MMoeser237@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone have any information on the Bartons who where in what became West > Virginia during the late 1700s & early 1800s? > > I came upon references to land grants in Sim's Index for William Barton in > Harrison & Daniel Barton Monongalia counties in the 1780s. Also a marriage > record in Harrison County in 1808 for Thomas Barton to Sally Drummond. Also > Levi Barton being listed as a witness on an 1805 deed in Wood County. Also > Margaret Barton in 1830 Wood County Census. I have no idea who any of these people were, but I'd love to find some info on my VA Barton. Margaret Barton was born 2 Oct 1765 in Hampshire County, VA. She married John W. Davis in 1789, and in the early 1800s they moved to Highland Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio. She died 5 June 1839 in Highland Twp. Thanks, Pat ----- Patricia Overell South Pasadena, CA ----- researching: BANKER, BARNETT, BARTON, DAVIS, DOTY, FERREE, FORNEY, GOOD, GUTHRIE, HAINES, HENTHORNE, LEAMON, McALLISTER, McCORMICK, McMORRAN, MISKIMEN, MYERS, O'CONNOR, O'FERRY, OWINGS, PADDOCK, PHILLIPS, QUICK, RICHARDSON, SHAW, SHEELEY, STILLWELL & THOMPSON