I found on the VT Bartons William m. Abby Jane Wilcox 10 Apr 1834 Rutland, Pawlet On the MA sheets I find born to Nathan & Unity Richardson Barton (This is the family I worked so hard on for years and years, thinking they were mine. They had a son John Nicholas Barton. I have alot on this family but could never connect them to the Oxford Bartons even though there were Nathans. William m. Emily Wake 16 Jul 1846 ---------- > From: Sheila328@aol.com > To: BARTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BARTON-L] Bartons in Central Massachusetts > Date: Sunday, February 27, 2000 4:51 PM > > Once again, thank you all for your very informative responses. I have now > incorporated them, checked through many IGI references, checked Massachusetts > census records 1790-1850, and reviewed the William Eleazar Barton text and > some others (it's been a busy few days!). > > My conclusions to date: while I cannot yet make a direct connection, my line > would seem to spring from the Oxford MA group, migrating west along (current) > Routes 9 and 202 toward Northampton. My great-great-great-grandfather, > Daniel Barton, is buried in Ware (based on the cemetery inscription, he died > on 12 December 1859, aged 71 years 5 months, which puts his birth date in > August 1788). His wife, Vila Towne, is also buried there; she was born in > Belchertown, so Daniel probably met her in the area. Also in the same plot > is William F. Barton, died 4 December 1862, age 87 (born 1775). I haven't > been able to connect him with anyone, but he could be Daniel's uncle or a > cousin. Daniel had a son, William F. Barton, but he was born in 1825. > > Daniel's son, Silas Demey Kellogg Barton, was living in West Brookfield when > he died (21 December 1886)(his birthplace is given as Pittsford, and I have > seen a reference to Vermont somewhere, but that doesn't help at all), and he > is buried in a different cemetery in Ware, with his wife Eliza Mariah Johnson > (said to have been born in Moriah, NY 22 June 1811--ring any bells?), his son > Willard Allen Barton, and his daughter Vila Mariah Barton. Vila taught at > Smith College, another local tie. [The first interment in that plot, on 11 > June 1849, was a Mary E. Root--I am at a loss to explain her. Possibly Silas > Barton bought the lot from the Root family? Silas did have a daughter Mary > Elizabeth, but she did not die until 1869.) > > Frederick S. Barton was interred in the adjoining plot, deeded to Moses > Putnam, who was married to Mary Ann Barton, a daughter of Daniel Barton and > sister of Silas; she is also buried there. I'm not sure who Frederick is--he > died 6 April 1858, before either Mary or Moses. Perhaps Silas Barton > originally owned both plots, and deeded one to his brother-in-law. > > My great-great-grandfather, Silas Abbott Barton, was born 22 November 1846 in > Ware, according to his birth record, and his father Silas was said to be > living there at that time. > > Turning now to census indexes: The 1790 Census shows a Jedediah Barton and a > David Barton living in Belchertown. The 1820 census does not mention either, > but shows a Daniel Barton (my Daniel?) in Granby, and he appears again in the > 1830 census. The 1840 census does not show any Bartons along the > Ware-Northampton axis. In the 1850 census, Silas K. Barton appears in > household #388, while a brother Robert L(oveland), Silas (A.), and Daniel > (M.), appear in household #389. There is no mention of any Barton women or > sons William, Willard or Henry in Ware in that census. > > Can those of you who are expert in the Oxford line shed some light on this? > In this forum it has been suggested that my Daniel comes from the Roger > Barton line in New York, but that doesn't account for William. On the other > hand, Jedediah springs from the Matthew Barton line, in Massachusetts. > > Help! I look forward to the next wave of responses. > > Sheila Connolly > > > ==== BARTON Mailing List ==== > Please support the Rootsweb Genealogical Cooperative by becoming a member, sponsor, or donor. For more information, visit Rootsweb at http://www.rootsweb.com