The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

To Miss D. G.. who asks for "the coat
! of arms of the Bullens. descended from
Anne Boleyn.''
The coat OF arms of this family is de-
scribed thus: Argent. a chevron, be-
tween three bulls heads, sable, armed
or" The name is of French origin and
is derived from the city of Boulogne. No
| doubt the first to bear It in England
were natives of that city.
The family sprang into prominence
| only about hundred years before the
time of Anne Boleyn. Sir Thomas
Boleyn was created first Viscount Roch-
ford and then Earl of Wiltshire and Or
monde, by King Henry VII, to whom he
served with great ability as Amba dor
to France. This Thomas Boleyn had three
children, George who succeeded to his
titles, and who with his wife was event
ually executed by royal command; Anne.
wife of King Henry VIII. and mother
of Queen Elizabeth. who. every one knows
was executed by King Henry; and Mary
who married Carey. Lord Hunsdon. The
Earldom became extinct with the execu-
ton of George, who had no heirs.
To T. p. B. who asks for informa ton
about the Barton family. who. says this
correspondent tradition has it came in
the Mayfiower."
we 90 not nave 10 OepenQ
upon tradition when it comes to Ques-
tioas of the Mayfower passenger list. for
an authentic record OF all on board is t.
be found in Governor winslow's history
of the expedition. We are really very
sorry to have to nip this little theory.
which apparently has bloomed SO long in
. the Barton family; but the fact that
among the ffty-two family names men,
toned In this list that of Barton is not
early settlers of Salem, Mass. One Sam.
uel Barton is on record as a witness in
the trial OF Elizabeth Proctor for witch
| craft in Salem in 1881 The record gives
his age as about twenty-five" Samuel
| Barton moved from Salem to Farming
ton and later to oxford. BY his wife
whose name was probably Hannah
Bridges, he had many children and
through them is the progenitor of large
number of the name in thie country
Another early settler Of the name was
Thomas Barton, of Lancaster. Pa, who
was born In Monaghan. ireland, in 1870.
| He was graduated from the University
of Dublin and. having taken orders in
i the church OF England. he became rector
| Of st. James church, Lancaster, Ga: AL
| though Thomas was Of Irish birth the
| family was of English descent. His son
Richard settled In Frederick county, Vir-
southern states that most of his descend
ants are now to be found.
To W. o. H. who asks: WHO was the
| first man by the name Of Hamilton in
the United States?"
Probably the first man Of this name
to settle in what is now the United States
was William Hamilton, who was born
in Glasgow, Scotland, In 1s43' and settled
in Cape Cod. He was prosecuted there
for dealing IN evil spirits" and the
proof of this fact, to the other settlers of
Cape Cod, was because he killed the first
whale ever seen on the New England
coast So severe was his persecution that
he was forced to fee to Rhode Island,
and from there he went to Danbury,
Connecticut, where he found broader
| minded children. who held him IN none
the worse esteem because Of his whale
killing adventure. His son, silas, was
soldier In the French and Indian wars