Descendants of Jonas Sutton (1721-1797)
Jonas Sutton, the first of that surname to settle in Amwell Township, was married twice. His first wife’s name is not known, but she had five children. His second wife, Elizabeth Runyon, appears to have been related to the Runyon family of Franklin Township. They came to Hunterdon from Piscataway at an early date. Elizabeth also had five children, making ten in all. Because my focus is on Hunterdon County, I am missing information on many of the Suttons who lived elsewhere. Feel free to contribute information, or suggest corrections, in the comments section.
Olive Barrack Rowland wrote in 1935 that there was a Sutton Family Bible, in private hands, i.e., one Mrs. Witfield Taylor of Locktown.1
The Sutton Bible states that a Jonas Sutton was born on July 25, 1748 and died on October 3, 1795. This was Jonas Sutton, Jr. Because he was born in 1748, he had to be the son of Jonas’ first wife. There was a copy of a marriage certificate in the bible for John Sutton and Dinah Bonham of Kingwood, who were married by Rev. David Sutton on Dec. 8, 1773. Witnesses were Uriah Bonham, Anchor Bonham, Malakiah Bonham, Edward Thatcher, William Sutton, John Sutton, David Howell, Henry Rounsaville.
Jonas Sutton of Amwell wrote his will on March 25, 17972 providing wife Elizabeth “what moveables pleaseth her to keep,” and also use of his land jointly with son Amos, while a widow. His son Amos was to have the remainder of his personal estate and all his real estate. Amos was named executor and was charged with the task of paying legacies to his siblings: Jonathan, Jonas, Nathan, and Prudence, and to the children of son William (daughter Elizabeth excepted.) Legacies were also to be paid to the children of John, Sarah and Joshua, who were the children of Jonas Suttons’ first wife. 3
This is not an exhaustive list of Sutton descendants. I only have members of the south Hunterdon families, and not all of them. Surnames in green have published trees. This family tree was updated on 11/21/2020.
Second Generation:
(1) Jonas Sutton & first wife
| (2.1) John Sutton, Jr. (1748 – 1795) & Dinah Bonham (1756 – 1810)
| (2.2) Prudence Sutton (c.1750 – 1830) & Powell Huff (c.1745 – 1816)
| (2.3) Joshua Sutton (c.1750 – ?) & unknown Myers; removed to Virginia
| (2.4) Sarah Sutton (c.1755 – bef. 1797) & Levi Longshore
married 1784 in Bucks Co. Probably moved there. No further information.
| (2.5) William Sutton (c.1755 – bef. 1797) & Mary Robins (c.1755 – )
Wm Sutton died before his father did. Jonas’ will left a legacy to his children, but did not name them.
(1) Jonas Sutton & 2d wife (& 1st cousin) Elizabeth Runyon
| (2.6) Amos Sutton (1765 – 1828) of Amwell
| | m. 1) Jane Robins (1765 – 1834)
| | m. 2) Rebecca (? – 1824)
| (2.7) Jonas Sutton (c.1765 – )
| (2.8) William Sutton (1767 – bef. 1797)
| (2.9) Nathan Sutton (1767 – ) & Elizabeth Robins (c.1768 – )
| (2.10) Jonathan Sutton (c.1768 – )
Third Generation:
He had 15 known grandchildren from his first wife and 11 known grandchildren from his second wife, for a total of 26 grandchildren.
