Family: Benjamin Edwards / Thankful Sheldon (F17009)

• Father | Male Benjamin Edwards

  
  

  Born	24 Jun 1652	Springfield, Hampden County, MA
  Died	31 Oct 1724	Deerfield, Franklin County, MA
  Buried	1724	Bridge Street cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Married	23 Feb 1681  [1]	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA  [1]
  Father	Alexander Edwards | F13494 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah Baldwin | F13494 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Thankful Sheldon

  
  

  Born	27 Aug 1663	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	20 Oct 1741	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried
  Father	Isaac Sheldon | F20344 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Woodford | F20344 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Benjamin Edwards

  
  

  Born	15 Jan 1681/1682
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Clark | F94711
  Married	5 Jan 1706/1707

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Ebenezer Edwards

  
  

  Born	18 Nov 1683	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	11 Oct 1723	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Mary Edwards

  
  

  Born	4 Feb 1686	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Christened	4 Feb 1685	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	28 Nov 1729	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Thankful Edwards

  
  

  Born	6 Oct 1688	Springfield, Hampden County, MA
  Died	22 Dec 1766	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	Captain William Phelps, Jr. | F20697
  Married	1706	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Esther Edwards

  
  

  Born	19 Jan 1691	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	John Wait | F123145
  Married	27 Nov 1716	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Hester Edwards

  
  

  Born	19 Jan 1692	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Deliverance Edwards

  
  

  Born	14 Jun 1693	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Mindwell Edwards

  
  

  Born	11 Jan 1695	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Christened	11 Jan 1694/1695	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	17 Mar 1775	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried		Bridge Street cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Spouse	Noah Parsons, Sr. | F36641
  Married	17 Jan 1712	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Elizabeth Edwards

  
  

  Born	31 Oct 1697	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	1776	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	David Bartlett | F74038
  Married	23 Dec 1719	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Spouse	Josiah Parsons | F95213
  Married

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Joseph Edwards

  
  

  Born	1699	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	16 Dec 1750
  Buried

  
  

  Child 11 | Female Hannah Edwards

  
  

  Born	8 Apr 1703	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	18 Oct 1779	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 12 | Male Isaac Edwards

  
  

  Born	12 Jan 1706	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	18 Jan 1706	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 13 | Male son (twin) Edwards

  
  

  Born	12 Jan 1706	Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
  Died	13 Jan 1706
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 71 (Reliability: 3).