The Duttons of New England

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DUTTON, Joseph

DUTTON, Joseph[1, 2, 3]

Male 1660 - 1733  (72 years)Deceased   Has 14 ancestors and more than 50 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DUTTON, Joseph   [4]
    • "Early in life he appears to have gone to Connecticut, where he settled in the town of Haddam. He died there in 1733. His will was dated in that year and his inventory amounted to something over one hundred and fifty-seven pounds. He bought land in Wallingford in 1718-19. He married (first) Rebecca _____, (second) Mary ______. His son Samuel was executor of the will."
    Birth 25 Nov 1660  Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male
    Death 24 Jan 1733  Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age 72 years
    Person ID I106  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2014

    Father DUTTON, Thomas
              b. 06 Oct 1621, Dutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Jan 1686, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Relationship Birth
    Mother PALMER, Susannah
              b. 27 Aug 1626, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Aug 1684, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Relationship Birth
    Marriage 9 Nov 1648  Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 1 month - She : 22 years and 3 months.
    Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Children 8 children 
    +1. DUTTON, Thomas II
              b. 14 Sep 1648, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 01 Jan 1728, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +2. DUTTON, Mary
              b. 14 Sep 1651, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Jul 1678, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. DUTTON, Susanna
              b. 27 Feb 1653, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Dec 1723, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +4. DUTTON, John
              b. 28 Mar 1656, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Apr 1735, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +5. DUTTON, Joseph
              b. 25 Nov 1660, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Jan 1733, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. DUTTON, Sarah
              b. 5 Mar 1662, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1757, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. DUTTON, James
              b. 22 Aug 1665, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1696, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     8. DUTTON, Benjamin
              b. 19 Feb 1667, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Feb 1693  (Age 25 years)
     
    Stepparents 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father DUTTON, Thomas
              b. 06 Oct 1621, Dutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Jan 1686, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Stepmother MARSHALL, Ruth Hooper
              b. 15 Apr 1653, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Nov 1688, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 MERRIAM, Rebecca
              b. 1708, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Sep 1693, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7]
    Marriage 19 Aug 1685  Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 9 months - She : ~ -23 years and 8 months.
    Children 
     1. DUTTON, Rebecca
              b. 31 Aug 1685, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1749, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. DUTTON, David
              b. 1687  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. DUTTON, Thomas
              b. 1688  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. DUTTON, Joseph
              b. 31 Jul 1690, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2015

    Family 2 CUTLER, Mary
              b. 5 May 1663, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Mar 1744, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [1, 3]
      Other partners: SMITH, Matthew (m. 1693) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1693  Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 33 years and 1 month - She : 30 years and 7 months.
    Children 
     1. DUTTON, Rebecca
              b. 13 Aug 1686, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Nov 1761, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. DUTTON, Susannah
              b. 11 Oct 1694, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 03 May 1718, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. DUTTON, Benjamin
              b. 10 Oct 1696, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Jan 1791, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. DUTTON, David
              b. 1698, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 May 1718 (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +5. DUTTON, Deacon David
              b. 1701, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Feb 1774, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     6. DUTTON, Damaris
              b. 1702, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Jan 1774, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +7. DUTTON, Ruth
              b. 14 Aug 1704, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Dec 1790, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    m.
    +8. DUTTON, Samuel
              b. 13 Feb 1705, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Dec 1790, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +9. DUTTON, Thomas
              b. 1 Mar 1707, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 06 Apr 1799 (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     10. DUTTON, Dadee
              b. 29 Dec 1711, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     11. DUTTON, Oree
              b. 29 Dec 1711, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F2614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Other Spouse SMITH, Matthew
    m. 07 Dec 1693, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2016

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Nov 1660 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Aug 1685 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Dec 1693 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jan 1733 - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Brief Life History
      from "Find A Grave Index" Fieldstone age 75 yrs [son of Thomas and Susannah, was born in Woburn on January 25, 1661. His first wife was named Rebecca Merriam, daughter of William Merriam & Elizabeth Breed, and the widow of Samuel Fitch. Joseph and Rebecca were married in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1685. They had two children and Rebecca died on September 17, 1693 in Reading. On December 7, 1693, Joseph married Mary Cutler in Charlestown, Middlesex. She was the daughter of John Cutler and Mary Brown, and the widow of Mathew Smith, having also just lost her spouse. The new family moved to Lyme, New London, then to East Haddam, Middlesex, both in Connecticut. Joseph and Mary had seven children. Joseph bought land in Wallingford which he gave his sons in 1718. The will of Joseph Dutton was dated September 1, 1733, and the inventory of his estate was taken on February 4, 1734. The will mentions his wife Mary, sons Samuel, Benjamin, David & Thomas; his son-in-law (actually step son) Matthew Smith; daughters Rebeckah Gates & Ruth Millard, and grandson William Selby. Joseph's son-in-laws Thomas Millard & Daniel Gates signed a receipt that they had received their part of the estate. His widow Mary lived until March 26, 1744, and died in East Haddam. -per Ken Smith (#46985536)] submitted October 2, 2017 by Deborah Brown_24; Moved to Lyme CT bet Jan 1694 and Oct 1696 Moved from Lyme, CT to E. Haddam, CT in 1696. Purchased land in Wallingford in 1718 & 1719 which he gave to his sons. --Other Fields WILL: Date: 1 SEP 1733 Place: Haddam, CT. Will proved 14 Feb 1734mentions his daughter Rebecca GATES and a son-in -law, Mathew Smith,probably husband of a daughter not here given. Mary Smith signed as awitness. [9]

  • Sources 
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    2. [S132] (see) Birth Record.

    3. [S329] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
      Cropped portion of p 236 from book, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1985. ISBN #0-8063-1102-9. Located in the card catalog online @ Ancestry.com.
      bbellerman originally shared this on 2012-01-24

    4. [S33] Compiled by William Richard Cutter, A.M., New England Families Genealogical and Memorial Part 1, (New York Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913), 1884 - Chapter III, Volume IV.

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