The Settle-Suttle Family: William Suttle of Bibb and Coosa counties and his son John A. Suttle of Rockford
1956 · Carey Pratt McCord, comp., The Settle-Suttle Family (typescript, [Ann Arbor, Michigan?], 1956)
Named here: John Allen Suttle, William Suttle (born about 1800, Georgia) and his wife Mary (born about 1807, Georgia), John A. Suttle's parents, Jesse Suttle and Sarah (Willis) Suttle, William's parents
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
Read from the page images (the archive.org text layer of this faint typescript is badly garbled).
Page 42 (scan n94), under "The Children of Jesse and Sarah (Willis) Suttle":
William (6) Suttle, oldest son of Jesse and Sarah (Willis) Suttle, was born in Georgia in 1800 (age 50 in 1850 census) and his wife Mary (last name unknown) was born in Georgia about 1807 (age 43 in 1850). He moved with his parents to Bibb county, Alabama in 1817, and must have been married while living there, but we find no record pertaining to his marriage.
William Suttle, in 1831, moved to the new town of Wetumpka, which was located in that part of Coosa county which was later (1866) cut off to form Elmore county, but by 1835 he had moved northward and was settled near the town of Nixburg. His children and their approximate year of birth according to the 1850 census of Coosa county were: […]
Page 43 (scan n96):
Children of William (6) Suttle continued: (there were perhaps others older or younger)
- John A. Suttle born ca 1826 Settled in Rockford, Coosa county – Served one term in the House of Representatives – in 1885.
- Lucy Suttle born ca 1828 (one of the daughters married Joseph Smart)
- Jesse Suttle " " 1832 · 4. Nancy Suttle " " 1835 · 5. Rhoda Suttle " " 1837 · 6. Jane Suttle " " 1840 · 7. William Suttle " " 1842 · 8. Cynthia Suttle " " 1844 · 9. Laura Suttle " " 1848
The same page begins the entry for his brother: "Isaac W. (6) Suttle, son of Jesse and Sarah (Willis) Suttle, was born in Georgia in 180[?], and moved with his parents to Bibb county, Alabama in 1817."
Citation: Carey Pratt McCord, comp., The Settle-Suttle Family (typescript, 1956; "the active work is the product of Mrs. A. G. Lofquist"), 42–43, "The Children of Jesse and Sarah (Willis) Suttle"; Internet Archive item settlesuttlefami00mcco, scans n94 and n96 (confirmed from the page images; n95 is a blank verso), https://archive.org/details/settlesuttlefami00mcco/page/n94/mode/1up?q=Coosa.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Allen Suttle | Parents | Son of William Suttle (born about 1800, Georgia) and his wife Mary (born about 1807, Georgia) | No parents | new |
| John Allen Suttle | Grandparents | William was the oldest son of Jesse and Sarah (Willis) Suttle, who moved from Georgia to Bibb County, Alabama, in 1817 | — | new |
| John Allen Suttle | Birth | About 1826 (from the 1850 census) | 17 May 1826, Coosa | agrees (year) |
| John Allen Suttle | Residence, office | Settled at Rockford; one term in the Alabama House, 1885 | Rockford 1880, died there 1891 | agrees; new (office) |