Dear Dorothy, Over the past 35 years various descendants of Thomas, father of Sumner Kenney Rich, have submitted, for publication in Kinfolk, Ancestor Tables, or articles on earlier generations,or "For The Record" (family information, most commonly death notices), on their Rich ancestors. The net result is that I have generated links that show that the subject Thomas is a sixth generation descendant of Nicholas Rich, b 1660, d 1726 at Prescott CT. Working from Nicholas down to Thomas, there are multiple generations located in Sutton, MA, a location you mention. The Spring 1975 issue of Kinfolk has a death notice for Daniel Lee Rich, Dec 31 1974 at Jamestown ND. He was the son of Sumner Rich, b at Dell Prairie WI, 15 Sep 1887. You reference, early in your note, that "proof is needed" on earlier generations. Unfortunately, these articles and postings do not generally show definitive sourcing. None the less, I can, if you have a degree of patience, fill you in with what I have posted into a large, multi-family chart of families covered in Kinfolk articles. Don Rich -- donrich@prodigy.net