Anne (Lloyd) Eaton (abt. 1595 - bef. 1659)

Born about 1595 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Yale — married Apr 1612 (to Aug 1619) in Chester, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

Wife of Theophilus Eaton Sr. — married 4 Jul 1627 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died before Aug 1659 before about age 64 in Sevenoaks, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Anne (Lloyd) Eaton immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for England

Ann Lloyd^[1][2][3] was born about 1595 in Norwich, England; the daughter of George Lloyd, the bishop of Chester in England^[4] and his wife Anne (Wilkenson) Lloyd.^[5]

Marriages

Ann married Thomas Yale, Gentleman of Plas Grono, Wales,^[3] by license dated 13 April 1612. He was the son of Rev. David Yale and his wife Frances Lloyd^[6] He died in 1619,^[3] but left her well provided.^[7]

She married (2nd) to Theophilus Eaton, brother of Nathaniel and Samuel Eaton and son of Rev. Richard Eaton of Whettley, Chestershire, England.^[8] Theophilus had married (1st) to Grace Hillier.^[4]

Migration

This profile is part of the New Haven Colony One Place Study.

Along with Davenport, they all left Boston in 1638 with the men founding New Haven in that year. Eaton was the first governor of New Haven Colony in 1643 and continued serving until he died in 1658.^[4]

Excommunication

In 1645, the church at New Haven excommunicated Ann Eaton for her belief in adult baptism.^{[4][10][11][12]}

14th 6m 1644. Before the brethren of the church on the Lord's day after the contribution, the elders brought forth the matter of Mrs. Eaton. Mr. Davenport spoke "Brethren you do, I suppose, expect some account from the elders, of the issue of all the pains and patience which hath been exercised by the Church towards our sister, Mrs. Eaton. I am sorry that we cannot give in such a return as might answer all our desires. The public offense which she knows is grievous to us, she still continueth in, departing from the assembly whensoever baptism is administered, or else absenting herself from the sermon and from all public worship in the congregation ..." Davenport explains what led up to this, although everyone is already aware of this. She believed that the baptizing of infants was wrong. She had spoken to Lady Deborah Moody and borrowed a book by A.R. from her, which she then read secretly, showing it to a few other women also sworn to secrecy. One day she left meeting after the morning sermon and before the Lord's supper was administered, then again in the afternoon she left after the sermon but before baptism was administered. Anne now believed she was not properly baptized, and that infant baptisms were unlawful. Three days later she was called to explain her behavior, which she did. Davenport then spent some time trying to convince her of the validity of infant baptism, by disputing the text of A.R.'s book and by reading pertinent scripture. Anne was not persuaded. Davenport then heard rumors "of her scandalous walking in her family." Mr. Davenport, Mr. Gregson and Mr. Hooke went to Mr. Eaton, reported what they had heard and asked for confirmation or not. Mr. Eaton referred them to Ann herself who then referred them to the other family members and servants, who were called and confirmed "the reports were true, and more evils were discovered than we had heard of." It was considered that these household evils needed to be repented before the church issues, they presented the matter to Mrs. Eaton, explaining the rules broken. The account is that she was given plenty of instruction and opportunity to repent in private but Anne refused to see her errors and repent. So the matter was brought before the assembly.^[11]

"The several facts for which the Church censured Mrs. Eaton."

1. She struck her mother-in-law Mrs Eaton twice with the back of her hand. As her husband held her hands she yelled "I am afflicted! I am afflicted! These broke the 5th and 6th commandments.^[11] See King James version.

