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I am trying to research Mary Sands born in Ticehurst Sussex, on 8th Dec' 1752, married to William Edwards, who may, or may not have been a solider in the American army during the revolutionary war. I believe he may have left/divorced her, they had one son, William.
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Greetings, and a warm welcome to Rootschat
I presume this is the Mary SANDS baptised 8 Dec 1752 Ticehurst, parents Nicholas and Mary.
What information are you looking for? I see you name a spouse William EDWARDS and son William - do you have details of them? Are you looking for information on Mary's parents and family?
Philip
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Baptisms in Ticehurst with parents Nicholas and Mary SANDS (found on FamilySearch):
Mary 8 Dec 1752
Jenny 25 Aug 1754
Anne 1 May 1756
Jenny 1 May 1758
Frances 6 Jul 1756
Possible burial for father (found on FamilySearch):
9 Dec 1796 Ticehurst, Nicholas SANDS age 76
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Many Thanks for the welcome, I wanted to find out when she died, and where she was buried. Also I wish to find out more about her husband, who seems to disappear after 1771 I believe.
Thank you.
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How do you know that she married William Edwards and had a son William?
The marriage to William Edwards was in 1767 in Burwash. This would make her only 15, and I find this rather unlikely especially since it's not the parish of her residence.
There is a marriage of a Mary Sands in Ticehurst in 1777 to a Thomas Pierce which would be much more feasible.
Bev
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Hi Bev, it was information I found on Ancestry.com. if the information is true her husband would have been 17, he had been married before at the age of 15-16 in Virginia USA.
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The line seems to run from William Edwards up to my Great Grandmother Sarah Edwards
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That should be Elizabeth Edwards.
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I'm afraid that the information from Ancestry sounds extremely suspect.
Unless the tree owner has some verification, it sounds very unlikely to me. But I stand to be corrected :)
A young lad married in the USA at 15, travels to the UK, marries again in Sussex to a 15.year old..... :-\
Bev
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Hi Bev, it was information I found on Ancestry.com. if the information is true her husband would have been 17, he had been married before at the age of 15-16 in Virginia USA.
Ah, the delights of unreliable online trees!
Like bevj I would be suspicious. The golden rule is to trust nothing without proven sources. Sadly, some online tree owners seem to think: "well, I can't find anything better - so I'll use that."
My advice (for what it's worth) is to work back from the known, documenting every step citing verifiable sources - BMDs, census records, parish registers and so on.
How far back in your line do you have proven ancestors (from original record sources)? Rootschatters are great at helping with advice and digging into old documents.
Philip
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Hi Philip, many thanks, yes I think I may have to look at my great grandmothers side again.
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Are you researching William EDWARDS who was born c1824 and married Mary HORTON in Adelaide in 1849? I would initially think not as you say that Elizabeth is your great grandmother, whereas their daughter Elizabeth died in infancy. This is the William who appears in the family trees as a descendant of Mary SANDS born in Ticehurst in 1752.
Debra :)
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No Debra, I now believe thanks to misinformation on Ancestry, neither Mary or William are members of my family, I need to look at my entire G, Grandmothers line again.
Thank you everyone for your help anyway.