Benjamin Eaton

Son of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton.

Benjamin Eaton, Sr

• Birth: 1627 Plymouth Plymouth Colony
• Death: Jan. 16, 1712 Plymouth Plymouth County Massachusetts
• Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery Plympton, Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
• Son of Francis Eaton, a "Mayflower" passenger and the 9th signer of the Mayflower Compact and Christina Penn.
• Husband of Sarah Hoskins.
• Father of Benjamin Eaton, Jr., William, Sarah, Ebenezer and Rebecca Eaton.

Family

• Father: Francis Eaton (1596 - 1633)
• Christian Penn Eaton Billington (1607 - 1684)
• Spouse: Sarah Hoskins Eaton (1637 - 1711)*

Siblings:

• Samuel Eaton (1619 - 1684)**
• Rachel Eaton Ramsden (1625 - 1659)
• Samuel Eaton (1630 - ____)*
• Elizabeth Billington Bullock (1635 - 1709)**
• Mary Billington Sabin (1640 - 1717)**
• Isaac Billington (1644 - 1709)**
• Mercy Billington Martin (1651 - 1718)**
• Calculated relationship
  • Half-sibling

Inscription: HERE LYES YE BODY OF BENJAMIN ETON DYED JANRY Ye 16 1711/12

Created by: ReLyRoTh Record added: Nov 26, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12509260

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eaton-843

Born: March 1628, presumably in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.[2]
In January 1642/3, when he was placed in the care of John Winslow his age was given as "being about xv years in March next."[7]

Marriage and Children

Married: Sarah Hoskins on 4 December 1660 in Plymouth. [3][4][8][9]

Children of Benjamin Eaton and Sarah Hoskins:[2]

1. Benjamin Eaton. Born about 1663 (aged at least 21 in 1684).
2. William Eaton. Born before 1669. He died unmarried and without children while on an Canadian expedition to go against the French between July 1690 and 1 March 1690/1.
3. Hannah Eaton. Born about 1670 based on her marriage to William Soule about 1691. "Apparently the child of Benjamin Eaton." See the notes below, and notes on the page of Hannah Eaton.
4. Susannah Eaton. Born about 1672 based on her marriage to George Soule about 1694. "Apparently the child of Benjamin Eaton." See the notes below, and notes on the page of Hannah Eaton.
5. Ebenezer Eaton. Born about 1674 (died in his 62nd year in 1735). He moved to Maine by 1730. He died 25 July 1735 at North Yarmouth, Maine.
6. Rebecca Eaton. Born about 1676 (died in her 95th year in 1770).
7. Sarah Eaton.[10] Born say 1678. The date is a rough estimate based on her marriage to Eleazer Rickard by 1698.[11]
8. Experience Eaton. She is a possible child of Benjamin Eaton.[12]

Death

Died: 16 January 1711/2, aged, in Plympton, Massachusetts.[13][3]

Notes

Additional children: Daughters Susannah and Hannah are not included the current Mayflower Families for Francis Eaton; however, they are given in the 2015 Mayflower Families in Progress. They are presumed correct, though the evidence needs to be placed on their profiles.[14]

Common Errors to Avoid

Benjamin Edson? Some primary sources erroneously show his last name as "Edson" in his marriage record, which has led some genealogists to incorrectly show his name as "Benjamin Edson Eaton."[15][16] Mitchell in his "History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater"and Savage in his "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Setters of New England" incorrectly state that Sarah Hoskin's spouse was Benjamin Edson, a possible son of Samuel Edson of Bridgewater.[17][18]

Notes

From “The Eaton Family Association” Volume 11, Issue 1 Page 6 of 30. by Dr. Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

As the one male survivor of Eaton Families descendants who served actively in the lapsed Eaton Family Association, between 1882 and 1899, I think I ought to make the following statement in the event of the proposed revival of the Association, which has now been inoperative for over thirty years.

Five distinct, permanent Eaton families originated in New England in the seventeenth century: (1) that founded by Francis Eaton of the Mayflower; (2) that by John Eaton of Dedham; (3) that by John Eaton (and his wife Anne) of Salisbury and Haverhill; (4) that by Jonas Eaton of Reading; and (5) that by William Eaton of Reading. Besides these five families there is the family founded by Theophilus Eaton, the first Governor of the New Haven Colony, which lasted for a while but which I believe does not exist in any descendant now in the United States, and so cannot be included as a factor in the revival of the Eaton Family Association.

