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Theophilus Eaton ( c. 1590 —January 7, 1658) was a wealthy New England Puritan merchant, diplomat and financier, who took part in organizing and financing the Great Puritan Migration to America. [1] He was a founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a founder and eventual governor of New Haven Colony. [1]
Theophilus Eaton (born c. 1590, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died Jan. 7, 1658, New Haven, Conn.) was a merchant who was cofounder and colonial governor of New Haven colony. As a youth, Eaton went to London as a merchant apprentice.
Theophilus Eaton was a wealthy New England Puritan merchant, diplomat and financier, who took part in organizing and financing the Great Puritan Migration to America. He was a founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a founder and eventual governor of New Haven Colony.
Jun 26, 2017 · Theophilus Eaton, New Haven’s governor, consulted John Winthrop in Massachusetts about Plaine. Winthrop wrote in his journal that Plaine 'corrupted a great parte of the youth of New Guilford by masturbation, which he had committed, and provoked others to the like, about 100 tymes.'
May 9, 2022 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus_Eaton. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Theophilus Eaton (c. 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.
THEOPHILUS EATON (c. 1590-1658), English colonial governor in America, was born at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, about 1590. He was educated in Coventry, became a successful merchant, travelled widely throughout Europe, and for several years was the financial agent of Charles I. in Denmark.
Memoir of Theophilus Eaton, the first governor of the colony of New Haven. Contributor Names Moore, Jacob Bailey, 1797-1853. Created / Published New-York, 1849. Subject Headings
