This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//HSB.2ACE/1267.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I have learned on a recent visit to Bladen county that I have relatives who carry the surname Sutton. My great grandfather Lucien Beatty brought land owned by John D. Sutton both are former slaves. If you have any info pertaining to the Sutton slaves please feel free to share them with me.