Joseph Dutton (1661 - abt. 1734)

Born 25 Jan 1661 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Merriam) Dutton — married 19 Aug 1685 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, New England

Husband of Mary (Cutler) Dutton — married 7 Dec 1693 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 24 Jan 1734 at about age 72 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut

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Note

Relationships in this profile supported by the will of Joseph Dutton of Haddam, Connecticut. ^[1]

Biography

Joseph left Woburn, Massachusetts and moved to Connecticut. He bought land in Wallingford in 1718-19, but ended up settling in Haddam. His will was dated 1733, and his inventory amounted to something over 157 pounds. His son Samuel was executor of his will. ^[2]

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Joseph Dutton, son of Thomas and Susannah Dutton, was born January 25, 1661, in Woburn, Massachusetts, and lived for a time in Reading where he subscribed two pounds for a new meeting house (General History of Reading, Page 34). He afterward settled in East Haddam, Connecticut, and in 1717 and 1718 purchased land in Wallingford, Connecticut, which he gave to his sons. He married (first) in 1685, Rebecca Fitch, by whom he had one child: Rebecca, born in 1686. He married (second) in 1693, Mary Smith, and their children were : Susannah, born in 1695; Benjamin, born in 1696, at Lynn ; David, born in 1698, at East Haddam. Connecticut; Ruth, born in 1703; Samuel, born in 1704; Thomas, mentioned below. Joseph Dutton died in 1733, at East Haddam. His son Samuel is mentioned in his will as his executor.

Records

Birth: DUTTON, Joseph, s. Thomas, Jan. 25, 1661.^[3]

Births of Children:

Benjamin Dutten; 20 Oct 1691; LYME TWP, NEW LONDON, CONNETICUT^[4]

Ruth Dutton; 14 Aug 1704; EAST HADDAM TWP, MIDDLESEX, CONNETICUT^[5]

Samuell Dutton; 13 Feb 1705; EAST HADDAM TWP, MIDDLESEX, CONNETICUT ^[6]

Thomas Dutton, b. 1 Mar 1707, son of Joseph Dutton & (not given); East Haddam, CT^[7]

Death and Burial: Second Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1729-1750; page 44; edited by Charles William Manwaring; Google Books
2. ↑ Cutter, William Richard, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial (Genealogical Publishing Co, Originally printed 1913-15. Reprinted 1996-7.)
3. ↑ Woburn Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1640 to 1873; Woburn Births; page 82
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,"; database, FamilySearch; accessed 26 May 2016, Joseph Dutten in entry for Benjamin Dutten, 20 Oct 1691; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,"; database, FamilySearch; accessed 26 May 2016, Joseph Dutton in entry for Ruth Dutton, 14 Aug 1704; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,"; database, FamilySearch; accessed 26 May 2016, Joseph Dutton in entry for Samuell Dutton, 13 Feb 1705; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ East Haddam Land Records, Transcribed by D. W. Patterson; Currently located at DunhamWilcox.net
8. ↑ Joseph Dutton (1661-1733) on Find A Grave: Memorial #15211190 Retrieved 23 January, 2018.

• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 3, p 586.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3H58-X4W : accessed 2017-03-29), entry for Joseph /Dutton/.
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 136-140)