Rev. Nathaniel Eaton

Abt 1615 - Aft 1647  (> 33 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Eaton  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Abt 1615  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Headright	11 Jun 1635	James City Co, Virginia   [2]
  	Mr. Jerimiah Clement was granted 500 acres E. upon land formerly in his possesson & N. upon James River. 50 acres for the personal adventure of his wife Edey Clements & 450 acres for transportating 9 persons: John Clement, John Giles, John Dawtres, Christopher Abbott, Henry Thompson, John Taylor, Tho. Ashly (or Ashby), Wm. Stevens, Wm. Winter, Nathaniel Eaton. Renewed by Sir John Harvey in the name of the patentee. Witt: Tho. Cooke, Clerk.
  Anecdote	1638  [1]
  	Rev. Nathaniel Eaton came to Virginia from Massachusetts where in 1638 he had become the first master of the school that later became Harvard University.
  Record ID	84577
  Death	Aft 1647  [1]
  Person ID	I84577	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Ann (4) Graves,   b. 1620, England d. Bef 18 Jul 1683, Charles Co, Maryland (Age < 63 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1642	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	It was on this date that Rev. Nathaniel Eaton assigned land at Hungar's Creek due him by right of intermarriage with the widow and relict of William Cotton, Clerke.
  Children	1. Samuel (19) Eaton,   b. Abt 1642, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 4 Apr 1684, Eaton's Delight, Charles Co, Maryland (Age < 42 years)   2. Nathaniel (20) Eaton,   b. Abt 1644, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F27676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 133 (Graves Family), 888. [S893] Nugent, Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol I, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.), p. 28 (Mr. Jerimiah Clement for 500 acres), 893.