SUTTON, DAVID	1826-1898 	ATKINSON

David Sutton was born in Irwin county, Jan. 25, 1826, a son of David Sutton 
(Vol. 1.) His parents moved in his childhood to Ware now Atkinson County 
where his father died when he was about ten years old. He remained with his 
widowed mother until he was about forty years old when he married and 
thereafter his mother lived with him in his home until her death. He 
married Mrs. Mary Jane Sears, the widow of David Sears, Jr., a Confederate 
casualty, and daughter of James Arnold (Vol. 1). She was born in Ware 
county in the Millwood district, Feb. 12, 1838. She had four Sears 
children, and had three children by her second marriage, viz:

1. Eliza J.	b. 1867.	m. Berrien E. McLendon, May 24,1890.
2. James 1.	b. 1869.	m. Pollie McQuaig.
3. David Madison	b. 1873,	m. 1st Mary Arnold, dau. of John; 2nd Alief 
Murray, dau. of S. F.

The Sutton home was in the present Axson district of formerly Coffee county 
but now since 1918 in Atkinson county. He served in the Confederate Army 
two years. He with several other Coffee county men enlisted at Savannah, 
March 24, 1863, in Co. "K", 63rd. Georgia Infantry Regiment, a company 
officered by Chatham county men but made up of men from Chatham and Coffee 
counties. The published company roll shows he was absent without leave, 
Sept. 26th to Dec. 26, 1863 but came back to his command. He was captured 
Feb. 22, 1864, in a
 skirmish with the Federals on Whitmarsh Island near Savannah, and was 
first sent to Hilton Head, S. C., (then in Federal possession), hence to 
Fort Columbus in New York harbor Feb. 27, 1864, thence to Fort Dela-ware 
Fbderal prison March 8, 1864. He was exchanged March 7, 1865, only a month 
before the end of the war.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutton were members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church near their 
home. The old church records being lost, no dates are obtainable. He died 
Jan. 28, 1898, and his wife died Nov. 23, 1908. They were buried at Mt. 
Zion Church; graves marked.


SUTTON, DAVID (p. 268): His father, David Sutton, Sr., after moving to 
Georgia, was living in Glynn County as early as 1794-5, and was cut out of 
that county into Wayne in 1805. He seems to have very shortly thereafter 
moved to Tattnall County as he died a resident of Tattnall in 1808. The 
court minutes refer to his will being probated, but no record of it can be 
found. He still owned his Wayne County lands at his death. Short Lang, 
evidently a son-in-law, was administrator "with the will annexed" of the 
Sutton estate.

SUTTON, DAVID (p. 268): (1) His widow, Mrs. Mary Sutton, was living in the 
1850 census in the 586th militia district of Ware county---a district that 
was placed in Clinch county in its formation out of Ware in February, 1850. 
Living with her were her maiden daughters, Susan and Mary (neither of whom 
seem to have ever married but had children) and also the daughter Harriet, 
also the seven children of her son John (whose wife, Nancy, had died the 
year before). Also living with her was her unmarried son, David Sutton, age 
25 years. (The said son, John, was in the employment of Thomas Simmons and 
living in the Simmons home.) (2) In 1860 census of Coffee county, Mrs. Mary 
Sutton was living with her said son, David Sutton, Jr., who was still 
unmarried; also living with them were the maiden daughters, Susan and Mary. 
(3) In the 1870 census of Coffee county Mrs. Mary Sutton was still living 
with her son, David Jr., who had married (see his sketch in this volume). 
(4) Mrs. Mary Sutton's age in 1850 census was 65 years, born in North 
Carolina; in 1860 census she is shown as 69 years old, born in N.C.; and in 
1870 Census as age 78 years, born in N.C. She died about 1875 in the home 
of tier son, David, and was buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church; grave 
unmarked. She was a widow in the 1840 census in the 586th district, head of 
the home, and her age shown as, between 40 and 50 years. (5) The first wife 
of the son John was Nancy Mixon, daughter of Michael Mixon, Jr.; his second 
wife was a daughter of George Pierce. (6) Telfair county deed records show 
David Sutton owned lots of land Nos. 308 and 323, 14th district of Telfair 
which was where he lived before moving to Irwin county. Lot 308 was deeded 
him by his brother-in-law, Drury Reeves, Aug. 27, 1817, and lot 323 was 
deeded him by his father-in-law, Phillip Brown the next day (see Telfair 
deed book "E", pp. 77, 78). The witnesses on both deeds were the same, 
viz., John Sutton, Jr., and Redding Hunter. All parties were residents at 
the time of Telfair County.

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