Person:Richard Edwards (26)
Richard Edwards
b.1 May 1647 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.20 Apr 1718 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 11 Dec 1645
  1. Richard Edwards1647 - 1718
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Nov 1667
  1. Mary Edwards1668 -
  2. Rev. Timothy Edwards1669 - 1758
  3. Abigail Edwards1671 - 1754
  4. Elizabeth Edwards1675 -
  5. Anne Edwards1678 - 1764
  6. Mabel Edwards1685 - 1765
  7. Martha EdwardsAbt 1687 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1692
  1. Jonathan Edwards1692/93 - 1692/93
  2. John Edwards1693/94 - 1769
  3. Hannah Edwards1695/96 - 1747
  4. Richard Edwards1698 - 1713
  5. Daniel Edwards1701 - 1765
  6. Samuel Edwards1702 - 1732
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Richard Edwards
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 1 May 1647 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 19 Nov 1667 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesto Elizabeth Tuttle
Divorce Oct 1691 from Elizabeth Tuttle
Marriage 1692 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Mary Talcott
Will[4] 14 Apr 1718 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Will[4] 15 Apr 1718 Codicil.
Will[4] 17 Apr 1718 Codicil.
Death[1][2] 20 Apr 1718 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Burial[2][5] Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[4] 2 May 1718 £1125-12-11. Taken by John Austin, Thomas Meakins and Jonathan Arnold.
Probate[4] 6 May 1718 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1952)
    529-33.

    "2. Richard2 Edwards (William1), born at Hartford, Conn., 1 May 1647, died there 20 Apr. 1718; …

    The will of Richard Edwards, dated 14 Apr. 1718, proved 6 May 1718, gave to his son Timothy, £60; to 'four eldest daughters,' Elizabeth, Abigail, Ann and Mabel, £10 each; to daughter Hannah, £140; and to son Daniel, £50. He gave to his son Samuel, under age, lands in Hartford and Colchester and £20. All the residue, housing, land, livestock, and personal property, to his son John Edwards, who was to be executor and to provide for his mother, 'my loving wife Mary.' Brother Joseph Talcott and Sergt. John Skinner were to be overseers. Two codicils were added within the next three days, the second giving two shillings to his first wife's daughter Mary."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Richard Edwards, in Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977)
    231-32.

    "Richard Edwards s of William & Agnes (_____) Spencer born May 1647 died Apl 20, 1718 ae 71 bur Center Ch mar/1 Nov 1667 Elizabeth Tuttle dau of William Tuttle from New Haven. Divided [Divorced] from her 1691. Mar/2 1692 Mary Talcott born Apl 26, 1661 died Apl 19, 1723 ae 62 bur Center Ch dau of Lt. Col. John Talcott & Helena Wakeman. Richard Edwards & Mary his wife ad full com 1 Ch Feb 24, 1694-5. Was an attorney at law, and a very prominent man in his day. His eldest son the Rev. Timothy Edwards of East Windsor was the father of the great theologian Jonathan Edwards and through him Richard Edwards was the ancestor of many distinguished men, scholars, divines and statesmen."

  3. ↑ Richard Edwards, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:103-104.

    "Richard (Edwards), Hartford, only ch. of first William, m. 19 Nov. 1667, Eliz. d. of William Tuttle of New Haven, had Mary, b. 1668; Timothy, 14 May 1669; Abigail, 1671; Eliz. 1675; Ann, 1678; Mabel, bapt. 13 Dec. 1685; and ano. ch. whose name is not found; next, m. a. 1692, Mary, d. of Hon. John Talcott, had Jonathan, 20 Jan. 1693 d. soon; John, 27 Feb. 1694; Hannah, 3 Jan. 1696; Richard, 5 June 1698, d. young; Daniel, 11 Apr. 1701, Y. C. 1720; and Samuel, 1 Nov. 1702. He was a very valu. cit. and d. 20 May 1713 acc. Geneal. Reg. XII. 334, while fam. tradit. gives 20 Apr. 1718, when Timothy, Abigail, Eliz. Ann, and Mabel, ch. of the first w. beside three s. and one d. of the sec. were liv. Daniel, a judge of the Sup. Court of Conn. d. 6 Sept. 1765."

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Edwards, Richard, Hartford, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    2:382.

    "Probate Records. Vol. IX, 1715 to 1723. Page 266-287-8.

    Edwards, Richard, Hartford. Invt. £1125-12-11. Taken 2 May, 1718, by John Austin, Thomas Meakins and Jonathan Arnold. Will dated 14 April, 1718.

    I, Richard Edwards of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my son Timothy £60. I give to my four eldest daughters £10 to each, viz., to Elizabeth, to Abigail, to Ann, and to Mabell. I give to my daughter Hannah £140; to my son Daniel, £50. I give to my son Samuel all my land in the long meadow in Hartford, also my new pasture lying by the road leading to Windsor, and also all my land in Colchester, lying in two pieces, containing 250 acres. I give him £20, to be payd when he is 21 years of age. I give unto my son John Edwards all other of my estate lying in cattle or kine, horses or swine, as also all sorts of corn or grain, cloth, woolen or linen, utensils of my house, timber, tools, houseing, lands, and whatsoever bills, bonds, debts, chattells and credits, and whatsoever appertains to me, either within doors or without, not given expressly before in this my last will, and do hereby oblige my son John to take due care and provide for his mother, my loving wife Mary, during her life, my son John to be sole executor. I desire brother Joseph Talcott and Sergt. John Skinner to be overseers.

    RICHARD EDWARDS, LS.

    Witness: Jonathan Arnold, Jonathan Bull.

    A codicil was added, 15 April, 1718, witnessed by Jonathan Bull and Ichabod Wadsworth.

    A 2nd codicil was added, dated 17 April, 1718, wherein he gave to Mary, the daughter and eldest child of my first wife, two shillings upon her demand.

    RICHARD EDWARDS, LS.

    Witness: Jonathan Arnold, Eunice Talcott.

    Court Record, Page 65—6 May, 1718: Will proven."

  5. ↑ Richard Edwards, in Find A Grave.
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