He married Lady Elizabeth Rich, daughter of
Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675) and the heiress of her nephew
Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1697–1721). Through this marriage the substantial Rich estates, including
Holland House in
Kensington, came into the Edwardes family. By his wife he had children including: •
William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington (c.1711-1801), second surviving son, a Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest who was elevated to the
Peerage of Ireland as
Baron Kensington in 1776. ==Death and burial==