Thanks, I saw this. My John Barton lived and worked in Milford, Mass. I have the 1850 & 1860 Census where it states he was born in R.I. All of my wasted time chasing John Nicholas Barton in Mass. I really worked hard on his family. I have all my John's children and his daughters married Orison Taft of Milford a shoemaker and one married a Walker (Henry) also a Shoemaker. And now I am very sure that John Barton that m. Catherine Arnold is his parents. Now if I can just find his father who will probably not be a John. Remember the sheet my father left me said "A son of Rowland and a brother of Rufus had descendants who went to Providence." Taking 1816 back 20 years would be 1796 so going back another 20 1776 anoither 20 1756 and another 20 1736. Now if I am correct Rowland's children were born in the 1740's well anyway none of this makes sense. I will go over the IGI sheets again for the birth of Catherine's John. Thanks for listing. Dorothy ---------- > Looking for help researching my GGGrandfather, John BARTON b. 18 May 1839 > in Tuscarawas County Ohio d. 5 November 1928 in Taylor County, Iowa. He was > one > of 14 children. (Parents and siblings unknown) His family moved from Ohio to > Iowa about 1841 - they lived in Washington, Henry and Taylor Counties in Iowa. > John BARTON served with Company D - 4th Iowa Calvary for three years. After > the war he married Sarah E. DOAN daughter of Mahlon DOAN and Mary Alice DAVIS > b. 16 October 1848 in Henry County Iowa d. 10 April 1930 in Taylor County > Iowa. > John BARTON's parents may have been Thomas & Mara. 1850 Washington County > Iowa census lists two large Barton families. > > > ==== 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. >