Thanks Dorothy for the information. I assume this is THE Clara Barton of Red Cross fame. Are there brothers or sisters of Capt. Stephen Barton? I still wonder how this fits the "cousin tale" that we heard. Jeanne -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy <muirhead@inetnebr.com> To: BARTON-L@rootsweb.com <BARTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [BARTON-L] Clara Barton >Clara Barton is from the Oxford Bartons. I have a Booklet on this family >as it turns out I finally found my Barton line. Clarissa Harlowe b. 1821 d. >`1912 was the daughter of Capt Stephen Barton back to Dr. Stephen, Edmund, >Samuel Matthew and Edward.`` Edward of Salem Marblehead, Portsmouth NH and >Cape Porpoise ME was at Salem about 1640 possibly earlier and died at Cape >Porpoise not later than Apr 1671 >Matthew Barton his son of Salem, Portsmouth and Cape Porpoise. But it was >Samuel Barton his son that was the founder of the Bartons of Oxford. >Dorothy Muirhead > >---------- >> From: Jeanne Holder <jjholde@ibm.net> >> To: BARTON-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [BARTON-L] Clara Barton >> Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 5:31 PM >> >> Ed and Ruth Smith, Arlene and Lea, Growing up, we were always told that >Clara Barton was our 5th great -grandmother's cousin. How does she descend >from Marmaduke? My line comes through Roger. Thank you for any help you >can give me. Jeanne >> >> >> ==== BARTON Mailing List ==== >> Any list problems or questions can be sent to the listowner, Christi >Calvert Brogan at brogan@idworld.net > > >==== 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. > >