| Name |
John Sutton |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
VI |
| Birth |
25 Dec 1400 |
Barton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
30 Sep 1487 |
Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England |
| Burial |
Saint James Priory, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England |
| Notes |
- 8th Great-grandfather of George Washington, First President of the United States
John Sutton [VI], 1st Baron Dudley, KG (25 December 1400 – 30 September 1487) was an English nobleman. A diplomat and councillor of Henry VI, he fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses, and acted as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1428–1430.
At the Battle of St Albans 1455 John Lord Dudley took part with his son Edmund, where he was taken prisoner along with Henry VI. At the Battle of Blore Heath on 23 September 1459 he was again present, equally with his son Edmund Sutton, commanding a wing under Lord Audley. Dudley was wounded and again captured. At Towton (1461) he was rewarded after the battle for his participation on the side of Edward, Earl of March, son of Richard, Duke of York. On 28 June that year, Edward IV was proclaimed King in London.
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| Person ID |
I52915 |
OurNorthernRoots |
| Last Modified |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Family |
Elizabeth Berkeley, b. 1400, Beverston, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England d. 8 Dec 1487, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
1421 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sir Edmund Sutton, b. 1425, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England d. 1488, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (Age 63 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19295 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Feb 2025 |
1400 - 1487 (86 years)