First Generation John EASTMAN Born in 1515 (Est.) in Downton Parish, England. John died in Downton, England in 1565, he was 50. Earliest ancestor. Surname was Easman, Estman, Estmann or Eastman. Will dated: April 26, 1564. Will proved: May 9, 1565 at Archdeaconry Court of Sarum, Salisbury, England. John married UNKNOWN. They had the following children: i. Roger (1539-1603) ii. William. Second Generation Roger EASTMAN Born in 1539. Roger died on 17Feb, 1603-04, he was 64. Will dated: 11 Jan, 1604. Will probated: 21 Feb, 1604. Will on file with the Consistory Court of Sarum, Salisbury, England. Roger married UNKNOWN. They had the following children: i. Nicholas (1564-1640) ii. John. Born in (bef) 1564. iii. William. Born in (bef) 1564. Born in Downton Parish, England Third Generation Nicholas EASTMAN Born in 1564 - 1570 (Est.) in Downton, England. Nicholas died in Downton, England in 1640, he was 76. In 1600 (Est) when Nicholas was 36, he married Ann Barbara ROOKE, in Charlton, Wiltshire, England. Born in 1581 (est) in Charlton, Wiltshire, England. Ann Barbara died in Downton, England on 9 Jul 1625, she was 44. They had the following children: i. Thomas. Born on 9Jan, 1602-03 in Downton, England. ii. John. Born on 24 Dec 1605 in Downton, England. iii. Margaret. Born on 26 Mar 1608 in Downton, England. iv. Roger Born on 4 Apr 1610 in Downton, England. v. Nicholas. Born on 29 Nov 1612 in Downton, England. vi. Maurice (Morris). Born on 26 Apr 1615 in Downton, England. vii. William. Born on 21Jan, 1617-18 in Downton, England. viii. Alexander. Born on 12 Sep 1620 in Downton, England. ix. Christiana. Born on 24 Nov 1622 in Downton, England. x. Mary. Born on 24Mar, 1624-25 in Downton, England. Fourth Generation Roger EASTMAN Born on 4 Apr 1610 in Downton, England. Roger died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 16 Dec 1694, he was 84. Occupation: House carpenter. Sailed from Southampton, England on 11 Apr, 1638 on the ship Confidence. Arrived at Massachusetts Bay Colony on 30Apr, 1638. It is believed that Roger is the sole ancestor of all the Eastmans in the U.S. Received lands in the first division in Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1640-43. In 1639 when Roger was 28, he married Sarah SMITH. Born in 1621 (est) in Wales. Sarah died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 11 Mar 1697, she was 76. They had the following children: i. John (1640-1720) ii. Nathaniel (1643-1709) iii. Philip. Born on 20 Oct 1644 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Philip died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 20 Oct 1714, he was 70. Was in Captain Benjamin Lovett's Co., King Philips War. (Great Indian War of 1675 and 1676) On 22 Aug 1678 when Philip was 33, he married Mary Margaret BARNARD, in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Mary Margaret died on 11 Jun 1724. iv. Timothy. Born on 29 Sep 1648 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. v. Thomas (1646-1688) vi. Joseph (1650-1692) vii. Benjamin. Born on 12 Dec 1652 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. viii. Sarah (1655-1748) ix. Samuel. Born on 20 Sep 1657 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. x. Ruth. Born on 21 Jan 1661 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Fifth Generation Thomas Eastman John EASTMAN. Born on 9 Jan 1640. John died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 25 Mar 1720, he was 80. On 5 Nov 1670 when John was 30, he married Mary BOYNTON. They had one child: i. Elizabeth. Nathaniel EASTMAN. Born on 18 Mar 1643. Nathaniel died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on 30 Nov 1709, he was 66. On 30 Apr 1672 when Nathaniel was 29, he married Elizabeth HUDSON. They had one child: i. Lydia. Thomas EASTMAN Born on 11 Sep 1646 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Thomas died in