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Crispin Bull Edgerton, son of Robert and Anna (Bull) Edgerton.                                                                                              PHOTO

Lucretia Smead Allen, daughter of Rufus and Sarah Fatbush (Warren) Allen.

Children:

1. Sarah Allen, b. July 1, 1833; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
2. Martin Van Buren, b. September 10, 1834; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
3. Rufus Allen, b. July 16, 1836; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
4. Clark Myron, b. January 3, 1839; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
5. Betsey Alvira, b. March 22, 1841; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
6. Andrus N., b. August 7, 1843; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
7. Edgar Frank, b. September 18, 1845; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
8. Ella Luetta, b. August 18, 1847; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
9. John Congdon, b. August 15, 1850; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
10. Mary Jane, b. December 18, 1851; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
11. Alvin Mortimer, b. June 8, 1855; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

Crispin Bull Edgerton was born in Wallingford, Vermont on April 23, 1804.  He was the third son and fourth child of Robert and Anna (Bull) Edgerton and was no doubt named for his maternal grandfather, Crispin Bull.  Crispin made his living as a farmer and blacksmith.

Crispin grew up in Wallingford and resided there for the majority of his life.  He was married on December 25, 1832 to Lucretia Smead Allen, daughter of Rufus and Sarah Fatbush (Warren) Allen of East Wallingford.  The marriage presumably took place at Wallingford, although no entry is found in the Vital Records there.  Lucretia was born in East Wallingford on July 29, 1813.  For details on Lucretia’s ancestry, please see Orrin Peer Allen’s companion genealogies, Descendants of Edward Allen of Nantucket, Mass (Massachusetts:  C.B. Fiske & Co.; 1905) and Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. (Massachusetts:  C.B. Fiske & Co.; 1910).

Crispin and Lucretia raised a large family of eleven children – seven sons and four daughters.  All but one of the children (son John Congdon) survived to adulthood.  The family lived in Wallingford, on West Hill very near the border with Tinmouth township.  Crispin was listed as a head of household in Wallingford in the Federal Censuses of 1840, 1850 and 1860.  At the time of the 1870 Federal Census, the family was recorded in neighboring Tinmouth, but did not stay there long.  By the time of the 1880 Federal Census, the family was back in Wallingford.

The household of “C. B. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 163), with the following enumeration:

1 male “90 and under 100”  (?);

1 male “20 and under 30”  (Crispin – actually aged 36);

1 male “5 and under 10”  (son Martin);

2 males “under 5 years”  (sons Rufus and Clark); and,

1 female “20 and under 30”  (wife Lucretia).

For some reason, Crispin’s eldest daughter, Sarah (then aged about seven), was omitted from this census enumeration.

The household of Crispin Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 328; dwelling #434; family #445; enum. Aug. 14, 1850), as follows:

The household of Crispin Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (dwelling #522; family #523; enum. --- 27, 1860), as follows:

Crispin and Lucretia’s second-eldest son, Rufus Allen Edgerton, fought in the Union Army during the Civil War (H Company, 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment).  Rufus died “of disease” at Annapolis, Maryland on November 6, 1862, and his body was subsequently returned to Wallingford and buried in the family plot at Green Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Lucretia A. Edgerton later applied for a Revolutionary Pension, on behalf of her son, “Rufus A. Edgerton”.  The application was dated January 2, 1880 and cited Rufus’ service in the 1st Vermont Cavalry  (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #257766, Certificate #232929).

The household of Crispin Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Tinmouth, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 259; dwelling #24; family #23; enum. July 12, 1870), as follows:

The household of Crispin B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 450; dwelling #126; family #140; enum. June 4, 1880), as follows:

Crispin Bull Edgerton died on January 3, 1883 (presumably at Wallingford, Vermont) and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Wallingford village.  His wife, Lucretia, survived him eleven years, dying on October 30, 1894.  She was buried beside her husband at Green Hill Cemetery.  Both dates of death are provided by the gravestone inscriptions at Green Hill Cemetery.  Lucretia’s death was also recorded in the Wallingford Vital Records (Book  III, pg. 50, no. 29).  According to the record, she had died of “general debility” on October 30, 1894, aged 81 years, 3 months and 1day.

Most of Crispin and Lucretia’s children resided in Wallingford most of their lives and were noted for their longevity.  Daughters Mary Jane, Ella and Betsey lived to the ages of 72, 75 and 89, respectively, son Clark M. lived into his 80’s, and the eldest son, Martin, attained the remarkable age of 95 years.

Orrin Peer Allen’s Descendants of Edward Allen of Nantucket, Mass (Massachusetts:  C.B. Fiske & Co.; 1905; pp. 71-73) provides the following summary of the family and descendants of Crispin Bull and Lucretia Smead (Allen) Edgerton.  Similar information is found in the author’s companion genealogy, Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. (Massachusetts:  C.B. Fiske & Co.; 1910; pg. 127).

“Lucretia Smead6 Allen, (Rufus5, Robert4, Joseph3, Nathaniel2, Edward1), b. July 29, 1813; m. Dec. 25, 1832, Crispin Bull Edgerton, b. April 24, 1804, son of Robert and Ann (Bull) Edgerton of Wallingford, Vt. He d. Jan. 3, 1883; she d. Oct. 30, 1894, in Wallingford, Vt.

