• Starling Edwards

Starling Edwards
of Alleghany County, NC

Starling Edwards, son of Berry EDWARDS, Sr., & Ruth DAVIS, was born Nov. 2, 1821, in Ashe Co., NC, and died Oct. 16, 1912, in Alleghany Co., NC. He married (1) Amy Wiles, abt. 1843. She was born Feb. 9, 1823, in North Carolina, and died Dec. 15, 1885, in Alleghany Co., NC. He married (2) Sarah Adeline Phipps, daughter of Preston PHIPPS & Sarah Jane DIXON, Sept. 15, 1890, in Alleghany Co., NC. She was born May 1842 and died unknown. Starling and his first wife Amy are buried in the Starling Edwards Cemetery, Road 1135, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of Starling Edwards & Amy Wiles:

  1. Sarah Edwards, b. abt. 1844, Ashe Co., NC; may have died young.
  2. +Cynthia Edwards, b. July 19, 1846, Ashe Co., NC; d. Mar. 29, 1918, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Calloway RICHARDSON, son of Alexander RICHARDSON & Martha CHEEK, Oct. 22, 1865, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Sept. 20, 1845; d. Feb. 22, 1908); bur. Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, Alleghany Co., NC.
  3. +Martha Edwards, b. Nov. 10, 1847, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct. 16, 1912, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Isaac RICHARDSON, son of Alexander RICHARDSON & Martha CHEEK, Nov. 11, 1866, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Mar. 13, 1843; d. Oct. 21, 1911); bur. Arthur Jones farm, Bledsoe Creek, near Sparta, Alleghany Co., NC.
  4. +Jane Edwards, b. Mar. 28, 1849, Ashe Co., NC; d. Nov. 18, 1911, Alleghany Co., NC; m. William Bryant CHEEK, son of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, June 16, 1867, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Nov. 24, 1844; d. Apr. 24, 1932); bur. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC.
  5. Elizabeth Edwards, b. July 3, 1851, Ashe Co., NC; d. June 14, 1919, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Rev. William Lyndolph HOPPERS, son of Franklin J. HOPPERS & Elizabeth CROUSE, Jan. 4, 1873, Alleghany Co., NC (b. May 3, 1853; d. Oct. 15, 1935); bur. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: John Lemison Hoppers (1876) m. Rosa Emeline RICHARDSON, William F. "Willie" Hoppers (1889) m. Nancy Mae EDWARDS.
  6. David Edwards, b. Feb. 12, 1853, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jan. 8, 1908, Alleghany Co., NC; never married; bur. Starling Edwards Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC.
  7. +Berry Edwards, b. abt. 1855, Ashe Co., NC; d. bef. 1880; m. Sarah Ann CHEEK, daughter of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, Oct. 17, 1874, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Nov. 6, 1852; d. Jan. 13, 1944).
  8. Nancy Catherine "Katie" Edwards, b. Nov. 22, 1856, Ashe Co., NC; d. Nov. 16, 1945, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Matthew B. TAYLOR, son of Andrew J. TAYLOR & Fannie BLEDSOE, Aug. 29, 1886, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Apr. 25, 1859; d. Mar. 23, 1941); bur. Union Primitive Baptist Church, Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Ella May Taylor (1888), Bessie C. Taylor (1889), Amy Taylor (1894).
  9. +Caroline Cornelia Edwards, b. Nov. 22, 1858, Ashe Co., NC; d. July 30, 1934, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Henderson Carey CHEEK, son of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, Dec. 20, 1881, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Aug. 28, 1858; d. Apr. 6, 1953); bur. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC.
  10. Rebecca Ellen Edwards, b. Apr. 22, 1862, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Jan. 23, 1963, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Daniel Preston TAYLOR, son of Andrew J. TAYLOR & Fannie BLEDSOE, Feb. 28, 1885, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Nov. 17, 1863; d. Mar. 16, 1942) Children: Daniel Glen Taylor (1887), Caswell Lester Taylor (1889), Matthew Paul Taylor (1892), Biram G. Taylor (1894), Myrtle Grace Taylor (1902), Ruth Taylor (c.1904).
  11. William Floyd Edwards, b. abt. 1865, Alleghany Co., NC.

