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	Theophilus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theophilus (Biblical) is the name to which the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles is addressed
		Theophilus (emperor) — (829–842) a Byzantine Emperor of the second of the Phrygian dynasty
		Theophilus Presbyter — (1070–1125) a Benedictine monk, metallurgist, and armourer.
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	Theophilus Eaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theophilus Eaton (1590 – January 7, 1658) was a merchant, farmer, and Puritan colonial leader who was the co-founder and first governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut.
		The Governor's daughter, Mary Eaton, married Valentine Hill of Boston in 1647, to which his brother, Nathaniel Eaton, the first schoolmaster of Harvard, was present as a witness; Samuel Eaton married Mabel (Harlakenden) Haynes in 1654, but both of whom died in the small pox epidemic of 1655; Hannah Eaton married the Lt.
		Governor William Jones (1624-1706) in 1659; Theophilus Eaton Jr., or Ellis as he was known, settled in Dublin, Ireland and married an Anne King; and Elizabeth died in London in March of 1637 before they had departed for the colonies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theophilus_Eaton (901 words)

	Nathaniel Eaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sixth son of Rev. Richard Eaton (1565–1616) and Elizabeth Shepheard (1569–1636), Nathaniel was christened October 16, 1610, at the church of St Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
		In 1647 Eaton was finally "exonerated" of a £100 debt that Winthrop misstated as being for £1,000 in his History of New England, ibid, and with which Eaton had supposedly absconded to Virginia in 1640.
		Nathaniel Eaton's troubles seemed to mount, however, after he graduated from the Jesuit Missionary University; probably because the Catholic church was hated in the New World and he was considered spiritually dead by the Puritans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nathaniel_Eaton (1892 words)

	William Eaton - LoveToKnow 1911
		WILLIAM EATON (1764-1811), American soldier, was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, on the 23rd of February 1764.
		Eaton returned to the United States, and received a grant of 10,000 acres in Maine from the Massachusetts legislature.
		At Burr's trial at Richmond in 1807 Eaton was one of the witnesses, but his testimony was unimportant.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /William_Eaton (587 words)

	Samuel Eaton and the first Congregational Chaplel in England
		Samuel Eaton, the son of Richard Eaton, Vicar of Great Budworth, was a prolific pamphleteer and a contentious activist in litigation and the first nonconformist minister in Cheshire.
		Nathaniel Eaton came to New England in 1637 with his brothers and was appointed the first professor of the school, which later became Harvard University.
		It was organized with Eaton as teacher and Thomas Taylor, Vicar of Hemel Hempstead as pastor.
	www.members.aol.com /gayjoliver/seaton.htm (1049 words)

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		Eaton and herein is broken the Fifth Commandment in breaking the rules of her relation to her mother; and also the Sixth Commandment is broken in her sinful rage and passion and in her striking her mother.
		Eaton, she pinched her, saying she had too much blood in her face, and struck her with the tap in the eye and made it swell, and made it fl and pinched her by the arms, and pulled her by the nose, so that she made her nose bleed.
		Eaton was fighting with Mary Launce, and presently after she saw her face swelled ; this is a breach of the Fifth Commandment in violation of the rules of her relation, contrary to the rule of the Apostle, Colo. iv, 1.
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	Family of Reverend Ebenezer Eaton and Abigail Herrick
		Reverend Ebenezer Eaton, the son of Theophilus Eaton and Abigail Fellows, was born 22 August 1756 in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
		Eaton seems to have been the man whose presence was desired and a call was extended to him in the spring of 1801.
		Eaton was the son of Theophilus and Abigail Eaton of Deer Isle.
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	Walter Gilbert Genealogy: Thomas Yale & Anne Lloyd
		Theophilus Eaton was baptized in London, England, on March 11, 1630.
		Hannah Eaton was baptized in London on October 6, 1632, and died in New Haven on May 4, 1707.
		The widow Anne Yale married Theophilus Eaton, a wealthy merchant of London, who was the eldest son of the Richard Eaton, (Rev), A. B., vicar of Great Budworth, Cheshire.
	www.otal.umd.edu /~walt/gen/htmfile/2644.htm (624 words)

