The LDS site names him as my ancestor, David EDWARDS' father, but the only link I can see is proximity in Illinois in 1840, and even then, I'm not sure how close Scott and Morgan, Illinois are... And I have an article written in a supplemental volume of KS state history "Cyclopedia" about David EDWARDS' grandson that refers to *my* David EDWARDS as "a Virginian, who was a pioneer settler of Illinois." The dtr/mother of person in article was born in 1834, according to census material. David isn't listed among the other grandchildren of John EDWARDS, Jr, the father of Stokes... But does that prove anything? I'm hoping someone has some information to prove or disprove family connection.

Thanks!

Scott and Morgan IL are next to each other. I have not located a David Edwards as a son of Stokes with either of his three wives. There are several David Edwards born around the same timeframe in NC. There were several Edwards that left NC after thr Rev War and went north to Ohio and Indiana because of their Quaker beliefs against slavery in the early 1800's. There were two families that I know of who left NC around 1850's for NW Arkansas. There are four Edwards brothers who ended up in North Central Missouri in the early to mid 1800's. If you have anymore information ie dates names locations I would be glad to look through my files and see if I can help you.

The David EDWARDS who was my ggggrandfather is mentioned in an article in a collection in the KS State Historical Society about his grandson, William D. JOHNSON. The article reads, "His parents were Amos and Sarah EDWARDS Johnson, the former a native of Illinois and a daughter of David EDWARDS, a Virginian, who was a pioneer settler of Illinois. Amos Johnson was a farmer and a stockman in Iowa at the time of his death in 1854. After his death, his widow married Uriah Wooding. In 1858, before her second marriage, she came to Kansas with her family. They located in Marshall county and remained there about a year, when they came to Washington county and bought Government land." The WOODINGs lived in the same area as the EDWARDSes, Appanoose, Iowa, and Haddam, Washington Co. KS. The EDWARDS family showed up on census of Appanoose for 1850. The family consisted of David EDWARDS who would have been b. 1810 in VA (based upon the 1850 census data,) Elizabeth b. 1815 in TN, Allen b. 1836 in IL, Mary Jane b. 1837 in IL, Susan b. 1838 in IL, Emaline b. 1840 in MI, Isaac b. 1841 in MI, John b. 1842 in MI, and Nancy b. 1843 in MI. Somewhere I wrote "Macon" by son John's birth year; I'm guessing I meant a place in Missouri? I don't remember WHY I made that notation... The names of the children appear in the Stokes EDWARDS lineage, but not this particular family, but I am guessing that somehow they are related, perhaps through a Rev. David EDWARDS who was an early settler of Barry, Pike Co. Ill (settled there in 1824, according to historical references, but no children listed...) LDS records a David EDWARDS b. abt 1809 in Monongalia, VA. His father was listed as David EDWARDS (b. 1777 in Monongolia VA-d. 31 Aug 1833 Pike Co, Ill) That David EDWARDS father was listed as David EDWARDS b. 1748 in Harrison, VA, d. 1778 in Winchester, Randolph Co, VA, and HIS father was listed as Thomas EDWARDS b. 1725 in Chester, PA-d. 1791 in Hampshire VA.

The WOODINGs were still in Black Posey Indiana in 1850, but move to Appanoose by 1860. Then Sarah EDWARDS Johnson married Uriah Wooding, and her sister Nancy married William Wooding. The families of all lived around Washington county KS by 1888 when my grandmother was born to David EDWARDS' granddaughter. Many of the EDWARDS children and grandchildren crossed the Oregon Trail, but David EDWARDS and his 2nd wife, Sarah WALDEN EDWARDS remained in Haddam, KS where they died in 1893 and 1900 respectively.

Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated.

Could you give me the names of your four EDWARDS brothers who ended up in North Central, Missouri in the early 1800's. My ancestor William J. EDWARDS was born in Missouri abt. 1836. His father was James Pledge EDWARDS b. abt. 1809 prob. IL, TN or KY. His mother was Nancy Martin Snodgrass EDWARDS. James and Nancy married Dec. 29, 1830 in Cole Co., MO.

Thank you,
Rae Bakken

My David EDWARDS was on the census for Goshen Tnp, Macon w/his growing family.

I've been trying to research Stokes EDWARDS more on my own. I can't find anything proving he died in Morgan, Ill 1835, except citation by the LDS site. I can't find much about Stokes AT ALL. Just the pension application... His first wife's name isn't listed anywhere I could find... His 2nd wife was "Winney." Winney who? They supposedly had a son Wesley in 1820 in Ill, but he's not in the LDS database... Were there other children from that 2nd union? And when did that marriage take place? Was it to someone disliked by his parents (a plausible reason to exclude one set of grandchildren from mention in a will,) or perhaps children of no legal union? Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong EDWARDS family...

They live in the same household. The household consists of Peter HOOTS 76 m from NC, Vinney HOOTS 65 f from NC, Wesley EDWARDS 30 m NC. Directly above them are another HOOTS family headed by John HOOTS 40 m from KY, then Nancy 35 f from TN, then children who were born in TN until 7 years ago, when they are born in ILL.