Selected Families and Individuals from the Edwards ancestry and their descendants.


Samuel COLEY [Parents] 1 was born about 1615 in of, Great Munden, Hertford, England. He died in 1684/1690 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Samuel married Ann PRUDDEN in 1640.

Ann PRUDDEN 1. Ann married Samuel COLEY in 1640.


John COLEY OR COOLEY 1 was born about 1586 in of, Great Munden, Hertford, England. He died on 06 Feb 1674. John married John COLEY OR COOLEY Mrs. about 1614 in of, Great Munden, Hertford, England.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of John COLEY or COOLEY and his wife are taken
from the Ancestral File.

SOURCE:  Also from Amy Cardon Odell, 3433 Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek,
CA 94595, who lists:
 - Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. 1, p. 972.

NOTE:  Surname is variously given as COLEY, COOLEY, and CROLEY.

NOTE:  Also baptized 21 Jun 1955; also Cleared for baptism in the Seattle
Temple (baptized 14 Feb 1992).

John COLEY OR COOLEY Mrs. 1 was born about 1590 in of, Great Munden, Hertford, England. John married John COLEY OR COOLEY about 1614 in of, Great Munden, Hertford, England.

They had the following children.

  M i Samuel COLEY was born about 1615. He died in 1684/1690.
  F ii Mary COLEY OR COOLEY was born about 1616. She died on 22 Jan 1678.

Samuel TOLLES [Parents] 1 was christened on 09 Mar 1735 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1756. Samuel married Bathseba THOMAS.

SOURCE:  Christening and LDS Ordinance data from the 1988 IGI, Batch/Sheet
8626807/44.  Also sealed to parents 11 Mar 1987 SL.

NOTE:  Samuel was christened as an adult.  He was the second child in this
family.

Bathseba THOMAS 1. Bathseba married Samuel TOLLES.


Stephen BRISTOL 1. Stephen married Dorothy TOLLES.

Dorothy TOLLES [Parents] 1 was born about 1711 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. She was christened on 30 Jun 1728 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 14 Aug 1785. Dorothy married Stephen BRISTOL.

Other marriages:
BROWN, Jonathan

SOURCE:  Ancestral File.

NOTE:  The 1988 IGI does not include an individual entry for Dorothy Tolles.
Also submitted for sealing to parents 14 Aug 1991, SE; cleared.

NOTE:  With dates as shown, christening is 17 years after birth.  Research is
needed to verify the dates.


Daniel TOLLES [Parents] 1 was born in 1705 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. He was christened on 30 Jun 1728 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 20 Jan 1782. Daniel married Thankful SMITH.

Other marriages:
BROWN, Hannah

SOURCE:  Ancestral File.

NOTE:  Also submitted for sealing to parents 14 Aug 1991, SE; Cleared.

NOTE:  It is recognized that Daniel was christened 23 years after birth.
Research is needed to verify the dates.

Thankful SMITH 1. Thankful married Daniel TOLLES.


Henry TOLLES [Parents] 1 was born in Nov 1669 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. He died in Jan 1751 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Henry married Dorothy THOMAS on 13 Apr 1693 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Other marriages:
GOODSELL, Mary
SPERRY, Sarah

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Henry Tolles and Dorothy Thomas are taken from
an FGRC Archive Record submitted by Gerald Martin, 800 East Ocean, Long Beach,
California, which lists:   (gives birthplace as Bloomfield, Hartford, Conn.)
 - A9B30 p 95-105;
 - N. Haven Gen. Mag. by Donald L. Jacobus.
 - Families of Ancient New Haven,
Also from the IGI for Connecticut, P-0064 (as of March 1988).

NOTE:  Henry was also sealed to his parents on 11 Mar 1987 SL per the
above-referenced IGI.  Also sealed to spouse 5 Mar 1953 SL.

NOTE:  Child #5, Ebenezer Tolles, is added to this family on the strength of a
TIB Index Card which indicates that his parents were Henry Tolles and Dorothy
Thomas.

NOTE:  Children Nos. 4, 6, & 7 were added to this family from the 31 Oct 1989
Ancestral File.

Dorothy THOMAS [Parents] 1 was born in 1674 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 Oct 1727 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy married Henry TOLLES on 13 Apr 1693 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

NOTE:  Dorothy was also sealed to her parents on 5 Oct 1984 OK, per the IGI for
Connecticut, P-0064 (as of March 1988).

NOTE:  The Ancestral File gives Dorothy Thomas' birthplace as Saybrook,
Middlesex, Connecticut.

They had the following children.

  F i Experience TOLLES was born about 1695.
  M ii Samuel TOLLES was christened on 09 Mar 1735. He died in 1756.
  F iii Rachel TOLLES was born about 1700.
  M iv Henry TOLLES was born about 1703. He died in 1772.
  M v Daniel TOLLES was born in 1705. He died on 20 Jan 1782.
  M vi Ebenezer TOLLES was born about 1709.
  F vii Dorothy TOLLES was born about 1711. She died on 14 Aug 1785.

Benjamin PECK 1 was born on 05 Sep 1647 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was christened on 05 Sep 1647 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in Mar 1730 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was buried in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Benjamin married Mary or Sarah SPERRY on 29 Mar 1670 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Benjamin Peck and Mary Sperry are taken from a
FGRC Archive Record submitted by Agness B. Mangus, 136 South 1st West,
Bountiful, Utah, which lists:
 - Bassett Book, Library at S.L.C.

