The Original Duttons
In the eleventh century, there were a number of people in Cheshire, England who could have called themselves De Dutton, the
original family surname. That was because they all were de (from) Dutton which was originally known as Duntune, meaning town
on a hill. However, it was Odard, who came to England in the train of William the Conqueror and was granted a third of the
township in 10861, that first used it as his surname.
Odard probably wouldn't have been so fortunate if William the Conqueror hadn't been his great uncle
and the Earl of Chester his uncle. It was the Earl, Hugh of Lupis that granted the land at Dutton to Odard. This is also why
we know so much about Odard's ancestry. Both he and William were descended from Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy. Rollo, in turn, was descended from the King of Finland as described in Scandinavian
sagas. The direct male Dutton line continued for some 600 years.
In about 1150, Dutton Hall was built by Sir Geoffrey de Dutton next to the Weaver River. It survived on that site, in one form or
another, until 1933, when it was moved. The site is now a stud farm.
The most authoritative text on the first Duttons was written by Peter Leycester, baronet and published
in 1673. It was part of a greater volume, "Leycester's Historical Antiquites" of which a copy can be found here. Both Peter and his wife were descendents of Odard. Bear in mind that very little of this
lineage is supported by primary evidence. Even Peter Leycester is in doubt on one of the generations: twenty three.
Most of the lineage on this page has been well documented because it contains the members of several
royal houses, the most well known being that of William the Conqueror. There are two claims to consanguinity with this
lineage for Odard, the first Dutton. One is with Emme and Ivo (Yvron), viscount of Contentin and the other as the children of William, the 4th count of Eu and Jeanne. Neither claim is backed up with documentation.
The first twelve generations are from a Norse legend. Information on the succeeding generations can be found in the published books detailed at the
bottom of this page.
Generation One
Fornjot, King of Finland3 lived 6th century
m unknown
Generation Two
Kari
m unknown
Generation Three
Frost
m unknown
Generation Four
Snow the Old
m unknown
Generation Five
Thorri, King of Finland
m unknown
Generation Six
Gorr, the Sea King
m unknown
Generation Seven
Heiti
m unknown
Generation Eight
Sveithi, the Sea King
m unknown
Generation Nine
Halfden the Old
m unknown
Generation Ten
Ivar, Earl of the Uplands
m unknown
Generation Eleven
Eystein Glumra, the Noisy
m unknown
Generation Twelve
Rögnvald (Reginald), Earl of Möre2
m Hilda, daughter of Rolf Nefia
Generation Thirteen
Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy b 850 Maer, Norway d 932 Notre Dame, Rouen, France
m ca. 898 Normandy, France Popei of Bayeux, daughter of Count Berenger
de Bayeux
It is also said that Rollo was given Gisela, the daughter of King Charles III the Simple of France.
Rollo received the name Robert at his baptism. He was also know as the Partrician of Normandy: a Roman title.
Generation Fourteen
William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy b ca. 901 Notre Dame, Rouen, France d 17 Dec 942 Normandy, France
m ca. 930 Normandy, France Liutgarda, daughter of Count of Senlis Hubert
William was murdered on the island of Picquigny in the Somme at the behest of Arnulf of Flanders.
Generation Fifthteen
Richard I, Sanspeur (without fear), 3rd Duke of Normandy b 28 Aug 933 Fecamp, Normandy, France d 20 Nov 996 Fecamp, Normandy, France
m Emma, daughter of Hugh the Great, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Paris,
and Duke of France
m ca. 957 Fecamp, Normandy, France Gunnor De Crepon, daughter of Herbastus
De Crepon, sister of Robertian Hugh Capet.
Generation Sixteen
William, 2nd Count of Eu b ca. 955 Normandy, France d 1025 Normandy, France
m 1021 Normandy, France Alice Lesceline de Harcourt, daughter of Turchetil
b Turqueville,Normandy,France ca. 973 d 26 Jan 1057/58 buried St Pierre sur, Dives Abbey
- Robert, 3rd Count of Eu b ca. 1022 Normandy, France
- Gullaume (William) Busac b 1023
- Hugh, Bishop of Lisieux b ca. 1024 Normandy, France d 1077
Richard II, the Good, 4th Duke of Normandy b ca. 957 Normandy, France d 28 Aug 1026 Fecamp, France
m ca. 1005 Normandy, France Judith of Brittany, daughter of Conan Rennes
and Ermengrade Anjou
m unknown
Robert, Count of Evreux b ca. 964 d 1037 Nicaea, Turkey
m ca. 990 Agnes De Toni
- Agnes D'Evereux b ca. 995 m Amauri de Montfort
Emma, Queen of England b ca. 975 Normandy, France d 14 Mar 1051/52, buried Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England
m 5 Apr 1002 Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England AEthelred II, King of England,
son of Edgar Peacful and Elfrida
- Edward (St.) the Confessor, King of England b ca. 1003 Islip, Oxfordshire, England d 5 Jan 1065/66
London, England m Edith (Eadgyth) 23 Jan 1044/45, daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex
- Alfred Athling b ca. 1006 d 1036
- Godgifu (Gode) b ca. 1009
m 2 Jul 1017 Canute II the Great, King of England
- Anutsson, King of England b ca. 1018
- Gunhilda Cnutsson b ca. 1020
- daughter b ca. 1022
Hedwig d 21 Feb 1034
m 996 Godfrey (Geoffrey) of Brittany, Duke of Brittany
- Alan III of Bretaign, Count of Bretaign
- Adela of Rennes, Abbbess St. Georges Rennes
- Eudon
- Emme
The only connection I can find for Emme to these parents is in a family tree created by P. H. Lawson
F. S. A., Chester
Generation Seventeen
Richard III, 5th Duke of Normandy b ca. 1005 d 6 Aug 1027
m Jan 1027 Adela (Alix) Capet, princess of France
- Alice of Normandy b ca. 1027 Normandy, France
Robert I, 6th Duke of Normandy b ca. 1008 d 1-3 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Turkey
