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Robert Thomas Newsom 1685–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1685

Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jan 1745

Death Location: Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Mary Sheppard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crawford

Children(s): David Newsom, Alice Newsome, Moses* Newsome, Robert Newsom, Benjamin Newsome, Thomas Newsom, Martha Newsom, Jacob Newsome, Julian Newsome, Joseph Newsom, Ann Newsom, Virginia Newsom, Nathan Newsom, William Newsom, Amos Newsom, Thomas II, Solomon Newsom, Elizabeth Newsom, Sarah Newsum, Samuel Newsom, Peter Newsom, Mary Newsome

Robert Thomas Newsom was born in 1685 in Surry County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Newsom Ii And Mary Ann Sheppard. Robert Thomas Newsom married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Alice Newsome, Amos Newsom, Ann Newsom, Benjamin Newsome, David Newsom, Elizabeth Newsom, Jacob Calvin Newsome, Joseph Newsom, Julian Newsome, Lucy Newsom, Martha Newsom, Mary Newsome, Moses Newsome, Nathan Newsom, Peter Newsom, Robert Newsom, Samuel Newsom, Sarah Newsum, Solomon Newsom, Thomas Newsom, Thomas Newsom Ii, Virginia Ann Newsom, William Newsom. Robert Thomas Newsom passed away in 1745 in Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Thomas Newsom was born in 1685 in Surry County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Newsom Ii And Mary Ann Sheppard.
  • Robert Thomas Newsom married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Alice Newsome, Amos Newsom, Ann Newsom, Benjamin Newsome, David Newsom, Elizabeth Newsom, Jacob Calvin Newsome, Joseph Newsom, Julian Newsome, Lucy Newsom, Martha Newsom, Mary Newsome, Moses Newsome, Nathan Newsom, Peter Newsom, Robert Newsom, Samuel Newsom, Sarah Newsum, Solomon Newsom, Thomas Newsom, Thomas Newsom Ii, Virginia Ann Newsom, William Newsom.
  • Robert Thomas Newsom passed away in 1745 in Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Robert Newsom's Ancestors

Self
Robert Newsom
1685–1745
Birth Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Newsom II
1647–1691
Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Sheppard
1645–1711
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Newsom
1614–1657
Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Gertrude) Wilson
1613–1670
Lancashire, England
Robert Sheppard
1604–1654
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Newsom
1553–1624
Ellen Singleton
1588–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Newsom's Descendants

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Robert (Thomas) Newsom (Jun 1685–27 Jan 1745) m. Elizabeth Crawford (1685–14 Aug 1755)
  1. 1. David Newsom 1730–1768
  2. 2. Alice Newsome 1650–1671
  3. 3. Moses* Newsome 1709–1710
  4. 4. Robert Newsom 1720–1757
  5. 5. Benjamin Newsome 1718–1762
  6. 6. Thomas Newsom 1718–1779
  7. 7. Martha Newsom –1823
  8. 8. Jacob (Calvin) Newsome 1727–1778 m. Tabitha Gilliam 1731–1782 m. Patience 1737–1798
    1. 1. Gilliam Newsom 1752–1825 m. Hulda Roper 1771–1840
      1. 1. Sylvester (Williamson) Newsom 1811–1887 m. Sanford (William) Jenkins 1810–1889
        1. 1. Lucretia (Faulconton (Twin)) Jenkins 1846–1885 m. James (Harrison) Pittard 1845–1925
        2. 2. Bradford (Story Sanford) Jenkins 1842–1883
        3. 3. Sgt. (Maj. Newsom Edward) Jenkins 1837–1921
        4. 4. Jesse Jenkins 1836–
        5. 5. Doliska (White) Jenkins 1846–1914 m. Robert (Tinch) Jenkins 1838–1926
        6. 6. Betty (Byrd) Jenkins 1849–
        7. 7. Capt. (Wilson Thomas) Jenkins 1839–1909
        8. 8. Martha (Ann "Patsy") Jenkins 1843–1953 m. James (T.) Hawkins 1841–1913
        9. 9. Tabitha (G) Hawkins 1848–1927 m. James (T.) Hawkins 1841–1913 m. Jesse (Granderson) Pittard 1841–1911
        10. 10. Sylvester (S) Jenkins 1853–1940
        11. 11. Bettie Jenkins 1850–
        12. 12. Elizabeth ("Bettie" Byrd) Jenkins 1848–1927
        13. 13. Mary (Ann) Jenkins 1853–1921
      2. 2. Elizabeth Newsome 1804–1860
      3. 3. Francis Newsom 1812–
      4. 4. Samuel Newsom 1794–1840
      5. 5. Eaton (Roper) Newsome 1796–1857
      6. 6. Tabitha (Gilliam) Newsom 1792–1863
      7. 7. James (Mark) Newsom 1800–1889
      8. 8. John (B.) Newsom 1802–1851
      9. 9. Nancy (N) Newsom 1794–1887
      10. 10. Gilliam Newsom 1789–1839
      11. 11. Mary Moss 1788–1875
      12. 12. Lemuel (Dow) Newsom 1800–1840
      13. 13. Nancy (W) Newsom 1794–
    2. 2. Lucy Newsom 1765–1840
    3. 3. Sally Newsum 1761–
    4. 4. Littleberry Newsom 1753–1820
    5. 5. Isham Newsom 1759–1820
    6. 6. Jacob (Calvin Newsom) II 1762–1840
  9. 9. Julian Newsome 1711–1800
  10. 10. Joseph Newsom 1710–1766
  11. 11. Ann Newsom 1724–1755
  12. 12. Virginia (Ann) Newsom 1704–1755
  13. 13. Nathan Newsom 1752–1762
  14. 14. William Newsom 1708–1747
  15. 15. Amos Newsom 1713–1766
  16. 16. Thomas (Newsom) II 1708–1785
  17. 17. Solomon Newsom 1715–1795
  18. 18. Elizabeth Newsom 1708–1755
  19. 19. Sarah Newsum 1725–1784
  20. 20. Samuel Newsom 1710–1779
  21. 21. Peter Newsom 1712–
  22. 22. Mary Newsome 1706–1800

Robert Newsom's Timeline

2 Records

1685
Jun 1685
Birth of Robert Thomas Newsom in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry County, Virginia, USA
1745
27 Jan 1745
Age 60
Death of Robert Thomas Newsom in Southampton, Virginia, USA
Southampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1685
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1685; Birth city: Surry County; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1745
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1685; Birth city: Surry County; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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