An American Family History

Anchor Fox Sutton was born on August 24, 1772 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Absalom Fox and Christian Bonham.

She married David Sutton on February 17, 1788 in Washington County. David Sutton was born on March 15, 1766 in Fort Cumberland, Maryland. He was the son of Reverend Abraham Sutton and Mary Chenowith. Anchor and David Fox married siblings David and Sarah Sutton.

Anchor and David were members of the Baptist church.

The family (David Sutton, Jr.) appeared in the 1790 census of Washington County, Pennsylvania. The family consisted of three males and one female.

Anchor and David's children included:
Mary Sutton Petro (1790, married John Petro),
Iva Sutton Petro (1792, married Michael Petro),
Absalom Sutton (1794, married Jane Robb),
Rebecca Sutton Dawson (1796, married Garrison Dawson),
Gabriel Sutton (1799),
David Sutton (1802, married Elizabeth Shields),
Jonathan Sutton (1804, married Hannah Hubbell),
Nancy Ann Sutton Vance (1806, married Samuel Vance),
Abraham Bonham Sutton (1809, married Sarah Conaway),
Eliza Sutton (1811), and
William J. Sutton (1814, married Mary Ann Love).

In 1816 they settled in Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

David Sutton died on April 15, 1845 in Fayette County, Indiana. After his death, Anchor lived with her son Abraham in Jennings Township in Fayette County. She (Ancher Sutton) appeared there at the time of the 1850 census. She gave her age as 78 and her birthplace as New Jersey.

Anchor died on August 11, 1855 in Springerville, Fayette County, Indiana.

Children of Absalom Fox and Christian Bonham Captain Charles Fox Bonham Fox Mary Fox Frazee David Fox Anchor Fox Sutton Iva Fox Sargeant Jonathan Fox Rebecca Fox Dearth