> Hi, Would anyone have information on a Peter Newton, born ca 1755, possibly > in Caroline Co., Va. He entered military service in Caroline Co. in 1780 and > became part of the Illinois Regiment of George Rogers Clark's Va. State > Militia. There is some speculation that Peter is descended from a John > Newton, who came from Hull, England, and died and left a Will in Westmoreland > Co. Va. in 1697. But, have not been able to verify. Sorry I don't have any information on Peter but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information on the above John seen on ancestry and familysearch sites. John seems to have had both a father and son named Thomas according to one file. I wondered if John could be the father of my Thomas but the dates seem wrong. My Thomas Newton, Sr. was b. abt 1670, place unknown and left a will in St Mary's Co, MD in 1741 mentioning sons Thomas, grandsons Joseph and Clement, and wife Kathrine. My ancestor is Ignatius Newton b. 1743, supposedly a son of Thomas Jr, who migrated to KY. I have seen a Colonel George Newton and a John Newton,esq. mentioned as prominent parishioners of old Episcopal churches in VA. My Newtons in KY were Roman Catholic. Ignatius must have been also, otherwise I don't know why he might have migrated, as his status in _Marylanders to Kentucky_ is listed as "elite." I suppose that means he had land and independent means. My line is through Ignatius' son 1. John 2. Clement, 3. George, 4. James, 5. William (all in Kentucky).

----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Higgins <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:32 PM Subject: Re: Peter Newton/John Newton Does anyone have a background of a Newton woman who had a child out of wedlock with Brumsberry Wilson who was born in 1810? This family is from Grayson County, Kentucky. If interested please reply to Joan Flanagan at [email protected] This is my personal email. Thanks. > > > > > Hi, Would anyone have information on a Peter Newton, born ca 1755, possibly > > in Caroline Co., Va. He entered military service in Caroline Co. in 1780 and > > became part of the Illinois Regiment of George Rogers Clark's Va. State > > Militia. There is some speculation that Peter is descended from a John > > Newton, who came from Hull, England, and died and left a Will in Westmoreland > > Co. Va. in 1697. But, have not been able to verify. > > Sorry I don't have any information on Peter but there seems to be a lot of conflicting > information on the above John seen on ancestry and familysearch sites. John seems > to have had both a father and son named Thomas according to one file. I wondered > if John could be the father of my Thomas but the dates seem wrong. My Thomas > Newton, Sr. was b. abt 1670, place unknown and left a will in St Mary's Co, MD > in 1741 mentioning sons Thomas, grandsons Joseph and Clement, and wife Kathrine. My ancestor is Ignatius Newton b. 1743, supposedly > a son of Thomas Jr, > who migrated to KY. > > I have seen a Colonel George Newton and a John Newton,esq. mentioned as > prominent parishioners of old Episcopal churches in VA. My Newtons in KY > were Roman Catholic. Ignatius must have been also, otherwise I don't know > why he might have migrated, as his status in _Marylanders to Kentucky_ is > listed as "elite." I suppose that means he had land and independent means. > My line is through Ignatius' son 1. John 2. Clement, 3. George, 4. James, > 5. William (all in Kentucky). > > >