John married Mary Ruth Crabtree in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Mary (daughter of William J Crabtree, III and Hannah Lyon Whitaker) was born in 1752 in Bedford, Virginia, United States; died on 16 Nov 1845 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Edwards was born in 1772 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States; died on 21 December 1818 in Barren, Kentucky, United States.
2. Sarah Sally Edwards was born in 1773 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States; died in in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
3. John Jackson Edwards was born in 1780 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States; died in 1850 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
4. Meredith Edwards was born in 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Mar 1849 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.
5. Stephen Edwards was born in 1785 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Oct 1865 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
6. Edmond Edwards was born in 1789 in Washington, Tennessee, United States; died in 1861 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
7. Anna Edwards was born on 16 Sep 1790 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.