Abigail Eaton

Abigail (Bachelor) Eaton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Abigail Batchelder (Bachelor in the Great Migration Begins) was born about 1600. She died after 1658. She married Dammant. After his death, she married John Eaton. Born: About 1600 in England. Age 35 on her Certificate of Conformity to travel on the Elizabeth and Ann in April 1635. [1]

Her first marriage record calls her 'of Faversham.' co. Kent, England and her first child was also born there. It is likely she was born at or very near to Faversham. Her parents have not been identified.

Common Errors to Avoid

• Despite intensive research, Abigail is not known to be the daughter of Mark (Bachelder) Batchelder and Mary Fantinge.

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• Incorrect LNAB: It is sometimes claimed that the wife of John Eaton was named Abigail Gilson. This is an error caused by the confusion between John Damon (d. 1708) of Reading who was the oldest son of our Abigail Bachelor, and a different John Damon (d. 1676) of Scituate who was heir to his uncle, William Gilson. Parish records from Faversham and St. Mary’s make it clear that she is Abigail Bachelor.
• Anderson error: Robert Charles Anderson in his Great Migration series expressed doubt that Abigail was a sister of John Bachelor of Watertown stating “no evidence has been found to support this claim.”[7] He also stated that “the maiden name of John Eaton’s wife remains unknown.” On 30 July 1641, “bretheren John Batchellour & John Eaton wth ther wives” were admitted to the church at Dedham, but Anderson felt it was incorrect to therefore assume that Abigail was John Bachelor’s sister. However, he was unaware of the parish records at Faversham and Dover which absolutely prove her maiden name as Abigail Bachelor. It is therefore certain that Abigail’s maiden was in fact Bachelor, and that John Bachelor was almost certainly her brother.+
• Incorrect father: She is sometimes made to be a daughter of Mark Bachelor and so a sister of a another Great Migration immigrant, Henry Bachelor. This is incorrect. It is caused by a confusion with an entirely different Henry Bachelor who settled in Dedham, Massachusetts and might be a brother of Abigail. Her parents are unidentified.

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From History of Westminster, Massachusetts - 1728-1893 by William Sweetzer Heywood (Lowell, Mass.: 1893):

"In the spring of 1635, there came over to New England, in the ship Elizabeth & Ann, Abigail, aged 35, formerly wife and widow of one Dammant,and now the wife of John Eaton; with her were her children, "Jane Dammand, aged 9," Marie Eaton, aged 4, and Thomas Eaton, 1. Her husband John Eaton, and her son John Dammant came aboard after the vessel left port, or preceded them in another vessel. They settled in Dedham."

Abigail Batchelder and Mr. Dammant had the following children:

1. F i Jane Dammin was born in 1626.
2. M ii John Dammant.

Abigail Dammant and John Eaton had the following children:

1. Mary Eaton b: 20 MAR 1631 in Dover, Kent, England
2. John Eaton b: 17 OCT 1633 in Dover, Kent, England
3. Thomas Eaton b: ABT 1634 in Dover, Kent, England
4. John Eaton b: ABT 1636 in Dover, Kent, England
5. Abigail Eaton b: 06 JAN 1640 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
6. Jacob Eaton b: 08 JUN 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Abigail Batchelder was born in 1602 in England. She died after 1658. She married Dammant. After his death, she married John Eaton.

From History of Westminster, Massachusetts - 1728-1893 by William Sweetzer Heywood (Lowell, Mass.: 1893):

"In the spring of 1635, there came over to New England, in the ship Elizabeth & Ann, Abigail, aged 35, formerly wife and widow of one Dammant,and now the wife of John Eaton; with her were her children, "Jane Dammand, aged 9," Marie Eaton, aged 4, and Thomas Eaton, 1. Her husband John Eaton, and her son John Dammant came aboard after the vessel left port, or preceded them in another vessel. They settled in Dedham."

Abigail Batchelder and Mr. Dammant had the following children:

F i Jane Dammin was born in 1626. M ii John Dammant. Abigail Dammant and John Eaton had the following children:

Mary Eaton b: 20 MAR 1631 in Dover, Kent, England John Eaton b: 17 OCT 1633 in Dover, Kent, England Thomas Eaton b: ABT 1634 in Dover, Kent, England John Eaton b: ABT 1636 in Dover, Kent, England Abigail Eaton b: 06 JAN 1640 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Jacob Eaton b: 08 JUN 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Abigail Batchelor married first Henry Damon by license dated 6 March 1619/20 to be married at Faversham.[2] [3] Their first child, John Damon, was baptized 13 January 1620/21 at Faversham.[2] [4] The family then apparently moved to Dover where Jane Damon daughter of Henry Damon was baptized on 15 August 1624 at St. James, Dover. Henry Damon must have died between 1624 (when Jane was born) and 1630 (when she remarried), though no burial record or will has been found for him. She married second John Eaton at the parish of St. James in Dover, co. Kent, England. [2] The parish registers read “John Eton & Abigaile Doman”.

