Hi folks, Did some more research in the past two days and am hoping for input on this line. Here is what I currently have: Descendants of Samuel Gorton Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 GORTON was born 1592 in Groton, ENG1,2, and died 16773. Children of SAMUEL GORTON are: 2. i. SUSANNA2 GORTON, d. 1734. 3. ii. SAMUEL GORTON. 4. iii. JOHN GORTON. iv. BENJAMIN GORTON4. v. MAHER GORTON4, m. DANIEL COLES4. vi. MARY GORTON4, m. (1) PETER GREENE4; m. (2) JOHN SANFORD. vii. SARAH GORTON4, m. WILLIAM MACE4. viii. ANN GORTON4, m. JOHN WARNER4. ix. ELIZABETH GORTON4, m. JOHN CRANDALL4. Generation No. 2 2. SUSANNA2 GORTON (SAMUEL1)5 died 17345. She married (1) BENJAMIN BARTON5 June 08, 16696, son of RUFUS BARTON and MARGARET HUNNEWELL. She married (2) RANSOM J. GREENE7 17237. More About BENJAMIN BARTON: Will dated: October 22, 1720 Children of SUSANNA GORTON and BENJAMIN BARTON are: 5. i. ANDREW3 BARTON, d. 1723. 6. ii. MARY BARTON, d. March 06, 1712/13. iii. RUFUS BARTON8. iv. PHEBE BARTON8. v. NAOMI BARTON8. vi. SUSANNAH BARTON8. 3. SAMUEL2 GORTON (SAMUEL1)9. He married SUSANNA BURTON9 December 11, 16849. Children of SAMUEL GORTON and SUSANNA BURTON are: i. SAMUEL3 GORTON9, b. June 01, 16909. ii. HEZEKIAH GORTON9, b. June 11, 16929. iii. SUSANNA GORTON9, b. June 04, 16949. 4. JOHN2 GORTON (SAMUEL1)9. He married MARGARET WHEATON9 June 28, 16689. Children of JOHN GORTON and MARGARET WHEATON are: i. OTHNIEL3 GORTON9, b. September 22, 16699. ii. SAMUEL GORTON9, b. June 22, 16729. iii. JOHN GORTON9. iv. BENJAMIN GORTON9, b. Abt. 16819. Generation No. 3 5. ANDREW3 BARTON (SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1)10 died 172310. Child of ANDREW BARTON is: 7. i. BENJAMIN4 BARTON, b. 1703. 6. MARY3 BARTON (SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1)11 died March 06, 1712/1311. She married JABEZ GREENE11 March 17, 1697/9811,12. Children of MARY BARTON and JABEZ GREENE are: i. SUSANNAH4 GREENE13, b. June 30, 169913. ii. JAMES GREENE13, b. April 24, 170113. iii. BENJAMIN GREENE13, b. February 16, 1703/0413. iv. JABEZ GREENE13, b. July 26, 170513. v. NATHANIEL GREENE13, b. July 04, 170713. vi. JOHN GREENE13, b. February 14, 1708/0913. vii. RUFUS GREENE13, b. June 02, 171213. Generation No. 4 7. BENJAMIN4 BARTON (ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1)14 was born 170314. Children of BENJAMIN BARTON are: i. RICHARD5 BARTON15. 8. ii. WILLIAM BARTON, b. May 26, 1748; d. October 22, 1831. Generation No. 5 8. WILLIAM5 BARTON (BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born May 26, 174816, and died October 22, 183116. He married RHODA CARVER April 26, 1771 in Providence, RI16, daughter of JOSEPH CARVER and SARAH HARTWELL. Notes for WILLIAM BARTON: Fought in Revolutionary War and captured Prescott. Gen. Barton entered the Revolutionary army in 1775 as a corporal, and was repidly advanced to captain. He was appointed colonel of militia for the defense of Rhode Island. In 1777 he concelved and executed the daring exploit of capturing Gen. Prescott. He was made Gen. of Militia, and was later wounded in a skirmish with the British at Bristol, R. I. He was elected to the General Assembly from Providence. As the result of a law suit, the cost of which he refused, in principle, to pay, he was "detained" in Donville, Vt., for fourteen years, until set at liberty by Lafayette, who discharged the debt. He was a member of the Calvinistic Congregational Church in Providence. (Source: The Hartwells in America by Lyman Willard Densmore, 1956) Children of WILLIAM BARTON and RHODA CARVER are: i. WILLIAM6 BARTON, b. December 16, 177116; d. 1818; m. MABEL TERRY. ii. BENJAMIN BARTON16, b. December 20, 177316. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON BARTON, b. February 06, 1776, Providence, RI; d. 1790, at Sea; m. LUTHANIA LELAND. More About GEORGE WASHINGTON BARTON: Cause of Death: died at sea iv. DANIEL BARTON16, b. July 20, 177816; d. April 09, 178016. 