Rev. Thomas Barton

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37302366

Buried in St. George's Church, New York City. Chaplain under General Forbes, 1758, in French and Indian War. Rev. Thomas Barton was the first minister of St. James' Church, his ministry lasting from 1759-1778.

In 1754 THOMAS BARTON went to England, where he received Episcopal Orders. He accompanied, as chaplain, the expedition to Fort du Quesne (now Pittsburgh), which ended in the defeat and death of its leader, General Braddock. THOMAS BARTON settled at Lancaster as rector of St. James Episcopal Church, 1759-74 (a different report reflected 1777. His adherence to the royalist party compelled him to quit his post after nearly 20 years, and he removed to New York City, October 3, 1778, where he died.

~• Univ. of Dublin
~• "He was for some time tutor at the academy (now university) at Philadelphia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Barton_(divine)
~• In 1751 Barton opened a school in Norristown PA
~• In 1753 he married a sister of the acclaimed David Rittenhouse
~• He assumed a position as Rector at St. James Church in Lancaster PA.

~• Was in communication with the Rev. H.M. Mühhlenberg at Trappe as the British were leaving the occupation of Philadelphia in June 1778. See Journals