| Name: | Thomas Dutton |
| Born: | about 1660 probably Cheshire, England |
| Died: | about 1695 William and Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland |
| Married: | Elizabeth (Hill) Dutton about 1690 in Charles County, Maryland |
| Children: | Elizabeth (Dutton) Penn, Matthew Dutton, Notley Dutton (b. 1694), Edith Dutton |
Overview
Thomas Dutton was the immigrant ancestor and patriarch of the Dutton family in Charles County, Maryland. He came to Charles County in the year 1680, forty-six years after the first settlers of the colony landed in neighboring St. Mary's County. Thomas's birthplace, parentage, and origin, are not documented.
Thomas married Elizabeth Hill sometime before about 1690, and they gave birth to four children that are known or that survived to adulthood. Thomas's death is also not well documented, but he appears to have died shortly after his children were born, around 1695.
This page seeks to present the primary sources that are known about Thomas Dutton's life and address any uncertainty and misconceptions surrounding him.