Thomas Fitzhugh EDWARDS b. Abt 1798 , Greene, North Carolina d. Bef 11 Nov 1827 Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee: Descendants of Hendrick Willemsz

Descendants of Hendrick Willemsz

Abt 1798 - Bef 1827 (< 29 years)

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Name	Thomas Fitzhugh EDWARDS
Birth	Abt 1798	, Greene, North Carolina [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	Bef 11 Nov 1827	Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee [3, 4, 5]
Person ID	I3957	HHDHA
Last Modified	27 Jul 2008

Family Charlotte HENDRICKS, b. 6 Aug 1797, , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA d. Bef 9 Jul 1840, Possibly in Arkansas (Age < 42 years)

Marriage 29 Mar 1817 , Warren, Kentucky [6]

Notes

Alternate Marriage date 28 Mar 1817

Children

	1. James H. EDWARDS, b. 1817, Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee
	2. West EDWARDS, b. 1823, Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee d. Abt 1860, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (Age 37 years)
	3. Newit Drew EDWARDS, b. 1820, Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee d. 20 Sep 1880, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas (Age 60 years)
	4. Elizabeth EDWARDS, b. Abt 1824, Drakes Creek, Sumner, Tennessee

Family ID F27 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Oct 2018

Notes

HHFO: D011106-S1
DW record number: 4713

HHFO: D011106-S1
DW record number: 4713

DW record number: 4713

According to one branch of Edwards family descendants, West Edwards brought two
of his young sons, Drew and Thomas F., from Edgecomb Co., NC to Sumner Co., TN
to clear a section of land. He had obtained 640 acres on Drake Creek by
grant. By fall they had cleared the land and built a house. West returned
to North Carolina with the intention of moving the rest of the family to
Tennessee in the spring. The two sons who stayed behind had become friends of
the Hendricks, Hinton, and Dorris families who lived in the vicinity.
Source: Paul T. Garrett

West Edwards died early in the year 1815 in North Carolina, and so did not
return to Tennessee, nor did his wife and other children. However, Thomas
Fitzhugh and Drew Edwards stayed in Tennessee and inherited the land they had
cleared with their father. In 1817 Thomas married Charlotte Hendricks. This
marriage lasted only ten years. Thomas was dead by 11 Nov 1827 as evidenced by
a court record in which William Rider is listed as guardian to the heirs of
Thomas Edwards, deceased. (Sumner Co., TN, Registrars Office, Inventories &
Settlements, Book 2, 1826-1831, p. 169.)

Information regarding Thomsas's death is quoted from Paul T. Garrett below:
Thomas Fitzhugh Edward was killed when a skid slipped and a log accidentally
fell on him while raising a log house for his friends John and Polly (Margaret)
Hinton. Someone yelled "everyone for himself" as the log fell. Thomas was
buried in a family cemetery.

Sources

[S13] Allen, Marguerite Hendricks, Henry Hendricks Genealogy, (Henry Hendricks Family Organization, Third Ed. 1995), Third Generation, p. 24., JSMB US/CAN Book 929.273 H384a.

According to one branch of Edwards family descendants, West Edwards brought two of his young sons, Drew and Thomas F., from Edgecomb Co., NC to Sumner Co., TN to clear a section of land. He had obtained 640 acres on Drake Creek by grant. By fall they had cleared the land and built a house. West returned to North Carolina with the intention of moving the rest of the family to Tennessee in the spring. The two sons who stayed behind had become friends of the Hendricks, Hinton, and Dorris families who lived in the vicinity.
Source: Paul T. Garrett

West Edwards died early in the year 1815 in North Carolina, and so did not return to Tennessee, nor did his wife and other children. However, Thomas Fitzhugh and Drew Edwards stayed in Tennessee and inherited the land they had cleared with their father. In 1817 Thomas married Charlotte Hendricks. This marriage lasted only ten years. Thomas was dead by 11 Nov 1827 as evidenced by a court record in which William Rider is listed as guardian to the heirs of Thomas Edwards, deceased. (Sumner Co., TN, Registrars Office, Inventories & Settlements, Book 2, 1826-1831, p. 169.)

Information regarding Thomsas's death is quoted from Paul T. Garrett below: Thomas Fitzhugh Edward was killed when a skid slipped and a log accidentally fell on him while raising a log house for his friends John and Polly (Margaret) Hinton. Someone yelled "everyone for himself" as the log fell. Thomas was buried in a family cemetery.
[S51] 1800 United States Federal Census Images, Greene Co., NC., Im 4 of 30.
West Edwards was living in Greene Co., NC by 1800. Other databases list Thomas' birthplace as Edgecombe Co., NC and Southampton Co., VA where West's fater was apparntly still residing in 1798.
[S4] Cannon, Carol H, A.G.& Mary Lalene Hart, Research Director of the HHFO, The Henry Hendricks and Sarah Thompson Family, (The Henry Hendricks Family Organization Second Edition 1991.), Pg. 82. Charlotte Hendricks.
In 1817 Thomas Fitzhugh Edwards and Charlotte Hendricks were married. This marraige lasted only 10 years. Thomas was dead by 11 Nov 1827 as is evidenced by a court record in which William Rider is listed as guardian to the heirs of Thomas Edwards, deceased. Information regarding Thomas's death is qouted below. "Thomas Fitzhugh Edward was killed when a skid slipped and a log accidently fell on him while raising a log house for his friends John and Polly (Margret) Hinton. Someone yelled 'everyone for himself' as the log fell. Thomas was buried in a family cemetery. About 1824 Charlotte and the children went to live with her father Abraham Hendricks. She continued with Abraham after her mother died about 1825. Charlotte (Hinton) Hendricks was buried in the family cemetery."
Sumner Co., TN Registrars Office, Inventories & Settlements, Book 2, 1826-1831, p. 169.
[S4] Cannon, Carol H, A.G.& Mary Lalene Hart, Research Director of the HHFO, The Henry Hendricks and Sarah Thompson Family, (The Henry Hendricks Family Organization Second Edition 1991.), Page 83, Charlotte Hendricks.

Thomas Fitzhugh Edward was killed when a skid slipped and a log accidentally fell on him while raising a log house for his friends John and Polly (Margaret) Hinton. Someone yelled "everyone for himself" as the log fell. Thomas was buried in a family cemetery.
This lists Paul T. Garrett as the source.
[S12] Leavitt, DelLynn W., Probabilities, Possibilities, Commonalities and Plain Common Sense., ((Recently out of print)), Page 83, Charlotte Hendricks.
According to family tradition Thomas was killed while raising John and Polly Hinton' s log cabin. As far as I have been able to determine John lived in Sumner Co., TN on Drakes Creek as did Thomas F. Edwards. I am not sure which "Family Cemetery" Thomas was buried in but it appears that no marker exists for the burial.
[S4] Cannon, Carol H, A.G.& Mary Lalene Hart, Research Director of the HHFO, The Henry Hendricks and Sarah Thompson Family, (The Henry Hendricks Family Organization Second Edition 1991.).
This record qoutes Warren Co., KY Marriage Records as the source, but I have personally been unable to locate the actual Marriage Records.