2. Edward Eidson Jr.-6E1/303 1 (Edward ) was born about 1711 in Richmond County, Virginia. He died in Richmond County, Virginia. Edward was employed as Ship's Carpenter.
Bartlett/Eidson Deed, 1788 - Richmond Co. Va
This Indenture made the Eighth day of November in the thirteenth year of the Common Wealth of Virginia and in the year of our lord God One thousand seven hundred and Eighty Eight Between John Bartlett of the Parish of St. Mark and County of Culpeper (Planter) of the one part, and Edward Eidson of the Parish of Lunenburg and County of Richmond (Ship Carpenter) of the other Part Witnesseth that the said John Bartlett for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty five Pounds Specie to him in hand paid by the said Edward Eidson at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said John Bartlett doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof do fully Clearly and Abolutely acquit Exonerate and discharge the said Edward Eidson his heirs and assigns for ever by these Presents Have and Hath granted Bargained [Sob]aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these Presents Do and Doth grant Bargain sell alien Enfoef and Confirm unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and assigns all that Piece Parcel or Dividend of Land whereon Thomas Bartlett Sen’r Dec’d formerly lived Situate lying [ ] being in the paris of Lunenburg and county of Richmond [ ] by Estimation ninety acres be the same p 78. more of less and bounded as followeth Begining at a large red Oak in the line of Griffin Fauntleroys land being a Corner Tree to the land of the late Dec’d John Eidson Sen’r thence along the late Dece’d land by a Straight line to a Corner ash adjoining the land of John Eidson thence by a Straight line along the said John Eidsons land to a Corner red Oak being a dead Tree Just over the main Road that leads from the Beaver Dams to Rappahannock Bridge thence along the said main road to a Corner in the line of Griffin Fauntleroys land aforesaid thence along the Said Griffin Fauntleroys land by a Straight line to the Begining Relation thereunto being had with more fully and at large appear Together with all houses out houses Edifices Yards Gardens Orchards woods Underwoods, ways waters Watercourses Profits Previledges Commodities and appurtenances whatsoever to the said piece Parcel or Dividend of land belonging or in any wise appurtaining and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof and also all the Grant Right Title and Interest of in and unto the said Ninety acres of land hereby granted To have and to hold the said Ninety acres of land and other the Premises unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns to the Proper use and behalf of the said Edward Eidson hi Heirs and assigns forever and the said John Bartlett for himself and his respective heirs Exor’s Adm’ors and Assigns Do Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said Edward Eidson his Heirs & Assigns by these presents in manner following (that is to say) that the said John Bartlett now and at the Sealing and delivery of these Presents is lawfully and absolutely Siezed of and in the said Piece Parcel or Dividend of land hereby Granted of [ ] Sure and [ ] p79. indeifetable Estate of inheritance in fee Simple and hath Good Right full power and lawfull and absolutely authority to grant & Convey the Same unto the said Edward Eidson in manner and form aforesaid and further that the said John Bartlett and his respective Heirs and all persons claiming any Estate of interest of in and to the Premises hereby Granted by of from him shall and will at any time when required make do Execute and Acknowledge or cause to be made done Executed and Ackowledged [sic] all such further lawfull and Reasonable Act and Acts thing and things Deeds Conveyances and Assurances in the law whatsoever for the further better sure making assuring and Confirming the Premises hereby granted unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns as by the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns of his or their Council larned [sic] in the law shall be reasonably requested Advised and required: And Lastly that the said John Bartlett and his Several and respective Heirs the said piece parcel or Dividend of and Premises hereby granted and Sold unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns against them the said John Bartlett and his respective Heirs and all other Persons whatsoever shall and will Warrant [ ] harmless keep Endemnified and forever defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said Parties to these presents have Set his hand and seal the day and Year first above written John Bartletin presence of ---
Mathew Eidson
John Eidson
[ ] elton WillsonExtract: John Bartlett (Planter) of St Mark Par., Culpeper Co, VA deed 8 Nov 1788 to Edward Eidson (Ship Carpenter) of Lunenburg Par., Richmond Co, VA for 45 pounds: 90 acres land whereon Thomas Bartlett Sen’r dec’d formerly lived in Lunenburg Par., Richmond Co, VA: line of Griffin Fauntleroys; corner to John Eidson Sen’r, dec’d; adjoining John Eidson; just over the main Road that leads from the Beaver Dams to Rappahannock Bridge; thence along the said main road Griffin Fauntleroys land aforesaid. Derieved information: John Bartlett inherited this land in his father [Thomas’, 1767 will, recorded in 1783]. It appears John moved to Culpeper Co, VA [adjacent to Fauquier Co, VA] by 1788.
