Bancroft defined early pioneers as those who arrived before 1849. The total number in this category is only a few hundred. Therefore, it's most likely that anyone looking for California ancestors will find them to have arrived as a member of the gold rush when thousands came. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Dunton [mailto:miked@victoryseeds.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 8:16 PM > To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: (no subject) > > > That information was posted by Curt Rowe and is as follows: > > >From History of California Vol 2 1801-1824, Hubert Howe Bancroft, 1890 > > Dutton (David Dewey), 1840 [the year he came to California], nat. of Mass. > who crossed the plains to Or. in '39, and in '40 was a passenger on the > Lausanme, touching at Bodega... HIs wife was Marrtha J. Pearson, > married in > '56 ; and they had 7 children in ;79 > > Dutton (Daniel), 1847, owner of lat at S. F. > =============== > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: RFDBOB@aol.com [mailto:RFDBOB@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 12:09 PM > To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: (no subject) > > > Hi Duttons, > > Could the person who e-mailed the information to > DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com about > the first Dutton in California about 4 Sep 99 please repeat to me? > > I live in Moraga, CA and am trying to find an association of my family, if > any, with the > California Duttons. > > My family in the US starts with John (b 30 Nov 1648, Cheshire, > England) and > Mary (Darlington) Dutton, who settled in Aston Township, Chester, PA. > > Bob Dutton > >