Hello all, There were several Isaac Newtons in the New Hanover, Duplin, Sampson County areas of NC at this time (early 1800's and late 1700's). The Isaac Newton who was married to Jemima Chambers died in 1799. His son, Isaac Newton b.1786 who was named in his will, supposedly married Elizabeth Bland or Land. The confusion in the last name of Elizabeth comes from abtracts that were printed. The marriage bond abstract states last name of Land and the abstracts for the marriage record states Bland. They had a son named Isaac Milton Newton b.1822 who married Theresa Adeline Johnson. He is shown in records as Milton Newton and I.M. Newton and Isaac Newton. He is the Isaac Newton listed in the 1850 census for New Hanover County, NC. Now, I know the children of Isaac Milton Newton and Theresa Adeline Johnson from my grandmother, Lorena Clyde Bland. Her mother was Mary Ellen Newton who was a child of Isaac Milton Newton and Theresa Adeline Johnson. I had the fore sight to write them down in a journal when I was about 10 or 12 years old and I was questioning her about the family history. The census records support the information she gave me. Back to the early days, there is a Jacob Newton who married Lois Jones. He died in 1787. In Alderman's of America the author states he does not know the youngest childrens names. But, court records show they were Isaac, Samuel, James, and Joshua. Jacob's son Isaac was born about 1772 and he was bonded out to be a wheel wright. Jacob Newton who married Lois Jones is said to be the brother of Isaac Newton who married Jemima Chambers. There is also a Patrick Newton who lives in Duplin County, NC at this time. He fights in the Rev. War as a Major. And yet none of the Newton's in that area have ever laid claim to him as an ancestor. And yet, he was married to a Moore and had children named William Isaac, Major and Sterling and had daughters. I am going from memory now here people, so go look at the records for yourselves. So, perhaps the "M" line of Newtons from NC are descended from Patrick Newton? There is also the very early book that was wrote about the Newtons in New Hanover County that states they came from Barbados in the early to mid 1700's. This early gen is riddled with inaccuracies but some of it rings true as the author does list the publication of the Bible. They were said to have had a plantation in Barbados and left there for NC because of the slave uprisings. If you do a search for Barbados, Newton Plantation, and slaves, I think you will come up with the web site that monitors the archeological digs. The four brothers listed have just slightly different names and there is an Isaac Newton who is said to have lived on the Black River in NC from the Barbados group. In the court records of New Hanover there is an Isaac Newton who is exempted from paying taxes because he is so old and "palsied". This must have been a father of the "four brothers" as the Isaac Newton who married Jemima Newton surly could not have been fathering at that stage of game if he was so feeble. Things to think about, yes? Karen