Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Thomas Barton

Male Abt 1660 - Bef 1732  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name Thomas Barton 
    Birth Abt 1660  Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 16 Aug 1732  Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I80145  Tree1
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Father Nathan Barton,   b. 1637, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1685, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha MNU Barron,   b. Bef 1644   d. Bef 1685, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1660  Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Grace {Unproven} Harrison   d. Aft 1732, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Aft 1712  Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Barton,   b. Aft 1712, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1752, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 40 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Lydia Barton,   b. Aft 1716, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Burr Barton,   b. Bef 1720, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1784, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F26862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Female Peyton,   b. Between 1677 and 1684, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1728, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1708  Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Valentine Barton,   b. Bef 1701, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1739, Prince William County, Virginia - bond Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 38 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Thomas Barton,   b. Abt 1708, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1752, Prince William County, Virginia - Inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
    Family ID F29661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 

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      Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 11
      COURT OF 10 JUN 1690
      Petition of William Barton, s/o Nathan and Martha Barton, dec'd; requests estate of his two younger brothers & sister, Nathan Barton, Thomas Barton and Martha Barton, be given into his custody; requests acct. of estate from admn. Francis Hammersey- at the next court
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 17
      COURT OF 9 SEP 1690
      Order regarding William Barton, s/o Nathan Barton, dec'd
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 21
      COURT OF 2 MAR 1690
      Petition regarding the legacy of Nathan Barton to his children Martha Barton and Wm. Barton in 1684 or 1685; mentions Francis Hammersley
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 27
      COURT OF 10 MAR 1690
      Petition regarding estate of Nathan Barton by his son, William Barton
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      Nathan Barton 13B.122 A CH £68.19.0 £50.15.0 Apr 13 1694
      Received from: Edward Ford.
      Payments to: Col. Darnall & Col. Diggs, Richard Gibson of Stafford, Christopher Butler, Dr. John Lemaire, Philip Hoskins, Dr. Robert Hall, George Britt, Edward Mason of Stafford County, Virginia, Joshua Graves, Sarah Mackemey, Robert Middleton, Robert Doyne, John Blomfield.
      Mentions: 3 children (unnamed).
      Administrator: Francis Hamersley
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      1686-1689 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 1 [Antient Press];
      p. 88 AN INVENTORY of ye Estate of JOHN VICKARS late of this County Deceased taken and appraized by us the Subscribers in Obedience to an Order of Court March ye 12th 1687. Tobacco
      To one 5 yeare old Steare, Cows, heifers, Mare and horse. eight small hoggs: four guns and one pistoll, kitchen utensils, one cross cutt Saw, one hand Saw; one small hammer, two small augers & one drawing knife, one washing Tubb, milke trayes, one very small old bedd, three very old blanketts & one small feather bolster; one Canvas feather bed. two old Bibles, one Saddle, to Two mares one Colt not seen by us Total 8690
      EDWARD MASON THOMAS BARTON March ye 23th 1687/8
      Then did we appraize one of the above mares in Tobacco

      JANE VICKARS came here in Court and made oath that this is a true & perfect inventory of her tiusbande JOHN VICARS Estate except a mare and Colt out in the woods wch cant be brought in this 13th day of June 1688 and was then recorded by ye County Court records
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      1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 3 (contd) Court held Xbr 12th Anno 1689
      517. WILLIAM BARTON son of NATHAN BARTON of this County late deced made petition to this Court that FFRANCIS HAMMERSLEY detains and keeps from him his two Brothers and one Sister Orphans of the said Nathan Barton deced under a specious pretense that the said orphans was left to his care and Tuition from their deced Father and seeing that the said ffrancis Hammersley is a Roman Catholic he doubts that the said Orphans may be brought up by him in the Roman religion he therefore prays that the said orphans may be delivered from the said Fras. Hammersley into his care and tuition or that the said boys be bound out to some Trade according to Law in such cases hath provided concerning orphans And the Court having Throughly considered the premises doe accordingly order therefore tis ordered that NATHAN BARTON the oldest of the two boys orphans to Nathan Barton deceased shall remain in the custody of AUGUSTINE KNEATON until the next Court that he may then be by the Court bound out to the afsd Kneaton or some other good trade and that THOMAS the Younger son of Nathan Barton shall remain in the custody of Majr. ANDREW GILSON until the next Court to be bound out to him or some other Trade according to Law and that WILLIAM BARTON the Petr as afsd shall have the tuition of his Sister MARTHA the other orphan she being to be delivered from Mr. Fras. Hammersley as afsd William Bar-ton paying the costs.
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      1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 44 Court held 7th April 1690
      695. Ordered that the action depending in this Court between THOMAS BARTON Plt and FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY the deft shall be referred to next Court to the intent that the said Hammersley a true and perfect account of the Estate of JAMES GERRARD that Judgment may pass against him as far as assets or else for him to obtain a Quietus for the said Estate.
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      1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 60 Court held 11th June 1690
      738. THOS. BARTON complaining sheweth that FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY as Trustee to the Estate of JAMES GERRARD deced stands indebted to the Plt the sum of sixteen hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske for funeral charges accomodation Trouble & attendance of him the said Gerrard in his Languishing Sickness which the said Hammersley hath not paid the Plt .. and now forasmuch as it doth appeare to this Court that the said Hammersley hath paid out of the said James Gerrards Estate almost as far as assets Therefore tis ordered that Francis Hammersley make payment of eight hundred pounds of tobacco in cask
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      1680 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
      P- 14(24) The Depo. of JNO; PIMETT aged Thirty five yeares or thereabouts sworne and saith that some tyme after the Burgesses come from Towne, yor: Deponent were att CHOPPAWOMSICKE CHURCH which is kept att THOMAS BARTONs, then severall of ye Company beinge together before (marked out) of ye Company (marked ow) Mr. WAUGH what news from Towne. then Mr. WAUGH replyed that wee had chosen Mr. FITZHUGH a Burgesse for GEORGE BRENT to gett him a Conlon to plead and that hee vas for his owne selfe interest, for hee was one of ye first that sided with ye Governor Councell about ye 2d & 3d- hhds. to give to ye kinge, and did neglect all Countrey's aggreivances and noe more ye Deponent saith not
      JOHN PIMETT
      Jurat & Recordatr; in Cur: 9th September 1680
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      1686-1689 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 1 [Antient Press];
      p. 107 THOMAS MARSHALLs Estate is Dr. to RICHARD AYLIFF Trustee for JOSEPH HENSON per Judgmt; For RICHARD AYLIFFE per Bill, to Mr. EDWARD MASON p Order of Court; appraizers fees; accomdacon for appraizers, Ceres fees; Sheriffe for summons four appraisers; to R GIBSON for Sheriffe dues. to Mr. JOHN WITHERS for Sheriffe dues; to THOMAS BARTON oyl bill; to Mr. DAVIES by his Bill; to RICHARD RICHIE for Funerall charges & worke done; to Sallarie: to ye Ballance due for wch MR. HEARSE hath Judgmt Total 8484
      Contra By ye whole Amt of ye inventorte rendered in this Court
      8484 Errors Excepted per RICHARD AYLIFFE

