Samuel Eggleston (abt. 1634 - bef. 1691)

Born about 1634 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Disborough) Eggleston — married 18 May 1661 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 6 Mar 1691 before about age 57 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Samuel Egleston (and variant spellings), son of Bigod and 2nd unknown wife, was b. say 1634, probably in Massachusetts.^[1] This date is loosely based on his marriage and is an estimate only and could be earlier.

Marriage

Samuel Eggleston married Sarah Disbrough. ca. 1662 by the 1663 birth of their child. Sarah was the daughter of NIcholas. The inventory of Nicholas, dated 31 Aug 1683 named his four children including "Samuel Eglestone's wife" ^[1]

Windsor

Samuel grew up in Windsor, Connecticut, where his family settled about 1635. He was in charge of beating the drum to call people to meeting in 1651 and was made a freeman at Windsor May 1658.^[2]

Middletown

He removed to Middletown, Connecticut and bought a house, 18 May 1663, located on Meeting House Square, from William Smith. 18 Jan 1689 he sold this to Rev. Noadiah Russell.^[2]

Death

Samuel Eggleston died before 6 March 1690/1. He was a resident of Middletown at the time.

Will dated March 1686. Inventory of Samuel Eglestone Sr. of Middletown, taken March 6, 1690/1. The living children were named on the inventory: Samuel age 28, Sarah 21, Susannah 17, Nicholas 14, Mercy 12, Mary 9, Ebenezer 6 years of age. ^[3][4]

Ignore Find A Grave

There are two FindAGrave memorials for Samuel. Neither is based on any known source and neither is a good source. Find A Grave: Memorial #161518019, claims he was b. 1620 and buried at the Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Find A Grave: Memorial #55398917 claims he was b. 1640 and doesn't have a death or burial.

Samuel may have been buried in Middletown where he and his wife died.

Children

1. Samuel Eggleston II. b. 06 Mar 1663; d. 1736-00-00 Middletown, Hartford Co, Connecticut ^[5][6]
2. Thomas Eggleston was b. 04 Jun 1667; d. 27 Aug 1667^[7][8]
3. Joseph Eggleston was b. 24 Jan 1668; d. 31 Jan 1668^[9][10]
4. Sarah Eggleston. b. 26 Oct 1670 at Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[11]
5. Susanna Eggleston was b. 19 May 1674; d. 1721^[12]
6. Nicholas Eggleston was b. 23 Dec 1676; d. 1721^[13]
7. Mary Eggleston b. about 1677-00-00; d. 1726; possible birth 1681
8. Mary Eggleston. b. 1678
9. Marcy/Mercy Eggleston was b. 27 Jul 1679, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 1726.; m1. John Benton (1671 - 1718); m2. Joshua Leete (1676 - 1742)^[14]
10. Ebenezer Eggleston was b. 07 Jul 1684 Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut; d. 1751-00-00 Middletown, Hartford Co, Connecticut. possible death on 1717.

Samuel was born in 1640. He passed away in 1700.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/622/23894981
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Volume II - Genealogies and Biographies. (Hartford, Conn.:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1892) Link at Archive p. 199
3. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Egleston, Eliz-Ellsworth, 1641-1880Samuel Egleston, Middletown 1690/1 #1850 Hartford probate. accessed at Ancestry
4. ↑ 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. 93
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BHC : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Samuel Eggleston, 06 Mar 1662; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 March 2019), memorial page for Samuel Eggleston, II (6 Mar 1663–24 Dec 1736), Find A Grave: Memorial #177848796, citing Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BHD : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Thomas Eggleston, 04 Jun 1667; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-XVJ : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Thomas Eggleston, 27 Aug 1667; citing , reference item 1 p 27; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BHF : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Joseph Eggleston, 24 Jan 1668; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-XV2 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Joseph Eggleston, 31 Jan 1668; citing , reference item 1 p 27; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BHV : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Sarah Eggleston, 26 Oct 1670; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BHL : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Susannah Eggleston, 19 May 1674; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-BH5 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Eggleston in entry for Nicholas Eggleston, 23 Dec 1676; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-CRF : 3 December 2014), Samuell Egeleston in entry for Marcy Egeleston, 27 Jul 1679; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

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• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Samuel Eggleston Source Citation Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
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• Samuel Eggleston

in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Samuel Eggleston Arrival Year: 1630 Arrival Place: Massachusetts Primary Immigrant: Eggleston, Bygod Family Members: Son James; Son Samuel Source Publication Code: 117.5 Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Extracted from several sources, mainly passenger lists, and records of the Massachusetts Bay General Court, and Dorchester Town Records. Name of ship, place of origin, and other genealogical and historical information may also be provided. Source Bibliography: ANDERSON, ROBERT CHARLES. The Mary & John: Developing Objective Criteria for a Synthetic Passenger List. In The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. CXLVII (April 1993), pp. 148-161. Household Members (Name) Relationship Bygod Eggleston James Eggleston Son Samuel Eggleston Son

• Samuel Eggleston

in the New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Detail Source Name: Samuel Eggleston Gender: Male Alternate Surnames: EGELSTONE Household Members (Name) Samuel Eggleston Save