Place:Sutton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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NameSutton
Alt namesPerrys-townsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates43.333°N 71.95°W
Located inMerrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,978 at the 2020 census.[1] Sutton includes the villages of Sutton Mills (shown as "Sutton" on topographic maps), North Sutton, South Sutton and East Sutton. North Sutton is home to Wadleigh State Park on Kezar Lake.

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The town was granted in 1749 by the Masonian Proprietors to inhabitants of Haverhill, Newbury, and Bradford, Massachusetts, as well as Kingston, New Hampshire. It was called "Perrystown" after Obadiah Perry, one of the proprietors. But the French and Indian War delayed settlement until 1767, when David Peaslee arrived. Many proprietors forfeited their claims, even with an extension in 1773, so the town was regranted in 1784. The second group of settlers were from Sutton, Massachusetts, source of the town's current name.

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