Hi Listers, This update to the NEWTON Surname DNA Project extends the commentary presented in Volume 37: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/newton/2007-06/1181017749 Our prior 2 DNA samples whose providers claimed descent from the Peter Newton of Caroline County, Virginia (c.1755-1823), who died in Bullitt County, Kentucky shared another two generations of common descent. Thus their agreeing DNA values demonstrated only evidence that the claimed descents were correct up to the grandson of said Peter Newton, namely, one John E. Newton who died in 1881 in Dubois County, Indiana. We now have another sample whose provider claims descent from said Peter Newton, but sharing no further ancestral descent from him with the prior 2 project participants. We now have samples from a descendant of Peter Newton's son Peter Newton (m. Hannah Waddle) and a sample from a descendant of Peter Newton's son James Newton (m. Margaret King). This new sample agrees with the prior Node "S" samples. Thus the DNA now substantiates the entire line to Peter Newton himself. This essentially removes any doubt that may have lingered about the first two generations descended from the original Peter Newton. We now have a litmus test for purely paternal descent from Peter Newton of Caroline County, Virginia. Any man who suspects this descent should match Node "R" or come very nearly so. The Project will continue in efforts to find the progenitors of Peter Newton, and all the other Newtons. The project homepage is here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator

Dear Gregg, I am a little weak in the knees. I have the DAR Supplimental ready to mail. I have a meeting at the Oklahoma Station BBQ this Tuesday night and will be getting the necessry signatures to send in to National for approval. I am sending them a copy of your letter. This should seal it. Have been in touch with Michael Duff Newton, who descends from James and was a member of the SAR. I have all my lineage proven to John E. Newton and am using material from a researcher, Mr. Mack Tucker, who Michael knew from the 1960's. All of my material can be used by others who descend from the Peter Newtons, son and father. Thanks again. I will let you know the outcome. Mary K. Newton Nowlin On May 10, 2009, at 1:55 AM, Gregg Bonner wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > This update to the NEWTON Surname DNA Project extends the commentary > presented in Volume 37: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/newton/ > 2007-06/1181017749 > > Our prior 2 DNA samples whose providers claimed descent from the > Peter Newton of Caroline County, Virginia (c.1755-1823), who died in > Bullitt County, Kentucky shared another two generations of common > descent. Thus their agreeing DNA values demonstrated only evidence > that the claimed descents were correct up to the grandson of said > Peter Newton, namely, one John E. Newton who died in 1881 in Dubois > County, Indiana. We now have another sample whose provider claims > descent from said Peter Newton, but sharing no further ancestral > descent from him with the prior 2 project participants. > > We now have samples from a descendant of Peter Newton's son Peter > Newton (m. Hannah Waddle) and a sample from a descendant of Peter > Newton's son James Newton (m. Margaret King). This new sample agrees > with the prior Node "S" samples. Thus the DNA now substantiates the > entire line to Peter Newton himself. This essentially removes any > doubt that may have lingered about the first two generations > descended from the original Peter Newton. > > We now have a litmus test for purely paternal descent from Peter > Newton of Caroline County, Virginia. Any man who suspects this > descent should match Node "R" or come very nearly so. > > The Project will continue in efforts to find the progenitors of > Peter Newton, and all the other Newtons. > > The project homepage is here: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ > > Best, > > Gregg Bonner > NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message