Details of John's birth are not known.

John married Elizabeth Chew on Tuesday 25 December 1781 in Gisburn, Lancashire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Elizabeth Chew:

- Betty Heaton	born around 1782.
- Nancy Heaton	born on 18 October 1794 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Details of John's occupation are not known.

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