John Sutton
John Sutton, son of Thomas Sutton of Brignelt in the County of York, apprenticed to John Winterton 8 February 1661. Free, 19 February 1668. Livery, September 1674. Warden 1696, 1701, 1703. Prime Warden, 1707.
His mark is the first entered in the largeworkers' book started April 1697, and is awarded the distinction of a large ornamental script as "present Touchwarden", 15 April 1697. Address: Lombard Street.
Heal records show him as plateworker, parish of St. Mary Woolnoth, 1674-1707. The register of that church contains entries for the burial of Ann, daughter of John Sutton, goldsmith, 25 January 1680. It also contains the baptisms of two sons, John and Thomas, and three daughters, Sarah and two further Anns, from 1683 to 1693.
Sutton was signatory of the Committee Report on the present state of the Goldsmiths' Company, 29 April 1708. This was towards the end of his year as Prime Warden, when he was about 60.
