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The Edgerton Database |
Leander Edgerton, son of Jonathan and Nancy Edgerton.
Ann C. Lawton, daughter of George and Abigail (Hall) Lawton.
Children:
Leander Edgerton was born September 2, 1808 at Leander Edgerton was married to Ann C. Lawton,
daughter of George and Abigail (Hall) Lawton of Hamilton, New York, formerly
of Porstmouth, Rhode Island. Ann was
born at Hamilton, New York on March 13, 1808.
Her father, George Lawton, had served as administrator on the estate
of Leander’s father, Jonathan Edgerton, in 1816 (see Madison County Probate,
file #219) and her elder brother, Giles Lawton, was an appraiser on the
estate of Leander Edgerton in 1838 (see Madison County Probate, file
#846).. For further information on the
ancestry of Ann (Lawton) Edgerton, see The
Shurtleff and Lawton Families: Genealogy and History, Second Edition
(William R. Shurtleff & Lawton L. Shurtleff; Lafayette, California: Pine
Hill Press; 1994). Ann’s name was
erroneously reported in the George Lawton family record (pp. 76-77) as
“Anthony G. Lawton”. Leander Edgerton and his cousin of the same name
were both listed as heads of household in the 1830 Federal Census
of Hamilton, Madison County, New York – on the
same page of the census roll (pg. 307).
Leander was recorded adjacent to his brother-in-law, Aaron D. Lawton,
and his household was enumerated with the following individuals: 1 male “20 to 30” (Leander); 1 male “under 5” (son Jonathan); and, 1 female “20 to 30” (wife Ann). Leander Edgerton died at Hamilton, New York on
December 12, 1837 at the age of 29 years.
According to the Madison County Probate record on his estate, Leander was
survived by his wife, Ann C. Edgerton, and five children – Jonathan, Francis,
Flora, “and two others whose names are unknown”. The entire estate was valued at $500 (see
Madison County Probate, file #846; also Francis A. Porter; “Some Descendants
of Jonathan Edgerton”, The American Genealogist, January 1968, Vol.
44, no. 1, pp. 120-1). The Madison County Probate record (file #846) of
Leander Edgerton’s estate contains several documents of interest. Among these are: an application for
letters of administration made to the Probate Court on January 11, 1838 by
Mrs. Ann C. Edgerton; a bond of
administration, dated January 10, 1838, given by Ann C. Edgerton, Heman Bonney,
Jethro Bonney, William F. Bonney and Hiram Upham; an inventory of the estate, dated
February 28, 1838, appraised by Giles Lawton and Charles Eldred; and an affidavit submitted to the Probate
Court on January 10, 1838 by Heman Bonney and Jethro Bonney attesting to the
death of Leander Edgerton “late of Hamilton deceased…on the 12 day of
December last” and listing his widow and heirs at law. Leander’s widow, Ann C. Edgerton, was remarried to
Jeremiah Shufelt of Columbia County, New York and subsequently removed with
him to The household of Jeremiah Shufelt was recorded in
the 1850
Federal Census of Sheboygan Falls,
The household of Jeremiah Shufelt was recorded in
the 1860
Federal Census of Sheboygan Falls,
Following the Civil War, Ann and Jeremiah removed with
her younger son, Charles Francis Edgerton, to Mrs. Ann C. (Lawton) Edgerton Shufelt died
September 30, 1903 at the home of her son, Charles, in Previously, very little research has been
conducted regarding the family of Leander and Ann (Lawton) Edgerton. Of the two “unnamed” children referenced in
Leander’s probate file, only one has been identified – daughter Ann, who was
enumerated with her mother in the 1850 Federal Census. There is no further account of the younger
daughter, Flora. The eldest son,
Jonathan, was recorded as a head of household in the 1860 Federal Census of
Marcellon, Original Source Documents: Bible Record –
Jedediah Edgerton Family Bible; Revolutionary War Pension File #R3235. 1830 Federal Census
– household of Leander Edgerton; Hamilton, Madison Co., NY. Application for
Letters of Administration – estate of Leander Edgerton; Madison County
Probate; file #846. Bond of
Administration – estate of Leander Edgerton; Madison County Probate; file
#846. Inventory –
estate of Leander Edgerton; Madison County Probate; file #846. Affidavit –
Heman Bonney & Jethro Bonney; estate of Leander Edgerton; Madison County
Probate; file #846. 1850 Federal
Census – household of Jeremiah Shufelt; Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co.,
WI. 1860 Federal
Census – household of Jeremiah Shufelt; Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co.,
WI. 1900 Federal
Census – household of Charles Francis Edgerton; Byron Twp., Monroe Co.,
WI. Death
record – Mrs. Ann C. (Lawton) Edgerton Shufelt; Monroe Co., MI Vital
Records, Deaths, Book 1, pg. 330, #02398. |
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