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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