572 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



north with Bedford line till it comes to a chestnut oak tree, marked 

 with a heap of stones about it, at the south-east corner of the land of 

 Benjamin Hall, then westward to a white wood tree with a heap of 

 stones about it, then south-eastwardly as the fence stands to a large 

 black oak tree, marked, then more southerly as the fence stands to an 

 oak stump or a cliff of rocks, still southerly to a chestnut sapling, on a 

 knoll of rocks, then eastwardly as the fence stands, to a chestnut oak 

 tree, marked, still eastwardly as the fence stands to the land of Peter 

 Disbrow, from thence to the first bounds, a heap of stones, &c, &c. 



Benj. Smith, 

 Caleb Fowler. 



The principal proprietors of New Castle are the Wards, Concklins, 

 Hiatts, Underhills, Haights, Carpenters, Greens, Kirbys, Davenports, 

 Van Tassels, Griffens, Tomkins, Kipps, Secors, Bradys, Reynolds, Quin- 

 bys, Suttons, Sarles, and Merrits, &c, &c. 



The Sutton family, who have been seated in this town for 136 years, 

 derive their origin from Joseph Sutton, whose father John emigrated 

 from the county of Linconshire, England, to Massachusetts. The fam- 

 ily were anciently resident at Sutton, in Lincolnshire,* and represented 

 by Robert Sutton, armiger, sheriff of that county, 2 2d of Henry VII 

 (1506). Joseph Sutton, who removed to Long Island, died between 

 1765 and 1770, aged 80; married Mary Sands, and had issue; Joseph 

 Sutton of this town, who died aged 80, leaving several children by his 

 wife Deborah Haight, of Chappaqua. Caleb, the second son of first 

 Joseph married Abby Pell, and died aged 70, leaving issue, Edward, 

 Andrew, Pell, Mary, Sophie, Solomon, Henry and Caleb. James, third 

 son of first Joseph, resided in Croton Valley, married Elizabeth Brown, 

 and left issue, Mary, Jerusha, Hannah, Joseph, Amy and James. Wil- 

 liam of Croton, fourth son of first Joseph, married Dorcas Clapp, and 

 died aged 80, leaving Jesse, William and Alice. Richardson of Croton, 

 fifth son of Joseph first, was born July n, 1732, and died 1776 ; mar- 

 ried Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Quimby, who was born February 28, 

 1736 — their issue being, Esther, born March 15, 1752, married Joseph 

 Totten; Moses, born March 15, 1756; Daniel, born May 22, 1758; 

 Deborah, born June 17, 1760; Robert, born April, 1762; Samuel, 

 born January 22, 1764; Phoebe, born August 27, 1765; Mary, born 

 March 7, 1767 ; Jerusha, born September 2, 1768; Abigal, born Decem- 

 ber 12, 1770; and Frances, born December 13, 1772. The daughters of 

 the first Joseph were: Abby, who married Robert Fields ; Mary, who marri- 

 ed Samuel Palmer; Sophia, and Jerusha, who married Benjamin Field. 



a The arms of Sutton are — ar. on a chev. betw. three armulets gu. as many crescents or 

 Crest, a greyhound head couped erm., collared gu. garnished and ringed or. on the collar 

 three armulets of the last. 



