For simplicity's sake, I will use "Hendrix" and "Edins" from here on.
Bob Eddings, who runs the Eddins forum on Genforum.com provides her date of marriage to James Edins as either November 1813 or November 1817, depending where you look. In my opinion the most likely date is November 1817, as their first known son, Peter, was born about 1817. The 1830 US Census for Wilcox County, AL, shows a male of Peter's age, and the rest of the census conforms to their known family pretty well.
Allowing for possible birth and marriage dates, Nancy Ann was between 13 (born 1800, married 1813) and 21 (born 1796, married 1817) when she married James A. I tend to think she was 21 because her ages in the censuses usually end in "4," and because the first son, Peter, was born about 1817.
The age of 21 conforms to the ages recorded in US Censuses from 1830 - 1880:
1830: 30 - 40 in Wilcox County, AL. Nancy would be 34.
1840: 40 - 50 in Tallapoosa County, AL. Nancy would be 44.
1850: 54 in Tallapoosa County.
1860: 64 in Tallapoosa County.
1870: 70 in Chambers County, AL
1880: 84 in Lee County, AL
She and James A. had at least eight children: Peter, Sarah, Hiram, Rebecca, Blakely, Ann Susannah, Zilpha, Elizabeth, and James T or F. She never appears as head of household; she is always living with a husband, son, or daughter.
1850: Living with James A. (husband) in Tallapoosa County
1860: Living with James T. or F. (son) in Tallapoosa County
1870: Living with Z(ilpha) E. Freeman in Chambers County
1880: Living with Z. A. Freeman in Lee County
Where is she buried? Hard to tell, but the most likely places are Lee, Chambers, or Tallapoosa County. Probably she died in the home of daughter Zilpha, who always lived in the vicinity of Tallapoosa County. As soon as I have any more information, I'll post it here.
More discussion about Nancy Ann's parents in a post to follow.
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