(1) Jonas Sutton and unknown first wife:
| (2.1) John Sutton & Dinah Bonham
| | (3.1) Anchor Sutton (1775 – 1834)
| | (3.2) Mary Sutton (1777 – died a child)
| | (3.3) Uriah Sutton (1779 – 1849) & Anna Bonham (1785 – 1861)
| | (3.4) Elizabeth Sutton (1781 – 1857) & Joseph Bosenbury (c.1783 – 1836)
| | (3.5) Dinah Sutton (1784 – 1862) & John Uriah Prall (1769 – 1847)
| | (3.6) Prudence Sutton (1788 – 1846) & Jeremiah Opdycke (c.1782 – 1856)
| | (3.7) Sarah Sutton (1791 – 1860) & John Hockenbury (1787 – 1869)
| (2.2) Prudence Sutton & Powell Huff
| | (3.1) Jane Huff (c.1770 – )
| | (3.2) Jonathan Huff (c.1770 – )
| (2.3) Joshua Sutton & unknown Myers
| | (3.1) Cornelius Sutton (c.1778 – )
| | (3.2) Peter Sutton
| | (3.3) Catherine Sutton
| | (3.4) Mary Sutton (c.1782 – )
| | (3.5) Jonas Sutton (1783 – )
| (2.5) William Sutton & Mary Robins
| | (3.1) Elizabeth Sutton
(1) Jonas Sutton & 2d wife Elizabeth Runyon
| (2.6) Amos Sutton & Jane Robins
| | (3.1) Sarah Sutton (1789 – 1863) & Jacob Large (1791 – 1854)
| | (3.2) Delilah Sutton (c.1790-bef 1850)
| | | m. 1) Archibald Buchanan, Sr.
| | | m. 2) Isaac Rea
| | (3.3) Elizabeth Sutton (c.1790 – ?) & Elijah Chamberlin (c.1788 – 1866)
| | (3.4) Jonathan Sutton (c.1790 – ?) & Elizabeth Smith (c.1798 – ?)
| | (3.5) Nathan Sutton (c.1795 – ?) & Catherine Lake (1794 – ?)
| | (3.6) Rachel Sutton (1794 – 1860) & William L. Skillman (1795 – 1861)
| | (3.7) Mary L. Sutton (1797 – 1880) & Lewis Holcombe (1794 – 1831)
| | (3.8) Lucretia Sutton (c.1801 – 1879) & Ralph Holcombe (1799 – bef. 1848)
| | (3.9) John Sutton (1802 – 1885) & Elizabeth Ann Perrine (1809 – bef. 1883)
| | (3.10) Jonas Sutton (1804 – 1879) & Mary A. Besson (1806 – 1861)
| (2.7) Jonas Sutton, Jr. & unknown wife:
| | (3.1) Jonas Sutton (bef.1797 – )
No information on Jonas Sutton, Jr.’s sons William, Nathan or Jonathan.
Fourth Generation:
(1) John Sutton & First Wife
| (2.1) John Sutton & Dinah Bonham
| | (3.3) Uriah Sutton & Anna Bonham
| | | (4.1) John Sutton (1813 – 1882) & Elizabeth Ann Morgan (1814 – 1892)
| | | (4.2) Amos Sutton (1814 – 1820)
| | | (4.3) Dentilly Sutton (1816 – 1886)
| | | (4.4) Rebecca Sutton (1818 – 1824)
| | | (4.5) Mary Ann Sutton (1819 – 1895)
| | | (4.6) Sarah Sutton (1821 – 1888) & Robert D. Hunt (1817 – 1881)
| | | (4.7) William B. Sutton (1824 – 1882) & Hannah Rittenhouse (1826 – 1900)
| | | (4.8) Amy Sutton (1826 – 1832)
| | (3.4) Elizabeth Sutton & Joseph Bosenbury
| | | (4.1) Mary Bosenbury (1807 – 1863) & Daniel Horner (1812 – 1894)
| | | (4.2) John Bosenbury (1809 – 1889) & Mary S. Hiler (1811 – 1892)
| | | (4.3) Clarissa Bosenbury (1813 – 1898) & David J. Rockafellar (1805 – 1842)
| | | (4.4) Asa Bosenbury (1814 – 1872)
