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Retracing Our Family Legacy
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The History of the Edwards Family Part 1
This passage contains information regarding Captain Cader Edwards, his career as a sea Captain, life in his home community in Wales, his immigration to America, his marriage, life in the American wilderness and his involvement in the American Revolution. |
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1st Generation
1Cyrus Edwards
Born: Abt. 1650 in Wales
Died:
Married:
Wife:
Born:
Died:
children
1. 2David Edwards, Born: Abt. 1665, Wales
2nd Generation
2David Edwards
Born: Abt. 1665 in Wales
Died: Abt. 1740 in Wales
Married:
Wife:
Born:
Died:
children
1. 3Cader Edwards, "Capt." Born: 1705, Wales
3rd Generation
3Cader Edwards, "Capt." 
Born: 1705 in Wales
Died: March 1782 Holston Settlement, NC (now Sullivan Co., TN).
Married: December 1754, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Wife: Mary Gordon
Born: 1729, Scotland, of Clan Gordon
Died: 1796, Craig Settlement near Lexington, KY
children
1. Thomas Edwards, Born: ?
2. Sally Edwards, Born: Abt. 1756, Headwaters of James River, VA
3. Rachel Edwards, Born: Abt. 1758, Headwaters of James River, VA
4. William Edwards, Born: Abt. 1760, Headwaters of James River, VA
5. Ninian Edwards, Born: Abt. 1761,
6. David Edwards
7. John Edwards
8. 4Alexander Edwards Born: May 15, 1765, Christiansburg, Smyth Co., VA,
9. Cader Edwards, Born: September 17, 1776
10. Robert Edwards, Born: Abt. 1780
4th Generation
4Alexander Edwards
Born: in Lunenburg County, Virginia
Died: in Barren County, Kentucky
1st Married: July 1783, Washington, Bourbon Co., VA.
Wife: Rebecca Noblett
Born: ?
Died: Abt. 1810
2nd Married: August 08, 1811, Barren County, KY.
Wife: Melissa Mildred Moore
Born: Abt. 1787
Died: ?
Children of Alexander Edwards and Rebecca Noblett
1. Thomas Joseph Edwards, Born: January 31, 1787 Washington Town, Mason Co., VA (now Mason Co., KY)
2. Susanna Edwards Born: September 02, 1788
3. Cader King Edwards, Born: November 04, 1790
4. 5Elizabeth Edwards,1st., Born: January 22, 1793, Barren Co., KY 
5. David W. Edwards, Born: December 11, 1794, Logan County, KY
6. William Hodgen Edwards,
7. John Wayne Edwards, Born: January 22, 1799, Barren County, KY
8. Isaac Noblett Edwards, Born: July 24, 1801
9. 6Martha Patricia Edwards, "Patsy", Born: June 10, 1803, Barren County, KY
10. Gideon Arthur Edwards, Born: June 20, 1805, Barren Co., KY
11. Alexander Hervey Edwards, Born: July 13, 1807,Barren County, KY
Children of Alexander Edwards and Melissa Mildred Moore
1. Hervey Edwards, Born: February 27, 1812, Hiseville, Barren Co., KY
2. Rebecca Noblett Edwards, Born 1813, Barren Co., KY
3. Robert Edwards, Born: Abt. 1780
4. Sarah Moore Edwards Born: September 01, 1816, Barren Co., KY
5th Generation
James Green Hardy, Lt. Gov. KY 1 2 3
Born: May 03, 1795, Lunenburg County, Virginia
Died: December 16, 1857, Glasgow, Kentucky
Married: January 25, 1814, Barren County, Kentucky
Wife: 5Elizabeth Edwards,1st.,
Born: January 22, 1793, Barren County, Kentucky
Died: 1833, Rock Springs, Kentucky
see Hardy Lineage below
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Isham Richard Hardy,
Born: January 07, 1805, Barren County, Kentucky
Died: 1873, Hart County, Kentucky
Married: May 05, 1824, Barren County, KY
Wife: 6Martha Patricia Edwards, "Patsy",
Born: June 10, 1803, Barren County, KY
Died: Abt. 1831, Madison County, IL
Continue to the HARDY LINEAGE
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