Born in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Eaton Sr.
and Elizabeth (Kendall) Eaton
Sister of
Thomas Eaton, Elizabeth (Eaton) Bancroft, Rebecca (Eaton) Nickols, John Eaton, Martha (Eaton) Hartshorn, William Eaton, Thomas Eaton, Tabitha (Eaton) Burnap, Hepzibeth (Eaton) Frothingham, Hannah Eaton and Benjiman Eaton
Wife of
Ebenezer Bancroft
— married
19 May 1692 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail Bancroft, Sarah (Bancroft) Trow, Ebenezer Bancroft II, Mehitabel (Bancroft) Wellman, James Bancroft, Patience (Bancroft) Gowing, Timothy Bancroft and Lois Bancroft
Died
at age 39
in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, Colonial America
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2011
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Biography
The birth record for Abigail specifically states she is the daughter of Jonathan Eaton and was born in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on 7 Jun 1677.
Abigail married Capt. Ebenezer Bancroft on 19 May 1692.
Burial
Burial: Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9M-GL9 : 13 July 2016), Abigail Eaton, 07 Jun 1677; citing Birth, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
- http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I10416&tree=Schirado
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Jul 1940), pgs 215-216
- Vital Records of Wakefield, Massachusetts, p 259
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28609194
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~0.39%
~1.56%
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