1. Edward Eidson Sr.-5-23/101 1 was born in Oct 1680 in Dublin, Ireland. He was christened on 17 Oct 1680 in St. Catherine's Church, Dublin, Ireland. He died on 5 Feb 1732 in Richmond County, Virginia. He was buried in Richmond County, Virginia.
Hannah Boyes, the mother of Edward, had a brother, the Rev. Joseph Boyes (1660-1728) at St. Catherine's Church, Dublin, Ireland, where Edward was christened.
Edward came from the Leeds area of Yorkshire, England and settled in northern neck of Virginia between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.
Penelope's maiden name may have been Kelly????
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Will Book Number 5, Page 184 State of Virginia, County of Richmond
Last Will and Testament of Edward Eidson
In the name of God Amen, &, I Edward Eidson of Richmond Co., being sick of body but of perfect sence & memory do make & ordain this my last will and testament in manner & form following this is to say first & principally I commend my soul to Almighty God hoping for acceptance thru the Merits of Jesus Christ my only mediator and advocate to my body I commit to the grave to be buried at the descretion of my Excrs. herin after named & as for my estate I dispose thereof as followeth Vist:Imprimis - My will is that all my debts & funeral charges be paid & discharged.
Item - I give bequeth unto my son Joseph all land I bot of Capt. Spicer known by the name of the Old Court House to him & heirs of his body lawfully begotten & failing such heirs to my son Boyce & heirs of the body lawfully begotten & failing such heirs to the heirs at law.
Item - I give and bequeth to my said son Joseph one negro man named Rodger the bed he now lyes on with its furniture two cows & calves three stears of three years old one piece of broadcloth that is now in the house with trimming one pot two dishes six plated & my great coate.
Item - I give & bequeth the land I now live on to be equally divided between my sons Joh & Edward & the heirs of their body lawfully begotten, and failing such heirs of either of them the survivor & heirs of his body lawfully begotten, & failing such heirs to my son Boyce & heirs of his body lawfully begotten, & failing such heirs to the heir at Law, and my will and desire is that the said land be divided by my neighbors, James Wilson and William Jordan.
Item - My will is that my loving wife Penelope This Information was Copied Without Permission From George Edison's Web Site At http://www.imt.net/~gedison/eidson/index.htm Eidson have half the land I now live on with the plantation during her natural life.
Item - I give and bequeth unto my son John one negro boy named George one trunill bedsted & furniture two cows & calves & two stears of three years old.
Item - I give & bequeth unto my son Boyce one negro boy named Sam two cows and claves three stears of four years old & all the perfect furniture of the new house below stairs.
Item - I give & bequeth unto my three daughters Sarah, Hannah & Betty all the money I now have in England to buy each of them one negro girle to be purchased at the descretion of my friend William Jordan & if the said money not be sufficient for that purpose my will is that it be made up out of the residue of my estate.
Item - I give & bequeth unto my daughter Sarah an orphan girle named Katherine.
Item - I give & bequeath unto each of my three daughters Sarah, Hannah & Betty three cows & calves & three stears of 4 years old.
Item - I give and bequeth all the residue & remainder of my estate real & personal to be equally divided between my loving wife Penelope Eidson & my son Edward whom I do hereby constitute & appoint Exrx. & Exr. of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand seal this 24 day of October anno Dom: 1732 Edward Eidson Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in presence of:
W. Jordan James Willson John Deane In the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed Mr. Eidson desireed that all the goods in his house be at the disposal of his wife (except what he hath already bequeathe) for the nurture of his younger children.
W. Jordan John Deane
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Time Line
1593 Will of Christopher Boyes dated January 15, 1593, naming daughter Isabel (Edwards great grandmother) and a son Christopher.
1629 Will of Dionis Eidson, (Edward's great grandfather), proven November 13, 1629, names wife Isabel Boyes. From the York Probate Registry.
1660 Leeds Parish records the This Information was Copied Without Permission From George Edison's Web Site At http://www.imt.net/~gedison/eidson/index.htm marriage of Denys Eidson to Hannah, (Edwards Parents), September 12, 1660
1665 Plague in Leeds, England killed a great number of people.
1680 Christening record of St. Catherine's Parish, Dublin, Dublin County, Ireland .... Edward Eidson, 17 October 1680, son of Dennys and Hannah. St. Catherine's Church at this time was the church of Ireland and was Protestant.
1683 Last known record of Edward Eidson in England is his being dropped from the Leeds Parish Church records.
1696 Edward "probably" first arrived in Virginia.
1706 Tax record for Edward Eidson found in Lancaster County, Virginia.
1708 Record of Edward Eidson in Virginia is his "witness to a will" in Lancaster County, Virginia.
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Edward married Penelope-102 about 1710 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Penelope was born about 1683. She died in Richmond, Virginia.
The custom of the times was for a widow to remarry very soon after the death of her husband. The same applied to widowers who usually were left with children to be cared for. Therefore, three or four marriages This Information was Copied Without Permission From George Edison's Web Site At http://www.imt.net/~gedison/eidson/index.htm were quite common. Penelope had not remarried by 8 Aug 1734 when Edward Eidson's estate was presented by Penelope and Edward (Jr.) Eidson for division by Richard Barnes, William Jordan and James Willson. (Richmond County Order Book. 10, 1732-1739, page 74,203 and 204.)
However, living on the property adjoining the Eidsons was Elias Fennell whom Penelope probably married after Edward's death. His will was written 26 Oct 1739 and probated 7 Jan 1739/40. (Richmond County Will Book. 5, page 340.) Of his estate he left: ".... to my loving wife Penelope Feniel all my lands on this side the main road I now live on and all that land on that side the Coach road joining to Richard Barnes during her natural life.
Edward and Penelope had the following children:
+ 2 M i Edward Eidson Jr.-6E1/303 + 3 F ii Sarah Eidson-6S1/307 + 4 M iii Joseph Eidson Sr.-6J1/306 + 5 M iv John Eidson-6N1/305 + 6 F v Hannah Eidson-6H1/304 + 7 F vi Elizabeth Eidson “Betty”-6L1/308 + 8 M vii Boyce Eidson Sr.-6B1/301