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THOMAS BARTON, Sr.

Male 1732 - 1807  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name THOMAS BARTON 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth ABT. 1732  Prince William, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1807  Spartanburg, Pickens Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8112  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family SARAH WILSON,   b. 1730 
    Marriage ABT. 1749  Fauquier, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Barton, Jr.,   b. ABT. 1750, Greenville Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1823, Greenville Co., SC; burial: Tigerville (Tyger Bap. Ch. Cem.), Greenville Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. Joseph Barton,   b. ABT. 1755, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1817, Pendleton Dist., Pickens, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
     3. David Barton,   b. 27 Dec 1752   d. 4 Jul 1838, Greenville,GreenvilleCo.,SC; burial:Tigerville,TygerBap.Ch.Cem.,GreenvilleCo.,SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. Benjamin Franklin Barton,   b. ABT. 1760, Fauquier, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1818, Pickens Co., SC; burial: Pickens Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)
     5. William Barton,   b. ABT. 1762, Fauquier, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Pickens Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE GARY BARTON AND PAUL "JIM" BARTON'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.bartondatabase.info/
      BARTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
      Gary Barton and Paul "Jim" Barton:
      Thomas Barton, Sr.
      Suffix Sr.
      Birth Abt 1732 , Prince William, VA, USA
      Gender Male
      Died 1807 Spartanburg, Pickens, SC, USA
      Person ID I2383 Barton Database | BRANCH: Thomas Barton b. c1732, md Sarah Wilson - DNA Lineage I
      Last Modified 27 Sep 2007 06:48:05
      Father Barton
      Family ID F8291 Group Sheet
      Family Sarah Wilson, b. 1730
      Married Abt 1749 , Fauquier, VA, USA
      Children 1. Thomas Barton, Jr., b. Abt 1750
      2. David Barton, b. 27 Dec 1752, , Prince William, VA, USA
      3. Joseph Barton, b. 1743/1755
      4. Benjamin Franklin Barton, b. Abt 1760, , Fauquier, VA, USA
      5. William Barton, b. Abt 1762, , Fauquier, VA, USA
      Family ID F104 Group Sheet
      Notes CITED in DAR Patriot Index, Vol. II, 1979, p. 12 (PS NC)
      CITED in DAR Patriot Index, Second Supplement, 1973, p.5
      RESEARCHER: Sarah H. Studstill, 2799 Doaks Run Ct., Tucker GA 30084, FIDONET message of 15 Jul 1994.
      CITED in THE BARTON FAMILY by Jason E. Barton (aka The Blue Book aka The Barton Book (orig. ed.), film #858,773 at Mesa AZ FHC (BART402)
      CITED in "The Barton Book revised edition" compiled by Robert Dacus Nally for The Barton Historical Society, Genealogy Pub. Service, 1994 (BART287)
      RESEARCHER Grandson Wally Caviness on BARTON-L@rootsweb.com on 22 Mar 2002
      RESEARCHER Carroll Pitman who supplied richly source-cited information in a GEDCOM file, 11 Aug 2002.
      CITED in "The Franklin and Malinda Barton Family" by Caroline Latham Bode, Nortex Press, Burnet TX Gc 929.2 B28509b at Allen Co. Pub. Lib., Ft. Wayne IN (BART338)
      CITED in "Cook - Heard & Allied Lines" by Tressie Cook, Farmer Genealogy Co., Dallas TX, from the files of Terry Barton, Barton Historical Society, Oct 2002 (BART348)
      DNA Project of Barton Historical Society, Phase I - pedigree submission SC 44.28, madamary@aol.com
      CITED in The Windsor Family by Bill Powers, Griffin GA, 22 Jun 2001 (BART380)
      MILITARY Cited in Barton Roll of Honor, compiled by Carl James Barton, first ed. 2001 "Records in North Carolina state he served as a Militiaman. However, it is not certain if this was Thomas SR. or Thomas JR, his son. Thomas SR would have been much older man [sic] at this time and if he did serve he might have been an Officer, since men of his age would have most likely served in the Indian War earlier and in most cases these men were advanced to the officer ranks during the Revolutionary War. There are other records that Thomas SR did provide supplies to the Colonial Army during this time. (REF: Voucher #731 issued on 9 Jan 1782 & signed by David Vance in Salisbury District, North Carolina) (pg5)" (BART385)
      INFO: "Thomas Barton Sr (or Thomas(4) as he is sometimes called) was born c1732 in Virginia according to the only documented source I have discovered. This source was cited by Jason E Barton in his "The Book of Barton" (or "Barton Blue Book" as it is more commonly called) which was published August 10, 1969 according to the Barton Bulletin, Christmas 1969. (There is no date or title in the Barton Historical Society copy.) This book is made of 8 1/2" x 11" pages bound in a two hole binder and is 3" thick. On pages 1 and 2-A, Jason cites Application for membership, Children of the American Revolution, filed by Lecy Leona Barton. (Priscilla Alden Chapter, Temple, TX; submitted 24 March 1966, approved 16 October 1967; N.S.C.A.R. No. 101939). Whatever source Lecy Leona Barton used was not disclosed. (Note that The Barton Book, Second Edition, compiled by Robert D. Nally and published in 1996 states that Thomas Barton was born c 1723. This is the date commonly repeated by current family members, but Nally doesn't say where he got it. It appears that it may be a simple transposition of numbers.) If anyone can cite a documented or historical basis for either date, we will be pleased to include it in this posting. In the meantime, we'll use the c1732 date.
      As a side note, many genealogies have claimed that Thomas, David and John were sons of Thomas(3) who died between October 18, 1751 and July 27, 1752. Ruth Barton Coleman and I have been quite uncomfortable with this, as Thomas was portrayed as the oldest son. The Bartons in colonial Virginia considered themselves English and used English laws and customs. In that era, primogeniture was the accepted practice. Primogeniture meant that the oldest son received the father's land holdings, and the other sons (and daughters) didn't receive the land by inheritance. If Thomas was the oldest, how could he have gone off on his own to Orange Co NC, where a record of Thomas Barton is found in 1755 tax records. However, if he was not the eldest, it is more understandable that he would have left Prince William County." from Terry Barton, Barton Historical Society, on 19 Dec 2002.
      Cited DAR Patriot Index, Vol I, 2003, page 161.



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