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Rev. JONATHAN EDWARDS, m. Sarah (dau. of Rev. James) Pierpont of New Haven, July 28, 1727, she being then in her 18th year ; remarkable as an
* For anecdote of this marriage, ece Holland's Hist. Western Mass., vol. ii, p. 65.
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example of early piety, she combined the highest graces of personal beauty, with the more surpassing graces of a cultivated mind, and a heart which " dwelt with God ;" she d. at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 2, 1758, in her 49th year. Children-Sarah, b. August 25, 1728 ; m. Elihu Parsons of North- ampton, Mass. : Jerusha, b. April 26, 1730; d. Feb. 14, 1747: Esther, b. Feb. 13, 1732; m. Rev. Aaron Burr, pastor of the ch. at Newark, N. J., and afterwards pres. of Princeton Coll. ; they were the parents of the cele- brated AARON BURR, vice-president of the U. S., etc. : Mary, b. April 7, 1734; m. Timothy Dwight of Northampton, Mass., Nov. 8, 1750: Lucy, b. Aug. 31, 1736; m. Jahleel Woodbridge of Stockbridge, Mass. : (Hon.) Timothy, b. July 25, 1738 ; m. Rhoda (dau. of Robert) Ogden of Elizabethtown, N. J. : Susanna, b. June 20, 1740; m. Eleazur Porter of Hadley, Mass. : Eunice, b. May 9, 1743; m. to Thos. Pollock of Newbern, N. C. ; m. 2, Robt. Hunt of Elizabethtown, N. J. : (Rev.) Jonathan, b. May 26, 1745 ; m. 1, Mary (dau. of Eleazur) Porter, sr. of Hadley ; and m. 2, Mercy (dau. of Col. Hezekiahı) Sabin of New Haven; Rev. Jonathan became pres. of Union Coll. N. Y. : Elisabeth, b. May 6, 1747; d. at Northampton, Jan. 1, 1762 : Pierpont, b. April 8, 1750; m. Frances (dau. of Moses) Ogden of Elizabeth- town, N. J. (For further particulars see Goodwin's Genealogical Notes.)
EGGLESTON,
BEGAT, * born 1590; came from England to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1630 ; was made a freeman at Dorchester, in 1631; m. 1, Sarah Talcott ; m. 2, -; was one of the original members of Mr. Warham's church, and removed to Windsor in the first emigration of 1635 ; d. Sept. 1, 1674, " ner 100 yer ould."-( Old Ch. Rec.) Children-James,1 and Samuel,2 twins, b. in England ; Thomas, b. Aug. 26, 1638 ; made freeman, 1658 ; lived in E. Windsor, on land bought of John Terry ; d. May, 1697; estate, £144, Gs. Gd : Mary, b. May 29, 1641 ; Sarah, b. March 28, 1643 ; m. John Petti- bone of Simsbury, Feb. 16, 1664 ; had John, Sarah, Stephen t : Rebecca, b. Dec. 8, 1644; Abigail, b. June 12 ; bap. the 18th, 1648 : Joseph,3 bap. March 30, 1651; Benjamin,4 b. Dec. 18, 1653.
JAMES,1 m. Hester -; was made freeman in May, 1657 ; was in the Pe- quot fight in 1637, for which, in 1671, he received a grant of 50 acres of land ; he d. Dec. 1, 1679, a. 59. Children-James,5 b. Jan. 1, 1656 ; John,6 b. March 27, 1659 ; Thomas,7 b. July 27, 1661; Hester, b. Dec. 1, 1663; Na- thaniel,8 b. Aug. 15, 1666; Isaac,9 b. Feb. 27, 1668; Abigail, b. Sept. 1, 1671 ; Deborah, b. May 1, 1674; Hannah, b. Dec. 19, 1676 ; Hester, b. March 14, 1682-3.
