McPherson/Terry/Spires/Goodrum/Eagle Family:Information about Marcus Egle (Eagle)
Marcus Egle (Eagle) (b. Abt. 1690, d. Sep 1767)
Notes for Marcus Egle (Eagle):
THE FAMILY OF EGLE'
The family of EGLE, or EGLI, belonged to the ancient German tribe of Langebards (Longbeards), which settled in the northern part of Italy in the fourth or fifth century.The ancestor of the Swiss Egli's emigrated from the Canton Tessino to St. Gall, about the twelfth century.This ancestor had five sons, three of whom settled in the department of the Loire, in France, subsequently, upon the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, removing to the Canton of Zurich, where they became followers of the Swiss reformer, Zwingli, whilst the other two remained in the Canton of St. Gall.A branch of the latter, somewhat later, emigrated to the Canton of Lucerne.The St. Gall and Lucerne families adhered to the Roman Catholic faith, but a friendly relation with the Zurich branch was constantly maintained.It is more than probable that some one of the same family reached England at an early period, for we find that in the seventh year of the reign of Edward I. (A.D. 1278), "Wilhelmus Egle et Custancia uxor," had holdings in the Hundred of Northstowe, county of Cambridge.The English family of Eagle is different in its origin.The orthography of the name is somewhat perplexing, from the fact that Egle is that adopted by the Zurich branch, while that of Egly by those of St. Gall.Although the first settlers in America wrote their name Egle, there are changes in different sections of the Union, chiefly due to ignorance or carelessness.The New York and Central Pennsylvania families write it correctly, EGLE; those in Ohio, Illinois and Arkansas, EAGLE; while in the Southern states it is EGLEY or EAGLEY, and in California, EKEL, all having the same origin- -descendants of Marcus Egle.In the genealogy which is herewith presented, we have given the uniform spelling EGLE.
MARCUS EGLE, the first of the name in Pennsylvania, was born about the year 1690, in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, not far from the city of Berne, from whence he and his family emigrated to America prior to 1740.He took up a tract of land in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa., where he died in September, 1767, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and five children.We have the names of only four.
More About Marcus Egle (Eagle) and Elizabeth ?:
Marriage: Bet. 1707 - 1740
Children of Marcus Egle (Eagle) and Elizabeth ? are:
- Susannah Egle (Eagle), b., Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, d. date unknown.
- John Egle (Eagle), b. 1723, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, d. Apr 1796, Reading, PA.
- Caspar Egle (Eagle), b. 16 Oct 1725, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, d. 03 Sep 1804, Harrisburg, PA.
- +Adam Egle (Eagle), b. Abt. 1726, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, d. Abt. 1779, Lancaster Co., PA.