Captain John Edwards
1746 - 1827 (80 years)
Generation: 1
1. Captain John Edwards was born on 6 Jun 1746 in Montclair, Essex County, NJ (son of Jacob Edwards and Effie Spier); died on 1 Feb 1827 in Essex County, NJ; was buried in Northfield Baptist cemetery, Livingston, Essex County, NJ. Family/Spouse: Hannah Meeker. Hannah (daughter of Timothy Meeker, Sr. and Desire Cory) was born in 1747 in Essex County, NJ; died on 25 Jun 1793 in Essex County, NJ; was buried in Northfield Baptist cemetery, Livingston, Essex County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Timothy Edwards was born on 10 Mar 1769 in Essex County, NJ; died on 1 Aug 1862 in Ohio; was buried in Early Settlers Burying Ground, Bethel, Clermont County, OH.
2. Jacob Edwards was born on 8 Aug 1729 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 12 Mar 1795 in Livingston, Essex County, NJ; was buried in Caldwell Presbyterian Churchyard, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. Jacob married Effie Spier on 18 Jan 1746 in Acquackanonk, Passaic County, NJ. Effie was born in 1728; died in 1765 in Essex County, NJ; was buried in Caldwell Presbyterian Churchyard, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Effie Spier was born in 1728; died in 1765 in Essex County, NJ; was buried in Caldwell Presbyterian Churchyard, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. Children:
- 1. Captain John Edwards was born on 6 Jun 1746 in Montclair, Essex County, NJ; died on 1 Feb 1827 in Essex County, NJ; was buried in Northfield Baptist cemetery, Livingston, Essex County, NJ.
- Effie Edwards was born in 1757; died in 1797; was buried in Caldwell Presbyterian Churchyard, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ.