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John Sutton (abt. 1621 - bef. 1692)

Ens. John Sutton aka Sutten
Born about in Great Snoring, Norfolk, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1 Jan 1661 in Scituate, Plymouth Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 71 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography

Disproven Parents

A previous version of this profile was attached as a son of George Sutton and Sarah Tilden. There is no evidence that George and Sarah had a son John. Anderson in his profile of George Sutton in the Great Migration specifically states that John Sutton of Scituate was not a son of George Sutton, but of John Sutton.[1][2]

A previous version of this profile suggested that John's parents were John Sutton and Juliana Little as outlined here. Please see Juliana Little regarding the origin of this questionable narrative.

1621 Baptism

Jhon [sic] Sutton son of Johannis and Juda his wife was baptized 7 October 1621 at the parish of Great Snoring, Norfolk, England.[3]

1638 Immigration

"1638. John Sutton [Sr.] and his wife and four [sic] children came from Atleburraye, [Attleboro] and settled in New Hingham" on the ship Diligent.[4] John b. 1621 was probably one of the children. There is probably an error in the number of children since John and Julian/Juda had six living children at the time. One of them stayed in England.[5]

Hingham

When John, the father, moved to Rehoboth, by 1648, John, the son, remained in Hingham. In 1653, he sold the four acre Hingham town grant given to his father.

On December 2, 1653, John Sutton junior of Cittuate (Scituate) Carpinter sold four acres of land, “which the town of Hingham gave to John Sutton, my father,” with his house to Mathew Cushen for fiue pounds sterling. This deed was Entered & Recorded on November 6, 1660 at Request of Daniel Cushen.[6][2]

1653 Land Purchase

According to the website Benjamin Sitton's Ancestors:

"On February 26, 1652/3, John Sutton (Jr.) of Sittuate and Edward Patterson of Hingham, both carpenters, purchased about three acres of land in the Conihasset Marsh, for one pound, ten shillings from Thomas Huitt. (It should be noted that this land was bounded by land owned by a Thomas Hammond. Hammond happens to be the maiden name of his soon to be bride’s mother.) "[7]

However, this land purchase was not found in the Plymouth Colony Registry of Deeds index at Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007451132?i=1&cc=2106411&cat=136706 : accessed September 2023.[8]

1661 Marriage to Elizabeth House

John "Sutten" married to Elizabeth House 1 January 1661, in Scituate, Massachusetts.[9] She was the daughter of Samuel House.[2]

John Sutton, Citizen of Scituate

John Sutton took the Oath of fidelity to the town of Scituate in 1657.[10][11] John Sutton of "Scitteatte" became a freeman and was sworne in as a member of the court (able to vote) 1 June 1658.[12][13] During the following years John served as a member of a "Grand Enquest" in 1659,[14] on two juries in March 1660/1[15] and March 1677/8[16] and a coroner's inquest in June 1678.[17]

1 June 1663 John Sutton was chosen as a constable for Scituate,[18] and in June 1668 he was chosen as selectman for Scituate [19] John Sutton Sr. (Sr. to distinguish him from his son) was appointed surveyor of highways for Scituate, 9 June 1683.[20]

John Sutton was chosen an ensign of Scituate militia in 1666.[21] 1 March 1669/70 "And John Sutton was approved and established to be the ensigue of the milletary companie of Scittuate."[22]

Other Court Records

Note there is the possibility that some records before 1672 (death of John Sutton (1594 - 1672)) might belong to John Sutton (1594 - 1672). The records generally refer to John without any notation as to Sr. and Jr. It is definitely the younger John who became a freeman. There is no indication that the elder John was ever a freeman, so he would not have held office.

  • 6 December 1659: It is noted in the court record that John Sutton brought an action for defamation against Abraham Sutliffe and his wife Sarah. Sarah had called John "basely begotten and basely born." In the document entered in the record, Sarah admitted "it was unaduisedly spoken by mee, I haveing noe ground nor cause soe to speake, neither know any such thinge by him, and ame very sorry I wronged the said John Sutton in soe saying, and doe promise to make this acknowlidgment att Scittuate meeting house, that is near Stony Brooke, the first Lords day in this psent October,"[23]
  • 4 Aug 1663 "Memorand : that John Sutton bee summoned unto the next Generall Court, to give an account of the devision and disposall of the estate of Samuell House, deceased, incase Mr Tildin and hee doe not end it in the interem; and that notwithstanding hee bee sumoned to give in cecuritie for the said estate and the disposall therof unto the Court."[24]
  • 1 March 1663/4 John Sutton and John Jacob had some unnamed controversy between them. The court, after deliberating, decided that John Sutton should pay John Jacob twenty seven pounds.[25]
  • 6 Feb 1665/6 A judgment of 01 : 10 : 11 was graunted unto James Cole, Senr, against John Sutten, in reference to an apparent debt owing by the said Sutten to the said Cole ; the charges of the complaint is encluded in the abouesaid sume.[26]
  • At Court 6 March 1670/1, John Sutton, of Scituate, had gone "into Mistris Elizabeth Tildens parlour early in the morning, and opened her chest where her mony was with an intent to take mony out of it," John was fined 40 shillings. He was to find sureties for his good behavior, but couldn't find any so put up the money himself, £40.[27]
  • "The Fines of March Court, 1670[/1]" John Sutton 02:00:00[28]. ? Jr. or Sr. doesn't specify a place.
  • June 1671, from the treasurer's account "Item, from John Sutton, of Scituate ... 02:00:00".[29] This list contains some of the names that were on the list of fines in March, so is probably payment for the March fine.
  • 7 June 1672, from the treasurer's account. "Item from John Sutton of Scituate 02: 00: 00.[30] This payment is undefined.
  • 1 March 1674/5 "John Sutton being convict[ed] of selling syder to the Indians, incase that hee pay downe 20s in silver mony, hee is released.[31]
  • 2 March 1679/80. "Libertie of adminnestration is graunted unto John Sutton, to adminnester on the estate of John Bucke, of Scittuate, deceased." [32]
  • 1 June 1680 John Sutton of Scituate purchased and paid for land, in Conahassett, from John Daman. John appealed to the court because he didn't have a deed and wanted the land divided. The court granted that he owned the land and ordered that it be divided, which was subsequently done. [33]
  • 12 June 1685. "The Treasurer is Dr [debtor?] to the colony ... To Sutton, of Scituate 07:00:00."[34]

Probate

John Sutton Senr of Scituate made his will 12 November 1691. It was proved 16 March 1691/2:

"Aged 70 years or there abouts being weak in Body but of a disposing understanding...’'
"To my beloved wife Elizabeth Sutton the use and occupation of my whole estate of housing land and Cattle & household goods during her natural life ... if she marry again after my decease and so go out of my name that then she shall have only her thirds as the law Directs"
To son John Sutton "my now Dwelling house, Barn, & all my housing with all my upland ... thirty acres more or less Together with the one half of my meadow paying to his four sisters ten pound a peece in good merchantable pay ... , also ... to my son John Sutton one third part of my undivided land at Coahasset and one third of my interest in the town of Scituate:"
"To my two younger sons Nathanael and Nathan [under age] ... my twenty acre lot and half my meadow land and two thirds of the undivided lands ... in the towns of Scituate and Cohasset ... they paying to their sister Hannah Sutton .. 7 pound ten shillings a peece ..."
'"To my daughter Elizabeth £10;"
" " Mary, £10 ;"
" " Sarah, £10;"
" " Hester, £10 ;"
Any remainder after debts, funeral charges and legacies were paid was to go to his son John, whom he named executor.
Witnessed by Joseph Thorne, Isaac Buck and John Booth, senr.[35]

The inventory of the estate of John Sutton late of Scituate deceased, was taken by Samuel Clapp and Isaac Buck, Feb. 9, 1691/2, and presented by John Sutton, son of the deceased, March 16, 1691/2. It was valued at £356..10..00.[36]

On 4 April 1693, his sons, Nathan, and Nathaniel Sutton, made their choice of their uncle Joseph House to be their guardian.[37]

The division of his real estate was ordered 22 Jul 1713, and completed 2 Sep 1713 dividing land in Cohassett and Scituate among the sons of John Sutton: John Sutton the younger, eldest son (lately deceased); Nathaniel Sutton; Nathan Sutton (deceased), As son Nathan was deceased without issue, his land was ordered to be further divided among his siblings or their heirs, brothers John Sutton the younger, deceased, Nathaniel Sutton and sisters Elizabeth Man, Mary Booth, Sarah Jones, and Hester Dagon, deceased.[38][39]

Absence of Benjamin From Will

Son Benjamin, who would have been 17 years old at the time, was not mentioned in his father's will. It has been suggested that he was the same man as Benjamin Sitton who purchased land in Windham County Connecticut in 1698. The theory proposes that he may have already left home on bad terms and was disinherited (maybe because he called himself Sitton) or he received his inheritance when he left home, prior to his father’s death. It’s further proposed that the selection of a guardian by his two younger brothers, Nathaniel and Nathan, on April 4, 1693, was prompted by the marriage of Benjamin Sitten around that time.[7] However, Benjamin Sutton, b March 1673/4, would have still been a minor himself and unable to fill the role of a legal guardian. In addition, children were allowed to name their own guardians, as opposed to the court assigning them, at the age of 14. Benjamin was also not included in his brother Nathan's estate which was divided among his siblings.

Benjamin was probably deceased before his father's death.

Children

John Sutten (spelling used in the children's birth records) and Elizabeth House had nine children born and/or baptized in Scituate, Plymouth Colony. Elizabeth was not named in the birth/baptismal registers except for Elizabeth's baptism. [40][41][38]

  1. Elizabeth, born on October 20, 1662, was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate on July 19, 1663, as ye daughter of Elizab. Sutton; m. Mann.
  2. John born on February 23,1663/4
  3. Mary on January 22, 1664/5; m. Booth
  4. Sarah on November 3, 1667; m. Jones
  5. Hannah b. November 03, 1669, Scituate.
  6. Hester on October 25, 1671; m. Dagan
  7. Benjamin was born on March 22, 1673/4, in Scituate; not named in his father's will.
  8. Nathaniel, born on July 31, 1676, was baptized in the Second Church of Scitutate with his brother Benjamin as the sons of John Sutton, on July 21, 1678; m. Margaret Ray
  9. Nathan, born on August 6, 1679, and baptized in the Second Church of Scituate on November 12, 1682, as the Sonn of John Sutten d. 1710 (no issue).

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Is there DNA evidence to prove or disprove that Benjamin Sitton of CT was the son of John Sutten of MA? Please see G2G question. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1644348/there-evidence-prove-disprove-that-benjamin-sitton-sutten
posted by Anne B
As I've started looking at this profile a large amount of it has been sourced by an unsourced website. I plan on placing reliable sources over the next few days
posted by Anne B
Sutton-10068 and Sutton-81 appear to represent the same person because: 10068's daughter Elizabeth was recently merged with the correct profile. Previous user created profiles for her parents, as well. 10068 appears to have an immigration date as the listed birth date, but otherwise death locations line up.
posted by U (Hannemann) Swanson
A separate record lists his parents as George and Sarah (Tilden) Sutton
posted on Sutton-10068 (merged) by Patricia (Long) Kent
Sutton-81 and Sutton-3583 do not represent the same person because: Please see NEHGR91:61ff where it is my understanding that there were two families of Suttons who were unrelated. One family in Scituate and another in Rehoboth. I believe these two John Suttons were distinctly different people. Their children are probably wrongly placed.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Are you considering the TAG article which is more recent? I don't see two people...can you define which facts you see as separate so I can better understand?

Correction: Meant to say Zubrinsky article (not TAG)

posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
edited by M Cole
sending M Cole a private message.

Sutton-81 & 3583 I agree that these two profiles are probably meant to represent the same person.

posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
I re-proposed this merge, on the basis of this conversation, but I got a Priv. Msg this morning telling me it was incorrect and to take care. Are they or aren't they?
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Anne B
M Cole is not in google group, so you may need to comment on her profile so she will see it. Thanks.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Anne, I got the same response when I first proposed the merge. I asked that person participate in the discussion of the profile.

So, I think the problem is that there are a couple of myths that persist on some personal genealogy websites (such as: http://www.jtbullock.com/Tree/AnnaJones.html and http://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id31.html )

A couple of the misconceptions:

1)There were two John Sutton's, one of them being the son of George Sutton (according to Anderson, Great Migration, George did not have a son George) 2)John's parents were John Sutton and Juliana Little , whose existence is uncertain

I'm not sure if either of these are what's creating the objection.

As far as facts what I see, same spouse. The combined list of children seems to be complete according to birth records and probate. I'm not sure what would be left to distinguish them as two separate people.

I can list out all the records for John Sutton of Scituate, the way Chris Hoyt does, if that would help.

posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
edited by M Cole
You could just cut and past the births from Elizabeth's profile (see below)?

Scituate Births/Baptisms

House, Elizabeth, d. Samuel, bp. Oct. 23, 1636. CR1. (p. 185)

Children

Sutten, Elizabeth, d. John, Oct. 20, 1662. [ Sutton, d. Elizab[eth] CR2. (p. 349)
Sutten, John, s. John, Feb. 28, 1663. (p. 349)
Sutten, Mary, d. John, Jan. 22, 1665. (p. 349)
Sutten, Sarah, d. John, Nov. 3, 1667. (p. 349)
Sutten, Hannah, d. John, Nov. 3, 1669. (p. 349)
Sutten, Hester, d. John, Oct. 25, 1671. (p. 349)
Sutten, Benjemen, s. John, Mar. 22, 1674/5. (p. 349)
Sutten, Nathanell, s. John, July 31, 1676. Nathaniell, s. John, bp. July 21, 1678. CR2. (p. 349)
Sutten, Nathan, s. John, Aug. 6, 1679. Nathan, s. John, bp. Nov. 12, 1682. (p. 349)

Scituate Marriages

House, Elizabeth and John Sutten, Jan. 1, 1661. (p. 153)<ref name=ScitVR>Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1909</ref>
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Chris Hoyt
Sutton-81 and Sutton-3583 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, death, children attached in Sutton-81 are reflected in the bio of Sutton-3583.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
I rewrote the section on Benjamin's absence for the will (which was a cut & paste). I don't really find any evidence that Benjamin Sitten of Connecticut was the son of John Sutton. The only evidence seems to be that the two youngest sons picked a guardian in the same year that Benjamin Sitten probably married. But since Benjamin would have been a minor himself (and on the young side to marry), that doesn't really seem relevant. Not being mentioned in the will isn't proof positive, but he also wasn't included in the division of his brother Nathan's estate to his siblings. Without additional evidence perhaps he should be disconnected? Or maybe a G2G discussion first, as this seems to be a popular narrative?
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
Does anyone object if I remove the information on the House/Hammond ancestors. I think that info belongs on those individual profiles, except any info that specifically relates to John Sutton or his children.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
Agreed that the information on Samuel House and Elizabeth Hammond should be on their own profiles.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Thank you, I've removed those section. I will go back and add some additional info about Elizabeth House in the marriage section.
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
I've done some clean up and rearranging on this profile. This person looks to be the same as Sutton-3583, and have added an unmerged match. Looking at the profile history, these parents were attached originally as part of the DeCoursey.ged import, and then removed, and then added back in a merge with John-245. So, I'm not sure who this person was intended to be, but certainly now with the wife and children attached appears to be the son of John Sutton and Julian Adcocke.

The current father George Sutton is under project protection, so I added a comment there asking that the connection of this profile as a child be reviewed. If there are any objections, please reply here (or on the thread on George Sutton's profile.

posted by M Cole
I added an unmerged match with same dates, spouse, children, different parents. Not sure if Sutton-81 is a conflation or just has the wrong parents (or maybe both). While trying to sort out the different generations of John Sutton's I also found that the division of real estate for this John Sutton was misfiled in the probate case files under the wrong John Sutton. The division wasn't done until 1713. See the index in the book version. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-863H?i=103&cc=2018320&cat=277512
posted on Sutton-3583 (merged) by M Cole
Scituate VR has marriage of John Sutton and Elizabeth House. Same records list children of a John Sutton, but the mother is not included.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
What a mess this profile is, in terms of co-mingling with the other John Sutton's family and death date. Does anyone have sources and could either separate or merge these two?
posted by Tim Miller
Sutton-3583 and Sutton-81 do not represent the same person because: 25 year difference in birth, and one born in England and the other in MA, USA.
posted by James Evans
Sutton-3583 and Sutton-81 appear to represent the same person because: looks to be the same
posted by Brenda Orr
Sutton-738 and Sutton-81 appear to represent the same person because: matching birth information & spouse
posted by Andrea Powell
Sutton-1722 and Sutton-738 appear to represent the same person because: matching wife; date & place of birth
posted by Andrea Powell

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