| | | (4.5) Uriah S. Bosenbury (1818 – 1853) & Margaret Dunn (1819 – 1897)
| | | (4.6) Harriet Bosenbury (1825 – 1844)
| | | (4.7) Jonas Bosenbury
| | (3.5) Dinah Sutton & John Uriah Prall
| | | (4.1) Uriah Prall (1805 – 1888) & Catharine Snyder (1816 – 1898)
| | | (4.2) Mary Prall (1808 – 1833) & Francis R. Horner (c.1810 – 1873)
| | (3.7) Sarah Sutton & John Hockenbury
| | | (4.1) Dinah Hockenbury (1813 – 1906) & Mahlon Pegg (1805 – 1876)
| | | (4.2) Elizabeth Hockenbury & Mahlon Pegg (1805 – 1876)
| | | (4.3) Jane Hockenbury (c.1815 – ) & Francis R. Horner (c.1810 – 1873)
| | | (4.4) Bateman Hockenbury (1817 – 1901) & Rebecca Snyder (1824 – 1908)
| | | (4.5) Mary Hockenbury (c.1818 – )
| | | (4.6) John S. Hockenbury (1821 – 1914) & Sarah Rittenhouse (1824 – 1898)
| | | (4.7) Wm B. Hockenbury (1824 – 1914) & Catharine Chamberlin (1836 – 1887)
| | | (4.8) Asa B. Hockenbury (c.1833 – 1917)
| | | | | m. 1) Lavina (1837 – 1885)
| | | | | m. 2) Hester A. Dalrymple (1848 – 1927)
(1) John Sutton & Elizabeth Runyan
| (2.6) Amos Sutton & Jane Robins
| | (3.1) Sarah Sutton & Jacob Large
| | | (4.1) Washington Large (1813 – 1831)
| | | (4.2) Larcine [?] Large (1815 – 1854)
| | | (4.3) Jane Large (1817 – ) & Francis Baker (c.1820 – )
| | | (4.4) Sutton Large (1819 – )
| | | (4.5) Susan Large (1821 – )
| | | (4.6) Elisha H. Large (1823 – 1853)
| | | (4.7) Elizabeth Large (1826 – )
| | | (4.8) Delilah Large (1828 – 1834)
| | | (4.9) William S. Large (1833 – 1898) & Abigail H. Case (1836 – )
| | (3.2) Delilah Sutton & 1) Archibald Buchanan, Sr.
| | | (4.1) Lucretia Buchanan (c.1812 – )
| | | (4.2) Amos Sutton Buchanan (c.1815 – )
| | | (4.3) Harriet Buchanan (1817 – 1853) & Asher Trout (1807 – 1897)
| | | (4.4) Archibald Buchanan Jr. (c.1815 – 1879) & Sarah Ann Housell (c.1825 – )
| | (3.2) Delilah Sutton & 2) Isaac Rea
| | | (4.5) Alexander Rea (c.1822 – )
| | | (4.6) Mary Rea (c.1823 – )
| | (3.3) Elizabeth Sutton & Elijah Chamberlin
| | | (4.1) John P. Chamberlin (1819 – )
| | | (4.2) William S. Chamberlin (1827 – 1888)
| | (3.4) Jonathan Sutton & Elizabeth Smith
| | | (4.1) William S. Sutton (1817 – 1862) & Catharine Brewer (1819 – 1893)
| | | (4.2) Eliza Sutton (1819 – 1902) & William Hann (c.1816 – 1883)
| | (3.6) Rachel Sutton & William Livingston Skillman
| | | (4.1) John Newton Skillman (1831 – 1852)
| | (3.7) Mary L. Sutton & Lewis Holcombe
| | | (4.1) Amos Holcombe (1817 – 1897) & Mary/Mariah Brewer (1818 – 1890)
| | | (4.2) Sidney Holcombe (1819 – 1893)
| | | | | m. 1) Theodore Barber (1818 – 1847)
| | | | | m. 2) Jacob Skillman (1811 – 1892)
| | | (4.3) Emeline Holcombe (1822 – 1899) & Edward Barber (1820 – 1847)
| | | (4.4) Atkinson Holcombe (1825 – ?)
| | | (4.5) Samuel Holcombe (1830 – ?)
