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Bigod Eggleston (1587 - 1674)

Rev Bigod "Bygod, Begat" Eggleston
Born in Settrington, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1611 (to 1629) in Englandmap
Husband of — married before 1634 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 87 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colonymap
Profile last modified | Created 21 Dec 2010
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Bigod Eggleston migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 620)
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His Given Name

Several spellings have been found:
Bigod,
Begot,
Bigot,
Bagot,
Begat,
Bagott,
Baggett,
Beggatt,
Beggat,
Beget,
Bigat,
Biggott,
Bygod,
Bygood

Bigod Eggleston ... his given name is variously reported as Bygood, Bigood, Bygod, Begat, Baggot, etc. There seems to be no consensus. The last name also varies considerably in England

We've chosen to standardize on "Bigod Eggleston" just to simplify matters.

Biography

Possibly a daughter Susannah EGGLESTON?

I suspect that Bigod actually had two daughters who married into the Denslow family. He could have easily had a daughter Susannah Eggleston born about 1625-1626, who married Henry Denslow about 1645 (their first known child born in 1646). There is circumstantial evidence that she was an Eggleston, but probably the only way to prove it is through mitochondrial DNA testing. Anyway, to read more about the circumstantial evidence see the biography section of her profile here: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/UNKNOWN-164115

Also found married 1630 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Disputed Mother

Bigod Eggleston was assumed to have been the son of Juliana Harker, but this has been disproved.[1][2] It has been falsely assumed on the internet that the wife of Miles Harker was Dorothy Bigod (daughter of Francis), but this Dorothy Bigod married Roger Radcliffe.

The Wives of Bigod Eggleston

When there are two or more theories about who a person's wife or husband could have been, and it's not reasonable to think that one theory is more likely than another, it is best not to add any of them in the spouse fields of the profile. Instead, all theories can be explained in the biography section of the profile.

Children by 1st wife name unknown: James (1612-1613), Mary, and James (c. 1620) by 1st wife. [3]

Children by 2nd wife name unknown: Samuel (c1634), Mary (c 1636), Thomas (1638), Mercy (1641), Sarah (1643), Rebecca (1644). Abigail (1648), Joseph (1651) & Benjamin (1653) by second wife. [3]

The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 is convincing that Bigod had two wives. Given this, her siblings with mixed Talcott and Hall/Wall surnames is in error. Since neither of his wives surnames is truly known, any attempt at separating them is, at best, an exercise in futility. [4]

Three Wives Find A Grave: Memorial #35817808 quotes 'Marjorie Russell's Russell Roots and Branches (Provo, Utah: Press Pub. Ltd., 1981)':

"He had married three times; first to Mary Talcott, born about 1592 of Norwich, Norfolk, England, where she died. Bygod then married Mary Wall. Mary was born about 1610 of Braintree, Essex, England, the daughter of Moses and Ann (Skinner) Wall. Mary was also married to Robert Aylett. She died probably on 8 December 1657. Bygod finally married Sarah Talcott. Sarah was born about 1591, of Windsor. She died 25 July 1689 at Windsor"

Married Unknown and Mary Talcott

  • Stiles: Hist and Gen. of Windsor p. 198 m. (1) ________. m. (2) Mary Talcott of Hartford. Mary Eggleston who died in Windsor 8 Dec 1657, was prob. Begat’s wife, since the dtr married in 1655, and was subsequently named in his will. Note: That Stiles acknowledges the aid of Miss Mary K. Talcott of Hartford.[5]
  • Torrey’s NE Marriages (2015) p. 502 -- EGLESTON, Bygot/Bagot (1587-1674) & 1/wf ____ ____; in Eng, ca 1616/18?; Dorchester/Windsor, CT {Windsor CT 2:198; TAG 10:198, 35:22; Botsford-Marble 212; NYGBR 23:99}
  • Torrey’s NE Marriages (2015) p. 502 -- EGLESTON, Bagot (1587-1674) & 2/wf Mary [TALCOTT/ AYLETT?] (?1610-1657); ca 1630/5, by 1638; Dorchester/Windsor, CT {NYGBR 23:122, 78:6; Beach Anc. (1936) 63; Hartford Prob. 1:194; Windsor CT 2:198; Coe-Ward 82; Nash Anc. 41-2; Morse (,1) 106-107; Henry ( 1905) 52-3 Chart, Botsford-Marble 212; Bassett-Preston 284}

Married Mary Talcott and Unknown

  • John Talcott m. Anne Skinner, made a will 1604, children are underage. Daughter Mary, m. (Possibly) Bagot Eggleston, in England, and came with him to Dochester, in 1630. Had James and Samuel in England And a family by a second wife in Windsor, Conn.[6]

Married Only Mary Talcott or without specifying which wife.