SAMUEL,2 m. a dau. of Nicholas Disbro of Hartford ; was made a freeman at Windsor in May, 1658 ; went to Middletown, Ct., where his name appears
# Spelt variously on the old records, viz : Bagot, Bigod, Begott, Bigget, Biggot, &c., &c. f John O. and Virgil Pettibone of Simsbury, Ct., and W. C. and E. F. Pettibone of Hartford aro descendants of this family ._
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as a landholder, in March, 1670 ;* he d. Dec. 6, 1686; estate £105 15s 9d; she d. 1683, a. 71. Children-Samuel,10 b. 1658; Sarah, b. 1665 ; Susanna ; Nicholas, b. 1672 ; Mary, b. 1674 ; Mercy, b. 1677 ; Ebenezer,11 b. 1680.
JOSEPH,3 m. -; probably settled in or near North Stonington, Ct. Children-Joseph ;12 David, resided in Voluntown, Ct., was m. and was called King David,; Ichabod ; 13 many daus.
BENJAMIN, 4 described in his father's will as " my stay and staff in my infirm old age," was m. to the widow IIannah Shadock (or Shadrake), dau. of John Osborn, on March 6, 1678, by Capt. Newberry ; he lived in E. W. ; d. 1729 ; Mrs. Hannah Eggleston d. Aug. 17, 1715. Children-Mary, b. Oct. 2, 1680 ; m. a Miller ; Sarah, b. April 20, 1683 ; m. a Bliss : Sarah,* b. April 11, 1685 ; Benjamin, 14 b. May, 1687 ; Dorothy, b. Feb. 28, 1689-90 ; m. Sam'l Osborn ; Hester, b. July 10, 1699 ; m. an Osborn of Enfield.
JAMES,5 m. 1, Martha Clark, August 28, 1718 ; she d. May 25, 1728 ; m. 2, Elizabeth Blancher, of Hartford, Nov. 31, 1732 ; he d. about 1746 ; estate £336 9s 4d. Children-James, b. Sept. 4, 1719 ; d. Nov. 5, 1719 ; Elisha, b. Sept. 25, 1720 ; James, b. Sept. 15, 1724 ; Abigail, b. Jan. 6, 1733-4.
JOHN, 6 m. Esther Mills, June 1, 1682 ; lived in what is now called Bloom- field, near the Brick School House, 5 m. N. W. of Hartford ; will witnessed June 17, 1730; estate over £600. Children-James, b. June 18, 1689 ; John, 15 b. March 13, 1702-3 ; Abigail, b. Dec. 14, 1683 ; Sarah, b. Jan. 4, 1686 ; Dorcas, b. Sept. 7, 1692; m. a Drake : Deliverance, b. April 7, 1695 ; d. July 12, 1715 ; Ann, b. Jan. 18, 1697; m. Solomon Clark : Damaris, b. July 14, 1700 ; Martha, b. Nov. 20, 1705 ; Edward, 16 b. Jan. 31, 1707.
THOMAS,7 m. Grace Moore ( ? ) ; was a farmer ; lived in Windsor, probably on the lot north of St. Gabriel's Episcopal church ; he d. April 6, 1732; estate £387 9s 4d; she d. March 27, 1739. Children-Thomas ; 17 Grace, b. Nov. 11, 1687 ; m. Nathan Whaples of Hartford : Mary, b. Jan. 11, 1689-90 ; Hannah, b. Feb. 7, 1691-2; m. Isaac Loomis : Jedidiah,18 b. June 14, 1696 ; Isabel, b. Jan. 25, 1697; m. Ebenezer Loomis : Deborah, b. May 10, 1700; m. Aaron Loomis : Mary, b. May 13, 1702 ; m. John ; moved to Canton ; d. 1789, a. 87. Mindwell, Nov. 24, 1703; m. Ebenezer Phelps : Joseph,19 b. April 4, 1706; Ephraim, 20 b. March 3, 1708 ; Esther, b. Oct. 19, 1710 ; m. Edward Eggleston.
NATHANIEL, 8 m. Hannah Ashley of Springfield, Ct. (who was b. Dec. 14, 1675), Sept. 13; 1694. Children-Joseph, removed to Westfield; was a weaver; never married : Nathaniel ;21 James (?).
ISAAC,9 m. Mary Stiles, March 21, 1694-5; lived in present town of Bloomfield, Ct., a few rods north of the Old Brick School House ; he d.
* Was the ancestor of all the Egglestons of Middletown, Ct .; Boston 4 Corners, Mass., and Windsor and Dutchess counties, N. Y. Mrs. Olivia Phelps, wife of the well known Christian merchant, Anson G. Phelps, Senr., of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co of New York city, was a descendant from this Samuel. Her father was Deacon Jacob E., a manufacturer of Britannia ware, Middletown, Ct., and her mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Oleott. The name of Eggleston is now extinct in that place. The records of this branch were kindly furnished by the Rev. AMBROSE EGGLESTON.
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about 1735. Children-Isaac, b. Dec. 30, 1695 ; d. Feb. 10, 1716-17 : Mary, b. July 20, 1697; m. a Shepard : John, b. Sept. 10, 1700; d. Jan. 12, 1701 : Nathaniel, 22 b. Jan. 8, 1702-3; Daniel,23 b. June 12, 1705.
SAMUEL, 10 m. Patience -; lived in Middletown, Ct., where he gave a deed to his son Samuel, dated Feb. 2, 1727-8. Children-Samuel,24 b. 1705 ; Abigail, m. John Boynton; Benjamin ; 25 Joseph, 26 removed to Saratoga county, N. Y. ; Amos, removed to Western N. Y. ; Mabel, m. a Wight of Cornwall, Ct. ; Nicholas and John d. in infancy ; Susannah ;* Sarah ;* Pa- tience ;* Mary, b. 1702 ;* John .*
EBENEZER, 11 d. about 1751. Chillren-Ebenezer ; Ambrose ; Bennet ; Thankful ; Sybil.
JOSEPH, 12 resided in Voluntown, Windham Co., Ct. ; had John, 27 b. 1760, now living in Voluntown.
ICHABOD, 13 had Ichabod, 28 b. about 1778 ; Rebecca ; William, 29 b. about 1784; Lucy ; Betsy.
BENJAMIN, JR., 14 m. Mary Dibble, Dec. 2, 1708; he d. Oct. 30, 1732. Childrent-Abigail, b. June 21, 1710 ; Benjamin, b. Sept. 28, 1713; d. Aug. 9, 1733 : Joseph, 30 b. April 9, 1716; Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1718 ; d. June 28, 1761 : Hannah, b. April 9, 1722 ; Bigget,31 March 17, 1724 ; Abiah, b. April 29, 1728 ; Sarah, b. Nov. 25, 1730; d. Oct. 30, 1741.
JOHN, Jr., 15 had Deliverance, b. Feb. 5, 1729.
EDWARD, 16 m. Esther (dau. of Thos.) Eggleston ; his residence in Windsor, on Broad street, probably a few rods south of a small brook on the west side, opposite the present St. Gabriel's church ; he d. 1758; estate (which appears to have been located in Torrington, Ct.) amounted to about £120. Children- Edward, jr., b. April 14, 1736 ; Benjamin, b. March 16, 1742-3; Joseph, b. Aug. 10 1744 ; Timothy, b. April 7, 1746 ; son b. May 11, 1747; d. 6 days after.
THOMAS, 17 m. Sarah Moore ; he d. abont 1785. Children-Thomas, 32 b. 1741 ; Lydia, b. 1727 ; m. Solomon Dill of Canton, Ct. ; she d. 1789 : Isabel, b. 1733 ; m. John Hill of Canton; was his 2d wife, and d. 1818 : Lois (or Eunice), b. 1730.
JEDIDIAH, 18 m. Sarah Moore ; was a farmer ; d. July 15, 1766. Children- Sarah, b. March 16, 1726; Lydia, b. Jan. 12, 1728 ; Grace, b. Jan. 12, 1730 ; d. May 30, 1736 : Isabel, b. April 11, 1732; Jedidiah, b. July 7, 1736; d. in French war, 1763 : Grace, b. June 17, 1744 ; m. Thomas Eggleston : Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1746 ; Elijah, b. July 2, 1747.
JOSEPH, 19 lived in Windsor, on the lot north of St. Gabriel's church ; m. Mary Winchel of Granby, Ct. ; he d. 1774. Children-Joseph, b. 1775 ; un- married ; a good carpenter ; built a large barn, now standing, on his father's
* MSS. of Rev. Ambrosc Eggleston.
| He had also a dau., Rebecca, who d. Oct. 11, 1718, and a son Joseph, who d. July 27, 1715.
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homelot, north of St. Gabriel's ch. ; was a Revolutionary soldier, and in the inventory of his estate is the following item : " A debt unknowu for services in the Revolutionary army as a militia soldier, hard fare and poor pay, £0000, 00, 00 " : Ephraim, b. 1759 ; d. 1821 : Mary, b. 1761; d. 1782.
EPHRAIM,20 m. Isabella (supposed) Loomis; lived in Windsor, on lot now occupied by St. Gabriel's church ; d. in 1758; left no children, but his wife was pregnant at time of his death ; his will devised property to this posthu- mus child, if born, but if not, it was to pass to his brother Joseph ; his child was born and named Ephraim.
NATHANIEL, 21 lived at Westfield, Mass .; d. 1788, a. 90. Children-Eber ; 33 Simeon ;34 Abner, d. young.
NATHANIEL,22 m. Abigail (dau. of Samuel) Goodwin of Hartford, 1738 ; lived in Wintonbury ; he d. 1788. Children --- Abigail, m. Jonathan Bidwell, of Windsor ; Nathaniel, was a farmer and a good weaver ; d. in Wiudsor, August 24, 1814, a. about 73, unmarried ; gave most of his estate to the sons of his brother : Samuel, 342 b. Dec., 1747, in Windsor, now Bloomfield.
. DANIEL, 23 lived in present town of Bloomfield, on site of Old Brick School House, m. May -; d. - 1776. Children-Daniel, b. Oct. 29, 1737; Isaac ; Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1735 ; Elizabeth, m. Abel Hoskins ; Anne ; Hannah.
SAMUEL, 24 m. Hester Buck, March 18, 1761; lived in Northeast, Dutchess County, N. Y. : he d. Jan. 25, 1822, a. 84; she d. Jan. 10, 1828, a. 90. Children-Phebe, m. Joseph Conger, and d. in Sangerfield, N. Y. : Elizabeth, m. Joseph Sherwood, and d. in Genesee, N. Y. : Hester, m. Samuel Gilbert ; d. in Hillsdale, N. Y. : Martha, m. 1, Aaron Barnes ; removed to Auburn, N. Y. ; m. 2, a Treat : Nicholas, 35 b. Nov. 8, 1769 ; David, 36 b. 1771 ; Abi- gail, b. 1773 ; m. Samuel Case ; removed to Greece, N. Y. : Samuel,37 b. May 3, 1777 ; Eunice, b. May 1, 1779 ; m. 1, John Dawson ; m. 2, Spafford ; m. 3, Fuller ; removed to Wheatland, N. Y. ; now lives in Holly, N. Y. : Susan, b. Jan. 8, 1782; m. Joseph Huntley ; lives in Chenango, N. Y. : Keturah, b. March 30, 1785 ; m. Brewster Jewett, and d. in Northeast, N. Y.
BENJAMIN, 25 m. - Holmes of Northeast, N. Y. ; removed to Duanes- burgh, N. Y. Children-Amos, lived in Esperance, N. Y., iu 1846 ; Asa, lived in Duanesburgh, N. Y., in 1846 ; and others.
JOSEPH, 26 m. 1, -, who d. insane, about 1760; m. 2, -; m. 3, a wid. Prosser ; he moved to Saratoga County, N. Y. Children-Samuel, b. Sept. 6, 1764; Sarah, b. Juue 20, 1766 ; Charity, b. July, 1768; m. - Pike : John,38 b. Aug. 12, 1770 ; d. 1852 : Jeremiah,39 b. 1774 ; Abigail, w. Dec. 10, 1776; m. Goodspeed : Joseph Bibbins, b. Jan. 4, 1779 ; Tabitha, b. 1772 ; d. three years old : Artemus, b. March 29, 1785, Hawkins County, O .; Amos, b. March 26, 1786; d. 1856 : Benjamin, b. Oct. 19, 1787 ; David, b. March 5, 1789, Albany County, O .; Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1790; m. St. John.
JOHN,27 had John W., 39}% b. in Voluntown, 1790.
ICHABOD, 28 had Betsy, m. Billings of North Stonington, Ct. : Erastus, m.
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and lives in North Stonington, Ct. ; has at least one son : Stephen, m. a wife in Lyme ; lives in North Stonington, Ct.
WILLIAM, 29 had William, jr., m. - , of Waterford, Ct. Children-Lucy, m. George Wilkinson, of North Stonington ; has children : Stephen, m. - , of Waterford, Ct. ; has children : Persis, m. Park Woodward, shoemaker, of Griswold, Ct. ; 6 children : Elias, m. and lives in North Stonington ; has fami- ly : Clarissa, m. Ira Miller of Waterford, Ct. ; has family : Avery, m. and has family; lives in North Stonington, Ct. : Almira, m. - Walker, of North Stonington ; family, a dau.
JOSEPH, 30 m. wid. Naomi Phelps, of Simsbury, Dec. 21, 1757. Children- Mary and Joseph, twins, b. May 15, 1760; Ephraim, b. March 8, 1762.
BIGGET,31 m. Mary Corning of Enfield, Nov. 7, 1745. Children-Jehiel, b. Feb. 17, 1745-6 ; Benjamin, b. Jan. 2, 1747-8; Sarah, b. July 10, 1750;
THOMAS EGGLESTON, 32 m. 1, Rebecca (dau. of Samuel) Drake of Windsor, Feb. 13, 1766; she d. 1775; m. 2, Ann Clark of Wintonbury, 1780; he was a revolutionary soldier, and a noted fisherman, and with his sons owned the best fishing place in Conn. River, north of Middletown; this was situate on Deerfield lot, and is still called Thomas Eggleston's Fish Place ;* in his old age became involved through his sons. Children by Ist wife-Sarah Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1766; m. Dea. Titus Case of Canton, Ct. 1790 ; and d. 1820, a. 55 ; six children (See Genealogies of Canton, by Abiel Brown) : Jedidiah, b. April 11, 1764 ; never married; was a farmer and brickmaker ; was easy and generous to a fault ; in 1798 was corporal, and in 1808, sergeant of Windsor company ; d. at W., 1854, a. 86 : Elijah, 40 b. March 12, 1770, d. Dec. 10, 1771, (W. Rec.) : Francis, b. March 26, 1774; went to Genesee, N. Y., to superintend the brickworks of Messrs. Wadsworths; he d. there, 1795 ; was a likely young man : child, d. in infancy. Children by 2d wife- Elihu,41 b. 1782; Joseph,42 b. 1784; Henry, b. 1786; never married ; farmer ; went with his father to N. Y. state ; lived at Salina with his sister, Mrs. (Ann) Clark ; thence to west : George, b. 1789 ; never married ; farmer and brickmaker ; a universal genius, and roving in disposition ; went south : Ann, b. March 22, 1792; m. 1, Chauncey Clark of Salina, N. Y., who d. in 1853 ; she then moved west.
EBER, 33 was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner ; lost in battle 3 fingers ; had Eli, jr.,43 b. 1794 ; Eber, jr., 44 b. 1790; Judd ; others.
SIMEON, 34 a revolutionary soldier ; had Abner, Nathaniel, Silas, Simeon, jr., Pliny, others(?).
SAMUEL, 34% was a farmer, and possessed a character of the old Puritan
* This place is four miles north of Hartford State House, and is now owned by the heirs of Timothy Mills, dec. Opposite this place, on the west side of the street, is an old brick house, formerly Capt. Benj. Allin's, now owned by D. L. Hubbard. The brick in this house were said to have been made by Thos. Eggleston. It was built in 1670, and the 1 and 0 are still to be seen in its front. It is said to bo tho oldest brick house in Conn., and the Egglestons the first brickmakers in the colony.
