Thomas was born on 16 Nov 1724, in Norwich, Connecticut. He is the son of Thomas Edgecomb and Catherine Copp. Thomas Edgcomb was born ye 16th Day of November 1724 of Thomas & Katharine[1]
In 1751, he is mentioned in his sister Patience Edgecombe's probate.[2]
Marriage
Thomas Edgecomb and Sarah Waterman were married on 13 Aug 1753, in Norwich, Connecticut. Thomas Edgecombe and Sarah Waterman Both of Norwich were married together on ye 13th: day of August 1753:[3]
Children:
Thomas bo. 21 Aug 1754; d. 23 Oct 1775
Death
Thomas died, 10 Apr 1755, in Norwich, Connecticut. [4]
His will is dated 8 April 1755 and proved on 6 May 1755 in Norwich. He mentions his wife Sarah, his sons John, Preserved, Thomas, and his brother-in-law James Elderkin. His inventory was completed on 10 May 1755 in Norwich. It included 52 Acres of land in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.[5]
Sources
↑Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913. Birth Record
↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-17BK : 11 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, image 79-81, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 1, Pages 120-123.
↑Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913. Marriage Record
↑Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913. Death Record
↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-173P : 22 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, Images 562-564, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 2, Pages 527-530.
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