from Alfred H Tewell's book - a copy of a page from the Compendium of American Geneology - lists Willliam Sutton (1642/43 - 1718) a Quaker; from England, settled at Hingham and Eastham, Mass.; yeoman, town clk, constable; at Pisctaway, NJ 1672; m 1666, Damaris (1646-1682), dau. of Richard Bishop, of Plymouth, m Alice (Martin) Clark.

In a book by Chambers titled Early Germans of New Jersey - has Sutton of Piscataway, NJ (page 513) - "The first of the family to come to this State are found at Piscatway, as early as 1677. The earliest records in which the name occurs are as follows; in the Elisabethtown bill in chancery we find surveyed to William Sutton, in 1677, Jan. 30, 120 acres; in 1677 and 8, Feb. 11, 125 acres; in 1678, Sept. 10 124 1/2; in 1685, Feb. 11, 125; in 1686, Feb. 20, 125; in 1687, March 25, 125. In 1697, March 10, a large tract was leased by the proprietors of East Jersey for "a half pence per acre" to William Sutton, Thomas Sutton, Judah, John and Charles Sutton, and others."