| | (3.8) Lucretia Sutton & Ralph Holcombe
| | | (4.1) Thomas S. Holcombe (1821 – ?) & Eliza A. Runkle (c.1833 – )
| | | (4.2) Sarah S. Holcombe (1828 – 1855) & George Larison (1823 – 1892)
| | | (4.3) John S. Holcombe (1830 – 1888) & Harriet Naylor (1817 – 1888)
| | | (4.4) Mary Jane Holcombe (c.1836 – )
| | (3.9) John Sutton & Elizabeth Ann Perrine
| | | (4.1) Mary Jane Sutton (c.1835 – ) & Amos Sked (c.1833 – )
| | | (4.2) Sarah E. Sutton (1835 – 1894)
| | | | | m. 1) John Bellis (c.1830 – 1866)
| | | | | m. 2) James Johnson Fisher (1824 – 1897)
| | | (4.3) Catharine Sutton (c.1841 – )
| | | | | m. 1) William Drake
| | | | | m. 2) James J. Fisher Sr. (~1835 – )
| | (3.10) Jonas Sutton & Mary A. Besson
| | | (4.1) Amos Sutton (1834 – 1909)
| | | | | m. 1) Caroline J. Anderson (1840 – bef. 1910)
| | | | | m. 2) Mary Ellen Meade
| | | (4.2) Elizabeth B. Sutton (c.1835 – 1891) & Gideon Moore (1836 – 1904)
| | | (4.3) Theodore Sutton (c.1839 – ?) & Carrie Cook Durling
| | | (4.4) William Sutton (c.1841 – ?)
| | | (4.5) Joseph S. Sutton (c.1843 – ?)
| | | (4.6) Jane Sutton (c.1847 – 1872) & John T. Aller (1842 – 1915)
Fifth Generation:
(1) Jonas Sutton & first wife
| (2.1) John Sutton & Dinah Bonham
| | (3.3) Uriah Sutton & Anna Bonham
| | | (4.1) John Sutton & Elizabeth Ann Morgan
| | | | (5.1) Theodore Witford Sutton (1836 – 1906)
| | | | | | m. 1) Elizabeth Emmons (1845 – 1887)
| | | | | | m. 2) Sarah Elizabeth Howell (1839 – 1928)
| | | | (5.2) Amos Sutton (1839 – 1894)
| | | | (5.3) Uriah Sutton (1840 – 1922)
| | | | (5.4) Mary A. Sutton (1841 – 1917) & Isaac M. Keyser (1829 – 1913)
| | | | (5.5) Catharine Morgan Sutton (1844 – 1925)
| | | | (5.6) David M. Sutton (1845 – ) & Mary Elizabeth Stenner (1857 – )
| | | | (5.7) William B. Sutton (1847 – 1905)
| | | | (5.8) George T. Sutton (1848 – 1930)
| | | | (5.9) Elizabeth B. Sutton (1850 – 1917) & Asher W. Carrell (1848 – 1923)
| | | | (5.10) Annie Sutton (c.1870 – 1897)
| | | (4.6) Sarah Sutton & Robert D. Hunt
| | | | (5.1) Pembrook L. Hunt (1847 – 1917) & Rachel J. Parent (1860 – 1926)
| | | | (5.2) Emma Hunt (1848 – 1851)
| | | | (5.3) William S. Hunt (1852 – 1897)
| | | | | | m. 1) Anna L. Bosenbury (1859 – 1894)
| | | | | | m. 2) Henrietta Mattison (c.1837 – 1914)
| | | | (5.4) Anna Hunt (c.1856 – ?)
| | | (4.7) William Bonham Sutton & Hannah Rittenhouse
| | | | (5.1) Amy Ann Sutton (1850 – 1899) & John Stonebaugh (c.1845 – ?)
| | | | (5.2) Sarah Jane Sutton (1852 – 1943)
| | | | (5.3) Ida Sutton (1855 – 1933) & John B. Case (1857 – after 1930)
| | | | (5.4) Eoline Ada Sutton (1856 – 1925) & William C. Barrick (c.1842 – ?)
