Enoch Eachus

Abt 1717 - 1790  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Enoch Eachus
  Born	Abt 1717	Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  Gender	Male
  Died	JUN-1790	Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  Person ID	I2963	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Eachus,   b. 1673, Cheshire, England ,   d. 1727, Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, North America  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Harry,   b. 1690, Dilworth, Birmingham, Township, Pa ,   d. 8 Mar 1758, East Malborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania  (Age 68 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1708	Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, America   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Evans,   b. Abt 1720, (in/of) Pennsylvania, US
  Married	Dec 1745	Goshen   [3]
  Children	1. Sarah Eachus,   b. EARLY 1746, Goshen, Chester County, Pa. US   2. William Eachus,   b. Bef 1755, Goshen, Chester County, Pa. US ,   d. 1844  (Age ~ 89 years)   3. Elizabeth Eachus,   b. Bef 1758, Goshen, Chester County, Pa. US   4. Robert Eachus,   b. Cir 1761, Goshen, Chester County, Pa. US   5. Evans Eachus,   b. 23 Mar 1764, Goshen, Chester Co, Pa ,   d. 31 Jul 1853, Upper Providence, Delaware Co, Pa  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F1132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Enoch moved his family frequently when they were young, according to the tax records and Esther,s transfers among monthly meetings of the Society of Friends. In 1749 and 1750 they were in Goshen. In 1753 and 1754 in Nether Providence. In 1756, they were briefly in East Marlborough. From 1757 to 1762 they were in Kennett. In 1763, Esther's father, Thomas Evans, granted 175 acres in Goshen to Enoch and they moved back to Goshen. Although Enoch and Esther sold this 175 acres to their son William in 1784, they continued to live there. Enoch died in Goshen sometime before June 12th 1790, when letters of administration were granted to his son Evans. He did not leave a will and the Chester county Archives contain only an inventory of his property at the time he died. By a deed of 14th Aug 1784 Enoch Eachus of Goshen Township, Yeoman, and Esther his wife granted to William Eachus, Jn, of the same place for ?600 a messuage and a tract of 175 acres in Goshen Township. It being the same messuage and tract which Thomas Evans, by an indenture of 19 and 20 1763 had granted to Enoch Eachus. The deed was recorded 15th Sept 1785 On 26th Nov 1754 at Providence Enoch petitioned/complained about one of his slaves a John Taylor who caused trouble, was a runaway and was expensive to keep.

  
  

• Sources

  [S648] IGI/ Family Search, IGI/ Family Search. [S580] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.co.uk. [S292] Charles McGinnis Family Genealogy.