Robert Heaton II (1671 - bef. 1743)

Born 3 Aug 1671 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Pearson) Heaton — married 8 May 1700 in Middletown MM, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Husband of Susannah (Griffith) Heaton — married 6 Aug 1720 in Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died before 23 Jul 1743 before age 71 in Northampton Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Robert was a Friend (Quaker)

Robert Heaton II was a William Penn fleet passenger.

Robert was born in 1671. He is the son of Robert Heaton and Alice Rycroft. ^[1] His birth was recorded by the Settle Monthly Meeting^[2] He arrived with his parents and siblings to Pennsylvania on board the William Penn Fleet ship "Lamb" in 1682.^[3]

On 8 May 1700 Robert married Grace Pearson, Pearson-2932 the daughter of Thomas Pearson at the Middletown Monthly Meeting^[4] The children of Robert Heaton and Grace were: ^[5]

• Sarah b. 1701
• Elizabeth b. 1705
• Alice b. 1708

The birth of his daughter Grace was not recorded by the Middletown Meeting at the time it recorded the births of her sisters. The birth of 1703 was recorded by the Middletown MM when it recorded her death in a memorial.

Robert's wife Grace died in 1719 and on 3 Nov 1720 Robert married Susanna Carter Griffith-587 the marriage being recorded as orderly by the Middletown Monthly Meeting.^[6] On Apr 1721 Robert was accused of having a child "with his then wife" 6 months after their marriage, the child being full term. Robert would admit no wrongdoing and was disowned by the Middletown MM.^[7][8] No further records were found for Robert after this time.

Robert died in 1743, his will being proved 23 Jul 1743. His will named his wife Susannah, and children Sarah Walker, Grace Croasdale, Elizabeth Noble, Alice Plumly, Anna Heaton and Robert Heaton^[9] Anna and Robert Heaton were likely the children born with his wife Susannah, and would have been born after 1743.

Robert Heaton and Grace Pearson were married "2,26,1700"^[10]. Their marriage was authorized by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Quakers).

Research Needed

The burial of Robert's wife Grace was recorded by the Middletown Monthly Meeting. ^[11] This record also gives burials of other people, namely, children of Robert Heaton-

• Robert & Mary, son & daughter of Robert Heaton, were buried- 9th month 23rd 1719.
• Thomas & Alice, son & daughter of Robert Heaton, were buried- 9th month 28th 1719.
• Isaac, son of Robert Heaton, was buried 10th mo. 28th 1719.

Were these children of Robert Heaton and Grace Pearson? The record does not give the mother of the children. I have not at this time found a birth record for any of these children. All of these children died in November and December of 1719. Likely, a disease of some sort was prevalent at this time, to lose 5 children so close together. There were 2 Robert Heaton's during this timeframe, Robert Sr. and Jr. Robert Heaton Sr. and his wife Alice did not have children with these names, so it is probable that the children belonged to Robert Jr. and his wife was 39 at the time of her death, so she would have still been young enough to be bearing children. It is likely that they were fairly young at the time of death, all would have been born after 1708. The only issue I find is the death of Alice, daughter of Robert in 1719. Robert already had a daughter Alice who was born in 1708, married John Plumly, and is named in her father's will. Would he name 2 daughter's Alice? Is there another Robert Heaton? A birth record would help prove their parentage.

Sources

1. ↑ SHEPPARD, WALTER LEE, JR., compiler and editor. Passengers and Ships prior to 1684. (Publications of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, 1.) Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970. 245p. Reprinted by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1985. pg 53
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 Ancestry Record 7097 #144022
3. ↑ Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1682; Page Number: 53; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry Record 7486 #3065403
4. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, 1700-1779; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 301; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #5676384
5. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #99997218
6. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1683-1892; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 309; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #6197261
7. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1698-1824; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/M5 7.1; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #162958
8. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #99997431
9. ↑ Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania; Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry Record 8802 #16439
10. ↑ Pennsylvania Archives. J. Severns & Company (1800).Google Books
    I don't know if this is old style (April) or new style (Feb) -AP)
11. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #99997295