Hi Clive, Do you have any other information about William - birth place, did he migrate to America? Thanks Douglas Benson Clive Collins wrote: > Hi Michael, > > John Barton the Elder (married to Agnes Holte) was my 10g. grandfather if > the information which I have is correct. I have a photo-copy of a Barton > tree which has a Solomon Barton (b. 1774) married to Mary Duddy (17.6.1798). > The children are listed as Fanny (b. 1800), William(?) (b. 1803), Henry (b. > 1805), Thomas (b. 1807) and Stephen(?) (b. 1809). It does not go further, so > perhaps Elizabeth (b. 1815?) was a later child who has not been listed. I > must say, the reference to Solomon and Mary Duddy are written on the side in > a hand written note, and the writing is a bit unclear. > > There are a large number of Bartons on this tree, back to John the Elder. I > got this copy from a Mrs Pam Latter, and it is apparently part of a larger > chart, but the writing is not very clear in places. > > I too would like to trace back earlier than John Barton, and would also like > to add side branches to my growing family tree. I am trying to get all this > information organised but it takes a great deal of time. I would certainly > be interested in any information you have on your branch of the Barton > family and connections, and could send you the information which I have, > though I may have to do a bit of organising first. > > Best Regards, > > Clive Collins > 6th January 2000 > > At 12:34 05/01/2000 -0000, you wrote: > >Hi everyone, > > > >I'm a new subscriber and I'm hoping that some of you have BARTON interests > >in the county of Kent, England. > > > >My BARTON direct line ended when Elizabeth BARTON married Frederick SCOTT in > >1837 in Warehorne, Kent. > > > >[After her death in 1863 Frederick with four of their sons emigrated to the > >USA in 1871 and settled in Effingham Co., Illinois. In 1879 two of the > >brothers set up the first commercial ice cream factory in Kansas (in Topeka) > >and it was to remain in business for the next 100 years.] > > > >Elizabeth was born in 1815 in Brabourne, Kent, daughter of Solomon BARTON > >and Macey DUDDY. Solomon was born in Hadlow, Kent and I have all his > >paternal line living in Hadlow back to Elizabeth's 6g. grandfather John > >BARTON The Elder (m. Agnes HOLTE) born about 1500. > > > >Obviously I would like to get back further, though it's getting difficult > >now, but I would also like to flesh out more of the side branches. So does > >anyone have any connections? > > > >Michael Sprackling, > >Birkenhead, > >Merseyside, > >England. > > > > > >==== BARTON Mailing List ==== > >All messages posted to this mailing list are the property of their writers. > >Please obtain permission from all parties before forwarding or publishing > >any message from this list. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > C.D.N. Collins > GPO Box 2972 > Canberra, ACT 2601 > AUSTRALIA > collins@pcug.org.au > > > ==== 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