A shekara ta 1771, Gwamna William Tryon ya nada Eaton a matsayin colonel a cikin'yan bindiga na Bute County a lokacin War of Regulation.
Tabbas, mafi mahimmancin jumlar ita ce "A shekara ta 1771, Gwamna William Tryon ya kira Eaton a matsayin colonel a cikin 'yan bindigar Bute County a lokacin Yakin Dokar, wanda kungiyar ta goyi bayan gwamnan a kan tayar da hankali a yankin Piedmont na Arewacin Carolina. "