Richard+ Easton 
Richard+ was born in 1782 in VA. Richard+'s father was John+ Eastin and his mother was Mary Elender+ Orchard. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Eastin and Sarah Whitlock. He had six brothers and four sisters, named Charles, Alexander, Thornton, Reuben, James Thomas, John II J., Elizabeth, Sarah, Frances and Lucy. He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children. He died in IL, after 1828.General Notes
Technically, Richard was born in Virgnia, although most sources I have seen place him in Kentucky. The following explanation is given: "In 1790, the area which was to become the state of Kentucky in 1792, lay within the state of Virginia. As a result, the 1790 Federal Census for Virginia contains records for residents of the soon to be created state of Kentucky. This collection is a reconstruction of what the census would have contained had Kentucky been a state. It was compiled from personal tax records now housed in the Kentucky State Historical Society. Each entry lists the name of the tax-payer, assumed to be the head of household who would have appeared in the 1790 Census, and the date of the tax record from which the information came." (Source Information: Heinemann, Charles B. Reconstructed Federal Census of Kentucky, 1790. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1940.) Richard`s father John was listed as a head-of-household on a 1789 tax list for Madison, VA. Source Information: 1790 Kentucky Census, Reconstructed, 1790. Family members, LDS familysearch.org, Film 1553817, Batch 5026315, and source 11.
1782 HISTORICAL HI-LITES: In this year, the US chose the Eagle as its symbol, George Washington established the Order of the Purple Heart, and Congress announced the end of the Revolutionary War. Martin Van Buren (8th US President), Daniel Webster, and Washington Irving (Rip Van Winkle) were born in 1782.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1698 in Europe (French Huguenot)
- b.1725 in Devonshire, England d.14 Jun 1793 in Albemarle Co., VA
- b.1746 in Albemarle, VA d.1837 in Madison Co., KY
- b.~ 1700 in England or Wales
- b.1728 in Scotland d.1793 in Albemarle, VA
- b.1782 in VA d. in IL, after 1828
- b.> 1750 in KY d.1832 in Madison Co., KY
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‌Richard+ and Elizabeth+ were married in a religious ceremony on August 6th, 1800. They had eight sons and four daughters, named Silas, Daniel+, Stephen, Zacariah, Richard Westeroak+, Jackson, George Washington, Harmon, Sarena Arena, Deliah, Elizabeth and Nancy Jane.
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Children
Sarena Arena Easton
Sarena Arena was born in 1801 in Crawford Co., IL. She died at the age of 67 on September 12th, 1868 in Cumberland Co., IL.
Deliah Easton
Deliah was born on March 11th, 1802 in Bourbon Co., KY. She died at the age of 62 on February 27th, 1865 in Edgar Co., IL.
Daniel+ Easton
Daniel+ was born on October 27th, 1805 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died at the age of 76 on March 8th, 1882 in Hutton, Coles Co., IL.
Stephen Easton
Stephen was born in 1809 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died in Crawford Co., IL < Aug, 1829.
Richard Westeroak+ Easton
Richard Westeroak+ was born on August 7th, 1811 in Fort LaMont, NW Territory. He died at the age of 76 on March 8th, 1888 in Pleasant Grove Twp., Coles Co., IL. He was buried in Old Gordon Cemetery, Coles Co., IL.
Jackson Easton
Jackson was born on December 25th, 1813 in Ft. LaMont, NorthWest Territory. He died at the age of 47 on December 21st, 1861 in Green Co., IL.
Elizabeth Easton
Elizabeth was born on September 4th, 1816 in Ft. LaMont, NW Territory, Palestine, IL. She died at the age of 68 on December 20th, 1884 in Cumberland Co., IL.
George Washington Easton
George Washington was born in 1818 in Ft. LaMont, NW Terr., Palestine, IL. He died at the age of 60 on October 17th, 1878 in Cumberland Co., IL.
Nancy Jane Easton
Nancy Jane was born in 1823 in Crawford Co., IL. She died at the age of 20 on November 28th, 1843 in Bond Co., IL.