A Dutton Mini-Reunion in Anson County, North Carolina[Up][Top][Index][Home][Search][Contact]A Dutton Mini-Reunion in Anson County, North CarolinaCousins,

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to pass through Dutton Country in Anson County, North Carolina, where Samuel Sneed Dutton youngest son of Zachariah Dutton, settled and made his home, and where his descendants continue to reside.

who visited me in Alabama a few years ago. Though his great-great-grandfather Edmond Dutton migrated to Alabama, and his great-grandfather Alexander Dutton to Texas and Oklahoma, and his grandfather Stephen Petway Dutton to California, he nonetheless returned to live only a county over from his long-lost Dutton cousins in Monroe, North Carolina, by coincidence (or perhaps some work of Providence, or the bonds of kinship).

And I am descended from a third branch of the family, from William Dutton, who migrated to Alabama and whose descendants still reside there. Our respective ancestral lines:

Barbara Ann:

Zachariah Dutton > Samuel Sneed Dutton > William Cavasso Dutton > Charles Marshall Dutton > Lewis Alexander Dutton > Barbara Ann Dutton Britt

Richard:

Zachariah Dutton > Edmond Dutton > Alexander Dutton > Stephen Petway Dutton > Mary Jane Dutton Maxwell > Richard Michael Maxwell

Joseph:

Zachariah Dutton > William Dutton > James Zachariah Dutton > Daniel Moody Dutton > Mary Ilva Dutton Aldridge > Olive Rosemary Aldridge Richardson > Joseph Thomas Richardson

We took a group photo of our mini-reunion:

Cousins Joseph Richardson, Barbara Ann Britt, and Richard Maxwell

After spending some time at the cemetery, and saying farewell to Richard (Barbara Ann invited him to the official Dutton reunion the following week), Barbara Ann took us on to point out the pasture where Samuel Sneed Dutton and his wife Betsy Robinson Threadgill are said to be buried. There wasn't much to see; it was very grown up, and I was not able to see the remains of the cemetery. I hope to return someday, and would like to see a marker placed to note the location.

Returning to Wadesboro, we said our goodbyes and were on our way. All in all, it was an outstanding visit, and a great experience to commune with faraway cousins in another place where the roots of the family tree run deep.

Long Pine Methodist ChurchTombstone of William Cavasso DuttonTombstone of Charles Marshall Dutton