Rachel (Doty) Sutton (1735 - abt. 1795)

Born 1735 in Somerset, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Sutton Sr — married 1749 in Washington Valley, Somerset County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1795 at about age 60 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born about 1733. Rachel is the daughter of Samuel Doty and Abigail Springer. She passed away about 1795.

Mentioned in the will of her brother Benjamin Doty. Her children received one-half of her brother's estate.^[1]

Rachel Sutton, the great-great-grandmother of Leroy Sutton, figured prominently in connection with the history at the time when the Indians were numerous in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and were a constant menace to the white settlers. She drilled a party of women to ward off the attacks of the Indians and because of this was called Captain Rachel Sutton.^[2]

From Findagrave.com

Rachel Doty Sutton

Birth: 1735 Somerset County, New Jersey; Death: 1795 (aged 59–60) Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Burial: Unknown, Specifically: Died in Fayette Co., Pa. Memorial #: 81883724.

Bio: Married Rev Isaac Sutton in 1749 in Morris Co., NJ

Family Members: Spouse: Isaac Sutton (1729-1799); Children: Isaac Sutton (1750-1812).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Doty-Doten family in America : descendants of Edward Doty, an emigrant by the Mayflower, 1620, by Doty, Ethan Allen, 1837-1915, Published 1897, pg 291
2. ↑ History of La Salle County, Illinois
3. ↑ RWM (47256435), “Rachel Doty Sutton,” Findagrave.com. Record added 12 Dec 2011. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81883724. Accessed 03 December 2019.

• Freepages Roots.web

• 1761, NJ Early Census Index, Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1643-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

• Hill, Peter B. MAYFLOWER FAMILIES Through Five Generations, Volume Eleven, EDWARD DOTY, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996, p. 103.

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• RWM (47256435), “Rachel Doty Sutton,” Findagrave.com. Record added 12 Dec 2011. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81883724. Accessed 03 December 2019.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #81883724 (accessed 13 February 2024)
  Memorial page for Rachel Doty Sutton (1735-1795); Maintained by RWM (contributor 47256435).