| | | | (5.5) Dentilly Drusilla Sutton (1858 – 1858)
| | | | (5.6) James R. Sutton (1859 – 1946) & Anna E. Bidewell
| | | | (5.7) Marietta Sutton (1864 – 1935) & Gabriel H. Leigh (1861 – 1959)
(1) Jonas Sutton & 2) Elizabeth Runyon
| (2.6) Amos Sutton & Jane Robins
| | (3.4) Jonathan Sutton & Elizabeth Smith
| | | (4.1) William Smith Sutton & Catharine Ann Brewer
| | | | (5.1) Anderson B. Sutton (1845 – 1893)
| | | | (5.2) Mary E. Sutton. (1848 – 1936) & Samuel B. Kise (1848 – 1917)
| | | | (5.3) Stacy B. Sutton (1850 – 1913) & Hannah A. Hiner (1851 – 1929)
| | | | (5.4) Jonathan Sutton (c.1852 – ?)
| | | | (5.5) Jane Sutton (c.1853 – ?)
| | | | (5.6) Adaline Sutton (c.1860 – ?)
| | | (4.2) Eliza Sutton & William Hann
| | | | (5.1) Ellis B. Hann (1844 – 1919) & Sarah K. Emmons (1843 – 1925)
| | | | (5.2) Harriet Hann (c.1847 – ?)
| | | | (5.3) Albert Hann (1854 – ?) & Emeline Ent (1855 – bef. 1930)
| | (3.9) John Sutton & Elizabeth Ann Perrine
| | | (4.1) Mary Jane Sutton & Amos Sked
| | | | (5.1) Elizabeth A. Sked (1857 – after 1930)
| | | | (5.2) Serina Sked (c.1859 – )
| | | | (5.3) Lavinia Sked (1861 – 1924) & John Hoff Titus (1867 – 1960)
| | | | (5.4) Sarah M. Sked (1863 – 1952) & Franklin H. Fisher (1864 – 1944)
| | | | (5.5) John Levi Sked (1867 – 1916) & Margaret E. Wert (1863 – 1930)
| | | (4.2) Sarah E. Sutton & John Bellis
| | | | (5.1) Catharine E. Bellis (1855 – ?) & George L. Romine (1852 – 1924)
(1) Jonas Sutton & 2) Elizabeth Runyon
| (2.6) Amos Sutton & 1) Jane Robins
| | (3.10) Jonas Sutton & Mary A. Besson
| | | (4.1) Amos Sutton & 1) Caroline J. Anderson
| | | | (5.1) Ada B. Sutton (1857 – ?) & John D. Larue (1859 – ?)
| | | | (5.2) Theodore Dory A. Sutton (1859 – 1864)
| | | | (5.3) William Malcomb Sutton (1862 – ?)
| | | | (5.4) Theodore A. Sutton (1870 – ?) & Carrie C. (c.1888 – ?)
| | | (4.1) Amos Sutton & 2) Mary Ellen Meade
| | | | (5.5) Jane/Jennie Sutton (1875 -?)
| | | | (5.6) Louis Miller Sutton (1883 -?)
| | | (4.2) Elizabeth B. Sutton & Gideon Moore
| | | | (5.1) Infant Moore (1865 – 1865)
| | | | (5.2) Theodore S. Moore (1866 – ?) & Margaret L. Quick (1868 – ?)
| | | | (5.3) Freddy Moore (c.1868 – 1868)
| | | | (5.4) Mary Moore (c.1870 – ?) & ___ Whitlock
| | | | (5.5) Frank B. Moore (1871 – 1874)
| | | | (5.6) Harry Moore (1875 – 1947)
| | | (4.6) Jane Sutton & John Trimmer Aller
| | | | (5.1) William Aller (c.1867 – ?)
