Ellen (Eleanor) Sutton

• Name	Ellen (Eleanor) Sutton
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I2847	My Family Tree | McGee-Christensen
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	David Fausett,   b. 29 Apr 1747, Lambton, Durham, England ,   d. Apr 1824  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Y  [1, 2]
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F1064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr., 8 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2012. David was born 29 April 1747 in Lambton, Durham, England, the sixth child of Richard Fawcett (4-6) and Elizabeth Brown. He was married about 1763 to Ellen (Eleanor) Sutton. They had four children: Sarah (6-3), Richard (6-4), William (6-5) and Abram (6-6). Ellen was born in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1745 and died before 1783. David then married Elizabeth Davis on 9 November 1783 in Orange County. Elizabeth was born in 1762 and died before February 1831 in Orange County. David and Elizabeth had three children: James Henderson. (6-7), Elizabeth (6-8) and Joseph (6-9). David died in April 1824 and is buried in the cemetery of the Old Eno Presbyterian Church in Orange County, North Carolina. David died without leaving a will and his heirs had to file a petition with the court for their inheritance. Elizabeth made her will of book E page 235 on 21 March 1825 which was proved in February 1831. David owned and operated Faucette's mill (or Upper Mill) on the Eno River about six miles north and a little west of Hillsborough, North Carolina. David obtained the mill from his father, who deeded it to him along with two tracts of land for fofour hundred pounds 24 November 1792. The entire history of this mill along with information on other property owned by David is discussed in the following Chapter III. David appears in the tax list of 1780 with 22 pounds cash, 70 acres land, onone horse and six head of cattle. In 1781 he lists $30 cash, 70 acres of land, two horses and three cattle. In 1783 he has 75 acres, one Negro, four horses and six cattle. In 1791his holding has increased to 150 acres. In the 1800 census he lists nine slaves. In 1810 he is down to eight slaves, and by 1820 to five according to census figures. In 1822 David was listed as an elder of the Eno Presbyterian Church. [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr., 8 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2012. David was born 29 April 1747 in Lambton, Durham, England, the sixth child of Richard Fawcett (4-6) and Elizabeth Brown. He was married about 1763 to Ellen (Eleanor) Sutton. They had four children: Sarah (6-3), Richard (6-4), William (6-5) and Abram (6-6). Ellen was born in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1745 and died before 1783. David then married Elizabeth Davis on 9 November 1783 in Orange County. Elizabeth was born in 1762 and died before February 1831 in Orange County. David and Elizabeth had three children: James Henderson. (6-7), Elizabeth (6-8) and Joseph (6-9). David died in April 1824 and is buried in the cemetery of the Old Eno Presbyterian Church in Orange County, North Carolina. David died without leaving a will and his heirs had to file a petition with the court for their inheritance. Elizabeth made her will of book E page 235 on 21 March 1825 which was proved in February 1831. David owned and operated Faucette's mill (or Upper Mill) on the Eno River about six miles north and a little west of Hillsborough, North Carolina. David obtained the mill from his father, who deeded it to him along with two tracts of land for four hundred pounds 24 November 1792. The entire history of this mill along with information on other property owned by David is discussed in the following Chapter III. David appears in the tax list of 1780 with 22 pounds cash, 70 acres land, one horse and six head of cattle. In 1781 he lists $30 cash, 70 acres of land, two horses and three cattle. In 1783 he has 75 acres, one Negro, four horses and six cattle. In 1791his holding has increased to 150 acres. In the 1800 census he lists nine slaves. In 1810 he is down to eight slaves, and by 1820 to five according to census figures. In 1822 David was listed as an elder of the Eno Presbyterian Church.