Notes

Starling Edwards was the second son of Berry Edwards, Sr., and Ruth Davis of Ashe/Alleghany County, NC. He seems to have been a prosperous farmer, and bought and sold many pieces of property in Alleghany County during his lifetime. His estate was probated in Alleghany Co., NC, in 1912. (NC Archives Box No. CR.004.508.10.) He is buried with his first wife, Amy (Wiles), at a family cemetery located off Road 1135 near Sparta. (See Alleghany County Cemeteries Through 1986 pub. by the Alleghany Co. Hist-Gen. Society).

Records

1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.248 (HH#151):
STARLIN EDWARDS, age 28, farmer, 250, b. in NC
-- Amy, 28, NC
-- Sarah, 6, NC
-- Cinthia, 4, NC
-- Martha, 3, NC
-- Jane, 1, NC
1860 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, p.418 (HH#535):
STARLING EDWARDS, 36, farmer, $2,000, $1,000, NC
-- Amey, 36, NC
-- Cynthia, 14, NC
-- Martha, 12, NC
-- Jane, 10, NC
-- Elizabeth, 8, NC
-- David, 6, NC
-- Berry, 4, NC
-- Katherine, 3, NC
-- Caroline, 1, NC

1860 Census, Agricultural Schedule, Alleghany Co., NC: STARLING EDWARDS, 100 acres improved land, 221 acres unimproved land, value of farm $2,000, value of farm implements $20, 7 horses, no asses/mules, 6 milch cows, no working oxen, 3 other cattle, 25 sheep, 20 swine, value of livestock $840. (Source: New River Notes))

1870 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#152):
STARLEN EDWARDS, 48, farmer, NC
-- Amey, 47, NC
-- Elizabeth, 18, NC
-- David, 16, NC
-- Berry, 15, NC
-- Catherine, 13, NC
-- Caroline, 11, NC
-- Ellen, 8, NC
-- William, 5, NC
1880 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#147):
STARLIN EDWARDS, 58, NC NC NC, farmer
-- Ama, wife, 57, NC NC NC
-- David, son, 27, " " "
-- Catherine, dau, 22, " " "
-- Caroline, dau, 20, " " "
-- Ellen, dau, 16, " " "
-- Floyd, son, 14, " " "

Sept. 15, 1890. Alleghany Co., NC. Starlin EDWARDS, age 65, son of Berry EDWARDS, Sr., & Ruth DAVIS, m. Sarah A. PHIPPS, age 50, daughter of Preston PHIPPS & Sarah Jane DIXON. (G.H. Latham, Alleghany County Marriages (Heritage Books, 1996).)

1900 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#126):
STARLIN EDWARDS, Nov. 1821, age 78, m. 10 yrs, NC NC NC
-- Sarah A., wife, May 1842, age 58, m. 10 yrs, 0 children born, 0 living, VA VA NC
-- David, son, Feb. 1883, age 47, single, NC NC NC
WILES, Synie A., niece, Aug. 1873, age 26, 1 child born, 1 living, NC NC NC
-- Flora, grandniece, Nov. 1882, age 17, NC NC NC
1910 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp., Sparta Village, p.4 (HH#14):
STARLING EDWARDS, 88, m.(2nd) 20 yrs, NC NC NC, farmer - home farm
-- Sarah, 67, m. 20 yrs, 12 children/7 living, VA VA VA
WILES, Flora, niece, [??], NC NC NC

Deed Abstracts

Starling Edwards was involved in numerous property transactions during the 1880's and 1890's. He may have been in business with his son-in-law William B. Cheek and his brother Center Joshua (C.J.) Edwards.

Jan. 6, 1845. State of NC to Starling EDWARDS, 100 acres in Ashe County adj. Berry EDWARDS, Zachariah MOXLEY, BOWER. Entered Aug. 12, 1842. (Ashe Land Grant No. 4089; Alleghany DB 1:157.)

