I may be able to speculate upon who the Thomas BARTON may have been but have only hunch rather than evidence to put forward rather than documentation. THIS Thomas may have been the grandson of Thomas BARTON, Planter of Baltimore County, MD. I base this upon the appearance of a fellow named Archibald ROLLO in the area of Fauquier County in the middle of the 18th century. This Archibald ROLLO (a somewhat rare name) looks like he is likely to be related to the one in Baltimore County. Temperence ROLLO the daughter of the Baltimore County Archibald, married James BARTON, the Son of Thomas & Abigail/ale BARTON of the same county, in 1730. The grandson's birth is recorded in Baltimore County as May 6, 1737 and he is believed, by me, to be the Thomas BARTON who is mentioned in Thomas CRABTREE's will, in Orange County, NC. (This Thomas would have been Thomas CRABTREE's brother-in-law through his sister, Elizabeth BARTON.) This entire branch is lost and may be the one which appears in what I call central Virginia - that part above Orange County, NC. The given names seem to match but these were all common as dirt. There may be a connection (still undiscovered) that ties the Stafford & Baltimore County clans together. They both had known representatives that went to Orange County. Also, part of the family of Lewis BARTON (Baltimore County) went to Caswell County (then it was part of Orange County) NC as well. Some fine mess, hunh! Someone out there holds a key to unlocking these family mysteries. Would that person please step forward. NOW! At least SOON! Rob Barton "Sue B. Oden" wrote: > I have been away from genealogy for a few months but with Dorothy's > suggestion that we all post again here goes: > > I am searching for the parents of David Barton who married Elizabeth F. > McCormack (dau of Macajah and Fannie McCormack) in Bedford County, VA on > Dec. 22, 1792. Consent on marriage was given by Thomas and Sarah Barton. > > David Barton died in Bedford Co. July 13, 1858. His death records states he > was 90 years old at the time of death making him born approx. 1768. It also > says he was born in Prince William County, Virginia. The informant was his > son William. > > I cannot connect this David Barton to any of the known Thomas and Sarah > Bartons of Prince William and Fauquier Counties but he had to have come > from this family of Bartons who were in Maryland and then into > Westmoreland, Northumberland, Strafford, Fauquier and Prince William > Counties in VA. > > If he was born in 1768 and married in 1792, he would have been 24 at the > time of his marriage and why was it necessary for him to have the consent > of his parents. Or was this just a way of noting surety and not really > consent? > > David had 9 children born in Bedford Co. > > Has anyone run across any Thomas and Sarah Barton other than the ones so > often discussed? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Sue Oden > Williamson County, TN > > ==== BARTON Mailing List ==== > Please support the Rootsweb Genealogical Cooperative by becoming a member, sponsor, or donor. For more information, visit Rootsweb at http://www.rootsweb.com