Haverhill, Massachusetts on 29 Apr 1688, he was 41. Served in the military. Took Oath of Allegiance in 1675. Was a veteran in King Philip's War in 1675-76. Cause of death: Killed by Indians. On 20 Jan 1679 when Thomas was 32, he married Deborah CORLISS, daughter of George CORLISS & Joanna DAVIS, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. Born on 6 Jun 1655 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Deborah died on 15Mar, 1696-97, she was 40. They had the following children: i. Jonathan (1680-1758) ii. Sarah. Born on 9 Jun 1683 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Sarah died on 15 Mar 1697, she was 13. Killed by Indians in the Dustin massacre. iii. Joannah. Born on 9 Jun 1683 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Joannah died on 17 Aug 1684, she was 1. iv. Joannah. Born on 27 May 1686 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Joseph EASTMAN. Born on 8 Nov 1650 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Joseph died on 4 Apr 1692, he was 41. Joseph married Mary TILTON. Born on 8 Feb 1649. They had the following children: i. Peter. ii. Joseph. Sarah EASTMAN. Born on 25 Jul 1655 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Sarah died on 1 Dec 1748, she was 93. On 13 Jun 1678 when Sarah was 22, she first married Joseph FRENCH, in Salisbury, Massachusetts. They had the following children: i. Joseph. ii. Timothy. iii. Simon. Sarah second married Solomon SHEPHERD. Born on 2 Aug 1684. Sixth Generation Jonathan Eastman Jonathan EASTMAN Born on 8 Jan 1680 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Jonathan died in 1758 (est), he was 77. Executed will on 2Mar, 1747. Admitted to probate 30May, 1758. Will can be found in Vol 14, page 503, Exeter probate records. Haverhill was first settled in 1640. It was a bloody and miserable time for its residents and the rest of the colonies due to the depredations of the Indians. In 1704, Jonathan's wife, Hannah, was captured by Indians, where their 8 day old baby, Abigail, was savagely and brutally killed in front of her. Three years later Jonathan rescued her at Three River, Canada. On 8 Apr 1701 when Jonathan was 21, he married Hannah GREENE, daughter of Peter GREENE & Elizabeth DUSTON. Born on 20 Dec 1677 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Hannah died in (aft) 1759, she was 81. They had the following children: i. Thomas. Born on 17 Mar 1702. Thomas died on 20 Jul 1703, he was 1. ii. Abigail. Born on 1 Feb 1704. Abigail died on 8 Feb 1704. Killed by Indians. iii. Mehitable. Born on 17 Nov 1707. iv. Peter. Born on 20 Apr 1710. Peter married Elizabeth HARRIMAN. v. Richard. Born on 9 Aug 1712. vi. Sarah. Born on 16 Feb 1714. vii. William (1715-1790) viii. Jonathan. Born on 3 Sep 1717. Jonathan married Hannah WILKINS. ix. Amos. Born on 3 Aug 1719. x. Elizabeth. Born on 5 Sep 1721. Elizabeth died on 31 Jan 1724, she was 2. xi. Hannah. Born on 5 Jun 1726. Seventh Generation William Eastman William EASTMAN Born on 3 Oct 1715 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. William died in Bath, New Hampshire on 30 Nov 1790, he was 75. Buried in Buried in Old Burying Ground in Bath, N.H. "Petty Borough". In 1739 (est) when William was 23, he first married Ruth CHASE. Born on 28Jan, 1718-19. Ruth died in Newbury, Massachusetts on 22 Jan 1742, she was 23. (Date of death may be incorrect. Source says she had son William April 8, 1743. Ruth Chase died January 22, 1742.) They had the following children: i. Ruth. Born on 14 Feb 1740. ii. Stephen. Born on 11 Dec 1741. iii. William. Born on 8 Apr 1743. (Date of birth may be incorrect. Mother died January 22, 1742.) On 19 Apr 1748 when William was 32, he second married Rebecca JEWETT. Born in 1722. Rebecca died in Bath, New Hampshire on 26 Jan 1806, she was 84. They had the following children: i. Obadiah. Born on 26 Jan 1749 