Person:Christopher Nutter (1)

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Christopher Nutter was born between 1636-1642 in Lancashire, England. He arrived in Northampton County, VA in August 1662 and married 4 Sept 1665, Mary L. Dorman, an indentured servant of John Curtis. They had 11 children. Christopher died 1702 in Sussex County, DE. On 4 Sept 1665 Christopher Nutter applied for the to acres of land for which he was entitled as a new settler in Somerset, MD. The Patent Books in Annapolis, MD. recorded "Nutter's Delight" - 150 acres -- 23 Sept 1665. Christopher Nutter was a government Indian interpreter in 1693. He died in 1702 in Sussex County, Delaware.

Christopher Nutter, the immigrant, was found in the 1660-1662 record books of Manokin, Somerset County, MD. On 5 Aug 1667 he received a patent for 300 acres called, Nutter's Purchase, on the north side of Manokin River in Somerset County, between the lands of Owen Macrah and John Nelson. His daughter, Mary Nutter, was born in Manokin in Nov 1672. The land was sold to Charles Ballard on 12 Nov 1672. Nutter moved to a plantation in Nanicoke Hundred where his daughter, Sarah Nutter was born 18 Feb 1674/75.

In the Maryland Record Book for 1702-1703, the will of Christopher Nutter of Stephney Parish, Somerset, Maryland can be found. The date was 2 Dec 1702.

Christopher Nutter gave to his son, John, 400 acres called "Accowataquin." To his daughter, Sarah Nutter Piper, he gave 170 acres at head of Naticoke Creek. He gave to his sons, Christopher and Matthew Nutter, jointly, all land between ________ and Quantico. Charles and William Nutter, his sons, were given 800 acres, jointly. Part of that was Attowattocoquin and 130 acres were Josowandoke. To all his sons aforesaid, he gave jointly, the residue of his estate, including 700 acres, called Hargoll in Dorchester County. Executors were the sons, Christopher and Matthew."

[Citation: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NUTTER/1997-01/0852499333].

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   Christopher Nutter, b. abt 1638, Lancaster, England,
   m. 4 Sep 1665 Mary Dorman, b. abt 1649, Somerset, MD
   
   They had a number of children, of which the youngest seems to have been William Nutter, b. abt 1687, Dorchester Co., MD, m. Alice [Taylor].
   
   They had three children, William, Thomas, and Christopher, b. 1728. Christopher Nutter m. Eleanor and they had Robert, Leah, Caleb, Esther, Sarah, and Zadok.