"2. "Mrs. [mistress] Mary Eaton [step daughter to Ann] being knitting a pair of gloves, and when she had knit a piece of a glove, her mother said she had knit a glove and a piece, which Mrs. Mary denied, and said she had not knit so much. Her mother upon this grew outrageous, struck her, pinched her, ... and knocked her head against the dresser, which made her nose bleed much." This was in front of witnesses including four Indians who were in the kitchen. Once again the fifth and sixth commandments were broken, besides setting a bad example for the natives.^[11]

"3. That Mrs. Eaton hath unjustly charged Mrs. Mary, saying," &c. Mrs. Mary denied the charge. Witnesses could find no fault in Mary's behavior. Being asked why she said such things, Ann "answered that she said it to her to set it more upon her to prevent it, because she observed her temper and carriage, (saying her carriage was wanton.)" However, she couldn't name an instance. "This charge is confessed in the answer Mrs. Eaton gives" and broke the ninth commandment.^[11]

4. Mrs. Eaton charged Mrs. Mary with ruining other souls that visited, especially Mary Launce. Once again she could not name an example. This was also a breach of the ninth commandment.^[11]

"The specifications are seventeen in number, and are all of the same kind with the preceding; all showing a violent ungoverned temper, venting itself in the most abusive words towards all in the family, from her husband down to "Anthony the neager," and sometimes impelling her to blows." The maids complained "of Mrs. Eaton's unquietness with them."^[11]

The facts were presented. Mrs Eaton was asked if she had any thing to object to the charges. She sat down and said nothing. The brethren then voted that the facts charged were sufficiently proved. The brethen then voted that the rules charged were rightly applied to the facts. They were then asked if they thought Ann should be cast out or admonished. The congregation chose the latter, and Davenport passed the sentence of admonition. "In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and with the consent of this Church, I do charge thee, Mrs. Eaton to attend unto the several rules that you have broken, and to judge yourself by them, and to hold forth your repentance according to God, as you will answer it at the great day of Jesus Christ."^[11]

Mrs. Eaton showed no repentance for a time and the elders spoke to her again and then waited for her to repent another three quarters of a year before speaking to her again, still finding no satisfaction. So on the 20th 3rd month 1645, she was called to church one more time, "to see what fruit was of the admonition." The church was not satisfied, and on the next day it was voted to cast her out.^[11]

Eaton's death and Ann's Return to England

Governor Theophilus Eaton died Jan 1657/8. His will written in 1656, named his wife Ann and son-in-law Edward Hopkins executors. He left Ann, property in the parish of Great Budworth, Chester, also one third of the estate in New England and an addition fifty pounds "in token of my love"^[13]

M^ris Eaton was still in New Haven, 10 Jun 1658, when: "It was further propounded y^t something might be considered of & done, in token of o^f respect to M^ris Eaton, wife to o^f late honoured Gouernour, being shortly to goe hence for Boston, to w^ch motion y^eTowne generally shewed their forwardnes. It was comitted to the Townsmen to procure at the Towne charge a footeman to attend her to the Bay: also that 4 or 6 horsemen might accompany her to Conecticot was spoken of, w^ch was left to further consideration.^[14]

Death

She returned to England from Boston and died by August 1659, at Seven Oakes, Great Budworth Parish, Cheshire, England.^[6] 2 Aug 1659 at Court in New Haven. "Mr Gilbert & Mr Wakeman were desired to take an inventory of the estate still remaining here left by our late honoured Gouernor & his wife, both deceased, & to take care yt it be prserved for ye use of such as shall appeare to have right thereunto."^[14]

Children

Children of Thomas Yale and Ann (Lloyd) Yale.

1. David Yale, born about 1613; lived in Boston, Massachusetts and London, England; married Ursula ____.^[3][2] and returned to London.^[2]
2. Ann Yale,^[2][3] born about 1615; died 14 Dec 1698; m. Gov. Edward Hopkins.^[3]
3. Thomas Yale, born about 1616; died 27 Mar 1683; married Mary Turner.^[3][2]
4. Frances Yale, daughter to Mr Thomas Yale gent’, was baptized 13 July 1617 at St Oswald's, Chester, Cheshire.^[15][16] She was buried 12 Jul 1618.^[15][17]
   
   Children of Theophilus Eaton and Anne (Lloyd):^[18]
   
