Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameSarah Ann EDELEN 
BirthJan 1763, Charles Co., MD
DeathJul 1848, Washington Co., KY
Burial1848, St. Rose Cemetery, Washington Co., KY
FatherEdward Hagan EDELEN (1717-1779)
MotherSusanna WATHEN (1717-1780)
Misc. Notes
Married her cousin George Edelen on May 14, 1785 in Charles County, Maryland by Rev. Henry Pile, a Catholic priest.
Spouses
Birth1758, Frederick Co., MD
DeathJan 11, 1810, Lebanon, Marion Co., KY
Burial1810, St. Ann Cemetery, Washington Co., KY
Misc. Notes
George was married in Charles County, Maryland on May 14, 1785 to his cousin Sarah Edelen by the Catholic priest, Rev. Henry Pile. He was enumerated in the 1790 census in Washington County, Maryland, with one white male under 16 years (his son Robert), three white females (his wife Sarah, and daughters, Priscilla and Alice), and five slaves. In 1798 he had his cattle earmark recorded in Washington County, Kentucky and later that year he purchased from Samuel Grundy for £365 two tracts on Cartwrights Creek (one of 219 acres, and one of 50 acres) where he was already in residence. He was a Captain of the 4th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia by 1800, which post he resigned on May 28, 1803. On April 1, 1800 he was appointed overseer of the road "from John Grundys to 6 Mile Tree as far as Green River Road in room of Abraham Irvine." He was a Commissioner for Washington County as early as 1800, and on January 1, 1810 he was one of the Justices of the Peace making arrangements for the building of a new jail in the town of Springfield.
MarriageMay 14, 1785, Charles Co., MD
ChildrenRobert (1784-1855)
Alice (1790-1872)
Priscilla (1790-1850)
Harriet (1791-1823)
Alethea Edith (1795-1855)
Leonard (1800-1865)
James Polin (Jim) (1802-1858)
Sarah Lucy (1805-1895)