m(mistress) Herleve of Falais b ca. 1012 d ca.1050
m 1031 Estrith (Margaret) of Denmark
Robert, 3rd Count of Eu b ca. 1022 Normandy, France d 8 Apr 1089 Normandy, France
m Beatrice de Builly
Robert, Count of Eu fought with William, Duke of Normandy at Mortemer in 1054: "On the other side of
river, Robert, count of Eu, with Hugh of Gournay, Walter Giffard, Roger of Mortemer, and the young William of Wasenne, came
out from their own lands to withstand the eastern incursion under Count Odo and Count Rainald. ... and when the troops of
the count of Eu rapidly advanced they achieved surprise, and fought with an initial advantage which was ultimately to prove
decisive.", David C. Douglas, William the Conqueror, page 68
"The Countess Lesceline and her son Robert, count of Eu, were responsible for the abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives,
and later the same Count Robert set up the abbey of Saint-Michel-du-Tréport", Ibid. page 112
"They were the companions, and the followers, of the new aristocracy whose recent rise to power was
a mark of the duchy [Normandy] from which they came. Many of the greatest figures of that nobility - such as Robert, count
of Eu, Hugh of Montfort-sur-Risle, William of Warenne and Robert of Beaumont - are specifically records as having been present
at Hastings, and it is known that they brought their own knights with them", Ibid. page 203
Robert also took part in William the Conqueror's 1068 campaign: "Some idea of the importance attached
to these castles can be obtained by a contemplation of the men to whom they were entrusted. For these were chosen from among
the most important of the Norman magnates. Thus Dover, within the special province of Odo of Bayeux, was put under Hugh of
Montfort-sur-Risle. The castle at Hastings, first given in charge to Humphrey of Tilleul, was soon to be the responsibility
of Robert, count of Eu.", Ibid. pages 216-217
Douglas points out that the important men to which William had granted land further distributed this
land to those who had lived near them when they were in Normandy: "Similarly, among the tenants in England of Robert, count
of Eu, were men whose names reveal the origin of their families in Creil-sur-Mar, Floques, Normanville, Ricarville, Sept-Meules,
and Mesnires, which lie in a circle round Eu itself.", Ibid. page 270
The land granted to Robert was Hastings: "Thus the bulk of Kent was given to his half-brother Odo,
and the five rapes of Sussex - Hastings, Pevensey, Lewes, Arundel, and Bramber - were bestowed on the counts of Eu and Mortain,
William of Warenne, Roger of Montgomery, and William of Briouze. ...Finally, the great marcher earldoms came into being -
Hereford, Shrewsbury, and Chester - and these passed to William fitz Osbern, Roger of Montgomery, and Hugh, son of Richard,
vicomte of Avranches.", Ibid. page 272.
It is curious as to why Robert did not grant land to his grandson Odard (generaton 18 below) who received
land in Cheshire over 200 miles to the northwest from Hugh, son of Richard, vicomte of Avranches, who may have been
his uncle. If Odard did not come to England until some 20 years after the battle of Hastings, nothing may have been available
at that time.
Emme
m Ivo (Yvron) Viscount of Cotentin (Constantine)
- Nigel
- Geffry
- Odard or Huddard b ca. 1061 Normandy, France
- Edward or Edard b ca. 1063 Normandy, France
- Horsuin or Horswin b ca. 1066
- Volfar or Wolfaith b ca. 1077 Normandy, France
The connection between Odard and Yvron is cited in Lysons' Magna Britannia, Vol. II. These same
children are also attributed to William, 4th Count of Eu and Jeanne. In a family tree compiled by P. H. Lawson F. S. A., Chester, Yvron is shown to
the descended through the St. Sauveur line from Eystein Glumra, generation eleven above.
Generation Eighteen
William, King of England b 1027/28
m 1053 Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy Matilda, daughter of Baldwin
V, count of Flanders
- Robert II Curthose, Duke of Normandy b 1054
- Richard, Dike of Bernay b ca. 1055
- Cecilia of Holy Trinity, Abbess of Caen b 1056
- Adeliza, Nun b 1055
- William II Rufur, King of England b 1056/60
- Constance b ca. 1066
- Adela, Countess of Blois b ca 1067
- Agatha b ca. 1064
- Matilda
- Hanry I Beauclerc, King of England b ca Sep 1068
Adelaide (Adeliza) b 1029 d bef. 1090
m Enguerrand III d'Aumale, count of Pontthieu
m 1053 Lambert II von Boulogne of Lens, Count of Lens
- Judith of Normandy b ca. 1054 m Earl Waltheof
m Eudes (Odo) of Champagne, Count of Champagne
- Stephen d'Aumale, Count of Aumale b before 1070
William, 4th Count of Eu b ca. 1040 Normandy, France d aft. 1077
m Beatrice de Builly
m Normandy, France Jeanne or Helisinde, sister of Hugh Lupus, Count of
Avranches and Earl of Chester
- Nigel
- Geoffry
- Odard or Huddard b ca. 1061 Normandy, France
- Edward or Edard b ca. 1063 Normandy, France
- Horsuin or Horswin b ca. 1066
- Volfar or Wolfaith b ca. 1077 Normandy, France
It is claimed that William's wife Helisinde was also the niece of William the Conqueror. Cokayne's "Complete
Peerage" (Chester, p. 164) identifies Helsinde's mother Emma de Conteville as the half sister of William. Several sources
question this relationship as well as her marrige to Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches.
This parentage for Odard and his five brothers has also been brought into question. Another
theory has Odard and his five brothers as the children of Emme and Ivo (Yvron), viscount of Contentin. What is not in question is that Hugh, Earl of Chester did grant land and titles to Odard while
his possible grandfather, Robert, 3rd Count of Eu did not.
Generation Ninteen
Geoffry
An item dug up by Carole Dutton Malisiak from Raines, F. R. Rev, "Historical Notices of the Diocese
of Chester," vol. 1 in "Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester."
