Edwin H. BARTON, Thomas J. LAWTON, and Martin Luther BARNETT all arrived in Piqua, Ohio in the early 1840s. They all came from New York. All three were business men who worked the Canal trade. BARTON open a grocery store of imports while LAWTON & BARNETT formed a partnership of exports of farm products. They owned and operated Canal boats. Of the three, I have only found records of BARTON operating a Canal business in Canastota, Madison County, New York in the 1830s. BARNETT was born in Brookport, Monroe County, New York, another Erie Canal town. LAWTON was born in Canada just across from Jefferson County, New York where he was raised. I have no birth place except New York for BARTON. There common connection is that all married women in the CROCKER family from Cazenovia, Madison County, New York. These three women are probably sisters. Angenett CROCKER married Edwin H. BARTON, Angeline E. CROCKER married Thomas J. LAWTON, and Sarah Elizabeth CROCKER married Martin Luther BARNETT. Im looking for the CROCKER father of these three woman; and any BARTON family business that could be connected to the Erie Canal 1825 to 1870. Any clues or connections are appreciated thanks, gary -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gary Barton gbarton@pacbell.net "Its never too late to have a happy childhood." Tom Robbins