John William Sutherland (1735 - 1817)

Born 3 Jul 1735 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Germond) Sutherland — married Jan 1755 in Rochester, Ulster, Ny

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1817 at age 81 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Biography

John Sutherland is a member of Clan Sutherland.

John was the son of William Sutherland and Hannah Avery.

He married first Mary Germond in January 1755, Rochester, Ulster County, New York.

They were the parents of:

• Peter Sutherland^[1]
• James Sutherland (b November 13 1758-)
• William Sutherland (b March 4 1761-)
• Justus Sutherland ( March 21, 1763-August 10, 1789)
• John Sutherland^[2]
• Mary Sutherland (October 22, 1767-)
• Isabella Sutherland (September 27, 1769-)
• Silas Sutherland (August 3, 1772=February 12, 1835)
• Eric Sutherland (April 22, 1773-)

John Sutherland came from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York with a claim for the land along Otter Creek near the falls known as Great Falls sometime before 1767. John was one of the first to settle in the area which became known as Sutherland Falls. He built a grist mill, and later, a saw mill at the falls whose name became Sutherland Falls.

The story recounted in "Proctor, the Story of a Marble Town" by David C Gale says John was never fully accepted in the area because of his New York origins. Still he became very successful with his lumber mill. His son Peter Sutherland sold the rights by 1818 to Solomon Gill of Rutland for $8.00. No one knew about the great marble reserves.

Twenty years later quarrying began, in 1837. In 1854 the marble works officially became the Sutherland Falls Marble company.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29264169/peter-sutherland
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120546311/john-sutherland

• http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062852975;view=1up;seq=44
• Proctor, the Story of a Marble Town" by David C Gale
• United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2P-LG8 : accessed 26 March 2020), John W Sutherland, Sheldon, Genesee, New York
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJ4-XXJ : 24 January 2020), John Sutherland in entry for Jerusha Stanley, 1790
• Sutherland Family, p. 6 (GL#929.273 SU84S)
• Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, p. 664
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183160085/john-william-sutherland
• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 255
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1122856 (accessed 18 November 2023)
  Name: John Sutherland; Birth Date: 3 Jul 1735; Birth Place: Nine Partners, New York; Death Date: 10 Jun 1817; Death Place: Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; SAR Membership: 50951; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 15 Aug 1931; Spouse: Jerusha Stanley; Children: Justus Sutherland.
• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #795310 (accessed 18 November 2023)
  Name: Lieutenant John Sutherland; Birth Date: 3 Jul 1735; Birth Place: Nine Partners, New York; Death Date: 10 Jun 1817; Death Place: Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; SAR Membership: 77058; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 5 Dec 1953; Father: William Sutherland; Mother: Hannah Avery; Spouse: Jerusha Stanley; Children: Justus Sutherland.
• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 166
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #397400 (accessed 18 November 2023)
  Name: John Southerland; Birth Date: 8 Jul 1735; Birth Place: Dutchess County, New York; Death Date: 10 Jun 1817; Death Place: Southerland Falls, Otter Creek, Rutland, Vermont; SAR Membership: 33170; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 9 Jan 1920; Spouse: Maria Germaine; Children: Mary Southerland.

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