Ariel Edwards was born September 7, 1781, in the town of Haddam, Conn., where his life was spent until the spring of 1802, when he migrated to what is now Rodman and took up a farm on the north side of Sandy Creek, on great lot No. 14, where he spent the summer clearing the land. In the fall he sold his betterments and returned to Connecticut. Returning the following spring, he located on great lot No. 18, where he resided for a number of years. In the summer of 1805 he was united in marriage with Lydia, daughter of William Dodge, a prominent citizen of the town, by whom he had four sons, Daniel, Rufus, Nelson, and William A. His wife died in 1813. In 1814 he was married to Mrs. Jemima Hurlbut, by whom he had four children, Lydia, Ariel, Paul S., and Charles L. He continued to reside in this town until 1835, when he removed to Pinckney, Lewis County, where he died in May, 1853.
Daniel Edwards was born in Rodman, May 10. 1806, and is believed to have been the first child born in the town who attained maturity. He was educated in the common schools of the town, and spent the most of his time on his father's farm until he was 21 years of age, when he was engaged in business on his own account. In 1833 he married Elizabeth, daughter of the late Michael Heustis, of this town, by whom he had eight children, Lydia A., Martha J., Maryette, Elizabeth, Innocent, Orrin F., John S., and Alice M. He removed to Pinckney, Lewis County, near East Rodman, in 1868, where he died February 6, 1874, at the residence of his sons, who are prominent citizens of that Town, having held various offices of trust and responsibility in the town and county.
~Child's Gazetteer of Jefferson County NY~

War of 1812: Private; Capt. Josiah Post's co., 76th regiment, NY militia