My husband's maternal grandmother was a Newton. Her family lived in North Miss. before moving to Saulsbury, Tenn.(just inside the Tennessee state line). Here's what I have about her marriage: Walter Griggs married (Futrell, W.G.married Newton, Mattie May Aug 1902) Mattie May (note that her middle name was spelled as the month of May, not Mae. We have this documented in her Bible in her handwriting.) Newton in 1902. Mattie also stemmed from an old Hardeman County family who moved from Harrisburg, Kentucky (got this piece of information about Harrisburg, Ky. verbally from a Newton descendent. Cannot verify it yet.) to Saulsbury Tennessee before the Civil War. Her parents were Jeff S. Newton and Madora Ann Finger Newton. As you can see I don't have a lot on her or her parents, her father was Jeff S. Newton. I think the S. stands for Smalley, but am not sure of that. Can you help me in anyway? Linda J. Higgins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Stange" <kaystange@comcast.net> To: <newton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:20 AM Subject: Re: [NEWTON] Discussion On John Newton a son of William Newton Sr. > Hi Bryan, > > My ggrandfather was JS Newton, son of William Newton. In our family, we've > never been quite sure if the J in JS represented "John" or "Jasper". Anyway, > JS was born in MS to Willam (b. NC) and Elizabeth (b. SC) Newton. > > JS fought in the Confederacy during the Civil War and ended up in Texas > where my grandfather, father, and the rest of us were born. > > Does any of this information sound similar to you and are we talking about > the same John and William? > > Kay > > -----Original Message----- > From: newton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:newton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of bryan newton > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 6:13 PM > To: newton@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NEWTON] Discussion On John Newton a son of William Newton Sr. > > Hello everyone, > > My name is Bryan Newton and I am a descendant of John S. Newton. I am > putting together a Newton Family History Book that includes all the Newton > lines and who they married. I am asking for your contribution. I would like > family pictures and stories. > > > Thanks, > > Bryan Newton > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >