Dear Ruth, I really don't know where the Barton family came from but Benjamin Barton came here and settled in Lewiston in 1809. I believe he's the same one who joined up with Augustus(?) Porter and established the Porter and Barton Co. of (mainly) Niagara Falls. vee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Barton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] DeWitt Clinton's Journal Pt 1 > vee, Thanks for this article, it is very interesting. My husband, being a > Mr. Barton, wants to know if you know anything about Mr. Barton of Porter, > Barton & Co? If you don't don't trouble yourself about it. I think he > feels left out sometimes because I'm so wrapped up in the stuff here in the > house which is, of course, all MY family stuff. Ruth >

Thanks Vee. Benjamin sort of rings a bell for me, I'll have to look him up. Ruth At 7:49 PM -0500 3/14/04, Vee L. Housman wrote: >Dear Ruth, > >I really don't know where the Barton family came from but Benjamin Barton >came here and settled in Lewiston in 1809. I believe he's the same one who >joined up with Augustus(?) Porter and established the Porter and Barton Co. >of (mainly) Niagara Falls. >vee -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT