Has anyone been able to unravel this NEWTON puzzle: I am descended from Moses Newton (b.1646, MA) and Joanna Larkin. Moses is consistently listed as the son of Richard Newton and Anne or Hannah Loker. This is where the line seems to take two distinct paths. Richard is listed as being born abt 1609, the son of Robert Newton and unknown spouse; or just as often as being born abt 1589, as the son of Isaac Newton and Thanks or Thankful Newton. Could Robert or Isaac have been a middle name? The birth date of 1589/90 for Richard seems unlikely (but not impossible) as either Robert of Isaac would have been only 13 or 14 in 1589. Most postings using Isaac as the father, show Isaac's parents as unknown. Several Postings for Robert as the father take the line further back through Richard (1542), John, and John. Has anyone seen any proof or evidence of which is correct, or have any other information to solve this puzzle. Linda M. May [email protected]
Linda, I'm of no help on this line. I spent five years researching Richard's ancestry based on a fraudualant work by a professional genealogist. I try to avoid looking at it. I'm sorry I can't help you. Eric On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Linda M. May wrote: > Has anyone been able to unravel this NEWTON puzzle: > > I am descended from Moses Newton (b.1646, MA) and Joanna Larkin. Moses is > consistently listed as the son of Richard Newton and Anne or Hannah Loker. > This is where the line seems to take two distinct paths. Richard is listed > as being born abt 1609, the son of Robert Newton and unknown spouse; or just > as often as being born abt 1589, as the son of Isaac Newton and Thanks or > Thankful Newton. > > Could Robert or Isaac have been a middle name? The birth date of 1589/90 > for Richard seems unlikely (but not impossible) as either Robert of Isaac > would have been only 13 or 14 in 1589. Most postings using Isaac as the > father, show Isaac's parents as unknown. Several Postings for Robert as the > father take the line further back through Richard (1542), John, and John. > > Has anyone seen any proof or evidence of which is correct, or have any other > information to solve this puzzle. > > Linda M. May > [email protected] > >