Thomas Eaton MFMMFMF

[ElizabethHerts]

Thomas Eaton was a Quaker.

Name
Thomas Eaton

Date and place of birth
30 March 1704 at Grendon, Northamptonshire

Names of parents
Thomas and Ann Eaton

Date and place of baptism
Name: Thomas Eaton
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1704
Baptism Date: 1 May 1704
Baptism Place: Grendon, Northamptonshire, England
Father: Thos Eaton
Mother: Ann Eaton

Details of each of his or her marriages

Thomas married three times:
1. To Doroty, with whom he had 3 children. She died in 1747.
2. To Ann, with whom he had 6 children. She is my 5x-great-grandmother. She died in 1760.
3. To Mary, with whom he had 4 children. She survived him and is mentioned in his will.
I have no details of any of the marriages, hence no maiden names for the brides.


Children
1. With Doroty:
John born 18 Jul 1736 He survived and was Executor of his father's will
Thomas born 30 Nov 1738 - must have died
Sarah born 8 Sep 1739 - must have died

2. With Ann:
Mary born 5 Jun 1751 married Joseph Jeffcoat. My 4x-great-grandmother
Thomas born 26 Oct 1753 must have died
Thomas born 4 Sep 1754 mentioned in father's will
William born 20 Sep 1755 mentioned in father's will
Martha born 12 Jun 1758 probably died
Mickell (sic) born 11 Nov 1759 probably died

3. With Mary:
Elizabeth born 7 Jun 1764 mentioned in father's will
Michael born 13 Apr 1766 mentioned in father's will
George born 12 Jun 1768 mentioned in father's will
Sarah born 27 Jul 1772 mentioned in father's will

Occupation(s)
unknown

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK)
Boycutt, in the parish of Stowe, Buckinghamshire but given as Oxfordshire at that time.

Date, place and cause of death
12 Nov 1776 at Boycott/Boycutt, Oxfordshire.

Date and place of burial
14 Nov 1776 Whittlebury Northamptonshire Friends' Burying Ground

Details of will / administration of their estate
EATON THOMAS EATEN 1777 yeoman, Boycott, Oxfordshire Oxford: Bishop & Archdeacon Will, Commission, 99.9; 21/2/22; 302/2/10
http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/az/wtext/eaton_003.html


Memorial inscription
unknown

Link to daughter Mary Eaton
http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=11779


His will mentions:
his wife Mary
his son John
his sons Thomas, Michael and George
his daughters Elizabeth and Sarah Eaton
his daughter Mary Jephcott, wife of Joseph Jephcott (my 4x-great-grandparents)
his son William Eaton

[Shona]

Found this in Northants Quaker Records.

Thomas Eaton (senr) of Boycott Oxf, husband to Mary, grazier, 73, died 12 November 1776, buried 14 November 1776 Whittlebury.

[ElizabethHerts]

Shona, many thanks! I had his wife as Ann, but I don't know where the information came from and whether it is correct.

Where are the Northants Quaker records? Are they online? I've been googling but didn't find anything.

[Shona]

Here's the link.

http://www.familyhistorynorthants.co.uk/quaker%20records.htm

[Shona]

Found this in Northants Quaker Records.

Thomas Eaton (senr) of Boycott Oxf, husband to Mary, grazier, 73, died 12 November 1776, buried 14 November 1776 Whittlebury.

I thought that this Thomas may be the father of your Thomas, given the birth dates of your Thomas's children.

[ElizabethHerts]

Many thanks for the link, Shona. I shall be busy looking at this later.

[ElizabethHerts]

I've just added some children for Thomas and Ann.

I agree that the Thomas that Shona found could be his father. Two of the children are given as having been born at Boycutt.

[ElizabethHerts]

I'm suffering from will overload. I've spent a small fortune on them!

EATON THOMAS EATEN 1777 yeoman, Boycott, Oxfordshire Oxford: Bishop & Archdeacon Will, Commission, 99.9; 21/2/22; 302/2/10


Well, more confusion!
He is Mary Jeffcoat's father, not grandfather.
She is named in the will.

