Pvt. Abraham Sutton

DAR Ancestor #: A111291
SUTTON, ABRAHAM Ancestor #: A111291
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: CIRCA 1739 NEW JERSEY
Death: POST 1790 WASHINGTON CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Source: PA ARCH 3RD SER VOL 23 P 206, 210, 215; 5TH SER VOL 4 P 422
Service Description: 1) WASHINGTON CO. MILITIA; RANGER ON THE FRONTIER

RESIDENCE
1) County: WASHINGTON CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE
Number Name
1) MARY CHENOWETH

Child [Spouse #] Spouse

1. DAVID [1] ANCHOR FOX
2. SARAH [1] DAVID FOX

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Revolutionary War Veteran: Abraham Sutton

by J. Richard Sutton, 1295 W. Dogwood Ct, Marion, IN 46952

Abraham Sutton, born 22 March 1739, Somerset County, New Jersey, died 1790, Washington County, Pennsylvania, buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, married 23 April 1760, Mary Chenworth, born 22 March 1744, died Washington County, Pennsylvania, buried in Lone Pine Cemetery.

SERVICE: During the American Revolution, he served as Private in Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia. Enlisted under Captain Crawford on westward expedition. Reference: "Muster Rolls, Continental Line 1775-1798", Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Volume 4, pages 422, 730: "Rangers on the Frontier, 1778-1783", Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 23, pages 206, 210, 215.

CHILDREN: Joanna, born 23 May 1765, married Ebeneazer Heaton (Revolutionary soldier buried in Fayette County, Indiana); Ann, born 18 February 1763; Mary, born 30 August 1764; David born 15 March 1766, married Anchor Fox; Sarah, born 12 September 1767, married David Fox; Andrew; William, married Delilah Slaught.

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 13 2023, 14:23:21 UTC

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Abraham Sutton was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He was born March 22, 1739 in Somerset Co., NJ to David Sutton and Sarah Trembly. In 1760 Abraham was a neighbor of Thomas Chenoweth on Back Creek in Frederick Co., VA. As we now know he married Mary Chenoweth, a niece of Thomas. Most likely he met Mary through Thomas. Like Thomas, Abraham and Mary would move west and north to Maryland, going to Ft Cumberland and then later settling in Washington Co., PA. The Suttons were a strong Baptist family with several of the family being ministers.

MARY3 CHENOWETH (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born March 22, 1744 in Frederick Co., VA, and died Aft. February 1797 in Lone Pine, Washington Co., PA. She married ABRAHAM SUTTON April 23, 1760 in Frederick Co., VA, son of DAVID SUTTON and SARAH TREMBLY. He was born March 22, 1739 in Somerset Co., NJ, and died Aft. May 03, 1791 in Washington Co., PA.

There are these curious records found in church records of the Ten Mile Baptist Church near Lone Pine: dated Sept. 6, 1775 - "Proceeded to business and first an accusation brought against our ministering brother James Sutton (James was the pastor of the church) by Mary, wife of Abraham Sutton. Upon her oath, she chargeth him with indecent behavior toward her. Postponed to our next meeting of business". Entry dated Sat. Oct. 13, 1775. - "Consulted upon the scandalous report brought against brother James Sutton by Mary, the wife of Abraham Sutton, and found no cause of accusation" Abraham is buried in the Lone Pine cemetery, Washington Co., PA. We presently know of three marriages for the five children of Abraham and Mary, all likely happened in Washington Co., PA. These families would move west to Ohio and Indiana. At least part of the family settled in Warren Co., OH concurrently with the beginnings of the movement of the family of Mary's deceased brother Joseph.

Children of MARY CHENOWETH and ABRAHAM SUTTON are:

1. JOANNA4 SUTTON, b. May 23, 1761, Ft. Cumberland, now Allegeny Co., MD; d. April 01, 1837, Indiana; m. EBENEZER HEATON, 1778, Washington Co., PA; b. June 18, 1750, Morris Co., NJ; d. January 12, 1837, Fayette Co., IN.
2. ANN SUTTON, b. February 18, 1763, Ft. Cumberland, now Allegeny Co., MD.
3. MARY SUTTON, b. August 30, 1764, Ft. Cumberland, now Allegeny Co., MD.
4. DAVID SUTTON, b. March 15, 1766, Ft. Cumberland, now Allegeny Co., MD; d. August 15, 1845, Jennings twp., Fayette Co., IN; m. ANCHOR FOX, February 17, 1788, Washington Co., PA; b. August 24, 1772, Amwell, Washington Co., PA; d. August 11, 1855, Fayette Co., IN.
5. SARAH SUTTON, b. September 12, 1767, Ft. Cumberland, now Allegeny Co., MD; d. June 07, 1850, Warren Co., OH; m. DAVID FOX, February 15, 1787; b. July 04, 1764, Louden Co., VA; d. January 23, 1847, South Lebanon, Warren Co., OH.

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