"Edwards, Matthew, came in the 'Speedwell' from London in 1657; m. 1657, Mary, dau. of John Poole; was a freeman in 1669; d. 1683, aged 52. Chil.: Mary, b. 1659; Sarah, b. 1660; Matthew, b. 1662, and d. 1663; Elizabeth, b. 1664; Matthew, 2d, d. 1689, aged 21; Sarah, b. 1673; Abigail, b. 1675; Elizabeth, b. 1679."