There was another THomas Eaten married to a Mary having children about the same time.
But:

Name: Joseph Jeffcutt
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Of Winchinton, Bucks, England
Age:
Spouse's Name: Mary Eaton
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace: Of Boycut, England
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 10 Apr 1771
Event Place: Whittlebury, Northampton, England
Father's Name: John Jeffcutt
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: Tos Eaton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ann Eaton

I wondered if Thomas married twice, but the last child Mickoll (sic) was born in 1769. Unless the mother is a mistake!

Name: Mickoll Eaten
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1769
Birthplace: Whitellbury, England
Father's Name: Thomas Eaten
Mother's Name: Ann Eaten
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04151-5

Edit - this should be 1759 and is a mistranscription!

[ElizabethHerts]

Children of Thomas and Mary Eaten:



Name: Elizebeth Eaton
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 07 Jun 1764
Birthplace: Boycut, England
Father's Name: Thomas Eaton
Mother's Name: Mary Eaton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04151-5

Name: Micheal Eaten
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1766
Birthplace: England
Father's Name: Tos Eaten
Mother's Name: Mary Eaten
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04151-5

Name: George Eaten
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1768
Birthplace: England
Father's Name: Thos Eaten
Mother's Name: Mary Eaten
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04151-5

Name: Sarah Eaton
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1772
Birthplace: England
Father's Name: Tos Eaton
Mother's Name: Mary Eaton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04151-5

The last child that Thomas and Ann had before Mickoll was Martha, in 1758. It seems like a very long gap, 11 years. I need to find a death for Ann Eaton between then and 1764.

[ElizabethHerts]

Thomas' will mentions:

Wife Mary (gets guardianship of youngest children)
Children:
Thomas
Michael
George
Mary wife of Joseph Jephcott of Winchendon Yeoman (my 4x-great-grandparents)
William
John - joint executor with Mary and getting bulk of legacy

So I think there was a second marriage.

[ElizabethHerts]

Ooh! Was Thomas married to someone else before his marriage to Ann??

Name: John Eyton
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1736
Birthplace: Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire
Father's Name: Thomas Eyton
Mother's Name: Dorty Eyton
Affiliate Publication Number: RG6_1599

He was born c. 1703, as he was 73 when he died in 1776 (Shona's information).

This would account for John.

[ElizabethHerts]

Here is Dorety's burial:

Eaton Dorety
Husband / Father: Thomas Eaton
1747
Burial
Buckinghamshire RG6_1599

[ElizabethHerts]

I have updated this today, changing some dates and adding extra information.

[ElizabethHerts]

From the Northamptonshire PRs now on Ancestry I have found this baptism:

Name: Thomas Eaton
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1704
Baptism Date: 1 May 1704
Baptism Place: Grendon, Northamptonshire, England
Father: Thos Eaton
Mother: Ann Eaton
Parish as it Appears: Grendon

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NorthamptonshireEarly&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsln=Eaton&gsln_x=0&gskw=Grendon&MSAV=1&uidh=ho3&pcat=34&fh=1&h=1192574&recoff=&ml_rpos=2

I wouldn't normally make the link but Thomas Eaton's will states:
"Item I Give Devise and Bequeath
unto my said son John Eaton All those my several Pieces
and Parcels of Arable Land Ley Meadow and Pasture
Ground lying and being dispersedley in the Common and
Open Fields Parish and Precincts of Grendon in the County
of Northampton containing by Estimation Eight Acres be the
same more or less and now in the Occupation of Douglas Steer
Together with all and singular the Rights Members and
Appurtenances whatsoever to the aforesaid Premises belonging
or in any wise appertaining And all other my Lands Tenements
and Hereditaments whatsoever – To Hold the said Premises
with their Appurtenances unto and to the the use of my said Son
John Eaten his Heirs and Assigns for ever"

So I'm wondering whether I can claim the Grendon baptism as his?