Susannah (Buffington) Eaton (abt. 1782 - abt. 1860)

Born about 1782 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1860 at about age 78 in Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Susannah was Cherokee.

Biography

Susannah was Cherokee.

Susannah (Buffington) Eaton was born about 1782 in Georgia, United States, daughter of Col. Ezekiel Columbus Buffington (~1740 - 1818) and Mary (Emory) Buffington (~1751 - ~1800).

Her siblings were:

1. Oburn M. Buffington (~1766 - 1846)
2. Samuel Martin (1768 - <1835)
3. William Fawling (~1769 - ~1827)
4. John Fawling (1770 - 1805)
5. Ellis Emory Buffington (1770 - 1858)
6. Owen Buffington (1771 - )
7. Thomas Buffington (1774 - 1812)
8. William John Fawling Buffington (1776 - 1807)
9. Mary (Buffington) Gentry (~1780 - ~1820)
10. Jennie Buffington (1780 - 1851)
11. Mary (Buffington) Daniel (~1780 - >1851)
12. Elizabeth (Buffington) Towers (~1785 - >1851)
13. Annie (Buffington) Daniel (1792 - <1835)

Susannah married Jeffery Beck (~1772 - ~1822) in 1802. Their children were:

1. Ezekial Beck (~1807 - )
2. Ellis Beck (~1809 - ~1863)
3. John Caleb Beck (~1811 - ~1867)
4. Joseph Beck (~1813 - 1863)
5. Jeffrey Beck IV (1814 - 1883)
6. Arie Beck (~1817 - 1859).

Susannah married Surry Eaton (~1790 - ~1855) in 1820. Their children were:

1. Miss Catherine (Eaton) Sanders (~1803 - 1860)
2. Mrs Phoebe (Eaton) Sanders (~1809 - ~1885)
3. Mary Pauline (Eaton) Kesterson (1820 - 1872)
4. Sinia (Eaton) Duncan (1825 - 1879)
5. Charlotte (Eaton) Towers (1827 - 1882)
6. Richard Eaton (1829 - )
7. Harlan Eaton (~1830 - 1873).

Susannah died about 1860 in Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory aged ~78.

Susannah Buffington was the daughter of white trader Ezekiel Buffington and his Cherokee wife, Mary Emory, and granddaughter of trader Ludovic Grant. She was from the Long Hair clan. ^[1] She was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) about 1785. She first married Jeffrey Beck; they were the parents of Ellis, John, Joseph, Jeffrey, Ezekiel, Mary "Polly", and Arie. ^[2] Her second husband was Surry Eaton; they were the parents of at least four children, Catherine (Sinia), Phoebe, Harlin ^[3] and Richard. The 1835 Cherokee census lists Surry Eaton with a family of six living on the Etowah River (now Georgia). ^[4] Susannah was removed with her family to Indian Territory where they settled in the Goingsnake District. Susannah appears on the 1851 Drennan Roll with sons Harlin and Richard. ^[5] Susannah is believed to have died about 1860. ^[6]

• Various Eastern Cherokee applications for her descendants refer to Susanna, Surry, and/or Jeffrey. See application #859, #868, 8063
• Source: S559139661 Repository: #R550503325 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/109521389/family
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• Thank you to Delbert Wayne Powell for creating WikiTree profile Buffington-256 through the import of DWPOWELL.ged on Aug 2, 2013.

• Family Data Collection - Births^[7]

• Georgia Marriages to 1850^[8]

• Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944^[9]

• Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978^[10]

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Warden Co., Oklahoma City, OK, 1921. p. 305
2. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. ARC of Cane Hill, Lincoln, AR, 2005, p. 456
3. ↑ Hampton, p.217, p. 228
4. ↑ 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. p. 38
5. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-01; NARA Series Title: Drennan Roll, Goingsnake District p. 144, #314
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 June 2021), memorial page for Susannah Buffington Beck Eaton (1782–1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #73120781, citing Joseph Beck Family Cemetery, Flint, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA.
7. ↑ Family Data Collection - Births: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Ancestry Record 5769 #662743 Family Data Collection - Births:

   Name:	Susannah Buffington
   Father:	Ezekial Buffington
   Mother:	Mary Emory
   Birth Date:	1788
   State:	GA
   Country:	USA

8. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850: Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia. Ancestry Record 2085 #28240 Marriage:

   Name:	Susannah Beck
   Spouse:	Sirrah Eaton
   Marriage Date:	11 Mar 1824
   Marriage County:	Hall
   Marriage State:	Georgia

9. ↑ Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library. Ancestry Record 7839 #13008 Marriage:

   Name:	Susannah Beck
   Spouse:	Sirrah Eaton
   Marriage Date:	11 Mar 1824
   County:	Hall
   State:	Georgia

10. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978: Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Ancestry Record 4766 #21166707 Marriage:

    Name:	Susannah Beck
    Gender:	Female
    Marriage Date:	12 Mar 1824
    Marriage Place:	Hall, Georgia, USA
    Spouse:	Sirrah Eaton
    Spouse Gender:	Male

11. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Source number: 724.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGK Ancestry Record 7836 #174341 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900:

    Name:	Susanna Buffington
    Gender:	Female
    Birth Place:	GA
    Spouse Name:	Surry Eaton
    Marriage Year:	1824
    Marriage State:	GA
    Number Pages:	1

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• Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #73120781 susannah-beck_eaton : accessed 11 April 2022), memorial page for Susannah Buffington Beck Eaton (1782–1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #73120781, citing Joseph Beck Family Cemetery, Flint, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Willora Glee Krapf (contributor 47029104) .