Uriah Sutton

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Lived at Kimballs Mountain, in Somerset County, N.J., and attended the Presbyterian Church at Basking Ridge. He was a captain of New Jersey State Troops (see Stryker's "Officers and Men of New Jersey," page 413), and there is record of his presence at the battles of Monmouth, Watsessing, and Connecticut Farms. His granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth Howell, states that, when the Continental Army lay at Morristown, Washington often dined at his house. A large dog used to follow the general about, and on its back Uriah's little son Stephen (Mrs. Howell's father) was often allowed to ride. Uriah Sutton married, about 1772, Elizabeth Bockover, born November 26, 1751, and died November 13, 1815. Uriah attained the great age of ninety-eight years, dying in 1839, at the home of his son Stephen in Bound Brook, N.J. He was blind for nearly thirty years before his death.

SOURCE: "Genealogical Notes of the Sutton Family of New Jersey" by Edward F. H. Sutton--page 36

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Last data update: Dec 9, 2025

Find A Grave internet website for grave markers, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213944342/uriah-sutton Citation post date: 2025-12-09

Personal genealogical research information and notes provided by James E. Sutton III, Research conducted Dec 2025 Citation post date: 2025-12-09