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Hazen Family Tree - Francis Eaton and his son Samuel - Mayflower Passengers

Francis Eaton -  Mayflower Passenger, Carpenter, and Samuel Eaton, his Son\
 

Family Connection - 8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr. 


"Signing the Mayflower Compact " by artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Francis Eaton was born in Bristol, England in 1596, to parents John and Dorothy (Smith) Eaton. 

He was a carpenter by trade. He married Sarah (surname unknown) sometime prior to 1619. They had one child, Samuel Eaton, born in 1620. Francis, Sarah, and Samuel were all passengers on the Mayflower.

Sarah died during the first winter (1621). In 1622, Francis married Dorothy (surname unknown), who died soon after the marriage. 

In about 1626, Francis married Christian Penn, who came to Plymouth on the ship "Anne". They had three children:
            Rachel                   b. 1626        
            Benjamin               b. 1628
            Unnamed child      b. 1630

Francis Eaton died sometime between March and November 1633. He was buried on Burial Hill. 

One would expect that a carpenter would never lack work in a young colony like Plymouth. However, when his estate was reckoned after his death, Francis' debts far exceeded the value of his assets. 

In 1624, Eaton's widow Christian Penn married Francis Billington, the son of John Billington (John, Francis, and Christian are in the Hazen Family tree - see November 6, 2025 blog). 

In 1636, Samuel Eaton was apprenticed to John Cooke for six years. In 1646, he married Elizabeth (surname unknown). After her death, he married his stepsister, Martha Billington, in about 1661. 


Francis Eaton > Samuel Eaton > Mercy Eaton > Samuel Fuller, Jr. > Archippus Fuller > Seth Fuller >
Deborah Fuller > Norman Hazen > John Vose Hazen > Edward Elihu Hazen > Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr. 


Francis Eaton is in the green section of the first chart, in the second row from the outside. Seth Fuller, the center person of the top fan chart, is in the green section of the bottom fan chart, one row from the outside, near the bottom of the section. 







 

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