-------------------------
A land grant was made to Edward Eidson Jr. for 200 acres in Colleton district of South Carolina 12 Apr 1770. ( South Carolina Colonial Plats, Vol. 21, p. 294 ) This grant was not taken up and 3 Apr 1775 it was ordered for William Walton. It seems likely that Edward may have died before he could move to South Carolina, because another grant was made in 1772 in the same area to another Edward Eidson who was, in all probability, the son of Edward Jr. because research reveals that this Edward's children were born a generation after those of Edward Jr. who was married by 1737. A study done by Mary McCampbell Bell, CGRS, in 1988, revealed that the majority of the families in Edgefield County, which became the location of these land grants, came from Hanover County, Virginia. In fact, there were Waltons living in Hanover County in 1763. This, and the process of elimination of all the Edward Eidsons recorded, helps one reach the conclusion that the families in South Carolina were the descendants of Edward Jr., but no single bit of "proof" has been found. All other known Edward Eidsons have been accounted for.
Edward married Mary Penelope Wilson “Milly” daughter of Henry Wilson Sr. and Susannah Winifred Foushee about 1736.
They had the following children:
9 M i Joseph Eidson-7E2 was born in 1737 in Richmond County, Virginia. Joseph served in the military Enlisted as Colonial Soldier - bugler on 25 May 1756 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was employed as Shoe maker. + 10 M ii Edward Eidson Itson III-7E1/402 + 11 M iii Henry Eidson Sr.-7E3/401 + 12 M iv Thomas Eidson
3. Sarah Eidson-6S1/307 1, 2 (Edward ) was born 3 in 1713 in Richmond County, Virginia. She died about 1770.
Sarah married Matthew Kelly son of Captain John Kelly Sr. and Amy Doniphan about 1735 in Richmond County, Virginia. Matthew was born about 1705 in Lunenberg Rarish, This Information was Copied Without Permission From George Edison's Web Site At http://www.imt.net/~gedison/eidson/index.htm Richmond County, Virginia. He died about 1772 in Richmond County, Virginia.
They had the following children:
+ 13 M i John Kelly Sr.-7S1 + 14 F ii Sarah Elizabeth Kelly-7S3 + 15 F iii Anne Kelly-7S4 + 16 F iv Mary Kelly-7S5
4. Joseph Eidson Sr.-6J1/306 1 (Edward ) was born about 1715 in Richmond County, Virginia. He died in May 1758 in Richmond County, Virginia.
Joseph married Winifred Davis about 1840.
They had the following children:
+ 17 M i Joseph Eidson Jr.-7J1 + 18 M ii William Eidson-7J2 + 19 M iii Creighton Eidson Sr.-501/7J3 20 F iv Mary Eidson-7J4.
5. John Eidson-6N1/305 (Edward ) was born in 1717. He died in 1774 in Richmond, Virginia.
John married Anne Stratton on 12 Jul 1751 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia. Anne was born about 1720. She died in Dec 1808 in Madison County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
21 M i Lawrence Eidson-702 was born about 1755. He died in 1808 in Kentucky. 22 F ii Frances Eidson-703 was born about 1755. 23 F iii Caty Eidson-704 was born about 1755. 24 F iv Anne Eidson-705 was born about 1765. 25 F v Lucy Eidson-706 was born about 1755. 26 F vi Mary Eidson-707 was born about 1764. 27 F vii Rebecca Eidson-708 was born about 1760 in Richmond County, Virginia. + 28 M viii George Washington Eidson-701
