The family of Dutton Lane (1670ish to after 1716)

 Other than the "minor" fact that we don't have facts specifying the dates of his birth and his death, there is more information about Dutton than there is about many of our ancestors.  One question I still have is "Where did his name come from?"  As of now, I can't trace it back through his father's family, and his potential mother's families are not yet well explored.  His father's name is Samuel Lane, and his mother's name may be Margaret Mauldin.  Margaret's family is not documented well, and perhaps there is a "Dutton" in that line.  I would like to know! 

Dutton was born sometime about 1670, in Anne Arundel County because his father was there by 1663.  He was either a Quaker or a friend of the Quakers located there.  He married Pretitia (many various spellings) Tydings, the daughter of Richard and Charity Sparrow Tydings, about 1693.  There are five children mentioned in his will, and two others who were apparently born after the will was written.  We don't know when Dutton died, whether it was shortly after the 1716 will was written, or closer to the 1725 date it was executed.  However, we do know this about his children"

The first born was Samuel, born about 1693.  He married Mary Jane Corbin, the daughter of Edward and Jane Wilkinson Corbin.  Their children are Samuel, Lambert, Charity, Richard, Wilkinson, Dutton, Sarah, John, Corbin, Ruth, Abraham, and Achsah, an even dozen.  I will follow this line in my next post, when I hope to figure out when Samuel died,

Dutton was born next, about 1695.  He died in 1783 in Baltimore County, Maryland.  His wife is Dinah Boring, the daughter of John and Mary Kemp Boring.  Their known children are Dutton, Daniel, Mary, and Dinah.   

Richard was born in 1702 and died in 1770 in what is now Halifax County, Virginia.  He married Sarah Fuller, the daughter of John and Sarah Nicholls Fuller.  Their children are Tidence, John, Silence, Dutton, Samuel, Jemima, and Richard.  

Margaret was born in possibly 1703, or perhaps a year or two later, and died sometime after May 5, 1750.  She married William Merryman (Merriman), the son of Charles and Jane Long Merryman (Charles was a "Junior", and he can be traced back to the Charles Merryman who was a grandfather of the Martha Merryman who married Alexis Lemmon.  I believe William and Martha were first cousins, but I haven't verified that yet.)  Margaret's children are Jemima, Margaret, William, George, Joanna, and Chloe.

Sarah is the last of the children to be mentioned in the will.  She may have been born as late as 1710, and died in 1778 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.  She married Robert Sweeting, the son of Edward and Mary Pearl Sweeting.  Their children are Edward, Dutton, Elizabeth, Sarah and Nancy.  

John was not mentioned in the will, so he was born sometime after 1716.  He died in 1769 in Baltimore County, Maryland.  His wife is Avarilla Bosley, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Dimmett Bosley.  Their children are William, Elizabeth, Dinah, and John.

Lastly, it's been proposed that John had a twin sister, Charity.  Those who think she existed usually say that she died within a year, but what the basis is for her birth or her death I do not know.  It's a possibility.

This makes 38 grandchildren for Dutton and Pretitia.  They were rich in family, even though they had financial stressors that forced Dutton to live in North Carolina for a time.  He did return to Maryland and was able to leave land to some of his children. Some of this land is now included in the Hampton National Historic Site, a legacy for all of us.