Cheshire, Printed for the Chetham Society, 1865, p 299-300.
Although unnoticed in the Domesday Survey, Stockport had been a Military Station of importance from
the time of the Romans to the Norman Conquest. The Parish was very considerable and the Church had, doubtless, been destroyed
by the Invaders at that epoch. In 1173 the Castle of Stockport was held by Geoffry de Costentyn against Henry II, but
it does not appear whether the Earl or Geoffry was then the possessor. It was afterwards the property of the Despensers, Earls
of Winchester, and under them it was held by the Stockports, Sir Robert de Stockport occurring in a deed of the time of Richard
the First, witnessed by John as Earl of Moreton.
Henry I, 5th Count of Eu, Lord of Hastings d 12 Jul 1140
m Maud
m Hermentrude
m Margaret de Champagne, daughter of William Sire de Sollei
- John, Count of Eu
- Stephen, Master of Templars
Generation Nineteen
DUTTON, Odard b ca. 1061 Normandy, France d Cheshire, England
- First Lord of Dutton
Generation Twenty
DUTTON, Hugh b ca. 1096 Keckwick, Cheshire, England - II Lord
of Dutton
m Alice Pichard b ca. 1106
Generation Twenty One
DUTTON, Hugh b ca. 1128 - III Lord of Dutton
m Alice, daughter of Richard Prescott
Generation Twenty Two
DUTTON, Hugh b 1155 Dutton, Cheshire, England - IV Lord of Dutton
m Isabell, daughter of Hamon De Massy, Baron of Dunham-Massy and Agatha
De Theray
DUTTON, Adam de b ca. 1178 d ca. 1211
m Agnes Fitzalured
- Geoffry
- John - buried at Warburton
- Agatha
DUTTON, Geffrey de Lord of Rocksavage
m heiress of Clifton
m Ellen, daughter of Robert de Chedill
Generation Twenty Three
DUTTON, Hugh - V Lord of Dutton
m Muriel b abt. 1191, daughter of Thomas le Despenser
DUTTON, Sir Geoffrey de
m Alice, daughter of John de Lacy
Sir Geoffrey served in The Cursades in 1248
DUTTON, Geoffrey
m Agnes, daughter of Hamon Masey Baron of Dunham
- Margaret m Sir Geoffrey de Chedle d 1293
Generation Twenty Four
DUTTON, Hugh - VI Lord of Dutton
"This Hugh gave to John, his brother, the third part of all the Town of Bolinton in Maxfield Hundred,
which Thomas le Dispenser gave in Free-marriage Hugoni Patri meo cum Muriela Matre mea; which Deed was made about
the Year of Christ, 1234" from Leycester's Historical Antiquities
DUTTON, Sir Thomas b before 1249 d after 1268 - VII Lord of Dutton
m Phillipa, daughter and heir of Vivian de Sandon or Standon, Staffordshire
- Hugh
- Thomas
- Robert m Agnes, daughter of William de Mere
- Margaret m William Venables, son and heir of Roger Venables
- Katharine m John, son of Vrian de Sancto Petro
Sir Thomas was Sheriff of Cheshire 1268, 53 Henry III. He died in the beginning of the Reign of Edward
the First. Phillipa was a living widow 1290 and 1294.
Generation Twenty Five
DUTTON, Sir Hugh of Dutton b ca. 1250 d 1294 - VIII Lord
of Dutton
m Joann, daughter of Sir Vrian de Sancto Petro, vulgo Sampier d after
1298
- Hugh b 1276
- William m Maud, daughter of Sir Richard Stockport
- Margaret
For the marriage of Katherine of the previous generation and Hugh of this, Cope says: 'I have no authority
for this but an old pedigree'. According to P. H. Lawson, Sir Hugh married Margaret, daughter of Sir Hugh de dsp. Risley
Generation Twenty Six
DUTTON, Sir Hugh of Dutton b 8 Dec 1276 Dutton, Cheshire, England
d 1326 - IX Lord of Dutton
m Joan daughter of Sir Robert Holland of Holland, Lancashire and Maud
la Zouche, a possible descendent of Henry II, King of England
- Thomas b 1314
- William, Parson of Thorton
- Geffery
- Robert
Sir Hugh was made Steward of Halton, 24 Decembris, 20 Edward II
Generation Twenty Seven
DUTTON, Sir Thomas b 1314 d 4 May 1381 - X Lord of Dutton
m Ellen, daughter of Sir Peter Thorton of Thorton-Le-Moors
- Peter d 1362
- Thomas
- Lawrence d 1392
- Edmund
- Henry
- William
m Phillipa, widow of Sir Peter Thorton (not the mother of Ellen)
Generation Twenty Eight
DUTTON, Edmund
m 1360 Joan Minshall d 1387, daughter of Henry Minshull de Church-Minshull
- Peter b 1367
- Hugh b ca. 1440
- Lawrence
- Thomas
- Agnes
- Ellen
Generation Twenty Nine
DUTTON, Peter b 1367 d 1433
m Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Sir William Butler of Beusy, Lord of
Warrington
- Thomas
- John
- Richard
- Parnel
- Elizabeth
- Ellen
- Sibill
DUTTON, Hugh d ca. 1440
m Petronel Vernon, daughter of Ralph Vernon of Hatton
Generation Thirty
DUTTON, John b ca. 1410 Hatton, Cheshire, England
m Mary or Margaret Athurton, daughter of William Athurton of Athurton,
Lancashire
John was mayor of Chester. He was buried at the pulpit along with his son Geoffrey.
DUTTON, Hugh
m unknown
Generation Thirty One
DUTTON, Richard b ca 1454 Chester, England
m Mary Mainwaring (Mainwarne)
DUTTON, Peter
m Elizabeth Grossvenor
DUTTON, Elizabeth
m Richard Manley
The genealogy from Odard down to this generation is from Leycester's Historical Antiquities
pp. 248-260. The generations down to generation thirty nine can be found on a chart produced by P. H. Lawson F. S. A.
