Sources & Information:
Ancestry.com > 1800 U. S. Federal Census, Romulus, Cayuga Co., New York. We have the following page markings 534, 535 & 0129 with name of Benjamin Sutton showing. There appears to be 6 individuals counted on line with his name. This further indicates Roll M32-28, Page 534 & Image 128.
Ancestry.com > 1800 U. S. Federal Census, Pompey, Onondaga Co., New York. We further have another Benjamin Sutton with potentially 4 members in this family, Toll M32-24, Page 132, Image 140. On this same page there appears the names of Robert Sutton with a family of 4 persons and a Royal Sutton having a family of 4 persons. Familiar name usage by the Sutton family in later years.

In 1842 Mrs. Anna Ward Cottrell Sutton, came to Michigan and settled at Macomb, with two sons William and Noble Robert Sutton. Mrs. Sutton was previously married to a Mr. Cottrell, of whom they had two or perhaps three children, Hannah and John Cottrell. After Mr. Cottrell's death Anna Ward Cottrell married Benjamin Sutton. After Mr. Sutton's death Anna further married a Mr. Orva O. Auston.

Benjamin Sutton was married prior to marriage with Mrs. Anna Ward Cottrell, the name of Benjamin Sutton's first wife I do not know. Although they did have, five children during first marriage. (1) Delina, who married a Mr. Gilmore and had three children (a) George (b) Claria (c) and another female child, the family located around Hamlin Center, New York. The other children were (2) Ira (3) Betsey (4) Edsel and (5) John.

The death of Benjamin Sutton came as an innocent person being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mrs. Mary A. (Sutton) Giddings told to Edward D. Ellis, her grandson, then living at 606 Lawson Ave., Royal Oak, Michigan, the following:
"It happens there were two dogs fighting in front of Mr. Sutton's home. Mr. Sutton went out to attempt separation but a person, that had been drinking liquor, came by on horse back. The nature of some is to be ugly when under the influence of liquor. This person evidently wanted to see the dogs fight but became aroused and angry when Mr. Sutton tried to separate them. The person picked up a sickle and struck a blow to Mr. Sutton's head that caused death shortly after. The person I do not know, perhaps it is just as well. The information given was that after the influence of liquor had warn off, this person upon learning of the violence, showed great regret for the act. The thought of it later drove the person insane."