Cader Edwards (1705-1782) was a Welsh maritime captain who followed the sea for thirty-three years. He claimed his home in Wales for many years as he sailed to “most parts of the known and civilized world”, until in 1750, he switched his home to Baltimore. He had a married sister living there and his parents had died.
In the 1750s, when Edwards came to Baltimore, it was slowly expanding by filling in the marshes. The Baltimore Sun ran an article in 1914 claiming that in 1752, Baltimore only had 27 houses which included a church and two taverns.
His landlady was a very worthy widow who was well along in years and was an invalid, and the only other member of her family was an unmarried daughter of about twenty-five years of age.
History of the Edwards Family, p 10
Edwards took lodging in one of the houses where he met Mary Gordon, the daughter of the landlady. He would sit and “indulge himself in an extensive course of reading”. The two were married in 1754.
Port, Town, City
1661
David Jones settles the area around the Patapsco River and his settlement becomes known as Jones’ Falls.
1706
The General Assembly established a “Port of Baltimore” at the head of the northwest branch of the Patapsco River for the tobacco trade.
1729
The General Assembly established the Town of Baltimore and several German settlements were created in the nearby areas. The Act established 60 acres of land.
1732
The General Assembly formerly renames Jones’ Fall as Jones’ Town.
1745
Jones’ Town and Town of Baltimore are merged.
1763
Fell’s Point is established as a shipbuilding port.
1797
Jones’s Town, Fells Point and Baltimore Town merged creating the city of Baltimore.
View of Baltimore from Chapel Hill in 1802 | wikipedia.org
Sources:
The Edwards family of Barren County, Kentucky; history and traditions, by Cyrus Edwards
Baltimore History Traced in Street Names, Baltimore Sun, July 26th 1914, p 16
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