John Eaton and Ann —?— had the following children:
i. John Eaton (8112), born about 1621, a resident of Hatton, Warwickshire, England.
ii. Ann Eaton, baptized 14 Sept. 1623, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; married George Brown, 25 June 1645, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died 16 Dec. 1683, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, aged 60 years.
iii. Thomas Eaton, baptized 19 Feb. 1625/6, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; married firstly Martha Kent, 14 Aug. 1656, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; married secondly Eunice Singletary, 6 Jan. 1658/9, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died 15 Dec. 1708, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, aged 52 years.
iv. Richard Eaton, baptized 12 Oct. 1628, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; buried 27 Mar. 1630, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England.
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Elizabeth Eaton, baptized 31 Jan. 1629/30, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; married James Davis, 1 Dec. 1648, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; died 21 Jan. 1682/3, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, aged 52 years.vi. Sarah Eaton, born about 1632, a resident of Hatton, Warwickshire, England; buried 4 Aug. 1633, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England, aged about 1 year.
vii. Daniel Eaton, baptized 8 Dec. 1633, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; died before 26 Feb. 1634/5, aged less than 2 years.
viii. Daniel Eaton, baptized 26 Feb. 1634/5, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; buried 13 Aug. 1635, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England, aged less than 1 year.
ix. Ruth Eaton, baptized 12 Feb. 1636/7, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; married Samuel Ingalls, 9 Dec. 1656, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
x. Hester Eaton, baptized 6 May 1638, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England; died 1649, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, aged 10 or 11 years.
xi. Job Eaton, baptized 9 Sept. 1639, Church of England, Hatton, Warwickshire, England.
John Eaton, the Emigrant, and
Anne Unknown emigrated circa 1640 from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony Note: Another source has their emigration in 1635. Because they had children baptized in England as late as 1639, I believe that 1640 must be the correct date.
2 John Eaton, the Emigrant, lived in 1640 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
9 He was a cooper.
9,6 He lived in 1646 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
9 He was a cooper and a farmer.
2 His wife, Anne, died on 5 February 1660/61 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower.
8,2,6 John Eaton, the Emigrant, left a will dated 6 August 1668 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
Estate of John Eaton of Haverhill
Essex Probate Docket # 8520 and 8499
In the name of God, Amen. The sixth day of August in ye yeare of Lord God oone thousand six hundred sixty & eight I John Eaton of Haverhill in the County of Norfolk in New England, being of whole minde, & in good & pfect remembrance, doc make & ordaine this to be my last wil and testament concerneing my outward estate n manner & forme following;
that is to say First I will that all such debts & dutyes as I owe of right or of conscience to any pson or psons, & my funerall expences be paid by my Executors hereafter named without any contradiction or delay.
I give unto my present wife the use of my now dwelling house &orchard dureing her naturall life, & such other things according as is exprest in a writeing committed to the keepeing of Henry Palmer & whereas ye deed writeing mentions a Cow which shee is to have after my decease in case that I have not a cow at my death, I will my son Thomas Eaton shall pay unter her five pounds or procure her a good Cow. I give her also six bushells of corne & one of my best swine. I giver herr also the remainder of what is due to me from John Todd being about eighteen shillings.
I bequeath unto my son John Eaton my biggest silver spoone, a brasse candlestick, & my bible. I give my son John also all my liveing in Salisbury provided that he ever claime any thing for what he paid for me to any person or persons upon the aacct. whatsoever. I give him also my second division of Upland & all my share of meadow in the west meadow wh meadow & upland lyeth in the Towne of Haverhill in Norfolk I give my now dwelling house & orchard after the decease of my present wife.I give him also my shop tooles, with beetle & wedges, long Saw & grindestone, & my part of the plow & cart wth their present furniture.
I give to my son Thomas the use of my tillage land yt is now up in my ox-common Lott during ye life of my wife paying to my wife the sum of twelve shillings p annum. I give him also the use of ye sd commmon Lott for the sowing & gathering in of two cropps after the death of my wife. whereas ther is mention of a Cow to be given to my wife at my death, my will is, that in case I have no Cow then my son Thomas upon consideration of what I give to him shall make good said Cow or five pounds as aforesaid otherwise he shall pay as foloweth.
To my Daughter Browne forty shillings, To my daughter Davis forty shillings & to my daughter Ingalls forty shilling which assumes shall be paid with n two years after my death.
I give my son Thomas also my other silver spoone and my spitt.
