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The name Edwards (sometimes spelled Edwardes) means 'the son of Edward' . The name is derived from the Angelo-Saxon name: 'Eadweard' or 'Eadward' , which is compiled from the words 'Ead' , meaning 'property' , and 'weard' , meaning 'guardian or defender'. Hence, the literal meaning of Edward is 'a defender of property'.
The Edwards family is of Welsh origin, having descended from the ancient Welsch Kings of Powysland. Robert, the son of Edward of Thomas, was the first to take the surname of Edwards about 1180 A.D.
Our Edwards ancestors first arrived to America probably around 1667 and settled in Connecticut. History shows that they took a route through Rhode Island, upper Pennsylvania or New York, through the mountains of Virginia, then through Pennsylvania and into Ohio. They eventually settled in Starr Twp., Hocking County, Ohio in the early 1800s.
I have traced my ancestors back thirteen (13) generations. The earliest known ancestor is:
> Hans Kunkel, born abt. 1530, in Glaßhaus, Neuhutten, Germany.
Other early ancestors include:
> Edward Katcham, born abt. 1590, in Kent, England;
> William Edwards, born abt. 1605, in England;
> Martin Mutz, born 1682, in Germany;
> Cornelius Reinerse Van Sickle, born abt. 1691;
> Peter Schohl, born abt. 1700, in Hasborn/Dautweiler, Germany;
> Johann Wagner, born 1727, in Bliesen, Germany;
> Anton Pauly, born abt. 1746, in Bathen-on-Rhine, Germany;
As you can see, my background in basically: English-German.
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