 The Edwardes family held the tradition for many generations of naming their first-born son David, this tradition causes certain confusion when tracing the family genealogy.David Edwardes Esq, was mayor in 1651, Town Sheriff in 1640 and died 1664.His brother Thomas Edwardes, a scholar, became Senior Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge and left property to his college in his will, proved in 1684.