Rebecca Eachus

Notes:

Eachus family bible spelling Rebekah

Rebecca married Hiram Shearer McPherson about 1819. Hiram (son of Thomas McPherson and Elizabeth Shearer) was born on 07 Jul 1790 in Loami, Sangamon County, Illinois; died on 29 Aug 1867 in Loami, Sangamon County, Illinois; was buried in West Caln Friends Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary E McPherson was born on 25 Oct 1819 in Chester County, Pensylvania; died on 2 Nov 1879 in Loami, Illinos.
2. Thomas McPherson was born about 1822; died in in Died Young.
3. Sarah Ann McPherson was born on 14 Oct 1825 in West Caln Township, Chester County.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 1798, Wagontown, Chester County, Pa

Notes:

A poem by Thomas written in the Wagontown store ledger 1794.
"A man can gain nothing in the company of the meeting"
Thomas operated the Wagontown store and lived in the same building the
Homestead

Thomas married Phoebe Way in CIR 1790. Phoebe (daughter of Caleb Way and Rebecca Mendenhall) was born on 28 Sep 1765 in Wagontown; died on 26 Oct 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Miami Minutes: 13.12.1804 Phebe Eachus and dau Mary recd from New Hope Tenn.
See will of Caleb Way , Phebe's father, page 37
Book: "Descendants of Robert & Hannah Hickman Way"
Phebe was born in 1765 about 3 o'clock in the morning
Hopewell Minutes: 1789/90 Disowned marrying out;1798 Phebe and daughter Mary
granted cert New Hope MM . Warren Co, Ohio: 1804 Phebe abd daughter Mary
received cert from New Hope

Notes:

Goshen Minutes: 21 May 1757 Robert Eachus received in membership at Uwchlan.
16 Jan 1758 Robert Eachus made ackn for marriage by a priest
to Mary Griffith. Robert Eachus who joined Uwchlan was the
son of Robert E.
Uwchlan Minutes:1763 Robert Eachus requests certificate for self, wife and
children to Sadsbury (not clear of debt)
1763 Disowned, non attendance at meetings and a spirit of
discord. Wife Mary and 3 children, Mary, William and Robert
certificated to Sadsbury.
Bond between Robert Eachus, John Griffith and Richard Downing dated 25th July
1763.
Know all men by these present that we, Robert Eachus of East Caln in the
County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvanis (Joyner)(sic) and John Griffiths of
Leacock in the County of Lancaster and Province aforesaid (Yeoman) are held
and firmly bound unto Richard Downing of East Caln in the County of Chester
and Province aforesaid (Yeoman) in the sum of one hundred thirty four pounds
current money of Pennsylvania to be paid unto the said Richard Downing or to
his certain attorney, heirs, ecex, admin or assigns which payment well anfd
truly be made. We do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs and admins and every of
them firmly by these present. Sealed with our seals and dated this twenty
fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty
three.

The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bound Robert Eachus
and John Griffiths or either of them, their or either of their heirs, exec,
admins or any of them do pay unto the said Robert Downing or to his certain
attorney, heir, execs, admins or assigns the sum of sixty seven pounds current
money of Pennsylvania aforesaid with lawful interest for the same and that on
or before the twenty fifth of July next ensuing the date hereof then this
obligation is to be void and of non effect otherwise to remain in full force
and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Evan Griffith Thomas Owen Robert Eachus John Griffith

Monies receipted Bond of Robert Eachus and John Griffith
Rec'd of James D... 2=2/6 order
From Robert Eachus

Rec'd October ye 17th 1767 the
sum of twelve pounds 2 shillings and sixpence
for interest

Recd January the 25th 1770 the sum of thirteen
pounds nineteen shillings and eightpence
for interest due on the within bond.

1772 29th of the twelfth month. Rec'd the sum by the hand of John Griffith
the sum of thirty pounds of the within bond by me Mary Downing

Received of Michael Hubley eleven pounds ten shillings and ninepence, being a
share or dividend of the estate of Robert Eachus in an attachment issued
against said Robert Eachus of which sum I have given said Hubley a receipt May
18th 1771.


A Complaint was lodged against Robert Eachus Jr., on 6th Aug 1762 by the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting for alleged unfair dealing with a partner in business, and for using unsavery expressions. He admitted and apologized for the unsavery expressions, but denied the unfair dealing complaint, which was dropped due to insufficient evidence. On 9th Nov 1763 another complaint was made against him for allegedly "charging a friend falsely in public, using unsavery expressions and neglecting meetings". The second complaint ultimately proved to be his undoing, for he was disowned on 8th March 1764. Probably as a result of her husbands exile from the friends, less than a month later, on 5th April 1764, his wife Mary and their three children, Mary, William and Robert, applied for and received a certificate to remove to Sadsbury MM in Lancaster County, Pa

Robert married Mary Griffith on 27 Aug 1757 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. Mary was born in 1731 in (in/of) Cork, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland; died on 03 Apr 1801 in Pennsylvania, America; was buried in 1801 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the 5th April 1764 Mary Eachus wife of Robert Eachus made an application to be Transfered along with her children Mary, William and Robert from the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting. to the Sadsbury Monthly Meeting

Notes:

Born "about 5 o'clock in the evening" Descendants of Robert & Hannah Way.