6. Hannah Eidson-6H1/304 1 (Edward ) was born about 1722 in Richmond County, Virginia. She died after 1791.
They had the following children:
+ 29 F i Susannah Marks-7H13 + 30 F ii Anne Marks-7H14 31 M iii Edward Marks-7H3 was born about 1750. 32 M iv Elias Marks-7H2 was born about 1750. + 33 F v Elizabeth "Betty" Marks-7H7 + 34 M vi Fennel Marks-7H4 + 35 M vii James Marks-7H5 36 F viii Penelope Marks-7H9 was born about 1750. Penelope married Carter. + 37 F ix Sarah Marks-7H12 38 M x William Marks-7H6 was born about 1750. + 39 F xi Mary Marks-7H10 + 40 F xii Hannah Marks-7H11 41 M xiii John Marks Jr.-7H1 was born on 4 Dec 1791. John married Catherine Kelly daughter of James Kelly Jr. and Mary Dye "Molly". Catherine was born on 12 Dec 1799.
7. Elizabeth Eidson “Betty”-6L1/308 1, 2 (Edward ) was born in 1724 in Richmond County, Virginia. She died about 1800.
Elizabeth married George Wilson son of Henry Wilson Sr. and Susannah Winifred Foushee before 1745 in Richmond County, Virginia. George was born about 1722 in Lunenberg Rarish, Richmond County, Virginia. He died in 1778. George was employed as Joiner (Carpenter).
They had the following children:
+ 42 M i Henry Wilson
8. Boyce Eidson Sr.-6B1/301 (Edward ) was born in 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia. He died in 1776 in Bedford County, Virginia.
Left Richmond county, Virginia in 1750's On tax rolls for Prince William county, Virginia in 1758.
Veteran of the American Revolutionary War Survey
Book 2, Page 263 Virginia State Land Office
22 February 1768, Amhurst county, Boyce Eidson had 300 acres surveyed on the north branch of stovall's Creek, adjacent Joseph Crew and George Jefferson. Boyce transfered his right to John Merritt in whose name the grant appears.Boyce: The Personal Name in the Eidson Family
by Robert Griffis Eidson
We Eidson's of Darke and Preble Counties, Ohio, have long wondered about the personal name Boyce in our family. My father, and a brother, carry the name. My father was proud of his name. He told me that his grandfather of Preble Co,. and his second and third grandfather's of Bedford Co., Va. were also named Boyce. But he, nor anyone else, knew how the name had entered the family--where a Boyce woman had married an Eidson man. It's origin was unknown.Having the time at 86 years we decided some months ago to record for our descendants what we had learned of the Boyce subject. While collecting the data it became very apparent that to do the subject justice writing would require a book. So, we devised the method here of placing the pertinent details. Despite this plan it is necessary to put in writing how the records were found, their place in our ancestral line, and, most importantly, a few words about the surprising origin of Boyce - from the handsome, influential Frisians.
How the Boyce Records Were Found
Starting in 1937 we have collected the Eidson records for Ohio, Virginia, and England. These records are in three blue notebook's lying on the table as I write.The "original" Eidson to have the name of Boyce, or variant, was the son of Edward Eidson of Richmond Co., Va, on the eastern shore, in the Northern Neck area. The will of 1732 spelled the name "Boyce". We made two trips to Virginia, and hired several professional searcher's to gather the records.
The finding of where a Boyce woman had married an Eidson man was more difficult and fortuitous. She was Isabel Boyce, around 1600, who married Dionis Eidson, both of Leeds (St, Peter's) Parish, Yorkshire, England. Their son Edward was baptized in 1603.
We were receiving the Eidson records in the York Probate Registry from Mr. E. Thompson. There among these records was the will of Dionis Eidson, proven Nov. 13, 1629. It named his wife Isabel, and listed the gift of a "filly" to Christopher Boyes.
This occasioned our request of Mr. Thompson for the Boyes records. Among them was the will of Christopher Boyes, Jan. 15, 1593, naming a daughter, Isabel, and a son Christopher. These wills gave us a (first) connection between the Eidson and Boyes families - Isabel Boyes and Dionis Eidson had married.
