William Shaw was a minister in the Christian Church. He was born in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England and founded the town of Barton, Maryland in the United States in 1794.[1]
The Shaw Mansion, on Laurel Run Road in Barton, is on the National Register of Historic Properties.[2] It was built in 1872 by the son of Willam Shaw, Andrew Shaw.