John J Auten (1765 - 1840)

Born 10 Jun 1765 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Burns — married 1783 in Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Jane (Morden) Auten — married 1792 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1840 at age 75 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Auten / Aten was born on 10 June 1765 near Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.^[1]His parents were Hendrick Aten and Mary Bellas.^[2]

He was born near Easton, Pennsylvania. He traveled up the Susquehanna River to Chillisquaque Creek. There he found the location for his home, barn, and grist mill, six miles east of Milton, Pennsylvania, but only two miles from Danville, PA. It has been told that John J. added the "U" to Aten.^[3]

"Here is a story of John J. Auten; I don't know how true it is, but the same story came from many different sources. John J. traveled up the Susquehanna River to Chillisquaque creek, where he located a place on which to build a home and grist mill. John J. Aten chose a 300 acre tract of land, 6 miles east of Milton, Pennsylvania where he built in the wilderness a log cabin, a barn with a thatched roof, and a flour mill which he operated for 40 years. The story goes that a helper, an Irishman, who printed the flour sacks added the u to the name Aten so people would pronounce it correctly. (1 of the stories of why some spell it Auten.")^[4]

He helped build the first church in Chilisquaque which was a log structure. ^[5]

He died in 1840.^[6]

A revolutionist, he did not take up the Loyalist side as did his in-laws.

Name

John J /Auten/^[7]

Birth

10 Jun 1765

Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ findagrave.com
2. ↑ Mamie McKinney, p. 2
3. ↑ Alice H. Kennedy, item 1
4. ↑ Mamie McKinney. p. 3.
5. ↑ Mamie McKinney,P. 3.
6. ↑ Alice Kennedy, item 1
7. ↑ Source: #S-1791585684 Page: Source number: 178.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WLT. Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1765 Birth place: APID: 1,7836::39578
8. ↑ Source: #S-1791585684 Page: Source number: 178.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WLT. Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1765 Birth place: APID: 1,7836::39578

• Mamie McKinney, "Descendants of Hendrick M. Aten", P. 2

• findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146703695.

• "Auten - Aten" compiled by Alice H. Kennedy, 929.273 Au 81k; FHL 896819, item 1

• Source: S-1791585668 Repository: #R-1798358171 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Repository: R-1798358171
• Source: S-1791585684 Repository: #R-1798358171 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note:

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rena Donze for creating WikiTree profile Auten-84 through the import of Bocock Family Tree.ged on Apr 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rena and others.