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Sarah (Sally) Newton 1761 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Father: John NEWTON

Mother: Lucretia ALLERTON

Spouse(s): John Melton

Children(s): Pierce Melton, Joseph Melton, Luceny Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Frances Melton, Joel Melton, Rebecca Melton, Joshua Melton, Lucy Melton

Sarah (Sally) Newton was born in 1761 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of John NEWTON and Lucretia Mary ALLERTON. Sarah (Sally) Newton married John Pierce Melton, and had children including Pierce Wade Melton, Joseph Melton, Luceny Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Frances Melton, Joel John Melton, Rebecca Melton, Joshua Melton, Lucy B Melton. Sarah (Sally) Newton passed away in 1835 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah (Sally) Newton was born in 1761 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of John NEWTON and Lucretia Mary ALLERTON.
  • Sarah (Sally) Newton married John Pierce Melton, and had children including Pierce Wade Melton, Joseph Melton, Luceny Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Frances Melton, Joel John Melton, Rebecca Melton, Joshua Melton, Lucy B Melton.
  • Sarah (Sally) Newton passed away in 1835 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John NEWTON
1740 – 1795
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Lucretia ALLERTON
1734 – 1787
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Melton
1763 – 1816
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Pierce Melton
1763 – 1826
Birth Location: Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA
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Joseph Melton
1782 – 1831
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Luceny Melton
1792 –
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Melton
1793 –
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Frances Melton
1795 –
Birth Location: –
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Joel Melton
1798 – 1853
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Melton
1804 –
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Joshua Melton
1805 – 1850
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Melton
1809 –
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Newton's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Newton
1761 – 1835
Birth Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Parents
John NEWTON
1740 – 1795
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Lucretia (Mary) ALLERTON
1734 – 1787
Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Newton's Descendants

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Sarah ((Sally)) Newton (1761 – 1835) m. John (Pierce) Melton (08 Mar 1763 – 1816)
  1. 1. Pierce (Wade) Melton (08 Mar 1763 – Mar 1826)
  2. 2. Joseph Melton (1782 OR 1797 – 1831)
  3. 3. Luceny Melton (1792 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Melton (1793 OR 1798 – )
  5. 5. Frances Melton (1795 – )
  6. 6. Joel (John) Melton (18 Oct 1798 – 1853)
    1. 1. Mabel Melton (15 Mar 1815 – 14 May 1892) m. William Bledsoe (1820 – 06 Oct 1863)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bledsoe (07 May 1851 – 08 Feb 1892) m. Andrew (Jackson) Shaw (04 MAR 1840 – 21 MAY 1915)
        1. 1. Albert (Newton) Shaw (8 Aug 1872 – 8 Nov 1952)
  7. 7. Rebecca Melton (1804 – )
  8. 8. Joshua Melton (1805 – 1850)
  9. 9. Lucy (B) Melton (1809 – )

Sarah Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Sarah (Sally) Newton in Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
1835
1835
Age 74
Death of Sarah (Sally) Newton in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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