Silas Dutton

(say 1754 - )
Silas Dutton|b. s 1754|p1359.htm|Thomas Dutton IV|b. 28 Aug 1713|p853.htm|Mary Hill|b. 10 Dec 1717\nd. ca 1754|p1203.htm|Thomas Dutton III|b. 2 Aug 1681\nd. 4 Aug 1759|p845.htm|Hannah Burge|b. rng 11 Jun 1690 - 10 Jun 1691\nd. 10 Jun 1775|p850.htm|Samuel Hill|b. 22 Feb 1671/72\nd. 17 Feb 1762|p1180.htm|Sarah Page|b. s 1675\nd. 30 Apr 1758|p1194.htm|

5-greats-granduncle of Darrell Allen Martin.
He is listed directly under "Thos" Dutton as one who took the oath of allegiance to the State of Vermont and its Constitution on 23 June 17771. His name also appears among those who received powder and lead and "Marcht to Manchester" on an unspecified date2. Silas was born in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, say 1754. He was the son of Thomas Dutton IV and Mary Hill. Silas Dutton resided in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, on 23 June 1777.3

Child of Silas Dutton

Cited documentation

  1. [S93] Thomas Bellows Peck, compiler, Vital Records of Rockingham, Vermont, From the Beginning of the Records to January 1, 1845; and, Records of the First Church of Rockingham, Vermont, From its Organization, October 27, 1773 to September 25, 1839 (Pittsford, VT: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1994 republication in one volume (originally 1908 and 1902, respectively)), pg. 6.
  2. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 7.
  3. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 6, "Silas Dutton" took the oath of allegiance to Vermont and its new Constitution.
 
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