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Sir Lawrence Newton 1519–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Winmslow, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Lewes, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Elder"

Mother: Lady Fitton

Spouse(s): Lady Pyland

Children(s): Honor Newton, Richard Newton, William Newton, Nicholas Newton, Isabel Newton

In 1519, Sir Lawrence Newton entered the world in Winmslow, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Humphrey De Newton The Elder And Lady Ellen De Fitton. Sir Lawrence Newton married Lady Elizabeth Pyland, and had children including Honor Newton, Isabel Newton, Nicholas Newton, Richard Newton, William Newton. Sir Lawrence Newton passed away in 1593 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Sir Lawrence Newton entered the world in Winmslow, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Humphrey De Newton The Elder And Lady Ellen De Fitton.
  • Sir Lawrence Newton married Lady Elizabeth Pyland, and had children including Honor Newton, Isabel Newton, Nicholas Newton, Richard Newton, William Newton.
  • Sir Lawrence Newton passed away in 1593 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Elder"
1466–1537
Birth Location: Prestbury, McClesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
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Lady Fitton
1468–1536
Birth Location: Wilmslow, MacChestfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Pyland
1520–1633
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LP

Children(s)

Honor Newton
1566–1637
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
HN
Richard Newton
1542–1588
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
RN
William Newton
1563–1648
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, England
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Nicholas Newton
1569–1638
Birth Location: Lindfield, Sussex, England
NN
Isabel Newton
1551–1600
Birth Location: , Lincolnshire, , England
IN

Sir Newton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Newton
1519–1593
Birth Place: Winmslow, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Humphrey de Newton "the Elder"
1466–1537
Prestbury, McClesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Lady (Ellen de) Fitton
1468–1536
Wilmslow, MacChestfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Richard de) Newton
1430–1497
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Jane Newton
1446–1498
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Newton
–1452
Alice Milton
1415–1492
Geoffrey Lowe
1410–1451
Margaret (Leigh)
1414–1452
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Newton
1336–1415

Sir Newton's Descendants

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Sir (Lawrence) Newton (1519–1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Pyland (1520–22 Feb 1633)
  1. 1. Honor Newton 1566–1637 m. John ((Simon)) Rockwell 1560–1636
    1. 1. William (" Deacon") Rockwell 1591–1640 m. Susannah Capen 1602–1666
      1. 1. Samuel Rockwell 1639–1711 m. Mary Norton~ 1635–1662
        1. 1. Josiah Rockwell 1678–1742 m. Rebecca Loomis 1687–1713
        2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1662–1738 m. Josiah Loomis 1661–1735
        3. 3. Samuel Rockwell 1667–1725 m. Elizabeth Gaylord 1670–1727
        4. 4. Joseph Rockwell 1670–1714 m. Elizabeth (Drake (as in Sir Francis) Drake) 1675–1731
        5. 5. John Rockwell 1663–1746 m. Ann Skinner 1679–1756
        6. 6. Abigail Rockwell 1676–1741 m. John Smith 1674–1689
        7. 7. Abigail Rockwell 1664–1665
      2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1635–1676
      3. 3. Joan Rockwell 1625–1683 m. Jeffery Baker 1625–1655 m. Richard Ingraham 1600–1683
        1. 1. Samuel Baker 1644–1715 m. Sarah Cook 1650–
        2. 2. Hepziba Baker 1646–
        3. 3. Mary Baker 1649–1707
        4. 4. Abigail Baker 1652–
        5. 5. Joseph Baker 1655–1691 m. Hannah Cook 1655–
      4. 4. John (Rockwell) III 1610–1673 m. Sarah Ensign 1630–1659 m. Deliverance (Hawes (Hayes) Haynes) 1640–1718
        1. 1. Sarah Rockwell 1653–1732 m. David (Merriman) Hall 1652–1727
        2. 2. Joseph (Rockwell Capt &) Deacon 1668–1742 m. Elizabeth Foster 1673–1753
        3. 3. John Rockwell 1665–1731 m. Abigail Canfield 1672–1734
        4. 4. Lydia Rockwell 1656–1681 m. Joshua Atwater 1652–1681
        5. 5. Ruth ROCKWELL 1655–1739 m. Daniel Mix 1638–1720
        6. 6. Hannah Rockwell 1665–1731
        7. 7. Elizabeth Rockwell 1671–1721 m. James (Ward) Leiut –1711
      5. 5. Ruth Rockwell 1633–1683 m. Christopher Huntington 1624–1688
        1. 1. Ann Huntington 1675–
        2. 2. Christopher Huntington 1660–1735
        3. 3. Susannah Huntington 1668–1727
        4. 4. John Huntington 1666–
        5. 5. Lydia Huntington 1672–
        6. 6. Ruth Huntington 1658–1683
        7. 7. Thomas Huntington 1664–
      6. 6. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683 m. Walter Gaylord 1626–1689
        1. 1. Eleazer GAYLORD 1662–1714
        2. 2. Mary GAYLORD 1650–1689 m. John (Day) Sr 1643–
        3. 3. Sarah Gaylord 1665–1758 m. Timothy Phelps 1656–1712
      7. 7. Mary Rockwell 1629–
    2. 2. John Rockwell 1588–1662 m. Wilmot ((Wilmoth)) Cade 1587–1662
      1. 1. Nathaniel ROCKWELL 1621–1656
      2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1624–1684 m. Robert Watson 1608–1689
      3. 3. Hannah Rockwell 1627–1672 m. Zachary Sanford 1625–1668
        1. 1. Zachary Sanford 1653–
        2. 2. Hanna Sanford 1656–1683 m. Samuel Gunn 1635–1699 m. Abraham Chalker 1655–1730
        3. 3. Ezekiel Sanford 1663–1711
        4. 4. Deborah Sanford 1665–1749 m. Samuel (Jones) Jr. 1667–1746
        5. 5. Sarah Sanford 1668–
        6. 6. Rebecca Sanford 1668–1722
      4. 4. Simon Rockwell 1630–1665
      5. 5. Thomas Rockwell 1633–
      6. 6. John (Rockwell) III 1621–1673 m. Elizabeth Weed 1637–1676
    3. 3. Jane (Or Joanne) ROCKWELL 1596–1777 m. John Farthing 1592–
      1. 1. John Farthing –1794
    4. 4. Roger Rockwell 1595–1665 m. Susannah 1602–1666
      1. 1. Ruth ROCKWELL 1633–1683
      2. 2. Nathaniel ROCKWELL 1641–
      3. 3. Joseph Rockwell 1634–1633
      4. 4. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683
      5. 5. Abigail Rockwell 1632–1638
    5. 5. Richard Rockwell 1586–1683 m. Mary Norton 1588–1676
      1. 1. Joseph (\ Josiah) Rockwell 1609–1675
      2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1617–1621
      3. 3. Thomas Rockwell 1606–1613
      4. 4. Nathaniel Rockwell 1611–1613
      5. 5. Samuel Rockwell 1613–1613
      6. 6. Deberath Rockwell 1615–1666
  2. 2. Richard Newton 1542–1588
  3. 3. William Newton 1563–1648
  4. 4. Nicholas Newton 1569–1638
  5. 5. Isabel Newton 1551–1600

Sir Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Sir Lawrence Newton in Winmslow, Cheshire, England
Winmslow, Cheshire, England
1593
1593
Age 74
Death of Sir Lawrence Newton in Lewes, Sussex, England
Lewes, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Winmslow, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 82

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 82
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