This site was begun to explore and share the history of the Barton family in America as related to my grandparents,
Kenneth Asa Barton (1899 -1992) and Thelma Huntington (1902-1990),
who resided for most of their lives in Beaver County,
Utah. Many other branches related to the Barton family are found here also, including the surnames of Cooper, Lewis,
Hunter, Huntington, King, Morgan, Penn, Walker, West and countless others connected to the these families over many generations.
The photo at right is the family of William John Barton and Sarah Esther West, grandparents of Kenneth Asa Barton. Click here for details about this photo.
This site also extensively covers the families of my mother's parents,
Kenneth Carol Creason (1908-2003) and Faye Irene
Lawrence (1909-1990), originally from Milan, Missouri, and later from Alhambra, California. Branches related to these
grandparents include the names of Brookshire, Hudnall, Jacobs, Moody, Moore, Parish, Payne, Talbert, Starns, Stringer and others.
And you'll also find a lot of info for the surnames I'm connected to by marriage, such as
Ginter,
McCabe,
Morilla,
Owen,
Stover,
Thomas,
White and many others.
So far, there are more than 4000 people listed in these pages connected to more than 800 families.
Two Barton Branches
Branch #1: If you're interested in this research, you might be interested to know Kenneth Asa Barton's unbroken ancestry has been traced back to
William Barton,
born about 1762 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Nancy Hunter. I have not found any firm information on William Barton's parents, so I
have not yet been successful in tracing this line to England. There are a large number of trees out there claiming his parents were John Barton
(1728-1749) of England, and his wife Betsy (1732-1749), yet none offer any solid evidence. More info about this Barton branch would be nice to find.
Click here to see the relationship path to William Barton.
Branch #2: This branch descends through Thelma Huntington (Kenneth Barton's wife). It is completely independent of the first Barton line.
It goes like this.... Thelma’s mother was Melissa Alice Allen (1877-1964). Her first and middle names are swapped in some references.
Melissa Alice married John Huntington (1872-1934). Melissa's mother was Mary Ann Barton (1842-1914), who married
John Allen (1804-1885). This Barton line has so far been traced to Mary Ann's father,
William Barton (1807-1856), from Southport,
Lancashire, England. He and his daughter converted to the Mormon faith in England and later immigrated to America. After arriving, he didn’t survive
the long trek across the plains to Utah, but his daughter settled in Southern Utah.
Mary Ann Barton's autobiography and history can be found in the Histories section.
For entertainment value, I've added a Famous Relatives section. See what
noteable people in history I've been able to link our branches to so far.
Mayflower Connection Discovered
Kenneth Asa Barton has a direct great-grandfather, Thomas Rogers, who was a passenger on the
Mayflower and signer of the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
If you have any questions or comments about the information on
this site, please contact me.
Best regards,
Dave Barton
More Barton genealogy links:
www.bartonsite.org
www.bartondna.info
www.bartonfamily.org
www.bartonquest.com
www.thomasbarton.org
www.one-barton-family.us/genealogy
Bill Barton's Genealogy Pages
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