The Founders of Hartford
William Edwards, Hartford, 1639, came with his mother and stepfather, Mr. James Cole; in. ab. 1645, Agnes,
widow of William Spencer, of Hartford ; freeman, May, 1658; chimney-viewer, 1668; d. before 1672.-Ch. : 1. Richard, b.
May, 1647 ; m. Nov. 19, 1667, Elizabeth, dau. of William Tuttle, of New Haven ; divorced from her in 1691 ; m. (2)
ab. 1692, Mary, dau. of Lt. Col. John Talcott, of Hartford. He was an attorney at law, and a very prominent man in his
day. He d. April 20, 1718. His widow, Marv, d. April 19, 17 23. His eldest son, the Rev. Timothy Edwards, of East
Windsor, was the father of the great theologian, Jonathan Edwards, and through him Richard Edwards was the ancestor
of many distinguished men, scholars, divines, and statesmen.
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