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In the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant writes of his being a descendant of Mathew Grant (below). Mathew resided in Windsor, Connecticut in the 17th century and is my paternal 10th great-grandfather (one of my 4,096 10th… Continue Reading →
My 5th great grandfather, Samuel Eggleston (1747-1837), served in the Continental Light Dragoons during the American Revolutionary War. In the pension application transcribed below, Samuel details his service, including having seen General George Washington at Newark, New Jersey. Submitted when… Continue Reading →
The Episcopal Parish of St. Gabriel was organized December 14 1842. Its original members were Isaac Underhill, George Spalding, Fitch Bissell, John Spencer (my 2nd great-grandfather), Alonzo M. Smith, Quarles Bedorthy, Samuel Loomis and Henry A. Bliss. The corner stone… Continue Reading →
Bygod (Bigod, Begat, Baggot) Eggleston was baptized on 20 February 1586/7 in All Saints Church at Settrington, England. In 1630, he sailed to America with his family on the Mary and John, a 440 ton ship with 140 passengers aboard…. Continue Reading →