I give and bequeath to Thomas Eaton the son of my son John Eaton all the land that is in my possesion in ye great plaine & four acres lying without the said plaine fence & my East meadow; & I give him also my Ox- common Lott which he shall have delivered up to him by my son Thomas two yeares after the death of my wife: & he ye gd Thomas my granchild shall in consideration of my plaine Lott pay six shillings yearly to my wife so long as shee live.
I leave unto my grandchildren John Davis & John Ingalls all my third division of upland to be equally divided betwixt them.
I give to the sd John Davis my grandchild all my share of meadow lying upon my son James Davis" meadow being my third division of meadow I give to ye sd John Ingalls my grandchild my second division of meadow lying upon a branch of spiggott meadow joyneing to mead of my son Thomas. I give to my grandchild Thomas Eaton" son Thomas my little gunn. I give to my son John Eaton the priveledge & rights of one cow-common; I give to my grandchild Thomas Eaton the son of John Eaton ye priviledge & right of two cow-commons; I give to my grandchild John Davis ye rights of one cow-common. I give that calfe that my son James Davis hath of mine to keepe to Hester Davis.
I will that the five pounds worth in corne that is in the hands of my son Browne be disposed of as followeth, Viz. twenty shillings; & to my daughter Browne three pounds to my daughter Davis twenty shillings; and to my daughter Ingalls twenty shillings. I give to my son Thomas that halfe of an ox that is between him & me.
I give my brasse, peuter, bedding & household stuff ye is not formerly disposed of to my three daughters Ann, Elizabeth and Ruth to be equally devided among them;
I will that my executors will pay twenty shillings to my daughter Ruth Ingalls more than what is above mentioned.
I give to my son John Eaton my fourth division of upland when it shall be layed out in consideration of what charge so ever he hath bene at upon any occasion of mine.
I constitute & appoint my son Thomas Eaton and George Browne to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament.
In Witnesse to this writeing as my last will & testament I here unto sett my hand & scale the day, month & yeare first mentioned.
John (his E mark) Eaton (seal)
Witness: Nathll Saltonstall
James his (mark) Davis, Sr.
Henry Palmer
Proved in Salisbury court, 13:2m:1669 by Mr. Natl. Saltingstall, and Tho. Eaton accepted the executorship.
Henry Palmer attested in Salisbury court, Apr. 12, 1669. that he with Capt. Saltingstall and James Davis, Sr. were witness to this will and that it was committed to his care until John Eaton's death.
Submitted by: Gladys Harris.
6 The inventory of his estate was taken on 24 November 1668 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.119 John4 Eaton (Thomas3, Thomas2, John1 Eton) was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before December 26, 1590 (chr. date). He was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, December 26, 1590.He married twice. He married Anne in England, circa 1617. Anne was born 1602. Anne died February 5, 1660/1 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, at 58 years of age.
On October 30, 1597, an Anne Lawes was christened, daughter of William, in Attleborough, Norfolk, England. She married a John Eaton on October 10, 1613, in St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, England. That this is the correct couple is not known at this time. Until such time as additional information is available, the preparer will defer to Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. KAB, 1995
He married Phebe in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, November 20, 1661. Phebe died November 3, 1672.
John died October 29, 1668 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, at 77 years of age.
John Eaton and Anne CrosJohn Eaton, the Emigrant,manJohn Eaton, with his wife Anne and six children, two sons and four daughters, is known to have been in Colchester, now Salisbury, Mass. as early as " ye 26th of ye 6th mo., 1640," when there were granted to him "2 acres, more or less, for his house lott, lying between the house lotts of Mr. Samuel Hall and Ralfe Blesdale," said to be about equally distant from the Atlantic and the Merrimack. He remained here for about six years from the above date, when he removed to Haverhill, about fifteen miles up the river where he received a deed of land dated Nov. 25, 1646, from Rev. Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich, for which he gave " the full sum of twelve pounds of wheate and pipe staves, six pounds worth of one and six pounds worth of the other." He resided here the remainder of his life. John Eaton was a cooper and a farmer, and dealt considerably in real estate. He was a man of strong will power, tempered by a sound practical judgement, who believed in liberty of conscience and toleration in society. Endowed with these qualities of mind he was well fitted to act a highly useful part in this new country. Of his two sons, John and Thomas, John settled in Salisbury and became the head of a numerous race which for convenience sake we call the SALISBURY BRANCH. Thomas settled in Haverhill and became the head of a long line of descendants which we call the HAVERHILL BRANCH. John and Anne Eaton, it is supposed, were married somewhere in England about 1618, as their first child seem to have been born in 1619. It is thought that their six children were all born in England, though their names are all recorded in Salisbury in the following order without date, except the first. The other dates are given by calculation. Rev. William Hadley Eaton. in AWHE, 1885 His will, dated 6 August 1660 and probated 13 2m [April] 1669, mentions "present wife" [name not given]; sons Thomas and John; daughters Browne, Davis and Ingalls; grandchild Thomas, son of son John; grnadchildren John Davis and John Ingalls; son [in-law] James Davis; grandchild Thomas Eaton; son of Thomas's son Thomas; Hester Davis; son Browne; three daughters, Ann, Elizabeth, and Ruth; daughter Ruth Ingalls; son [in-law] George Browne. Douglas Richardson, 1993 These dates have been corrected by a document published by Douglas Richardson, M.A., in 1993. KAB, 1996
John Eaton and Anne had the following children:
24 i.John5 Eaton(1) was born circa 1621. John died November 1, 1682 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, at 61 years of age. He married twice. He married Grace in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1642. He married Martha Rowlandson in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, 1644.
