Hello Shirley, Barton in the Beans is such an unusual name that I cannot imagine that it occurs/occurred twice in totally different locations of England. However, if what your cousin's friend says is true then that suggests a connection between the two places. It might be helpful to establish the origin of the name I guess. Regards, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Keith <stkeith@roman.net> To: <BARTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [BARTON-L] BARTONs of Hadfield, Kent, England > Michael, > > Thanks for your quick reply. I have a Barton cousin who has a friend > who lives in London. He tells me that the little village called > Barton-in-the-Beans in Surry Co. no longer exists, but it was there in > 1652 when our John Barton left to come to Virginia. He also said that > there are Bartons still living in that area. I don't know if this makes > any difference, but thought you might be interested in it. > > Shirley > > ______________________________