Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1810 Wayne Co, NC pg 808 w/Stephen EDWARDS age 0-9 (1800/1810);

!NAMED: Jan 1819 Duplin Co, NC Deed Book U-427 Division of Stephen EDWARDS, deceased, division among heirs Sally EDWARDS, Sally Ann EDWARDS, William EDWARDS;

!CENSUS:1820;

!CENSUS:1830 Duplin Co, NC x w/James NORMAN age 15-19 (1810/15);

!NAMED:13 Dec 1838 Wayne Co, NC, Will of David EDWARDS as "William EDWARDS, son of Stephen EDWARDS my own son";

!DEED:21 May 1839 Wayne Co, NC 19-328 19-328 William L. EDWARDS of Loundes Co, Alabama to John COX of Wayne Co, NC, for $300, 1/3 part of tract or parcel of land formerly of David EDWARDS, deceased, as left to said William L. Edwards in Will. Beginning at a stake in run of Yellow Marsh, N 56 poles to a pine down, N 13 E 104 1/4 to a sweet gum, N 87 E 91 to a stake, head of Hog Pen Branch, then N 73 E 309 to a pine near head of Dinkings Branch, then down said Dinkings Branch to run of Yellow Marsh, then down marsh as S 77 W 51 to the McKINNE line, then with line S 15 E 32 to run of marsh, 16 poles more to south edge of marsh, then S 75 W 80 poles, 16 poles to the run 127 poles, S 15 E 5 ½ poles to the run, 16 poles more, to south edge, then to the Beginning, containing 341 ½ acres. S: William L. Edwards.
Witness: William COX
Gabriel EDWARDS
Proven May Term 1844 by oath of William Cox;

!DEED:29 Mar 1839 Duplin Co, NC 11-39 William L. EDWARDS of Loundes Co, AL to Davis COTTLE;

!CENSUS:1840 * Not in Lowndes Co, AL, one found in Sumter Co, AL pg 149 William L. EDWARDS *;

!NOTE:Marriage bond 29 Dec 1841 Bibb Co, AL William S. EDWARDS and Martha Jane MORGAN, is it them?;

!CENSUS:1850 * Bibb Co, AL # 596 Wm L. EDWARDS, 31 (1818/19) born NC * Probably not same man;

!NOTE:Maiden name Herring according to Milton Slauson, a descendant;