Of these five permanent Eaton families there were in the old Association conspicuous representatives, male and female, of the five permanent families, and each of these families had a diligent genealogist long at work on it. The genealogist of the Mayflower (Plymouth) family was the Rev. Silvanus Hayward, D.D., of Globe Village, Massachusetts, whose valuable manuscript, on which he worked faithfully for years, he left at this death to his daughter, Miss Bell Hayward, who died not many years after her father. After her death Dr. Hayward's manuscript was recklessly destroyed,--I myself searched for it in Southbridge, where she died, and I came to the conclusion that it had probably been burned with old papers in the back yard of the house where she had lived.

Benjamin Eaton, son of Francis and Christian, was bound out to “Bridgett Fuller, widow, for fourteen years.” He married Sarah Hoskins and resided in Duxbury and Plymouth. Their children were William, Benjamin, Ebenezer and Rebecca, who married Josiah Rickard.

Up to 1898, Rev. Silvanus Hayward had listed 749 descendants of Samuel, and 679 of Benjamin, and to these two lines belong all the descendants of Francis 1, except the Ramsdens.

As Dr. A.W.H. Eaton has pointed out that these records have been irretrievably lost. It is also reported that the line of Benjamin is specially incomplete.

References

• Marriage to Sarah Hoskins in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA Dec 4 1660 Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records 1620-1850 Record
• Find A Grave Memorial# 12509260
• http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/FrancisEaton.php
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eaton-843 cites
• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great MigrationBegins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, vol. 1: A-F. (Boston: NEHGS, 1995): page 609. AmericanAncestors.org link.
• Wakefield, Robert S. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations:volume 9, Francis Eaton. (Plymouth, 1996): pages 7-8.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 38, no. 2, (July 1988): page 189. "Another Grandchild of Francis Eaton?" by Robert S. Wakefield.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 42 no 1 (January 1992): pages 13-14. "Benjamin Eaton", by Robert S. Wakefield FASG. AmericanAncestors.org link.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 43, no. 1, (January 1993): pages 3-6. "Four New Found Generations of Benjamin² Eaton Descendants", by Barbara Lambert Merrick.
• Plymouth. Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850, vol. 1 (Camden, Me., 1993): page 663. AmericanAncestors.org link
• Davis, William T. Records of the Town of Plymouth, vol. 1 (Plymouth, 1889): page 12. Archive.org link.
• Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England Court Orders, vol. 1 1633-1640. (Boston, 1855) page 36.
• Shurtleff, Nathaniel ed. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, vol. 8: Miscellaneous Records 1633-1680. (Boston, 1857):page 22,page 187. Archive.org link, HathiTrust.org link.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 February 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Eaton, Sr (1627–16 Jan 1712), Find A Grave Memorial no. 12509260, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by ReLyRoTh (contributor 46556292).

Son of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton.

Benjamin Eaton, Sr

• Birth: 1627 Plymouth Plymouth Colony
• Death: Jan. 16, 1712 Plymouth Plymouth County Massachusetts
• Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery Plympton, Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
• Son of Francis Eaton, a "Mayflower" passenger and the 9th signer of the Mayflower Compact and Christina Penn.
• Husband of Sarah Hoskins.
• Father of Benjamin Eaton, Jr., William, Sarah, Ebenezer and Rebecca Eaton.

Family

• Father: Francis Eaton (1596 - 1633)
• Christian Penn Eaton Billington (1607 - 1684)
• Spouse: Sarah Hoskins Eaton (1637 - 1711)*

Children:

• Benjamin Eaton (1664 - 1739)*
• Rebecca Eaton Rickard (1675 - 1770)*

Siblings:

• Samuel Eaton (1619 - 1684)**
• Rachel Eaton Ramsden (1625 - 1659)
• Samuel Eaton (1630 - ____)*
• Elizabeth Billington Bullock (1635 - 1709)**
• Mary Billington Sabin (1640 - 1717)**
• Isaac Billington (1644 - 1709)**
• Mercy Billington Martin (1651 - 1718)**
• Calculated relationship
  • Half-sibling

