Benjamin and Patience Sutton
Information comes from the family files at the Campbell County Historical Society
Benjamin Sutton was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the New Jersey Line and was born 14 Mar 1756 in Sussex County New Jersey. He and his brother Daniel were living there at the time of enlistment and after the Revolution Benjamin lived at Pittsburgh PA for 6 years. He then moved to the mouth of the Little Miami River which is near Cleves in Hamilton County Ohio. From there he moved to Campbell County where he applied for a pension on 24 Feb 1832. He died 27 Aug 1845 in Campbell Co. He was married to Patience who was born about 1758 and died before 1845 in Campbell County.
From Court Order Book 5, Page 176, 23 February 1846, Alexandria
"Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by the oath of George Shepha and John Sutton that Benjamin Sutton of Campbell County, a Revolutionary Pensioner departed this life in said County on the 27th day of August 1845, that he left no widow and the following are the names of his children. Aaron Sutton, Samuel Sutton, John Sutton and Charlotte Shasher and Peter Sutton. Aaron resides in Indiana; Samuel in Missouri; Peter in Ohio; John and Charlotte in Campbell Co."
Pension
Application of Benjamin Sutton
Children of Benjamin and Patience Sutton
1. Samuel Sutton b-2 Mar 1800 Hamilton Co Ohio;
m-1 Apr 1825 Delilah Drake in Campbell Co d-27 Sep 1878 in Ray Co Missouri
2. Charlotte Sutton b-1802 in Hamilton Co Ohio; m-10 Mar 1818 Peter Shasher in
Campbell County; d-Campbell Co
3. John Sutton b-27 Nov 1803 in Hamilton Co Ohio; m-9 July 1824 Margaret Herbert
in Campbell Co; d-1880 Indiana; Margaret died 27 June 1849 in Campbell County
4. Peter Sutton b-3 July 1806 in Hamilton Co Ohio; m-15 Feb 1825 Rainy Powell in
Campbell County; d-27 Feb 1878 in Cincinnati Oh
5. Aaron Sutton b-1808 in Hamilton Co Ohio; m-9 May 1826 Elizabeth Atha
d-Indiana
6. Thomas H Sutton b-in Hamilton Co Ohio; d-Hamilton Co Ohio
Children of John Sutton and Margaret Herbert
1. Columbus Sutton-born 1828 at Four Mile
in Campbell County; m-Elizabeth in Switzerland Co. IN
2. Mary Sutton born 1831 at Four Mile in Campbell Co
3. Thomas Herbert Sutton born 1833 at Four Mile in Campbell County; m-Sarah in
Switzerland Co IN
4. Nancy A Sutton born 1834 at Four Mile in Campbell Co
5. Margaret Sutton b-1836 at Four Mile in Campbell Co
6. John A Sutton born 1844 at Four Mile in Campbell Co
Children of Columbus Sutton and Elizabeth
1. Mary E Sutton b-1857 at Grants Creek, Switzerland Co, IN