FitzRandolph Family Groups

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Edward FitzRandolph
(1607-1657)

Personal:
Born 5 July 1607 in Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottingham, England ; died 1676 in Piscataway, NJ ;
and was buried in Piscataway (now Edison), NJ .
His parents were Edward FitzRandolph* and Frances Howes .

Married:
Elizabeth Blossom
on May 10, 1637 ; in Scituate, MA .
She was born ca 1620 in Leydon, The Netherlands ; died 1713 in Piscataway, NJ ;
and was buried in Piscataway (now Edison), NJ .
Her parents were Thomas Blossom and Ann Heilson .

Their Children were:
Nathaniel 1640-1640
Nathaniel 1642-1713
Mary 1644-1649
Hannah 1648-1705
Mary 1651-1738
John 1652-1653
John 1653-1727
Joseph 1656-1726
Elizabeth 1657-1702
Thomas 1659-1745
Hope 1661-1703
Benjamin 1663-1746

Comments:
* Dr. Mayes (01056) gives "James" as the father of Edward, although most others agree that his name was "Edward". He came from Sutton in Ashfield, Notts., bound for Scituate, in what is now Massachusetts, as part of "The Great Migration" of 1630.. In 1639 Edward and Elizabeth moved from Scituate to Barnstable on Cape Cod and about 1666 they moved to Piscataway, NJ, where they remained the rest of their lives. See Dr. Mayes' account. The actual location of their graves was lost after the British threw up earth works at the cemetery during the Revolution but see Jane's pictures for the approximate location (find "lost").

Sources:
01, 02, 03

Personal:
Born 1772 in . ; died 1822 in . ;
and was buried in . .
His parents were George FitzRandolph and Mary (Bacon) ? .

Married:
Mary Coleman
on 28 Mar 1799 ; in Bayou Sara, West Florida Parish, West Feliciana (LA) .
She was born . in . ; died . in . ; and was buried in . .
Her parents were John Coleman and Patience Raiford .

Their Children were:
Edward Jr.,
Mary,
Elizabeth,
Patience
William

Comments:
Edward came to the Mississippi Terr. when it was still Spanish West FL. He was credited with writing the declaration of independence for the territory when it broke from Spain. I have a copy of that document.There he met and married Mary Coleman, dau. of John and Patience (Raiford) Coleman. They married 28 Mar 1799 at Bayou Sara, West Florida Parish, West Feliciana. Edward Jr. died in 1821 shorthly after his marriage to Amy B. Fox, sister of the Rev. James Fox.

Sources:
Leon Randolph Evans