Excerpt from Historic Sketches of the Edwards and Todd Families and Their Descendants: 1523-1895 Some months ago an invitation was extended to the writer to become a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution. To do this it became necessary to establish the fact that the applicant for membership is the descendant, directly or collaterally, from one who had served his country during the war of the American Revolution in the civil or military departments of the government. It was not the intention, when this work was commenced, to look beyond the period of the Revolutionary War in searching out the antecedents of the writers family, but, as the reading and research of such records as were found in the public libraries progressed, it was determined to enlarge the scope of the inquiry, and, to that end, other works and books of reference were purchased. Much of the information obtainable has not been included here, though little has escaped notice, it being the aim simply to mention the officers of the higher grades, or those whose claims to distinction are historically assured. The ancestry of the writer has been traced from the year 1523 down to the present time. Such information as has been given of the paternal and maternal ancestors of the writer; of the various public places filled by them, and of the services rendered by them to their country in Revolutionary times, has, necessarily, been briefly sketched - want of time and other circumstances being accountable therefor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.