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      A Quit Rent Roll of 1723; Taken from the Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; 500 acres, Paid 240 lbs. Tobacco; Paid 2 years
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      1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press];
      Page 507-514 This Indenture made 4th and 5th Aprill 1728 between THOMAS BARTON SENR. of County Stafford and ABRAM FARROW SENR. of Coty & Colony Gent. by deeds of lease & release .. for 21 thousand pounds of good sound Merchantable Tobacco hath granted 400 acres whereon now lives WILLIAM GROVES & JOHN MADDENE said 400 acres being the uppermost part of a greater tract of 2000 acres granted to Capt. JOHN LORD by Hbl. WM. BERKELEY Sometime Governor of Virginia & being on Quantico Creek on the South side thereof then when granted in Westmoreland Coty but now in Stafford Coty afsd as by Patent 27 September 1664 & by John Lord assigned over to THOS. BOWRNE of Stafford County as by Conveyance endorsed in said Patent & acknowledged in Stafford County Court the 30th August 1665 may likewise fully appear Then 400 acres was sold by WM. BOURNE, SAMLL. MASE & MARY his Wife to Thomas Barton by Deed of sale dated the 1st day of July 1678 which deed was acknowledged in Stafford Coty Court on 10th of said month and afterwards was by the afd Wm. Bowrne as heir of the afsd Thos. Bowrne quit claimed & released to Thos. Barton on 10th October 1685 and is bounded .. Beginning at Quantico Creek upon the land of sd FARROW thence extending into the woods .. to marked corner tree near the head of the Little Creek .. finally up Quanticoe Creek being surveyed for 400 acres afd by Capt. GEORGE BRENT Surveyr. of Stafford County on 20th Octr. in 1681 in the Presence & by the Consent of sd Wm. Bourne and Thos Barton ..
      Presence Elias Hore,
      Thomas Barton Benjamin Bullet, John Ashmore,
      Alexr. Scott
      At Court held for Stafford County 10th April 1728 Thomas Barton acknowledged this Deed of lease & release & GRACE the Wife of Thomas Barton relinquished her Right of Dower to the lands within mentd .. admitted to record.
      Know all men I Thomas Barton Senr. of Stafford County Planter do stand & am bound to Abram Farrow Gent. ., sum of 400 pounds lawful Sterling mony of Great Britain 5th April] 1728. The condition of this obligation Whereas Thomas Barton by certain pair of Indenture .. hath granted unto Abram Farrow land on South side of Quantico Creek in Stafford Coty .. if Thomas Barton well & truly perform all covenants & more especially if the Wife of said Thomas Barton shall within three months release any claim she may have then this obliges. he voyd otherwise remain .
      Presence Elias Hore, Thomas Barton Benjamin Bullet, John Ashmore,
      Alexr. Scott
      At Court held for Stafford County 10th Aprill 1728 Thomas Barton acknowledged this Bond .. admitted to record.
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      1731-1732 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book A [June Whitehurst Johnson]:
      Page 317. Grace Barton, widow of Thomas Barton dec. for love and goodwill I bear to my children Lydia Drummond and William Barton.... deliver to my two children.... to daughter Lydia Drummond one cow and calf, one sow and piggs and gold ring to be delivered when she arrives to sixteen years of age and to my son William Barton, feather bed and bolster, two blanketts, one rugg, one cow and calf, one sow and piggs and one gun to be delivered when he arrives to twenty one years of age.
      Grace (her mark) Barton
      Wit: Thomas Barton, John Metcalfe.
      At court Aug. 16, 1732 Grace Barton acknowledged this deed of gift to Lydia Drummond and William Barton.
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      List of the Tithables allowed to Tend Tobacco and quantity of Plants in the Precincts Between Aquia and Quantico - Vizt [Stafford County, VA, 1724]
      Thomas Barton 3 - 12565
      Between 10-16 years old. (1724 date = 1708 - 1714)
      Valentine Barton
      Bur Barton
      Jas Barton 13 yrs old

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