Kingsman Dutton Sr. (abt. 1711 - bef. 1765)

Born about 1711 in Aston Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Routh) Dutton — married Apr 1737 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died before 29 Jul 1765 before about age 54 in Upper Chichester Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Kingsman Dutton was born about 1711 in Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

He married Anne Routh in Apr 1717 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

He died in about 1765 in Upper Chichester Township, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Of Kingsman Dutton, Gilbert Cope wrote:^[1]

Kingsman erected a neat two-story brick house which is still standing, near the east branch of Chichester creek, about half a mile from the south-west corner of Aston township: now owned by Benjamin Elliott. In the east gable is a stone bearing the initials D., K. & A., and the date 1753. The ruins of a saw mill are near by.

Kingsman died about the year 1765, and his estate having become involved, was sold by the Sheriff in 1768. Anne became a member of meeting in 1748,

Estate records

Common bond on the estate of Kingsman Dutton of Upper Chichester deceased, dated 20th July 1765.

KNOW all Men by these Presents, That we Anne Dutton, Francis Routh and Humphrey Johnston all of the county of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, are held and firmly bound unto William Plumsted Esq. Register-General for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration, in and for the said Province, in the Sum of two hundred Pounds, lawful Money of Pennsylvania, to be paid to the said Register-General, or to his certain Attorney, Successors, Executors, Administrators or Assigns; To which Payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, and every of them, in and for the Whole, jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our Seals. Dated the twenty ninth Day of July the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty five (29 Jul 1765)

THE Condition of this Obligation is such, That if the above bounden Anne Dutton Aministratrix of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Kingsman Dutton late of upper Chichester in the County Chester Yeoman deceased, do make or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, Possession or Knowledge of her the said Anne or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her; and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the Register's Office in the County of Chester, at or before the twenty ninth Day of august next ensuing; and the same Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, at the Time of his Death, or which at any Time after shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said Anne or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her do well and truly administer according to Law; And further, do make, or cause to be made, a true and just Account of her said Administration, at or before the twenty ninth Day of July Anno Domii 1766 And all the rest and Residue of the said Goods, Chattels and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator Account (the same being first examined and allowed of by the Orphan's Court of the said County of Chester) shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively, as the said Orphans Court, in the said County, by their Decree or Sentence, pursuant, to Law, shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the Register's Office, making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly: If the said Anne Dutton above bounden, being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Register's Office) then this Obligation to be void, and of none Effect, or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.

Sealed and Delivered - Anne Dutton

in the Presence of Francis Routh & Humphrey Johnson

Inventory of the estate of Kingsman Dutton of Upper Chichester deceased filed 26th August 1765

A true Inventory of all and singular the Goods and Chattels of the Personal Estate of Kingsman Dutton Late of Upper Chichester Deceased taken and Appraised By us the Subscribers this 14th Day of August 1765. To his wearing Apparel To Bills, Notes, and Book Debts To one Cow To one Sow shoat To one Case of Drawers To one Chest To one Table To one Cupboard To one Spinning wheel (Long) To a hone & Piafer Saw Set and Looking Glass To two Boxes Knives & Forks and a Spinning wheel (Little) To one Pewtor Dish 5 Plates 6 spoons and two Basons To a Grid Iron pot Rack fire Shovel and tongs To one Smoothing Iron & ? fork slate and Sheep Shears To three Chairs one Childs Chair Salt Box and Cradle To 1 Ax and Two Iron wedges To two Sets of Bedstead and Some furniture To one Side Sadle and one Bridle To an Old mans Sadle and tow Boxes To one Yearn Reel and two old Chests To 3 Pails one Churn five sronchers one strainnor and three Laddles To three tin Cups on Collondor one Grator two patty frames a funnel & Cannister To two pickling pots four Earthon pans three pots and three ? To two ?achels a frying pan three glass bottles three Earthen Jugs To Tea furniture To one Silver Table Spoon To an old wheel barrow Corn Cradle and flax Broak To Some Hay To one pair of Hand Irons To Six Acres of wheat at 1.5 per Acre To a Debt on Book Mistook when Drawing

Richard Dutton, Jonathan Richards

The Accompli of Anne Dutton Administratrix of all and Singular the goods and Chattles Rights and Credits which were of Kinsman Dutton late of Upper Chichester in the County of Chester Yeoman deceased as well of all Singular the goods Chattles of Credits of the said deceased which came to her hands possesion as of her payments and disbursements thereout.

The said Acceptant Chargeth herself with all and Singular the goods Chattles & Credits of the said deceased mentioned in an inventory of Appraisement thereof made & exhibited into the Registers Office at Chester amounting to 77.17.10.

The said Accomptant prayeth allowance of her payments ad disbursements as follows viz: By Cash pd William Askew as pr Rect No 2 By Cash pd Richard Dutton as pr Rect No 3 By Cash pd Oliver Farra as pr prov'd Acct. 4 By Cash pd William Huston as pr Rect 5 By Cash pd Robert Eyre as pr Rect 6 By Cash pd Samuel Walker as p Rect 7 By Cash pd Elisha Price as pr Rect 8 By Cash pd John Eyre as pr Rect 9 By Cash pd Paul Jackson as pr Rect.10 By Cash pd Jeremiah Booth as pr Rect 11 By Cash pd Matthew Cochran as pr Rect 12 By Cash pd James Mather as pr Rect 13 By Cash pd Jacob Richards as pr Rect 15 By Cash pd Daniel Brown as pr Rect 16 By Cash pd John Crawford as pr Rect 17 By Cash pd James Rowan as pr Rect 18 By Cash pd Regrs Fees on Settlement By book debts appraised which was paid deceased By Commissions on 22 11 0 at 7 ½ percent By paid for letter amount By Sundrys at the Funeral

By Maintaining & Schooling of Younger Children & the widow's thirds Chester March 22 1768 Errors Excepted Ann Dutton

Sources

1. ↑ Cope, Gilbert. Genealogy of the Dutton Family of Pennsylvania (West Chester, Penn.: F.S.Hichman, 1871), 42 ff.

• Chester County, Pennsylvania, Probate Records
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