  • The daughter of John Talcott. Mary, d. 1657. m. before 1630, Robert Aylett, perhaps also Begat Eggleston.[7]
  • Barbour: Fam of Early Hartford. daughter of John Talcott, son of John, m. Anne Skinner. Their daughter married Begat Eggleston.
  • NYGBR 23 p. 99 , 122 -- Egleston, Thomas LLD. “Major Azariah Egleston of the Revolutionary Army.” NYGBR - Bagot Egleston b. England 1590, came from Exeter in Devonshire. m. Mary Talcott of Braintree, Essex, 2 sons before leaving Eng. – on the Mary & John. link AmerAnc

Married Unknown and Unknown

  • Anderson Great Migration: m. (1) by 1612 ____ _____ not seen in any record. and m. (2) _____ ______ by about 1634.[3]
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, An American Family, Botsford-Marble Ancestral Lines (New Haven, Conn., 1933) p. 122 Chart Begat’s dtr Sarah b. Mar 1643 by wife ___
  • Record: 5 June 1645 Colony Court. "Baggett Egleston, for bequething his wife to a young man, is fyned 20s."[8] This is mentioned in Savage's Gen. Dict.
  • Record: Mary Eggleston died. 8 Dec 1657, in Windsor.[9]
  • Record: Beget’s will: Son Benjamin is to maintain his mother.[10][11]
  • The facts (a large gap in birth records) indicate a wife who died in England, mother of three children.
  • A wife? who died in 1657? Perhaps not (but then who is she?) This would be believable except Bigod's will specifically tells Benjamin to maintain his mother. If the Mary died 1657 was Bigod's wife, she would also have been Benjamin's mother.

LNAB

A birth record is found, LNAB spelled Egelston, siblings LNAB spelled Egleston. Both or either attributable to an illiterate scribe. I propose we Note this in the Biography, also as a AKA so a search will find it, but use Eggleston, which has descended to become the accepted spelling. Discussion welcome.[12]

Birth

Bygod Eggleston was born 1586/87 and was baptized February 20, 1586/7[13] at Settrington, Yorkshire, England.[14]the son of James Egeleston.[2]

Life in England

Bigod moved south to Norwich, Norfolk, England sometime before 1612. Reportedly joining his uncle there.
He married Mary Talcott, either before or after that move.
They had at least 3 and possibly 4 children in England (primary source needed for these):
James b.1612, d.1613
Mary b. 19 Jan 1613/4, baptized 4 Feb 1613/4 at St Margaret's Church, Norwich
James b. 1615
John (possible)
Wife Mary Talcott may have died and been buried in Norwich. But she may have accompanied or followed Bigod to New England.[15]

Immigration to North America

Bigod, his three surviving sons, and presumably his daughter Mary left England early in 1630 and arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630 with the Winthrop fleet. He became a freeman in Dorchester in 1631. In 1635 he journeyed by foot through the forested wilderness with Reverend Warham's pioneer settlers in 1635 to the site of Windsor on the Connecticut River {stiles, 1:52.] [16]
"Bigatt Egglestone" was on a list of Freemen on 10 October 1630.[17], later, Bigott Egglestone was Sworn in as Freeman on 18 May 1631.[18]
After moving to Connecticut, James and "Begatt Eglstone" were again declared Freemen, 21 May 1657. [19] Bigod was listed again on 11 October 1669.[20]
Bigett Egleston served as a juryman on 8 July 1650.[21]

Land for Bigod Eggleston

One of the first pieces of property for Bigod Eggleston was granted on Feb 10, 1634, in Dorchester. ‘’It is graunted to Mr Egelstone to have 3 acres of ground in the necke behind his lott.’'[22]
This is a [Map] (Egleston 4 a. at the bottom) of Dorchester grants showing the early Eggleston property.[23]
Bigod's name appears as an owners of Land before 1653.[24] Information has been retained as to the location of Bigod's property.[25][26][27]

Death and Will

"begut egelston dyed septemr ye 1.1674"[28] "nere 100 yers ould"[29]
As far as Bigod's will, "Eglestone, Bygatt, Windsor. Invt. £116-03-00. Taken 24 October 1674, by Old William Trall, Thomas Dibble sen., Matthew Grant. Will dated 13 November 1673."[30]

Children of Bigod Eggleston:

by Mary Unknown, in England
  1. James (died in infancy)
  2. Mary
  3. James
  4. John (possible)
by Mary Unknown in North America
  1. Samuel
  2. Mary
  3. Thomas
  4. Mercy
  5. Sarah
  6. Rebecca
  7. Debera
  8. Abigail
  9. Joseph
  10. Benjamin


