Jan (Aten) Eaton (1732 - 1790)

Born 22 Dec 1732 in Readington, Somerset, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bodine) Aten — married 1758 in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 57 in Conewago, Pennsylvania, United States

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Jan (Aten) Eaton served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Biography

Per Snell, the family bible that was in the possession of Rev. Dr. John B Thompson, the grandson of Elizabeth Morehead (granddaughter of Adriaen Aten) contained entries for 9 children of Adriaen Aten and Jacobje Middagh. "In't Jaar 1732, Den 22 December Zijn Gebooren Jan En Gerradus Aten" (In the year 1732, on 22 December are born Jan and Gerradus Aten).

Birth

22 Dec 1732 Readington, Somerset, New Jersey.^[1][2]

Baptism

4 Feb 1733; baptized at the same time as his twin Gerardus, Readington Church, Hunterdon, New Jersey^[3]

Marriage

1758 Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey.^[4]

Revolutionary War Service

AUTEN, JOHN DAR Ancestor #: A003870

Notice: DATA IN THE CORRECTION FILE (WHY?) potential multiple men by the same name who served.

Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE

Birth: 12-22-1732 READINGS HUNTERDON CO NEW JERSEY

Death: POST 6-25-1804 BROOKE CO VIRGINIA

Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 2, PP 642, 643

Service Description: 1) CAPT ANDREW FOREMAN, 1781

Spouse: Elizabeth Bodine

Children in file: John who m. Charity Elizabeth Vanderbuilt; Cornelius who m. Sarah Bell. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1791585684 Page: Source number: 1610.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1732 Birth place: NJ APID: 1,7836::36129
2. ↑ Source: #S-1791585684 Page: Source number: 3533.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1732 Birth place: NJ Marriage date: 1758 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::36131
3. ↑ Baptisms of Readington Church, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Feb. 21, 1720-July 2, 1837, P. 8,
4. ↑ Source: #S-1791585684 Page: Source number: 3533.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1732 Birth place: NJ Marriage date: 1758 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::36131
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 22, 2019), "Record of AUTEN, JOHN", Ancestor # A003870. Meehan-411

• Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. https://ia700404.us.archive.org/1/items/cu31924104752518/cu31924104752518.pdf

• Source: S-1791585668 Repository: #R-1798358171 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.

• Source: S-1791585684 Repository: #R-1798358171 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

• Alan J. Lamb, "An Aten Genealogy," Santa Fe. Published by Alan J. Lamb Publications 1997, P. 31.

• Alice H. Kennedy, "Auten - Aten," 929.273 Au 81k; FHL 896819, item 1

• Baptisms of Readington Church, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Feb. 21, 1720-July 2, 1837, P. 8, Aten, Adriaen and Jacobje: Jan and Gerardus; witnesses: Dirk DeMott and Christina http://raub-and-more.com/readingtonbap/02.html.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Rena Donze for creating WikiTree profile Aten-79 through the import of Bocock Family Tree.ged on Apr 20, 2013.