George SUTTON

Abt 1612 - 1669  (~ 57 years)

• Name	George SUTTON
  Birth	Abt 1612	Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	G1Q8-X96
  _UID	F42E02F40AED4C5AA4D47D1704BF830007DB
  Death	12 Apr 1669	Perquimans County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I594779926	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert SUTTON, Baldock,   b. Abt 1587, Tenterden, Kent, England d. Bef 23 Jul 1626, Biddenden, Kent, England (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Mary AUSTIN,   c. 29 Aug 1585, Staplehurst, Kent, England bur. 8 Mar 1620, Biddenden, Kent, England (Age ~ 34 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1606	Biddenden, Kent, England,   [1]
  Family ID	F536732264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah TILDEN,   b. 12 Jun 1613, Tenterden, Kent, England d. 20 May 1677, Perquimans County, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Sarah SUTTON,   b. 15 Sep 1650, Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1714, Perquimans County, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F536732266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Disputed Origins Robert Sutton (abt.1587-abt.1687) and Mary (Austen) Sutton (abt.1585-) have been suggested as parents for George. A George Sutton was christened 27 December 1607 in Biddenden, Kent, England; his father's name was Robert Sutton. The alias "Baldock" originally seen on father Robert's profile comes from this christening showing Robert as "alias Baldock" or something similar. The original register image on findmypast.co.uk is clearly readable showing this alias. Interestingly, the christening is written twice, once with the alias and once without, 2 lines apart. [1] At present there are no sources to confirm this christening was for the George of this profile. Further sources are needed to firm up the relationship. This is why the parents are set to "uncertain" status. Biography Puritan Great Migration George Sutton immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for North Carolina George Sutton was born about 1612 (birth year based on date of marriage). Having received a certificate of conformity from his minister, and taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy, he migrated on the Hercules of Sandwich; John Witherley, master; [2] being was one of seven servants in the household of Nathaniel Tilden, who later became his father in law. [3] Nathaniel Tilden was of Sandwich, County Kent, England. [4] He was probably closely related to Simon Sutton who was also a passenger on the Hercules and a servant of William Hatch. [5] On 13 March 1636/7 he married Sarah Tilden, daughter of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Huckstep. Their children were: Joseph Sutton was born about 1638. At Perquimans County he married Deliverance Nicholson, daughter of Christopher Nicholson and Hannah (Redknap) Nicholson c 1680. Nathaniel Sutton was born about 1644. On 12 August 1668 at "Nantimum in Vergenia" he married Deborah Astine. Lydia Sutton was baptized at Scituate on 13 September 1646. [6] Sarah Sutton was baptized at Scituate on 03 December 1648. She died young. Sarah Sutton (2) was baptized at Scituate on 15 September 1650. On 01 February 1668 at Perquimans County she married John Barrow. Elizabeth Sutton was baptized at Scituate on 28 August 1653. At Perquimans County on 11 March 16?? [worn paper] she married Ralph Fletcher. Their first child was born 22 February 1675. He became a planter who first resided at Scituate where he took the Oath of Fidelity on 15 January 1644/5; was constable on 01 June 1647 and on the list of men able to bear arms in 1643. He had lands laid out in 1638, on the 1st Herring brook. His house was near John Daman's at the south-west end of Green field lane, where it unites with the Drift way. [7] He had some knowledge of Virginia in 1654 since another passenger on the Hercules, William Hatch, son of the immigrant William Hatch, made his will on 13 September 1653 indicating this description, "of Scittuate...being upon a journey to Verginia." George Sutton was one of the witnesses to this will. [8] In 1668 he moved to North Carolina with most of his family. [4] He may have been a Quaker or had Quaker tendencies since he has no Plymouth Colony records during a time (after 1654) when Quaker activities were on the rise in that area; additionally some of his descendants were Quakers in North Carolina. Virginia had been populated mostly by Anglicans and they were not as hard on Quakers as the Puritans of New England. The parts of northern North Carolina when open for settlement, received Quakers along with other Virginia immigrants. An early Quaker meeting house was built on "Sutton's Creek, called such because it bordered lands of George Sutton and his sons. [4] George Sutton died at Perquimans Count, North Carolina on 12 April 1669. On 23 May 1673, Joseph Sutton of Carolina testified that "...in the year 1671, my mother Sarah Sutton did receive in Carralinah from the hands of Caleb Lamb the sum of five pounds in English goods sent with a bill of lading, which five pounds was in full of a legacy given by my grandfather Mr Timothy Hatherley and paid or sent by my uncle Mr Joseph Tilden's execuitrix." Sarah Sutton's mother, Lydia Tilden married Timothy Hatherley after the death of her husband Nathaniel Tilden. [4] George Sutton's widow Sarah (Tilden) Sutton died at Perquitmans County, North Carolina on 20 March 1677. I am not convinced that George had 4 half brothers. However, I don't feel qualified to thorougly check this out. There appears to be some questionable data re Robert Ambrose Sutton's marriage(s)..? Disputed Children The authors of "Sutton Family", Whitcomb and French, included William and Daniel as sons of George Sutton. [4] R C Anderson in "The Great Migration" found no record to connect these men to George Sutton. E F Sutton makes a very strong argument for including Daniel and William as sons of George Sutton. [9] With so much room for discussion, these two children should remain attached for now. Daniel Sutton, born 20 Nov 1639. Married: Mary Cole, 15 April 1667 in Charlestown, Boston Massachusetts. Married (2) Agnes Carre, 10 April 1688 in Burlington County, New Jersey. [4] William Sutton, supposedly born 25 May 1641. Married on 11 Jul 1666, Damaris Bishop, daughter of Richard Bishop and Alice Martin. William Sutton then married: (2) Jane Barnes 09 January 1684/85 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Daughter of John Barnes. William and Damaris are the parents of these ten children. [4] DNA has proven William was not son of George. Nicholas Sutton (1638-) has been connected with George Sutton but no sources can be found for the existence of any Nicholas Sutton in Massachusetts Bay during the time George Sutton lived there. John Sutton (1650-1692) has been connected with George Sutton but no birth records can be found. John's birth estimated from other records would be very close to the births of George's three daughters. NEGHR and two Sutton Geneologies do not mention John as a possible son. [4] [9] [10] Notes Births, Marriages and Deaths in Berkeley, later Perquimans Precinct, NC, [11] p 199- Ralph Fletcher & Elizabeth Suton was Married by Mr. ___ellson Minister of the Gospel the 11th of March 167_ -John Barrow & Sarah Sutton was Married the 1st of February 1668 -Nathaniel Suton & Deborah Astine was Married by Mr Babb, Minister of the Gospel at Nantimums In Verginia the 12th of August 1668. p 200-Joseph Sutton the son of George Suton & Sarah late of this __, & Delimance Nicholson the daughter of Christopher Nicholson & Hanah his wife of New England weare married the first of January ___ pg 365-George Sutton Departed this Life the 12th of April 1669 pg 365-Sarah Sutton Departed this Life the 20th of March 1677

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Nov 2024), entry for Robert Sutton, person ID G1QZ-YX9. (Reliability: 3).