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John Y. NEWTON 1732 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1732

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1790

Death Location: Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA

Father: Abraham NEWTON

Mother: Sarah GRAVES

Spouse(s): Keziah DORSETT

Children(s): John Newton, Jemima Newton, Phillip Newton, James Newton, Moses NEWTON, Phoebe Newton, Mary Newton

John Y. NEWTON Sr. was born in 1732 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Abraham NEWTON and Sarah GRAVES. John Y. NEWTON Sr. married Keziah DORSETT, and had children including John Newton, Jemima Newton, Phillip Dorset Newton, James Newton, Moses NEWTON, Phoebe Newton, Mary Newton. John Y. NEWTON Sr. passed away in 1790 in Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Y. NEWTON Sr. was born in 1732 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Abraham NEWTON and Sarah GRAVES.
  • John Y. NEWTON Sr. married Keziah DORSETT, and had children including John Newton, Jemima Newton, Phillip Dorset Newton, James Newton, Moses NEWTON, Phoebe Newton, Mary Newton.
  • John Y. NEWTON Sr. passed away in 1790 in Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham NEWTON
1715 – 1742
Birth Location: Marlborough, MA
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Sarah GRAVES
1710 – 1773
Birth Location: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Keziah DORSETT
1735 – 1791
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
KD

Children(s)

John Newton
1755 – 1780
Birth Location: –
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Jemima Newton
1757 –
Birth Location: –
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Phillip Newton
1760 – 1851
Birth Location: Duplin, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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James Newton
1763 – 1845
Birth Location: –
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Moses NEWTON
1766 – 1826
Birth Location: Colleton District, South Carolina, USA
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Phoebe Newton
1771 –
Birth Location: –
PN
Mary Newton
1773 –
Birth Location: –
MN

John NEWTON's Ancestors

Self
John NEWTON
1732 – 1790
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Abraham NEWTON
1715 – 1742
Marlborough, MA
Sarah GRAVES
1710 – 1773
Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abraham NEWTON
1690 – 1742
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel NEWTONwife
Great-Grandparents
Daniel NEWTON
1655 – 1739
Sussana MORSE
1663 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard NEWTON
1601 – 1701
Anne LOKER
1605 – 1697

John NEWTON's Descendants

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John (Y.) NEWTON (07 Aug 1732 – 20 Nov 1790) m. Keziah DORSETT (1735 – 1791)
  1. 1. John Newton (Jul 05, 1755 – 1780)
  2. 2. Jemima Newton (Jul 05, 1757 – )
  3. 3. Phillip (Dorset) Newton (Jan 17, 1760 – Feb 20, 1851)
  4. 4. James Newton (Jan 25, 1763 – 1845)
  5. 5. Moses NEWTON (Aug 14, 1766 – Aug 1826) m. Elizabeth HUDSPETH (1769 – 1810) m. Nancy[Mrs] Willoy (Bet. 1780–1790 – )
    1. 1. John (Hamlin) Newton (Sep 08, 1800 – Sep 20, 1889) m. Mary Jordan (Jul 02, 1804 – Feb 22, 1893)
      1. 1. Edwin (Dorset) Newton (13 Oct 1835 – 19 Oct 1917)
    2. 2. Mary (Early) NEWTON (Nov 20, 1795 – ) m. James (Marcellus) JOHNS (Mar 03, 1785 – Abt. 1875)
      1. 1. Arabella (Grace) Johns (17 Sep 1821 – 30 Nov 1904) m. John (Armstrong) McNair
        1. 1. Thomas (E.) Mcnair (Abt 1857 – )
        2. 2. Lizzie (A.) Mcnair (Abt 1864 – )
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) JOHNS (1824 – Aug 28, 1868) m. Lillie (Angelina) WILLIAMS (Aug 20, 1826 – Jan 17, 1901)
        1. 1. James (M) Johns (1847 – )
        2. 2. Mary (E) Johns (1849 – )
        3. 3. Olivia Johns (Bet. 1852–1854 – 26 Dec 1939)
        4. 4. John (Joseph) Johns (1854 – Dec 20, 1938) m. Doveanah (Josephine) Johnson (Jul 03, 1857 – Mar 19, 1928)
        5. 5. William (Benjamin) JOHNS (Feb 08, 1857 – Oct 03, 1943) m. Ella (Belle) HESTER (Mar 12, 1861 – Oct 12, 1896) m. Nannie (Sue) Findley (Jun 11, 1878 – Jul 13, 1925)
        6. 6. Thomas (J) Johns (Jun 1860 – Bef. 1870)
        7. 7. Elizabeth (A.) Johns (Feb 1862 – ) m. Charles (Theodore) Jones (Apr 24, 1860 – Nov 24, 1922)
        8. 8. Charlie (Ada) Johns (Abt. 1866 – )
        9. 9. Mary (M.) Farnell (Abt. 1869 – )
      3. 3. James (Montgomery) Johns (1829 – 1901) m. Margaret (A.) Tooke (1836 – 1889)
        1. 1. James (Edward) Johns (18 Jan 1860 – Apr 1940) m. Elizabeth (V) Johns (May 1852 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Johns (12 Oct 1861 – 11 Jun 1945)
        3. 3. Alice (Amanda) Johns (15 May 1863 – 1949) m. William (Lawrence) Tooke (03 May 1866 – 29 Apr 1937)
        4. 4. John (Hargrove) Johns (15 Nov 1865 – 10 Feb 1935) m. Annie (Bell) Alderman (06 Jan 1879 – 15 Aug 1974)
        5. 5. William (M) Johns (01 Feb 1868 – 12 Jan 1890)
        6. 6. Charlie (Isaac) Johns (20 Jul 1880 – 22 May 1885)
    3. 3. Isaac Newton (1798 – )
    4. 4. Grace Newton (20 Jan 1798 – Bet. 1850–1860)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Newton (1802 – )
    6. 6. Isaac Newton (Dec 04, 1803 – Abt. 1885)
    7. 7. Nancy Newton (Mar 04, 1805 – 1850)
    8. 8. Sarah Newton (1806 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Newton (Mar 22, 1806 – )
    10. 10. Sarah (Baker) Newton (Jun 28, 1808 – )
  6. 6. Phoebe Newton (Apr 24, 1771 – )
  7. 7. Mary Newton (Nov 16, 1773 – )

John NEWTON's Timeline

2 Records

1732
07 Aug 1732
Birth of John Y. NEWTON Sr. in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1790
20 Nov 1790
Age 58
Death of John Y. NEWTON Sr. in Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA
Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1732
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1790
    Record Source: Rev John Newton

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: SC, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Jefferson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Davis-Newton Cemetery
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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