John Eaton

1590 - 1668  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Eaton
  Christened	26 Dec 1590	Hatton, Warwickshire, England   [8]
  Occupation	say 1620  [4, 7]
  He was a cooper (barrel maker).
  Proprietor	1639	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3, 7, 8]
  His name may well have been on the list before he came over.
  Immigration	1640  [8, 9]
  Land/House	26 Aug 1640	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 8]
  “On ye 26th of ye 6th mo. 1640,” when there were granted John Eaton “2 acres more or less for his house lotte, lying between the house lotts of Mr. Samuel Hall and Ralfe Blesdale.,” this lot being identified as lying about a stone’s throw nearly south from the “town office.” It is believed that John Eaton did not erect a house on this lot, but that he lived upon his “planting lott” granted him on “the 7th of the 9th mo. 1640,” containing by estimation six acres more or less “lying uppon ye great neck” having his house near the great neck bridge on the beach road, this homestead property, as stated by Dr. William Hadley Eaton, remaining continuously in the Eaton family, John’s descendants, until at least 1890, when it was commonly known as “Brookside Farm.” In
  Freeman	1645	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Moved to	1646	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 6, 7]
  Offices Held	1648	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was elected a Selectman.
  He was elected a Selectman.
  Proprietor	1648	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Land/House	20 Apr 1655	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
  He sold land with his wife 20 (2) 1655.
  Will	6 Aug 1668	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [4, 8]
  Died	29 Oct 1668	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  Probate/Proved	13 Apr 1669	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [4, 7, 8]
  Tax	1852	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [10]
  John Eaton was taxed 4/7.
  Web References	2019
  Siblings	10 siblings
  1. daughter Eaton ,   b. Abt 1588, England + 2. John Eaton ,   c. 26 Dec 1590, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 29 Oct 1668, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 77 years) ▻ Anne ,  m. Abt 1620 ;  Phebe ,  m. 20 Nov 1661   3. Thomas Eaton ,   c. 25 Dec 1592, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. probably young   4. Richard Eaton ,   c. 18 Feb 1594, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   5. Job Eaton ,   c. 29 Aug 1596, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   6. Elizabeth Eaton ,   c. 11 Feb 1599, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   7. Thomas Eaton ,   c. 30 Aug 1601, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   8. Sarah Eaton ,   c. 5 Nov 1603, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   9. Rachel Eaton ,   c. 23 Mar 1605, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   bur. 21 Oct 1625, Hatton, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 20 years)   10. Samuel Eaton ,   c. 1 Jun 1608, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   11. Nathaniel Eaton ,   c. 19 Jun 1610, Hatton, Warwickshire, England
  Person ID	I729	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Eaton,   b. Abt 1565, Rowington, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 5 Nov 1622, Hatton, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Helen
  Family ID	F702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne,   d. 5 Feb 1660, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 7, 8]
  Married	Abt 1620	England   [8]
  Age at Marriage	He was 29 years - She was ??
  Children	+ 1. John Eaton,   b. Abt 1621, England ,   d. 30 Oct 1682, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Anne Eaton,   c. 14 Sep 1623, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 16 Dec 1683, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 60 years)   3. Thomas Eaton,   c. 19 Feb 1625/26, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 15 Dec 1708, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 82 years)   4. Richard Eaton,   c. 12 Oct 1628, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 27 Mar 1630, Hatton, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   5. Elizabeth Eaton,   c. 31 Jan 1629/30, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 21 Jan 1683, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 52 years)   6. Sarah Eaton,   d. 4 Aug 1633, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   7. Daniel Eaton,   c. 8 Dec 1633, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. young   8. Daniel Eaton,   c. 26 Feb 1635, Hatton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 13 Aug 1635, Hatton, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Ruth Eaton,   c. 12 Feb 1637, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   10. Hester Eaton,   c. 6 May 1638, Hatton, Warwickshire, England   11. Job Eaton,   c. 29 Sep 1639, Hatton, Warwickshire, England
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Phebe,   d. 3 Nov 1672, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 7, 8]
  Married	20 Nov 1661	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 8, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He was 70 years - She was ??
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 26 Dec 1590 - Hatton, Warwickshire, England Married - Abt 1620 - England Proprietor - 1639 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 26 Aug 1640 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 1645 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1646 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - He was elected a Selectman. - 1648 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Proprietor - 1648 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Land/House - He sold land with his wife 20 (2) 1655. - 20 Apr 1655 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 20 Nov 1661 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 6 Aug 1668 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 29 Oct 1668 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 13 Apr 1669 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Tax - 1852 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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