Ester Borton

Ester married John Haines on 4 Oct 1684 in Burlington County. US. John was born about 1663 in Northampton River, New Jersey, America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John died between 1732 & 1777
John with his wife Elizabeth came from New Jersey in 1711, returning there
before his death

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth (?) Haines. Elizabeth was born about 1690 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa; died about 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Jane Smith in 1728. Jane was born about 1690 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Lippincott. Thomas was born about 1690 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Evans. Thomas was born about 1690 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1717 Isaac's father gave him 254 acres on the northeast side of West Chester, there he built a house and made his residence. This land was later devided by will to his sons Ellis & Josiah. the later recieving the homestead which in 1787 he sold to William Rodgers, from Vincent.
Admon;
July 6, 1766. August 16, 1768.
Provides for wife Catherine. To son Isaac 20 shillings having given him a plantation in Goshen. To son Ellis plantation containing 146 1/4 acres, also 20 shillings. To son Josiah remainder of plantation where I now live containing 133 acres. To daughter Sarah Haines case of drawers. To grandsons Isaac Yarnall and Hugh Derbrow 10 shillings at 21. All remainder of personal estate to wife and 3 daughters Hannah Eachus, Mary Martin and Lydia Williams. Executors: Son Isaac and
friend Geo. Ashbridge, Jr. Wit: Thomas Hoopes, Jr., Thomas Scholfield, Isaac Haines the 3rd.

Isaac married Catherine David in 1714. Catherine (daughter of Ellis David) was born about 1695 in (in/of) Goshen Township, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Matlock. Joseph was born about 1699 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Burroughs. John was born about 1699 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Goshen Minutes: 9.9.1763 Esther Eachus & children, Sarah,William and Elizabeth
certif from Kennett. 16.4.1753 Esther Eachus to Chester.
Chester Minutes: 13.7.1753 Esther Eachus and daughter Sarah, certif from
Goshen. 13.6.1755 Esther Eachus wife of Enoch , certif to Newark with children
William and Sarah.

Goshen Minutes: 9.9.1763 Esther Eachus & children, Sarah,William and Elizabeth
certif from Kennett. 16.4.1753 Esther Eachus to Chester.
Chester Minutes: 13.7.1753 Esther Eachus and daughter Sarah, certif from
Goshen. 13.6.1755 Esther Eachus wife of Enoch , certif to Newark with children
William and Sarah.
Esther Married Enoc Eachus shortly before Dec 16th 1745, Because on that date it was reported to the Goshen Monthly Meeting that Esther Evans had been married before a Priest to one who was not a member of the Society of Friends, and two Friends were
appointed to deal with her. On 20th Jan 1746 the case of Esther Evans was continued at her request, On May 19th 1746 it was reported that Esther Eachus is delivered of a child too soon after marriage. A Testimony against her was prepared and she was
disowned as a member of the Meeting. however, in 1752, Esther Eachus produced an " Acknowledgement" ** to Goshen Meeting for her outgoing, which was accepted and she was reinstated as a member. On 16 Aug 1753, Esther Eachus requested a Certificate of
removal to Chester Monthly meeting, which was signed 21st Sept 1753.
Esther Evans was the daughter of Thomas Evans of Goshen Township, Chester County. who in his will dated 5th Oct 1763 left his daughter Margerat, wife of William Bane a clock and case and ?50. To Son David Evans ?10, To his Daughter Esther Haines
Eachus, wife of Enoch Eachus, he left ?50. All the remainder he left to his two daughters, Margaret and Esther. In a Codcil dated 20h June 1765 he reduced Davidd legacy to 1/- and gave ?10 to his daughter Esther Eachus. The will was proved 25th March
1766.

Esther Evans was a direct descendant of early settler John Haines

Esther married Enoch Eachus in Dec 1745 in Goshen. Enoch (son of Robert Eachus and Elizabeth Harry) was born about 1717 in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A; died in JUN-1790 in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Eachus on 22 Nov 1734 in Goshen MM, Chester County, Pa. John (son of Robert Eachus and Elizabeth Harry) was born in 1708 in Chester County, Pa. US; died on 19 Jan 1779 in Chester County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Wall. William was born about 1720 in (in/of) West Chester, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Yarnall. Joseph was born about 1718 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellis married Margaret Jones on 18 Aug 1751. Margaret was born about 1727 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Ellis Williams on 1 Feb 1748. Ellis was born about 1723 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann Husband. Ann was born about 1730 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Daniel Durborow. Daniel was born about 1723 in (in/of) West Chester, Chester County. Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1755 William bought the farm from his father Enoch for ?600

