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Samuel Edgerton, son of Joshua and Ruth (Kingsbury) Edgerton.

Elizabeth Paine, daughter of Elihu and Elizabeth (Cleveland) Paine.

Children:

1. Ruth, b. October 25, 1771; Norwich, New London Co., CT.
2. Permelia, b. May 17, 1773; Norwich, New London Co., CT.
3. Daphne, b. September 18, 1775; Norwich, New London Co., CT.
4. Betsey Paine, b. March 11, 1779; Norwich, New London Co., CT.

Samuel Edgerton was born at Norwich, Connecticut on May 9, 1742, the third son and fourth child of Joshua and Ruth (Kingsbury) Edgerton.  He was baptized on June 6th of the same year at the Franklin Congregational Church.  Samuel was presumably named after his paternal grandfather.

Samuel was raised in West Farms (Franklin), Connecticut.  He was a farmer and planter.  He was married on October 15, 1770 to Elizabeth Paine, daughter of  Elihu and Elizabeth (Cleveland) Paine of Canterbury, Connecticut.  Elizabeth was born at Canterbury on July 25, 1752.  Samuel and Elizabeth (Paine) Edgerton had a family of four daughters:  Ruth, Permelia, Daphne and Betsey Paine.  The family was fully recorded in the vital records of Norwich (VRp I:470).

For much of his married life, Samuel lived on the home farm in Franklin (then Norwich), Connecticut.  He built a house there, adjoining that of his father, Joshua, as explained in the latter’s will:

“And further I would have my will so to be understood and observed that the house which my son Samuel above named hath built at his own cost that is adjoining to my house not to be reckoned as any part of my estate, although the same stands on my land”

The household of Samuel Edgerton was recorded in the 1790 Federal Census of New London County, Connecticut (pg. 172), with the following enumeration:

2 males “of 16 years and upwards” (Samuel and ?); and,

4 females (wife Elizabeth and daughters Ruth, Permelia and Betsey).

Samuel and Elizabeth were probably members of the Franklin Congregational Church.  All four of their daughters were married there in the 1790’s.

Samuel Edgerton served in the Revolutionary War.  He was listed in the DAR Patriot Index (Part I, pg. 928) as a private in the Connecticut Continental Line.  According to the listing, Samuel was born on May 9, 1742, was married to Elizabeth Paine and died after 1797.  No other records of Samuel’s military service have been found.

Shortly before the turn of the century, Samuel removed from Connecticut to Oneida County, New York, settling first in Westmoreland and then removing to Whitestown.  The move was probably made soon after the marriage of his youngest daughter, Betsey P. Edgerton, at the Franklin Congregational Church on September 9, 1798.  Samuel was joined in this migration by his son-in-law, Uriah Lathrop.  A nephew, Ebenezer Edgerton (son of his elder brother, Sims) followed soon after, settling in Whitestown during the first decade of the 19th century.  Samuel resided in the district of Whitestown known as the “New Hartford Settlement”.

The household of Samuel “Eggiton” was recorded in the 1800 Federal Census of Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York (pg. 178), with the following enumeration:

1 male “over 45 years of age” (Samuel); and,

1 female “over 45 years of age” (wife Elizabeth).

Samuel’s son-in-law, Uriah Lathrop, was listed as a head of household on the same page of the Oneida County census roll.

Samuel Edgerton and his nephew, Ebenezer, were listed in the 1810 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (pg. 88), as “S. Edgerton” and “E. Edgerton”, respectively.  Samuel’s son-in-law, “U. Lathrop”, was listed on the previous page of the Oneida County Census roll.  The household of “S. Edgerton” was enumerated as follows:

1 male “over 45 years of age” (Samuel);

1 female “of 26 and under 45”  (wife Elizabeth – actually aged 58);

1 female “of 10 and under 16”  (?); and,

1 female “under 10 years of age”  (?)

The two younger females listed in this enumeration were probably grandchildren of Samuel and Elizabeth.

Samuel Edgerton died at Whitestown, New York in July 1818.  His death was entered in the records of the New Hartford United Presbyterian Church as that of “Mr. Edgerton”.  Samuel was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and at least two of his daughters – Ruth, wife of Jonathan Taylor, and Daphne, wife of Seth Johnson.  Samuel left a Last Will and Testament, dated March 12, 1816, which was proved on October 22, 1818 and filed with Oneida County Probate, Book 2, pp. 131 – 133.  In addition to his “beloved wife Elizabeth” and the two daughters mentioned above, Samuel also made bequests to two of his grandchildren – Samuel Edgerton Johnson and Sarah Hyde Taylor.  The former was appointed joint executor of the will, along with Samuel’s wife, Elizabeth.  Samuel’s two other daughters, Permelia and Betsey, were not mentioned anywhere in the will, so it is presumed that they predeceased their father without issue.

Samuel’s widow, Elizabeth (Paine) Edgerton, was probably the “Mrs. Edgerton” who was listed as a head of household in the 1820 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (pg. 299).  The enumeration of her household was as follows:

1 female “of 45 years and upwards”  (Elizabeth); and,

1 female “of 10 and under 16”  (probably a granddaughter). 

There is currently no record of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth (Paine) Edgerton.

Original Source Documents:

1790 Federal Census – household of Samuel Edgerton; New London Co., CT.

1800 Federal Census – household of Samuel Edgerton; Westmoreland, Oneida Co., NY.

1810 Federal Census – household of Samuel Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.

1820 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Elizabeth (Paine) Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.