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Obadiah died in Littleton, New Hampshire on 14 Nov 1836, he was 87. Obadiah married Elizabeth SEARLE. ii. Hannah. Born on 15 Jul 1751 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Hannah married John LADD. iii. James. Born on 24 Sep 1753 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. James died in Haverhill, Massachusetts on 7 Jan 1853, he was 99. James married Mary SEARLE. iv. Moses. Born on 27 Dec 1755 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Moses died in Haverhill, Massachusetts on 1 Feb 1853, he was 97. Moses married Azubah SNOW. v. Azubah. Azubah married Nathan JUDD. vi. Peter. vii. Amos. Amos died on 2 Jun 1830 in Orford, New Hampshire. In 1823 Amos married Susan TRUELL. viii. Jonathan (1759-1829) Eighth Generation Jonathan Eastman Jonathan EASTMAN Born in 1759 in Concord, New Hampshire. Jonathan died in Littleton, New Hampshire on 5 Jul 1829, he was 70. Served in the military. American Revolutionary War Soldier. Rank: Private Served in Captain Joseph Hutchins and Captain Samuel Young's Companies. Credited with 2 months and 1 day in Captain Thomas Simpson's Company of Rangers. Buried in Pattenville (or Rankin Mills) Cemetery #32 , West Littleton, New Hampshire. Source: Vol III. p. 177-178 History of Littleton (Little Town, N. H.) Vol II. p. 279-280 New Hampshire Rev. Rolls Vol. III. p. 308 New Hampshire Rev. Rolls Vol. IV. p. 114 New Hampshire Rev. Rolls Jonathan married Phebe LEACH. Born in 1769. Phebe died in Lyman, New Hampshire on 6 Nov 1869, she was 100. They had the following children: i. Jonathan (1788-1869) ii. Lucinda. Born on 30 Jan 1789. On 10 Dec 1810 when Lucinda was 21, she married Samuel GLEASON. iii. Almira. Born on 15 Jul 1791 in Littleton, New Hampshire. Almira died in Irasburg, Vermont on 15 Jul 1879, she was 88. On 11 Apr 1811 when Almira was 19, she married John STANFORD. iv. Elizabeth. Born on 22 Apr 1793 in Littleton, New Hampshire. On 25 Dec 1823 when Elizabeth was 30, she married Joseph CHASE. v. Calvin. Born on 22 Apr 1796 in Littleton, New Hampshire. Calvin died in Littleton, New Hampshire on 27 Sep 1799, he was 3. vi. Simeon. Born on 11 Apr 1798. Simeon died in Littleton, New Hampshire on 24 Jan 1889, he was 90. On 29 Nov 1822 when Simeon was 24, he married Serviah HUSE. vii. Lewis. Born on 22 Sep 1803. Disappeared on trip to Vermont. Never heard from again. viii. Rebecca. Born on 6 Jul 1806. On 7 Mar 1827 when Rebecca was 20, she married Washington GOLDTHWAIT. ix. Laura. Born on 5 Apr 1809. x. Arza. Born on 3 Aug 1812 in Littleton, New Hampshire. Arza died in Littleton, New Hampshire on 5 Dec 1884, he was 72. On 30 May, 1839 when Arza was 26, he married Maria WINCH, in Littleton, New Hampshire. Ninth Generation Jonathan Eastman Jonathan EASTMAN Born on 28 Jan 1788 in Littleton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Jonathan died in Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire on 6 Nov 1869, he was 81. On 24 Jan 1811 when Jonathan was 22, he married Roxanna GORDON, daughter of David GORDON & Hannah HURD. Born in 1791 in New Hampshire. Roxanna died in Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire on 7 Oct 1875, she was 84. They had the following children: i. Hiram Lewis. Born in 1817 (est) in Littleton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. ii. Elvira Lucinda (1820-1879) iii. Daniel. iv. Harriett. v. Sarah. Tenth Generation Elvira Lucinda Eastman Elvira Lucinda EASTMAN Born on 19 Mar 1820 in Vermont *. Elvira Lucinda died in Clinton, New York in 1879, she was 58. * Source: Death certificate of daughter, Sylvia Jane (Stephens) Loomer. In 1838 when Elvira Lucinda was 17, she married John H. STEPHENS. Born on 9 Feb 1811 in New Hampshire *. John H. died in Clinton, New York in 1874, he was 62. * Source: Death certificate of daughter, Sylvia Jane (Stephens) Loomer. They