Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Edwards was born about 1749, in Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William Harrison Edwards, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Cramer, was 29. He married Judith Norris about 1765, in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1777. He died on 2 August 1809, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 61.
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- Solomon Edwards, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
- Solomon Edwards, 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage
Spouse and Children
1749–1809 Male
1750–1835 Female
Children (8)
1768– Male
1770–1840 Male
1770–1858 Female
1775–1826 Male
1775–1845 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1808 Male
1721–1794 Female
Siblings (24)
1740–1787 Male
1744–1810 Male
1749–1788 Male
1749–1809 Male
1750–1837 Female
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World Events (6)
1775
Age 26
1776
Age 27
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 32
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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