• General Notes

  Edward Eppes is the great-grandson of the original immigrant Francis Eppes by way of John and Daniel Eppes. He was born about the time his father moved to Albermarle Parish in what is now Sussex County, Virginia. At that time it was Surry County, Virginia.
  
  Edward inherited his fathers lands in 1753 along the Nottoway River adjacent the land which James Anderson had sold to Joshua Meachum in 1718. He lived on this land all his life never patenting or buying additional lands. He does appear as witness on various neighborsdocuments.
  
  Edward had six tithables in Sussex County in 1754. Edward's will, dated 06/08/1779 and probated 02/17/1780, bequeaths a negro to each of his daughters by name Sarah Tomlinson, Ann Gibbons, MaryMoss, Susanna Harrison. He gives to his son James the estate that he lives on and names son James and son-in-law Henry Moss, Jr. executors. Witnesses are Robert Watson, Susanna Moss, Martha Meachum. Sussex County will book C page 348. The inventory of the estate is filed 02/25/1780 on page 362.
  
  The birth and christening of the children is recorded in:
  "Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Counties, 1739-1778", Transcribed and Edited by Gertrude R. B. Richards, The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1958. A microfilm of this is available in the Virginia State Library, Richmond,Virginia.
  
  
  Children
  
     1. Amy EPPES b: 19 SEP 1739 in , Surry, Virginia
     2. Sarah EPPES b: 17 JUN 1741 in , Surry, Virginia
     3. Anne EPPES b: 15 SEP 1743 in Albermarle Parish, Surry, Virginia
     4. Mary EPPES b: 4 JUL 1746 in , Surry, Virginia
     5. James EPPES b: 11 MAR 1748/1749 in , Surry, Virginia
     6. Winifred EPPES b: 16 SEP 1751 in , Surry, Virginia
     7. Susanna EPPES b: 12 SEP 1753 in , Surry, Virginia
     8. Elizabeth EPPES b: 3 JUN 1756 in , Sussex, Virginia
     9. Frances EPPES b: 1 JUN 1759 in , Sussex, Virginia

Details of Edward's family with Mary Anderson