HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
1796: Wm. Barton HA/sa 011 [Tax Digest, 1789-1799, p. 5, forwarded by Judy Barton, descendant of William S. Barton of Hall Co., GA]
1827 to 1834: Sarah (dau. of James and Eunice (Bowen) West) was md. to Willoughby Barton. She is bd. at Tyger Church Cem. Willoughby and Sarah were in Habersham Co., GA between 1827 and 1834, then went back to Greenville, SC.
1830 Census Index
Barten, John #38
Lewis #58
1840 Census
Barton, Lewis? 1m 60-70, 1f 60-70
No date: John Barton and Obadiah Hooper were securities for Priscilla Murdock, admr. of Joseph Murdock estate. This was near the Hall/Habersham border which would be present day White Co.
1850 Census, 17th District, 37th Div
| #29 Barton, [or Burton?] |
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| Lewis Mary Barr |
74; SC frmer 75; SC [This name according to S. McRay's notes] |
| #45 Davis, |
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| Young Nancy T. S. J. A. D. L. E. E. S. R. |
30; SC $2500 24; GA [Nancy Swift] 5; GA m. 4; GA f. 2; GA m. [or D. T.?] 2; GA m. twins 7/12; GA m. |
Young Davis was the son of Harvey and Sarah (Barton) Davis. Sarah was the sister of Thomas Barton who was bd. in White Co., GA.
1855: According to Thomas' application for bounty land in April of 1833, Thomas Barton was 61 and he resided in Habersham Co.
9-30-1856: Thomas Barton md. Dicy Davis, Book B, p. 140.
John W. Barton md.1848 to Martha Ann Goss
Thomas Barton who died and is buried in White Co., GA, lived in Habersham Co. according to an April 1855 application for bounty land due to his service as a private in the War of 1812. He listed his age on this application as 61. He volunteered for service in Spartanburg Co., SC.
Possible Fowler/Barton Connection
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 From: Lee lfowler@hiwaay.net
Rumors handed down thru several lines of Fowlers has it that we were originally Bartons and were adopted by a Fowler family. James Fowler b. 1797 in SC migrated to GA in early 1820's. Also brother William and possible brother Thomas (no proof). Several Fowler descendants have the given name Barton, which leads credence to the rumor. During my research I have met very distant cousins who were told the same thing. I cannot link James Fowler to any of the Fowler lines in SC. He stopped for a while in Hall County, GA (as did a number of Barton families) before settling in Forsyth/Cherokee Counties GA.
Has anyone run across any Barton children being adopted in SC in the early 1800's?
[Lee (above) mentioned on his web page http://fly.hiwaay.net/~lfowler/family01/i0000207.htm#i207 that James, Sarah and daughter Jane were living in Habersham Co. during the 1830 census.]