Michael Eaker

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Category: Lincoln County, North CarolinaCategory:Tryon County, North Carolina, Early Settlers

Biography

North CarolinaA son of Hans Peter Eaker and his wife Anna Barbara (possibly Huber), Michael was born around 1755 in Tryon County, North Carolina.<ref name="pedigree">"Pedigree Resource File," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3GV3-RJN : accessed 28 October 2020), entry for Michael Eaker, cites sources; "Healy Eaker Bakula Szczep tree" file (2:2:2:MM6Y-X7P), submitted 21 May 2019 by DonnaBedsworth [identity withheld for privacy].</ref>
On 2 Jan 1787, he married Ruth Kuykendall,<ref>632777Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.</ref> <ref name="pedigree" /> and they made their home in Lincoln County, North Carolina. They had ten children:<ref name="pedigree" />

1. Sally
2. Barbara (1787-)
3. Polly (1788-)
4. Mary (1792-)
5. Sarah (1792-1860)
6. Catherine (1794-1853)
7. Anne "Annie" (1796-1842)
8. Affea (1798-)
9. Christian (1801-1877)
10. Ruth (1811-)In addition to lands that Michael inherited, he acquired a 50 acre grant on 9 Jul 1794 for land on the waters of Beaverdam Creek;<ref>North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.</ref> and another 84 acres on 12 Dec 1801, also on the waters of Beaverdam Creek. <ref>North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.</ref>

The Eakers were enumerated in the following censuses, in Lincoln County, North Carolina:* 1790 U.S. Census<ref> "United States Census, 1790", Lincoln County, North Carolina, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-L1M : 29 May 2015), Michal Eaker, 1790.</ref>* 1800 U.S. Census<ref> "United States Census, 1800", Lincoln County, North Carolina, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-Y18 : 10 June 2015), Michael Eaker, 1800.</ref>* 1810 U.S. Census<ref> "United States Census, 1810", Lincoln County, North Carolina, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-HFN : 1 December 2015), Michl Eaker, 1810.</ref>
Michael passed away in 1816 and left a will,<ref name="will">956550 Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Lincoln County, North Carolina, Wills and Estate Papers; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Lincoln, North Carolina</ref> written on 27 Jan 1816.
Michael lies buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina.<ref>204134688 Michael Eaker </ref>

Sources

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See also:* Michael Eaker on Geni.com* Eaker, Lorena Shell. German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800, 1994* Mauney, Mary Frances & Rev. John D. Beaver Dam Lutheran: A Challenge for Our Time, August 1992.