John Eaton
b. 26 December 1590, d. 29 October 1668
John Eaton|b. 26 Dec 1590\nd. 29 Oct 1668|p3201.htm|Thomas Eaton|b. abt. 1565\nd. 5 Nov 1622|p3985.htm|Helen (---)|b. say 1567\nd. aft. 1622|p3986.htm|Thomas Eaton|b. bt 1527 - 1530\nd. May 1571|p3987.htm|Isabel Baker|b. say 1535|p3988.htm|||||||
| Father* | Thomas Eaton1 b. abt. 1565, d. 5 Nov 1622 |
| Mother* | Helen (---)1 b. say 1567, d. aft. 1622 |
| Charts | Ancestors of Harriet Hanson Robinson |
John Eaton was christened 26 December 1590 at Hatton, Warwickshire, England.1 He married Anne (---) about 1620.1 He married Phebe (---) 20 November 1661 at Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts.1,2,3 He died 29 October 1668 at Haverhill.1
John Eaton immigrated to Salisbury, Massachusetts about 1640. He was a cooper and was first granted land in Salisbury in 1640. His youngest child was granted land in Hatton, England in Sep 1639. He was made a Freeman in Nov 1645. He apparently was later added to a 1639 list of Salisbury proprietors. He removed to Haverhill, being a proprietor there in 1648. In Apr 1650 he was chosen and sworn clerk of the Haverhill market, and in Apr 1652, made "commissioner to end small causes." He served on a trial jury, 31 Mar 1646, and on a grand jury, Sep 1646. He appears in a few land records (Old Norfolk Co. Deeds, 1: 22, 44).
His will, dated 6 Aug 1660 and probated 13 2m [Apr] 1669, mentions "present wife" [name not given]; sons Thomas and John; daughters Browne, Davis, and Ingalls; grandchild Thomas, son of son John; grandchildren John Davis and John Ingalls; son[in-law] James Davis; grandchild Thomas Eaton; son Thomas's son Thomas; Hester Davis; son Browne; three daughters, Ann Elizabeth, and Ruth; daughter Ruth Ingalls; son[-in-law] George Browne (Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, 1:155-158).1,2,3
John Eaton immigrated to Salisbury, Massachusetts about 1640. He was a cooper and was first granted land in Salisbury in 1640. His youngest child was granted land in Hatton, England in Sep 1639. He was made a Freeman in Nov 1645. He apparently was later added to a 1639 list of Salisbury proprietors. He removed to Haverhill, being a proprietor there in 1648. In Apr 1650 he was chosen and sworn clerk of the Haverhill market, and in Apr 1652, made "commissioner to end small causes." He served on a trial jury, 31 Mar 1646, and on a grand jury, Sep 1646. He appears in a few land records (Old Norfolk Co. Deeds, 1: 22, 44).
His will, dated 6 Aug 1660 and probated 13 2m [Apr] 1669, mentions "present wife" [name not given]; sons Thomas and John; daughters Browne, Davis, and Ingalls; grandchild Thomas, son of son John; grandchildren John Davis and John Ingalls; son[in-law] James Davis; grandchild Thomas Eaton; son Thomas's son Thomas; Hester Davis; son Browne; three daughters, Ann Elizabeth, and Ruth; daughter Ruth Ingalls; son[-in-law] George Browne (Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, 1:155-158).1,2,3
Family 1 | Anne (---) d. 5 Feb 1660 |
| Marriage* | He married Anne (---) about 1620.1 |
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Family 2 | Phebe (---) d. 3 Nov 1672 |
| Marriage* | He married Phebe (---) 20 November 1661 at Haverhill.1,2,3 |
Citations
- [S2] Douglas Richardson, "The English Origin of John Eaton (1590-1668) of Salisbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist 68 (January 1993): 48-54. Hereafter cited as "English Origin of John Eaton."
- [S8] Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumsford Press, 1938), 2:1119-20. Hereafter cited as Pillsbury Ancestry.
- [S7] David W Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts (1897; reprint Somersworth [New Hampshire]: New England History Press, 1981), 147-149. Hereafter cited as Salisbury and Amesbury.
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