Sept. 20, 1847. B. EDWARDS to Starling EDWARDS, 3 pieces of land supposed to be 120 acres on Bledsoes Creek, for $100; being land granted to John MCMILLAN, Sr. 1st tract: adj. a cond'l line between Thomas EDWARDS & Starling EDWARDS, the line of a 100 acre tract, the ford of the branch, & the road. 2nd tract: top of Peach Bottom Mountain, adj. an old path. 3rd tract: adj. the 2nd tract & Allen FENDER. Signed: B. EDWARDS. Wit: Thomas EDWARDS. Proved Aug.21, 1869 (ack'd). (Alleghany DB 1:350.)

Oct. 9, 1852. State of NC to Starlin EDWARDS, 32 acres in Ashe County on Bledsoes Creek adj. Thomas MOXLEY, William THOMPSON, Allen FENDER. Entered May 26, 1851. (Ashe Land Grant No. 4929; Alleghany DB 1:359.)

Sept. 9, 1854. Starlin EDWARDS to Senter EDWARDS, 100 acres on Bledsoes Creek beg. near the mill race, adj. B. EDWARDS, Zachariah MOXLEY, BOWERS, for $1. Signed: Starlin EDWARDS. Wit: B. EDWARDS. (Alleghany DB 1:150.)

Dec. 29, 1854. Noah LONG & Charles TOLIVER, Exec'rs of the Estate of James MAXWELL, dec'd, to Starling EDWARDS, a tract of land [no acreage stated] adj. the line of the 250 acre tract, the old corner, & William ANDERS, for $2.30 per acre. Sold on Nov. 25, 1852, on 12 months credit. Signed: Noah LONG, Charles TOLIVER. Wits: B. EDWARDS, David MAXWELL. Proved: Aug. 21, 1869, by B. EDWARDS. (Alleghany DB 1:349.)

Jan. 6, 1855. Wiley P. MAXWELL to Starling EDWARDS, 75 acres on Elk Creek adj. an old line, Joseph BLEVINS, Starling EDWARDS, B. ESTEPP, for $100. Signed: Wiley P. MAXWELL. Wits: David MAXWELL, William A. BROOKS. Proved July 22, 1869, by W.A. BROOKS. (Alleghany DB 1:351.)

Mar. 24, 1859. Joseph BLEVINS to Starling EDWARDS, 40 acres on Elk Creek adj. MAXWELL, for $30. Signed: Joseph (X) BLEVINS. Wit: W.P. MAXWELL. Proved Aug. 17, 1869, by Thomas EDWARDS from W.P. MAXWELL's handwriting. (Alleghany DB 1:348.)

June 6, 1861. W.P. MAXWELL to Starling EDWARDS, 119 acres on Elk Creek adj. top of Sheep Pen Ridge, Wm. ANDERS, Berry ESTEP, & others [not identified], for $290. Signed: W.P. MAXWELL. Wit: Cloyd COX. Proved Aug. 21, 1869, by Cloyd COX. (Alleghany DB 1:352.)

Mar. 18, 1880. D.C. CAUDILL & wife Sarah to Starlin EDWARDS & W.B. CHEEK, 8 acres on headwaters of Elk Creek near the school house adj. D.C. CAUDILL, the WALTON lands, top of Walton Knob, & the ridge, for $26. Signed: D.C. CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL. Wits: Cloyd COX, M.F. JOINES. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd). Filed Dec. 29, 1885. (Alleghany DB 6:353.)

Sept. 15, 1881. J.H. DOUGHTON, exec'r of David MAXWELL, dec'd, to Starlin EDWARDS, 12 acres on Elk Creek adj. said EDWARDS, Jesse ANDERS, & Adam MOXLEY, for $15. Signed: J.H. DOUGHTON. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Dec. 21, 1885, by W.C. FIELDS. (Alleghany DB 6:355.)