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stamp ; was a soldier of the Revolution ; lived in Bloomfield, Ct. Children- Samuel, b. about 1770 ; m. and settled in Pike, N. Y. : Orrin, b. about 1783 ; lives in Bloomfield ; m. - (dau. of Asahel) Clark of Bloomfield : Na- thaniel, b. about 1788 ; was a merchant in Hartford ; a man of great busi- ness capacity ; m. Emily Hillyer, of Granby : Jason Goodwin, b. 1795 ; is a retired mercliant in Hartford, Ct., respected for his excellent qualities of mind and heart : Dorcas E., m. 1, -- Higley ; 2, Asahel Clark : Abigail, m. Dr. Nath. Hooker.
NICHOLAS, 35 m. Polly Stewart, April 26, 1771 ; lived in Northeast, N. Y., where he d. Oct. 6, 1853 ; she d. Sept. 18, 1843, a. 72, Children-John E.,45 M. D., b. Sept. 23, 1790; Martha Maria, b. Feb. 25, 1792 ; m. 1, Philip J. Jenks ; m. 2, Beebe Wadhams of Richmond : Rev. Ambrose, 46 b. Mass., May 16, 1793 ; Truman, 47 b. July 8, 1795 ; Albert, 48 b. Jan. 17, 1797 ; Nicho- las Steuart, 49 b. March 24, 1808 ; Julins Hamilton, b. March 8, 1810; m. Sarah Ann Alberton ; he d. April 10, 1843 ; she also died ; left one son, Lewis Winchel, unmarried ; lives in Illinois: Benjamin, b. May 27, 1815 ; m. Eliza- beth Mills of Northeast, N. Y: ; had 2 sons, viz. : Edward and George, and other children ; lives at Ancram, N. Y.
DAVID, 36 m. Olive Cartwright, of Boston Four Corners. Children-Loretta, m. - Brace ; d. in Boston Four Corners : Nicholas D. ; 50 Katurah, m. - Brace ; d. in Oneida county, N. Y. : Dennis,51 d. in infancy ; Dennis, 2d ; David ; 52 Richmond ; 53 Emily, m. -- Bissell of Sharon, Ct.
SAMUEL, 37 m. Deborah Sanders ; d. in New Marlborough, Mass., 1835. Children-Marilla L., m. - Stebbins, of Sheffield, Mass. ; Artemesia, m. - Langdon of New Haven ; Samuel L.54 ; Seth Myron ; Sarah, m .- Brigham ; d. in New Marlborough, Mass. : Egbert, 55 ; Truman, 56 Hester, m. Frederick M. Miller of Tyringham, Mass. : Clark W.57 ; Clarissa, m. - Wilber, of Cairo, N. Y. ; Julia, m. - Langdon of Tyringham, Mass.
JOHN, 38 lives in Corinth, N. Y. Children-Silas ; Lucinda, m. Isaac Barber, a millwright, at Corinth, N. Y. ; Sarah, m. Darius Fenton, of Corinth, N. Y. ; John, jr., in Corinth, N. Y. ; Harvey, lives at River Rapids, Mich. ; Marion, lives at Corinth, N. Y.
JEREMIAH, 39 lived in Corinth, N. Y. Children-Cyrus, lives in Corinth, N. Y., -, dau., m. Benj. Griper, of Corinth, N. Y.
JOHN W , 392 m. Betsy Cone of Voluntown. Children-Jolin B., b. 1818 ; m., lives at Valley Falls, Pawtucket, R. I. ; mason by trade ; has 6 children ; Asa, b. 1822 ; lives at Fall River, Mass. ; grocer and proprietor of a patent medicine called " Washington cramp killer " ; has 3 daus.
ELIJAH, 40 m. Martha (dan. of Eli and Martha Clark) Hoskins, April 3, 1794 ; was a farmer and brickmaker,* an industrious and useful man ; lived with his brother Jedidiah, in the old house, west side of Main street, nearly op-
* In this branch of industry he was connected with his brother Jedidiah, as managers of a company, whoso brickyard was on the site of the present (Catholic) St. Patrick's Cathedral, Hartford, Ct.
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posite the present residence of Mr. Oliver W. Mills; d. Sept. 7, 1800, a. 30. Children-Elijah,58 b. Jan. 17, 1795 ; Eunice, b. Nov. 28, 1796 ; m. David Drake, jr. of W., Dec. 12, 1820 : Mary Ann, b. Feb. 24, 1798; m. Edward Marsh of Hartford, 1822 ; and d. Aug. 7, 1849, a. 57 ; had 3 sons : Mrs. Marsh was a candid, steady, noble-minded woman.
