Re: Capt. William Yeaton - Maine/NH
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Capt. William Yeaton - Maine/NH
1/17/00
I was contacted via email by another descendant of this man who had all his children's name.This was my response to her which I thought I would share with all:
Based on this information, my best guess is this is (and remember it is only a guess!!).
1. Richard Yeaton m. Hannah
2. John Yeaton m. Elizabeth Randall
3. Benjamin Yeaton m. Martha Mace
4. William Yeaton m. Abigail White
5. William Yeaton (Jr.) m. Mary Sawyer
6. the children enumerated including an Abigail W. Yeaton and Martha Yeaton.
This is what I know about Benjamin-3 (John-2) Yeaton:
13. Benjamin3 YEATON, son of John2 and Elizabeth (Randall) Yeaton was born at Newcastle say 1722 and died there between 1780 and 1790.Benjamin was a mariner/fisherman and is called that consistently in deeds and court cases.Some time about 1750 Benjamin married Martha Mace of Newcastle.Her identification is deduced as follows:Her first name appears in the Newcastle tax lists as Benjamin’s falls out.She is also listed as the head of the household in the 1790 census.Her surname is deduced from the relationship of Benjamin and the Mace family and their naming a child Andrew Mace Yeaton.Martha was born about 1730 and died shortly before 23 February 1828 at Eastport, Maine, when her death notice appeared in the Eastport Sentinel.The notice gives her age as 98 and that she was formerly of Newcastle. [Note this is how to distinguish those Newcastle Yeatons who moved to Eastport, they must be children of this couple.]
Benjamin was stationed at Ft. William and Mary in 1747.On 26 January 1759 Reuben Mace of Newcastle, mariner for 200 pounds from Benjamin Yeatton of Newcastle, mariner, sells one-half of my now dwelling house, being about two acres.No wife releases dower on this deed, which is witnessed by Nathaniel Sargeant and Richard Yeaton and recorded on 7 May 1765.This implies that Benjamin moved in with Reuben, indicating a close relationship.Benjamin of Newcastle, fisherman was sued in 1761 owing money to a local merchant.In the suit, his account sheet is reproduced in which a James Yeaton appears as paying part of the debt.On 7 June 1771, Benjamin Yeaton of Newcastle, mariner sold to Daniel Warner, Esquire of Portsmouth for found pounds, ten shillings, nine acres of land in Epsom “it being the fifty-first lot, run by the name of John Yeaton of Newcastle.”The deed was witnessed by Ebenezer Hanscom and Joseph Shillaber and recorded on 19 September 1771.It should be noted that this is the same lot that John2 Yeaton had as a proprietor of Epsom.It is the same land description as sold by his brother Richard during the same year.
Benjamin does not leave any probate records nor does his wife.It is impossible to track his daughters.He had at least three sons as shown by tax records and the deduction that the James in the lawsuit must be his son.Benjamin is taxed at Newcastle in 1749, 1753-4, and 1756.In 1769 he is taxed as Benjamin Yeatten and two sons.In 1770 he is taxed as Benjamin Yeatton and son.In 1771, he is noted as Benjamin Yeatton and son and Andrew Mace Yeaton is first taxed.In 1774, Benjamin Yeatton and son, Andrew Mace Yeaton and Benjamin Yeaton, Jr. are taxed.Although “Jr.” is not an automatic sign that he is a son (it merely indicates the younger of the two men with the same name), through the analysis outlined under Richard3, Benjamin’s brother, both Andrew Mace and Benjamin must be Benjamin’s sons.The third unnamed son must be the James of the lawsuit.In 1779, Benjamin Yeaton and son are taxed and so is Andrew Mace Yeaton.
Children of Benjamin3 and Martha (Mace) Yeaton, born at Newcastle:
i. Benjamin4 born about 1751.
ii. James4, born say 1753.
iii. Andrew Mace4 born about 1755.
iv. William4 born say 1760 married Abigail White on 5 Nov 1784 at Newcastle.This is from Newcastle Town Records, so it is a primary source.
Nevermind what Jones says about which William married Abigail White.He's a hack.He says that William-3 Philip-2 married secondly Abigail White.That's crap.William3 YEATON born about 1736, and died at Portsmouth on or about 16 April 1799.He was a blockmaker and is so noted in all deeds and court cases.On 8 December 1763 at Charlestown, he married Elizabeth Sprague.She was the daughter of John6 (John5 Jonathan4 John3 Ralph2 Edward1) and Lucy (Richardson) Sprague and born in Charlestown on 22 August 1743 and died after 1806.He cannot be the same man who married Abigail White in 1784, since he sells land in 1791 with his wife Elizabeth.
So that's my best guesses.I hope it helps.Research in land records and probate in Maine may solidify this for you.
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