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• Birth	7 Mar 1680/1681	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  BIRT	7 Mar 1680/1681
  Died	30 Dec 1725	Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Person ID	I4733	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Andrew EDMUNDS, Capt., b. 1639, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Mother	Mary HARRINGTON, b. 1656, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F1895	Group Sheet
  Family	Alice ANGELL, b. 29 Feb 1683/84, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Married	1702	Hoppstaedten, Providence, Providence Co. Ri
  Children	1. Phoebe EDMUNDS, b. 1699, Pawtuxet, Providence, Rhode Island > 2. James EDMUNDS, b. 1707, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island   3. Mary EDMUNDS, b. 1709, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   4. Phoebe EDMUNDS, b. 1713, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   5. Lydia EDMUNDS, b. 1715, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   6. Almey EDMUNDS, b. Abt 1716, Rhode Island   7. Amey EDMUNDS, b. 1717, Providence, Providence Co. Ri   8. Anne EDMUNDS, b. 1719, Rhode Island   9. Alice EDMUNDS, b. 1721, Rhode Island   10. William EDMUNDS, b. 1723, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F1893	Group Sheet

• Notes

  William was granted a forty-foot square lot next to the prison house fora shop by the Town of Providence on Jan. 27, 1703-04. William also kepta tavern for which he received a license from 1717-1722. In 1720-22 heand partners were proprietors of the tavern and vittleing house atReoping. William served with the Main Land TRroop of Horse in the FirstProvidence Company. He had also served in the Militia as at the time ofhis death he was called Lieutenant William Edmunds. He was also ablacksmith by trade. No mention is made in William's will of owning atavern, so he must have sold it before his death. On Feb. 14, 1715, William and his wife Alice sold to Zachariah Jones aforty-foot lot for 300 pounds, situated on the west side of the highwayleading to corn mill on the east side of river or cove that goes tomill. The sale included dwelling house and also half of rights tocommon. In 1724 William was a Deputy.