Sources

  1. Rosalie Eggleston, Ph.D., and Linda Eggleston McBroom in "The Mother of Bygod Eggleston of Windsor, Connecticut" Rosalie Eggleston and Linda Eggleston McBroom have identified the mother of Bigod Eggleston as Margaret, daughter of Miles Harker of Settrington [TAG 69:193-201].
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Sketch of Bigod Eggleston. p. 620-624.[1] subscription
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 [The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/622/23894981 p. 622 link at American Ancestors ($)]
  4. Entered by Tom Bredehoft, 22/9/2013
  5. Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909. The History And Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. [Rev. ed.] Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 189192. Vol 1. Pg 198. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015001988628;view=1up;seq=198
  6. Talcott, S. V. Talcott pedigree in England and America from 1558 to 1876. Albany: Weed, Parsons and company, 1876 p. 22 p. 14
  7. Preston, Mary Isabella, Bassett-Preston Ancestors: A History of the Ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler, Howard Murray Bassett, Preston Rogers Bassett, Isabel Bassett Wasson, and Helen Bassett Hauser, Children of Edward M. and Annie (Preston) (New Haven: Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor, 1930) p. 284 at Ancestry
  8. Trumbull, J. Hammond. (transcriber). The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony May 1665. Hartford: Brown and Parsons, 1850. AKA Colonial Records of Connecticut. Volume I. 1636-1665 Google Books p. 127
  9. Windsor, Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
  10. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Beget Egleston of Windsor, 1674 #1830.
  11. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.Volume 1. Hartford District 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904. p. 194
  12. Tom (Bredehoft-6) 29 Mar 2017
  13. Settrington (Yorkshire: Parish); Collins, Francis, The register of the parish of Settrington, 1559-1812, Pg 11. Private Printing, 1910. https://archive.org/stream/registerofparish38sett#page/11/mode/2up 'Bygod filius Jaocbi Egleston baptiz. fuit 20 die'
  14. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGF2-PZF : 30 December 2014), Bygod Egeleston, 20 Feb 1587; citing SETTRINGTON,YORK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 496,812.
  15. Various sources of information about Bigod and his progeny gathered at [2]
  16. Entered by Tom Bredehoft, May 16, 2012, expanded and edited by Halsey Bullen in December 2016
  17. Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686, ed. Pg 80. https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/80/mode/2up
  18. Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686, ed. Pg 366. https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgoverno01mass#page/366/mode/2up
  19. Connecticut General Assembly, Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1775. Pub 1850. Pg 297. https://archive.org/stream/publicrecordsco09hoadgoog#page/n318/mode/2up
  20. Connecticut; Connecticut. General Assembly; Connecticut. Council; United Colonies of New England. Commissioners; Council of Safety (Conn.), The public records of the colony of Connecticut from 1636-1776. Vol 2, Pg 519. Lockwood, Brainard Publishers, 1850. https://archive.org/stream/publicrecords02conn#page/518/mode/2up
  21. Connecticut Historical Society, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Vol 22, Pg 86. Pub Hartford Connecticut, 1860. Article Title: Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663’’. https://archive.org/stream/collectionsofcon22conn#page/86/mode/2up
  22. Boston (Mass) Registry Department, Dedham Records. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston. Volume 4, Pg 10. Pub Rockwell and Churchill, 1883. https://archive.org/stream/recordsrelating08commgoog#page/n23/mode/2up
  23. Boston (Mass) Registry Department, Dedham Records. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston. Volume 4, Pg 323. Pub Rockwell and Churchill, 1883. https://archive.org/stream/recordsrelating08commgoog#page/n335/mode/2up
  24. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records. Vol I, Pg 84. Pub RS Peck, 1904. https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/84/mode/2up/search/Eggleston
  25. Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909. The History And Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. [Rev. ed.] Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 189192. Vol 1. Pg 137. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015001988628;view=1up;seq=155
  26. History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Vol 1, pg 139: https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogi11stil#page/n297/mode/2up/search/Eggleston
  27. Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909. The History And Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. Rev. ed. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 189192. Vol 1. Pg 155. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015001988628;view=1up;seq=179
  28. Welles, Edwin Stanley, Births, marriages, and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut: volumes 1 and 2 of land records and no. D of colonial deeds, Pg 28. Hartford, Conn, 1898. https://archive.org/stream/birthsmarriagesd00well_1#page/n57/mode/2up
  29. Some Early Records: the Matthew Grant Record, Windsor, Page 35
  30. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Vol 1, Pg .194 Pub RS Peck, 1904. https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/194/mode/2up

See also:

  • Pettibone Registry, page 2 (see Sharp-661.) "When John Pettibone married Sarah Eggleston he joined ranks with a founding family of Connecticut. Sarah's father, Begat (or Bigod) Eggleston, of Exeter, England, was a minister who came from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1630 with the Winthrop fleet, became a freeman in Dorchester in 1631, and journeyed by foot through the forested wilderness with Reverend Warham's pioneer settlers in 1635 to the site of Windsor on the Connecticut River [Stiles, 1:52)."
  • Information developed from Find A Grave, database and images ( accessed 13 March 2019), memorial page for Begat Eggleston (Feb 1586–1 Sep 1674), Find A Grave: Memorial #35817808, citing Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) . No gravestone picture
  • Savage New England Register, vol. 2,
  • The Great Migration Begins, pgs. 620-24.
  • Bygod Eggleston:Englishman and Colonist and Some of His Descendants, by Roselie Eggleston and Linda Eggleston McBroom (Toledo 1991).
  • U, S. New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
  • Talcott Pedigree in England and America fron 1588-1896 (Albany 1876). Pgs 16-20.




