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Samuel Edgerton, son of Samuel and Alice (Ripley) Edgerton.

born:	March 15, 1703/4; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:60)
died:	September 21, 1780; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:106) (GI)
buried:	Old Franklin Plains Cemetery; Franklin, New London Co., CT. (GI)

married:

December 20, 1727; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:105)

Margaret Abell, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sluman) Abell.

born:	February 27, 1699/00; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:36)
died:	November 3, 1768; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:106) (GI)
buried:	Old Franklin Plains Cemetery; Franklin, New London Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Zebulon, b. November 14, 1728; Norwich, New London Co., CT.
John, b. June 6, 1731; Norwich, New London Co., CT.
Anne, b. November 14, 1733; Norwich, New London Co., CT.

Samuel Edgerton II was born at Norwich, Connecticut on March 15, 1703/4, the eldest son of Samuel and Alice (Ripley) Edgerton. He was raised in Norwich and resided there throughout his life, in the northwestern district of town (later to become the town of Franklin). He was a farmer and planter.

Samuel was married at Norwich, Connecticut on December 20, 1727 to Margaret Abell, the second daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sluman) Abell, also of Norwich. Margaret was born in Norwich on February 27, 1699/1700.

Samuel and Margaret Edgerton had a family of three children – Zebulon, John and Anne. The family was fully recorded in the Vital Records of Norwich (VRp I:105-106). Samuel and Margaret’s youngest child, daughter, “Ann Edgerton”, was baptized at the Franklin Congregational Church on January 20, 1734 (ChR 1:311). There are no baptisms recorded at the Church for the two sons, Zebulon and John.

There are very few records pertaining to Samuel and Margaret Edgerton, apart from the aforementioned listing in the Norwich Vital Records. The family entry there also records the deaths of Samuel and Margaret – on September 21, 1780 and November 3, 1768, respectively. Samuel and Margaret were buried at the Old Franklin Plains Cemetery in Franklin (then Norwich), Connecticut. Their elder son, Zebulon, and many of his immediate family were buried at the Gagertown Cemetery, in Franklin, where Samuel’s parents were buried.

There are no records of this family at any of the Franklin, Norwich or Bozrah Churches; nor has any probate record been found at Norwich for either Samuel or Margaret.