b. 26 March 1829, d. 27 April 1892
| Birth | 26 Mar 1829 | Dr. Arthur Dixon Hutton was born on 26 Mar 1829 on his father's place on Hutton Creek about two and a half miles northeast of Glade Spring Depot in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
| Devisee | 30 Jul 1839 | Arthur's father, Edward Hutton, wrote his will shortly after Arthur's mother died in July 1839. The will left Arthur, who was ten, and his brother Francis, twelve, the bulk of their father's estate, including his 144 acre plantation [later surveyed as 131 acres]. The boys also inherited four slaves: Ann, Mary, Eliza and Lewis.2 |
| Ward | 28 Oct 1839 | Edward Hutton died October 8th, 1839 and on the 28th Arthur became the ward of his uncle, James Porterfield.3 |
| Ward | 28 Sep 1846 | In late 1846, a few months before James Porterfield's death, Beattie Ryburn became Arthur's guardian.4 |
| Cens-1850 | 9 Aug 1850 | Arthur and Francis apparently moved into the Ryburn home as they were enumerated living with Beatie and his family in early August of 1850. They would later marry two of Beatie's daughters.5 |
| Land-Sell | 26 Aug 1850 | The census entry is consistent with the fact that in late August 1850 Arthur sold his share in his father's land on Baker Creek to Micajah McCormick for $1,032. |
| Education | | It is likely Arthur was home on vacation from college during the summer of 1850. He had graduated from Emory and Henry College in Washington County in 1844. He then attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1851.6 |
| Marriage | 11 Mar 1851 | Arthur married Sarah Elizabeth Buchanan Ryburn, daughter of Beattie Ryburn and Jane Ryburn, on 11 Mar 1851.7 |
| | They were both 21. |
| Legatee | 12 Aug 1852 | Arthur's brother Francis died in the summer of 1852. Francis was married to Amanda Ryburn, the sister of Arthur's wife, Sarah. Francis' will left his money to Amanda, but with the stipulation that it was to be under Arthur's control. Arthur was to use it to purchase a home for both Amanda and Arthur's use. At Arthur's death the investment was to be shared equally between Amanda, and Arthur's children. Francis also left Arthur an equal share of his farming utensils, buggy, wagon and horses. In addition he left Arthur and his children two slaves.8 |
| Cens-1860- Slave | 10 Aug 1860 | They may have been among the 5 slaves living in Arthur's household in 1860.9 |
| Land | | Arthur and Sarah lived on a farm adjoining the lands of James Clark Porterfield and Eleanor Hays (Davis) Porterfield in the vicinity of Indian Run (3 miles south of Emory and Henry College), in Washington County.1,6 |
| | Arthur Hutton and James Porterfield were first cousins, both being grandsons of John Porterfield and Elizabeth Kincannon. Sarah Hutton and Eleanor Porterfield were also cousins, both being granddaughters of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie. |
| Cens-1860- Agric | | In 1860 the farm consisted of 140 acres under cultivation (and 72 acres of undeveloped land) on which they raised wheat, oats and a large quantity of Indian corn. They also produced wool and butter, but unlike most of their neighbors did not grow potatoes. Arthur also owned 13 horses, 6 cows, 22 sheep and 35 swine.10 |
| Land-Buy | 1 Sep 1853 | In 1853 Arthur purchased an additional tract of land on the north side of the Stage Rd.[now Rt. 11] west of Cedar Creek. The tract included 54 acres for which he paid Asa Hopkins $2,000.11 |
| Land-Sell | 26 Feb 1855 | However 18 months later Arthur and Sarah sold the tract to James Orr for $2,740.12 |
| Cens-1860 | 12 Jul 1860 | For many years of their marriage Sarah and Arthur not only shared their home with Sarah's widowed sister Amanda, but also with Sarah and Amanda's stepmother, Mary Love Ryburn.13 |
| | Mary died in 1865, followed by Amanda in 1868. |
| Children | | Sarah and Arthur's family consisted of four girls and five boys. Mary, the eldest, died in 1879 leaving behind an infant daughter. Sarah and Arthur also lost two children in early childhood, Sarah in 1854 and Henry in 1873. Their daughters, Vene and Addie did not marry, but remained in the family home until their deaths in the 1920s. Edward farmed land on Tattle Branch Road (probably left to him by his father), Francis became a lawyer and judge and lived in Abingdon, James moved to Mississippi where he was a Presbyterian minister, and Thomas followed in Arthur's footsteps and practiced medicine.14,15 |
| Death | 27 Apr 1892 | Arthur died on 27 Apr 1892 at age 63.16,1 |
| Burial | | He was buried in Old Glade Spring Cemetery, Washington County, in the Hutton-Porterfield family square.16 |
| Will-Recd | 3 May 1892 | Arthur's will, recorded on May 3, 1892, left parts of the "home tract" to daughters Amanda (Vene) and Martha (Addie). They were also to share a sewing machine. Francis, William E.J. (Edward), James and Thomas also received shares of land, some of which was in Washington County, and some of which was in Crabtree Cove, Smyth County. James received his grandfather Beattie Ryburn's Bible, and Francis received Beattie's clock. Arthur also instructed that each of his grandchildren be presented with a Bible after his death. And three years after his death each of his children was to pay Maggie Williams (dau of Arthur's deceased daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hutton Williams) $50, but the money was not to go to her heirs if she was deceased.17 |
