William Edwards
b. 31 July 1752, d. 14 January 1828
- William Edwards was born on 31 July 1752 in North Carolina.
- He married Sarah Gennette circa 1772 in Bertie County, North Carolina.
- William Edwards became a widower at the 21 January 1826 death of his wife Sarah Gennette.
- On 20 October 1827, William Edwards prepared a will, summarized as follows: leaving bequests to his daughter Loveny Mitchell, grandson Prestley Hassell, granddaughter Charlotte Green, Harriett Looney, and four children of his deceased son William Edwards (Montalbot, Richard, William and Malvina), with the entire residue of his property to his youngest daughter Sally Douglass; he appointed his two sons-in-law, Reuben Douglass and William H. Douglass, executors. The will was recorded in Sumner County, Tennessee, during the February term, 1828. [Although the first bequest apparently has no recipient, likely it was his eldest daughter Elizabeth who is otherwise unmentioned, although her husband Reuben is named one of the executors.]
- William Edwards died on 14 January 1828 at age 75 in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- He was interred at the Old Douglass Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.
- Last Edited: 12 Oct 2010
Family: Sarah Gennette b. 31 March 1752, d. 21 January 1826
- Elizabeth Edwards+ b. 25 June 1774, d. 9 February 1838
- Margaret Edwards+ b. 30 December 1779
- Loveny Edwards+ b. 2 March 1782
- Richard Edwards b. 27 January 1784, d. 1 November 1823
- William Edwards+ b. 10 May 1786, d. circa 1827
- Sarah Genette Edwards+ b. 4 October 1788, d. 5 May 1865