Daniel Eaton (1639 - 1695)

Born 20 Jan 1639 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Ingalls) Eaton — married 21 Dec 1664 in Reading, Middlesex Massachusetts Bay colony

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1695 at age 56 in Reading, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Daniel Eaton was born on 20 Jan 1639 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[1]"Daniel the son of William Eaton Martha Jenkins. These birth date entries were per the "Old Style" calendar and translate to 20 Jan 1639 as Daniel's date of birth.

William (of Staple, Kent, England), a husbandman, and Martha Eaton, his wife, are listed in "New World Immigrants," p. 58, with 3 children and 1 servant. The children's names were Martha, Alba, and John. Their arrival to the "New World" on the ship "Hercules of Sandwich" was "certified under the seal of office of mayoralty, 9th June, 1637." Daniel was one of two children born to William and Martha in the new world where they settled first in Watertown, and later in Reading, Massachusetts Bay.

Daniel married 1st Mrs. Mary (Ingalls) King (her 2nd marriage) on December 21, 1664; and 2nd Abigail Herbert on February 24, 1682. By his first wife, Daniel was father of ten children including: John b. 1665; David b. 1667; Daniel b. date unknown; William b. 1668; Ann b. 1671; Martha b. 1673; Priscilla b. 1676; Capt. Daniel b. 1678; Mehitable b. 1680; and Mary b. date unknown. No issue is known with 2nd wife.

Daniel passed away in Reading on December 17, 1695.

Post Merge

1. Acknowledge Find A Grave has a date difference.
2. Acknowledge last child Thomas has been flagged as not belonging to this Daniel. This will be sorted out after the merge.
3. Acknowledge member Joe Cochoit for identifying many duplicate profile in this family line and doing lots of pre-merge work to help all involved.

Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - Mary Ingalls on 21 December 1664 in Reading, Massachusetts.^[2]

Children of Daniel Eaton and Mary Ingalls:

1. John b. 1665;^{[citation needed]}
2. David b. 1667; ^{[citation needed]}
3. William Eaton. Born on 15 December 1665 in Reading.^[3]
4. Daniel Eaton. Born on 27 July 1667 in Reading.^[4] Daniel died on 12 January 1667/8.^[5]
5. Mary Eaton. Born on 1 May 1669 in Reading.^[6] The record does not show a given name but is presumably this Mary.
6. Ann Eaton. Born on 17 March 1670/1 in Reading.^[7]
7. Martha Eaton. Born on 16 October 1673 in Reading.^[8]
8. Priscilla Eaton. Born on 2 September 1676 in Reading.^[9]
9. Capt. Daniel Eaton. Born on 1 June 1678 in Reading.^[10]
10. Mehitable Eaton. Born on 9 March 1679/80 in Reading.^[11]

Research Notes

Check references from New England Marriages to 1700:

EATON, Daniel (1639-1708+) & Mary [INGALLS?] (-1706+), m ____ KING; 21 Dec 1664;

Reading (Ingalls says John Eaton)

Woodstock 4:653; Bowen. History of Woodstock, Conn. Checked - No LNAB for wife. Does give son Thomas without evidence.

Eaton Fam. Assn. 5:19;

Reg. 76:74; Checked no help. No LNAB for wife.

Eaton 19, 277; Molyneux, Nellie Zada Rice, History Genealogical and Biographical of the Eaton Families (Syracuse, N.Y.: C. W. Bardeen, 1911). No son Thomas; no LNAB for wife.

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015008628607?urlappend=%3Bseq=211 Windsor CT 2:191]; No help

Cushing (ms) 250. Fuess, Elizabeth Goodhue, Cushing and Allied Families, typescript (Andover, Mass., 1931). Not checked/found.

Daniel was born in 1636. He passed away in 1695.

Born 11/20/1638 Died in 12/17/1695

Sources

1. ↑ Quoting Daniel's birth per Watertown's birth registry entitled 1638: "Daniel Eaton son of William and Martha Eaton born 20d--11m;" and quoting Daniel's birth per the "Early Records of Boston:"
2. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 325.
3. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 81.
4. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 74.
5. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 514.
6. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 72.
7. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 73.
8. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 78.
9. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 79.
10. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 74.
11. ↑ Reading. Vital Records of Reading. (1912): page 78.

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Volume and Year: Volume 007 (1853), Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.

• Reading. Baldwin, Thomas W. ed. Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1912).
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• Tepper, Michael, ed., New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature, Volume I. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1979, p. 58.

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1600s, Ancestry.com, Source Publication Code: 7111; Annotation: Passengers on the Hercules of Sandwich. Additions and corrections to no. 378, Bartlett. Also in no. 702, Boyer, Ship Passenger Lists, National and New England, pp. 145-148; and in no. 9151, Tepper, Passengers to America, pp. 111-119.; Source Biblio.: Putnam, Eben. "Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637." In The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 75:3 (July 1921), pp. 217-226. [Repository: Place: New England; Year: 1637; Page Number: 222. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.]

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records (original hand-scribed registry of births, page entitled "1638," 1620-1988 for Daniel Eaton. Watertown, Births, Marriages and Death. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, Frame #122 of 3991). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (birth record--January 20, 1638)

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-YQS : 10 November 2020), Danile or Danill Eaton, 20 Nov 1638; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-JNKD : 29 November 2018), Daniel Eaton and Mary, 21 Dec 1664; citing Marriage, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009686.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-D32 : 10 November 2020), Daniel Eaton in entry for Daniel Eaton, 12 Jan 1667; citing Death, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.

• Vital Records Watertown, Middlesex, MA. Birth, Eaton. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Watertown/aBirthsE.shtml.

• Genealogy.com - Cheri-Thompson-California - Daneil Eaton. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/h/o/Cheri-Thompson-California/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1232.html.

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 for Daniel Eaton, Volume 007 (1853), "Early Records of Boston," p. 160. [Repository: Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 (database on-line, Frame #160 of 403). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.] (birth record)

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Daniel Eaton, History, Genealogical and biographical, of the Eaton families, "Eaton Genealogy," p. 274. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (database on-line, Frame #274 of 782). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.] (family data including Daniel's mother's birth name of Jenkins)

• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Daniel Eaton, p. 240. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (database on-line, Frame #255 of 1022). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.] (record 1st marriage)

• Source: S2 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1

• Find A Grave: Memorial #207115306 Daniel Eaton. Citing A memorial page for Daniel Eaton (20 Nov 1638–17 Dec 1695), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207115306, ; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710) Burial Details Unknown.

• Frances Bailey Eaton’s extensive research notes that Daniel is indeed son of William Eaton and Martha Jerkins, who arrived in 1637 in Watertown, Massachusetts, coming from Staples, England.
• David became a freeman in May 18, 1653. This is supposed to be the same person as Eaton-577, however, apart of handwritten family notes, official sources still need to be found on Daniel being father to this Thomas Eaton.

Acknowledgments

• Eaton-3022 was created by Lenny Darnell through the import of Elizabeth Shewrin 2014 07 28_2014-07-28_01.ged on Jul 28, 2014.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Alexandra Eaton.