Joseph Eggleston IV (1749 - 1838)

Born 15 Feb 1749 in , Connecticut Colony

Husband of Elizabeth (Robbins) Eggleston — married 17 Jan 1768 in Exeter, Wash. Co., RI

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1838 at age 89 in United States

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Biography

Capt Joseph Eggleston IV served with Rhode Island during the American Revolution.

Joseph Eggleston IV is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 153540
Rank: Private

Carpenter and Revolutionary soldier

Joseph married Elizabeth Robbins. In the Revolutionary War pension file, their children are listed as: Ichabod, Caleb, Joseph, Thankful, Gardner, Olive, Sabry, Lucindy, Nanny, and Tracy.

Children:

1. Ephraim, b. 1757, d. 1821
2. Mary, b. 1761, d. 1782
3. Joseph Eggleston (abt.1775-1812)

Military Service

Revolutionary War Rolls

Name Joseph Eggleston

Gender Male

Military Place USA

State or Army Served Continental Troops

Rank Captain of the Legion

Dated: 7 January 1778^[1]

SAR Membership Application

"Joseph Eglestone enlisted in Capt. Griswold's Company, Colonel Thomas Belden's regiment, Brigadeer General Erastus Wolcott's Brigage, at Peekskill, March-June, 1777

Also in the Militia, Colonel Johnson's Regiment, Captain Moses Branch's Company, which marched from Conn. to Rhode Island; engaged for the term of two months, Jan. 1, 1778

He was pensioned for his service and at his decease his widown had same transferred to her, it appearing to have been received under the name "Eccleston"; residence North Stonington, Ct."

(6) Joseph Eggleston(1725) & Mary Talcott

(5) Joseph Eggleston (1749) & ____ no spouse, should be Elizabeth Robbins

(4) Joseph Eggleston (1749-Revo War) & Elizabeth Robbins wrong spouse, should be Lucy Bowen

(3) Tracy Eggleston & Sallie Frinck

(2) George Lester Eggleston & Lucy R Gate

(1) Homer E Norton & Mary E Eggleston

George Haseltine Norton (applicant)^[2]

North America, Family Histories for Joseph Eggleston, page 234, image 238 of 278

Ichabod Taylor married his cousin Thankful Park, daughter of Nathaniel Park and Thankful Eccleston. Caleb never married. Joseph married Lucy Gates. Thankful married John Law III. Gardner’s wife is unknown. Olive married Thomas Rose. Sabry married Charles Campbell. Lucinda never married. Nanny (or Nanna/Nancy) married Gordon Aldredge. Tracy Nelson married Sarah Frink.^[3]

Served in the Revolution War in 1777

EGLESTON, JOSEPH - Comstock, Col. Lippett's Rhode Island Regiment, served twelve months etc. Dec. 26, 1832 Gershom Egleston of North Stonington, New London County, Conn. aged seventy years a revolutionary soldier declares he enlisted in 1778 as a private in Capt. Christopher Brown's Company Company, Lieut. Elias Palmer, Col. Oliver Smith's Regiment etc. When he arrived at Griswold Fort he found in Capt. William Latham's Company of matross or artillery, Joseph Egleston and saw him in said company from day to day until I was discharged. Joseph Egleston died July 6, 1838.^[4]

PENSION RECORDS W17748 EGLESTON/ECCLESTON, JOSEPH, Elizabeth, widow Cert. No. 2410 Issued Nov. 7, 1838, Act of July 4, 1836, Section three At $29.43 per annum from July 7, 1838, Conn. Agency Conn & R.I. Service, Private

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #946974 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Name: Joseph Eggleston; Gender: Male; Military Place: USA; State or Army Served: Continental Troops; Rank: Captain.
2. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
   Volume: 124
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #279362 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Name: Joseph Eggleston; Birth Date: 15 Feb 1750; Birth Place: Connecticut; SAR Membership: 24630; Role: Ancestor; Spouse: Mary Talcott; Children: Joseph Eggleston.
3. ↑ The Joseph Eggleston Family: Seven Generations from Joseph (d.1767) of Stonington, Connecticut to Joseph (1885-1965) of Utah & Wyoming by Karen Eggleston Stark, p. 158-167 See at familysearch.org
4. ↑ Barbour Collection, Hartford, CT, State Library, Stonington, VR, Vol. 3, p. 74.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Barbara E Dailey for contributions to this profile.