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http://members.aol.com/vafdking/eaton.htm
This above link is to a William Eaton.
William Eaton Sr. was born in York, VA. He married a woman named Mary in Prince George County, VA. William died in Febuary of 1759 in Granville, N.C. They had a son named William Eaton Jr. William Eaton Jr. married Mary Browne the duaghter of Henry Browne Sr. William Eaton Jr. married Mary Browne in Surry County, VA. William Eaton Jr. and Mary Browne had Sarah Eaton in Prince George County, VA. Sarah Eaton married Charles Johnson in Granville, N.C. They have William Eaton Johnson in Bute, N.C. and Hugh Johnson in 1762 Granville, N.C. William Eaton Johnson marries back into the Eaton family via Elizabeth Park whose mother was Elizabeth Eaton and father was William Park. (They marry in Warren, N.C. July of 1807— this marriage date seems off some how). Hugh Johnson marries Sally Green daughter of William Green Sr. and Mary Christmas in Warren, N.C. Hugh and Mary have children that go on to marry into the Jones family.
If anyone could help me locate information please check for William Eaton Johnson and Elizabeth Park in Warren, N.C. Also for William Eaton Johnson and his father Charles Johnson in Bute or Granville, N.C. It interests me to find out if either of these Johnson lines contains a Washington, James, Granville, or George Johnson as children or neighbors.
Thanks
Collins,
The Will of William Eaton (sr) of St. John’s Parish, Granville Co, NC dated Feby 19, 1759; probated March 20, 1759;
wife Mary (my note: nee: RIVES ? or RINES ? ).
son William.
dau Jane, former wife of Anthony Haynes, now wife of Col’o Nathaniel Edwards. Jane’s son Eaton Haynes, and Jane’s dau Anne Haynes
dau Mary, wife of Robert Jones Jr (my note: he was an Attorney and Merchant and lived in Northampton Co., NC).
DAUGHTER SARAH, wife of CHARLES JOHNSON, whose former husband had been John Thornton.
dau Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Weldon.
dau Martha, under 21 yrs of age.
sons Thomas and Charles Rust, under 21.
This Will is 4 and one half pages long.
A bill of sale, Feby 22, 1759, Wm. Eaton, to son-in-law Charles Johnson in which he (Wm Eaton) refers to his grandson Wm. Eaton Johnson.
(my summary from source: “History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1800” by Thomas McAdory Owen, c.1993, Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Even in that source book, this Will is not printed in its entirety but says this entry I’ve summarized contains all names and localities mentioned in the original Will.)
I’ll post the entire entry from this book if you think these are the people you’re looking for.
Bill
Thank you that would be great.
You answered a question I had about the marriages of Sarah Eaton. On the link I posted it wasn’t clear who was the first husband although I figured that since the Thornton children came first it must have been John Thornton as the first marriage. Thanks
From the above named source….
“William Eaton, of St. Johns’ Parish, Gr. Co. Will, dat. Feby 19, 1759, prob. March 20, 1759. Wife Mary; son William, to whom he gives “all my Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments in the Counties of Dinwiddie and Brunswick in the Colony of Virginia except the Land and plantation I recovered of William Scoggan as heir to John Scoggan and my Lot and House in the Town of Petersburg”;
daughter Jane, wife of Col’o. Nathaniel Edwards, whose former husband had been Anthony Haynes (father of Eaton Haynes), deceased, by whom she had children, daughter Anne Haynes, relict of Andrew Haynes, deceased.
Daughter Mary wife of Robert Jones Jr.;
daughter Sarah, wife of Charles Johnson, whose former husband had been John Thornton (see no. 27 supra for will of John Thornton);
daughter Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Weldon;
daughter Martha Eaton;
son Thomas to whom he gives his land and plantation in Gr. Co., where testator now lives, also his plantations called “Bowsers”, the two whereon Lewis Ballard and Gamaliel Earl live, and one in Narthampton County (N.C.) called “Cumboes”, also his plantation in Gr. Co. called “Goalds”, also his Lot in Halifax Town adjoining the market place and main street; son Charles Rust, to whom he gives all his landed estates in Halifax County except his lots in the town of Halifax, and grandson Eaton Haynes (probably son of Anthony Haynes, dec’d). Wife Mary, to whom he gives “for and during the term of her natural life my tract of land whereon Granville Court house is built with all and singular my other tract of Land and Surveys of Land on Tabbs’ Creek and the branches thereof.” Sons Thomas and Charles Rust, and daut. Martha are under 21 years. (There are sundry other bequests and legacies, besides numbers of clauses not named above, appearing in the will, which is closely written and covers four and one half pages. Only personal and items of locality are included.) Exs: wife and son-in-law Robt. Jones Jr. Wit. to will of Wm. Eaton “Gent”: Wm. Person, John Paine, Rich’d. Coleman.”