Caleb married Rebecca Mendenhall on 27 Nov 1762 in Old Swedes Church Wilmington, Deleware. Rebecca was born on 3 Oct 1740 in (in/of) Delaware, US. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 22 Mar 1674, Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Notes:

Robert was the first Eachus in America. His presence is documented in a number of sources, including a history of "Chester & Delaware Counties," Gilbert & Cope: " The first ancester to appear on the records is Robert Eachus, who on December 5th 1704, purchased two hundred acres of land from Richard Thomas...... "
The Eachus family had been Tenant Farmers in Church Minshull and Minshull Vernon since the 13th Century, by the 17th century there was a lot of poverty and disease in the area and they would have had a hard life. One of the wealthier families in the Minshull area was the Minshul Family, they did a lot for the community including helping to fund the Church rebuild in 1702. In 1682 Thomas Minshul and his wife Margaret settled in Pennsylvania, and the family made money by sending ships to America with fee paying passengers. Many inhabitants of the area worked their passage to America on these ships. and it would have been easy for the Eachus family of Minshull, to arrange a trip for their cousin Robert to work his passage in this way. Family legend says that he sailed from Chester in 1700, which would fit perfectly with the Minsul ships. Another pointer is the fact that the coat of arms of the minshul family was a Turks Head. Robert's Grandson Phineas opened an Inn on his land and called it the Turks Head, The Turks Head was in the centre of what is now West Chester (corner of Gay Street & High Street).
The first mention of Robert Eachus in America is in 1704 when he delivered a deed of mortgage to Richard Thomas for 200 acres of land dated 6th day of December 1704. ( from the records of the courts of Chester County Pa 1697-1710)
According to the Tax records his first son John was born in 1707, and Ann in 1712, but according to the IGI he was not married untill 1713. There is no other evidence of this date and one of 1706 would be better suited to the facts. A date of 1707 in Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, is given by some, and as Elizabeth's family were living in Birmingham township this is entirely possible, but I have found no evidence to support this.
Robert spent his life after 1704 as a farmer on his land in Goshen, and died between 3 December 1727, when he signed his will, and 26 nov 1728, when it was proved.
To his wife Elizabeth he left one half his Plantation where he lived containing 200 acres during her life. To his son John he left the other half of said Plantation and the whole of same at the death of his wife. To his son William he left 200 acres north of above land, and to have the liberty to work upon the same at 19. To his youngest sons Robert, Enoch and Daniel he left ?10 each at 14. To his three daughters Elizabeth, Ann and Alice he left ?5 each. His Executors were his wife Elizabeth and his son John .

Time Line:
Pennsylvania was settled in 1630 by Dutch pioneers who came up the Delaware Bay and river and settled at Gloucester point.
Swedes began to arrive about 1631, Their first landing was at New Castle, which they named Stockholm. King Charles II, in 1664, whose claim to New England gave him power to claim to the southward, he granted patent to his brother James, Duke of York and Albany. New York being named after the Duke. In 1675 the west part of this area was sold to one Edward Byllinge of the Society of Friends, to whom William Penn, soon afterwards, became a trustee. Penn, in his efforts to settle the estate of Bylling, became so well acquainted with the region of Pennsylvania and colonial settlements, as to be afterwards induced to purchase that for himself, by recieving it as an equivalent for claims due to his father, Admiral Penn. In 1677 the ship Kent arrived with 230 passengers. They landed at Raccoon Creek. Other vessels continued to follow to Jersey. In 1681 William Penn induced people to emigrate by selling them one hundred acres for 40 shillings (2 GB pounds - value in 2002 - 300 GB pounds). In the years after 1683 emigration increased, Pioneers came from England, Ireland, Wales, The Netherlands and Germany. One of these early pioneers was Robert Eachus


Archive;
Family Group Sheet (FG1/1)
Descendents Printed List (RG1/2)
Early History of the Eachus Family in Chester and Delaware Counties (A1-14)
Robert Eachus to Margaret Paul Vincent born 1963 Descendancy (FG1-17)
will dated 3 december 1727 proved 62 November 1728 (WI-6) & digital

Robert married Elizabeth Harry on 13 Mar 1708 in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, America. Elizabeth (daughter of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton) was born in 1690 in Dilworth, Birmingham, Township, Pa; died on 8 Mar 1758 in East Malborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried in 1758 in Kennett Burial Ground, Kennett Square, Chester County, U.S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After the death of Robert Eachus, Elizabeth was left with seven young children. So it is not surprising that within a year, she married a widower John Gleave, and taken most of her children with her to live with him in Springfield. The signatures under those of the bride and groom were Elizabeth Harry, Hester Willis, William Brinton, Thomas Speakman, John Eachus, Elizabeth Eachus, etc
The month after her marriage Elizabeth Gleave requested a certificate of removal to Chester Monthly Meeting on 21st April 1729.
In May 1756, Elizabeth Gleave was received as a member of Newark Monthly Meeting on a certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting.
Elizabeth Gleave died 8th March 1758 and was buried at Kennett Meeting. The Will of Elizabeth Gleave, Widow, is dated 28th Jan 1758, and was prooved 21st March 1758. To her son John Eachus she left 5/-, to son William Eachus 10/- , to son Robert Eachus 10/-, to her son Enoch Eachus she left ?5, to son Daniel Eachus her riding mare, to daughter Ann Wickersham wearing Apparel. The remainder to be equally divided between her son Daniel Eachus and her son-in-law James Wickersham, who were also her Executors. The witnesses were Thomas Carleton and Daniel Bailey

Information from Swathmore College says that Hugh Harry and his family were Seventh Day Baptists.