After Barton 's father died in 1775 , his mother moved the family to Pittsylvania County , Virginia in 1779 , then on the frontier .
Mary Stone was a member of the Church of England and Barton had been christened by a priest named Thomas Thornton .
After Barton 's father died in 1775 , Barton 's mother moved the family to Pittsylvania County , Virginia in 1779 , then on the frontier .
Mary Stone was a member of the Church of England and Barton had been christened by a priest named Thomas Thornton .