The record’s use of “natural guardian” does not make Clement her father and does not itself prove a later marriage.
Source file
1812 guardian account for Minty Dutton
Guardian account naming Clement Simpson as natural guardian of Minty Dutton, minor daughter of Abel Dutton.
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Source Citation
Sussex County, Delaware, Orphans' Court, guardian account of Clement Simpson, natural guardian of Minty Dutton, minor daughter of Abel Dutton, returned 13 July 1812; FamilySearch, "Sussex, Delaware, United States records," image 545 of 715, Image Group Number 007652953.