I have no idea but my guess would be they were not in SC. The ones I have heard of were more around Iowa. M Linda Higgins wrote: > I don't know about the Newton name but the Barron name is associated > with South Carolina, the northern part close to the North Carolina line. > My family includes the Barrons. My husband's family includes the > Newtons, but I haven't gotten anywhere on the Newtons. Do you know if > these two were in S.C.?