Eaton- Francis Eaton, US 1620

Generation One:

Francis Eaton- b. abt. 1600; m(1). Sarah Eaton Nee Unknown; m(2) Dorothy Eaton Nee Unknown;

m(3). 1625 Christian Penn at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. abt 8 November 1633 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 33 years.

M(1) Children:

1. Samuel b. abt 1619; m(1) bef. 10 March 1646 Elizabeth Eaton Nee Unknown; m(2) 10 January 1660 Martha Billington

M(2) Children:

2. Rachel b. 1625 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 2 March 1646 Joseph Ramsdell at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. bet. 3 July 1656 to October 1661 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged

3. Benjamin b. abt 1627 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. Sarah Hoskins;

4. Child b. abt 1629 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. aft. 1651

Francis is among the more difficult lines. He apparently left no will, thus we include here information about Benjamin, Rachel and Samuel, the known surviving children. The recent Volume 9 of Francis Eaton Through Five Generations will undoubtedly assist researchers of this family. [MD2.2.115] Francis Eaton. Died at Plymouth, between March 25th 1633 (tax list) and 8 November, 1633 (estate inventory). He married, first, SARAH , who died at Plymouth, early in 1621, but after 11 January. His second wife, whom he married at Plymouth, was possibly Governor Carver's maid servant. He married, third, at Plymouth, in 1624 or 1625, Christian Penn, who died at Middleborough about 1684. She married, second, Francis2 BILLINGTON (John1). His children were Samuel, a child of Francis and 1st Sarah; Rachel, Benjamin, a child (idiot) unm. who died after 1651 by 3rd wife Christian Penn. [MD2.2.117] SAMUEL2 EATON. Son of FRANCIS and SARAH. Born in 1620. Died at Middleborough, in 1684, before 8 November. He married, first, before 20 March, 1647, Elizabeth —, who died before 1661. He married, second, at Plymouth, 20 January, 1661, Martha3 Billington (Francis2, John 1), who died after 8 November, 1684. [MB&D Rosser 1:442] There were two daughters of his first marriage, about which nothing is known. From his marriage to Martha Billington, he had children Sarah, Samuel and Mercy that are known. [MF5G:438+] Benjamin was apparenty born about 1627 and married Sarah Hoskins, daughter of William Hoskins and Sarah Cushman. Their children were Benjamin Eaton, William Eaton, Ebenezer Eaton, Rebecca Eaton, and possibly [MF5G:193] Experience Eaton.

Death: He died in Plymouth sometime in 1633, between March 25 when his name appeared on a tax list, and November 8, when his possessions were inventoried for probate. Ship: Mayflower, 1620 Life in England: The records in Bristol identify Francis Eaton as a house carpenter. The son of John and Dorothy (Smith) Eaton, he was the only one of their children known to have survived to adulthood. No record of his marriage or the birth of his first child has been found in Bristol, so he may have lived elsewhere in England before he traveled to New England. Life in New England: Francis, his wife Sarah, and infant son Samuel arrived in New England aboard the Mayflower in November 1620. By the time of his death he was a freeman and owned various pieces of property in Plymouth. The inventory of “Fr Eaton carpenter of Plymouth” showed that his debts far exceeded the value of his estate.He was buried in Plymouth, but the location is unknown.

The Inventory of Francis Easton