Sixth Generation:
(1) Jonas Sutton & 1) Unknown
| (2.1) John Sutton & Dinah Bonham
| | (3.3) Uriah Sutton & Anna Bonham
| | | (4.1) John Sutton & Elizabeth Ann Morgan
| | | | (5.1) Theodore Witford Sutton & 1) Elizabeth Emmons
| | | | | (6.1) Anna Sutton (1869 – ) & George W. Taylor (1869 – >1920)
| | | | | (6.2) Mary Sutton (1872 – 1875)
| | | | | (6.3) Alice Sutton (1877 – 1935) & Louis Stull (~1875 – )
| | | | | (6.4) Sallie H. Sutton (1881 – 1950) & Charles H. Snyder (1879 – 1957)
| | | | (5.4) Mary Ann Sutton & Isaac M. Keyser
| | | | | (6.1) Deutilly Keyser (1870 – 1872)
| | | | (5.6) David M. Sutton & Mary Elizabeth Stenner
| | | | | (6.1) Willis D. Sutton (1880 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Florence B. Sutton (1889 – 1964) & Charles H. Pegg (1886 – 1918)
| | | | | (6.3) Allie P. Sutton (1891 – )
| | | | | (6.4) Russell H. Sutton (1893 – )
| | | (4.7) William Bonham Sutton & Hannah Rittenhouse
| | | | (5.4) Eoline Ada Sutton & William C. Barrick
| | | | | (6.1) Willina Barrick (1879 – 1933)
| | | | | (6.2) Olive Barrick (1880 – 1963) & Walter Rowland
| | | | | (6.3) Mary C. Barrick (1880 – )
| | | | (5.7) Marietta Sutton & Gabriel Hoff Leigh
| | | | | (6.1) Ida Sutton Leigh (~1894 – 1951)
(1) Jonas Sutton & 2) Elizabeth Runyon
| (2.6) Amos Sutton & 1) Jane Robins
| | (3.10) Jonas Sutton & Mary A. Besson
| | | (4.1) Amos Sutton & 1) Caroline Jones Anderson
| | | | (5.4) Theodore A. Sutton (1870 – ) & Carrie Cook Durling
| | | | | (6.1) Theodore T. Sutton (1912 – 1929)
Footnotes:
- See Olive Barrack Rowland, An Ancestral Chart & Handbook; Genealogical Notes on Sutton and Rittenhouse Families of Hunterdon County, NJ. Richmond, VA, 1935. I tried to find a copy online for sale, but could not. Parts of it seem to be online, but not the whole book. ↩
- NJA #1815J ↩
- I am a little uncertain about daughter Prudence. She was included with the children of Elizabeth Runyon, but her birth date from Find-a-Grave (#135758649) is c.1745, which means she had to have been a child of Sutton’s first wife. Dennis Sutton has been researching this family for many years. You can see his work at http://njsuttonfamily.org/. ↩
Marshall
May 19, 2018 @ 11:40 pm
Marfy,
It looks like the Rowland book is available for sale at https://www.timelessgen.com
It appears they offer a hard copy and/or a CD.
And it looks like FHL has a copy of the book.
Marshall
Marshall
May 20, 2018 @ 10:48 pm
Marfy,
Do you know the parents of Franklin FISHER (1864 – 1944) who married
Sarah M. SKED (1863 – after 1930) ?
Marshall
Marfy Goodspeed
May 21, 2018 @ 6:11 am
James Johnson Fisher (1824-1897) and Mary Higgins (1829-1871). J. J. Fisher’s parents were William Peter Fisher (1793-1876) and Sarah Wilson (1802-1845) Mary Higgins’ parents were Asa Higgins (1796-1871) and Eurah [?] Wilson (1803-1847). Despite their Wilson surnames, I have no relationship between Sarah and Eurah.
Caroline
April 27, 2021 @ 8:12 am
wait… i can find my dad on the internet but not me?
Marfy Goodspeed
April 27, 2021 @ 9:37 am
That’s probably because your Dad was in the sixth generation, and I only went that far. If he was in the fifth generation (making you 6th generation), send me your family info and you can be included.