	Theophilus Eaton'
		Governor Eaton was one of the commissioners that formed the " United Colonies of New England" in May 1643, and in 1646 he proposed to the Dutch governor, Kieft, to settle all differences with him by arbitration.
		His brother, Samuel Eaton, clergyman, born in England about 1597; died in Denton, Lancashire, England, 9 June 1665, was educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge, receiving the degree of B. in 1624, and that of M.A. in 1628.
		Another brother, Nathaniel Eaton, educator, born in England about 1609; died in London after 1660, was educated at Franeker, in the Netherlands, and it is said that he entered the order of Jesuits.
	www.famousamericans.net /theophiluseaton (997 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Eaton,
		Eaton, John Henry EATON, JOHN HENRY [Eaton, John Henry] 1790-1856, U.S. Senator (1818-29) and Secretary of War (1829-31), b.
		Eaton, William EATON, WILLIAM [Eaton, William] 1764-1811, U.S. army officer, celebrated for his exploit in the Tripolitan War, b.
		Eaton, Theophilus EATON, THEOPHILUS [Eaton, Theophilus] 1590-1658, Puritan leader in Connecticut, one of the founders of New Haven, b.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Eaton, (627 words)

	The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1638 John Davenport & Theophilus Eaton
		The leaders arrived in Boston in the midst of the Antinomian disputes, and although Davenport won admiration for his skill in battling with heresey, he may perhaps have deemed it preferable to lead his flock to some new spot in the wilderness where such warfare might not be required.
		About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing.
		Of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton.
	www.colonialwarsct.org /1638_eaton_davenport.htm (1348 words)

	Memoir of Theophilus Eaton, the first governor of the colony of New Haven.: a machine-readable transcription.
		Theophilus Eaton was born in the year 1590, at Stony Stratford.f He was placed in school at Coventry, to which town his father had removed, and there the young pupil became noted for proficiency in his studies.
		Eaton was a puritan in faith, and took a deep interest in the emigrations to America, which marked the beginning of the seventeenth century.
		Eaton was evidently the ruling mind of the colony, in all that related to the administration of the laws; and from the length of time he presided over the colony he became identified with all its interests.*
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	Eaton, New Hampshire
		Origin: Named for Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut, a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630.
		Eaton includes the village of Snowville, named for the Snow family who started a sawmill there in 1825.
		Eaton contains 24.4 square miles of land area and 1.2 square miles of inland water area.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/eaton.html (300 words)

	Elihu Yale Born in America Bred in Europe
		Theophilus Eaton and his party purchased land from the Indians by the Quinnipiac river and they called the settlement New Haven.
		Theophilus Eaton became the first governor of the colony and he instituted a strict Puritan regime.
		Anne Eaton, not spared by her position as the wife of the governor of New Haven, was persecuted in spite of suffering a mental breakdown and was excommunicated by the Puritan Congregation.
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	Theophilus Eaton — FactMonster.com
		Eaton, Theophilus, 1590–1658, Puritan leader in Connecticut, one of the founders of New Haven, b.
		Eaton was the governor and a leading figure of the New Haven colony until his death and was supposedly the chief drafter of the law code of 1656.
		He was much interested in trade and promoted the unsuccessful attempts of New Haven to found a colony on the Delaware.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0816642.html (186 words)

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		Although Theophilus was a staunch Puritan (Cotton Mather called him "'the Moses' of New Haven and a 'Terror' to 'Evil Doers,'" (31)), his wife adopted the Baptist faith five years after their arrival in New Haven, and despite repeated efforts to convince her to recant, she cleaved to her Baptist views until her death.
		Eaton as a consequence of her excommunication, and although she never rejoined the New Haven church, she continued to live with her husband until his death in 1658.
		Eaton's excommunication as a "window" into the world of early New England dissenters, but the story is no less interesting as a reminder of what we have lost as well as what we have gained in our more tolerant age.
	www.bsos.umd.edu /gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/mclaren.html (1380 words)

	Eaton Family Genealogy Forum (Page 15)
		Re: Percy Eaton of Stalybridge, Lancashire - Deborah 11/12/01
		Re: Percy Eaton of Stalybridge, Lancashire - Muriel Rockefeller Reynaert 8/05/01
		Re: Percy Eaton of Stalybridge, Lancashire - Muriel Rockefeller Reynaert 8/06/01
	genforum.genealogy.com /eaton/page15.html (3617 words)