Henry Damon died leaving two young children, likely as a young man himself. Parish records at Faversham, St. James in Dover, and St. Mary's in Dover have been used to conclusively prove his origins and that of his children. [2] His marriage and birth of his first child occured at Faversham; however, he soon thereafter removed to Dover where the baptism of his second child is found. After his widow Abigail remarried to John Eaton, his children emigrated with his wife on the Elizabeth and Ann in May of 1685.

Marriage and Children

   He married Abigail Bachelor by license dated 6 March 1619/20 to be married at Faversham. [3] 

   'Henry Dammin, of Faversham, and Abigail Bacheler, s.p. (of same parish). At same. March 6, 1619' 

Beware of a common error which names her as Abigail Gilson.
Children of Henry Damon and Abigail Bachelor
John Damon

       Jane Damon bp. on 15 August 1624 at St. James, Dover. She married John Plimpton on 13 March 1644 at Dedham. They had 5 children born at Dedham, and 8 born at Medfield, Massachusetts. John Plimpton was captured by Indians and burned at the stake in late 1677. She married second Nicholas Ide on 16 March 1680. They moved to Rehoboth where Nicholas was buried on 18 October 1690. She married third George Kendrick on 1 April 1691 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. Jane (Damon)(Plimpton)(Ide) Kendrick was buried on 12 May 1694 at Rehoboth.  Death: Between August 1624 and 5 April 1630  Last known living 15 August 1624 when his daughter Jane was baptized. 

Dead by 5 April 1630 when his widow remarried to John Eaton of Dover. 

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Abigail Damon Eaton Birth: 1600 Kent, England Death: unknown Dedham Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA John Eaton married Abigail (____) Damon at St. James, Dover, Kent, 5 Apr 1630. They had six children: Mary Mason, John, Thomas, John again, Abigail Mason, & Jacob. Through his marriage to the widow Abigail Damon, John Eaton became stepfather to her two children, JANE DAMON {1635, Watertown} & John Damon, who appeared in Reading in the mid-1640s. Abigail traveled to New England with her mother & stepfather, but John was not on the passenger list with them, & he may well have come later. Some secondary sources claim that John Eaton's wife Abigail was sister of JOHN BACHELOR {1634, Watertown}. No evidence has been found to support this claim, but a record does exist which may explain why some researchers have been led to this conclusion. On 30 Jul 1641, "brethern John Batchellour & John Eaton with their wives" were admitted to Dedham church. This record describes Bachelor & Eaton as brethern in the church, but may have been taken innacurately by some researchers to indicate that they were brothers-in-law, assuming that Eaton had married Bachelor's sister. The maiden surname of John Eaton's wife remains unknown.

Family links:

Spouse:

 John Eaton (1611 - 1658)

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Jun 01, 2009  Find A Grave Memorial# 37779688

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Abigail (Bachelor) Eaton (abt.1600-aft.1658)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bachelor-22 : accessed 08 January 2025). cites
   1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 14, no. 4 (October 1860): page 309. "The Founders of New England: Passengers on the Elizabeth and Ann".
   2. Reed, Paul C. F.S.A.G. The English Ancestry of John1 Eaton, of Dover, Kent, and Dedham, Massachusetts. Research report commissioned by Joe Cochoit and the Eaton Family Association (2003). Available on the Eaton Family Association website (paid).
   3. Cooper, Joseph Meadows ed. Canterbury Marriage Licences, second series 1619-1660.] (Canterbury, 1894): page 269.
   4. Parish registers for Faversham, 1620-1901. (Family History Library film #1,886,089).
   5. England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNC5-53T : 10 February 2018), Henrie Damin and Abigaile Batchelar, 06 Mar 1619; citing Faversham, Kent, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,751,865.
   6. New England Historical & Genealogical Register, volume 9, number 1 (January 1855): pages 35-40, see 38. Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass., by William B. Trask.
   7. Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F (Boston: NEHGS, 2001):403-407, biography of John Eaton. Available online at NEHGS site americanancestors.org (paid).
   8. Preston, Edward M. A History of Captain Roswell Preston of Hampton, Connecticut (E.M. Preston, Nevada City, California, 1899): Page 43
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