Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

John Edwards
1. John Edwards was born in 1695 in VA; died in 1748 in Isle of Wright Co., VA. Family/Spouse: Mary Phillips. Mary was born in 1700 in Surry Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Edwards, Sr.
was born about 1716 in Isle of Wright Co., VA; died before 1801 in Orange Co., NC?. - 3. Mary Edwards
was born in 1720.
- 2. John Edwards, Sr.
Generation: 2
2. John Edwards, Sr.
(1.John1) was born about 1716 in Isle of Wright Co., VA; died before 1801 in Orange Co., NC?. Family/Spouse: Mary Campbell. Mary was born about 1720 in Orange Co., NC; died after 1801 in Orange Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Susannah Edwards
was born about 1735 in Probably NC. - 5. John Edwards, Jr.
was born about 1739 in Brunswick Co., VA; died on 1 Jan 1817 in Orange Co., NC?. - 6. Mary Edwards
was born about 1741 in Brunswick Co., VA. - 7. Edward Edwards
was born about 1743 in Brunswick Co., VA or Sussex Co., VA. - 8. David Edwards, Sr.
was born about 1745 in Orange Co., NC; died about 1782. - 9. Nathaniel Edwards
was born in 1749. - 10. Sylvanus (Sill) Edwards, Sr.
was born in 1753 in Probably NC. - 11. Richard Edwards
was born about 1754 in Brunswick Co., VA. - 12. William Edwards
was born in 1757 in Orange Co., NC. - 13. Henry Edwards, Sr.
was born in 1759 in Orange Co., NC.
- 4. Susannah Edwards
3. Mary Edwards
(1.John1) was born in 1720.
Generation: 3
4. Susannah Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1735 in Probably NC. 5. John Edwards, Jr.
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1739 in Brunswick Co., VA; died on 1 Jan 1817 in Orange Co., NC?. John married Mary Stokes in 1759 in Probably NC. Mary (daughter of (Sherard) Young Stokes and Elizabeth) was born about 1738 in Probably VA; died in 1763 in Probably NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Stokes Edwards
was born on 30 Nov 1759 in Probably NC. - 15. Young Edwards, Sr.
was born about 1760 in Orange Co., NC?; died in 1843 in Ashe Co., NC. - 16. John Edwards, III
was born about 1762 in Probably NC. - 17. Mary Edwards
was born after 1763 in Probably NC.
John married Sarah Pittman about 1763 in Probably NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Allen about 1774 in Probably NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Elizabeth Edwards?
- 19. Allen Edwards
was born about 1774 in Probably NC. - 20. Rhoda Edwards
was born about 1777 in Probably NC.
John married Lucy E Cates on 30 Nov 1802 in Northumberland Co., VA. Lucy was born about 1741 in Orange Co., NC?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Young Edwards
was born in 1803.
- 14. Stokes Edwards
6. Mary Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1741 in Brunswick Co., VA. 7. Edward Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1743 in Brunswick Co., VA or Sussex Co., VA. 8. David Edwards, Sr.
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1745 in Orange Co., NC; died about 1782. 9. Nathaniel Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1749. 10. Sylvanus (Sill) Edwards, Sr.
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1753 in Probably NC. 11. Richard Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1754 in Brunswick Co., VA. 12. William Edwards
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1757 in Orange Co., NC. 13. Henry Edwards, Sr.
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1759 in Orange Co., NC.
Generation: 4
14. Stokes Edwards
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Nov 1759 in Probably NC. 15. Young Edwards, Sr.
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1760 in Orange Co., NC?; died in 1843 in Ashe Co., NC. Family/Spouse: Lucy Cates. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Cates and Rebecca Sykes) was born in 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, United States; died in Sep 1860 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Nancy Edwards?
- 23. Edwards
- 24. John Edwards
- 25. Young Edwards, Jr.
was born on 28 May 1781 in Orange Co., NC; died on 22 Jan 1864 in Alleghany Co., NC; was buried in Isom Edwards Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. - 26. Edward Edwards
was born about 1785 in Probably Orange Co., NC. - 27. Allen Edwards
was born on 13 Apr 1796 in Wilkes Co., NC. - 28. Richard Edwards
was born on 20 Oct 1798 in Wilkes Co., NC.
- 22. Nancy Edwards?
16. John Edwards, III
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1762 in Probably NC. 17. Mary Edwards
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born after 1763 in Probably NC. 18. Elizabeth Edwards?
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1)19. Allen Edwards
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1774 in Probably NC. 20. Rhoda Edwards
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1777 in Probably NC. 21. Young Edwards
(5.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1803.
