Sophia EDWARDS^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

- 1795

• Name	Sophia EDWARDS
  Gender	Female
  marriage bond	12 May 1767	Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  Death	19 May 1795  [4]
  Person ID	I54456	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas EDWARDS   d. Abt 1794
  Mother	Sophia ETHERIDGE   d. Bef 13 Aug 1793
  Family ID	F4383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas HERBERT,   b. 9 Jun 1738   d. 30 Aug 1790 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1767  [4]
  Children	1. Margaret HERBERT,   b. 29 May 1769   d. 25 Jan 1828, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 58 years)   2. Lydia HERBERT,   b. 7 Nov 1772   d. Aug 1816, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 43 years)   3. Sophia HERBERT,   b. 13 Sep 1775   d. 9 Feb 1859, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 83 years)   4. Elizabeth HERBERT,   b. 17 Oct 1777   d. Feb 1815, Sussex Co, VA (Age 37 years)   5. Samuel HERBERT,   b. 4 Jan 1778   d. 15 Jul 1778 (Age 0 years)   6. Thomas HERBERT,   b. 6 Nov 1780   d. 6 Nov 1780 (Age 0 years)   7. Dianah HERBERT,   b. 19 Jul 1784   d. 7 Nov 1786 (Age 2 years)   8. Mary Ann HERBERT,   b. 8 Nov 1786, Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony d. 6 Sep 1859, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 72 years)   9. Nancy HERBERT,   b. 2 Mar 1788   d. 9 Jul 1856, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F3759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). p. 188: Thomas Edwards will. [S194] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Norfolk Couty, Virginia Will Book 1, 1755 - 1772., ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 39-40: Bethiah Etheredge will. [S195] Ethel W. Brewster, compiler, Brewster, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book III 1788-1802, ((Fredericksburg, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 65-66: Thomas Edwards, Sr. will. [S4775] John Cloyd Emmerson, compiler, Emmerson, The Emmersons and Portsmouth, 1737 - 1965, ((Portsmouth, VA: the compiler, 1966)). Appendix - 4, pp. 468-470: Herbert Family Bible [while the author cites this family bible, he gives not information as to its where abouts or as to whom it originally belonged]. [S69] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Marriages of Norfolk County Virginia 1706-1792, ((1961, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988)). p. 31.