Bigod (Beget/Begatt/Beggett/Baggett) Eggleston was a man with a mysterious name, mysterious origins, and a mysterious marital history… One estimate suggests that Bigod Eggleston is the ancestor of more than 12 million Americans. Founders Series: Bigod Eggleston – Windsor Historical Society

Bigod Eggelston (Egelston), my paternal 9th great-grandfather, was one of the residents of ancient Windsor, Connecticut who took shelter in the Palasado (Palisades) during the Pequot War.

From Henry Stiles’ Ancient Windsor, Connecticut Vol I (history) page 120-21 Drawing and Excerpt

Great information on the history of Windsor, CT. and the Pequot War:

Exploring and Uncovering the Pequot War – Connecticut Explored, 2013

John Mason and His Statue – Windsor Historical Society

Windsor’s Palisade – Friends of the Office of State Archaeology

‘Connecticut’s Jamestown’? An Incident in Wethersfield Nearly 400 Years Ago May Rewrite Early American History – Connecticut Magazine, Mar 2019.

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