This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Norton, Thomas H. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/221.1.1 Message Board Post: I made a mistake Troy...Thomas's wife, Mary Sarle did not abandon their child, turns out that it was John Sarle Norton's wife, Harriet Kirby that disappeared when my grandfather, Harold John Norton was an infant. Can't verify the French-Indian connection either. I do know that Thomas H, Norton went to California during or after the gold rush days..his son, John was born around 1871 in San Francisco, CA. I'm pretty sure of the connection, because my aunt Dorothy's middle name is Sautell and the baptist minister who married Thomas H. Norton and Mary E. Sarle's NAME was Sautelle....coincidence? PLEASE tell me what you may know about Thomas H. Norton. Was he a sea captain? an ordinary seaman? How can I find out? I really need a little help here. Regards, Joanie Trahan