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Robert Newton 1551 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Milverton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1588

Death Location: Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Hawtrey

Mother: Margaretha Poyntz

Spouse(s): Isabel Newton

Children(s): Margery Newton

Robert Newton was born in 1551 in Milverton, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Knight John Craddock Newton of Hawtrey and Margaretha Poyntz. Robert Newton married Isabel Newton, and had children including Margery Newton. Robert Newton passed away in 1588 in Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Newton was born in 1551 in Milverton, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Knight John Craddock Newton of Hawtrey and Margaretha Poyntz.
  • Robert Newton married Isabel Newton, and had children including Margery Newton.
  • Robert Newton passed away in 1588 in Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hawtrey
1507 – 1568
Birth Location: Richmont, East Harptree, Somersetshire, England
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Margaretha Poyntz
1511 – 1568
Birth Location: Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Newton
1551 – 1600
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Margery Newton
1570 – 1610
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Robert Newton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Newton
1551 – 1588
Birth Place: Milverton, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Craddock Newton of Hawtrey
1507 – 1568
Richmont, East Harptree, Somersetshire, England
Margaretha Poyntz
1511 – 1568
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John IV) Newton
1478 – 1515
Ryhill, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Fitzhugh de) Thorpe
1484 – 1515
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Knight Robert Ponytz Sheriff of Gloucestershire and Hampshire, Queen's) Chanceler
1450 – 1520
Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Wydeville
1455 – 1520
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Thorpe
1446 – 1503
Isabel Fitzhugh
1446 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Newton's Descendants

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Robert Newton (1551 – 20 Apr 1588) m. Isabel Newton (1551 – 1600)
  1. 1. Margery Newton (1570 – 1 Jan 1610)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Retchford (1578 – 24 Jul 1635) m. James Britain (1578 – 1640)
      1. 1. John (II) Brittain (11 Feb 1620 – abt 1708) m. Anne Bull (21 Mar 1623 – 13 Sep 1676)
        1. 1. William Brittain (11 Jun 1650 – 2 Dec 1687) m. Sarah Warren (19 Sep 1647 – )

Robert Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Robert Newton in Milverton, Somerset, England
Milverton, Somerset, England
1588
20 Apr 1588
Age 37
Death of Robert Newton in Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Milverton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1588
    Event Place: Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
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