Generation Thirty Two
DUTTON, Peter
m Elizabeth Fouleshurst
DUTTON, Ralph b Chester, England
m Elanor (Elinor) Puleston, daughter of Sir Richard Puleston
Generation Thirty Three
DUTTON, William
m Agnes Conway, daughter of John Conway, Flintshire
- Hugh b ca. 1502
- John b ca. 1505
- Thomas b ca. 1507
- Ralph b ca.1512
- William
DUTTON, Richard
m unknown Percy
DUTTON, Sir Piers d 1546 - XVII Lord of Dutton
m Elinour Legh
- Peter
- Hugh
- Rafe
- Katherine
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Margery
- Margaret
- Mary
- Alice
m Julian Poyns daughter of William Poyns of Worthokiton in Essex, Esquire
Sir Piers was Sheriff of Cheshire 34 Henry 8
DUTTON, Elenor
m Randal Brereton
- William d 1536 Found guilty of adultery with Anne Boleyn and beheaded in the Tower of London
Generation Thirty Four
DUTTON, Hugh b ca. 1502 Dutton, Cheshire, England
m Catherine Wainright b ca. 1506 London, Middlesex, England
DUTTON, Thomas b ca. 1507 d abt. 1581
m Mary Taylor
Generation Thirty Five
DUTTON, John b ca. 1536
m Elizabeth Kensall (Kelsall) b ca. 1540
- Ralph b 1562 d 1638
- Hugh b 1566
John and Elizabeth were from Frodsham
DUTTON, Randle b ca. 1540 Frodsham, Derby, England d 1601
m Alice Williams d 1593
Generation Thirty Six
DUTTON, Hugh b 1566 Woodhouses, Cheshire, England d 1626
m Jun 1598 Frodsham, Derby, England Dorothy Smith b ca. 1566 d 1628
- Thomas b 14 Dec 1606
- Richard b ca. 1608
Generation Thirty Seven
DUTTON, Thomas b 14 Dec 1606 Overton Township, Cheshire, England d
24 Jul 1653
m Mary Renny d ca. 1660
- John b 1625
- Elizabeth 1630 m Richard Smith
In her will of 4 May 1660, Mary (Renny) Dutton left the bulk of her estate to her grandson John, John's
father having died before her. Also mentioned in the will were her daughter Elizabeth, her daughter in-law Ellin (Smith)
Dutton, and her two other grandsons Thomas and Robert.
Generation Thirty Eight
DUTTON, John b 1625 Overton Township, Cheshire, England d 1659
m Ellin (Elizabeth) Smith b ca. 1625
- John b 1647
- Thomas b ca. 1649
- Robert
- Rebecca
Robert may have emigrated to America as did his brother John or at least planned to. The following
is found in Henry Graham Ashmead's 'History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania', page 635:
At the southwest end of the township, extending eastward to the original Newtown Street, was a tract
of five hundred acres surveyed to Robert Dutton Jan. 18-19, 1681. Dutton appears never to have lived on this estate, which
subsequently passed, April 6-7, 1723, to Robert Tippring.
John emigrated in 1682.
John Dutton of Pennsylvania
In the the 17th century, two lines of the Dutton family left Cheshire to come to America. As was the case for many other emigrants,
the Dutton's were fleeing the religious persecution that came with being Quakers. Although unproven at this time, it is thought
the first to come was John Dutton and his wife Mary, who emigrated with their children to New England in 1630 where their
line became known as the Dutton's of Massachusetts. It is known for certain that their son Thomas was living in Reading
Massachusetts in 1648. For more information on this line, see the links at the bottom of this page.
In 1682, John Dutton with his wife, Mary Darlington, and their four children came to America and settled
on a 500 acre tract in Aston Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania which was adjacent to Philadelphia
County. This line, which became known as the Duttons of Pennsylvania, is the one that is documented here.
The first two links below contain information regarding the likely ancestors of these two Dutton families
and ancient origins of the first Dutton, Odard.
Generation Thirty Nine
DUTTON, John b 1647 Overton Township, Cheshire, England d 4 May 1693 Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
m ca. 1674 Mary Darlington b ca. 1650 d 1717 Aston, Chester, Pennsylvania
- John b 25 Oct 1675
- Thomas b 1 May 1679
- Elizabeth b ca. 1680 d. 23 Oct 1682 Delaware County, Pennsylvania (her death is recorded by the Chester
Monthly Meeting)
- Edward
- Robert
John came to America in1682. The Surveyor General directed the following order to his deputy in Chester
County (a.k.a. Upland):
By order and Directions from the Governor for setting out Lands to the Purchasers in Pennsylvania,
&c; I hereby Authorize thee to survey or lay out to Tho: Rowlands' assign four handred and eighty acres on the western
side of Upland Creek, next to Nathanield Evans; and next lay out to John Warel two hundred and forty acres; and next lay out
to John Neild two hundred and forty acres; and next John Edge, one hundred and twenty; and return to me true Duplicate of
the ffield work and Protrracted ffigures which are to remain in my office. (Dated the 10th of ye 7 mo.,1682)
The following return was made:
October the 8th 1682. Laid out for John Dutton 500 of Land on the west side of Upland creek, beginning
at Nathaniel Evans' corner tree, &c.
