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The Descendants of Rufus Edwards and Ruth (Huestis) Edwards
The material herein contained
was originally planned as part of a much
larger volume which is to be a record of all
the descendants of William Dodge and his wife,
Lydia Nicholls Dodge. While much material has
been collected for this larger book it is
possible that several years may lapse before
it can be completed, and so it seems quite
logical to publish online this portion
relating to the family of Rufus Edwards, which
because of the splendid work of the compiler,
Mrs. Davidson, is now ready for viewing.
Rufus Edwards was a grandson of William Dodge,
and the second of four children (Daniel,
Rufus., Nelson, William Alonzo) born to Lydia
Dodge Edwards, the third born of William's
eight children. William Dodge was, so far as
our best present-day information goes, a
direct descendant of Richard Dodge
(1602-1671), Colonial ancestor who settled at
Salem, Mass., in 1638. The ancestral line is
as follows Richard1, John2,
Andrew3, Andrew4, Rufus5,
William6. There is some uncertainty
as to who were the parents of William6,
inasmuch as his father died when he was but
two years of age, and we have found no direct
evidence that Rufus5 was his
father, except that locality, and birth and
death dates correspond, which, with certain
family traditions, warrant us in naming the
two as father and son.
Because of the fact that the following record
is part of the proposed Dodge Genealogy the
classification used, as shown by the numbers
appearing before each name, is that adopted
for the proposed genealogical record. The
figure "6" refers to William Dodge who was of
the sixth generation from the original
ancestor, Richard. The decimal figures
following "6" afford an easy way to keep each
record in its proper numerical order, and at
the same time show the relationship.
There will be found on page 27 a short
incomplete record of the family of Nelson
Edwards who was the next younger brother of
Rufus.
Mrs. Davidson, the compiler, has done a very
careful piece of work, and we are most
grateful to her.
