In the past there have been some lively exchanges about this
Dutton lineage involving Artie
Valerius, Sue
Dutton Rogers, and myself. I have not had contact with either of the others for several years. I am a descendant of a brother of Patrick and
Wiley named Thomas, whose ancestry has been elusive. I would like to find a male
Dutton of this lineage who is willing to participate in DNA testing, or a female descendant of Thomas's daughter, Malitha Ann
Dutton, for DNA testing. A female descendant of one of the sisters of Patrick,
Wiley and Thomas would also be suitable for the latter purpose. Such testing might reveal whether there is any Cherokee ancestry in the family, something long suspected by all the researchers of this line that I know.