we have this Sutton lineage up on our web page - address below. Additions and corrections are most welcome here! belinda melton hughes www.geocities.com/bjhughes.geo/ > In proofing the 4th generation, think I just came across your Lula in a > note from Mrs. Essie Simmons. YOu need to find the proofs. > > v. BENJAMIN H. SUTTON was born on 4 Mar 1845 in Lenoir County, North > Carolina. He married Sarah A. V. Carter. He died on 22 Jul 1909 in Wayne > County, North Carolina, at age 64. He was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, > Wayne County, North Carolina. > > Winnie refers to him as her youngest brother but he was not the youngest > son. It is possible that he was he youngest whole brother but there is no > evidence that ELizabeth Herring Barrow had any Sutton children. > > Mrs. Essie Simmons gives her maiden name as Carter. Their children given > as James who son Jim md Eliza Rouse of LaGrange, Bill who married a Moye, > Charles, Lou who md Ben Moye, and Nannie who md Charlie Garris. > > ***** > Benjamin H was the son of Benjamin Sutton and probably his 2nd wife Eliza > Herring. The will of Benjamin Sutton is on the Wayne Co Archives, the > estate records of Simon Herring, Eliza's father is on the Lenoir Co Archives. > > Benjamin Sutton > > 16. BENJAMIN3 SUTTON (Benjamin2, John1) was born on 28 Apr 1795 in > Lenoir County, North Carolina. , , He married Mary Jane Hines circa 1819. > He married Eliza Herring, daughter of Simon Herring and Nancy Dawson, circa > 1840. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Herring circa 1858. He died on 28 Sep > 1864 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 69. , He was buried in > Benjamin Sutton Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North Carolina. > > Two of Simon Herring's daughters married this Benjamin Sutton, Eliza and > after her death, Elizabeth after the death of her first husband, John > Barrow. We have no way of knowing who the mother of some of the children > were not knowing when Mary Jane Hines died. Given the five year gap between > Henry and Mary, it is assumed Mary was the first child of Eliza Herring. > Much of the work on this family was done by Tory Sutton Helmon and Mattie > Jolly. > > Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and his wife Sarah assumed to be a Hardy > of some sort. This is a major departure of what has always been written of > which there is no circumstantial evidence but it is what I think and others > have now agreed. This is the Benjamin usually referred to as Benjamin Oxley > but there is no circumstantial that his middle name was Oxley. > > Benjamin was the proven son of John, the first one into Dobbs County. His > widow was Ann, whether she was the mother of his children is speculation. > > Martha > > > > >>Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 02:03:40 -0600 > >>X-Original-Sender: MariaRob7@pronet.net Sat Jul 7 02:03:40 2001 > >>From: MariaRob7@pronet.net > >>Old-To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com > >>Sender: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > >>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jul 2001 07:59:49.0812 (UTC) > FILETIME=[CBEDAF40:01C106BA] > >>Date: 7 Jul 2001 01:59:49 -0600 > >>Subject: [NCLENOIR] Re: SUTTONS NC Wayne/Lenoir > >>To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com > >>Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com > >>X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/648 > >>X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com > >>Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com > >>Resent-Bcc: > >> > >> > >>I'm looking for Suttons in Wayne Co. All I have is my grgrgrandmother > Lula G. SUTTON b.8 jan 1872 Wayne Co.,NC d. 9 Jan 1930 Wayne Co.,NC She > married Benjamin F. MOYE > >> > >> -- BJ's Genealogy Site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7241/index.html BJ's Craft Page http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/2342/crafts/clinks.html BJ's Poetry Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7241/poetry.html