Mary Dutton's mark: 
After John's death Mary married John Neeld (also Neild or Neald)
Generation Forty
DUTTON, John b 25 October 1675 Overton Township, Cheshire, England d ca. 1736 Delaware County Pennsylvania
m 11 Oct 1704 Elizabeth Kingsman b 6 Sep 1685 d ca. 1745
- John b ca. 1705
- Hannah b ca. 1707 d 31 Dec 1782 m 29 Aug 1730 Chichester Monthly Meeting Nathaniel Scarlet, son of
Humphrey Scarlet and Ann Richards
- Mary b ca. 1709
- Kingsman b ca. 1711
- Jacob b ca. 1713
- Joseph b ca. 1715
- Robert b ca. 1717
- James b ca. 1719
- Issac b ca. 1721
- Amy b ca. 1723
DUTTON, Thomas b 1 May 1679
m 14 Feb 1701 Leusy Barnott b 2 Feb 1681, daughter of Richard and Frances
Barnard of Aston
- Thomas b May 1702 d Oct 1728
- Rebekah b 19 Aug 1709 d Oct 1731
- Richard b 8 Oct 1711
- David b 28 Dec 1713/4
- Lydia 14 Feb 1716
- Jonathan b 11 Jun 1721
- John 6 Jul 1721
- Mary b 6 Jul 1721
- Sarah b 22 Aug 1725
DUTTON, Edward
m 11 Jun 1701 Concord, Pennsylvania Gwin Williams (the marriage date
is for the couples second declaration of their intention to marry. This was at a Monthly Meeting held at Nicholas Pyle's)
DUTTON, Robert
m 9 Dec 1707 Chichester, Pennsylvania Ann Brown
- Mary 15 Aug 1708
- Ann b 10 Oct 1711
- Robert b 26 Aug 1713
- Elizabeth b 25 Jan 1722 m 20 Feb 1742 East Nottingham Monthly Meeting Joseph England
On 15 June 1712 Robert purchased 100 acres of land from his mother, his father having died in 1693.
The land was located in Chester County and came to his father by way of Thomas Rowland who had purchased it from William Penn
as is described in the deed. Their signatures from the deed follow (not to scale):
Generation Forty One
DUTTON, John
m 4 Aug 1733 Chichester Monthly Meeting Prudence Reynolds b 16 Jan 1713,
daughter of Francis Reynolds and Elizabeth Acton
- Prudence m bef. 5 May 1755 unknown Shelly
- John, disowned 6 Mar 1765 for marriage by a priest
- Elizabeth m unknown Booth, disowned 5 Mar 1766 for accompanying her brother in a marriage by a priest
- Benjamin, disowned 5 Jun 1765 on complaint of card playing
- Isaac d 31 Mar 1795, disowned 3 Apr 1771 for marriage by a priest possibly Elizabeth Lampley
- Henry, disowned in 1772 for absconding from his creditors.
DUTTON, Kingsman b ca. 1711 Ashton Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania d ca. 1765
m bef. 7 Jan 1736/37 Ann Routh b 1721 Chester County, Pennsylvania, daughter
of Francis and Barbara Routh
Kingsman, who was a carpenter, inherited 200 acres of land in Chichester township. On this land
he erected a two-story brick house which was still standing in 1930 (pictured at right). It was located near the
east branch of Chichester creek, about half a mile from the south west corner of Aston township, Delaware County. In
the east gable is a stone bearing the initials D., K. & A., and the date 1753. The ruins of a sawmill are nearby
or at least they were in 1871.
Kingsman died in testate before 29 July 1765. The probate records indicate that Ann was most likely his wife at his death as she was the administratrix of his estate.
No mention of the land that Kingsman inherited from his mother is made in the records. It most likely was already
deeded to the eldest son, possibly Kingsman. The following signature appeared on one of the records.
DUTTON, Jacob b ca. 1713 d shortly before 16 Aug 1749 when letters of administraction on his estate were granted to his widow
Hannah
m Hannah
DUTTON, Joseph b ca. 1715 d 14 Jun 1773
m 21 Oct 1742 Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith of Birmingham
township
- Mary
- Jacob
- James
- Susanna
- Hannah
- Elizabeth
- Joseph b Aug 1763
All of these children are mentioned in Joseph's will
Generation Forty Two
DUTTON, Kingsman b ca. 1737 d bef. 15 Jun 1763
m 27 Dec 1756 Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware Ruth Watson d bef.
15 Jun 1763
- Kingsman b 5 Feb 1759
- Joseph b 1762
- Jacob
My family records, which are 70 to 120 years old, and several other genealogies have Ruth Watson as
the second wife of Kingsman Dutton of generation 41 above. This genealogy reflects an additional generation were Ruth
Watson is married to the son Kingsman Dutton of generation 41, also named Kingsman. This contention is supported by probate records for Kingsman Dutton of generation 41 that indicate that Ann was still the wife of that Kingsman at his
death (she was the administratrix for his estate). Additionally, a probate record for Ruth (Watson) Dutton dated 15 June 1763 in Chester County has also been uncovered. It tells us that she was a widow
at the time of her death and that she had a minor son named Kingsman. It was signed by Kingsman Dutton who almost certainly
was her father in-law. Also, Samuel Dutton, the grandson of Kingsman (b ca. 1737), reported that his father (Kingsman
b 1759) was born in Delaware (previously Chester) County which is where the Dutton land is located.
DUTTON, Francis b ca. 1745 d 1840 Shepherdstown, Belmont County, Ohio
m 17 Apr 1775 Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware Hannah Talbot b
Middletown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- John T. b 27 Feb 1776
- Joseph b 1778
- David b ca. 1781
- Elisha
- Jeremiah
- Isaac
m Lydia Booth
DUTTON, David b ca. 1756 Chester County, Pennsylvania d 1837 Harrisville, Ohio
m 1 Oct 1778 Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware Hannah Rogers b
1761 Chester County, Pennsylvania d 14 Nov 1837 Harrisville Ohio, daughter of Robert Rogers and Mary Talbot who's sister was
Hannah Talbot above.
