Robert Sutton was born in 1761 in Virginia to John Sutton, Sr. and Temperance Lane. He married Caroline Coleman in Caroline County, Virginia. To this union two daughters were born:
Scott County tax records show Robert Sutton and his family living in Scott County in 1796. Robert Sutton died December 2, 1828 and his wife Caroline Coleman Sutton died September 17, 1827. Both Robert and Caroline died in Kentucky.
Updated: August 28, 1997