5. Samuel Eaton. Baptized 15 April 1628 at St Nicholas Acons in London England. He married Mabel Harlakenden, widow of Gov. John Haynes, on 17 November 1654 in New Haven, Connecticut. He died June/July 1655 in New Haven.
6. Sarah Eaton. Baptized 16 October 1629 at St Nicholas Acons in London England.
7. Theophilus Eaton. Baptized 11 March 1630/1 at St. Stephen's Coleman Street in London, England. He married 1st Catherine Maunsell, and 2nd Anne King.
8. Hannah Eaton. Baptized 17 October 1632 at St. Stephen's Coleman Street in London, England.
9. Jonathan Eaton. Born 1634. He was buried 2 July 1634 at St. Stephen's Coleman Street in London, England.
10. Elizabeth Eaton (again). Born about 1637. She was buried 15 March 1637 at St. Stephen's Coleman Street in London, England.

Research Notes

"A descendant of King John and Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth and his son David, princes of North Wales, and a daughter of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and Anne Wilkinson, Anne Lloyd was first married to Thomas Yale, a distant cousin also descended from King John and Llywelyn and David of North Wales.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume 5, p. 439 YALE. 21. Thomas Yale.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Volume 4, pages 394-395 YALE
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. VIII, New Haven, Connecticut 1931, pp. 2031/2, Internet Archive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Susan Hardman Moore. "Abandoning America, Life-Stories From Early New England" Boydell Press, New York. (2013). pp 96, 97
5. ↑ Swanson, Scott. The Ancestry of Ann Wilkenson, Wife of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2017) Vol. 171, WN 684, Page 295. One step access for subscribers:link
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Vol. 52 (1976) p. 144. AmericanAncestors.org link.
7. ↑ "The Will of Thomas Yale." The American Genealogist 20:30-33 (1934) Extracted from the Public Episcopal Registry at Chester. marriage license cites Diocese of Chester 1611-12. Link at AmericanAncestors
8. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "The Family of Gov. Theophilus Eaton" Vol. 38, p. 29.subscriber$
9. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England 1620 - 1640. The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (2015) p. 102.
10. ↑ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven (New Haven, 1914) Page 2.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8} Bacon, Leonard."A Brief story of Church proceedings with Mrs. Eaton the Governor's wife, for divers scandalous offenses which she gave to sundrey out of the Church." Thirteen Historical Discourses, on the Completion of Two Hundred Years, from the Beginning of the First Church in New Haven: With an Appendix (New Haven, Durrie & Peck, 1839 p. 296
12. ↑ Smyth, Rev. Newman. "Mrs. Eaton's Tiral (in 1644)..." Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society Vol 5 p. 133.] (New Haven: 1894)
13. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "Early Probate Records of New Haven" Vol. 81, p. 123, 124. Will of Theophilus Eaton.subscribers$
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) Ancient Town Records Vol 1. New Haven Town Records 1649-1662. (New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1917.) p. 357 p. 411
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Nathan W Murphy. "RA Yale Tidbits", soc.genealogy.medievalgoogle group, posted 12 Jul 2020. Cites St Michael, Lichfield, Staffordshire parish register confirmed at FamilySearch, images not available. St Oswald's, Chester, Cheshire parish register confirmed at FamilySearch with images.
16. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S2W-FTQ?cc=1614792&wc=MJ4N-929%3A1042830501 : 20 May 2014), 004018798 > image 108 of 904; Record Office, Chester.
17. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S2W-67R?cc=1614792&wc=MJ4N-929%3A1042830501 : 20 May 2014), 004018798 > image 357 of 904; Record Office, Chester
18. ↑ The American Genealogist vol. 88 no. 3 (July 2016): 222-235.

See also:

• Genealogical Thoughts #53: Major Historical Figures Descended from Anne (Lloyd) (Yale) Eaton of the New Haven Colony, author: Gary Boyd Roberts Published Date: November 22, 2000 Wayback Machine Archive, captured 27 Sep 2007
• Lineage Papers of Robert Forsyth Little, Jr. for the Society of the Colonial Wars
• Handlin, Lilian. “Dissent in a Small Community.” The New England Quarterly, vol. 58, no. 2, 1985, pp. 193–220. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/365513. Accessed 30 May 2021.