American Revolution Patriots (Edwards, James-William)


  • Edwards, James – James Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. James Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Nineteenth day of March, in 1784, he received a bounty of one hundred, acres of land, from the State of Virginia. James Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. He served under the command of General George Washington. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private James Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Jesse – Jesse Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Jesse Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Twelfth day of December, in 1785, he received a bounty of six hundred and forty acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Jesse Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. He served under the command of General George Washington. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Jesse Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of Maryland. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Maryland. John Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, he received a bounty of fifty acres of land, from the State of Maryland. John Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of Georgia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Georgia. A Refugee was a person, who had lost his home. The British burned down many homes of the soldiers, and sympathizers of the American Revolutionary War. On the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1784, John Edwards received a bounty of five hundred and seventy-five acres of land, from the State of Georgia. He was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Refugee John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of Maryland. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Maryland. John Edwards held the rank of Sergeant, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, he received a bounty of fifty acres of land, from the State of Maryland. John Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Sergeant John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. John Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Second and the Thirteenth days of September, in 1820 he received a bounty of twelve hundred and eighty acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. John Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. John Edwards held the rank of Corporal, in the Continental Army. On the Fifth day of September, in 1821, he received a bounty of one thousand acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. John Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Corporal John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, John – John Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. John Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Ninth day of July and the Fifteenth day of August, in 1783, he received a bounty of three hundred acres of land, from the State of Virginia. John Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private John Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Jonathan – Jonathan Edwards came from the State of Georgia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Georgia. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Private, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, he received a bounty of two hundred, eighty-seven and one / half acres of land, from the State of Georgia. Jonathan Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Jonathan Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Jonathan, Reverend – Reverend Jonathan Edwards came from the Sufferer’s Sections of Town of New or East Haven, New or East Haven County, in the State of Connecticut. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Private, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, Reverend Jonathan Edwards received a bounty of fifty-seven pounds, fifteen pence and four pennies, in British money, from the State of Connecticut. He was given the bounty of British money, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Reverend Jonathan Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Joseph – Joseph Edwards came from the State of Georgia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Georgia. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Private, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, he received a bounty of two hundred, eighty-seven and one / half acres of land, from the State of Georgia. Joseph Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Joseph Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Lemuel – Lemuel Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. Lemuel Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Seventeenth day of February, in 1824, he received a bounty of six hundred and forty acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. Lemuel Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Lemuel Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Leroy – Leroy Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Leroy Edwards held the rank of Captain, in the Continental Army. On the Second day of August, in 1783, Fourteenth day of June, in 1784, and the Twenty-second day of January, in 1808, he received a bounty of fifty-one, sixty-six and two / thirds acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Leroy Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Captain Leroy Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Nathaniel – Nathaniel Edwards came from the Town of Parsonsfield, York County, in the State of Maine. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Maine. Nathaniel Edwards held the rank of Corporal, in the Continental Army. Maine was not a state, in it’s own right, during the American Revolutionary War. Maine became a separate colony in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the state of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts. The people of the State of Maine finally gained the right to have their own state, in 1820. On the Twentieth day of May, in 1836, Nathaniel Edwards received a bounty of two hundred acres of land, from the State of Maine. He was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Corporal Nathaniel Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Oliver – Oliver Edwards was born in 1755, at the Town of Northampton, Hampshire County, in the State of Massachusetts. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Massachusetts. Oliver Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. He was a member of Major Allen’s Company, Colonel Putnam’s Regiment, from the First day of April, in 1777 to the Thirty-first day of December, in 1779. Oliver Edwards and others, thought their enlistments were up. That was a mistake. They were listed as deserters. They later returned and finished out their enlistments. After the American Revolutionary War, Oliver Edwards was appointed to the rank of Ensign, on the Twenty-first day of June, in 1787. Later, he was promoted to Captain, on the Thirty-first day of August, in 1789. Oliver Edwards received an honorable discharge, on the Tenth day of February, in 1791. He died in 1829. Oliver Edwards’ widow received his pension in 1843. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Oliver Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Peter – Peter Edwards came from the State of Georgia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Georgia. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Fifteenth day of March, in 1784, he received a bounty of two hundred and fifty acres of land, from the State of Georgia. Peter Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Peter Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Pumfret – Pumfret Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. Pumfret Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Fifteenth day of January, in 1821, he received a bounty of two hundred and twenty-eight acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. Pumfret Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Pumfret Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Ralph – Ralph Edwards came from the State of Georgia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Georgia. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Seventh day of June, in 1785, he received a bounty of two hundred and thirty acres of land, from the State of Georgia. Ralph Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Ralph Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Richard – Richard Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Richard Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Second day of June, in 1783, he received a bounty of one hundred acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Richard Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Richard Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Robert – Robert Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. Robert Edwards held the rank of Sergeant, in the Continental Army. On the Twentieth day of September, in 1784, he received a bounty of one thousand acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. Robert Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Sergeant Robert Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Robert – Robert Edwards came from the State of North Carolina. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of North Carolina. Robert Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. In January of 1795, he received a bounty of three hundred and twenty acres of land, from the State of North Carolina. Robert Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Robert Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Rodham – Rodham Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Rodham Edwards held the rank of Sailor, in the Continental Navy. On the Tenth day of December, in 1783, he received a bounty of one hundred acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Rodham Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Rodham Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Spencer – Spencer Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Spencer Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Twenty-sixth day of January, in 1785, he received a bounty of one hundred acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Spencer Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Spencer Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Thomas – Thomas Edwards came from the Town of Portland, York County, in the State of Maine. He was also, mustered into the army, in the state of Maine. Thomas Edwards held the rank of Lieutenant, in the Continental Army. Maine was not a state, in it’s own right, during the American Revolutionary War. Maine became a separate colony in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the state of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts. The people of the State of Maine finally gained the right to have their own state, in 1820. On the Fourth day of January, in 1839, Thomas Edwards’ Widow, Mary Edwards received a bounty of six hundred acres of land, from the State of Maine. She was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Lieutenant Thomas Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Thomas – Thomas Edwards came from the State of Maryland. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Maryland. Thomas Edwards held the rank of Sergeant, in the Continental Army. On an unknown date, he received a bounty of fifty acres of land, from the State of Maryland. Thomas Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Sergeant Thomas Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, Thomas – Thomas Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. Thomas Edwards held the rank of Private, in the Continental Army. On the Fifteenth day of May, in 1783, he received a bounty of one hundred acres of land, from the State of Virginia. Thomas Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of Private Thomas Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.
  • Edwards, William – William Edwards came from the State of Virginia. He was also, mustered into the army, in the State of Virginia. When the rank of a soldier is not listed, then the rank is usually that of Sailor, in the Continental Navy. On the Third day of December, in 1783, he received a bounty of one hundred of land, from the State of Virginia. William Edwards was given the bounty of land, because of his courage, in the War for American Independence. We have no additional information, about the life, death, burial or military service, of William Edwards, during or after the American Revolution.