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RICHARD BIGGE
As he had two granddaughters born before 1474, it may be supposed that
Richard's eldest son was born around 1445, and perhaps Richard was
born around 1420. That would have been just before the beginning of
the forty-year period when the last Lancastrian, Henry VI, was called
King of England. He survived the royal uproars of that time, which
most likely would have had little noticeable effect on a Kentish
farmer. It's possible that he might have participated in the 1450
populist insurrection of Jack Cade, which arose in Kent and ended with
the participants, except the leader, returning unpunished to their
homes. He died in the middle of the reign of the Yorkist King Edward
IV.
DAMARIS MARTIN SUTTON (WIFE OF WILLIAM SUTTON)
Christopher and Mary Prower Martin, parents of Damaris Sutton, came on the Mayflower to America.
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DANIEL SUTTON
Daniel did not go to Perquimans County, NC with the rest of the family in 1668, but instead went to Burlington, County, New Jersey.
He and his wife, Mary Cole were married by Mr. R I Russell.
SECOND CHURCH OF SCITUATE
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DANIEL SUTTON
Daniel Sutton lived a good part of his life in Piscataway, New Jersey. He moved to Somerset County, New Jersey in 1729. Piscataway Town Records show assignment of his earmark to his son Zebulon on 11-17-1729. He was a member of the Morristown Baptist Church. He lived the remainder of his life at Bernards Township near Basking Ridge.
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JOHN SUTTON (1674 TO 1750)
He moved from Piscataway and settled at Passaic Valley, in Morris County, NJ. He bought land at Harrison's Neck, NJ on November 11, 1741 and he sold Piscataway lands on December 31, 1741. His will dated December 17, 1746.
THOMAS SUTTON(11-11-1669-1754)
Thomas was a member of Colonel Thomas Farmer's New Jersey Militia Regiment.
WILLIAM SUTTON
He was fined 20 shillings for removing a bible from the meeting house in Barnstable. He lied about it and then was fined another 10 shillings. He had 250 acres of land. At various times in his life, he held jobs as constable, town clerk and freeholder.
FREEHOLDER?
WILLIAM SUTTON
Bundys and the Underground Railroad
The family of William Bundy (born in 1780 in North Carolina) and his wife
Sarah Overman, moved from North Carolina with the opening of the Northwest
Territory, into Belmont Co, Ohio. They settled around Barnesville and there
William died in 1828. His family were all anti-slavery as were many Quakers
of that time. To back up their beliefs with action, the family operated a
station on the "underground railroad" on their farm. Since they were just
across the Ohio River from Virginia (now West Virginia), they were often the
first stop for slaves who just crossed. One of the places the family would
hide these slaves was their hay mow, where they could have a group living for
as much as two weeks or more, waiting for the optimum moment to procede north
to Canada.
The United States law regarding runaway slaves in not well known today.
Even in the free state of the north, slaves were regarded as property to be
returned to their owners in the South. If you aided them to escape, you were
liable to prosecution as a criminal. Thus such aid was very dangerous to
perform. And there were a large number of armed slave catchers (bounty
hunters), who made a good living at catching the runaways and returning them
for a reward, along with severe punishment for the unfortunate captives.
William Bundy Jr, the 8th child of William and Sarah acted as a conductor,
taking the groups from the Bundy farm north to the next station, in the area
of Salem, Columbiana Co, Ohio. This made him a criminal by the laws of the
day. William would wait for just the right conditions, when there were no
bounty hunters around, and when the weather was such as to hide these illegal
activities.
One evening, these conditions were met. The Bundys and a good sized
group, including most of a family present. The weather had turned stormy and
nasty, just right for a secret trip. William Jr, or "Black Bill" as his
was known, gathered his group, and they quietly made their way through the
town, avoiding any chances of being caught. As they were on their way out
of town, they passed the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Just as they got there,
the church suddenly let out with lights and people everywhere. They had had
an evening service and the weather was so bad that the people decided to wait
it out.
Black Bill was seen by everyone, and was effectively caught "red-handed".
But he continued on with his group, guiding them on the the next safe house.
When he returned he expected to be taken into custody and charged with aiding
the escape of "property". But to his surprise, there was no one waiting for
him and no one in town said anything about the matter. He came to realize
that he and his family were held in high regard, and no one would turn them
in. Thus he was able to live up to his conscience with action.
SARAH TILDEN
10. Sarah (Sara) TILDEN, wife to servant George SUTTON (born 12 Apr 1613 at Sandwich, Kent Co., England; died 12 Apr 1669 in Perquiman Co., N.C.); they had at least 8 and probably nine children. George Sutton arrived in Boston, Mass., in 1634 on the ship Hercules. He came as a servant to Nathaniel Tilden of Tenterden, Co. Kent, England. He may have worked as servant to earn his passage to America. George was considered a devote member of the Society of Friends or "Quakers" in Mass. In 1668 the persecution of Quakers drove George and Sarah, along with some of their children, from Scituate to Perquimans, North Carolina. The area had just been opened for settlement for Quakers. One of the earliest Quaker Meeting Houses was built toward the end of the 17th century on "Sutton’s Creek," so named because it bordered the lands of George Sutton and his sons.
THOMAS SUTTON'S WILL
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