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James Eggleston 1617–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Exeter, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1 December 1679

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Bygod Eggleston

Mother: Sarah Talcott

Spouse(s): Esther Williams

Children(s): Nathaniel Eggleston, Hester Eggleston, Thomas Eggleston

The story of James Eggleston began in 1617 in Exeter, Norfolk, England. In 1669, James Eggleston resided in Windsor, Hartford County, CT. James Eggleston married Esther Hester Williams, and had children including Hester Eggleston, Nathaniel Eggleston, Thomas Eggleston. James Eggleston passed away in 1679 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Eggleston began in 1617 in Exeter, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1669, James Eggleston resided in Windsor, Hartford County, CT.
  • James Eggleston married Esther Hester Williams, and had children including Hester Eggleston, Nathaniel Eggleston, Thomas Eggleston.
  • James Eggleston passed away in 1679 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Eggleston's Ancestors

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James Eggleston
1617–1679
Birth Place: Exeter, Norfolk, England
Parents
Bygod Eggleston
1586–1674
Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Talcott
1591–1689
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James Eggleston
1552–1613
England
Margaret Harker
1559–
EN
Great-Grandparents
Miles Harker
1510–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Eggleston's Descendants

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James Eggleston (1617–1 December 1679) m. Esther (Hester) Williams (1636–10 July 1720)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Eggleston 1666–1694 m. Hannah Ashley 1675–1752
    1. 1. Nathaniel Eggleston 1712–1790 m. Esther Wait 1717–1807
      1. 1. Editha Eggleston 1747–1828 m. Lemuel Lackore 1745–1816
        1. 1. Nathaniel Lackore 1780–1845 m. Sarah Weaver 1785–1845
        2. 2. Lemuel Lackore 1772–
      2. 2. Esther Eggleston 1743–1807
      3. 3. Eunice Clap 1757–1822
    2. 2. Joseph Egleston 1700–1774
  2. 2. Hester Eggleston 1663–
  3. 3. Thomas Eggleston 1661–1732

James Eggleston's Timeline

4 Records

1617
1617
Birth of James Eggleston in Exeter, Norfolk, England
Exeter, Norfolk, England
1669
1669
Age 52
James Eggleston resided here in Windsor, Hartford County, CT
Windsor, Hartford County, CT
1679
1 December 1679
Age 62
Death of James Eggleston in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1679
1679
Age 62
James Eggleston - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Exeter, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 8
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 427.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Page Number: 620

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1679
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass 1607-1909

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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