9. v. ROBERT CARVER BARTON, b. December 19, 1782, Providence, RI; d. September 1824, OH. vi. JOHN BROWN BARTON, b. April 03, 178516; d. 1869; m. HANNAH WEST. vii. ANNA MARIA BARTON16, b. April 05, 178816; d. 1868; m. APOLLOS CUSHMAN, June 21, 180916. viii. SARAH BARTON, b. August 30, 179016; d. 1866; m. H ALLEN. Generation No. 6 9. ROBERT CARVER6 BARTON (WILLIAM5, BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born December 19, 1782 in Providence, RI16, and died September 1824 in OH. He married (1) RACHEL VAN DUYN. He married (2) RACHEL M LOWERS 1802. Notes for ROBERT CARVER BARTON: Battle of Tippecanoe and was commended by Gen. Harrison, later president ? 4th regiment in battle above? Deed Index for Meigs County shows a deed from William Barton to a Robert C. Barton on August 14, 1792. Could be the same??? (Vol. 1 Pg 269, Meigs County Deed Index Pre-1830] Listed on 1820 census of Meigs Co. OH along with a Thomas S. and John Listed in Pioneer History of Meigs County as well. Child of ROBERT BARTON and RACHEL LOWERS is: 10. i. BENNETT7 BARTON, b. Abt. 1807; d. 1879. Generation No. 7 10. BENNETT7 BARTON (ROBERT CARVER6, WILLIAM5, BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 180717, and died 1879. He married MARY A. SHEETS January 21, 1830 in Wood Co., WV. Notes for BENNETT BARTON: Not shown on Wood CO, WV census until 1840 when appears with one white male between 5-10 yrs old, one white female under 5 yrs old, one white female between 10-15 yrs old and one white female (his wife?) between 20-30 yrs old 1850 census: Barton Bennet 43, Mary A 30, Mary A 19, John 17, Bennet 16, Susan 12, William 10, Matilda 8, Jerusha 5, Abigail 2, Charles 7/12 Children of BENNETT BARTON and MARY SHEETS are: i. MARY ANN8 BARTON, b. Abt. 183117; m. SMITH KENDREW. ii. JOHN S. BARTON, b. Abt. 183317; m. HARRIETT. 11. iii. BENNETT BARTON, b. Abt. 1834, Wood Co., West Virginia. iv. SUSAN M. BARTON, b. Abt. 183817. v. WILLIAM H.H. BARTON, b. Abt. 184017. vi. MATILDA BARTON, b. Abt. 184217. vii. JERUSHA BARTON, b. Abt. 184517. viii. ABIGAIL BARTON, b. Abt. 184817. ix. CHARLES BARTON, b. Abt. 184917. x. OLIVER BARTON, b. Aft. 1850. xi. THOMAS BARTON, b. July 15, 185418. Generation No. 8 11. BENNETT8 BARTON (BENNETT7, ROBERT CARVER6, WILLIAM5, BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 1834 in Wood Co., West Virginia19. He married ELIZA ANN ANDERSON. Children of BENNETT BARTON and ELIZA ANDERSON are: i. GERTRUDE9 BARTON. Notes for GERTRUDE BARTON: New Castle, PA 12. ii. WILLIAM BENNET BARTON, b. March 13, 1856, Wood Co., West Virginia; d. January 23, 1916, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. iii. LEWIS BARTON, b. 1858; d. 1904, Parkersburg, WV. iv. ANNIE F. BARTON, b. 1871; m. JOHN FLEMING. v. CHARLES B. BARTON, b. 1875. vi. FREDERICK U. BARTON, b. 1878. Generation No. 9 12. WILLIAM BENNET9 BARTON (BENNETT8, BENNETT7, ROBERT CARVER6, WILLIAM5, BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born March 13, 1856 in Wood Co., West Virginia20, and died January 23, 1916 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. He married PRICILLA PRITCHETT January 20, 1876 in Meigs Co, OH21. Notes for WILLIAM BENNET BARTON: Is this him? (1850 Census of Meigs Co.) Barton William (Pg)210 (Fmly #)1554 Rutland Twp. William was born in Ohio on March 13, 1856, he died at the age of 60 years, 7 months, and 10 days, on January 23, 1916, cause of death, heart failure, contributory cause of death, Brights Disease. Name of father, Bennett Barton, born in Ohio, mother, Eliza Anderson, born in Ohio. Name of informant; William B. Barton, Cleveland, Ohio. Undertaker C. N. Miller, buried in Riverside Cemetery, East Liverpool. His address in East Liverpool was 702 Cadmus St. More About WILLIAM BENNET BARTON: Burial: January 27, 1916, Riverview Cemetary, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH Notes for PRICILLA PRITCHETT: Only Pritchett listed on 1840 Meigs county census is Robert Children of WILLIAM BARTON and PRICILLA PRITCHETT are: 13. i. THOMAS EDWARD10 BARTON, b. July 28, 1879, Olive, Meigs Co., OH; d. October 13, 1919, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. ii. WILLIAM B. BARTON, b. 1880, OH; d. Aft. 1916. iii. PERTI EFFORT BARTON, b. January 19, 1882, OH; d. January 18, 1927; m. MABEL ?. iv. ELLA GERTRUDE BARTON, b. May 02, 1885, Olive, Meigs Co., OH; d. July 07, 1942, New Castle, Lawerance