A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameJames Edgerly 
145
145BurialHope Cemetery, Perry, Wyoming Co, New York1143
FlagsRevolutionary War
FatherDeacon Thomas Edgerly (1729-1814)
MotherCatherine Phillips (1727-1808)
Spouses
FatherJohn Chadwick (1728-1790)
MotherHannah Chandler (1729-~1819)
Notes for James Edgerly
Revolutionary War Soldier.
Parents: Deacon Thomas Edgerly and Catherine Phillips.
Marriage to Hannah Chadwick on 23 Aug 1781 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire. They had 13 children over 26 years.
The History of Perry states that when eighteen years of age, Edgerly enlisted in the New Hampshire Militia and was with General Sullivan's army in its 1779 advance into western New York. He was so impressed with the richness of the Genesee Valley, he removed his family to Perry in 1811, and bought 100 acres. Edgerly erected the first frame house in town, a two-story building situated just south of "Universalist Hill" near the boundary line of Perry and Castile. The Western New-Yorker (Jan. 1* 1874) recorded "An Old Pioneer's reminiscences"of Mr. Edgerly, which state that in 1815 he brought 100 apple trees from Cayuga County and set them out on his farm. They were a handsome lot, all grafted and were very straight and within three years excellent fruit was being produced. Among these trees there were two or three that bore sweet apples later known as "Bailey Sweets." Mr. Edgerly had a name for them but it had been forgotten by l874. In 1817, Calvin P. Bailey settled in Perry, but did not buy land in the east of the village until 1827, upon which he soon afterward built a house and set out an orchard of common and natural fruit and grafted with scions from the Edgerly
orchard and thus obtained the fruit which afterwards took his name. The apple was described as a beautiful red fruit, distinctly sweet and of very good quality,, but not a good keeper and did net continue popular except as an early winter fruit from October to January. For many years though this fruit was widely raised in the State.
After James Edgerly built his house, he commenced keeping tavern with his son, James G. who sold goods in a part of it, the first goods sold In Perry, Our "Pioneer" authority states that in 1812, James C. built a new store.on the west side of the road, and, with his brother Thomas commenced business in partnership. Their goods came from Albany. During the hard times of those days the firm failed to pay their New York creditor and he attempted to collect by levy on the land which the father and sons held. The sheriff found this was only held by contract, whereupon the creditor, Samuel Rathbone, paid the balance owed at the land office in Canandaigua, secured a deed to the Edgerly property. He then had it sold by the
sheriff and recovered his claim,, Edgerly sued Rathbone for fraud and the suit was in the co-arts for several years until the costs were more than the claim, and finally decided against Mr. Edgerly, the Revolutionary veteran lost his farm together with over $2,000 in costs. Mr. Edgerly frequently said there was nothing he so much regretted as the loss of the orchard, Frank Roberts, in his Perry history, stated in 1915 that some of these fine old trees were still growing on property adjoining Bradford Street.
Mr. Edgerly was pensioned in l8l8, and it was renewed again. At his death in I83O, it is presumed he may have been interred in the Pioneer Cemetery where the Public Library now stands. However, it is thought his remains were taken to Hope Cemetery and are on the lot with those of Joseph Edgerly who died in l847. No original stone markers remain for him or his wife.
His NSSAR Patriot # is P-153077.
*(https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/153077)
His DAR Ancestor Number is A036072.
*(go to http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=1 and enter A036072 in the Ancestor Number block.)
Parents: Deacon Thomas Edgerly and Catherine Phillips.
Marriage to Hannah Chadwick on 23 Aug 1781 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire. They had 13 children over 26 years.
The History of Perry states that when eighteen years of age, Edgerly enlisted in the New Hampshire Militia and was with General Sullivan's army in its 1779 advance into western New York. He was so impressed with the richness of the Genesee Valley, he removed his family to Perry in 1811, and bought 100 acres. Edgerly erected the first frame house in town, a two-story building situated just south of "Universalist Hill" near the boundary line of Perry and Castile. The Western New-Yorker (Jan. 1* 1874) recorded "An Old Pioneer's reminiscences"of Mr. Edgerly, which state that in 1815 he brought 100 apple trees from Cayuga County and set them out on his farm. They were a handsome lot, all grafted and were very straight and within three years excellent fruit was being produced. Among these trees there were two or three that bore sweet apples later known as "Bailey Sweets." Mr. Edgerly had a name for them but it had been forgotten by l874. In 1817, Calvin P. Bailey settled in Perry, but did not buy land in the east of the village until 1827, upon which he soon afterward built a house and set out an orchard of common and natural fruit and grafted with scions from the Edgerly
orchard and thus obtained the fruit which afterwards took his name. The apple was described as a beautiful red fruit, distinctly sweet and of very good quality,, but not a good keeper and did net continue popular except as an early winter fruit from October to January. For many years though this fruit was widely raised in the State.
After James Edgerly built his house, he commenced keeping tavern with his son, James G. who sold goods in a part of it, the first goods sold In Perry, Our "Pioneer" authority states that in 1812, James C. built a new store.on the west side of the road, and, with his brother Thomas commenced business in partnership. Their goods came from Albany. During the hard times of those days the firm failed to pay their New York creditor and he attempted to collect by levy on the land which the father and sons held. The sheriff found this was only held by contract, whereupon the creditor, Samuel Rathbone, paid the balance owed at the land office in Canandaigua, secured a deed to the Edgerly property. He then had it sold by the
sheriff and recovered his claim,, Edgerly sued Rathbone for fraud and the suit was in the co-arts for several years until the costs were more than the claim, and finally decided against Mr. Edgerly, the Revolutionary veteran lost his farm together with over $2,000 in costs. Mr. Edgerly frequently said there was nothing he so much regretted as the loss of the orchard, Frank Roberts, in his Perry history, stated in 1915 that some of these fine old trees were still growing on property adjoining Bradford Street.
Mr. Edgerly was pensioned in l8l8, and it was renewed again. At his death in I83O, it is presumed he may have been interred in the Pioneer Cemetery where the Public Library now stands. However, it is thought his remains were taken to Hope Cemetery and are on the lot with those of Joseph Edgerly who died in l847. No original stone markers remain for him or his wife.
His NSSAR Patriot # is P-153077.
*(https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/153077)
His DAR Ancestor Number is A036072.
*(go to http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=1 and enter A036072 in the Ancestor Number block.)