Children:

I.     Sarah Allen Edgerton, b. July 1, 1833; m. June 10, 1849, Samuel E. Rogers of Wallingford, Vt. She d. Jan. 30, 1894.  Their children are (1) Edwin Everett Rogers, b. Sept. 19, 1853; m. Aug. 9, 1881, Mary E. Hurlburt. Their child, Oliver Rogers, b. Nov. 1, 1886; d. Sept. 19, 1888.  He graduated from Middlebury College. (2) Myron Clark Rogers, b. May 12, 1856; m. Oct. 18, 1881, Ada Laselle Edgerton.  He resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.; was educated in Wallingford high school; was soon in successful mercantile life in Wallingford and Troy, N. Y., is now very successful in life insurance.  Has been deacon for years and now is an elder in the Presbyterian church.  Children: (a) Charles E. Rogers, b. March 3, 1883; d. March 4, 1883; (b) Gertrude Minnie Rogers, b. Sept. 28, 1886; (c) Harold George Rogers, b. Oct. 17, 1888; (d) Hugh Samuel Rogers, b. Nov. 11, 1889.

II.    Martin Van Buren Edgerton, b. Sept. 10, 1834; m. Aug. 31, 1870, Eliza Lilly of Potaski, N. Y.  He resides in Wallingford, Vt., where he is a successful contractor and builder.

III.   Rufus Allen Edgerton, b. July 16, 1836.  He enlisted Nov. 26, 1861, in Co. H of the First Vermont Cavalry, was taken prisoner in Banks' retreat, May 27, 1862, paroled from Bell Island, Sept. 16,1862; d. at Annapolis, Md., Nov. 4, 1862.

IV.   Clark M. Edgerton, b. Jan. 3, 1839; m. Jan. 11, 1864, Eliza Ann Doty of Danby, Vt.  She d. July 21, 1887.  Their children are: (1) Maude Berry Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1869; m. Dec. 16, 1896, Warren C. Kane of Malone, N. Y. Their son, Lawrence Edgerton Kane, was b. Oct. 26, 1898. (2) Lester Clark Edgerton, b. Feb. 11, 1872; d. Sept. 16, 1872. (3) Jay DeForest Edgerton, b. Oct. 8, 1873; m. March 17, 1898, Ida Damon. Resides in Cleveland, O.  No children. (4) Jessie Calista, b. Feb. 6, 1875; d. Sept. 20, 1875. (5) Mary Lucretia, b. Oct. 14, 1877. (6) Ora Calista, b. Jan. 8, 1884; d. April 20, 1885.  The foregoing Clark M. Edgerton resides in Chicopee Falls, Mass.

V.     Betsey Alvina Edgerton, b. March 22, 1841, unm.; resides in Wallingford, Vt.

VI.    Andreas N. Edgerton, b. Aug. 7, 1843; m. Feb. 14, 1873, Elizabeth P. Thayer of Wells, Vt. She d. Aug. 28, 1883.  They had one child, Lucretia E. Edgerton, b. Sept. 28, 1881; d. Oct. 7, 1881.  He resides in Wallingford, Vt.

VII.   Edgar Frank Edgerton, b. Sept. 18, 1845; m. June 8, 1881, Emma Colvin of Danby, Vt.  He resides in Wallingford, Vt.

VIII.  Ella Luella Edgerton, b. Aug. 18, 1847.

IX.    John Congdon Edgerton, b. Aug. 15, 1850; d. Dec. 27, 1850.

X.     Mary Jane Edgerton, b. Dec. 18, 1851; m. Feb. 12, 1868, William Rogers Johnson of Tinmouth, Vt., now of Leominster, Mass.  Their children are: (1) Anna Lucretia Johnson, b. Nov. 16, 1869; m. Jan. 4, 1888, Charles H. Jackson of New Haven, Vt.  Their children are Maybelle Anna Jackson, b. Feb. 8, 1889; Eugene Jackson, b. July 31, 1890; d. Aug. 28, 1890; Arthur William Jackson, b. Aug. 16, 1892.  (2) Bessie Mary Johnson, b. Nov. 19, 1872; m. Dec. 22, 1887, Arthur B. Ingalls of E. Clarendon, Vt.  They have one child, Cecil J. Ingalls, b. July 8, 1891. (3) Frederic M. Johnson, b. April 22, 1876; m. Aug. 8, 1898, Daisy Ann Phelps of Keene, N. H.  Their children are (a) Chester Arthur Johnson, b. Feb. 1, 1900; (b) Bessie Myrtle Johnson, b. Aug. 20, 1901. (4) Ethel R. Johnson, b. Oct. 14, 1879; m. Feb. 8, 1905, Rollin Clayton Kane of Wallingford, Vt.; (5) Eugene Johnson, b. July 2, 1883, d. Aug. 21, 1883; (6) Chester Arthur Johnson, b. Oct. 20, 1887.

XI.    Alvin Mortimer Edgerton, b. June 8, 1855; m. Feb. 14, 1882, Bridget Ellen Taney of Bennington, Vt.  They have one child, Lucretia M. Edgerton, b. Nov. 11, 1886.  He resides in Wallingford, Vt.”

Original Source Documents:

1840 Federal Census – household of Crispin Bull Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

1850 Federal Census – household of Crispin Bull Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

1860 Federal Census – household of Crispin Bull Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

1870 Federal Census – household of Crispin Bull Edgerton; Tinmouth, Rutland Co., VT.

1880 Federal Census – household of Crispin Bull Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

Gravestone photo – Crispin Bull Edgerton and Mrs. Lucretia Smead (Allen) Edgerton; Green Hill Cemetery; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

For the ancestry of Lucretia Smead (Allen) Edgerton, consult:

-          Allen, Orrin Peer;  Descendents of Edward Allen of Nantucket, Mass.;  C.B. Fiske & Co., Massachusetts, 1905.

-          Allen, Orrin Peer; Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass.; C.B. Fiske & Co., Massachusetts, 1910.