Judy, While researching Thomas C. HUTTON, I came across the following deed we had for Wm. HUTTON (another of the unknown HUTTON’s of WC). The deed has proof that Wm. HUTTON married a daughter of Esau HAYTER (b. 1765, d. 1826, son of Abraham & Susannah HAYTER). Esau HAYTER married Elizabeth ALLISON (according to the "Families of Washington County and Bristol, Virginia, 1776-1996," page 173). At the same time the above may have led to the parents of Esau HUTTON, another unknown HUTTON. There is no doubt the HUTTON’s and HAYTER’s were connected in that John & Jane (DICKSON) HUTTON’s son, Edward married Esau HAYTER’s sister Frances. The above investigating and analysis may have also uncovered the parents of Thomas C. HUTTON if my conjecture is correct. No solid proof though. - - - - - - - - - - WC VA Deed Book 12:137-138 -- 17 Apr 1835 deed between Wm. HUTTON and Reuben BRADLEY, high sheriff of WC: "that the said HUTTON being in custody under a capias ad salisfaciedum [that you take to satisfy a written order to arrest and detain, until a person can pay his debt, a person who has been ordered by the court to pay a sum of money (no going bankrupt in those days) ]. at the suit of Benjamin WHITAKER, executor [and son-in-law] of E. [Esau] HAYTER and desirous to avail himself of the oath of insolvency to the end that he may be discharged from custody in compliance with the law, after taking the oath aforesaid, he the said William HUTTON hath granted, bargained, sold, transferred and conveyed and by these presents doth bargain, sell, transfer and convey unto the said Reuben BRADLEY, high sheriff as aforesaid, his heirs and assigns, my interest in a Salt lick together with fifteen acres of land round it or a tract of land willed by Esau HAYTER deceased to Polly WHITAKER, daughter of said HAYTER, the said interest being derived by me in right of my wife [Wm. HUTTON’s wife] under the Will of the aforesaid Esau HAYTER now on record in the clerk’s office of Washington county court, to have and to hold the said interest in the said Salt lick and adjoining land to him the said Reuben BRADLEY, his heirs and assigns for the purpose for which in compliance with law this deed is executed and the said William HUTTON for himself, his heirs and assigns doth covenant and warrant unto the said Reuben BRADLEY, his heirs, his interest herein before specified. In witness whereof the said William HUTTON hath hereunto affixed his hand and seal the day and year above written. [Signed]: William HUTTON [Seal]. This Indenture of bargain and sale between William HUTTON of the one part and Reuben BRADLEY, sheriff of Washington county of the other part was acknowledged in the clerk’s office of Washington county on this 17th day of April 1835 before David CAMPBELL, clerk of the said county by the said HUTTON as his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Teste: D. CAMPBELL, C.W.C." - - - - - - - - - - WC VA Will Book 5: 332-333 -- Will of Esau HAYTER dated 13 Dec 1826, probated 16 Jan 1827: "I Esau HAYTER of Washington County, State of Virginia do hereby make on my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say, 1st -- After all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, I give and bequeath my wife, Elizabeth HAYTER, during her natural life, the plantation on which I now live and also a part of two entries, one on the north, the other on the south adjoining the same. Beginning for a division line between the said lands and lands I intend to bequeath to my son Absalom HAYTER at a pine tree on the top of the pine ridge, running thence across the valley N32W to an ashe, sycamore and cherry tree on the bank of the valley creek, corner to the 97 acre survey, N3W to a hickory grub on the point of a hill, N23W to BOGG’s ___ ___ line. I also give her four Negroes, to wit, Samuel, Thomas, Phillis, ___ ___ ___ with their issue [dark microfilm copy, can’t read]. Also four horses of her choice with all the cattle, hogs, sheep and household furniture, farming tools and smith tools and after her decease, my two sons Absalom and Andrew HAYTER shall have the four Negroes, above named with their issue to be divided equally between them and my son Andrew shall have all the other property bequeathed to my said wife Elizabeth at her decease. 