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William Eaton 1720–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Jan 1785

Death Location: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Eaton

Mother: Sarah Pinketham

Spouse(s): Mary Brown

Children(s): Charles Eaton, Thomas Eaton, Mary Eaton, William Eaton

The story of William Eaton began in 1720 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States. William Eaton married Mary Brown, and had children including Charles Rust Eaton, Mary Eaton, Thomas Browne Eaton, William Eaton. William Eaton passed away in 1785 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Eaton began in 1720 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States.
  • William Eaton married Mary Brown, and had children including Charles Rust Eaton, Mary Eaton, Thomas Browne Eaton, William Eaton.
  • William Eaton passed away in 1785 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Eaton
1685–1786
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Sarah Pinketham
1711–1761
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brown
1725–1780
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Charles Eaton
1743–1822
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Eaton
1777–1828
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
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Mary Eaton
–1766
Birth Location: –
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William Eaton
1740–1775
Birth Location: Northhampton, North Carolina, United States
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William Eaton's Ancestors

Self
William Eaton
1720–1785
Birth Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Marble Eaton
1685–1786
Virginia, United States
Sarah Pinketham
1711–1761
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Eaton's Descendants

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William Eaton (1720–18 Jan 1785) m. Mary Brown (1725–1780)
  1. 1. Charles (Rust) Eaton 1743–1822 m. Elizabeth Jeffreys 1742–1782
    1. 1. Mary Eaton 1763–1842 m. William Baskerville 1756–1814 m. Mark Alexander 1760–1824
      1. 1. Charles Baskerville 1788–1834
      2. 2. William (Rust) Baskervill 1789–1834
      3. 3. George (Dortch) Baskerville 1793–1862
      4. 4. Elizabeth Baskervill 1790–
      5. 5. Mary (Eaton) Baskerville 1796–1837
      6. 6. Mary (Baskerville) Alexander 1805–
    2. 2. John (Rust) Eaton 1771–1830 m. Susannah Sumerville 1775–
      1. 1. John (S.) Eaton 1805–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Eaton 1807–
      3. 3. Mary (S.) Eaton 1809–
      4. 4. George (C.) Eaton 1811–
      5. 5. Robert (V.) Eaton 1815–
      6. 6. Washington (J.A.) Eaton 1817–
      7. 7. Susan (C.) Eaton 1819–1889
    3. 3. Althea Eaton 1777–1831 m. William (B) Smith 1774–1818
      1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1798–1798
      2. 2. Mary (Eaton) Smith 1799–1822
      3. 3. Paul Smith 1800–1855
      4. 4. William (B) Smith 1800–
      5. 5. Charles (Eaton) Smith 1802–1844
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Eaton) Smith 1805–
      7. 7. Samuel (Webb) Smith 1808–1864
      8. 8. Anne (Alexander) Smith 1811–1845
      9. 9. John (Granville) Smith 1814–1851
      10. 10. William Smith 1817–1827
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betty) Eaton 1787–1810
  2. 2. Thomas (Browne) Eaton 1777–1828 m. Nancy Oliver 1793–1880
    1. 1. William (Oliver) Eaton 1814–1897 m. Mary Neal 1822–1914
      1. 1. Sarah (A) Eaton 1831–
      2. 2. Thomas (Newton) Eaton 1842–1920
      3. 3. Minerva (J) Eaton 1845–
      4. 4. Nancy Eaton 1847–
      5. 5. Robert Eaton 1851–
      6. 6. William (Oliver) Eaton 1853–1919
      7. 7. Mary (Alice) Eaton 1860–
    2. 2. Ann Eaton 1816–
    3. 3. Thomas Eaton 1823–1826
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Eaton 1824–
    5. 5. John (Pinkertham) Eaton 1824–1886 m. Margeret Morrison 1828–1867 m. Julia Blake 1836–1927
      1. 1. L (Don) Eaton 1862–1949
      2. 2. John (P) Eaton 1867–1926
      3. 3. William Eaton 1870–
      4. 4. Alice (H) Eaton 1873–
      5. 5. Emma (Margaret) Eaton 1874–
    6. 6. Robert (Thomas) Eaton 1826–
  3. 3. Mary Eaton –1766 m. Robert Jones 1717–1766
    1. 1. Elizabeth Jones 1766–
  4. 4. William Eaton 1740–1775 m. Anne Sykes 1741– m. Rebecca Cocke 1744–1800
    1. 1. Dinah Eaton 1781– m. Thomas Solomon 1773–1818
      1. 1. Eaton (William) Solomon 1800–
      2. 2. Thomas Solomon 1803–
      3. 3. John Solomon 1805–1807
      4. 4. Nathan Solomon 1807–1884
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Solomon 1810–
      6. 6. Edward Solomon 1813–
      7. 7. James Solomon 1815–
      8. 8. Abigail Solomon 1817–
      9. 9. Frederick Solomon 1818–
    2. 2. William (Allen) Eaton 1769–1817 m. Mary (P) Williams 1767–1860
      1. 1. Minerva Eaton 1775–
      2. 2. Maria (A) Eaton 1777–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Eaton 1785–
      4. 4. Catherine Eaton 1791–
      5. 5. Samuel (Williams) Eaton 1793–
      6. 6. Rebecca (C) Eaton 1797–1840
      7. 7. Benjamin Eaton 1799–
      8. 8. Mary (Harriet) Eaton 1801–
      9. 9. Temperance (B) Eaton 1803–
      10. 10. James (Henry) Eaton 1804–1893
      11. 11. Henry Eaton 1783–1893 m. Bettie 1805–
      12. 12. Minerva Eaton 1807–
      13. 13. Catherine Eaton 1808–
    3. 3. Mary (Hartwell) Eaton 1773–1824 m. Samuel Williams 1760–1824
      1. 1. William (Person) Williams 1779–1815
      2. 2. Martha (Eaton) Williams 1789–1849
      3. 3. Rebecca Williams 1791–1865
      4. 4. John (Allen) Williams 1796–1882

William Eaton's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William Eaton in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1785
18 Jan 1785
Age 65
Death of William Eaton in Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2174.037; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1785
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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