William Eaton (bef. 1669 - bef. 1691)

Born before 1669 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Died before 18 Mar 1691 at about age 22 in Canada, New France

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Biography

William Eaton was the son of Benjamin Eaton and the grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton. He never married and had no children. He died while on a Canadian expedition against the French between July 1690 and 18 March 1690/1.

Birth

Born: Before 1669.

Death

He died while on a Canadian expedition against the French between July 1690 and 18 March 1690/1.

His nuncupative was verbally heard in July 1690 by Elkannah Cashman and his wife Martha who made oath to it on 18 March 1690/91 at Plymouth. He bequeathed his estate to his father and mother. His father Benjamin gave oath to his inventory on 18 March 1690/91.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-JDVQ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 48 of 490; State Archives, Boston.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for creating WikiTree profile Eaton-2071 through the import of WARNER James 1828.ged on Sep 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.