Brief Life History of Beady
When Beady Edwards was born about 1762, in Southampton, Virginia, United States, her father, David Edwards, was 33 and her mother, Margaret "Catherine" Wells, was 31.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Census Record 1830.
- Census Record 1820.
Parents and Siblings
1730–1819 Male
1732–1819 Female
Siblings (7)
1746–1844 Male
1750–1820 Male
1754–1842 Male
1758–1839 Male
1760– Male
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1776
Age 14
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 14
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 18
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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