1st wife Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 Prince George, VA d circa 1764 Warren, NC
m. 19 JAN 1763
2nd wife Anne Stith b. 1750 d. 1791 m. 8 DEC 1781
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon.
Thomas Eaton was the son of William Eaton d. 1759 and Mary Rives who moved from Prince George county, VA to Bute County NC about the time he was born. Thomas owned land at Eaton's Ferry on the Roanoke in the eastern part of Bute County. Eaton was a Revolutionary patriot and served as a Colonel and Brigadier General of the Bute County NC/eastern half later Warren County militia/regiments during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the Revolutionary War from 1775-1784. He was also a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress, North Carolina House of Commons, and the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell.
A famous story involved Thomas Eaton at the battle of Brier Creek. Eaton apparently had a distinctive boot because he had small feet. His boots were lost at the Battle of Brier Creek and came into the possession of Tory leader Colonel John Hamilton. Hamilton returned the boots at a dinner party at the home of Willie Jones in Halifax, NC many years later. Eaton threw the boots back across the table at Hamilton!!
2nd wife Anne Stith was daughter of Buckner Stith and Susannah Munford
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones was daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon. John Jones, was 1st cousin to Willie Jones of the famous anecdote
CHILDREN
Anna Bland Eaton b 21 DEC 1763 d. 6 DEC 1847 m. Guilford Dudley
Thomas Buckner Eaton d. April 1828 Warren Co NC
William Eaton b. 27 JAN 1783 d 19 NOV 1869 FAG 124217084
Harriet Bolling Eaton m. Capt Grandison Field 27 MAR 1811
Mary Allen Eaton m. her cousin Eaton Price Pugh b. Mecklenburg, VA; d. November 30, 1821, Northampton Co., NC.
FAG 141165268
All children are named in Thomas Eaton's will.
Sources
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334, 350-351; Campbell, Charles ed., The Bland Papers. Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840, pg 20-21,
https://books.google.com/books?id=JsgTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Gift of Deed Thomas Eaton to daughter Anna Bland Dudley and granddaughter Fanny Bland Dudley, Williamson County Archives Franklin, TN General Index to Deeds 1824 Vol G page 429;
Will of Thomas Eaton Warren County NC Will Abstracts 1779-1844, Will Book 15, pg 85 transcribed by Deloris Williams http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/wills-indv/war-wills4.htm#eaton
Approximate death date Anna Bland, from daughter Anna Bland Eaton Dudley obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
Register of Marriages Brunswick County, Virginia compiled by Virginia State Library image 161 of 581 Film 007578837 Family Search database Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 marriage to Anne Stith
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_generals.html
Boddie, John, Southside Virginia Families Vol 1 Eaton of North Carolina
Powell, William S. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
m. 19 JAN 1763
2nd wife Anne Stith b. 1750 d. 1791 m. 8 DEC 1781
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon.
Thomas Eaton was the son of William Eaton d. 1759 and Mary Rives who moved from Prince George county, VA to Bute County NC about the time he was born. Thomas owned land at Eaton's Ferry on the Roanoke in the eastern part of Bute County. Eaton was a Revolutionary patriot and served as a Colonel and Brigadier General of the Bute County NC/eastern half later Warren County militia/regiments during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the Revolutionary War from 1775-1784. He was also a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress, North Carolina House of Commons, and the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell.
A famous story involved Thomas Eaton at the battle of Brier Creek. Eaton apparently had a distinctive boot because he had small feet. His boots were lost at the Battle of Brier Creek and came into the possession of Tory leader Colonel John Hamilton. Hamilton returned the boots at a dinner party at the home of Willie Jones in Halifax, NC many years later. Eaton threw the boots back across the table at Hamilton!!
2nd wife Anne Stith was daughter of Buckner Stith and Susannah Munford
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones was daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon. John Jones, was 1st cousin to Willie Jones of the famous anecdote
CHILDREN
Anna Bland Eaton b 21 DEC 1763 d. 6 DEC 1847 m. Guilford Dudley
Thomas Buckner Eaton d. April 1828 Warren Co NC
William Eaton b. 27 JAN 1783 d 19 NOV 1869 FAG 124217084
Harriet Bolling Eaton m. Capt Grandison Field 27 MAR 1811
Mary Allen Eaton m. her cousin Eaton Price Pugh b. Mecklenburg, VA; d. November 30, 1821, Northampton Co., NC.
FAG 141165268
All children are named in Thomas Eaton's will.
Sources
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334, 350-351; Campbell, Charles ed., The Bland Papers. Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840, pg 20-21,
https://books.google.com/books?id=JsgTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Gift of Deed Thomas Eaton to daughter Anna Bland Dudley and granddaughter Fanny Bland Dudley, Williamson County Archives Franklin, TN General Index to Deeds 1824 Vol G page 429;
Will of Thomas Eaton Warren County NC Will Abstracts 1779-1844, Will Book 15, pg 85 transcribed by Deloris Williams http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/wills-indv/war-wills4.htm#eaton
Approximate death date Anna Bland, from daughter Anna Bland Eaton Dudley obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
Register of Marriages Brunswick County, Virginia compiled by Virginia State Library image 161 of 581 Film 007578837 Family Search database Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 marriage to Anne Stith
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_generals.html
Boddie, John, Southside Virginia Families Vol 1 Eaton of North Carolina
Powell, William S. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
1st wife Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 Prince George, VA d circa 1764 Warren, NC
m. 19 JAN 1763
2nd wife Anne Stith b. 1750 d. 1791 m. 8 DEC 1781
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon.