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“John Thornton, of Gr. Co. Will, dat. Nov 10, 1754; prob. Sept. 2, 1755. To wife Sarah, two negroes “Anne” and “Tab”, and a negro boy “Antony” and also an equal part with his chil. in rest of est. of test. not otherwise disposed of;
(2) all the use of his negros in equal proportion bet. his 3 chil. when either of them shall arrive at 18 yrs of age;
(3) “all my Land in Brunswick County in Virginia” and “a tract of Land in Northampton County in Carolina” to be sold and used for discharging his debt, the surplus if any to used for purchase of slaves to be divided amongst his children as above;
(4) “all that tract of Land whereon I live in Granville County” to son Francis Thornton, but if he shoud die without heirs lawfully begotten of his body, this tract is to go to dau. Mary Thornton. Exs: wife and Robert Jones Jr. Wit: William Person, Mary Jordan, William Lankford.”
“At a Court held for Granville County 2 March 1756. This Inventory was presented in Court by the Ex’rs. of John Thornton Gent. late dec’ed, & was Ordered to be Recorded. Teste Dan’l Weldon, C.C.”
So! The Charles Rust Eaton who was underage in his father’s will born c1743, married Elizabeth Jeffreys, daughter of Osborne Jeffreys and Patience Spear (Speir)…sister to Elizabeth Jeffreys, Mary married John Hunt…(his last wife) son of Memucan Hunt and Mary Wade…
Memucan, in his will probated 1808, mention’s John Hunt’s children, but does not name them. See Andrea II: John Hunt’s Will, signed 8 Apr. 1807 and probated Dec. Court, 1807. Names all of his children by first wife (not named) and by “last wife” Mary Hunt. (nee Jeffreys). “John Stallings of Bute Co., N.C. A deed signed 3 Nov. 1770 to James Hunt of Bute Co., N.C., 100 acres of land and it being part of 640 acres granted originally to Osborn Jeffreys who on the 27 July 1761 sold same to Stallings. Witnesses: James Dendy, Kesiah Dendy & Charity Dendy.”
and cont’d
And, sister of Memucan Hunt, Sarah marries my Joseph Allen.
Then, a daughter of Charles Rust Eaton and elizabeth Jeffreys, Althea Eaton born 10 oct. 1777 in Granville co NC..married William B Smith..Parents of William B Smith, Samuel Smith b 1729 and Mary WEBB b 1740, father James Webb and Mary Edmondson…
AUSTIN WEBB and Ailsey Waters, father John Webb and Martha Claiborne…parents of John Webb, JAMES WEBB and Mary Edmondson….these people are very intertwined…Sue J
Thanks, Sue!
…. always appreciative of your help.
That is quite a connection.
I saw some new entries for Memucan Hunt in the process that I’ll post back to that original thread or I’ll start a new one if I can’t find the old one.
Bill
This is speculation until I can get a good chance to digest and double check the info., but Saj that would make us related wouldn’t it?
The Webb family is my mom’s side. I think you are also related to me from my dad’s line as well.
If these lines hold up it would be a second connection to the Southeastern Siouans. Fascinating!
Thank you, both, Saj and Bill.
Just an observation about your last name Janz. From what I researched Janz is another way to spell Janes and Jaynes, which was previously spelled Jeans. I have Jaynes on my mom’s side.
Actually Ellen Evely Webb married Charles Pinkley Riley. Charles’ mother was Eliza I. Jaynes and the Jaynes were from Pickens Co. S.C. in possibly the Oconee area near the Keowee River.
Bill do you know Paul K. Collins there in Indianapolis?
I ask because you said you have Collins lines. If I’m not mistaken he is a more closely related relative to Brenda Collins Dillion.
Just a curiosity question.
Sue,
I don’t want to hijack this thread but be aware that this is the area and people that Becky and I are currently researching for this Cameron mill project. In deed dated 7 Apr 1809, Duncan Cameron bought 2300 acres on flat river from Osborne Jeffries Sr. On 15 Sept 1812, Cameron bought 738 acres from Osborne Jeffries Jr.
The Cameron overseer for the Person Co plantation was James Cothran, son of John Cothran and Mary Satterfield (sister to my line of Satterfields) James’ children marry and tie together through sibling unions the whole group we have discussed at length on another thread……Allen, Burton, Gooch, Tapp, Moore, Bumpass, Jones, Sneed, Chambers, Lunsford, Mangum, Cozart, etc, ad nauseum.
In short, the Jeffries plantation brought these people together and the Cameron plantation kept them together. Both plantations were very tolerant of ndns and mixed bloods as desirable overseers and tradesmen
Ken,
You surely aren’t hijacking and I appreciate any input and help. Your project is pretty amazing!
We aren’t stepping on anyone’s toes are we by posting names? Hey now I’m paranoid. Sue
Sue, people whose toes get damaged easily should invest in some steel-toed boots LOL
The more info the better. We will be going public in a big way in the near future. Another Sue 😉 who is a Moore/Burton/Parker descendent, gave me the first connections because of her belief that the Burton/Sneed/Allen group were in Person(Old Orange/Granville/Bute)Co,NC because of the Osborne Jeffries plantation.
I will take this back to the Cameron thread when I get time to do an update 😉
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