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==Colonel Samuel Barton==

==Colonel Samuel Barton==

'''Colonel Samuel Barton''' (May 1749-January 1810) was a pioneer and Patriot of the [[American Revolution]] (1775-1783) but is remembered more for the exploration and settlement of what was to become [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]].

'''Colonel Samuel Barton''' (May 1749-January 1810) was a pioneer and Patriot of the [[American Revolution]] (1775–1783) but is remembered more for the exploration and settlement of what was to become [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]].

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Little is known of his early youth. Family tradition holds that Samuel, born in [[Virginia]], was left bound as an apprentice while his father returned to [[England]] for business only to be lost at sea. Recent y-DNA testing of a male descendant of Samuel Barton has shown that this branch of Barton’s are part of a lineage whose earliest known member in America was Lewis Barton of Maryland.

Little is known of his early youth. Family tradition holds that Samuel, born in [[Virginia]], was left bound as an apprentice while his father returned to [[England]] for business only to be lost at sea. Recent y-DNA testing of a male descendant of Samuel Barton has shown that this branch of Barton’s are part of a lineage whose earliest known member in America was Lewis Barton of Maryland.

On January 7, 1783, a second Cumberland Compact was created and signed by Barton and nine other founders. Upon the creation of Davidson County in April of that year, Barton was appointed as Justice of the Peace and Judge of the County Court. In October of 1783 he was elected as Court Entry-Taker and was sworn in as 2nd Major of the Militia. In 1784 Samuel Barton was designated as one of the five Directors as well as Treasurer of the fledgling city. He was later selected as a Colonel of the Militia.

On January 7, 1783, a second Cumberland Compact was created and signed by Barton and nine other founders. Upon the creation of Davidson County in April of that year, Barton was appointed as Justice of the Peace and Judge of the County Court. In October of 1783 he was elected as Court Entry-Taker and was sworn in as 2nd Major of the Militia. In 1784 Samuel Barton was designated as one of the five Directors as well as Treasurer of the fledgling city. He was later selected as a Colonel of the Militia.

==Later Life==

==Later life==

In 1798, not yet 50 years of age, Samuel Barton resigned from civic life and moved his large family to what would the next year become Wilson County, Tennessee. For the last 12 years of his life he farmed his extensive land holdings, having been granted more than 1000 acres. His large plantation was on Jenning’s Fork of Round Lick Creek. He took up the vocation of surveying and appraising land. His burial site is unknown.

In 1798, not yet 50 years of age, Samuel Barton resigned from civic life and moved his large family to what would the next year become Wilson County, Tennessee. For the last 12 years of his life he farmed his extensive land holdings, having been granted more than 1000 acres. His large plantation was on Jenning’s Fork of Round Lick Creek. He took up the vocation of surveying and appraising land. His burial site is unknown.