Richard Edgerton

1665 - 1729  (64 years)

• Name	Richard Edgerton
  Birth	10 Mar 1665	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony   [1]
  Will	29 Mar 1729 (64 years)	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony   [1]
  Death	29 Jun 1729	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony   [1]
  Burial	Jul 1729	Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut   [1]
  Probate/Proved	17 Jul 1729 (64 years)	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony   [1]
  Proved before Joseph Backus, a Justice of the Peace
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Mary Edgerton,   b. 3 Feb 1654/55, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   2. Elizabeth Edgerton,   b. 3 Feb 1654/55, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   3. Anne Edgerton,   b. 24 Sep 1659, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   4. John Edgerton,   b. 12 Jun 1662, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. + 5. Richard Edgerton,   b. 10 Mar 1665, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony d. 29 Jun 1729, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 64 years) ▻ Elizabeth Scudder,  m. 4 Jan 1691/92   6. Sarah Edgerton,   b. Apr 1667, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   7. Samuel Edgerton,   b. May 1670, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 7 Jun 1748, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   8. Lydia Edgerton,   b. Apr 1675, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   9. Joseph Edgerton,   b. 8 Mar 1676/77, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Edgerton,   c. 22 Nov 1622, Brook, Ashford Parish, Kent, England d. Mar 1691/92, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 69 years)  (Father)  Mary Sylvester  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4189	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Edgerton,   c. 22 Nov 1622, Brook, Ashford Parish, Kent, England d. Mar 1691/92, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Sylvester
  Family ID	F3396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Scudder   d. 20 Dec 1762, Norwich (now Bozrah), New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Marriage	4 Jan 1691/92	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Hannah Edgerton,   b. 6 Feb 1692, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Captain Joseph Edgerton,   b. 17 Jan 1696/97, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 2 Sep 1762, Havana, Cuba (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Elizabeth Haskins  m. 10 Dec 1722     3. Lydia Edgerton,   b. 14 Aug 1699, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 28 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Richard Edgerton,   b. 17 Jan 1702/3, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Elizabeth Edgerton,   b. 23 Aug 1704, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 1 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 49 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Jacob Edgerton,   b. 30 Mar 1706, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Ann Edgerton,   b. 29 Mar 1710, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F3386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2017

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Edgerton(1665 – 1729) 2Richard Edgerton(1622 – Mar 1691/92) 4 5 3Mary Sylvester 6Joshua Sylvester 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Mar 1665 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 4 Jan 1691/92 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Will - 29 Mar 1729 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony Death - 29 Jun 1729 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony Burial - Jul 1729 - Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 17 Jul 1729 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [s241] Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy, (manuscript, 2003).