Hi Piper,
Thanks for that.
My wife and I have been to Coggeshall quite a few times, whenever we revisit Essex we usually take a drive there. Since living in Australia I've been to Coggeshall more times than when I lived in Chelmsford.
Through my ancestors I have quite a strong link to Coggeshall, my grandmother Annie Card nee Harris was born and raised in Coggeshall. Annies father Joseph Harris was a Miller at I believe the Abbey Mill, his father was an Iron founder at Coggeshall. Michael Dalton and his father Michael were Blacksmiths there, other Coggeshall names are Potter, Aliston, Anthony & G(J)epp.
As you may have read, my ancestors are so far High Easter and Gt Waltham based although the earliest known ancestor Thomas Eve circa 1740, came from elsewhere. If you get to either of those parishes with your research let me know and perhaps I can help you. I do have the odd one or two Eves from East Hanningfield, Gt Burstead, Maldon, Saffron Walden and a few from Roxwell. So far no link apparent to mine but one day who knows.
There is an Eve family site of which you may be unaware, it has quite a number of different Eve branches from various locations.
http://www.evetree.co.uk/pageuk.htmlRegards.