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Th Town of Sutton was first chartered in 1782 as Billy Mead.
The town of Billymead was granted to Jonathan Arnold and associates on February 26, 1782. Named for Arnold’s son, William, it probably meant Billy’s Meadow. People from Lyndon and other nearby towns as well as from New Hampshire settled Billymead. Twelve years later the town was formally organized on Independence Day, July 4, 1794. Citizens chose James Cahoon to be town clerk and John Anthony, Samuel Cahoon, and Samuel Orcutt as the first three selectmen.Unfortunately by 1810 William’s bullying and drunken behavior had made him into an undesirable neighbor and citizens thought the town should disassociate itself from him and find a new name. A resident who had come from Sutton, Massachusetts, suggested “Sutton” and the name was accepted at town meeting. The state recognized the name change in 1812.

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