Capt. Richard Edsall III was born on 17 December 1750 in Sussex County, New Jersey.
1,2 Capt. Richard Edsall III married
Mary (Polly) Seward, daughter of
John Seward and
Mary Swayze, on 29 November 1770 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Mary died only eight months after their marriage.
2,3 Capt. Richard Edsall III married
Phoebe Amelia Seward, daughter of John Seward and Mary Swayze, after 1772.
Capt. Richard Edsall III married
Jemima Seeley on 3 September 1780.
2 Capt. Richard Edsall III died on 27 November 1818 in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey, at age 67.
4 He was buried in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey.
4 NOTE: Who were the parents of Richard Edsall II?
His wife,
Mary, died circa July 1771 in Warwick, Orange County, New York, at age ~19, leaving him a widower.
He was in the Revolutionary War. When the war came, Richard enlisted in the Continental Army and was made a Captain of a company in Col. John Seward's Sussex County, New Jersey, regiment. He was in the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine and several others. After the war he took up land surveying, following in the footsteps of his grandfather . He m2 Phoebe Amelia Seward, a niece of Col. Seward.
5,2,6 His wife,
Phoebe, died before 1780, leaving him a widower.
Children (names and dates of birth in pension application):
1. Seeley Edsall born August 29, 1781.
2. Joseph Edsall born July 12, 1783.
married 17 Dec 1808 (Sussex County marriage record) Sarah DeKay, Quartermaster in Army during War of 1812, member of State Legislature in 1825, d. 5 Apr 1833 50 years, Vernon Churchyard Cemetery.
3. Eliza Edsall born 27 Mar 1785.
4. Rachel Edsall born 8 July 1787 married William DeKay and she died 25 Oct 1886.
5. Richard Edsall born 21 Feb 1790, served War of 1812, died 27 Nov 1848 Vernon Cemetery.
6. Nathaniel Edsall born 21 Feb 1792.
7. Madison Edsall born 27 Dec 1793.
8. Almeda Ann Edsall born 19 Sept 1795 Vernon married 29 Aug 1812 (Sussex County marriage record) John Vandergriff, Jr., b. 7 Nov 1790 son of John Vandergriff and Hannah Jones. Almeda died 23 May 1814. John married 28 Sept 1816 (2)Sarah Edsall, sister of Almeda.
9. Sarah Edsall born 16 Apr 1799 married 28 Sept 1816 (Sussex County marriage record) John Vandergriff, Jr., after the death of her sister Almeda. John died 5 Oct 1861.
10. Susan A. Edsall born 19 Sept 1801 Vernon m. 1840 Dr. Mathias Woodruff of Monroe, New York and May 1855 (2) Dr. Byron H. Marks and she died 25 Feb 1891 Sherburne, Chenango County, New York.
4 After the war he took up land surveying, following in the footsteps of his grandfather .
Capt. Richard Edsall III appeared on the census of 1790 in Warwick, Orange County, New York.
7 He has also been reported to have died on 10 May 1823.
Richard Edsall, b ca 1753, He m1, 29 Nov 1770, Mary (Polly) Seward, 1752-1771, daugher of John Seward and Mary Swayze, sister of Obadiah above (and of Samuel S. Seward, two of whose children were m to Armstrongs, above). Eight months later she died. He m2 Phoebe Amelia Seward, a niece of Col. Seward.
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