-Grandfather
1 April 1581 - August 1625
b. Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
d. Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

St Dunstan and All Saints Churchyard
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Anne Munter 1590-1680 
Married: 1614 
Children: 

1. William Edwards 1618-1685
2. Others TBD

Tag: Clergy

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Bibliography

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 7 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213844031/ellinor-brumwell: accessed November 3, 2025), memorial page for Ellinor Edwards Brumwell (1649–1721), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213844031; Maintained by Jody Fuchs (contributor 47896802).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46260472/william-edwards: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for William Edwards (1 Nov 1618–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46260472, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198631800/anne-cole: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for Anne Cole (1590–20 Feb 1680), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198631800; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37679413/james-cole: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for James Cole (1590–1652), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37679413, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34382616/agnes-spencer-edwards: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for Agnes Harris Spencer-Edwards (6 Apr 1604–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34382616, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201783370/julian-munter: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for Julian Farley Munter (1562–Jan 1647), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201783370, citing St Botolph without Aldgate Churchyard, Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185732608/richard-edwards: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for Richard Edwards (1 Apr 1581–Aug 1625), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185732608, citing St Dunstan and All Saints Churchyard, Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England; Maintained by BigIrishFamily (contributor 48084872).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156108495/john-edwards: accessed November 7, 2025), memorial page for John Edwards I (1640–1688), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156108495, citing South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 5 November 2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Cooper," "Doom." Family Research Book. ca. 2010. Marielle Robertson, daughter of Clifton James Robertson and Anna Louise Cooper. Print, limited copies reproduced.

Rutz, Robert. "Agnes Harris" Geneanet User rhr128. Geneanet en.geneanet.org Accessed 7 November 2025.

Zinn, Peggy. "William Edwards" and "Ann Cole." Geneanet User maireadkelly. Geneanet en.geneanet.org Accessed 7 November 2025.

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