SOURCE:  Information for Benjamin Peck are taken from the Temple Index Bureau
and from the 1988 IGI, Batch/Sheet 8419504/4, Source Call Number 1395825.
Marriage and sealing data for Benjamin and Mary Sperry from the 1988 IGI, Batch
A184632, Source Call Number 184631.

Mary or Sarah SPERRY [Parents] 1 was born on 14 Mar 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Mary married Benjamin PECK on 29 Mar 1670 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Sealing to parents date is from the Ancestral File.

NOTE:  Also sealed to parents 11 Dec 1946 SL.  Ancestral File gives endowment
date of 20 Nov 1902.

They had the following children.

  M i
Benjamin PECK 1 was born on 04/04 Jan 1670/1671 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 01 Mar 1722.

PROBLEM:  With dates as shown, Benjamin was born 0 years before parents'
marriage.  Research is needed to verify the dates.
  F ii
Mary PECK 1 was born on 04 Jan 1672 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died after 1749.
  M iii
John PECK 1 was christened in 1674/1675 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  M iv
Joseph PECK 1 was born on 26 Feb 1676 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1704.
  F v
Esther PECK 1 was born in 1679 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  M vi
Ebenezer PECK 1 was born on 24 Apr 1681 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  F vii
Lydia PECK 1 was christened in 1683 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  M viii
Ebenezer PECK 1 was born on 05 Jan 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 20 Mar 1768.
  F ix
Desire PECK 1 was born on 26 Aug 1687 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1721.

NOTE:  Desire was also sealed to parents 19 Jan 1973 AZ, Batch/Sheet
7204521/15, Source Call Number 820206; and 23 Nov 1976 AL, Batch/Sheet 7450356,
Source Call Number 002942 (per the 1988 IGI).
  F x
Mehitable PECK 1 was born on 06 Oct 1689 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

John SHERMAN 1 was born in Nov 1673 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 24/24 Feb 1727/1728 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. John married Dinah THOMAS in 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of John Sherman and Dinah Thomas are taken from a
FGRC Archive Record submitted by Florence T. Foy, Bountiful, Utah, which lists:
 - Conn., N2b, Vol. 7, p. 1612;
 - Families of Ancient Windsor.

SOURCE:  Date and place of marriage are from the Ancestral File.

Dinah THOMAS [Parents] 1 was born on 26 Dec 1678 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1769 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Dinah married John SHERMAN in 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Other marriages:
BLACKMAN, Zachariah

They had the following children.

  F i
Lydia SHERMAN 1 was born on 20 Dec 1699 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Sep 1733.
  F ii
Dinah SHERMAN 1 was born on 24 Oct 1702 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 29 Dec 1739.
  M iii
Samuel SHERMAN 1 was born on 01 Feb 1704 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 28 Oct 1769.

SOURCE:  Place of marriage from the Ancestral File.
  F iv
Elizabeth SHERMAN 1 was born on 25 Jan 1708 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Sep 1738 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Place of marriage and death from the Ancestral File.

Daniel SPERRY 1. Daniel married Sarah WILMOT.

Sarah WILMOT [Parents] 1 was born on 08 Mar 1662 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1731 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Sarah married Daniel SPERRY.

Other marriages:
HOTCHKISS, Thomas

SOURCE:  Sealing to parents date from the Ancestral File.

NOTE:  Also baptized 16 Sep 1933, endowed 23 Oct 1933, and sealed to parents 18
Dec 1945 SL.


Thomas HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 31 Aug 1654 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 27 Dec 1711 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Thomas married Sarah WILMOT on 27 Nov 1677 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Thomas Hotchkiss and Sarah Wilmot are taken
from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Florence T. Foy, Bountiful, Utah, which
lists:
 - Conn., N2b, Vol. 4, p. 796.

SOURCE:  Also from the 1988 IGI, Batch 7450338, Source Call Number 002924.
Marriage and sealing data are also from this IGI, Batch A184597, Source Call
Number 184597.

NOTE:  Per the above-referenced IGI, also sealed to parents 26 Nov 1976 IF.

NOTE:  The 1988 IGI also contains a birth entry for Thomas Hotchkiss, BEP all
cleared; Batch/Sheet 8701505, Source Call Number 1396300.

NOTE:  Thomas and Sarah were also sealed 18 Dec 1945 SL, per the Archive
Record on which they appear as parents.

Sarah WILMOT [Parents] 1 was born on 08 Mar 1662 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1731 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Sarah married Thomas HOTCHKISS on 27 Nov 1677 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Other marriages:
SPERRY, Daniel

SOURCE:  Sealing to parents date from the Ancestral File.

NOTE:  Also baptized 16 Sep 1933, endowed 23 Oct 1933, and sealed to parents 18
Dec 1945 SL.

They had the following children.

  M i
Samuel HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 07 Sep 1680 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1730.
  F ii
Sarah HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 18 Feb 1682 in of, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut,United States of America.
  F iii
Anna HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 12 Dec 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  F iv
Lydia HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 23 Jun 1695 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 15 Jan 1760.
  M v
William HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 07 Oct 1695 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1731.
  M vi
Abraham HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 07 Oct 1695 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  F vii
Dorcas HOTCHKISS 1 was born on 07 Oct 1695 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Mar 1744.

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