Indeed. That quote is referring to the Edain who dwelt in Beleriand (specifically Brethil and Dol-lómin), who departed the shores of Middle-earth for Elenna, and founded Númenor. The lesser men obviously thought that the Edain and most of the Elves were destroyed in the cataclysm that sank Beleriand (a good 3000 years before the sinking of Elenna, I might add).
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