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Elizabeth (Barker) Easton (abt. 1646 - abt. 1676)

Elizabeth Easton formerly Barker
Born about in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Wife of — married 30 Nov 1666 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Died about at about age 30 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Barker, was born in Rhode Island about 1645/6, the daughter of James and Barbara (Dungan) Barker. [1] [2] [3] [2]

She married Nicholas Easton on November 30, 1666. Nicholas was born at Newport, Rhode Island on November 12, 1644, son of the immigrant Peter Easton and his wife Anne Coggleshell. [1] [4] [2] [3]

Elizabeth died on July 5, 1676. [1] [5] [3] She is buried with Nicholas in the Clifton Burial Ground at Newport. Her inscription reads: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF ELIZABETH EASTON THE WIFE OF NICHOLAS EASTON WHO DECEASED THE 5 DAY OF THE 7 MONTH 1676 [6]

Nicholas died on February 1, 1676/7. [1] [5] [3] In his will he made bequests to the benefit of the Quakers. [2]

Children

  1. Nicholas born on February 24, 1668 [1] [7]; died on May 11, 1711 [5]; married Mary Holmes. [3]
  2. Elizabeth born on December 6, 1669 [1] [7]; her father directed that she be raised by Amey Borden in his will. [3]
  3. Freelove born on March 12, 1671 [1] [7]; died on March 28, 1671. [5] [3]
  4. Patience born on April 22, 1675 [1] [7]; died on July 17, 1676. [3]
Research notes

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Births

EASTON: Nicholas, of Peter and Anne, Newport, Nov. 12, 1644. (p. 55)

Children:

Easton, Nicholas, of Nicholas and Elizabeth, Newport, Feb. 4, 1667/8.
Easton, Elizabeth, (of Nicholas and Elizabeth, Newport), Dec. 6, 1669.
Easton, Freelove, (of Nicholas and Elizabeth, Newport), Feb., 1670/1.
Easton, Patience, (of Nicholas and Elizabeth, Newport), Apr. 22, 1675. (p. 56) [7]

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Marriages

Easton, Nicholas, of Peter, to Elizabeth Barker, Nov. 30, 1666. (p. 14; p. 4) [4]

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Deaths

EASTON, Nicholas, of Peter, Newport, Feb. 1, 1676-7. (p. 99)
EASTON, Elizabeth, wife of Nichiolas, Jr., Newport, July 5, 1676, (p. 99)
Easton, Freelove, of Nicholas, Jr., and Elizabeth, Newport, died young, March 28, 1671. (p. 99)
Easton, Nicholas, of Nicholas, grandson of Peter and Ann, died at his house, Sachuest Beach, aged 44 years. May 11, 1711. (p. 100) [5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690,Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1887 p. 14: 292-5
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bayles. Richard Mather. History of Newport County, Rhode Island: From the Year 1638 to the Year 1887, Including the Settlement of Its Towns, and Their Subsequent Progress, L. E. Preston & Company, Newport, Rhode Island, 1888 p. 763: 770
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Rhode Island Roots, Volume 17, Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 1991 p. 72-3 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Rhode Island Friends Records. MARRIAGES. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. By James N. Arnold Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Rhode Island Friends Records. DEATHS. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. By James N. Arnold Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly
  6. Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, (NT014) Clifton Burial Ground http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=151813
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Rhode Island Friends Records. BIRTHS. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. Vol. 7. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. By James N. Arnold Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly

See also:

  • Arnold, James Newell. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co. , Providence, R.I., 1895) Vol. 7, Page 4.
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 32074213
  • RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project:They Came To Milton ID:I14022
  • Torrey, Clarence Almon &Elizabeth Petty Bentley, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 1985, p. 240




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