ELIHU, 41 m. Kesia Hoskins, about 1783; who d. about 1805; after which he went to Salem, Mass., to make brick on contract, and m. Miss Eleanor Gardner of Marblehead, Mass. ; was a man of excellent business capacity. Child. by Ist wife-William,59 b. in Windsor, 1804; Children by 2d wife- James, b. in Salem; Henry, b. in Salem ; dau. b. in Salem.
JOSEPH, 42 m. Hannah Patrick of Colebrook, Ct., about 1804; moved to Chenango county, N. Y., about 1808 ; farmer in Cortlandtville, N. Y. ; Mrs. Hannah Eggleston, d. in Cortlandt, N. Y., 1856. Children-Francis, b. in Windsor, Ct., 1805; Fanny, b. in Windsor, Ct., 1807; unmarried ; d. in Cortlandtville, N. Y .: Ann, d. young ; Hiram, m .; no children ; lives in Alden, N. Y .; Asahel; George; Julia, m. Cortland Corwin of Cortlandville, N. Y. ; have two daus .: Emily, d. young ; Delia, m. - Bancroft; live at White- water, Wis .; 3 children, 2 daus.
ELI,43 m. 1, -; m. 2, Laura (niece of Benj. of Middlefield, Mass.) Eggles- ton. Children-Jerry, b. at Westfield, 1818 ; miller ; d. in Enfield, Conn. : William, b. at Westfield ; d. in Wilbraham, Mass. : Rev. Russel, b. -; Congregational clergyman in Madison, O. : Eli H., -; clerk, Cincinnati, O. : Electa, m. -; cooper ; lives in Windsor, Ct. : Julia, m. James D, Col- lins ; a gunsmith at Col. Colt's Pistol Factory, in Hartford, Ct. ; have 1 dau. : other sisters.
EBER, Jr., 44 had Francis S., b. at Westfield, in 1822 ; farmer ; has one child, named Francis.
JOHN E., 45 (M. D.), m. Henrietta Goodrich, of Northeast, N.Y., where he now lives. Children-Jerusha, m. - Shafer ; lives in Columbia county, N. Y. ; Mary Louisa, m. ; Rush S., d. un married ; Nicholas S., m ; Elizabeth A., m. -- Wright, of Staten Island, N. Y. : John G., unmarried ; lives in North- east, N. Y. : Jane ; Sarah ; Frances Anginette ; Helen Antoinette ; Augusta Ann, unmarried.
(Rev.) AMBROSE,46 m. Betsy Harper ; is a Presbyterian clergyman; now lives in Deposit, N. Y. Children-George H., b. 1821 ; Nicholas Albert, b. 1824; Hamilton Stewart, b. 1835 ; merchant in Deposit, N. Y. ; unmarried : Mary Emily, d. 1842 in Windsor, N. Y., a. 2 yrs. 4 mos.
TRUMAN, 47 m. Lorinda Payne ; in 1858 settled at Toledo, O. Children- Louisa, unmarried ; lives at Toledo, O. : Ambrose, widower ; do ; no issue : Sarah, m. Thos. Gleason, do ; Harriet, mn. - Merrills, do : Rachel, m. Luke Andrews, Sharon, Ct. ; Hiram, unmarried ; Jay ; Grove P., d. in infancy.
ALBERT,48 m. Betsy Stevens ; lives at Northeast, N. Y .; a widower (1858). Children-Laura of New Marlborourgh; Richard ; Albert.
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NICHOLAS, 56 m. Jane Ann Allerton ; now lives at Mendota, Ill. Children- Maria Antoinette, m. - Williams of Mendota, Ill. ; Sarah Ann, unmarried ; one or two others d. young.
NICHOLAS D., 49 m. Rachel Parish ; live in Northeast, N. Y. Children- Olivia ; Julia ; Egbert ; Edgar; Hiler; Emily ; Ahna.
DENNIS, 50 of Boston 4 Cor's, Mass. Children-George ; Clark, Methodist minister ; Mary Ann.
