David
Eaton
Sr.
Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of James Eaton Sr.
and Rachel (Kimball) Eaton
Brother of
Samuel Ayer [half], Timothy Eaton, Sarah Eaton, Rachel (Eaton) Griffing, James Eaton Jr., Susannah (Eaton) Richards, Nathaniel Eaton Sr., Ebenezer Eaton and Enoch Eaton
Husband of
Deborah (White) Eaton
— married
10 Oct 1751 (to 20 May 1790) in Middleton Upper Houses, East Middleton, Lebonon and Coventry, Connecticut
Husband of
Alice (English) Eaton
— married
13 Dec 1790 (to 1799) in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Susannah Eaton, Stephen Eaton, Timothy Eaton, Elisha Eaton, Timothy Eaton, Elijah Eaton, Sarah (Eaton) Strong, Elijah Eaton, David Eaton Jr., James Eaton, Susannah (Eaton) Cox, Deborah (Eaton) Manning, John Eaton Sr., Prudence (Eaton) Wells and Amos Eaton
Died
at age 74
in Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2011
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Biography
David Eaton Sr. migrated from New England to Nova Scotia.
David Eaton was of the fifth generation from John and Anne Eaton. David Eaton also had a nephew by the name of Daniel Eaton, MD.
In 1751 David moved from Massachusetts to Tolland, Connecticut and married Deborah White on Oct. 19th of that year. Deborah was the daughter of Thomas White and Sarah Miller and a great, great, great granddaughter of Elder John White of Cambridge, Mass and of Hartford, Conn.
In the spring or early summer of 1761 between the births of their 6th and 7th children David moved with many other Connecticut people to Nova Scotia. That colony having been depopulated by the expulsion of the French in 1755.
After accumulating a large and valuable property which he divided among his children on their several marriages, he died in Cornwallis on what is now known as Canard Street on 17 Jul 1803. Both he and his wife are buried in the old burying ground call Jaw Bone Cemetery near Hamilton's corner, a few rods from their home, where they lived, but no stone or monument marked their resting place. In 1885 a monument was installed that reads "Now let us praise famous men and their Fathers that begat us'.
He and Deborah (White) Eaton were the parents of 15 children.
In 1786, David Eaton was listed in the census of Cornwallis Township, Kings County with 9 horses or mares, 6 oxen or bulls, 16 cows, 26 young cattle, 40 sheep and 19 hogs.
In 1791, David Eaton, Sr., farmer, paid a poll tax of 5 shillings in Cornwallis Township, Kings Co,.
In 1795, David Eaton, Sr., paid a poll tax of 6 shillings, 10 pence in Cornwallis Township, Kings Co,.
David wrote his Last Will and Testament 8 Jul 1803, leaving bequests to sons Stephen, Elisha, Timothy, Elijah, James and John and daughter Sarah and son-in-law Abel Strong, daughter Prudence and son-in-law John Wells, daughter Susanna and son-in-law Henry Cox and daughter Deborah and son-in-law John Manning. The will was probated 21 Jul 1803. [1][2]
He died 17 Jul 1803, aged 74, and is buried at Jaw Bone Corner Cemetery in Canard, Kings Co., NS.[3] The inscription on the tombstone says: "David Eaton, 1 April 1729 - 17 July 1803, native of Massachusetts. His wife, Deborah White, 19 May 1732 - 20 May 1790. a native of Connecticut. Now let us praise famous men and the fathers that begat us. 1973."
Sources
- ↑ Last Will and Testament, see pages 243-247
- ↑ probate papers, see pages 256-262
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97580379 Jawbone Corner Cemetery, Canard, Nova Scotia
- The Nova Scotia Eatons
- Eaton Genealogy - books and documents.
- David Eaton Genealogy
- Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton books.
- Family Search Community Trees profile for David Eaton Family: Person ID 14744
- Vital statistics of Nova Scotia and Mass. USA.
- Eaton-Thomas-Morse - homepage for David Eaton
- Family Search.org Ancestral File AFN: 53P2-9L3
- Kings County Vital Statistics CD
- 1786 poll tax, Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia
- 1791 poll tax, Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia
- 1796 poll tax, Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia
- Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia compiled by Lorna Woodman Evans
- births Cornwallis Township
- Converse, Philip E. & Eaton, William H., An Eight-Generation Genealogy of the Eatons of Salisbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts, Willow Bend Books, 2004
- Hollinger, Lavisa Ferrin. A Genealogical Record of the Ancestors and Descendants of Joseph Ferrin and Elizabeth Preston (Cherokee, Iowa, 1915) Page 34.
Footnotes
Burial: The text says that Davis Eaton like his first wife was buried at Hamilton Corners (Jaw Bone Cemetery).
David was my 4th Great Grandfather.
Mike Partridge and Lloyd de Vere Hunt and Gerald Aubrey Hunt descend from David Eaton Sr. and Deborah White
Chromosome 3 - M323683 1 devere15dad (H656644) 160717070 - 184142647 (22.039 cM) 2 devere15 (H793478) 160667263 - 183953780 (21.659 cM)
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