Individual Details
Dutton Sweeton
(ABT, 1775 - ABT, 1847)
Events
| Birth | ABT, 1775 | NC |  |  | |
| Event-Misc | From 1799 to 1805 | Tax Lists, Anderson (Grainger) Co., TN | | | |
| Marriage | ABT, 1799 | Grainger Co., TN - Rachael Martin | | ||
| Event-Misc | 1799 | Tax List, Grainger Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | From 1801 to 1818 | Children | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1805 | Tax List, Anderson Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | AUGUST 15, 1807 | Land Grant, Franklin Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | AUGUST 19, 1808 | Elk River Baptist Association, Franklin Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1812 | Tax List, Franklin Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1826 | Moved to Hardeman Co. TN, Hardeman Co., TN | | | |
| Census | 1830 | 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Hardeman Co., TN | | | |
| Occupation | 1838 | He became ordained in Hardeman Co., TN and the first recorded marriage h - Minister of the Gospel, Hardeman Co., TN | | ||
| Census | 1840 | 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Hardeman Co., TN | | | |
| Marriage | OCTOBER 4, 1841 | Hardeman Co., TN - Lucy Davis | | ||
| Event-Misc | MAY 4, 1842 | Sold Tn/MS Property | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1845 | 1845 Mississippi State Census, Tippah Co., MS | | | |
| Event-Misc | OCTOBER 9, 1845 | Land Grant Tippah Co., MS, Tippah Co., MS | | | |
| Divorce | JANUARY 3, 1846 | Tippah County, Mississippi - Lucy Davis | | ||
| Event-Misc | FEBRUARY 17, 1846 | Land Purchase Tippah Co., MS, Tippah Co., MS | | | |
| Event-Misc | From 1847 to 1850 | Sweeten Court Cases, Tippah Co., MS | | | |
| Death | ABT, 1847 | Tippah Co., MS | | | |
| Title (Nobility) | Rev. | | |||
| Event-Misc | 01/__/1818 | Sold Franklin Co. Property, Franklin Co., TN | | | |
| Event-Misc | 10/__/1819 | Baptist Licentiate, Tuscaloosa, Perry Co., AL | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rachael Martin (1779 - 1840) |
| Child | Samuel M. Sweeton ( - ) |
| Child | Nancy Sweeton (1801 - 1890) |
| Child | Sarah Sweeton (1805 - 1850) |
| Child | Cynthia Sweeton (1807 - 1889) |
| Child | Dutton M. Sweeton (1810 - 1850) |
| Child | Malinda Sweeton (1812 - ) |
| Child | Joseph B. Sweeton (1817 - ) |
| Child | Marion Sweeton (1818 - 1857) |
| Spouse | Lucy Davis ( - ) |
| Father | Dutton Sweeting (1734 - 1794) |
| Mother | Unknown Sweeting ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Sweeting (1760 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Sweeting (1765 - ) |
| Sibling | Eli Sweeting Sr. (1770 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Sweeting (1770 - 1857) |
| Sibling | William Sweeting (1770 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Margaret Sweeting (1770 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Kesiah Sweeting (1776 - ) |
| Sibling | Moses Sweeting (1780 - ) |
| Sibling | Jesse Sweeting (1786 - ) |
Notes
Birth
He was probably born in NW part of NC.Event-Misc
He is on the 1799, 1802, and 1805 tax lists of Anderson Co., TN. Anderson Co. was formed from Grainger Co. in 1801.Event-Misc
The Ancestry.com Tennessee Census,1810-91 database shows Dutton Sweeton on the 1799 Grainger Co., TN Tax List.Event-Misc
Dutton and Rachael had 8 known children.Event-Misc
The 1805 Tax List for Anderson Co., TN shows Dutton Sweeton and his brothers John, Robert, and William.This information was found at Ancestry.com in the census index database.
Event-Misc
Dutton received a land grant for 200 acres on the Elk River in Franklin Co., TN on 8-15-1807. Joseph Martin was the original grantee. The land grant was grant no. 855, certificate no. 5, and recorded on 10-20-1807.Dutton and Rachael were already living on this land at the time of the grant therefore they must have left Anderson Co., TN after the 1805 Tax List was preared for that county.
Several Martin family member also moved to this area settling on Boiling Fork of the Elk River near Winchester and Beane Creek near Salem.
Dutton's brother, John, settled on Indian land about 20 miles south of Dutton and Rachael. This area became known as Sweetens Cove.
Event-Misc
Dutton was invited to attend the meeting which formed the Elk River Baptist Association. The association was made up of the 4 Baptist churches in Franklin Co. including the Hopewell Baptist Church which was the one attended by Dutton and Rachael.Isaac Reed also attended. He became a United Baptist preacher-teacher, moved to TX in 1830's, and died in Panola Co., TX in 1847. His grave is marked with a Texas State Historical Marker.
