where do you live, Judy? I have a daughter named Judy. I know some of my Newton line got to Illinois, Iowa after being in Indiana, but I don't know of any in Kansas. Oh, yes, there was an Elijah or an Elisha. I will have to delve into that. In a message dated 10/17/2008 10:54:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jryden@charter.net writes: As I mentioned yesterday, I have no known male Newton's in my line, so cannot participate. Judy jryden@charter.net Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.... It's about learning to dance in the rain. On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:38 20 AM, Steve Newton wrote: > You might consider participating in the Newton DNA project. You can > check it out at > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ > > Steve Newton > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Newton <rsnewton1@sky.com> > To: newton@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:17:51 AM > Subject: Re: [NEWTON] Robert Henry Newton > > Hi Judy (& All Newton's) > > I found this site purely by accident whilst researching my own > family tree > on this side of the pond (so to speak), I'd be very interested to > know if > any of you know of descendants who moved to the US from England, > particularly from Lincolnshire. > > It would be interesting to see if any Newton's from my side > emigrated in the > 1800's. > > Kind regards > > Richard Newton > Huddersfield, England > > > -----Original Message----- > From: newton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:newton- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Judy > Sent: 16 October 2008 21:08 > To: newton@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NEWTON] Robert Henry Newton > > Tell me about your line of Newtons. > > Here are my notes on Robert Henry Newton: > > Found at: > http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~hisite/kancoll/books/cutler/wyandotte/wyandotte-c > o-p21.html#BIOGRAPHICAL > SKETCHES - QUINDARO TP. (HOGARTY - MOORE). > William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas > > WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Part 21 > BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - QUINDARO TOWNSHIP > > ... Robert moved his family to Logan County, Ky. in the winter of > 1844, and to Holt County, Mo., in the winter of 1850. After farming > one year in Holt County, Robert took the management of the Government > Mission Farm at Highland, Kan., one year (the Indian School). He next > farmed in De Kalb County, Mo., and then moved to Buchanan County and > remained there until he came to Kansas in 1855.... > > Found at: > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ks/statewide/census/1855d12.txt > TWELFTH DISTRICT List of voters in the twelfth election district of > the Territory of Kansas, according to the census taken by B. H. > Twombley in the months of January and February, 1855. > Newton, John from Mo SIXTEENTH DISTRICT List of voters of the sixth > election district of the Territory of Kansas, according to the census > returns made by Charles Leib, taken during the months of January and > February, 1855. Newton, John C. from Mo > >> From a letter by Virginia Dial: "Great - grandfather Robert Henry was > a teacher in the Indian schools in Tennessee. He was known as a > scholar." > ========================================= > who is the William Newton living in the area of Wyandotte Co., KS? > Probably is William Robert Newton > > "The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Saturday, May 13, 1882 > Wyandott and Vicinity > --Wm. NEWTON has a large stock of new and second-hand furniture, which > he is selling off at cost. > ======================================== > > this is from 1865 census, Atchison county, Kansas, Mt. Pleasant area: > > Newton, R. W. age 47 Farmer born in NC (Robert Henry) > , M. C. 43 Dom TN (Martha > Carlton) > , S. A. 18 F KY > (Sarah A.) > , E. J. 16 F KY > (Eliza J.) > , C. H. 11 M MO > (Charles H.) > , T. 8 F KS > (Theodosia) > , A. M. 6 M KS > (Albert M.) > , M. L. 4 F KS > (Mary Ann) > , R. 2 M KS > (William Robert) > Rowe, H. 78 F Ireland > (Martha's mother?) > > It is unclear from the transcription whether H. Rowe is in the same > household but it seems likely. Maybe mother-in-law? > =========================== > 1880 CENSUS > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace > Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace > R. H. NEWTON Self M male W 63 > NC Farmer > NC NC > Martha NEWTON Wife M Female W 58 TN > Keeping House VA IRE > Theodotha A. NEWTON Dau S Female W 22 KS > Keeping House NC TN > Albert NEWTON Son S Male W 21 > KS Farmer > NC TN > Mary Ann NEWTON Dau S Female W 19 KS > Housework NC TN > William NEWTON Son S Male W 17 > KS Farming > NC TN > Thomas NEWTON Son S Male W 14 > KS Farming > NC TN > J. W. MERCHANT Other S Male W 20 MO > Farming KY KY > > > [a possible lead to Robert Henry's family is this newspaper piece: > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, May 26, 1913 > > DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. > > Mrs. R. M. DARNELL, 744 Osage Avenue, Kansas side, received word > yesterday > of the death of her father, A. J. NEWTON, at Pleasant Ridge, Mo. Mr. > NEWTON > was 90 years old. He was one of the men who helped build the Kansas > territorial capitol at Lecompton. > > Could this be a brother of Robert Henry Newton?] > > Judy > jryden@charter.net > > Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.... It's about > learning to dance in the rain. > > > On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:43 48 PM, OLSONDOT@aol.com wrote: > >> JUDY, I DON'T KNOW YOUR LINE BUT WISH I WERE IN IT FOR I LOVE THE >> ENDING OF >> YOUR EMAILS FOR IT TELLS A LOT ABOUT YOU. I TOO HAVE THE WOMEN, >> NEWTON, >> COMING THROUGH SUSANNAH JANE NEWTON AND A NANCY NEWTON, BUT I DID >> DISCOVER >> THEIR DAD TO BE AN AMOS NEWTON IN KY IN EARLY 1800'S. I HAVE >> NOT HAD MUCH >> SUCCESS, SORRY TO SAY, BUT PERHAPS SOMEONE ON THIS LIST WILL BE OF >> HELP. WISH I >> COULD. DOTTIE >> >> >> In a message dated 10/16/2008 1:40:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> jryden@charter.net writes: >> >> Having no living male Newton (Newton was my mother's >> maiden name) to draw from, I am totally confused as to >> how to proceed, unless I can connect one of my mother's >> uncles (all deceased) to one of these lines, but I don't >> know how to do that. >> >> Judy >> jryden@charter.net >> >> Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.... It's about >> learning to dance in the rain. >> >> >> On Oct 16, 2008, at 1:00 13 AM, Gregg Bonner wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> The project now reports a 2nd sample whose donor claims explicit >>> descent from the Reverend Roger Newton (died 07 Jun 1683, Milford, >>> Connecticut). This DNA agrees with the prior participant who >>> claimed >>> a shared descent from the Reverend. Further, this 2nd sample comes >>> from a person whose family stayed in that area until very recently >>> (in genealogical timescales), so should be reliable. >>> >>> I suggest that anyone with this NEWTON type "R" DNA look very >>> closely for probable connection with said Reverend Roger Newton, if >>> they have not already done so, and that any similar claims for >>> descent now have a litmus test. >>> >>> The most recent common ancestor for the 2 DNA providers of topic >>> is: >>> David Newton, great great grandson of Reverend Roger Newton; >>> Born 25 Mar 1753, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, >>> Married Mary Hazen, 16 Sep 1773, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, >>> Died 29 Dec 1839, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont. >>> >>> Thus the DNA actually specifies the probable type of this David >>> Newton. However, the links from David to the Reverend Roger seem to >>> be solid and trustworthy. And, as always, we will continue to >>> refine >>> the connections, etc., as more samples come in. >>> >>> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your >> destination. >> Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. 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