Sutton Miscellany

I have established that JOHN married SARAH WALTON on 17 August 1783 in Bidston Parish, the event being recorded in the parish register at St Oswolds Church, when SARAH became of age and inherited a small bequest following her father's death.

SARAH, the youngest child born to JAMES and MARY WALTON (nee ROBINSON) was christened on 29 December 1762. The witnesses to the marriage are given as Elijah SARRATT and Ann THORN.

JOHN and SARAH's first child, MARIA was born in Grange House, Claughton, near Birkenhead, the WALTON family home. MARIA's christening is recorded in the parish register of St Oswald's Church on 29 February 1784.

All their subsequent children were all baptized in St. Hilary's Church, Wallasey. Evidence gathered from the parish records suggest that the family lived in The Magazines area of Liscard.

JOHN SUTTON died on the 14 November 1799 and is buried in graveyard surrounding St. Hilary's Church, Wallasey. The parish records state that JOHN was a fisherman, however, there is no indication of his age at the time of death or the cause of his demise.

I appreciate that JOHN, the fisherman, may remain a mystery wrapped up in a enigma, however, someone, somewhere may have the answer I am desperately seeking.

If you are that person, please contact me I would love to hear from you.

If so, your ancestors may have lived in Macclesfield forest in the twelfth centaury when Adam, son of Onyt was grandee of Sutton from Hugh Keveloic prior to 1181. His grandson was master serjeant of Macclesfield Hundred before 1226, when he was succeeded by Vivian Davenport.

The family estates descended to John Sutton of Sutton and Disley, who was born in 1403. He was a collector of a subsidy in 1442 and served under Sir Thomas Fitton at the battle Bloreheath as did his son John. Another son, Sir Richard Sutton, was one of the founders of Brasenose College, Oxford.

In 1557, Richard Sutton was born, and succeeded to the estates at the age of eight. He was slain in an affray at Chester in 1601 when the estates passed to his sisters.

Another family of Suttons were to be found in the Malpas area at the time of Edward II, when Richard son of Hugh de Sutton married Isabella, daughter and heiress to a large part of the Barony of Malpas. Their son, John, married Margaret, heiress of Roger de Someri, Lord of Dudley and who was summoned to Parliament in 1343. His grandson Sir John de Sutton, who died in 1401, held the castle of Malpas and part of Shocklach. He was succeeded by his son Sir John de Sutton who was born in Arden Warwickshire. He married Constance, daughter of Sir Walter Blout. Their son John was made a Knight of the Garter and was summoned to Parliament from 1430 to 1483. He died in 1488 at the age of eighty-seven. Three generations later Sir John Sutton (Lord Dudley) sold the Sutton interest in the Barony of Malpas to Sir Rowland Hill in 1537.

Cheshire Life
Vol XXVI 1960 page 16

The Soundex for the surname SUTTON is coded as S350..