Hello! I am hoping one of you (or more) can help with my quest for information on my line. Just this week I found documentation that indicates that my GGGGrandfather was named Robert or Roswell or Robert Roswell Barton (one dau listed Robert Barton as her father on her marriage application, another listed her father's name as Roswell Barton - we have proof that both share the same mother - so we assume that Robert and Roswell were the same person). Robert Roswell (went by Roswell most often) was probably born in VA (per his children's census documents). He married Susannah Mitchell. She was born in KY in abt 1792. They probably married in KY or in IL. Based on their children's birth locations (on census records) Roswell and Susannah must have lived in IL, but apparently traveled back to KY for a visit - or lived their briefly - then came back to IL. One daugher's marriage application states that she was born in Bullard Co., KY in abt 1825. I can't find a Bullard - a Ballard - but their court house burned and lost all records before 1880. I suspect they divorced, Susannah married a second time in Vigo Co., IN in 1828. Her second husband was Simon Andrew Peters. They ALL lived in the Clark Co., IL area (Vigo Co., IN is just over the stateline). I suspect, based on local records, that Roswell died in the mid to late 1830's. I can not find Roswell on any census records. I suspect that he was connected to Rhode Barton, the fellow that married Mary Black in Clark Co., IL. Perhaps an older brother - or cousin. Based on his wife's age - if you can do that - Roswell may have been born between 1775 - 1795. For those of you that are researching that line - I suspect he may be a grand-child of one of Jospeh II's children - perhaps Thomas' (Kimber; Levi; Eli; James; Joseph; and John) . Thomas' son James had a son named Roswell b. ca 1778. Could that Roswell have married twice or three times? Actually, I don't think that Roswell was mine - but I do suspect that one of Joseph the II's other sons had a son named Roswell. (James' son John was Rhodes' father.) Please help if you can! Cec Barton-Murrah