Drusilla Davis Sutton

Birth

Drusilla (Maxson) Sutton was born in 1812.(The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 30, No 16, p 3, 16 April 1874)

Marriage

Reuben Davis Sutton and Drusilla (Maxson) Sutton were married on February 27, 1828 in Harrison County, Virginia.

• https://archive.org/details/historyofseventh00rand/page/433/
• http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Harrison_County_WV_Ma...

The marriage bond was signed on February 21, 1828 between Asa Bee and Reuben Sutton. Written permission to marry was given by John Sutton and Mary Davis.

• https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=43059&Type=Marriage

The couple was married for 46 years.

• The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 30, No 16, p 3, 16 April 1874.

Children

1. Edith Sutton (1831 - 1891) married William E. Hughes in 1849 and divorced in 1889
2. John M. Sutton (1837 - 1866) married Elizabeth Frances Fitz Randolph.
3. Jane Sutton (1839 - 1853)
4. Sanford C. Sutton (1842 - 1917) married Sophronya Ann Garrett.
5. Louisa Mae Sutton (1844 - 1899) married Cornelus Davis.
6. Emily Jane Sutton (1850 - 1901) married James Fitz Randolph
7. Elizabeth Sutton (1854 - 1925) married John C. Jenkins

Census

1850 Census - Doddridge, Virginia - Household 253

• Ruben Davis Male 40 farmer Virginia
• Drusilla Davis Female 37 Virginia
• John Sutton Male 13 Virginia
• Jane Sutton Female 11 Virginia
• Sanford Sutton Male 8 Virginia
• Louisa Sutton Female 5 Virginia

Religion

Reuben Davis Sutton and Drusilla (Maxson) Sutton joined the New Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church, Harrison County, Virginia. "November 1829 - February 1830. The following is "a list of those received into the church ....

• Reuben D. Sutton
• Drusilla Sutton"

https://archive.org/details/historyofseventh00rand/page/128/

Death

Drusilla (Maxson) Davis passed away on March 25, 1874 in Doddridge, West Virginia, at the age of 61 years and 2 days.

Sources

• DAVIS, THE SETTLERS OF SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA, by Susie Davis Nicholson, Salem, West Virginia, 1992. p. 42, 51, 118
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88B-B77 : 12 April 2016), Ruben D Sutton, Doddridge county, Doddridge, Virginia, United States; citing family 253, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 30, No 16, p 3, 16 April 1874. On Indian Fork, Doddridge Co., W.Va., March 25th, 1874, of consumption, DRUSILLA wife of Reuben D. SUTTON, in the 62nd year of her age. Sister Sutton embraced religion early in life, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church of New Salem, of which she remained a worthy member till death. Forty-six years she had acted the part of a faithful and loving wife, bravely meeting the cares, toils, and sorrows of life. She leaves a husband, five children, and numerous relatives and friends to mourn her loss. J.D. 10 children
• http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5050955&Type=Death
• http://images.wvculture.org/838195/00296.jpg
• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1M-C7G : 11 February 2018), Rheubin Sutton in entry for Dingella Sutton, 25 Mar 1874; citing Doddridge, West Virginia, County Records, v 3 p 23, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,195.
• Fitz Randolph, Curliss. A History of the Seventh Day Baptist in West Virginia: Including the Woodbridgeton and Salemville Churches and Pennsylvania and the Shrewbury Church in New Jersey. Plainfield, New Jersey: The American Sabbath Tract Society (Seventh Day Baptist), 1905. Online copy. Columbia University, New York City. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/historyofseventh00rand#page/n9/ :