Editing Sutton, Massachusetts (section)

==History==
A [[Nipmuc]], John Wampas, visited [[England]] in 1627 and deeded land in the Sutton area to Edward Pratt, who later sold interests to others. Competing claims involving the Nipmucs led to a [[Massachusetts General Court]] case in 1704, which granted Pratt and fellow proprietors an eight-mile-square section of land, which is now Sutton.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Sutton |publisher=suttonma.org |url=https://www.suttonma.org/about-sutton/pages/history-sutton |access-date= January 24, 2011}}</ref>

Three families were the first to settle in Sutton, namely those of Elisha Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, and [[Benjamin Marsh]], who is credited as a founder of the town and the [[First Baptist Church of Sutton]]. In 1717, [[The Great Snow of 1717|The Great Snow]] completely buried structures their home cabins. According to accounts, a local [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas Indigenous]] person rescued the Johnson family by noticing [[smoke]] from their [[chimney]] through the snow. Marsh served in several capacities for the town including as a [[selectman]] and [[Moderator (town official)|moderator]]. He also served as [[Elder (Christianity)|elder]] and [[pastor]] from 1737 until his death in 1775.<ref>Marsh, William H. III, ''History of our Marsh Family,'' p. 9, Bremerhaven, Germany, 1978.</ref>

By 1735, area inhabited by [[Hassanamisco Nipmuc]] and a small portion of the northeastern Sutton had incorporated as the town of [[Grafton, Massachusetts|Grafton]]. In 1813, the northern part of Sutton became [[Millbury, Massachusetts|Millbury]].

In 1737, the [[Edward Putnam House]], one of the oldest homes in Sutton, was built by its namesake and cousin of the military officer [[Rufus Putnam]]. The house is featured on the town seal.<ref>Hubbard, Robert Ernest.  ''General Rufus Putnam: George Washington's Chief Military Engineer and the "Father of Ohio,"'' pp. 6-8, 192, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina.  {{ISBN|978-1-4766-7862-7}}.</ref>

On September 26, 1777, [[Holman's Regiment of Militia]] was called up in Sutton during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

Since 1962, the [[Pleasant Valley Country Club]] has hosted a number of notable [[Professional Golfers' Association of America]] tournaments such as the [[Booz Allen Classic]], the [[Lady Carling Eastern Open]], and the [[New England Classic]]. The 1968-67 and 1970-74 [[Women's PGA Championship]] took place at Pleasant Valley. From 1965 to 1973, golfer [[Paul Harney]] worked there.

In 1984, [[Vaillancourt Folk Art]], noted makers of [[chalkware]], was established in Sutton.

In 2004, Sutton was designated as a [[Preserve America]] community.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/sutton-massachusetts | title=Sutton, Massachusetts &#124; Advisory Council on Historic Preservation }}</ref>