Event-Misc
He is listed on the 1812 Franklin Co., TN Tax List.Event-Misc
In Aug., 1826 Dutton acquired 320 acres recently vacated by the Chickasaw Indians. The area was claimed by both AL and MS. Dutton thought he was in MS but eventually his land was divided by the states border so that 220 acres were in TN and 100 acres were in MS. His residence was on the TN land since he is found in the 1830 and 1840 TN Census.Census
The 1830 U.S. Federal Census for Hardeman Co., TN, Western District, page 361 shows this listing for the Dutton Sweeten household:1 male under 5 yrs; 1 male 5-10 yrs; 3 males 10-15 yrs; 1 male 30-40 yrs; 1 male 50-60 yrs
1 female 15-20 yrs; 1 female 20-30 yrs; 1 female 50-60 yrs.
Census
The 1840 U.S. Federal Census for Hardeman Co., TN shows the Dutton Sweeten household as:1 male 10-15 yrs; 1 male 15-20 yrs; 1 male 20-30 yrs; 1 male 60-70 yrs; 1 female 60-70 yrs.
Event-Misc
On 5-4-1842 Dutton sold his property in Hardeman Co., TN and across the MS state line for $1800. His whereabouts is unknown from this time until 1845. He may have lived with his son, Dutton M., in Tippah Co., MS near Graham, MS in the area was known as "Sweeten Hill". This area is now in Union Co., MS.Event-Misc
The Ancestry.com Mississippi Census, 1805-90 database shows Dutton Sweaton (4 males, 4 females) and his son Dutton M. Sweatan ( 5 males, 2 females) listed on the 1845 Tippah Co., MS State Census.Event-Misc
He recived a land grant in Tippah Co., MS for 159.1 acres. The land description was SE corner of Section 16, Township 5, Range 4, which is near his son, Dutton M., and close to Graham, MS. His residence was given as Pontotoc Co., MS on the grant. Pontotoc Co. at the time was adjacent to Tippah Co. and near Graham, MS.The museum in Ripley, MS diplays a map showing the location of this land grant.
Event-Misc
On 2-17-1846 Dutton purchased 160 acres which was the NE corner of the same section as his land grant. He paid $300 for this land. His name is given as Dutton, Senr. on the deed.On 4-1-1846 he sold this property to his sons, Joseph and Dutton M., for $300. Joseph bought 100 acres and Dutton M. purchased the remaining 60 acres.
Event-Misc
After Dutton's death several court cases developed involving members of the Sweeton family.Case 898: State vs. Marion Sweeton (Dutton's son)- assault and battery on Jane Arnold with intent to ravish. The outcome is unknown since the Circuit Court Record Book has been lost or destroyed.
Case 3040: State vs. Jesse Sweeton (Dutton's nephew)- assault and battery on Wesley Tate. Jesse pled guilty and paid $5 fine.
Case 3081, Sep., 1849: Samuel M. Sweeton (Dutton's son) vs. Eli M. Sweeton (Dutton's nephew and administrator of his estate)- Samuel accuses Eli and Marion Sweeton ( Dutton's son) of wrongfully taking a slave named Burrell. The outcome is unknown.
Case 3136, Mar., 1850: Rhoda Chapman (Dutton's niece) vs. Eli and Marion Sweeton- Chapman claimed a slave, Sukey, and her young daughter, Sarah, were taken illegally by the Sweetons. The outcome is unknown.
Case 3190, Mar., 1850: State vs. Marion Sweeton- Marion indicted for assault and battery on Samuel Sweeton on 9-2-1850. Marion paid $5 fine.
Case 3191, Mar., 1850: State vs. Marion Sweeton- Marion indicted for assault and battery on Joseph B. Sweeton (Dutton's son) on 9-2-1850 . Marion paid $5 fine.
Case 3192, Mar., 1850: State vs. Marion Sweeton- Marion charged for exhibiting a deadly weapon in a public place. Marion pled guilty to pulling a gun on and assaulting his brothers, Joseph and Samuel. He paid $1 fine and spent 1 hour in jail.
Death
His burial place is unknown.Event-Misc
Dutton sold his Elk River property in Jan., 1818 and began his move to Perry Co., AL. Dutton's brothers, Eli and Jesse, probably moved also. The area they settled on was in the Catawba Valley of what is now Perry Co., AL and had just been acquired by the U.S. government from the Creek Indians. The land had not been surveyed but when thousnads of settlers moved into the area, Congress allowed them to stay on the lands and gave them several years to record their claims resulting in no deed or tax records for several years.Event-Misc
Records of the Oct., 1819 meeting of the Catawba Association of Baptist Churches held at the Ebenezer Church show that Dutton was admitted to the ministry as a licentiate which allowed him to preach but not perform any church sacrements.Endnotes
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