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


Baker PIERCE 1. Baker married Esther GRIFFITH.

NOTE:  Surname also given as PEARCE.

Esther GRIFFITH [Parents] 1 was born about 1758 in of, Canaan, Columbia, New York,United States of America. Esther married Baker PIERCE.


Samuel GRIFFITH [Parents] 1 was born about 1760 in of, Canaan, Columbia, New York,United States of America. Samuel married Martha.

Martha 1. Martha married Samuel GRIFFITH.


Joseph LEWIS 1. Joseph married Hannah GRIFFITH.

Hannah GRIFFITH [Parents] 1 was born about 1762 in of, Canaan, Columbia, New York,United States of America. Hannah married Joseph LEWIS.


Charles DICKINSON [Vestryman] [Parents] 1 was born about 1666 in of, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island,United States of America. He died on 14 Sep 1740 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. He was buried on 17 Sep 1740 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Charles married Phillipa GREENE in 1691 in of, Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island,United States of America.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Charles Dickinson and Phillipa Greene are
taken from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts, Route #2,
Box 30, Vernal, Utah, which lists:
 - Updike "History of Narragansett Church" 11 p 314 & 386;
 - Greenes of Rhode Island 1 p 76 & 77.

NOTE:  The above-referenced archive record gives Charles' parents as John
Dickinson and and Elizabeth Howland; however, it is not definitely known that
Charles was a member of this family.  Note the following from an article
entitled "Dickinson Problems -- The Oyster Bay and Narragansett Families,"
by Donald Lines Jacobus in "The American Genealogist," Volume 21 (1946),
pp. 256-259:

   "It was stated in 'Greenes of Rhode Island' (1903) that Charles Dickinson,
   Sr., was son of John and Elizabeth (Howland) Dickinson.  This has been
   repeated in other printed sources, including 'The Mayflower Index.'  If we
   are correct in identifying John and Elizabeth Dickinson of Oyster Bay, it
   is impossible that Charles Dickinson can claim that parentage.  Little is
   seen in print on the Rhode Island Dickinsons, and further light is desired
   on the early history of this family, particularly any clues pointing to the
   origin of Charles Dickinson, Sr."

NOTE:  The Ancestral File gives birth date as "abt 1654" and birth place as
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island.

NOTE:  Charles was also baptized 23 Nov 1936 and endowed 15 Apr 1937.

NOTE:  Per Patron Notification dated 28 Feb 1990, sealing of Charles to
parents and spouse is "In Process;" Reference Nos. F610071 and F500927.  Also
cleared for sealing to spouse in the Seattle Temple.

NOTE:  The following notes are copied verbatim from Amy Cardon Odell, 3433
Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek, CA 94595:
 - Updike, History of Narragansett Church, II, 3124, 385; "Greens of Rhode
    Island" I, 76-77;
 - Charles Dickinson, vestryman of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Church, Easter
    Monday 1730 (Updike, II, 500);
 - April 14, 1718, Charles, vestryman, at same (I,461);
 - 15 Jun 1718, John Dickinson and Mary Phillips were married by the Rev. Mr.
    Wm. Guy (Updike, II, 466);
 - 28 May 1721, Mr. Charles Dickinson a communicant (Updike, II, 464);
 - 16 May 1722, Mr. Charles Dickinson and Charles Dickinson, Jr., Vestryman
    (Updike, II; Aw66);
 - 15 Jul 1727, John Case of Town Hill was married to Phillipa Dickinson at
    her father's house by ye Rev. James McSparren (Updike, II, 490); see also
    pp. 42, 472-474, 476, 486-487, 492, 498, 500, 503, 505, 508, 512-513, 519,
    561;
 - 7 Aug 1731, Mr. Charles Dickinson and Mr. Phillip Case, sponsors for the
    baptism of Samuel Curtis (Updike, II, 504);
 - 27 Nov 1747, The Rev. Dr. MacSparren baptized at ye church of St. Paul
    child named Mary Dickinson, daughter of Charles Dickinson, tortius, son of
    Charles, Jr., who is also the son of Charles Dickinson of Narragansett now
    living (Updike, II, 5190);
 - 12 Sep 1740, Dr. MacSparran administered ye Eucharist to Mr. Charles
    Dickinson on his death bed in the morning 2 a.m., died on the 14 on ye
    15h, was buried in ye Church yard at St. Paul's Church in Narragansett, a
    sermon on ye occasion being preached by ye said Dr. MacSparren (Updike,
    II, 524);
 - The wife and child #6 are both shown as Phillipa in some records.
 - Charles Dickinson, Jr. was called Thomas at his baptism in the Episcopal
    Church in Narragansett, 16 Aug 1726.  There may also be a son, Richard, as
    a child of this family, who was born before 3 Apr 1695.
 - There may have been more than one Charles Dickinson in this same area; one
    is shown with a wife, Ruth, and another wife, Esther Gilbert.  More
    research is needed about these wives and about his parentage.  We can
    neither prove nor disprove whether or not he is the son of John Dickinson
    and Elizabeth Howland (as of 1966 and later research), so must watch for
    new records from Rhode Island to come to the Genealogical Society of Utah
    Library.
 - Charles' name was cleared to be sealed to John Dickinson as his father by
    mistake.  This relationship at this time cannot be verified.  On 9 Apr
    1991, in the Oakland Temple, Sealer Leland Wright sealed Charles to "his
    father, John Dickinson and his mother, Elizabeth Howland."  After the
    sealing was completed, I told Elder Wright that this relationship was not
    verified and that this sealing should not have been done.  He told me that
    the sealing would stand as he had performed it, and if it was correct, it
    would be done, and if it was not correct, in time it would be corrected.