Mar. 15, 1886. W.B. CHEEK & wife Jane, Berry EDWARDS & wife Manda, C.J. EDWARDS & wife Jane, and Starlin EDWARDS, to Wm. L. HOPPERS, 1 acres on east bank of Little River, adj. upper side of the road, & a rock near JOINES's house, for $150. Signed: Berry EDWARDS, Manda (X) EDWARDS, [cut off], M.J. (X) EDWARDS, W.B. CHEEK, Jane CHEEK, Starlin EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved Jan. 4, 1887 (ack'd). Reg. Feb. 5, 1891. (Alleghany DB 8:374.)

Jan. 18, 1887. W.B. CHEEK & Starlin EDWARDS to Wm. L. HOPPERS, 5 acres on Little River known as the Bottom near the store, adj. WHITEHEAD, for $30. Signed: Starlin EDWARDS, W.B. CHEEK, Jane CHEEK. Wit: David M. STAMPER. Proved Dec. 5, 1887 (ack'd). Reg. Feb. 5, 1891. (Alleghany DB 8:376.)

Jan. 4, 1888. C.J. EDWARDS & wife Jane, Berry EDWARDS & wife Amanda, W.B. CHEEK & wife Jane, to J.B. SMITH, for $250, two town lots in Sparta on south side of Main Street, where EDWARDS, CHEEK & Co. formerly did business, being No. 4 and 5 west of the old Court House, adj. the GENTRY store house lot, the town boundary, W.K. HOLBROOK's lot, including the improvements & buildings. Signed: W.B. CHEEK, Jane CHEEK, Starling EDWARDS, C.J. EDWARDS, M.J. (X) EDWARDS, B. EDWARDS, Amanda (X) EDWARDS. Wits: Charity(?) EDWARDS, Allice WEAVER. Proved Jan. 14, 1888 (ack'd). Reg. Oct. 18, 1890. (Alleghany DB 8:287.)

May 9, 1888. Starling EDWARDS, C.J. EDWARDS & wife Jane, Berry EDWARDS & wife Amanda, and W.B. CHEEK & wife Jane, to Haywood EDWARDS, for $200, a tract of land in Gap Civil Twp. adj. being Town Lot No. 3 as originally sold and now No. 1 on north side of Main Street east of the new Court House, adj. E.L. VAUGHAN's office, the town boundary, & R.A. DOUGHTON, known as the J.T. HAWTHORNE town lot at the intersection of the Independence or Wagoner Gap Road and Main Street. Signed: Starlin EDWARDS, B. EDWARDS, Amanda (X) EDWARDS, W.B. CHEEK, Jane CHEEK, C.J. EDWARDS, Jane EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved May 10, 1888, & July 28, 1888 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 15, 1895. (Alleghany DB 10:167.)

Oct. 6, 1891. W.B. CHEEK & wife Jane and Starlin EDWARDS & wife Adaline to E.M. WILLIAMS, 8 ½ acres adj. D.C. CAUDILL & others [not identified], near the School House, adj. top of Walton Knob, for $45. Signed: W.B. CHEEK, Jane CHEEK, Starlin EDWARDS, Sarah A. EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved Feb. 11, 1892 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 12, 1893. (Alleghany DB 9:216.)

Apr. 5, 1892. Starlin EDWARDS & wife Adeline to J.R. SANDERS, 16 ½ acres on north side of Sheep Pen Ridge adj. Jesse ANDERS & R.C. MOXLEY, for $85. Signed: Starlin EDWARDS, Sarah A. EDWARDS. Wit: R.A. RICHARDSON. Proved Feb. 17, 1893. Reg. Oct. 14, 1898. (Alleghany DB 12:283.)

Sept. 24, 1900. Hiram EDWARDS & John R. EDWARDS, adm'rs of Thomas EDWARDS, dec'd, to Starling EDWARDS, 1/2 interest in the property on Little River known as the RECTOR Mill, adj. William WHITEHEAD, Linville JOINES, & others [not identified], containing 3/4 acres in the entire tract. Pursuant to a sale made by Thomas EDWARDS & wife Delila to Isaac RICHARDSON dated Feb. 2, 1890, and assigned to Starling EDWARDS. Signed: Hiram EDWARDS, John R. EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved Oct. 1, 1900 (ack'd). Reg. Oct. 24, 1900. (Alleghany DB 14:313.)

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