This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jasmag Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.counties.addison/340.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I do not show this family in my direct family line. You didn't mention a place name. My family descended from Roger Barton - NY to VT to PA. You may want to research the July 1952 issue of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for the Barton ancestry according to George E. McCracken of Drake University, which begins: "Our earliest ancestor in America was Captain Edward Barton (his father named Thomas). Edward brought his family from England and settled in the Barbados Islands. His two sons, Rufus and Roger, came to Manhattan about 1641. Rufus shortly afterward went into the English Colony at Providence Rhode Island, and was the founder of the Barton family in that area." Judy 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.