Book Description

Robert Heaton (before 1595-after 1667) of Wharfe, Yorkshire, England, married three times and was the father of thirteen children, 1615-ca. 1655. His son, Robert Heaton (ca. 1641-1717), joined the Society of Friends, ca. 1667 and became a member of the Settle, Yorkshire Meeing. He and his wife, Alice, had at least five children, 1667-1679, bornat Wharfe. The family immigrated to America in 1682 and settled in Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Their grandson, John Heaton (1690-1762), was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Mary Scope Heaton. He married twice and was the father of twelve children, 1724-1750. The family migrated to Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey, in 1743. Descendants listed lived in New Jersey, Illinois and elsewhere.