Nathaniel Eaton

Nathaniel Eaton (1610–1674) was the first schoolmaster of Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and later became a clergyman.

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1. {{note|1637}} And possibly on the same ship with Nathaniel, the Hector, though there is no record of Nathaniel being on it, just that a Nathaniel Heaton emigrated in 1634 on another ship, the Griffin with William Hutchinson and his wife Anne (see Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson, supra), and on the very same ship on which the Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first pastor of the church at Cambridge, had emigrated a few months earlier.

Related Topics:
William Hutchinson - Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson

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2. {{note|stay}} Cf. John Warren Barber History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.) (1831) pp 25–29

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3. {{note|mrseaton}} Cf. Samuel Eliot Morison Builders of the Bay Colony (1930) pp 190–191 where can be found his wife's supposed confession that was obviously coerced. Allegations of embezzlement appear to be ex post facto, or after the fact, and when one compares the entries in: Thomas Lechford's Note Book Kept by Thomas Lechford Lawyer, 1638–1641 (1885), it can easily be seen that Nathaniel paid all his debts, and was even owed money by Thomas Lechford himself.

Related Topics:
Samuel Eliot Morison - Ex post facto

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4. {{note|ctrptr}} Cf. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, M.D. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (1853, vol I) p. 275; and subsequent later trials such as the Salem Witch Trials where it can be seen that testimonies at trial, etc., were thereafter taken down.

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5. {{note|grads}} According to Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana (1702), the graduating class of 1642 included the following individuals:

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:Benjamin Woodbridge

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:Georgius Downing

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:Johannes Bulklæus

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:Gulielmus Hubbard

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:Samuel Bellingham

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:Johannes Wilsonus

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:Henricus Saltonstall

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:Tobias Barnardus

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:Nathanael Brusterus

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6. {{note|winthrop}} James Savage, Winthrop's Journal "The History of New England" 1630–1649 (1825–26 edition). There are other versions, including the original 1649 version, but Savage's annotated edition, or its 1853 revision, is considered to be the most comprehensive.

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7. {{note|spvar}} Many spelling variations exist, such as "Greaves" for "Graves". Also, some authorities state that Ann in fact was the daughter of Francis Graves, the son of Thomas. She later married a Francis Doughty as her third and final husband.

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