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Townsend. Rebecca (daughter of John Townsend and Deborah Jones) was born about 1758 in Chester County, Pa. US. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On 22 March 1792 Joshua Vaughan of Aston Township, Blacksmith, and Jane his wife sold to Evan Eachus of Edgmont Township, Saddler. a messuage and tract in Aston Township containing 100 acres for ?375. The deed was acknowledged and recorded 22 March 1792.
It appears that Evans was a shrewd land trader and he bought and sold a number of farms during his lifetime. In addition he was also a substantial citizen. His name appears frquently as a witness on will and on other papers. At the time of his death,
he owned three farms, 110 acres in Upper Providence on which he lived and which he left to his son Emmor, 125 acres in Edgmont which he left to his sonEder, who had operated it since 1832, and 78 acres in Thornbury, which his executors were instructed
to sell. In his will he made specific bequests to his daughters and grandchildren, which totaled $10,000. And he specified that the proceeds from the Thornbury farm were to be divided equally among his heirs.
Evans owned the land in Upper Providence when he married Hannah. He appears on censuses 1800-50. The farm was at the upper end of Upper Providence next to Edgmont Township, with the Bishops as neighbours. The farm remained in the family untill 1914.

Census Listing;
1850 Upper Providence, Delaware County, Pa. age 86. Value $22980 no Occupation. (51-144)

Evans married Hannah Russell on 31 Oct 1791 in Chester County Monthly Meeting. Hannah (daughter of William Russell and Susanna Griffith) was born about 1770 in Chester County, Pa. US; died on 3 Nov 1836 in Middletown; was buried in Old Friend Burial Ground, Middletown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: The Original Homestead, West Chester

Notes:

Phineas Eachus son of John Eachus & Hannah Haines, was at one time a large landowner, Owning much of the present site of West Chester. Where he was from 1762 to 1768 the proprietor of the first inn, which was called the Turks Head Tavern**. He was also the owner of the Original Homestead. Becoming surety for his friends, he lost the property, The land passing into the possession of Isaac Matlock. and the Inn being purchased by John Hoopes.
Goshen MM minutes: 9th Dec 1768 Phineas Eachus uncle, William Eachus lost money by being security for him.
6th Jan 1769 Phineas Eachus disowned.
8th Feb 1771 Sarah wife of Phineas disowned.
List of Capt. Joseph Johnsons Company of the Township of Goshen 1781. Phineas is listed as private 3rd class..

** His Grandfather Robert Eachus sailed to America with one of the ships provided by the Minshull Family, The Turks Head was the Minshull Family Coat of Arms

Background;
The history of West Chester is intimately connected to its role as a transportation hub. West Chester is situated on high ground between the Brandywine and Chester Creek watersheds, at a point that attracted travellers since the earliest days of
recorded history, The Great Minquas Trail of the Lenni Lenape passed through the area in the 17th century, connecting settlements and trading posts in the lower Schuylkill Valley with fur-producing regions to the west.
The first roads in the area were laid out in the early eighteenth century. Although neither the "Old Lancaster Road" (US30) not the "Old Baltimore Pike"(US1) passed through West Chester, William Penn's "Street Road"(PA926) passed a short distance to the south, and the "Strasburg Road" passed along what later became the north edge of the borough. A road from Wilmington to Reading (PA100) passed directly through the centre of the future borough, and another early road(PA100) ran southwest from the site to Jefferis' Ford on the Brandywine, near modern Lenape Park.
In 1762, a local cooper named Phineas Eachus applied to the Pennsylvania Legilsature for permission to open a "public house" for travellers on the Wilmington-to-Reading Road, at the intersection (presently Gay and High Streets) with the road from Jefferis' Ford to Philadelphia. Permission was granted, and Eachus' house became the "Turks Head Tavern", named for the sign used to mark its location. That Tavern, and its surrounding community, became the nucleus for the borough of West Chester, which was incorperated on March 20, 1799.
(taken from "A Brief History of Transportation in West Chester" by Jim Jones)

Archive;
Family Group Sheet (FG1/2)
A Brief History of Transportation in West Chester (A1-17)

Phineas married Sarah Trego on 23 Nov 1757 in GermanTown, Goshen Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. Sarah (daughter of William Trego and Margaret Moor) was born on 26 Jun 1737 in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pa. US; died on 26 Dec 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

21-4-1755 William Eachus Jr disowned, accused by his aunt Sarah Haines
8-11-1776 William Eachus Jr in military exercises & signing some of their
articles.. 7-2-1777 Acknoledgment accepted. 9-4-1784 William Eachus disowned,
mustering. 8-11-1785 William Eachus disowned, married by a baptist teacher.
per Goshen Minutes
William was listed in the Revolutionery Solders Index for Chester County from Late 1780 to 1783. In 1789 he appeared in the History of Pikeland Township. where someone tried to swindle him out of this Property.
He appears in the 1810 Census of Pikeland.

William married Mary Richards on 4 Sep 1755 in Pennsylvania. USA. Mary was born about 1737 in (in/of)Chester County, Pa. US. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]