Newit Drew & Mary McKinnie Edwards Bible

A hand written copy of this Bible was found in the Bible Notebook of 
Frederick Lee Edwards. The Bible also appears in "Bible Records of Dobbs 
County, Vol 3" by William Murphy. There are numerous differences 
between the two including the spelling of Newet which Lee wrote down as Newet 
and Bill as Newit. Lee did use the spelling of Newit in his article in 
the Lenoir County Heritage Book. Also there are many more entries in 
the Murphy book that Lee had. The last known owner was Edward R. Tull but 
neither of his daughters has the Bible today so the whereabouts is not 
known. Lee provided a copy of the actual Bible to Bill Murphy and no 
doubt there was a copy in his papers we did not see. ECU was kind enough 
to send a copy of the Bible and this transcription is my interpretation 
of that copy.

Old and New Testament Translated out of The Original Tongues and with 
the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised
American Bible Society, New York. 1849

Written in on the first page is N. D Edwards Book bought I do not know 
where - Charatee A. H. Edwards, C. E. ? Edwards

MARRIAGES

Newit D. Edwards and Mary McKinnie entered into the bonds of holy 
Matrimony on the 13th day of September A. D. 1840

Newit D. Edwards (scratched through)

Elbert Alfred Moye and Mary Louisa Edwards were married the 8th of Dec. 
1865

James Simon Smith and Margaret Eugenia Edwards were married the 18th of 
Jan. 1866.

Julius Orlando Canfield and Charity Anna Hart Edwards were married the 
16th ?? of Nov 1869

David McKinnie Edwards and Eugenia Briant Becton ( really not readable 
from the Bible - Becton is what Bill Murphy had) were married the 23 or 
28 of Dec. 1875

Mary Louise Edwards married Thomas Hunter Tate Feb. 7th 1900

William McKinnie Edwards married Essie Hargett April 1st 1908

Newit Drew Edwards married Clara Bannerman April 20th 1910

Margaret Eugenia Edwards married Edward Forbes April 20th 1921

Edward R. Tull and Penelope Stanley Edwards were married Dec. 28th 1898

Henry Kirkwood Ellsworth and Louise Tull were married March 21, 1931

Edward R. Tull Jr and Bruce Brewer Gore were married 28th of August 
1935

Eugenia Tull & William Speight Barnes were married Feb. 19th 1938

BIRTHS

Newit D. Edwards son of Charles Edwards was born the 18th day of May A. 
D. 1819

Mary McKinnie daughter of Wm McKinnie was born the 7th day of September 
A. D. 1823

Charles Wesley Edwards son of Newet D. Edwards by Mary his Wife was 
born the 14th day of January A. D. 1842

Mary Louisa Edwards his Sister was born the 3rd day of September A. D. 
1844

Margaret Eugenia Edwards her Sister was born the 8th day of January A. 
D. 1847

Charity Anna Heart Edwards her Sister was born the 24th day of August 
A. D. 1849

David McKinnie Edwards her brother was born the 9th day of April 1854

Charles Edwards son of N. D. Edwards by Mary his wife was born the 16th 
day of October 1856

Cora Esther Edwards his Sister was born June 6th 1859

Margaret Eugenia Edwards Daughter of David McKinnie Edwards & Eugenia 
Becton his wife was born Feb. 4 1884

Newet Drew Edwards his brother was born Oct. 27th 1886

Edward Stanly Edwards his brother was born March 22nd 1889

Winifred Edwards daughter of D M. Edwards and Eugenia his wife was born 
October 26th 1876

Penelopy Stanly Edwards his sister was born Jan 16th 1879

Wm. McK. ?? Edwards son of D M Edwards and Eugenia his wife was born 
Dec 1st 1882

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Frank Eugene Tull, son of Ed & Nellie Edwards Tull Born Sept 15th 1900

Edward Rountree Tull son of Ed & Nellie Edwards Tull Born May 3rd 1903

Louise Tull daughter of E A and Nellie Edwards Tull was born Dec 9, 
1904 or 1907

Eugenia Tull daughter of E. R. & Nellie Edwards Tull was born Dec 11, 
1910

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DEATHS

Charles Wesley Edwards died the 20th day of July A. D. 1844

David McKinnie departed this life on wednesday The 19th day of February 
1857 ??

William L Masters his sister died the 8th day of February 1854

Newet D. Edwards departed this life December 18th ?? 1859 in the 40th 
year of his age

Henry C. Edwards died the 13th day of June A. D. 1863 in 30th year of 
his age

Mary Edwards died March 2nd 1901

Eugenia Bryan Becton Edwards died June 3rd 1912

David McKinnie Edwards Died April 12th 1917

Frank E. Tull son of Ed & Nellis Edwards Tull died Oct 7th 1904 -Age 47 
yrs & 8 days

David Tate son of Hunter & Mamie Edwards Tate died June 16 1920

Edward R. Tull Sr died Feb. 23, 1932 3. a. m. - age 61 years. 2 days.

Edward Stanly Edwards died Feb. 18th 1923

Newit Drew Edwards died June 11th 1838





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