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Has anyone ever seen this book and know how to acquire one?

Bygod Eggleston:Englishman and Colonist and Some of His Descendants, by Roselie Eggleston and Linda Eggleston McBroom (Toledo 1991). Is there a Vol. number for this at the Mary & John Clearing House.?

posted by Katherine Cappon
I don't currently see any places where it is easily available online but might keep a search tag request out there for Ebay or other secondary markets. It might also be possible to contact the publisher and see if they have any resources. Otherwise it can be borrowed via WorldCat here https://www.worldcat.org/title/25070357
posted by Lydia Vierson
A verbatim 'cut and paste' from an unsourced FAG entry which was added to this profile has been removed. PGM recognizes FAG as a source only when it is itself sourced, and preferably when it has a contemporaneous photo of the gravestone. Copying large amounts of text from other websites is not recommended either, as it can be a copyright violation.

Jen, for PGM

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
I don't even see a FindAGrave entry for this profile? Is it possible that at least a link can be provided to the information that was just deleted? I am not sure which researcher copied and pasted - not clear from changes menu.
posted by Lydia Vierson
Hi Lydia,

The unsourced FAG information was posted by Janice Throp, and you should be able to see it clearly in the changes section.

Jen

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Looks like this profile could use a refresh - chronological order needed. Thanks to anyone who finds the time.  :)
Although in his will Bigod told son Benjamin to maintain his mother, she may have been his step-mother. If Benjamin's actual mother died in 1657, he would have been very young, and he thus would consider Bigod's next wife as his "mother" even if she was actually his step-mother. It might have been considered rude if Bigod had said step-mother rather than mother.
posted by Kenneth Kinman
Eggleston-873 and Eggleston-20 appear to represent the same person because: This merge is proposed as clear duplicate to my ancestor, Bygod Eggleston, information. Thank you.
posted by Mary Ellen Alvis
We have =His Given Name= in the body of the biography. Can we remove them from Nicknames?

I know, they can't be searched upon there, but the appearance of the profile suffers. Also the varying spellings of Eggleston?

posted by Tom Bredehoft
That is one of the biggest problems with WikiTree: name spelling. The spelling of names, and the spelling of English language words in general, has changed quite a bit since the 16th century. People need to get over that. On the other hand, attributing what we (in the 21st century) see as a misspelling to a possible "illiterate scribe" is highly questionable. His name was written in a Parish register by the local vicar or whatever, who was probably the one person in that parish almost guaranteed NOT to be illiterate.
posted by Eric Eccleston
Anderson names both wives Unknown Unknown. James (1612-1613), Mary, and James (c. 1620) by 1st wife. Samuel (c1634), Mary (c 1636), Thomas (1638), Mercy (1641), Sarah (1643), Rebecca (1644). Abigail (1648), Joseph (1651) & Benjamin (1653) by second wife.
posted by Anne B
Gals & guys, I have just bit the bullet, merged the -722 profile of Bygod into this one as previously proposed, and proposed merges of the clearly duplicate profiles of almost all the children. Perhaps a bit bold, especially seeing that he is PPP, but it has all been thoroughly discussed here.

The remaining impediment is the different names for what are clearly the same two wives who produced Mygod's children: #1, married in England 1611 or 1612, died before 1632, and #2, married in Massachusetts in 1632 or 1635. If we can merge unknown-352567 with Talcott-14, and also merge Wall-364 with Talcott-326, all the merges can be completed and we'll have one Bygod Eggleston family at last. Names for those two wives? Maybe both should be Unknown, considering what we don't know.

posted by Halsey Bullen
Matt why do you keep saying conflicting parents? They're the same.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Why do you keep saying conflicting parents? They're the same.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Eggleston-20 and Eggleston-722 do not represent the same person because: Conflicting parents!
Eggleston-20 and Eggleston-722 appear to represent the same person because: Same vitalsj. Parents beingmerged as well.
posted by Jillaine Smith
matt, when the person is a duplicate, but has conflicting parents, use Unmerged Match instead of Rejected Match. Rejected match should only be used for profiles that are definitely not the same.
posted by Jillaine Smith