2'dly -- I give to my son Absalom HAYTER and his heirs forever a tract of land I live on, also the eastern end of two entries from a division line given in the bequeath to my wife Elizabeth, together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging . 3'dly -- I give to my daughter Polly WHITACRE and her heirs forever, a tract of land containing about 211 acres, being the tract I purchased of Abram HAYTER upon condition that the said Polly pay to my executors four hundred dollars and whatever may be coming to the said Polly of my estate may go towards settling the said four hundred dollars reserving, however a Salt lick which is on said land with fifteen acres of land around it, which should it ever prove valuable, I intend shall be equally shared by all my heirs. I also give my said daughter Polly a horse worth fifty dollars so soon after my decease as my executors can find it convenient, otherwise it may be deducted out of the said four hundred dollars. 4'th -- I give to my daughter Eleanor a Negro girl named Anne, also a horse, saddle and bridle, a bed and furniture. 5'th -- I give to my daughter Eliza HAYTER a Negro girl named Mariah, also a horse, saddle and bridle, a bed & furniture. 6'th -- I desire that all my property of whatever kind not here in particularly bequeathed, be sold by my executors and the money divided equally among my children, the heirs of William HAYTER deceased to have one share or if convenient the property may be equally divided among them. 7’th – It is my wish that no division of my property be made for two years after my decease but that everything remain as it is under the direction of my wife Elizabeth during that period, however, my executors should it necessary they may sell some of the negroes not bequeathed. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends William HUTTON, Benjamin WHITACRE and Absalom HUTTON executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of December 1826. [Signed] E. HAYTER. Signed, sealed, published and declared by Esau HAYTER as and for his last Will and testament in the presence and hearing of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses: Thomas McCALLOCH, William HAYTER, Richard WHITEAKER. At a court held for Washington County the 16th day of January 1827, the last Will and Testament of Esau HAYTER dec’d. was exhibited in court and proved by the oath of William HAYTER and Richard WHITAKER, two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of William HUTTON, Benjamin WHITAKER and Absalom HAYTER, the executors therein named, who took the oath of an executor prescribed by law and ___ into and acknowledged their bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars with John CLARK, Joseph _. TRIGG, Absalom BATTIE, William B.(?) ALLISON and ___ WHITAKER, their securities conditioned as the law directs a certificate ___ granted them for the probate of the said Will in due form." [Note: In his Will, Esau is calling his two son-in-laws his friends and also Absalom HAYTER (who may be Esau’s son) his friend. Esau gave the last names of two of his three daughters that he mentioned in his will: Polly WHITACRE and Eliza HAYTER. Eleanor was not given a last name for some reason, but in any case, Eleanor would most likely be the wife of Wm. HUTTON (unless Esau had other daughters that he did not mention in his will) ]. - - - - - - - - - - WC Will Book 6:87-88 -- An Inventory of the good & chattles of Easu HAYTER Dec’d. __ to sale by Wm. HUTTON, Alsalom HAYTER and Benjamin WHITAKER, his Creditors this 31st day of March, 1827 ... Among other things, Wm. HUTTON bought "one Negro boy named Peter -- $375.00." Esau HAYTER willed his daughter, Eleanor "a Negro girl named Anne" in his 1826 Will. Wm. HUTTON bought "one Negro boy named Peter -- $375.00" from Easu’s 1827 Inventory sale. Wm. HUTTON had the following four slaves in the 1830 census of WC: 1 male (36-54), 1 female (24-35), 2 females (under 10). Wm. HUTTON had no slaves in