- William b 5 Nov 1780
- Susan 24 Feb 1785
- Mary b 15 Jan 1787
- Robert b 2 Sep 1788
- Sarah b 20 Jan 1790
- David b 29 Jan 1792
- Hannah b 19 Feb 1793 m 12 Dec 1832 Frederick County, West Virginia Phillip Alexander Bucher
- Nancy b 18 Feb 1795
- Asa
- Francis R. b 20 Feb 1801
DUTTON, Jacob d 31 Aug 1791
m Jane Bishop d 24 Aug 1828, daughter of Thomas Bishop and Margaret
- Thomas Bishop b 1 Jan 1776 d 14 Oct 1777
- Elizabeth b 19 Jan 1778 d 4 Oct 1783
- Margaret b 18 May 1780 d 11 Aug 1820 m Joseph Gould b 1783 d Sep 1859
- Jacob b 3 Sep 1782
- Joseph d 20 Feb 1822 m 8 Oct 1818 Jane Harvey b 2 Jul 1782 d 13 Jul 1846, daughter William Harvey
and Mary, both of Birmingham.
- Jane d 1847
- James d 8 Jan 1837 m Mary Gould b 1790 d 25 Oct 1852
DUTTON, Joseph b Aug 1763 d May 1827
m Mary Davis b 17 Apr 1764 d 15 Mar 1847
- Elizabeth b 10 Aug 1789 d 28 Nov 1865
- Ann b 2 May 1791 m Edward Carter Johnson
- Joseph b 10 Jan 1793 d 27 Dec 1862 Milford Delaware
- George
- Jacob b May 1798 d 9 Mar 1848 Michigan m Elizabeth Smith and Elmira ---
- Mary b 6 Apr 1800 m 16 Nov 1828 Lindsey Pierce
- Sidney Ann b 18 May 1811 m 19 Dec 1833 James Downing
Generation Forty Three
DUTTON, Kingsman b 5 Feb 1759 Delaware County Pennsylvania d 24 Feb 1837 Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio
m 1784 Mary Craig b 21 Nov 1763 Delaware County Pennsylvania d 1834 Hockingport,
Athens County, Ohio
- James b 6 Mar 1785
- Jane b 24 Dec 1786 Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- John b 28 Sep 1788 Frederick County
- Kingsman b 26 Jun 1791 Frederick or Hampshire County, Virginia
- Samuel b 8 Feb 1794
- Craig b 19 Jun 1796
- Mary b 6 Dec 1799 Hampshire County, Virginia
- Ruth b 8 May 1801 Fredrick County, Virginia
- infant b1805 d 1805
It is likely that Kingsman changed his name to Kinsman as sentiment against the King of England rose
just prior to the American Revolutionary War as evidenced by the signature below. His son's name may have also been
Kinsman.
Kingsman served two tours of duty in the Chester County, Pennsylvania militia during the American Revolution.
He first enrolled in 1777 in Captain James Thompson's 7th Company of the 6th Battalion. His second tour started in 1781
as a private in Captain James McClaskey's 7th Company of the 7th Battalion. The information is from the records of the
Office of the Comptroller General of Pennsylvania. The records ascribe Kingsman's residence as Aston Township.
After the war Kingsman moved to Frederick County, Virginia in 1787/88. The family then moved
three or four times, staying in Hampshire County for at least five years (1794 to 1798), but ending up back in Frederick County. In November or December of 1802, they moved to Wood County,
Virginia and settled 2˝ miles up the Kanawha. Four years later on 11 Dec 1806, they made their final move to Troy Township,
Athens County, Ohio. Kingsman and Mary are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery.
According to Samuel Dutton, the Dutton's were the third family to settle in Troy Township. They were preceded by Benjamin
Hoyt who kept a tavern and Jacob Humphrey who had a house and two acres at the mouth of Four Mile Run. At the time
the area was almost all unbroken forestand and was filled with wild game. The pioneers would hunt deer, bears, turkeys,
and coons for meat.
In addition to being a farmer Kingsman was a blacksmith and barrel maker. He also owned several
pirogues and flatboats. He and his son Samuel ran a business moving settlers up the stream as far Logan and sometimes
almost to Lancaster.
The Dutton farm was located next to the Ohio River and it remained in the Dutton family for almost
150 years. For most of that time, the family lived in a house built on a rise that gave a view of the river.
DUTTON, David b ca. 1781 d 22 March 1816 Highland County, Ohio
m ca. 1798 Tennessee Phoebe Ellis b ca. 1775 d 23 July 1821 Fayette County,
Ohio
- Margaret b 4 Aug 1800 d 1 Dec 1860 Fayette County, Ohio m 1 Jan 1821 Fairfield Monthly Meeting Fayette
County, Ohio John Ellis b 25 Feb 1799 Greene County, Tennessee d 11 Nov 1864 Fayette County, Ohio
- Thomas b 1804
- Hannah b 1807
- Jonathan E. b 25 May 1812
- Lydia b 23 May 1815 m 16 Aug 1848 Highland County, Ohio William S. White
- Mary
DUTTON, Robert b 2 Sep 1788 d 20 Apr 1845 Harrison County, Ohio
m 13 Jun 1811 Harrisville, Ohio Abigail Matson b ca. 1790 d 2 Mar 1831,
daughter of Nehemiah Matson
- William b 9 Jan 1813
- David 14 Dec 1814
- Rachel M. b 3 Nov 1817
- John b 1 May 1820
- Hannah b 3 Mar 1822 d 24 Mar 1839
- Rees b 28 Han 1825
- Robert 10 Mar 1827
m 2 Oct 1833 Anna Wharton b 1800 d 28 Oct 1869, daughter of Ezra and
Martha Wharton
- Martha Ann b 22 Dec 1824
- Cynthia b 14 Feb 1837
- Erza b 7 Jan 1839
- Hannahb 15 Dec 1840
Robert was one of the founders of Harrisville. In addition to farming, he was a wagon maker.
