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John B Newsom 1800 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Gilliam Newsom

Mother: Huldah Roper

Spouse(s): Sarah Ridley, Elizabeth Nicholson

Children(s): John Newsom, Marion Newsom, Nancy Newsome, Douglas Newsom, Sarah Newsom, Mary Newsom

In 1800, John B Newsom entered the world in Halifax, North Carolina, USA, born to Gilliam Newsom and Huldah Roper. John B Newsom married Sarah 'Sally' Buchanan Ridley, Elizabeth Mariah Nicholson, and had children including John Gilliam Newsom, Marion Eaton Newsom, Nancy "Nannie" Douglas Newsome, Douglas Newsom, Sarah Newsom, Mary Newsom. John B Newsom passed away in 1851 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1800, John B Newsom entered the world in Halifax, North Carolina, USA, born to Gilliam Newsom and Huldah Roper.
  • John B Newsom married Sarah 'Sally' Buchanan Ridley, Elizabeth Mariah Nicholson, and had children including John Gilliam Newsom, Marion Eaton Newsom, Nancy "Nannie" Douglas Newsome, Douglas Newsom, Sarah Newsom, Mary Newsom.
  • John B Newsom passed away in 1851 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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John Newsom's Ancestors

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John Newsom
1800 – 1851
Birth Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Gilliam Newsom
1752 – 1825
Southampton County, Virginia
Huldah Roper
1759 – 1834
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John ((5)) Roper
1750 – 1797
Virginia, USA
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803
, , North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1711 – 1784
Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
John Hawes
1725 – 1790
Mary
1710 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1660 – 1759
Susannah Unknown
1665 – 1720
John Hawes
1700 – 1790
Mary Smith
– 1730

John Newsom's Descendants

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John (B) Newsom (1800 – 1851) m. Sarah ('Sally' Buchanan) Ridley (7 Aug 1811 – 20 Sep 1852) m. Elizabeth (Mariah) Nicholson (7 Apr 1819 – 27 Aug 1870)
  1. 1. John (Gilliam) Newsom (14 May 1845 – 6 Jul 1904)
  2. 2. Marion (Eaton) Newsom (24 June 1848 – 25 June 1921) m. Annie (Soule) Heptinstall (25 Apr 1847 – 7 Sep 1915)
    1. 1. Dallas (Walton) Newsom (24 Oct 1873 – 21 Feb 1949)
    2. 2. Blanche Newsom (15 Jul 1877 – 25 Aug 1961)
    3. 3. Allen (Hervey) Newsom (abt 1879 – 27 Jun 1938)
    4. 4. Nena Newsom (5 Sep 1879 – 7 Aug 1944)
    5. 5. Annie Newsom (1881 – 1883)
    6. 6. Marion (Eugene) Newsom (4 MAR 1884 – 14 Sept 1948) m. Annie (Laurie) Long (14 Nov 1891 – 17 Jun 1977)
      1. 1. Marion (Eugene) Newsom (16 Sep 1912 – 2 Jan 1981)
      2. 2. James (Long) Newsom (20 Mar 1914 – 25 Feb 2007) m. Frances (Eugenia) Martin (14 JUL 1915 – 18 Sep 2002)
      3. 3. Annie (Laurie) Newsom (26 May 1915 – 4 Apr 2013)
      4. 4. Mary (Toms) Newsom (17 May 1917 – 9 Sep 1985)
      5. 5. Mary (T) Newsome (abt 1919 – )
      6. 6. John (Walton) Newsom (24 Jul 1919 – 26 Nov 2015)
      7. 7. John (W) Newsome (abt 1921 – )
      8. 8. Nancy Newsom (2 Sep 1921 – 6 May 2008)
      9. 9. Nancy Newsome (abt 1923 – )
      10. 10. Ernest (Edward "Ned") Newsom (11 Mar 1923 – )
      11. 11. Ernest (Edward "Ned") Newsom (11 Mar 1923 – )
      12. 12. Ned Newsome (abt 1924 – )
    7. 7. Earnest Newsom (Nov 1886 – 6 January 1910)
    8. 8. Helen Newsom (May 1889 – 20 October 1968)
  3. 3. Nancy ("Nannie" Douglas) Newsome (09 Jul 1850 – 14 Nov 1926)
  4. 4. Douglas Newsom
  5. 5. Sarah Newsom
  6. 6. Mary Newsom

John Newsom's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of John B Newsom in Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
1851
1851
Age 51
Death of John B Newsom in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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