Thanks Douglas. First, apologies to all, I should have said Hadlow, Kent, but I'm sure you all spotted that typo <g>. The county of Kent is roughly 60 miles E/W and 30 miles N/S. Known as the Garden of England it has for a long time been intensively cultivated and would always have had quite a high relative population density. In 1881 the population was 1 million out of a total of 30 million for Great Britain. Bethersden is about 30 miles from Hadlow, far enough to make any family connection unlikely. There was certainly a long line of BARTONs from Hadlow. Of the 2,822 BARTON baptismal entries in the British Isles shown in the British Vital Records Index, 550 were in the county of Kent and 329 were in the tiny village of Hadlow (1558 to 1860). That's not a very reliable statistic, however, as the BVRI is only a sample and many parishes in Kent are not covered but it suggests quite a high concentration in Hadlow even so. Regards, Michael Sprackling ----- Original Message ----- From: chris benson <makettle@dreamscape.com> To: <BARTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 2:49 AM Subject: Re: [BARTON-L] BARTONs of Hadfield, Kent, England > Don't know if there is a connection. I don't know a whole lot about the Barton > side except this. > William Barton from Bethersten, Kent Co. England arrived in America 1876 with > his wife Sarah Tanton and one child, George Ernest. As far as we know he came > directly to Whitesboro, Oneida Co. New York. > I don't know how large Kent Co. is and how wide spread the Barton name is there > so I quess this is a shot in the dark. > > douglas benson > whitesboro > new york > > > I'm a new subscriber and I'm hoping that some of you have BARTON interests > > in the county of Kent, England. > > > > My BARTON direct line ended when Elizabeth BARTON married Frederick SCOTT in > > 1837 in Warehorne, Kent. > > > > [After her death in 1863 Frederick with four of their sons emigrated to the > > USA in 1871 and settled in Effingham Co., Illinois. In 1879 two of the > > brothers set up the first commercial ice cream factory in Kansas (in Topeka) > > and it was to remain in business for the next 100 years.] > > > > Elizabeth was born in 1815 in Brabourne, Kent, daughter of Solomon BARTON > > and Macey DUDDY. Solomon was born in Hadlow, Kent and I have all his > > paternal line living in Hadlow back to Elizabeth's 6g. grandfather John > > BARTON The Elder (m. Agnes HOLTE) born about 1500. > > > > Obviously I would like to get back further, though it's getting difficult > > now, but I would also like to flesh out more of the side branches. So does > > anyone have any connections? > > > > Michael Sprackling, > > Birkenhead, > > Merseyside, > > England. > > > > = > > ______________________________