Re: Jonathan Eaton- 1600s, Reading MA
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Jonathan Eaton- 1600s, Reading MA
Maggie 8/23/01
Hi Maggie:
My info comes from The History of the Eaton families by NZR Molyneux, 1910.
Your confusion comes from the fact that John Eaton and Jonathan Eaton are not the same person – they are brothers.There are multiple other examples of Eaton families having both a John and a Jonathan – I guess they did not see them as being the same name back then.So John Eaton (1645-1691) did marry Dorcas Greene, and his brother Jonathan Eaton (1655-1743) married (1)Elizabeth Burnap and (2) Mary Unknown.
The first son of John Eaton and Dorcas Greene was Jonas Eaton (1677-1677) but he died in infancy.Their 5th child was Jonas Eaton (May 18, 1680-Aug 13, 1727) and married Mehitable Gould.
Joe Cochoit