DUTTON, David b 29 Jan 1792 d 1834 Washington County, Ohio
m Mary Rogers, daughter of John Rogers
Generation Forty Four
DUTTON, James b 6 Mar 1785 Delaware County, Pennsylvania d 2 May 1828 Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio
m 25 May 1815 Pike County, Ohio Elizabeth West b 1783
- David b 1818
- James b 1824
- Calvin b 1827
- Jonathon
- son
- daughter
- daughter
James and Elizabeth were reported to have had five sons and two daughters from one source. This is
partially confirmed by a listing of his heirs in the will of his brother John: David Dutton, Abraham Gal, Jonathon Dutton,
James Dutton, Joseph Staley, Malinda Staley, Morgan Gall, Calvin Dutton. This would suggest four sons and three daughters
assuming Malinda (Dutton) Staley was the wife of Joseph Staley and Abraham Gall and Morgan Gall were the husbands of the other two.
James moved to Ross County Ohio in the spring of 1807. He is buried in the Suter Cemetery on
the Garmar Farm presumably in Highland County, Ohio.
DUTTON, Jane b 24 Dec 1786 Delaware County, Pennsylvania d 11 Aug 1854 Highland County, Ohio
m 22 Dec 1808 Joel Wolfe b 10 Jul 1787 d 10 Sep 1846.
- Reese b ca. 1815
- Joel b ca. 1821 m Elizabeth Cassan
- Martha b ca. 1825 Highland County m Joseph Patterson
- Kinsman D(utton?) b ca. 1825 Highland County
- Jane b ca. 1826
- Russell B. b ca. 1829
Jane the Joel are reported to have had six sons and four daughters. Only the six
mentioned above are known.
DUTTON, John b 28 Sep 1788 Frederick County, Virginia d 1 Jul 1848 Athens County, Ohio
m 1 Feb 1826 Miriam Parsons b 22 Feb 1796 d 8 Jan 1840, daughter of Horace and
Sarah Parsons.
John and Miriam are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery
DUTTON, Kinsman b 26 Jun 1791 Frederick County, West Virginia d 1823 Hockingport, Ohio
m 21 Mar 1822 Athens County, Ohio Nancy Paulk b ca. 1798, daughter of
Cyrus Paulk and Eunice Parsons
Nancy was the sister of Susan below who married Craig.
DUTTON, Samuel b 8 Feb 1794 Hampshire County, Virginia d 7 Feb 1883 Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio
m 18 Jan 1821 Nancy Brookhart b 15 Nov 1800 d 10 Feb 1861 Hockingport,
Athens County, Ohio, daughter of Abram and Mary Magdalene (Koehler) Brookhart
Samuel was a prominent citizen in the area. He served several time as a township
trustee from 1838 to 1854. When Samuel was 84, he wrote a history of his father's family. Samuel and Nancy are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. The following signature is from
a book that made its way to him through many hands.
DUTTON, Craig b 19 Jun 1796 Hampshire County, Virginia d 3 Nov 1866 Hockingport, Ohio
m 15 Feb 1825 Athens County, Ohio Susan Paulk b 16 Jun 1794 Springfield,
Massachusetts d 24 Mar 1886 Hockingport, Ohio, daughter of Cyrus Paulk and Eunice Parsons
- Ethelinda b 18 Dec 1826 d 29 Jan 1907
- Kingsman b ca. 1828 d 6 Mar 1835 aged 7 years
- Charles Craig b 9 Sep 1829 Athens County, Ohio d 11 Aug 1913
Craig and Susan are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. Susan was the sister of Nancy who married Kinsman
above.
DUTTON, Mary b 6 Dec 1799 Hampshire County Virginia d 4 Mar 1837 Shade, Meigs County, Ohio
m 21 Mar 1830 Thomas Bay
Mary and Thomas lost three children in infancy. Mary and most likely Thomas are buried in the
Garden Cemetery, Meigs County, Ohio
DUTTON, Ruth b 8 May 1801 Fredrick County, Virginia d 18 Jan 1862 Hockingport, Ohio
m 15 Jun 1824 John Leonard Sawyer b 7 Sep 1795 d 7 Oct 1859
Ruth and John are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery.
DUTTON, Thomas b 1804
m 8 Sep 1824 Highland County, Ohio Lydia Barrett b 1803 d 26 Sep 1848
Fairfield County, Ohio
- David b 30 Mar 1826
- Jonathan b 18 Jun 1829 Fairfield, Highland County, Ohio d 1857 Mercer County, Ohio
- Silas b 28 Aug 1833
- Lewis b 5 Sep 1835
Generation Forty Five
DUTTON, Craig Samuel b 1823
m 16 Oct 1850 Athens County, Ohio Martha A. Waterman, daughter of David and Maria
(Eckert) Waterman
- Maria Virginia b 27 Jul 1852 Hockingport, Ohio d 22 Mar 1938
- Jennie M. b ca. 1853
- Ida A. b 27 Nov 1855 Hockingport, Ohio
- David Kingsman b 27 Sep 1861 Hockingport, Ohio
- Estella B. b 5 Sep 1863 Hockingport, Ohio d 15 Sep 1869
- Maud A. b 15 Nov 1870 Hockingport, Ohio
Maria and Ida appear in the 1860 census for Olive township, Meigs County, Ohio.
Ida, Jennie, and David appear in the 1870 census for the same location. Maria may have married by then. Jennie
should have been in the 1860 census. Martha was a teacher and the granddaughter of Dr. Waterman, a
surgeon in the Revolutionary War. The wife of Dr. Waterman, was a daughter of Josiah Bartlett who signed the Declaration of
Independence.
A biography of the family appears in History of Meigs County, Ohio 1838. Craig is buried
in the Hockingport Cemetery.
DUTTON, Lydia E. b 9 Jun 1824 Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio d 5 Feb 1868
m 28 Nov 1847 Athens County, Ohio John Palmer b 12 Feb 1824 Washington
County, Ohio d 1902
John and Lydia are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. When his mother died, James went to live
with his uncle James. When his first cousin Edwin's boys were old enough they went to live with James in preparation
for attending the University of Ohio in Athens.
