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- Herbal/Medical Book, 1728
contributed by Lucinda Eggleston Rohrs slrohrs@mchsi.com
the text reads
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(110 Kbytes)"Stonington
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Joseph Eaglestone
His
BOOK.
October the first;
Anno Domini, 1728
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My honest Friend, if I should Lend,
This physick-Book to thee
Do not abuse, but rightly Use
The same; then send it me.
But if I Die; thou may'st descry,
My Children are my Heirs:
To them thou must Restore: tis Just;
For then the Book is theirs.
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Lucinda Rohrs, in submitting the image, wrote
"There are huge numbers of Egglestons with a connection to Stonington, Connecticut. I thought it would be helpful for them to see the inscription from an herbal/book passed down in my Eggleston line since the early 1700s. . . . It is remarkable that the book has survived. My Eggleston line is "documented" back to Joseph Eagleston who died in Hebron, Washington County, New York, in 1812. He was married to Lucy Bowen. They had the following children: Henry M. Eggleston, Lois Eggleston, Jane Eggleston, Anna Eggleston, and Joseph Eggleston. All of the children were quite young when their father died. Lucy, their mother, remarried a few years later to William F. Haight. The family moved to Wayne County, New York, and then to Branch County, Michigan. "
- Gravestone - Harriett Newell Eggleston, submitted
by Judy North, Harriett's great-great-grandaughter
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(110 Kbytes)The family was living in Ohio when Martha became ill and it was decided they should move south to warmer weather for her health. The family of Ira North and his wife Harriett Newel Eggleston began a journey in 1849 along with a companion, one Martha Skillern. Harriett became increasingly ill and the family stopped near Nashville, Tenn. Shortly before her death from tuberculosis she asked Martha Skillern to marry her husband and raise her five children, to which Martha agreed. After the death of Harriett they buried her by the side of the road and approx. one month later Martha Skillern and Ira North were married. Martha continued to raise all of Harriet Newell Eggleston's children and later the couple had 6 more children of their own. Buried on the side of the road near Ethridge, Tenn... 500' off Highway 64, west of Lawrenceburg, on the Gensen Rd. Harriett Newell Eggleston's grave is today on private property and is surrounded by a small fence and eventually the North family added a concrete area marking the grave site and erected a tombstone. The owners of the property continue to allow visits to the grave site and once a year, the North family of Tenn., visit the grave site. Harriett Newell Eggleston and Ira North are the 2nd great grandparents of Judy North. Their son, Ira North Jr., (married to Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Gooch) is her great grandfather. Ira North Jr.'s son, Herschel North, ( married to Lola Cupples) is her grandfather. Their son, Charles Cupples North (married to Eileen Mae Sabin) is her father. - Grandma and Daughters , submitted by Vicki
Reynolds, a great-great-grandaughter
Photo of 'Grandma' Eggleston, believed to be Nancy (Kilborn) Eggleston. She was married to Martin Eggleston. Martin Eggleston's descendancy: Bygod (b1586/87) > Benjamin I (b1653) > Benjamin II (b1687) > Biggett (b1724/25) > Benjamin (b1747/48) > Martin (b1777). Martin and Nancy Eggleston had the following children: Emeline, Joseph K., James, Harvey, Myron, Maria, Harriet, Lucy Lathrope, Pholiomela (Amelia), Achsah (Axey), Nancy Cordelia, and Samuel. Achsah Eggleston (m. Cyrus Taylor in 1840 Portage Co, OH). Achsah Taylor's descendant Henry (Hank) Winslow Taylor is owner of the photograph.
Photo of Nancy Cordelia Eggleston. She was the daughter of Martin & Nancy (Kilborn) Eggleston. Nancy Cordelia was born in 1825 in Aurora, Portage Co, OH. She married Julius Howard in 1846 and died in 1924 Los Angeles, CA. Nancy Cordelia and Julius Howard had the following children: Ashel, Erwin, Marie, Fred, and William. Photo's owner is Henry (Hank) Winslow Taylor.
Achsah Eggleston was the daughter of Martin and Nancy (Kilborn) Eggleston. She was one of the first children born on the Western Reserve on October 26, 1821 in Aurora, Portage Co, OH. She married Cyrus Taylor in 1840 OH. The Taylor family moved to Kansas during the Civil War. Achsah and Cyrus Taylor had the following children: Anson, Gertrude, Cassius M., Rose Adele, Fanny Geneva, Carrie Belle, John Jay and Henry Clay. Son, Cassius M Taylor, was the US Marshall of Baxter Spring, KS around 1870. When attempting to arrest the town mayor over an unpaid lumber yard bill, he was shot and killed on the main street of Baxter Springs in 1872. [Source: Oswego Independnat Newspaper, July 6, 1872.] [Source: Galena Weekly Republican, June 8, 1899; 'The Killing of Taylor' by L.C. Weldy, Editor] ['When Baxter Springs Was a Wide Open Town' by Robert Morris Peck, Kansas State Historical Society, Historical Cherokee County Collection, Article #4-622] Photo owned by Henry (Hank) Winslow Taylor. I also have an excellant photo of Marshal Taylor with his star on his vest. Please let me know if you are interested. This might be getting off the Eggleston track, so to speak!
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