James Heaton (bef. 1632 - 1712)

Born before 19 Aug 1632 in Great Limber, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Street) Heaton — married 20 Nov 1662 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1712 after age 80 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, New England

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Biography

James Heaton immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Birth & Origin

James Heaton was born before August 19, 1632, and was baptized on 19 Aug 1632 in Great Limber, Lincolnshire, England^[1][2][3]

Parents

James Heaton was the son of James Heaton (1605-1631) and mother Elizabeth (Tenny) Judson (abt.1610-1685)

Immigration

James Heaton Immigrated: between 1633 and 1642 with his mother to New Haven, New Haven Co., CT (then New Haven village in New Haven Colony)

Marriage

He married Sarah (Street) Heaton (abt.1644-aft.1712) the daughter of Nicholas Street III (bef.1604-1674) 20 Nov 1662 in New Haven, Connecticut.^[4][5]

Children

Children of James Heaton and Sarah Street:

• Nathaniel Heaton (1664-abt.1725) born: 19 Nov 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: 1725 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; married: about 1694: spouse: Mary TODD (born: 11 Feb 1673/1674 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; christened: 13 Dec 1685 at First Congregation Church in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT)
• Samuel Heaton born: 04 Oct 1667 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: Dec 1690 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, 23 years old
• James Heaton (1st) born: 13 Feb 1668/69 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; probably died young
• James Heaton (2nd) born: 14 Jan 1671/1672 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; probably died young
• Abigail (Heaton) Gilbert (1674-1731) born: Jan 1673/1674 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: 19 Nov 1731 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; married: first: 09 Dec 1691 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; spouse: first: Ebenezer ATWATER (born: 13 Jan 1666/67 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT); spouse: second: John GILBERT (born: about 1685)
• Seth Heaton (1676-1739) born: 25 Mar 1676 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; buried: Montowese, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; married: 1701 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; spouse: Hannah TODD (born: 1680 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; christened: 13 Dec 1685 in First Congregational Church, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT)
• Susanna (Heaton) Alcott (1680-1737) (twin) born: 12 Apr 1680 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: 03 Mar 1736 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; married: 08 May 1698 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; spouse: John ALCOTT (I)
• Theophilus Heaton (1680-1760) (twin) born: 12 Apr 1680 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; died: 1760 in Montowese, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; married: 21 Dec 1709 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; spouse: Sarah EARLE (born: about 1682)
• Anna (Heaton) Bradley (1682-) born: 23 Dec 1682 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT; spouse: Joseph BRADLEY (born: 15 Feb 1676/1677 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT)

Life

James Heaton was born in 1632 at Great Limber, Lincolnshire, England. He was baptized there on August 19, 1632. His parents were James Heaton and Elizabeth Tenney. His father died eight months before his birth. Sometime between 1633 and 1642, his mother came to New Haven with James. She is called a widow in the records of New Haven. On November 20, 1662, in New Haven, James married Sarah Street, the daughter of Nicholas and Alice Street. James and Sarah had nine children, all born in New Haven. James died on October 16, 1712, and is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven. The record of the death of Sarah has not been found. Previously genealogies have listed Nathaniel Heaton as James' father with Elizabeth Wight, however, this one says Nathaniel was his uncle.

Death & Burial

Died: 16 Oct 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Note: death date from Gull, Thomas A., confirmed in Street Genealogy Buried: After 16 Oct 1712 in Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Note: burial information from: Street, Henry A. & Mary A., The Street Genealogy New England Historic Genealogy Society Exeter, NH, 1895. Buried: After 16 Oct 1712 in Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT Note: burial information from: Street, Henry A. & Mary A., The Street Genealogy New England Historic Genealogy Society Exeter, NH, 1895. He died 10 Oct 1712 in New Haven, Connecticut.^[4] He is buried at the Grove Street Cemetery. James was mentioned on a memorial in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 16 October 1712.^[6]

Research Note

from Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography: genealogical-memorial…, Vol 2, page 257: “James Heaton, born in England, 1633, came to New Haven, Connecticut, 1649, and married 1662, Sarah Street.” Note: from NEHGR 151:329, 81:132; "The Tenney Family of Lincolnshire and Rowley, Massachusetts," by Douglas Richardson; NEHGR 152:608, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and His Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.," by Douglas Richardson and Dean Crawford Smith; The Street Genealogy; Families of Ancient New Haven, 1:162, 2:261 & 3:726; New Haven vital records; and The Street Genealogy; Charles Hale headstone collection.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 504559
   Ancestry Record 9841 #112356646 (accessed 4 August 2023)
   James Heaton was baptism on 19 Aug 1632, son of James Heaton, in Great Limber, Lincoln, England.
2. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. "The English Background of the Tenney Family." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. V 151, pp 329-341. Boston: NEHGS 1997.
3. ↑ Date confirmed on the IGI Index
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.
5. ↑ Vital records of New Haven, 1649-1850, by Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society, https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofne00orde/page/n53/mode/2up?q=James+Heaton
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #24398089 (accessed 4 August 2023)
   Memorial page for James Heaton (1632-16 Oct 1712), citing Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Donna Carvey (contributor 46930903).

• Richardson, Douglas and Dean Crawford Smith. "English Ancestry of Nathaniel¹ Heaton of Boston, Mass., and of His Nephew, James²Heaton of New Haven, Connecticut." NEHGR Vol. 152 (1998), p 452 AmericanAncestors (by subscription)

• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 1, pp 12., 62. vol 2, p 261, vol 3, p 642, Vol 7, p 1709.

• Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of Connecticut Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register ([CD] Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), vol 3, p 462.

• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 372.
• Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Hartford, 1917) Part 1.
  • Page 16. Marriage record.
  • Page 118. Death record.