Jedediah Edgerton (1759 - 1848)

Born 28 Aug 1759 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1848 at age 88 in Fairhaven, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Corporal Jedediah Edgerton served with Col. Ira Allen's Regiment, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Jedediah Edgerton was born August 28, 1759, Norwich, New London, Colony of Connecticut^[1] He is the son of Simeon Edgerton and Abiah Hough.

Jedediah married Lucy Curtis.^[2]

Jedediah married, as his second wife, Mrs. Enos Clark.^[3]

Jedediah served in the American Revolution starting as a Private in the Connecticut Militia.^[4]

Jedediah Edgerton died February 12, 1848, in Fairhaven, Vermont, USA.^[5]

Note

Hiel Hollister. Pawlet for One Hundred Years, J. Munsell: Albany [NY], 1867.

p. 21: List of revolutionary soldiers with death year and age at death.

p. 36: Gives his name as captain of an infantry unit. The section ("LOCAL MILITIA," beginning p. 34) states that Pawlet was among the most active towns in CT in organizing military forces. Also states (p. 36) that the infantry unit, of which Jebediah was one of the captains, was the oldest of these units.

p. 139: 4 Jul 1793, he subscribed to the support of Rev. John Grisworld as pastor of the First Congregational Church in Pawlet.

pp. 184-5: in 1803 removed to Moriah, N.Y., none of family settled in Pawlet, married #2 widow of Enos Clark of Middletown, lived there until her death. In old age, moved to live with son Dr. Joshua Edgerton, in western New York (no more specific location given). Died 1848, aged 86.

Note: Age at death would make his birth date incorrect.

DNA

Paternal or maternal relationship is confirmed by autosomal DNA. NOTE: We do not know from results thus far whether the shared dna comes from the mother or father, so we do not mark either parental relationship "confirmed with dna" at this time.

Erin Cole, Larry Evans and his daughter Lori (Evans) Larsen along with a child of Adra Calkins form a triangulated group sharing an aDNA segment (27.7 cM, 3,414 SNPs). Their most recent common ancestors are Simeon Edgerton and Abiah Hough. Randi Oleson, Beverly (Guinther) Terry and Andrew Edgerton do not appear to share this segment of dna. However, there are nine other kits on GEDmatch sharing this segment but whose connection to Simeon and Abiah Edgerton is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ DAR-A036126 Birth:  8-28-1759 NORWICH CONNECTICUT
2. ↑ DAR-A036126 Spouse 1) LUCY CURTIS
3. ↑ DAR-A036126 Spouse 2) XX CLARK
4. ↑ DAR-A036126 Service:  CONNECTICUT - VERMONT    Rank: PRIVATE; Service Description:  1) CAPTS MILLER,SKINNER,STARK,WILLARD,CLARK 2) COLS MASON,TROOP,ALLEN,PEARL
5. ↑ DAR-A036126 Death:  2-12-1848     FAIRHAVEN VERMONT

• DAR-A036126: DAR Website, Ancestor #: A036126 Jedediah Edgerton Service Source: None given
• Hollister, Hiel. Pawlet for One Hundred Years, Printed for J. Munsell, Albany, New York, 1867. On Archive.org
• Benton, Charles Edward, Ezra Reed and Esther Edgerton: Their Life and Ancestry, A.V. Haight Company, 1912 On Archive.org
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3D6-H?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 38 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
• Service Record of Jedediah Edgerton

See also:

• Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 [1]

Jedidiah Edgerton

Birth Event Date: 28 Aug 1759

Event Place: Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father's Name: Simeon Edgerton

Mother's Name: Abiah