Hi, I'm new to this list. I am looking for additional information on Rufus Barton, he is listed as a Sea Captain, does anyone know what ship(s) he was on and where he sailed? What follows is what I have found over the years. Thank you, Katy Day Husband: Rufus Barton Death: 1648 Location: NY,Portsmouth,RI;Warwick,RI Father: Edward Barton Wife: Margaret (Barton) Location: Warwick, RI Other Spouses Walter Todd Children... 1. F Child: Elizabeth Barton Birth: 1637 Place: Old Warwick, Kent Co. Death: 20 Aug 1693 Place: Warwick, Kent Co. Spouse: Thomas Greene I Marriage: 30 Jun 1659 Place: Warwick, Kent Co. 2. M Child: Benjamin Barton Birth: 1645 Place: RI Death: About 1720 Location: Warwick, RI Spouse: Susannah Groton Marriage: 18 Jun 1672 3. F Child: Phebe Barton Spouse: Richard Codner Marriage: 23 May 1671 4. F Child: Margaret Barton Husbands Notes... Notes: A Quaker Settled at NY. 1640: Fled from the persecution of the Dutch to Portsmouth, RI. 1647, 8 Aug: Member Warwick Town Council 1647: Town Magistrate 1648: A Gortonite, sent a letter to Winthrop in Dedham -Winthrop's Journal 1648: Died intestate and town council made inventory and distribution of his estate; one account names children as Elizabeth, Benjamin, Margaret, and others. Name from a town in Lincolnshire, England. A corn or barley village from bere, barley and ton, an enclosure, a house, a village. In Devonshire it is applied to any freehold estate not possessed of manorial privileges. Rufus was at Portsmouth, RI in 1648. -Dir Anc Hds.