Rev. Abner Sutton

Rev. Abner Sutton was the 8th child of John Sutton and the 8th child born to Mary (Mercer) Martin. Rev. Abner was born 8 May 1741 in Basking Ridge, Bernard Township, Somerset, NJ when Elizabeth was ??? years old, Ann was ??? years old, Lois was ??? years old, Mary was ??? years old, Mercy was ??? years old, Serviah was ??? years old and Rev. Abner was ??? years old. Rev. Abner married Mary Davison on 31 May 1768 at the age of 27 and they had 8 children. Rev. Abner died 26 Feb 1791 at the age of 50.

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Abner was ordained in Jan 1775 in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Church founder 29 Oct 1767 of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, New Jersey. Abner served as Pastor until his death. Click here to see more information from Mt. Bethel church, which is listed in the National Register.

Rev Abner Sutton (1741-91) Basking Ridge NJ, second pastor at Mt Bethel Baptist Church, famous revialist; m. 1768 Mary Davidson (1742-98) (The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol 6 p 550)

References

Last data update: Apr 7, 2019.

Belinda Melton Hughes, "BJ Hughes family genealogy website", Online website, http://www.bjhughes.org/, The Sutton Lineage, page 2, Generation 7, children of Abner Sutton & Mary Runyon Davison; Sutton Documentation, page 2 Citation post date: 2006-06-12

Burke's Distinguished Families of America: The Linages of 1600 Families of British Origin now resident in the United States of America (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1939), page 2931 Citation post date: 2019-04-07

Genealogical Notes of the Sutton Family of New Jersey, Edward F. H. Sutton, New York, T. A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1900, Citation post date: 2006-06-12

The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol 6, page 550 Citation post date: 2006-06-12