Co., PA; m. (1) KARL W. BIEHL; m. (2) JAMES ALEXANDER WINTERS, December 24, 1901, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. Generation No. 10 13. THOMAS EDWARD10 BARTON (WILLIAM BENNET9, BENNETT8, BENNETT7, ROBERT CARVER6, WILLIAM5, BENJAMIN4, ANDREW3, SUSANNA2 GORTON, SAMUEL1) was born July 28, 1879 in Olive, Meigs Co., OH, and died October 13, 1919 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH22. He married EVA LEONA BURLINGAME, daughter of ABRAHAM BURLINGAME and SARAH THOMAS. Notes for THOMAS EDWARD BARTON: BARTON THOMAS E County Name: COLUMBIANA Date of Death: 10/13/1919 Volume Number: 3081 Certificate Number: 56620 >From East Liverpool Health Department: Thomas was born July 28, 1879, in Ohio. His occupation states that he worked in a Railroad Shop on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He died at the age of 40 years, 2 months, and 15 days, on Oct 13, 1919, of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, which he had for 2 years and 6 months. His father was William Barton, born in Ohio and his mother was Priscilla Prichard, also born in Ohio. The informant was Eva Barton. Undertaker was C.N. Miller, East Liverpool, Ohio and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, also in East Liverpool. His address was 814 Saint Clair Ave., East Liverpool. Child of THOMAS BARTON and EVA BURLINGAME is: i. ROBERT HERSHEL11 BARTON, b. August 01, 1918, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH; d. October 13, 1991, Dallas, TX; m. DOROTHY MAE HINKLEY. Notes for ROBERT HERSHEL BARTON: ss# 297-07-8824 [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jul 11, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.14765.155] Individual: Barton, Robert Social Security #: 297-07-8824 SS# issued in: Ohio Birth date: Aug 1, 1918 Death date: Oct 13, 1991 More About ROBERT HERSHEL BARTON: Fact 14: SS# issued in: Ohio Fact 15: Social Security #: 297-07-8824 Notes for DOROTHY MAE HINKLEY: ss# 301-12-6192 [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jul 12, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.14718.89] Individual: Barton, Dorothy Social Security #: 301-12-6192 SS# issued in: Ohio Birth date: Oct 31, 1921 Death date: Mar 1995 ZIP Code of last known residence: 45503 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Springfield, Ohio ZIP Code of address where death benefit payment was sent: 76011 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Arlington, Texas More About DOROTHY MAE HINKLEY: Fact 3: Last residence ZIP: 45503 Fact 4: Death benefit payment ZIP: 76011 Fact 14: SS# issued in: Ohio Fact 15: Social Security #: 301-12-6192 Endnotes 1. William Richard Cutter, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, "Electronic," 1680. 2. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium, 3486, Date only. 3. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium, 3486. 4. James Savage, Savage, Vol 2 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE, 160. 5. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium. 6. James Savage, SaVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE, 88. 7. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium, 693. 8. James Savage, SaVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE, 88. 9. James Savage, Savage, Vol 2 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE, 160. 10. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium. 11. William Richard Cutter, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, "Electronic," 2090. 12. James Savage, SaVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE, 88. 13. William Richard Cutter, New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, "Electronic," 2090. 14. Frederick Virkus, Abridged Compendium. 15. Dana K Berry, FTM Website for Dana K Berry, "Electronic." 16. Lyman Willard Densmore, The Hartwells in America, (Hartwell-Lorenzen Inc. Saginaw, Michigan. 1956). 17. 1850 Wood Co., WV census. 18. Wood Co., WV Births 1853-1866. 19. 1850 Wood Co., WV census. 20. Wood Co., WV Births 1853-1866. 21. Page 255 of Wes Cochran's MeigsCOunty Marriages 1819-1913. 22. Ohio Death Certificate Index, Volume #3081; Certificate #56620.