John Sutton of Winterbourne Gunner (born 1723)

Created: Mar 9 2024, Last Modified: Mar 11 2024
6th Great Grandfather – FFFMFMMF1

John Sutton was the son of John and Mary Sutton. He was baptised on 10th July 1723 at Winterbourne Gunner2.

Figure 1: Baptism Register Entry for John Sutton

John married Hannah Andrews on 25th June 17473. I believe that Hannah was the daughter of Joshua and Martha Andrews and she was baptised in Downton, a parish about 4 miles south of Winterbourne Gunner, as I have found a baptism record for a Hannah Andrews, the daughter of Joshua and Martha Andrews.

Figure 2: Marriage Register Entry for John Sutton and Hannah Andrews

While the record is only found in a Baptism Index and I could not find the original entry in the Downton Parish Register, I do have some corroborative evidence. In John and Hannah’s daughter Sarah’s first marriage registration4, one of the witnesses was David Andrews, and a David Andrews was baptised in Winterbourne Dauntset on 17th June 1736 the son of Joshua and Martha Andrews5, which would make him Hannah’s brother, and Sarah’s uncle. The most conclusive evidence is that in Joshua Andrew’s will he mentions his daughter, Hannah Sutton6.

Figure 3: The Family of John and Hannah Sutton

John and Hannah had 4 children, 3 sons and one daughter, Sarah my 5th great grandmother. The children were all baptised at St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner and three of them at least survived to adulthood. Sarah the eldest was baptised in 1748, the date is not specified although her birth date is - 6^th August 17487. John was baptised on 27th December 17508, Thomas on 6th November 17559 and Stephen on 23rd November 176310

Figure 4: St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 2023

Sarah, John and Thomas all survived to adulthood and were married. Sarah was married twice, first on 6th August 1768 to William Young11, and secondly to my 5th great grandfather John Watts on 1st November 177512. John was married to Mary Toomer at St Thomas, Salisbury on 31st July 177613 and Thomas was married to Elizabeth Hayes at Winterbourne on 9th June 177914

Hannah died in 1778 and was buried on 7th December at Winterbourne Gunner15, while John lived a further 12 years being buried on 10th June 1790 also at Winterbourne Gunner16

Figure 5: Burial Register Entry for John Sutton

In his will, dated 22nd December 178817, he leaves most of his estate to his younger son Thomas, rather than his eldest son John, with a small legacy to his daughter Sarah.

References

“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.” 2017. Ancestry.com. 2017. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61187/.

“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916.” 2017. Ancestry.com. 2017. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61189/.

“Wiltshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1530-1858.” Lehi, Utah, USA. Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61333/.

Footnotes

  1. When showing relationships F means Father, M means Mother, U means Uncle and A means Aunt. So FFM is my father’s father’s mother, and FFMU is my father’s father’s mother’s uncle.↩

  2. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1560 – 1747, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/34 p. 29.↩

  3. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1560 – 1747, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/34 p. 47.↩

  4. Marriage Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1754 – 1812, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916” 2017), 1250/37 p. 11.↩

  5. Parish Register of St Edward, Winterbourne Dauntsey, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 6.↩

  6. The Will of Joshua Andrews, dated 21 April 1751, see (“Wiltshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1530-1858,” Lehi, Utah, USA), P7/170 .↩

  7. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 6.↩

  8. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 7.↩

  9. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 11.↩

  10. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 15.↩

  11. Marriage Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1754 – 1812, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916” 2017), 1250/37 p. 11.↩

  12. Marriage Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1754 – 1812, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916” 2017), 1250/37 p. 14.↩

  13. Marriage Register of St Thomas, Salisbury, 1760 – 1778, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916” 2017), 1900/13 p. 96.↩

  14. Marriage Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1754 – 1812, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916” 2017), 1250/37 p. 17.↩

  15. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 26.↩

  16. Parish Register of St Mary, Winterbourne Gunner, 1747 – 1791, , see (“Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812” 2017), 1250/35 p. 42.↩

  17. The Will of John Sutton, dated 22 December 1788, see (“Wiltshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1530-1858,” Lehi, Utah, USA), P2/5/1776.↩

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