Hi to all the cousins and potential cousins and even the wannabe cousins. Since the subject of MA John is coming up again, I thought I should toss in the ring what little I do know. It might help save a bit of useless work on someone's part. I am as eager as anyone to find out ANYTHING factual on MA John but there sure are a bunch of (false?) rumors being passed around, some of them, apparently, for a couple of hundred years, or so. We do know that a MR. DUTTON was listed in the margin of Gov. Winthrup's 1630 log book. And we do know that a John DUTTON was listed a couple of times in the 1630s court records of MA. And that's about all we can prove - at least that I'm aware of. Below you will notice that John supposedly came in 1630 aboard the ship "Comet" with Gov. Winthrup. We can also prove that Gov. Winthrup did bring a fleet to MA in 1630. However, you all may be interested in knowing I have published, printed "evidence?" that John came to this country aboard each of the following ships: "LION", and/or "COMET", and/or "ANNE" - take your choice. If you will go to: http://members.aol.com/dcurtin1/gene/winthrop.htm you will notice that Gov. Winthrup's 1630 fleet consisted of 11 vessels - none of which were the LION or COMET or ANNE. So much for that "evidence?" Dick Dutton ====================================================== Edward Dutton wrote: > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Duttons in MA & GA > > > Thank you so very much for your response. I plan next week to visit the LDS history center here in Placerville. > Also now that I have some counties in MA to check into it is a good lead. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > From areduton@coffey.com > > I have another reference regard WILLIAM H. DUTTON FAMILY, > written by William H. Dutton, Jr., completed by Ralph E. Davison. > Book for and microfilm copy. A Ralph Davison of Des Moines, Iowa > donated the book and scribbled his address on a first page. The > microfilm copy was made 10-26-77. > > The author states that Thomas, page about 21 (after an attempt to give > a history of English ancestors), he relates that John Dutton came to this > country in 1630 on the ship "Comet" with Governor Winthrop. Mrs. John > Dutton followed a year later . . . Thomas Dutton, son . . . among the > early residents of Reading Massachusetts, Woburn, and Billerica. > His wife was Mary Neeld; they had sons Thomas, Josiah, Robert, and > Samuel. > > Since this appears to contract some Cope history, I think it might be > interesting to toss it on to Dutton-L to see what will erupt. > > He apparently brings in the connection to William H. Dutton on page 25, > or after some documents following page 25, and I do not have the those > pages. The microfilm rental will probably be less than $5 and will take > two or three weeks to get. The fiche are usually very cheap, but some > times take forever to get, unless they have them in stock.