General Notes

Rev. Richard Edwards who appears to have been the child of Henry VIII and was adopted by the William Edwards (abt 1500-abt 1547) who married Agnes Blewitt.  The story says Henry VIII is known to have had 6 wives and 2 or 3 mistresses during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. One mistress must have been Agnes Bewitt. Henry the VIII fathered a son with her, whom was born after her marriage to William Edwardes. She and William named the son Richard Edwardes. Agnes and William Edwardes had other children.



It is suggested in some documents including in the book 'Edward's Legacy' by David Dean Edwards (1992), that it was whispered among some Tudor researchers that Agnes was mistress to King Henry VIII of England and that the son RICHARD was fathered by King Henry and not by William. But no solid proof has yet to be found if it ever will be. Nor has solid proof been found that Richard was the son of William either. It will be up to the researcher as to which line to follow. I believe that the evidence leans more towards the fact that Richard was the "bastard" son of the King and Agnes and my documentation here will reveal that line. It is documented that Agnes did have a son named Richard, but only 2 sons, William and Henry are shown to be positively the sons of William. Richard is said to have kept his Edwards last name out of shame for the indecency that his mother engaged in.



That lineage goes back to Rhodri Mawr, King of all Wales and well over 1000+ years of history. Interesting?