Nicholas Easton (1668 - 1711)

Born 24 Feb 1668 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Holmes) Easton — married about 1693 in Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 11 May 1711 at age 43 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

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[Note: The birth order of the children is unknown, and their births are from various noted sources,and gravestones]

Biography

Nicholas was a Friend (Quaker)

Nicholas Easton was born on February 24, 1668, son of Nicholas Easton and Elizabeth (Barker) Easton. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was called Captain, and was likely a mariner. ^[3]

He married by about 1693, Mary Holmes, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Borden) Holmes. ^[3]

Nicholas died on May 11, 1711. ^{[4] [3]} His memorial at Easton Lot, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island is inscribed: Here Lie Interred The Remains Of Capt. Nicholas Easton Commissioned 1707 For The Attack On Annapolis Died 1711 Aged 45 Years And of His Wife Mary Who Survived Him Many Years ^{[5] [6]}

His will is dated 28 September 1709 and proved on 4 June 1711 in Newport.^[7] His date of death 11 May 1711 is recorded under his inventory which was taken on 4 June 1711.^[7]

Widow Mary died on December 12, 1741 at the home of her son-in-law John Taylor. She was aged 77. ^{[4] [3]}

Children

1. Nicholas born c 1694; died at the age of 29 on April 16, 1723. ^{[3] [8]}
2. Sarah born c 1698 ; died at the age of 84 on April 19, 1781 married Jonathan Tillinghast. ^{[9] [3]}
3. Jonathan born c 1700; died March 4, 1782 ^[10]; married first, Patience Rodman; married second, Susannah Cory. ^[3]
4. Barbara born c 1701; married Caleb Coggleshell at Newport on May 19, 1720. ^{[3] [11]}
5. Elizabeth born c 1701; married ___ Coggleshell. ^[3]
6. Patience born c 1703; married Christopher Townsend at Newport on December 26, 1723. ^{[3] [11]}
7. Mary born c 1705; married John Taylor on May 10, 1724. ^{[12] [3]}
8. Freelove born c 1709; married Francis Pope on September 17, 1729 at Newport. ^{[3] [11]}

Research notes

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Births

Easton, Nicholas, of Nicholas and Elizabeth, Newport, Feb. 4, 1667/8. (p. 36) ^[1]

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Deaths

Easton, Nicholas, of Nicholas, grandson of Peter and Ann, died at his house, Sachuest Beach, aged 44 years. May 11, 1711. (p. 100)

Holmes, Mary, of Jonathan, widow of Nicholas Easton, Dec. 12th, 1741, aged 77 years. (p. 108) ^[4]

Rhode Island Society of Friends: Marriages

Easton, Mary to John Taylor, both of Newport, May 10, 1724. (p. 15) ^[12]

Newport Marriages

Easton, Barbara to Caleb Coggeshall [recorded] Aug 26, 1720.

Easton, Patience to Christopher Townsend, Dec. 26, 1723.

Easton, Freelove to Francis Pope Sept. 17, 1729. ^[11]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Saturday, August 30, 2014.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Arnold, James N., editor. Rhode Island Friends Records. BIRTHS. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly
2. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1887 p. 14: 292/5
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Canfield, Rosemary. Nicholas Easton of Newport and Some of His Descendants. Rhode Island Roots. Volume 17, Warwick, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 1991 p. 73: 101-2. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB487/i/13651/101/27733918
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Arnold, James N., editor. Rhode Island Friends Records. DEATHS. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 19727770
6. ↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138064
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649100_00059). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Town Council Records, Vol 17-18, 1702-1776, image 59-61. Newport Town Council, 1702-1727, Vol 1, page 90-94 Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Difficult to read due to damage.
8. ↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138060
9. ↑ Tillinghast, Wayne G. The Tillinghasts in America: The First Four Generations, Rhode Island Genealogical Society, Jan 1, 2006, p. 101
10. ↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138066
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} The Newport Historical Magazine, Volume 2, Newport Historical Publishing Company, Newport, Rhode Island, 1882 p. 113
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Arnold, James N., editor. Rhode Island Friends Records. DEATHS. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. Friends and Ministers Vol. 7. Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly