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RICHARD DAMON
Parents: Unknown
Abigail Gilson married first Richard Damon. She married second John Eaton on 5 Apr 1630 in St. James, Dover, Kent. [Ref, entry for John Eaton]
In 1635 Abigail, the wife of John Eaton and widow of Unknown Dammant came to New England on the Elizabeth and Ann with her children Jane Dammand, age 9, Marie Eaton, age 4 and Thomas Eaton, Age 1. Her husband John Eaton and son John Dammant also came to New England and the family settled in Dedham. [Ref]
John Eaton provided for his widow Abigail and left John Dammant of Reading and John Plympton each five pounds in his will, dated 2 (9) 1658. [Ref]
Children of Richard Damon and Abigail Unknown
Children of John Eaton and Abigail Gilson:
JANE DAMON (b. abt 1626)
Parents: Unknown Damon and Abigail Gilson
Jane Damon was born about 1626. She married first Sgt. John Plympton.
Jane Damat, the daughter of "our sister Eaton" of the church at Watertown was received into the church at Dedham on 4 (10) 1640. [Ref] John Damat joined on 9 (1) 1645. [Ref]
References
Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Vol. 1-3, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. Online: New England Historic Genealogical Society website, Entry for John Eaton.
Chase, Levi B., A Genealogy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America: and of Plumpton in England, Hartford, Plimpton Mfg. Co. Print., 1884.
Trask, William, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, various issues.
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