b. 21 Dec. 1594, 1st s. of Sir William Sutton of Averham and Susan, da. of Thomas Cony of Bassingthorpe, Lincs.CP, vii. 626.educ. Trin. Camb. 1611.Al. Cant.m. (1) 14 Apr. 1616, Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Manners† of Haddon Hall, Derbys., s.p.; (2) aft. 16 Apr. 1635, Anne, da. of Sir Guy Palmes* of Ashwell, Rutland, wid. of Sir Thomas Browne, 2nd Bt., of Walcot, Northants., 2da.; (3) 21 Feb. 1661, Mary (d. 3 Sept. 1669), da. of Sir Anthony St. Leger, Warden of the Mint 1660-70, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1611; cr. Bar. Lexinton of Aram 21 Nov. 1645. d. 11 Oct. 1668.CP, vii. 626-7; Thoroton, Notts. (1790), iii. 111; S. Holden, Two Sermons Preach’d at Funerals of Right Honourable Lord Lexington and Lady Mary his Wife (1676), p. 1.sig. Ro[bert] Sutton.
Offices Held
J.p. Notts. 1617 – ?46, 1660–d., C231/4, f. 45; Notts. County Recs. comp. H.H. Copnall, 9, 10. liberties of Southwell and Scrooby 1617–?46 1664–d., custos rot. 1641 – ?46, 1661–d.; C181/2, f. 273; 181/5, f. 216; 181/7, p. 302; C231/7, p. 93 commr. swans, Northants, Lincs. Rutland, Notts. 1619, 1625, Midland counties 1627, Lincs. 1635, Notts. 1663, sewers, Lincs. and Notts. 1619 – at least42, Yorks., Notts. Lincs. 1629, Leics. and Notts. 1629, Lincs. 1629, C181/2, ff. 341v, 354v; 181/3, ff. 165, 169v, 227v; 181/4, ff. 16v, 23v, 40v; 181/5, ff. 14v, 224v; 181/7, p. 210. subsidy, Notts. 1624, 1641–2, C212/22/23; SR, v. 64, 155. musters, Notts. 1626,APC, 1625–6, p. 476. charitable uses, 1626, 1629, 1630, C93/10/19; 93/13/3; C192/1, unfol. Forced Loan 1627;Notts. County Recs. 110. sheriff, Notts. 1630–1;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 105. commr. exacted fees, Notts. 1634; C181/4, f. 159. dep. lt. Notts. by 1637 – at least40, 1660–d.; SP16/362/71; SP16/462, ff. 35–6; SP29/11/142; SP29/60/66. commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1639 – 42, 1665 – d., perambulation Sherwood Forest, Notts. 1641, C181/5, ff. 141v, 210, 220v; 181/7, pp. 314, 450. array 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. Newark garrison (roy.), by 1645;CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 313. dep. justice in eyre, Sherwood Forest 1662; Notts. RO, DD4P 75/42. commr. hearth tax, Notts. 1664.Notts. Hearth Tax 1664, 1674 ed. W. F. Webster (Thoroton Soc. Rec. Ser. xxxvii), 11.