DUTTON, James Brookhart b 21 Nov 1821 Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio d 10 May 1873 same
m 12 Oct 1853 Athens County, Ohio Hannah Humphrey b 30 June 1827 d 28
Mar 1886 Hockingport, Ohio, daughter of Isaac Humphrey
A picture of the children, taken in the late 1860's, is shown at the top of this page. James
and Hannah are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. James' signature is from a letter James wrote
to his uncle. Hannah's signature is from her bible. She added Athens, 26 June 1853
DUTTON, Ethelinda b 18 Dec 1826 d 29 Jan 1907
m 2 Jan 1851 John Milton Parker b 13 Aug 1824 Berver County, Pennsylvania d 16
Oct 1905
- Charles Craig b 22 Oct 1851
- Addison Wilmer b Jan 1858 d 27 Mar 1955
- Mary Eunice b 3 Oct 1857 d 1950
- Edwin Kinsman b 29 Feb 1860 d 1940
- Myrta b 22 Feb 1855 Hockingport, Ohio d 1938 Hockingport
- Thomas Scott d bef. 1883
Ethelinda and John are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery
DUTTON, Charles Craig b 9 Sep 1829 Athens County, Ohio d 11 Aug 1913
m Emma C. McLane b 3 May 1832 d 5 Jan 1909
- Nelson S. Dutton b 1862
- Craig N. Dutton b 17 Sep 1868 d 10 Nov 1881
- Hattie m Curt Sherman
- Susan m Ralph Gunnell
Charles, Emma, and their son are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery
DUTTON, Jonathan b 25 May 1812
m 18 Oct 1832 Miami County, Ohio Elizabeth Smith
- James Watson b 1834
- Lawrence Dutton 1838
- John Martin Van Buren b 15 May 1841
- Elizabeth b 1844
- Charles b 1849
- Francis M. b 1850
Generation Forty Six
DUTTON, David Kingsman b 27 Sep 1861 Hockingport, Ohio
m 22 Aug 1895 Jerusha Letcher Gray b ca. 1857 Augusta County, Virginia
- Irene
- Harold Allen
- O. Lee Dutton
David and Jerusha were married in Woods County, West Virginia by H. Cofer. The license was granted
the day previous to the marriage. David is listed as 33, Jerusha as 38.
DUTTON, Clara Elizabeth b 21 Jun 1857 Hockingport, Ohio d 7 Apr 1892 Hockingport, Ohio
Clara ran a millinery shop in Hockingport, Ohio. She never married and is buried in the Hockingport
Cemetery. The signature is from a school book she used.
DUTTON, Edwin Augustus b 26 Feb 1859 Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio d 31 Jan 1936 Columbus, Ohio
m 12 Nov 1884 Woods County, West Virginia Lethe Rebecca Curtis b 12 Nov 1858 d 1935
Edwin and Lethe are buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. The signature is from a school book that
Edwin shared with his sister Clara.
In 1913, the Ohio River overflowed its banks and flooded Hockingport. The river is shown near
or at its height on 30 March.
DUTTON, Lucy Irene b 5 Sep 1860 Hockingport, Ohio d 23 Aug 1901
Lucy never married and is buried in the Hockingport Cemetery. She's listed in
the 1880 census as single and in the household of her mother. The following signature is from a book she owned.
In a companion volume, Lucy added 6 May 1886 and Chicago, Ill.
DUTTON, Nelson S. b 1862 d 12 Feb 1942
m 26 Oct 1887 Lottie Arabelle Cogshall b 8 Nov 1857 Iowa City, Iowa d
7 Oct 1939
Generation Forty Seven
DUTTON, Herbert Palmer b 1 May 1887 Hockingport, Ohio d 20 Apr 1947
m 16 Apr 1911 Athens County, Ohio Mary Estelle McGirr d after
20 Apr 1947
Herbert was responsible for organizing the Farm Bureau Association in Athens
County.
DUTTON, Clarence Edwin b 1 May 1894 Hockingport, Ohio d Sep 1968
m 13 Jul 1922 Worthington, Ohio Helen Marie Garaghty b 25 Sep 1893 Caroll,
Ohio
- Joseph Curtis b 11 Dec 1924
DUTTON, Walter Curtis b 27 July 1889 Hockingport, Ohio d 2 Nov 1962 East Lansing, Michigan
m Marie Graham England b 20 April 1889 Logan, Ohio d 24 May 1969 San Mateo, California
Walter graduated from the University of Ohio in Athens, and was a horticulturist
for Dow Chemical in East Lansing, Michigan.
DUTTON, John C. b 5 Aug 1888 d 22 Nov 1956
m 9 Sep 1916 Annie Lee Atkinson b 4 Jun 1894
- Pauline b private m Roy Williams
- Jessie Marie b private m Royce Fore
- John William Dutton b private m Dora Bonnett
- Minnie Ora b private m Donald Wood Glascock
Generation Forty Eight
DUTTON, Joseph Curtis b 11 Dec 1924 Columbus, Ohio d 1 Sep 2002 Mansfield,
Ohio
m 1948 JoAnn Evans d 1995
- Steve
- Tom
- Debbie m Ken Prendergast
- Cathy m Paul Goldman
Information on Joseph's family is from an Obituary that appeared in the Marysville Journal-Tribune
on 8 Nov 2003.
DUTTON, Charles Edwin b 26 Feb 1918 Lansing, Michigan d 20 Dec 1979 Palo Alto, California
m 2 Sep 1944 San Francisco, California Ellie Hathaway
Stillman
b private Manila, Philippines
Charles (Ned) was a psychologist who practiced in Stockton and Palo Alto, California.
Generation Forty Nine
DUTTON, Steven Stillman b private Stockton,
California
m 13 Sep 1991 Hanover, Germany Klaudia Drechsler
DUTTON, Greg Bartlett b private Stockton, California
m 27 May 1978 West Linn, Washington Barbara Buchanan b Grandview, Washington
- Travis Harrison
- Alexander Harrison
Generation Fifty
DUTTON, Travis Harrison
DUTTON, Alexander Ian