The "Original" Boyce of 1732 Va. and The Eidson Boyes Marriage 1600
We had no possible connection between 1732 Va. and ca 1600 England until in 1979 Mrs. Wanda Eidson, Weatherford, Tx., found the 1680 record in Dublin, Ireland, of the baptism of Edward Eidson, son of Denys and Hannah Eidson. The evidence points to this Edward of Dublin being the same person as the 1732 Edward of Virginia. Also, the similarity of the personal names in the public records indicate that the Dublin Edward was closely related to Dionis Eidson of the 1629 will in Leeds Parish, Yorkshire. However, the public records have not been found to confirm it.The Boyes Family of Yorkshire, England
Having obtained a somewhat plausible ancestral line for we American Eidson's back to Isabel Boyes Eidson of Yorkshire, England, the obvious questions were: Who were the Boyes family, and from what European nation had they come to England?Our study has taken two surprising turns: They came to England from Norway, but their origin was not Norwegian but Frisian. The variant of Boyes, and the Frisian "Boy" are numerous in Norway as shown to us by a copy of the Oslo telephone directory sent to us by our Norwegian correspondents. It has 49 variant of the names from Boye, Boyes, to Boyesen.
The finding of the Frisian connection with our Boyes family of Leeds Parish in England was again quite fortuitous. Our Norwegian correspondents had written us that they doubted that Boyes was of Norwegian origin. In the old Webster's Collegiate Dictionary that Alreeta and Sallie (our daughters) had used in their school days we found "boy, Frisian origin".
It appears that the Frisians have never received their "just dues" regarding their influence on the development of the English nation. It has been usurped by the term Anglo-Saxon England. As author Blair has written, the term Anglo-Saxon has become established by long usage although the Frisians have obviously had a greater effect on the nation as shown by the close relationship of the English and Frisian languages. Apparently we should not use the term Anglo-Saxon England; a more appropriate term would be Frisian England.
The Frisians are an ethnic group, not a nation, occupying "since the earliest times", the islands along the southern coast of the North Sea, which are owned by Holland, Germany, and Denmark. Their language is a Germanic dialect. It is the closest to modern English of all the continental languages.
The Frisians were a seapower before the Scandinavian Vikings of 750-1030 AD. One author has suggested that they may have taught seamanship to the Vikings as they had traded along the Norwegian coast as far north as Tronder, some 400 miles north of Bergen.
Our Frisian Ancestors
The Frisians colonized eastern Britain starting with Kent, East Anglia, and Sussex.The Frisians are among the blondest people of the world, blue eyes to light mixed; they are tall, long legged, broad shouldered, with large heads, faces, and noses.
The Frisians occupied their present home about 150 BC.
The Frisian language of low German is still spoken in the Friesland province of N.E. Holland, and many of the nearby islands along the North Sea coast. Other Low German tribes were the Old Saxon, Anglo Saxon, and the Franks.
Ptolemy, 77-147 AC, Egyptian geographer, placed the Frisians between the rivers Ems and Rhine (Holland).
Procopius, ca 550 AD, Byzantium historian, wrote: "The people of Britain are the English and Frisians".
From 450 to 785 AD the Frisians were far wandering seafarer's along the borders of the North Sea. (The Vikings of Scandinavia appeared later....700-1030).
In the 600's and 700's missionaries from Britain attempted to convert the Frisians. they accepted the Church of Rome in 1234.
Sources:
Encyclopedia Brittanica, 9th. Ed., 1895
Wells "Outline of History" 1922
Blair's "Anglo-Saxon England" 1972
Coon's "Races of Europe" 1939
Coon, Ripley, and Beddoe "Races"
Larsens "History of Norway"Note: The above text has been edited from an article by Robert Griffis Eidson that appeared in the Eidson Newsletter, number 14, October 1982.
Boyce married Frances (Shelton?). Frances was born about 1730 in Virginia.
They had the following children:
43 M i Edward Eidson-607 was born about 1750. Edward married Unknown. + 44 M ii Rev. Boyce Eidson Jr.-601 + 45 M iii Shelton Eidson-604 + 46 M iv Alexander Wiltson Eidson Hittson Sr.-608 47 F v Mourning Eidson-606 was born about 1755. Mourning married William Cole in Halifax County, Virginia. + 48 M vi John Eidson Sr.-603 49 F vii Penelope Eidson-602 was born about 1760 in Virginia. Penelope married Morgan Richardson son of John Richardson Jr. and Dorthy “Dolly” Snow on 7 Dec 1785 in Campbell County, Virginia. Morgan was born in 1761 in Bedford County, Virginia.