Captain Joseph Eaton

1661 - 1743  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Eaton
  Birth	6 Mar 1660/61	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 3]
  His birth date was recorded as 6 (1) 1660/61.
  Oath	1677 (15 years)
  He took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity.
  Married	14 Dec 1683 (22 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  (1) Mary French, the daughter of John and Mary (Noyes) French. She was born on 12 June 1663 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 12 (4) 1663. She died on Friday 12 July 1726 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Eaton (1684-1684) 2. John Eaton (1685-____) 3. Samuel Eaton (1687-____) 4. Joseph Eaton (1690-____) 5. Benjamin Eaton (1692-____) 6. Moses Eaton (1695-____) 7. Mary Eaton (1697-____) 8. Nicholas Eaton (1699-____) 9. Sarah Eaton (1701-____) 10. Jacob Eaton (1703-____)
  Freeman	1690 (28 years)
  Occupation	say 1691 (29 years)
  Capt. John was a house carpenter.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (30 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Married	8 Dec 1726 (65 years)	Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  (2) Mary Cheney. She was born in Bradford, Massachusetts. On 29 January 1690/91 Mary, married (1) Francis Worcester, in Bradford, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 2 September 1759.
  Will	2 Feb 1735/36 (74 years)
  He mentions his wife, Mary.
  Death	13 Jan 1742/43	Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  Burial	Aft 13 Jan 1742/43	Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground,  Salisbury, Massachusetts Also known as First Cemetery, Old Burying Ground, Old Corner Burying Ground   [2]
  Probate/Proved	14 May 1742/43 (82 years)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  > 1. John Eaton,   b. Abt 1646, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Jan 1717/18, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 72 years) ▻ Mary ______,  m. 1685 > 2. Thomas Eaton,   b. 17 Jan 1646/47, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 9 Jul 1699, Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 52 years) ▻ Hannah Hubbard,  m. 14 Nov 1679 + 3. Martha Eaton,   b. 12 Aug 1648, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 Apr 1734, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 85 years) ▻ Benjamin Collins,  m. 5 Nov 1668 ;   Philip Flanders,  m. 4 Nov 1686   4. Esther Eaton,   b. say 1649, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1649, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 0 years) > 5. Elizabeth Eaton,   b. 12 Dec 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony ▻ John Groth,  m. 7 Jan 1673 ;   William Hutchins,  m. 30 Apr 1685   6. Ann Eaton,   b. 17 Dec 1652, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 Jun 1658, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 5 years) > 7. Sarah Eaton,   b. 28 Dec 1654, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 Sep 1726, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 71 years) ▻ Robert Downer,  m. 6 May 1675   8. Mary Eaton,   b. 9 Dec 1656, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 02 Feb 1656/57, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 0 years)   9. Samuel Eaton,   b. 14 Feb 1659, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony > 10. Captain Joseph Eaton,   b. 6 Mar 1660/61, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 Jan 1742/43, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary French,  m. 14 Dec 1683 ;   Mary Cheney,  m. 8 Dec 1726 > 11. Ephraim Eaton,   b. 12 Apr 1663, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 8 Jun 1723, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 60 years) ▻ Mary True,  m. 5 Feb 1689
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Eaton   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Bridget Bradstreet   d. 14 Jun 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18798
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Eaton,   b. Abt 1619, Hatton, Warwickshire, England d. 1 Nov 1682, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Martha Rowlandson,   b. 12 Aug 1622, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Jul 1712, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary French,   b. 12 Jun 1663, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 Jul 1726, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1683	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 9 months - She : 20 years and 6 months.
  Children	1684 to 1703  [1]
  1. John Eaton (1684-1684) 2. John Eaton (1685-____) 3. Samuel Eaton (1687-____) 4. Joseph Eaton (1690-____) 5. Benjamin Eaton (1692-____) 6. Moses Eaton (1695-____) 7. Mary Eaton (1697-____) 8. Nicholas Eaton (1699-____) 9. Sarah Eaton (1701-____) 10. Jacob Eaton (1703-____)
  Family ID	F9623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mary Cheney,   b. 2 Sep 1671, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 2 Sep 1759 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1726	Bradford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 9 months - She : 55 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F9629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain Joseph Eaton(6 Mar 1660/61 – 13 Jan 1742/43) 2John Eaton(Abt 1619 – 1682) 4John Eaton(1590 – 1668) 8Thomas Eaton(Abt 1565 – 1622) 16Thomas Eaton(1530 – ) 17Isabel Baker 9Helen ______ 18 19 5Anne( – 1660) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Martha Rowlandson(1622 – 1712) 6Thomas Rowlandson( – 1657) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Bridget Bradstreet( – 1662) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1660/61 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Married - 14 Dec 1683 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 14 Dec 1683 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Married - 8 Dec 1726 - Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 8 Dec 1726 - Bradford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 13 Jan 1742/43 - Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 13 Jan 1742/43 - Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 18659162 Joseph Eaton I . [S2578] Molyneux, Nellie Zara Rice, History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families, (New York: C. W. Bardeen, 1911), p 370. [S1342] Poor, Alfred. "Early Marriages in Bradford, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897), p 220. [S1811] Topsfield Historical Society. Bradford, Massachusetts Vital Records to the end of the year 1849, (Topsfield, Massachuetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907), pp 203 288. [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985), p 241.