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William Edgerton, son of Bradford and Anna Edgerton.

 

born:

~1798; Painted Post, Steuben Co., NY.  (CR IN1850 Greenfield – “ae 52y”)

died:

April 15, 1887; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.  (GI)

buried:

David Peoples Cemetery; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.  (GI)

 

married:

 

 

Wealthy Mudge, daughter of Joshua and Francy Mudge.

 

born:

September 30, 1797; Otsego Co., NY.  (from age at death, GI – “ae 56y, 4m, 19d”)

died:

February 19, 1854; Greenfield, LaGrange Co., IN.  (GI)

buried:

Pretty Prairie Cemetery; Greenfield, LaGrange Co., IN.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Emily, b. ~1827; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  2. Richard, b. September 2, 1827; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  3. Harriet, b. ~1830; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  4. Jane A., b. December 1831; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  5. Frances, b. February 6, 1834; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  6. Joshua, b. March 4, 1836; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  7. Charles, b. October 27, 1839; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
  8. George, b. July 13, 1849; Greenfield, LaGrange Co., IN.

 


William Edgerton (aka “Edgeton) was born in Painted Post, New York circa 1798, the second son of Bradford and Anna Edgerton.  Circa 1820, William removed from Steuben County and settled, along with his elder brother, David, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania – just to the south across the New York/Pennsylvania border.  William settled in Jackson Township and David in nearby Sullivan.  A sister, Maria, also lived in Tioga County (Lawrence and Farmington) with her husband, Jared Butler.

 

William was married (probably in Tioga County circa 1825) to Miss Wealthy Mudge, daughter of Joshua and Frances Mudge.  Wealthy was born circa 1798 in Otsego County, New York (possibly Unadilla, where her father was born).  William and Wealthy had a family of eight children – Emily, Richard, Harriet, Jane A., Frances, Joshua, Charles and George – all but the youngest born in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania.

 

William “Edgeton” was listed as a head of household in the 1830 Federal Census of Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (pg. 15).  His household was enumerated with the following individuals:

 

1 male “of 30 and under 40”  (William);

1 male “under 5 years of age”  (son Richard);

1 female “of 30 and under 40”  (wife Wealthy); and,

2 females “under 5 years of age  (daughters Emily and Harriet).

 

The next two households enumerated on the census roll were those of Aaron and Joseph Mudge, who were probably relatives of William’s wife Wealthy.

 

William’s household was recorded again in the 1840 Federal Census of Jackson Township, Tioga County, PA, (also under “William Edgeton”), as follows:

 

1 male “of 40 and under 50”  (William);

1 male “of 10 and under 15”  (son Richard);

2 males “under 5 years of age”  (sons Joshua and Charles);

1 female “of 40 and under 50”  (wife Wealthy);

1 female “aged of 10 and under 15”  (daughter Emily);

2 females “of 5 and under 10”  (daughters Harriet and Jane); and,

1 female “under 5 years of age  (daughter Frances).

 

Circa 1840 – 1849, William removed with his family from Pennsylvania to LaGrange County, Indiana.  The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana (pg. 104; dwelling #1410; family #1418; enum. October 3, 1850), as follows:

 

William Edgerton

52

b. NY

farmer

Wealthy

52

b. NY

 

Emily

23

b. PA

 

Richard

22

b. PA

farmer

Harriet

20

b. PA

 

Jane

18

b. PA

 

Frances

16

b. PA

 

Joshua

14

b. PA

 

Charles

11

b. PA

 

George

11/12

b. IN

 

Joshua Mudge

75

b. NY

farmer

 

Mrs. Wealthy (Mudge) Edgerton died in Greenfield, Indiana on February 19, 1854.  She was buried at the Pretty Prairie Cemetery, in Greenfield, where her headstone was inscribed:  “WELTHY / Wife of / Wm EDGETON / DIED / Feb. 19, 1854 / Aged 56 Yrs 4 mos / & 19 ds”.

 

At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, William was living in Noble Township, Branch County, Michigan, which lay just a little northwest across the Indiana/Michigan border.  William was residing adjacent to his eldest son, Richard, and his son-in-law, George W. Rumsey, all of whom were enumerated on the same page of the census roll.  The enumeration of William’s household (pg. 622, enum. June 12, 1860), was as follows:

 

William Edgerton

61

b. NY

farmer     $400 real estate / $250 personal estate

Joshua

24

b. PA

 

Charles

22

b. PA

 

George

10

b. IN

 

 

At the time of the 1870 Federal Census, William Edgerton was residing in the household of his eldest son, Richard, in Jackson, Steuben County, Indiana (dwelling #149; family #149; enum. July 14, 1870).  He was enumerated as “William Edgeton, aged 65, retired farmer, b. New York”.