Source: "Genealogy of The Edsons" by Jarvis Bonesteel Edson pg 14
"The second son, 164, settled in New Orleans, La., about 1812"
Source: "Nathan Edson and His Descendants" by George Thomas Edson 1926 pg5
"A son whose name is unknown: he, is said, to have settled in NewOrleans about 1812, but this appears unlikely; perhaps he went to Olean,Cattaraugus County, New York.