Inscription: HERE LYES YE BODY OF BENJAMIN ETON DYED JANRY Ye 16 1711/12

Created by: ReLyRoTh Record added: Nov 26, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12509260

GEDCOM Note

!Children - Vivian Bailey <T18DAL@wt.net>

1. Ebenezer EATON , Sr. b: ABT. 1674

2. Benjamin EATON b: ABT. 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA

3. William EATON b: BEF. JUL 1669

4. Sarah EATON b: BEF. 1672 in Plymouth, Pl

Notes

From “The Eaton Family Association” Volume 11, Issue 1 Page 6 of 30. by Dr. Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

As the one male survivor of Eaton Families descendants who served actively in the lapsed Eaton Family Association, between 1882 and 1899, I think I ought to make the following statement in the event of the proposed revival of the Association, which has now been inoperative for over thirty years.

Five distinct, permanent Eaton families originated in New England in the seventeenth century: (1) that founded by Francis Eaton of the Mayflower; (2) that by John Eaton of Dedham; (3) that by John Eaton (and his wife Anne) of Salisbury and Haverhill; (4) that by Jonas Eaton of Reading; and (5) that by William Eaton of Reading. Besides these five families there is the family founded by Theophilus Eaton, the first Governor of the New Haven Colony, which lasted for a while but which I believe does not exist in any descendant now in the United States, and so cannot be included as a factor in the revival of the Eaton Family Association.

Of these five permanent Eaton families there were in the old Association conspicuous representatives, male and female, of the five permanent families, and each of these families had a diligent genealogist long at work on it. The genealogist of the Mayflower (Plymouth) family was the Rev. Silvanus Hayward, D.D., of Globe Village, Massachusetts, whose valuable manuscript, on which he worked faithfully for years, he left at this death to his daughter, Miss Bell Hayward, who died not many years after her father. After her death Dr. Hayward's manuscript was recklessly destroyed,--I myself searched for it in Southbridge, where she died, and I came to the conclusion that it had probably been burned with old papers in the back yard of the house where she had lived.

Benjamin Eaton, son of Francis and Christian, was bound out to “Bridgett Fuller, widow, for fourteen years.” He married Sarah Hoskins and resided in Duxbury and Plymouth. Their children were William, Benjamin, Ebenezer and Rebecca, who married Josiah Rickard.

Up to 1898, Rev. Silvanus Hayward had listed 749 descendants of Samuel, and 679 of Benjamin, and to these two lines belong all the descendants of Francis 1, except the Ramsdens.

As Dr. A.W.H. Eaton has pointed out that these records have been irretrievably lost. It is also reported that the line of Benjamin is specially incomplete.

References

• Marriage to Sarah Hoskins in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA Dec 4 1660 Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records 1620-1850 Record
• Find A Grave Memorial# 12509260
• http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/FrancisEaton.php
• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great MigrationBegins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, vol. 1: A-F. (Boston: NEHGS, 1995): page 609. AmericanAncestors.org link.
• Wakefield, Robert S. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations:volume 9, Francis Eaton. (Plymouth, 1996): pages 7-8.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 38, no. 2, (July 1988): page 189. "Another Grandchild of Francis Eaton?" by Robert S. Wakefield.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 42 no 1 (January 1992): pages 13-14. "Benjamin Eaton", by Robert S. Wakefield FASG. AmericanAncestors.org link.
• The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 43, no. 1, (January 1993): pages 3-6. "Four New Found Generations of Benjamin² Eaton Descendants", by Barbara Lambert Merrick.
• Plymouth. Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850, vol. 1 (Camden, Me., 1993): page 663. AmericanAncestors.org link
• Davis, William T. Records of the Town of Plymouth, vol. 1 (Plymouth, 1889): page 12. Archive.org link.
• Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England Court Orders, vol. 1 1633-1640. (Boston, 1855) page 36.
• Shurtleff, Nathaniel ed. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, vol. 8: Miscellaneous Records 1633-1680. (Boston, 1857):page 22,page 187. Archive.org link, HathiTrust.org link.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 February 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Eaton, Sr (1627–16 Jan 1712), Find A Grave Memorial no. 12509260, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by ReLyRoTh (contributor 46556292).