had the following children: i. William. Born on 23 Jul 1841 in New York. ii. Sylvia Jane (1843-1925) iii. Charles Wilbur. Born on 16 Dec 1848 in Franklin, New York. Charles Wilbur died in Oriskany, New York on 16 Feb 1883, he was 34. On 7 Jul 1869 when Charles Wilbur was 20, he married Martha Elizabeth SCHUMACHER, in Clinton, New York. Born on 6 Jan 1853 in Rome, New York. Martha Elizabeth died in Los Angeles, California on 27 Jan 1935, she was 82. Eleventh Generation Sylvia Jane Stephens Sylvia Jane STEPHENS Born on 5 Jun 1843 in New Hampshire *. Sylvia Jane died in Englevale, Ransom Co., North Dakota on 18 Aug 1925, she was 82. Buried on 20 Aug 1925. . . Research Complete. * Source: Death Certificate Traveled from Pennsylvania to Minnesota by covered wagon. Always known as "Little Grandma", she was so small that she had a rocking chair specially designed for her. She was about the size of a 10 year old and only weighed about 80 pounds. On 19 Mar 1859 when Sylvia Jane was 15, she married Charles Edwin LOOMER, son of Justin James LOOMER & Desire AUSTIN. Born on 13 Apr 1834 in Trenton, Oneida Co., New York. Charles Edwin died in Westhope, North Dakota on 16 Jul 1906, he was 72. They had the following children: i. Charles Freddie. Born on 9 Jan 1861 in New York. Charles Freddie died in age 16 years in 1877 (est), he was 15. ii. Sarah Jane. Born on 2 Oct 1862 in New York. Sarah Jane died in Los Angeles, California on 7 Feb 1958, she was 95. iii. William E. Born on 27 Nov 1864 in New York. iv. Clara Melvina (Twin) (1869-1936) v. Cora Elvina (Twin) (1869-1956) vi. George H. Born on 6 Jan 1873 in New York. vii. Mary A. Born on 2 Apr 1875 in New York. Possibly was called May. viii. Charles S. Born on 28 Apr 1882 in New York. Twelfth Generation Cora Elvina Loomer Cora Elvina LOOMER Born on 13 Nov 1869 in Syracuse, New York *. Cora Elvina died in Ransom Co., North Dakota * on 18 Apr 1956, she was 86. Buried on 20 Apr 1956 in Lisbon, ND., Oakwood Cemetery. Research Complete. * Source: Death Certificate Moved from Minnesota to North Dakota by covered wagon when a child. On 17 Nov 1890 when Cora Elvina was 21, she married Jacob Lincoln BALLINGER, son of George Washington BALLINGER & Elizabeth COX, in Verona, LaMoure Co., North Dakota ***. Born on 15 Aug 1861 in Iowa *. Jacob Lincoln died in Ransom Co., North Dakota ** on 2 May 1914, he was 52. Occupation: Farmer ****. . . . Research Complete. Died of TB. * Source: Daughter Ina's birth certificate. ** Source: Gravestone *** Marriage certificate on file at Ransom County, ND Clerk of District Court, Vol I-14-13. Original marriage certificate lost when the farm house burned down. **** An unusual, but false, family legend says he once was a sea captain and wore an earring in his ear to ward off eveil spirits at sea! They had the following children: i. Ina Elvina (1891-1983) ii. Ernest (1900-1971) iii. Ray. Was a twin to Ralph. iv. Ralph. Ralph died age 16 of TB. Was a twin to Ray. v. Ercy. vi. Iva. Iva married John W. ANDERSON. Born on 12 Aug 1889. John W. died on 11 Dec 1962, he was 73. Served in the military, PFC 314 Bakery Co. QMC WWI Thirteenth Generation Ina Elvina Ballinger Ina Elvina BALLINGER Born on 16 Nov 1891 in Ransom Co., North Dakota *. Ina Elvina died in Lake Bluff, Illinois on 21 Oct 1983, she was 91. . . . . Research Complete. Burial: 24Oct 1983 Willow Springs, Illinois at Fairmont Willow Hills Cemetery, Section 15, Lot 620, Space 4 (9100 Archer Ave. ph: 708-839-8500) On 28 Jun 1911 when Ina Elvina was 19, she married Oscar Harry HAKANSON, son of Carl P. HAKANSON & Wilhelmine WITT, in Lisbon, North Dakota. Born on 13 Sep 1883 in Reichland Twn., Sac Co., Iowa. Oscar Harry died in Chicago, Illinois on 3 Apr 1948, he was 64. They had the following children: i. Wilma (1915-1997) ii. Howard (1916-?) iii. Idamae (1919-2001) iv. June Caroline (1921-1999)