Brief Life History of David
David Edwards was born about 1775, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. He married Mary Emeline Gentry in 1816, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Morgan Township, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States in 1800. He died on 3 June 1844, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 70.
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- David Edwards, "United States Census, 1800"
- David Edwards, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
- David Edward, "United States Census, 1810"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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