the 1820 census of WC. WC Will Book 6:358-359 -- appraisal of the slaves and personal property of Esau HAYTER. Slaves: Peggy, Aaron, Maria, Anne, Charles, Caty, Moses, Peter, Thomas, Sam and Phillis ... Executors William HUTTON, Benj. WHITAKER, Alsalom HAYTER ... Ordered to be recorded 24 Mar 1834. WC Will Book 6:371-372 -- Account of Esau HAYTER. Ordered to be recorded 28 Jun 1834. - - - - - - - - - - Thomas HUTTON is one line above Wm. HUTTON and one line below John HUTTON Sr. in the 1820 census. As Wm. HUTTON is getting close to being proven to be part of the Baker Creek clan, we have Thomas HUTTON in very close proximity to those HUTTON’s. 1820 census for Wm. HUTTON. Males: Wm. (26-44), 1 (16-25), 1 (under 10). Females: Eleanor? (16-25), 1 (under 10). Wm. & his wife had one son and one dau. under 10 prior to 1821, thus they probably married about 1815-1817. Wm.’s wife was young, so she may have been about 21 when they were married. Wm. was at least 26 in 1820, but probably not much older. thus he may have been born about 1790-1794. (He was 30 - 39 in the 1830 census, thus born about 1791 or later). Wm. would not have been the son of the following sons of John & Jane (DICKSON) HUTTON for the following reasons: Edward HUTTON -- all his sons were accounted for in his will. James HUTTON -- all his sons were identified via James’ will, deeds & guardian bonds and he married 17 Jan 1797. Leonard HUTTON -- married 31 Oct 1793 and supposedly his son John was born first. Dickson HUTTON -- did not marry until 1807. Wm. would not have been the son of John & Jane (DICKSON) HUTTON as Jane’s first child, Eleanor was Christened on 01 Nov 1761 at Christ Church, Huntington Township, York (now Adams) Co., Pa. Thus Jane would have most likely been past child bearing age by 1790. Moses HUTTON of Indian Run was too young to have had a son around 1790-1794. So, the only person left is John HUTTON Jr., son of John & Jane (DICKSON) HUTTON. John Jr. was born 05 Dec 1767, thus by 1790 he would have been about 33 years old. D.E. BROWN included John Jr.’s marriage to Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM in a list of undated marriages by Nicholas REAGAN. That list is placed between the 1791 marriages and 1792 marriages in BROWN’s book "The Marriages of Washington Co., VA," (1993), page 26]. Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM was born about 1772. John HUTTON & Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM married about 1791. Their known children were: 3 where the dates they were born are not known: Jane, Mary Ann, and Susanna A. - John, born about 1801, - Elizabeth "Betsy", born about 1802, - Margaret, born 15 Oct 1806, - Samuel C., born about 1812, Therefore, Wm. HUTTON who was born about 1790-1794 fits nicely into the unknown children of John & Mary Ann from about 1792 - 1800. Another younger "unknown" HUTTON of WC, Esau HUTTON, may have been the son of Wm. HUTTON and Eleanor HAYTER as Eleanor’s father’s first name was Esau. - - - - - - - - - - The "unknown" Thomas HUTTON also fits in as a son of John & Mary Ann. Later records have a Thomas C. HUTTON associated with the HUTTON’s who is probably one and the same person. Note that Mary Ann’s maiden name was CUNNINGHAM and she named one of her sons Samuel C. HUTTON. Thus Thomas C. HUTTON may have also been given the middle name of CUNNINGHAM. 1820 census of WC for Thomas HUTTON: Males: Thomas (16-25), 1 additional (16-25), 2 (under 10). Females: 1(16-25). Thus Thomas was probably born between 1795 -1799. Note that in the 1820 census, Thomas HUTTON was on the line immediately below John HUTTON (husband of Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM) and Wm. HUTTON was on the line immediately below the above Thomas HUTTON. 1830 census of WC for Thomas HUTTON: Males: Thomas (30-39), 1 (15-19), 1 (10-14), 1 (5-9), 1 (under 5). Females: 1 (20-30), 2 (under 5). Slaves: 1 male (36-54), 1 female (24-35), 2 females (under 10). Thus Thomas could have been born between 1791 - 1800 per this census which ties in with the 1820 census estimated birth year span of 1795-1799. - - - - - - - - - - Bob Ford