25 ii.Anne Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before September 14, 1623 (chr. date). Anne died December 16, 1683 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, at 60 years of age. She married George Browne in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, June 25, 1645. George was born in Salisbury, St Edmunds, Wiltshire, England before August 29, 1622 (chr. date). George was the son of George Browne and Christian Hibbert. George's occupation: Captain. He was christened in Salisbury, St Edmunds, Wiltshire, England, August 29, 1622.
She was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, September 14, 1623.
+ 26 iii.Thomas Eaton was born before February 19, 1625/6 (chr. date).
27 iv.Richard Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before October 12, 1628 (chr. date). His body was interred March 27, 1630 in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. He was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, October 12, 1628.
28 v.Elizabeth Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before January 31, 1629/0 (chr. date). Elizabeth died January 21, 1682/3 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, at 52 years of age. She married James Davis in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, December 1, 1648. James was born in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England before July 4, 1619 (chr. date). James was the son of James Davis and Cicely Thayer. He was christened in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, July 4, 1619.
She was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, January 31, 1629/0.
29 vi.Sarah Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England circa 1632. Her body was interred August 4, 1633 in Hatton, Warwickshire, England.
30 vii.Daniel Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before December 8, 1633 (chr. date). He was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, December 8, 1633.
31 viii.Daniel Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before February 26, 1634/5 (chr. date). His body was interred August 13, 1635 in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. He was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, February 26, 1634/5.
32 ix.Ruth Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before February 12, 1636/7 (chr. date). Ruth died in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. She married twice. She married Samuel Ingalls in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, December 9, 1656. Samuel was born in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England before April 22, 1632 (chr. date). Samuel was the son of Edmund Ingalls and Annis Telbe. He was christened in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England, April 22, 1632. She married John Ingalls 1668.
She was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, February 12, 1636/7.
33 x.Hester (Esther) Eaton was born in Hatton, Warwickshire, England before May 6, 1638 (chr. date). Hester died 1649 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, at 11 years of age. She was christened in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, May 6, 1638.
34 xi.Job Eaton was born before September 29, 1639 (chr. date). He was christened September 29, 1639.
12 John EatonJohn Eaton "the eldest son" of Thomas and Helen Eaton of Beausall in the parish of Hatton, Warwickshire, was bapized there 26 Dec. 1590. About 1618 he married Anne _____. There is no record of their marriage in Hatton so probably they were married in a nearby parish where she came from. He was a church warden at Hatton in 1627 (B.T.S.).
Some time after the baptism of his last child in September 1639, probably in the early spring of 1640, the family emigrated to New England where they first settled in Salisbury. There he received grants of land in 1640, "43 and "46. He moved to Haverhill where he became a selectman in 1648. In April 1650 he was chosen Clerk of the Market of Haverhill and in April 1652 he was made "Commissioner to End Small Causes," that is, a Justice of the Peace. He was on trial jury 31 March 1646 and the grand jury in September 1646. He appears in a few land records ( Old Norfolk County Deeds 1:22, 44).
Anne died at Haverhill 5 February 1660/61. He married Phebe Dow, widow of Thomas Dow of Haverhill. She died in 1672 and administration on her estate was granted April 8 1673. John Eaton died at Haverhill 29 October 1668. He was a cooper as well as a farmer.
**Submitted by Gladys Harris as adapted from "Twenty Six Great Migration Colonists to New England."
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