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Jonas SUTTON

Jonas SUTTON

Male 1721 - 1797  (75 years)

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  • Name Jonas SUTTON 
    Born 18 Apr 1721  Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Event American Revolution - NJ: Pvt  [1] 
    Served American Revolution? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died 1797  Sandbrook, Delalware, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Nov 1797  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5848  Main
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2009 

    Father Richard SUTTON,   b. 18 Jul 1676, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1732, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Sarah RUNYON,   b. 30 Oct 1686, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1736  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1703  Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth RUNYON,   b. 1731, Middlesex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Sep 1764  Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John SUTTON,   b. 25 Jul 1748, Middlesex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1795, Sandbrook, Delalware, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     2. Sarah SUTTON,   b. 1749, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1797, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. William SUTTON,   b. Abt 1752, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1797, Knowlton, Sussex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     4. Jonathan SUTTON,   b. Abt 1753, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1818, Sharon, York, S Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     5. Jonas SUTTON,   b. Abt 1754, Middlesex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1836, Lincoln County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     6. Joshua SUTTON,   b. 13 Jan 1759, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1821, Miami, Erie, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     7. Prudence SUTTON,   b. Bef 1764, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1797, York, York, S Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 33 years)
     8. Amos SUTTON,   b. Abt 1765, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1828, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     9. Nathan SUTTON,   b. 8 May 1767, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1797, Charleston, Montgomery, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 31 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F2081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mercer,   d. ? 
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Apr 1721 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Sep 1764 - Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Will of Jonas Sutton of Amwell Twsp, Hunterdon Co dtd: 3/25/1797
      Wife Elizabeth, what movables pleaseth her to keep; also use of lands jointly with son Amos, while widow. Son, Amos, remainder of personal and all real; he paying legacies. Daughter, Prudence £120. Sons, Jonathan, and Jonas each £120. Son, Nathan £75. To grandchildren (children of William), £120 to be dividered between, when of age, except Elizabeth. Grandchildren (children of John) £120 divided between the, when of age. Grandchildren (children of daughter Sarah) £120 when of age except the son who appears not to have common sense. Grandson, Joshua (s/o son Jonas) £120 when 21.
      Executor - son Amos
      Witnesses - Joseph Lequear, Geroge Trout and Adam Bellis, Jr.
      Proved Nov 11, 1797 Lib 37, p. 171

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023