HUTTON, PLUMSTED AND DEVEREUX FAMILIES. BY GREGORY B. KEEN, LL.D. The following entries are copied literatim from a quarto Bible printed at Oxford in 1776 acquired by Benjamin Hutton in 1785, now belonging to his descendant William H. Klapp, M.D. An account of John Strangeways Hutton by Charles Willson Peale is given in "The Columbian Magazine" for Sept. 1792, and reproduced in Watson's Annals of Philadelphia, with a portrait from an oil painting by Peale, in the possession of a descendant of his son John Hutton. He was the son of John Hutton and was VOL. XLIII.-17 born in Bournesdoures (incorrectly transcribed by Watson as Bermuda), Scotland, and became a resident of New York City, and grandson of Arthur Strangeways, or more probably Strangways, (a well known English surname) of New York City who died in Boston at the age it is said of 101 years. He married 1st. Catharine Cheeseman of New York city, by whom he had eight children, and 2ndly. in 1735, Ann, daughter of John Van Laer, Jr. of Philadelphia and Prescilla Preston, whose father William Preston, son of Henry and Jane Preston was baptized April 30, 1650, as appears in Register of St. Andrew's Parish, New Castle upon Tyne, and married September 10, 1672, Ann Taylor, daughter of Edmund and Margaret Taylor, who was baptized July 18, 1651, as appears by the Register of North Sheald upon Tyne. William and Ann Preston left England, with their children, June 10, 1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania August 20, 1683. He died September 19, 1717, She died December 4, 1732. (Statements copied from the old Preston folio bible Printed in 1599 in the possession of the family.) John Strangeways and Ann Hutton are buried in the Third Presbyterian Churchyard of Philadelphia. The inscription on their tombstone is as follows: "In Memory of ANN HUTTON, who died November 14th, 1788, Aged 72 years. Also, of JOHN HUTTON, who died December 23d, 1792, Aged 108 years and 4 months." The great longevity attributed to John Strangeways Hutton does not accord with the date of the marriage license in New York of John Hutton and Kathrine Stranguish (no doubt Strangways) October 28, 1695, presumed to be his parents. According to the article in the "Portfolio" Hutton had seventeen children by his second wife, five more than are indicated in the bible of Benjamin Hutton. Their son George Hutton married (Register of Christ Church) August 11, 1760, Mary Moore. Their daughter Mary Hutton married John McMullin of Philadelphia who left descendants of this and other surnames, among whom were the wives of the late Major-General William Scott Ketchum and Colonel Franklin Foster Flint. Their son John Hutton married (Register of St. Paul's Church) October 6, 1764, Elizabeth Merritt. He died December 6, 1791, and his wife died April 11, 1823, in the 80th. year of her age. They are buried in St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia. They left descendants living in that city. including their grandson Adjutant Lieutenant John Galt Hutton, who served in the War of 1812, and others mentioned in the "Descendants of Joran Kyn". Their son Benjamin Hutton married Rebecca Plumsted, whose descendants are mentioned in "Chronicles of the Plumsted Family" by Eugene Devereux, and Keith's "Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania." Their son Nathaniel Hutton married Eleanor Dempsey. Their son Nathaniel was the father of Benjamin Henry Hutton of New York, who was the father of Major Charles Gordon Hutton, Anne Hutton, who married Count Moltke-Whitfield (Denmark) and Adèle Hutton, who married Marquis de Porte of France. Their son James Hutton removed to Washington, whose son William Rich Hutton lived in New York, and whose son Nathaniel Henry Hutton resided in Balti more. Mary Hutton born April 23 on Sunday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon in the year 1737 George Hutton born in Febr. 30th (sic) at 1 o'clock in the morning in the year 1738. Sarah Hutton born in April 24th at 8 o'clock at night year 1741. Joseph Hutton born in August 22nd about 6 o'clock in the evening. Benjamin Hutton, Senr. born on January 15th on Wednesday about 11 o'clock at night in the year 1746. Sarah Hutton born 15th Day Novr. in the year 1748. Elizabeth Hutton born Sept. 8 Day on Friday evening and in the year 1749. Ann Hutton born Febr. 17 about 2 o'clock in the morning in the year 1751. Benjamin Hutton born May 4th on Monday about 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the year 1752. Presila Hutton born in August 11th in the year 1754. Nathaniel Hutton born Febr. 15th in the year 1756. The children of John Strangeway Hutton. John Strangeways Hutton died on Thursday the 20th day of December 1792 Aged one hundred & eight years & four months. Thos. Plumsted married Mary Coates Augst. 16th 1762 at 9 A. M. Clement Plumsted Son of Mary and Thos. Plumsted was born September 6th at one Quarter past 7 o'clock in the Evening 1763. Rebecca Plumsted the daughter of Mary and Thomas Plumsted was born March 8th. 1765 at one Quarter after 7 o'clock in the Evening. Thos. Plumsted died October 29th 1776. Mary Coats daughter of Warwick and Mary Coats was born October 8th 1741. Benjamin Hutton married Rebecca Plumsted August 1st 1780. Mary Hutton the Daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton was born August 9 1781 at 4 o clock in the afternoon. Sarah Hutton the daughter of Benj. and Rebecca Hutton was born the 15th day of September past 6 in the afternoon 1783. Sarah Hutton Daughter of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton Died August 30th 1786. Thomas Hutton The Son of Benj. Hutton & Rebecah Hutton was born April the 11th day 1786. Benj. Hutton the Son of Benj. Hutton and Rebecca Hutton was born the fifth day of August 1788. Benjamin Hutton the Son of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton Died September 16th 1789. Ann Hutton the Wife of John Strangeways Hutton Died the 14th November. Elizabeth Hutton Daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton Born October 31st 1791 half after 4 o Clock in the morning and Died 20th Day of August in the Year 1792 atpast 10 o Clock in the Evening, Aged 9 Months and 20 Days. Eliza Hutton Daughter of Benjamin and Rebeccah Hutton was born December 21st. 1794. Ann Hutton daughter of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton was born Novm the 18 1797 Elenor Hutton the daughter of Benjamin and Rebeccah Hutton was born April 24th 1799, 3 o clock wednesday morning. Clement Hutton Son of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton was born Jany. 20th 1801 Thos. Hutton Son of Benjamin & Rebeccah Hutton died 22 February 1803-also the 27th April their Daughter Ellenora. Clement Hutton died the 10th May 1803. Elenor Hutton, the daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton was born Friday July 19th 1804 at Twelve o Clock at night. Robert Burton married Eliza Elliott Hutton March the 4th 1815. Mary Ann Burton, daughter of Robert and Eliza Burton was born December the 16th 1815 at half past 4 in the morning. Ann Maria Burton, daughter of Robert and Eliza Burton was born December the 5th 1816. John Devereux married Mary Hutton September 22d 1799. John Devereux the Son of John & Mary Devereux was Born August 10th at Half past 6 in the morning 1800. James Devereux the Son of John & Mary Devereux Was Born April 17th at 6 in the morning 1803. Mary Ann Devereux the Daughter of John & Mary Devereux Was Born the Fifth of February 1806 at 5 A. M. Benjamin Hutton Senr. Departed this Life August 20th 1809. R. P. Devereux the Daughter of John & Mary Devereux was Born Oct. 16, 1808. B. H. Devereux, Son of John & Mary Devereux was Born Sept. 17, 1817. |