Thomas Eaton was the son of William Eaton d. 1759 and Mary Rives who moved from Prince George county, VA to Bute County NC about the time he was born. Thomas owned land at Eaton's Ferry on the Roanoke in the eastern part of Bute County. Eaton was a Revolutionary patriot and served as a Colonel and Brigadier General of the Bute County NC/eastern half later Warren County militia/regiments during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the Revolutionary War from 1775-1784. He was also a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress, North Carolina House of Commons, and the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell.
A famous story involved Thomas Eaton at the battle of Brier Creek. Eaton apparently had a distinctive boot because he had small feet. His boots were lost at the Battle of Brier Creek and came into the possession of Tory leader Colonel John Hamilton. Hamilton returned the boots at a dinner party at the home of Willie Jones in Halifax, NC many years later. Eaton threw the boots back across the table at Hamilton!!
2nd wife Anne Stith was daughter of Buckner Stith and Susannah Munford
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones was daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon. John Jones, was 1st cousin to Willie Jones of the famous anecdote
CHILDREN
Anna Bland Eaton b 21 DEC 1763 d. 6 DEC 1847 m. Guilford Dudley
Thomas Buckner Eaton d. April 1828 Warren Co NC
William Eaton b. 27 JAN 1783 d 19 NOV 1869 FAG 124217084
Harriet Bolling Eaton m. Capt Grandison Field 27 MAR 1811
Mary Allen Eaton m. her cousin Eaton Price Pugh b. Mecklenburg, VA; d. November 30, 1821, Northampton Co., NC.
FAG 141165268
All children are named in Thomas Eaton's will.
Sources
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334, 350-351; Campbell, Charles ed., The Bland Papers. Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840, pg 20-21,
https://books.google.com/books?id=JsgTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Gift of Deed Thomas Eaton to daughter Anna Bland Dudley and granddaughter Fanny Bland Dudley, Williamson County Archives Franklin, TN General Index to Deeds 1824 Vol G page 429;
Will of Thomas Eaton Warren County NC Will Abstracts 1779-1844, Will Book 15, pg 85 transcribed by Deloris Williams http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/wills-indv/war-wills4.htm#eaton
Approximate death date Anna Bland, from daughter Anna Bland Eaton Dudley obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
Register of Marriages Brunswick County, Virginia compiled by Virginia State Library image 161 of 581 Film 007578837 Family Search database Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 marriage to Anne Stith
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_generals.html
Boddie, John, Southside Virginia Families Vol 1 Eaton of North Carolina
Powell, William S. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
m. 19 JAN 1763
2nd wife Anne Stith b. 1750 d. 1791 m. 8 DEC 1781
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon.
Thomas Eaton was the son of William Eaton d. 1759 and Mary Rives who moved from Prince George county, VA to Bute County NC about the time he was born. Thomas owned land at Eaton's Ferry on the Roanoke in the eastern part of Bute County. Eaton was a Revolutionary patriot and served as a Colonel and Brigadier General of the Bute County NC/eastern half later Warren County militia/regiments during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the Revolutionary War from 1775-1784. He was also a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress, North Carolina House of Commons, and the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell.
A famous story involved Thomas Eaton at the battle of Brier Creek. Eaton apparently had a distinctive boot because he had small feet. His boots were lost at the Battle of Brier Creek and came into the possession of Tory leader Colonel John Hamilton. Hamilton returned the boots at a dinner party at the home of Willie Jones in Halifax, NC many years later. Eaton threw the boots back across the table at Hamilton!!
2nd wife Anne Stith was daughter of Buckner Stith and Susannah Munford
3rd wife Elizabeth Jones was daughter of John Jones and Priscilla Weldon. John Jones, was 1st cousin to Willie Jones of the famous anecdote
CHILDREN
Anna Bland Eaton b 21 DEC 1763 d. 6 DEC 1847 m. Guilford Dudley
Thomas Buckner Eaton d. April 1828 Warren Co NC
William Eaton b. 27 JAN 1783 d 19 NOV 1869 FAG 124217084
Harriet Bolling Eaton m. Capt Grandison Field 27 MAR 1811
Mary Allen Eaton m. her cousin Eaton Price Pugh b. Mecklenburg, VA; d. November 30, 1821, Northampton Co., NC.
FAG 141165268
All children are named in Thomas Eaton's will.
Sources
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334, 350-351; Campbell, Charles ed., The Bland Papers. Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840, pg 20-21,
https://books.google.com/books?id=JsgTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Gift of Deed Thomas Eaton to daughter Anna Bland Dudley and granddaughter Fanny Bland Dudley, Williamson County Archives Franklin, TN General Index to Deeds 1824 Vol G page 429;
Will of Thomas Eaton Warren County NC Will Abstracts 1779-1844, Will Book 15, pg 85 transcribed by Deloris Williams http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/wills-indv/war-wills4.htm#eaton
Approximate death date Anna Bland, from daughter Anna Bland Eaton Dudley obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
Register of Marriages Brunswick County, Virginia compiled by Virginia State Library image 161 of 581 Film 007578837 Family Search database Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 marriage to Anne Stith
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_generals.html
Boddie, John, Southside Virginia Families Vol 1 Eaton of North Carolina
Powell, William S. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
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