This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hibert44 Surnames: Borton, Smith, Hibbert Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.borton/231/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Great reading about Illinois Bortons. I am the 6th great grandson of Obadiah Borton and Susannah Butcher. We all stayed in the Jersey/PA area. A Reference I've used is the History of the Borton and Mason Families of Europe and America 1908. Is the Betty Mann book useful? Thanks for looking Larry Hibbert Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.