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William Newsom 1648 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: William Newson

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): Anne Sheppard

Children(s): John Newsom

William Newsom was born in 1648 in Surry, Virginia, USA, the child of William Richard Newson and Elizabeth Gertrude Wilson. William Newsom married Anne Sheppard, and had children including John Newsom. William Newsom passed away in 1691 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Newsom was born in 1648 in Surry, Virginia, USA, the child of William Richard Newson and Elizabeth Gertrude Wilson.
  • William Newsom married Anne Sheppard, and had children including John Newsom.
  • William Newsom passed away in 1691 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Newson
1614 – 1657
Birth Location: Newsom Hall, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Wilson
1615 – 1670
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anne Sheppard
1645 – 1710
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Newsom
1672 – 1724
Birth Location: Rich Neck Plantation, Surry, Virginia, United States
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William Newsom's Ancestors

Self
William Newsom
1648 – 1691
Birth Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Richard Newson
1614 – 1657
Newsom Hall, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Gertrude) Wilson
1615 – 1670
Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (R) Newson
1595 –
Elizabeth Sherbourne
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Newsom's Descendants

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William Newsom (1648 – 1691) m. Anne Sheppard (1645 – 20 March 1710)
  1. 1. John Newsom (abt 1672 – 15 Jul 1724) m. Sarah (Patience) Crawford (1687 – 1755)
    1. 1. William (Hilliard) Newsom (1705 – 1776)
    2. 2. Julia (Anne) Newsom (1708 – November 1771) m. William (John) Hilliard (15 September 1703 – May 1756)
      1. 1. James Hilliard (1730 – 12 Feb 1764) m. Penelope Lawrence (17 Oct 1739 – 1839)
        1. 1. Isaac Hilliard (1760 – )
        2. 2. Rightman ("Wrightman") Hilliard (1762 – 9 Nov 1840) m. Elizabeth Brown (17 Sep 1768 – 18 Jul 1845)
        3. 3. William (Lawrence) Hilliard (1762 – 9 November 1840)
        4. 4. Wrightman Hilliard (1763 – 10 November 1840)
        5. 5. Isaac Hilliard
    3. 3. Joel (Carter) Newsom (1717 – February 1752)
    4. 4. Anne Newsom (1720 – 1771)
    5. 5. Charity Newsom

William Newsom's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of William Newsom in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA
1691
1691
Age 43
Death of William Newsom in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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