DAVID, 52 m. - Brown. Children-Cornelia ; James ; Sanford ; Rosalie. RICHMOND, 51 lives at Trenton, N. Y. Children-Maria; Charlotte and others.
SAMUEL L.,53 m. - Taylor ; lives in Owego, N. Y. Children-Artimesia Marietta ; m. a widower ; Samuel E., unmarried ; lives in Blenheim, N. Y. ; Urania Antoinette ; Eliza P. ; Ophelia J.
EGBERT, 54 lives in New Marlborough, Mass. Children-Alvin and others.
TRUMAN, 55 resides in Ohio. Children-Sarah Jane, living ; twin, dead ; Janette.
CLARK W., 57 lives at Warrensville, O. Children-Helen Ophelia ; Lucella. ELIJAH, 58 m. Lavinia (dau. of Joel and Amelia Booth) Cowles, of Meriden, Ct. (b. June 5, 1806) ; is a saddle and harness maker in the city of Hartford, Ct .* Children-Mary Ann, b. in Hartford, Sept. 29, 1828; Ely ; Elijah, b. May 7, 1831 ; m. Frances E. (dan. of Manthans and Susan (Andrews) Bates of Litchfield, Ct., Dec. 31, 1857; is connected in business with his father.
WILLIAM, 59 after his mother's death lived with his grandfather in Windsor, and removed with him to New York state ; at the age of 16 went to Carbon- dale, Pa., where he m. into a prominent Dutch family ; was a storekeeper ; engaged in the iron foundry business ; was a post master, and quite a promi- nent man in the new town ; his wife d. ; and he m. 2, a Fuller, of Albany, N. Y., where he moved ; here he became largely interested in rail roads, water works, and the brewery business ; he at one time owned the Dean St. Brew- ery in Albany ; he became involved in a rail road from Albany to Vermont, in 1854-5, which ended in his failing for $60,000; he now lives at Rock Island, Ill., with wife and two youngest children ; a man of large business capacity and tact. Children-Wm. Wallace, b. 1832, of firm of Pease & Eg- gleston, Albany, N. Y. ; Charles, b. 1834; a brewer in Boston : Charlotte C., b. 1842. Child by 2d wife-Son -, b. in Albany, 1847.
JONATHAN, m. Mindwell Hoskins, June 24, 1762; lived and died in Win- tonbury, now Bloomfield, Ct. ; residence in West street, west of Filley street ; was a large, powerful man, and a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war. Children-Sabra, b. Sept 19, 1762 ; Mina, b. Oct. 1, 1764 ; Freeman, b. Nov. 19, 1766.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Marriages .- JOSEPH of East Windsor was a Deacon in Rev. Mr. Potwine's
*The bulk of material from which this genealogy was constructed, were mainly collected by him ; and to his researches, untveariedly and unostentatiously pursued, the family must be ever deeply indebted.
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church ; m. Wid. Hannah Blodget ; d. May 9, 1797, a. 82, without children. ABIGAIL (sister of above), was the first wife of Isaac Bancroft of E. W., and had 1 son and 5 daus.
Deaths (W.) .- MERCY, d. Dec. 8, 1687. Widow EGGLESTON, d. July 25, 1689. Corp. JOHN, d. March 10, 1730. JOHN (s. of Isaac), d. Jan. 12, 1701}. (Sc.) .- LUCRETIA (dau. of Jeremiah D., and Louisa), d. Nov. 29, 1842, a. 1 yr. 7 mo.
ELDERKIN, (a Windham name) JOHN (of New London), m. wid. Elizabeth Gaylord, Marclı 1, 1660.
JAMES, d. April 26, 1698.
ELGAR, THOMAS, m. wid. Rachel Kelsey, Dec. 22, 1714. Children-Ann, b. Oct., 1715 ; David, b. Aug. 6, 1718; Rachel, b. Dec. 26, 1720; Jerusha, b. Feb. 1, 1723-4; Ezra, b. Sept. 6, 1728 ; Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1731; Hannah, b. May 10, 1738 ; Abner, b. Sept. S, 1734 ; a son of Thomas, d. Oct. 15, 1727.
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