Born unknown date and location to unknown parents.
Married to John Eaton (2), circa 1664, Dedham, Massachussetts.
Alice and John had at least eight children:First son John died young, October 1665.
Name Date of Birth Birth Place John Eaton 7-1665 John Eaton (III) 9-17-1671 Thomas Eaton 5-3-1675 Dedham, Norfolk, MA William Eaton 6-10-1677 Judith Eaton 9-1680 Dedham, Norfolk, MA Johnathan Eaton 7-3-1681 David Eaton 6-23-1683 Dedham, Norfolk, MA Ebenezer Eaton 5-3-1687 Dedham, Norfolk, MA
Judith and David died as an infants.
Ebenezer died young, 1688, Dedham, Norfolk, MA.
John (III) married Ann Whiting 1694. He died 1694 had at least one child son John (IV) (getting confused yet?). Some records indicate baby John (IV) was born six months after death of father. Poor Ann! Yet the baby John (IV) grew and married and wound up producing nine grandchildren.
William married Mary Starr**, 1704. William died 1718 had at least five children: William, Sarah, Mary, Jeremiah, and Abel.
Jonathan married Lydia Abiah Starr**, 1705. Johathan was a Deacon. Jonathan and died 1748.
Birth records above come from Massachusetts Birth and Christening records 1639-1915.
**Mary Starr and Lydia Abiah Starr were sisters and first cousins to Lydia Starr Gay (wife of Thomas Eaton).
Petition of Alice Eaton Copied from the original paper on file in the Mass. Archives.
To the Honnobrl General Court Assembled in Boston.
The Humble Petition of Alice wife of John Eaton of Dedham, humbly sheweth— That whereas he ys Jn for many years past has been bereaved of ye right use of his reason some times ragin mad & delirious, other times more sober as so quietly to walk ye streets, but always utterly void of common prudence needful to ye manageing of an estate, as all ye know him can declare and as the imprudent disposal of a considerable part of his estate doth & may sufficiently evidence. And whereas during ys his condition (wch has been for a space of near 20 years) he has att several times (being inveigled & persuaded by such as very well knew his incapacity of manageing such affairs) disposed & conveyed & givin assurance in conveyance, of several parcels of land, for little other consideration than fair words, without the knowledge of his friends, & we, he himselfe is utterly ignorant, both as to persons to whom, time when & consideration for wch, he gave & made such sd deeds and conveyances.
Whence yor humble petitioner her complaint arrises yt his family and posterity are oppresed, & greatly injured, by being held unjustly out of yr propper rights.
And wheras ye sd Jno is now & continues as incapable of prudent manageing his business as formerly & therefore as probable further to squander & waste his remaining estate:—
Do therefore (by, with, & upon ye consent & desire of ye sd Jno) humbly petition (being constrained by wt allready suffered, as by wt yor petitioner has reason to fear, And emboldened by ye hopes of ye favor clemency & commiseration of this honnourable Assembly) that such cours may be taken as yt yor Humble petitioner & her indigent family, may have redress of grievances, and pervent inconveniences of ye like nature by making and empowering a committee to examin & rectify all past conveyances of land by him ye sd Jno made & putting ye sd Jno under a ward or Guardian without whom he may not have power to act in things of this rate, and hereby yor Humble Petitioner shall be further obliged to pray always for yor Honnrs good improvement & happiness. Alice Eaton.
In answer to the petition of Alice Eaton, the request herein is granted: and Thomas Browne of Cambridge, & John Fuller of Dedham the petitioners neighbors, are appointed to be the committee with herselfe to inspect into this affaire, and examine what is done by the said John Eaton, irrationally and illegally; as also to take due course for the preventation of future damage, & preserve the estate for the benefit of the family.
Second Petition of Alice Eaton on file at the State House.
To The Honourable Generall Court Assembled in Boston, Alice wife to John Eaton, Humbly shows that she is thankfull for this Courts favor in granting her petition referring to the wrong offered her husband in persons bargaining with him when he was uncapable, but finds the same less effectual for two reasons (1) that it doth not look like time enough for wee perceive that his greatest suffering to that sort may pass the twenty years allowed us and (2) their is wanting to us a committy of this honorable Court that may Examine persons Concerned and purchasers who will give us no Answer by which wee are kept in ignorance which two things if the Court shall please to favor us in wee doubt not of Justiss from such Courts as wee shall make our pleas before and so will bee of great benefit to his distressed family.
And shall ever pray for yr honers. Dedham May 28, 1685. (Copy of Papers on file at State House)
We testify for whom it may consearne that John Eaton my neighbor was distracted some years before his father's death which is about 27 years sentce his father died, and before he had anything to dispose of eyther Leagally or eleaglly or either.
Thomas ffuller aged about 67 years
Richard Elliss aged about 64 years
Proceedings of General Court, 7 July 1685.
In answer to the petition of Alice Eaton wife of John Eaton, on her further motion it is in order that Lieutenant Nathaniel Stearnes be joined with the former committee appointed by this court 7th May
1684 in ansr to her then petition & for that and in the tryall of the premises the sd Left. Sterne to appoint time and place of meeting, making their report to this Court how they find it.
"We hear no more of this trouble after 1685 and may suppose that he was restored to health."
The last remark of Prof. Eaton was based on the entry of death of John Eaton 3rd
Died [May 9, 1694?], Dedham, Norfolk, MA.
Last revised July 5, 2012