Barton Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Barton

Barton

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Barton history with Barton Family Crest
Barton Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Barton

Surname Notables

About Family Crests

Barton Products

Origins Available: English, German

Where did the English Barton family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Barton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The ancestors of the Barton surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived on a barley farm. Checking further we found the name was derived from the English word barton which originates in the two Old English words bere, which means barley, and tun, signifying an enclosure.

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Barton include Barton, Barten, Bartin and others.

First found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Jane Barton who settled in Barbados in 1654; Nicholas Barton settled in Virginia in the same year; Robert Barton settled in Virginia in 1637; William Barton settled in Jamaica in 1654.

Motto Translated: By fidelity and fortitude.

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Suggested Readings for the name Barton

Barton-Green and Related Families by Ruth Lincoln Kay.

Some noteworthy people of the name Barton

Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912), American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross
Major General Raymond O. Barton (1890-1963), American Army officer and combat commander in World War I and World War II
Robert S. Barton (1925-2009), American computer scientist and chief architect of several computers made by Burroughs Corporation
Eileen Barton (1924-2006), American singer and radio actress
John Bernard Addie Barton CBE (b. 1928), English stage director and co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company
William Hickson Barton CM (b. 1917), Canadian diplomat made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1993
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton (1918-1998), British chemist, who won the 1969 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Prime Minister Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920), Australian politician, 1st prime minister of the Commonwealth of Australia (1901)
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (b. 1986), British-American film, television, and stage actress
Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton (1921-1944), British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Barton family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Barton coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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The Barton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Barton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.