Phillipa GREENE [Parents] 1 was born on 07 Oct 1658 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. She died before 1706. Phillipa married Charles DICKINSON [Vestryman] in 1691 in of, Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island,United States of America.

Other marriages:
CARR, Caleb

NOTE:  Phillipa Greene was also baptized 28 Jan 1930 and endowed 13 Feb 1930.

They had the following children.

  M i Charles DICKINSON was born about 1696.
  M ii John DICKINSON [Captain] was born in 1699. He died in 1736.
  M iii Jonathan DICKINSON [Captain] was born about 1700. He died about 1727.
  M iv Samuel DICKINSON was born about 1702/1703. He died after 27 Jun 1750.
  M v Christopher DICKINSON was born about 1704.
  F vi Phillipa DICKINSON was born in 1706. She died on 26 May 1798.

Jonathan DICKINSON [Captain] [Parents] 1 was born about 1700 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. He died about 1727 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Jonathan married Mary COLE on 16/16 Feb 1726/1727 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

SOURCE:  Birth and marriage data for Jonathan Dickinson are taken from an
Archive Record submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts,
Route #2, Box 30, Vernal, Utah.  Sealing data for Jonathan Dickinson and Mary
Cole are taken from the IGI for Rhode Island, P-0793 (as of May 1988), Batch
M507001, Serial Sheet 0058.

SOURCE:  Also from Amy Cardon Odell, 3433 Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek,
CA 94595, who lists:
 - Updike, "History of St. Paul's Church, Narragansett, Rhode Island," I, 110,
    II, 490, 499, 500;
 - Narragansett Church Records (GS No. Wib);
 - Orson Pratt's own manuscript record (in back portion of F. W. Chapman's
    "The Pratt Family: or the Descendants of Lieutenant William Pratt,"
    Hartford, Conn; Case, Lockwood, 1864 (GS Film 599,765).
 - All of Samuel Dickinson's children were sealed to his brother, Jonathan
    Dickinson, and to their mother, Mary Cole; approved by Robert D. Young,
    President of Salt Lake Temple, 29 Feb 1952.

NOTE:  Per Patron Notification dated 28 Feb 1990, sealing of Jonathan to
parents is "In Process;" Reference No. F500927.  Submitted again 14 Aug 1991,
SE; Cleared.  Also sealed to spouse 21 Jul 1977 NZ.

NOTE:  The Ancestral File gives Jonathan's birthdate as "abt 1704."  No birth
place or any other data is given.

Mary COLE [Parents] 1 was born about 1705 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. She died on 06 Dec 1753 in Dutchess, New York, USA. Mary married Jonathan DICKINSON [Captain] on 16/16 Feb 1726/1727 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

Other marriages:
DICKINSON, Samuel

SOURCE:  Birth, marriage and death data for Mary Cole are taken from an FGRC
Archive Record submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts,
Route #2, Box 30, Vernal, Utah.

NOTE:  All of the children of Mary and Samuel Dickinson were sealed to
Jonathan Dickinson and their mother, Mary Cole, 29 Feb 1952, SL, approved by
Robert D. Young, President of Salt Lake Temple.


William COLE [Parents] 1 was born on 13 Jul 1671 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. He died before 17 Sep 1734 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. William married Ann PINDER in 1701.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of William Cole and Ann Pinder are taken from a
FGRC Archive Record submitted by Una Pratt Giles, 222 Third Avenue, Salt Lake
City, Utah.

SOURCE:  Also from Amy Cardon Odell, 3433 Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek,
CA 94595, who lists:
 - Austin's Genealogical History of Rhode Island, p. 50;
 - Savage Dictionary, p. 430;
 - William Updike, History of Narragansett Church, Vol. 1, p. 110.

SOURCE:  Death place from the Ancestral File.

Ann PINDER [Parents] 1 was born about 1675 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Ann married William COLE in 1701.

SOURCE:  Birth information for Ann Pinder is taken from an FGRC Archive Record
for the family of William Cole and Ann submitted to the Genealogical Society by
Una Pratt Giles, 222 Third Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah.

NOTE:  The 1988 IGI for Rhode Island (P-0800) does not contain a birth entry
for Ann Pinder.  Also submitted for sealing to parents 14 Aug 1991, SE;
Cleared.

They had the following children.

  M i John COLE was born in 1702. He died in 1792.
  F ii Mary COLE was born about 1705. She died on 06 Dec 1753.
  F iii
Ann COLE 1 was born about 1707 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  F iv
Hannah COLE 1 was born about 1709 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  F v
Susanna COLE 1 was born about 1710 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  M vi
Samuel COLE 1 was born in 1712 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  M vii
William COLE 1 was born in 1713 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  M viii
Benjamin COLE 1 was born in 1716 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
  M ix
Wignal COLE 1 was born in 1721 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

PROBLEM:  With the dates as shown, Wignal's mother was 46 when he was born.
Research is needed to verify the dates.

Gideon DICKINSON [Parents] 1 was born on 16 Nov 1736 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Gideon married Mercy BARBER on 04 Dec 1760 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

SOURCE:  Birth information for Gideon Dickinson is taken from an Archive Record
submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts, Route #2, Box
30, Vernal, Utah.  Sealing data for Gideon are from the IGI for Rhode Island,
P-0793 (as of May 1988).

NOTE:  Also sealed to parents 9 Apr 1991 OK.  Also sealed to spouse 27 Feb
1979 PV.

Mercy BARBER 1. Mercy married Gideon DICKINSON on 04 Dec 1760 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.


George DICKINSON [Parents] 1 was born on 19 Nov 1738 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. George married Elizabeth.

SOURCE:  Birth information for George Dickinson is taken from an Archive Record
submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts, Route #2, Box
30, Vernal, Utah.  Sealing date of George to his parents is from the IGI for
Rhode Island, P-0793 (as of May 1988).

Elizabeth 1. Elizabeth married George DICKINSON.


Ichabod DICKINSON [Parents] 1 was born on 16 Nov 1734 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Ichabod married Ann CAHOONE on 03 Mar 1771 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

SOURCE: Birth information for Ichabod Dickinson is taken from an Archive Record
submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D. Roberts, Route #2, Box
30, Vernal, Utah.  Sealing data for Ichabod are from the IGI for Rhode Island,
P-0793 (as of May 1988).

Ann CAHOONE 1. Ann married Ichabod DICKINSON on 03 Mar 1771 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.


Christopher DICKINSON [Parents] 1 was born about 1704 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Christopher married Ann COGGESHALL on 03 Oct 1730 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

SOURCE:  Birth and marriage information for Christopher Dickinson are taken
from an Archive Record submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Louise D.
Roberts, Route #2, Box 30, Vernal, Utah.  Sealing to spouse data for Christopher
is from the IGI for Rhode Island, P-0793 (as of May 1988).  The IGI does not
contain a birth entry for Christopher.

NOTE:  Per Patron Notification dated 28 Feb 1990, sealing of Christopher to
parents is "In Process;" Reference No. F500927.  Submitted again 14 Aug 1991,
SE; Cleared.

PROBLEM:  With dates as shown, Christopher's mother was 46 when he was born.
Research is needed to verify the dates.

Ann COGGESHALL 1. Ann married Christopher DICKINSON on 03 Oct 1730 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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