Edward Hutton1

b. 17 August 1804
Edward Hutton
Portrait & Biog. Recd of Montgomery, Parke & Fountain Co., IN
FatherEdward Hutton1,2 b. 13 Aug 1772, d. 8 Oct 1839
MotherFrances Hayter2 d. bef 1820
Birth17 Aug 1804 Edward Hutton was born on 17 Aug 1804 in Virginia.3 
Marriage19 Feb 1824 He married Nancy Smith on 19 Feb 1824 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Migration  Edward and Nancy appear to have migrated to Indiana about 1831 or 1832. They settled in Parke County. Edward's sister Susannah and her husband William Bishop also moved to Indiana in the 1830s. They settled in Boone County.  
Heir30 Jul 1839  Edward's father noted in his will, written in 1839 in Virginia, that Edward (Jr.) had already received his share of the estate. The will left him $1.00.1 
Census  Edward and Nancy lived in the Washington Township area of Parke County. They were enumerated on both the 1850 and 1860 census which provides the additional information that Nancy was born in Kentucky. Their 1850 household included 17 year old James and 14 year old Samuel. James was not present in 1860 but Samuel (age 21) was still part of the household. Also present was 21 year old Rachel Hutton and 1 year old James M. Hutton, suggesting Samuel had married in the intervening years.5,6 
Cens-187021 Jun 1870  Nancy died prior to 1870 by which time Edward was making his home with his daughter Mary Jane Weatherford and her family.7 
Marriage15 May 1873 He married second Sophia A. Ferguson on 15 May 1873 in Parke County, Indiana.8 
Cens-18807 Jun 1880  Edward and Sophia established their own household where they were enumberated in 1880. Edward was 75; Sophia was 59.9 

Family

Nancy Smith b. abt 1800, d. bet 1860 - 1870
Children
  • Hugh S. Hutton3 (circa 1825 - )
  • William H. Hutton3 (circa 1826 - )
  • Mary J. Hutton3 (circa 1831 - )
  • James E. Hutton3 (circa 1833 - )
  • Samuel P. Hutton3 (circa 1836 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited27 May 2012

Citations

  1. [S620] Edward Hutton will (1839), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 8: 122. The will names sons: Francis, Arthur, John and Edward; daughters: Polly Buchanan and Susannah Bishop; also children of daughter Jane Hubble; also granddaughter Fanny Hutton. James Porterfield was named guardian and the will was witnessed by Parker Smith, David Beattie and Robert Clark.
  2. [S2691] Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana, digitized images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed Jun 2011), p. 595; biographical entry for Edward Hutton of Washington Township, Parke County. Entry states that Edward was the son of Edward and Ellen Heighter [sic] Hutton of Virginia and that the elder Edward was the son of John Hutton who migrated from Pennsylvania to Virginia following his marriage. The entry lists the children of Edward and Ellen as: John, Abraham, William, Edward, Mary A. and Francis. [Edward's will did not list a son William but does list a son Arthur and daughters Susannah and Jane in addition to the names in the biographical entry]
  3. [S2691] Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana, digitized images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed Jun 2011), p. 595; biographical entry for Edward Hutton of Washington Township.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 29.
  5. [S2686] Edward Hutton household, 1850 U.S. cens, Parke Co., IN, pop. sched., Washington twp, p. 197 stamped, dwelling 562, family 562, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2011. Household includes: Edward Hutton, 45, farmer, owns land worth $1,200, b. VA; Nancy, 47, b. KY; James, 17, farmer, b. IN Samuel, 14, b. IN.
  6. [S2687] Edward Hutton household, 1860 U.S. cens, Parke Co., IN, pop. sched., Washington twp, p. 197, dwelling 1136, family 1126, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2011. Household includes: Edward Hutton, 56, farmer, owns land worth $___, b. VA; Nancy, 60, b. KY; Samuel, 21, b. IN; Rachel, 21, b. IN; James M., 1, b. IN. [page is extremely faded; some info taken from Ancestry's index and may not be accurate]
  7. [S2688] Wm Weatherford household, 1870 U.S. cens, Parke Co., IN, pop. sched., Washington twp, p. 18 (original script), dwelling 137, family 128, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2011. Household includes: Wm Weatherford, 49, farmer, owns land worth $4,000 and pers. prop of $1,500, b. KY; Mary Jane, 39, b. VA; Edward, 29; Frances (f), 17; William, 12; Mary L., 4; all b. VA; Edward Hutton, 65, farmer, b. VA.
  8. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Jun 2011).
  9. [S2690] Edward Hutton household, 1880 U.S. cens., Parke Co., Indiana, pop sched., Washington township, ED 174, page 10B, dwelling 88, family 94, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2011. Household includes: Edward Hutton, 75, farmer, b. VA/PA/PA; Sophia A., 59, wife, b. TN.