	New Haven History
		Another was Theophilus Eaton, an opulent London merchant and member of Mr.
		He was charmed with a harbor on the north side of the Sound; and on the banks of a stream, which the Indians called Quinnipiack, he erected a hut, where some of the party passed the winter to try the climate.
		Their assistants, nine in number, were regarded as freemen or "free burgesses," and the sixteen elected Theophilus Eaton as magistrate for one year.
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	Theophilus Eaton - LoveToKnow 1911
		The pressure upon the Puritans increasing, Eaton, who had been one of the original patentees of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1629, determined to use his influence and fortune to establish an independent colony of which his pastor should be the head.
		In 1655 he and Davenport drew up the code of laws, popularly known as the "Connecticut Blue Laws," which were published in London in 1656 under the title New Haven's Settling in New England and some Lawes for Government published for the Use of that Colony.
		A sketch of his life appears in Cotton Mather's Magnalia (London, 1702); see also J. Moore's "Memoir of Theophilus Eaton" in the Collections of the New York Historical Society, second series, vol.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Theophilus_Eaton (292 words)

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		Eaton, and others, who were of the com-pany, made a journey to Connecticut, to explore the lands and harbours on the sea coast.
		Eaton had been deputy-governor of the East India com-pany, and was three years himself in the East Indies.
		Governor Eaton and his council fully approved of the design of bringing the delinquents to condign punishment; but they dis-approved of the manner proposed by Connecticut.
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	History of de Eyton/Eaton Family
		Many families had by this time come to be known by the more modern Eaton spelling and, although we are still investigating the connections of these Eatons to our Robert, the family surname of Eaton is shown in the ancient manuscripts and cartularies as tracing their ancestry to Anglo Saxon origin.
		Many of the families by name of Eaton settled for a time in Kent, and these families were the progenitors of several branches that came to the New World.
		Another was Timothy Eaton, a visionary industrialist, who originally came from Ireland to join family members already in Southern Ontario and founded the Canadian department store chain known as "Eaton's" and his first successor, his son, John Craig Eaton, who was knighted for his contributions to the WWI war effort.
	www.eatongenealogy.com /blackeaton2.html (1809 words)

	Theophilus Eaton
		'''Theophilus Eaton''' (1591 - January 7, 1658) was a merchant, farmer, and British colonial leader who was the first governor of the New Haven Colony.
		He was born at Buckingham in Buckinghamshire, England in 1591, to a clergyman, Richard Eaton (1569-1616) and Elizabeth Shepheard (1569-1630).
		That fall Eaton led a exploration to the south, and located a site at Quinnipiac on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.
	www.datamass.net /th/theophilus-eaton.html (437 words)

	EATON, WILLIAM (1764-1... - Online Information article about EATON, WILLIAM (1764-1...
		On the 23rd of February 18o5 he agreed with Ahmet that the United States should undertake to re-establish him in Tripoli, that the expenses of the expedition should be repaid to the United States by Ahmet, and that Eaton should be See also:
		Eaton returned to the United States, and received a See also:
		Richmond in 18o7 Eaton was one of the witnesses, but his testimony was unimportant.
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	03.02.04: History of Early New Haven: A Connection to Our Past
		New Haven Colony was established in 1638 by Englishmen, Theophilus Eaton and the Reverend John Davenport.
		Other members of Eaton and Davenport's group who eventually made their way to New Haven include yeoman farmers who were lured by the thought of unlimited access to land as well as tenant farmers and impoverished laborers, who saw an opportunity for a new start in life.
		Businessman Theophilus Eaton and the Reverend John Davenport, were unable to secure royal approval for the group's passage, but managed to organize a group of immigrants to New England.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2003/2/03.02.04.x.html (6903 words)

	09/15/2003 An Empire of the Mind Business New Haven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		While in Boston Davenport and Eaton had learned of the "rich and goodly" meadows of the Quinnipiac, an Algonkian word meaning "Long Water Land." Excited about the prospects of a splendid harbor, in August of 1637 Eaton and a handful of men set sail to the south to examine the territory.
		Eaton was reportedly delighted with what he found: a harbor, rich meadows and a promising source of beaver pelts and other furs.
		Eaton became governor of the new colony, while Davenport was installed as minister of the New Haven church.
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	Theophilus Eaton - Definition, explanation
		Theophilus Eaton (1590 – January 7, 1658) was a merchant, farmer, and Puritan colonial leader who was the co-founder and first governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut.
		He was born at Stony Stratford, Oxfordshire, England in 1590, to the Vicar of Great Budworth, Chester – Richard Eaton (1569-1616) and his wife, Elizabeth Shepheard (1569-1630).
		That fall, Eaton led a exploration to the south, and located a site at Quinnipiack on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/th/theophilus_eaton.php (829 words)

	THEOPHILUS EATON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Theophilus Eaton era un commerciante, un coltivatore e una guida coloniale britannica che era il primo regolatore della colonia de New Haven.
		Per parecchi anni Theophilus era un agente per il re Charles I alla corte danese, allora un commerciante a Londra.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
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