Does anyone know the origin of the name Newton in the ROGERS family? I have several ancestors with that name. The earliest is Isaac Newton ROGERS, b 1815, long after the original Isaac Newton. Dianna Lafferty

Sir Isaac Newton, the mathematician, would be the best guess, because remember, at this time he was probably a subject of study. I've found this many times where children were named after famous people in all fields of study. Most were named for presidents, but not always the case, as seen here. There were probably a dozen, or more, children in this time frame in Claiborne County that were named Isaac Newton _____. It was also used in the Beeler family, the Moyers, the Goins, the Glover, the LeMarr, the Meyers, the Kecks, and I'm sure there were others. In one family, recalling from memory, the MOYERS family, the children were all named after famous men in history. One happened to be Isaac Newton MOYERS. In your particular case here, I can not say if there was an older Isaac Newton ROGERS, but it is a possibility, as we know names were used over and over in generation after generation. The example you have shown here could also be shown with other names. My great grandfather was named David Franklin VAN BEBBER, but I have also seen the name David Franklin in the BEELER family and the ROGERS family. If there was a study of the name, I'm sure I would have found it in the other families of Powell Valley. Steve Smith. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianna Lafferty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: [TNCLAIBO-L] Newton > Does anyone know the origin of the name Newton in the ROGERS family? I have several ancestors with that name. The earliest is Isaac Newton ROGERS, b 1815, long after the original Isaac Newton. > > Dianna Lafferty > > > ==== TNCLAIBO Mailing List ==== > Please leave Roll Calls up to the discretion of the listowner!! > Please visit the CLAIBORNE COUNTY PIONEER PROJECT at: http//freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ccpp/pioneer/index.htm > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >

Steve, My ancestors came from Tennessee, and at one time some of them were in Claiborne County. I would appreciate any informaiton you have on any Lamar's, LeMar's especially those with the given name of Isaac Newton. Thanks, Lee Lamar. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [TNCLAIBO-L] Newton > Sir Isaac Newton, the mathematician, would be the best guess, because > remember, at this time he was probably a subject of study. I've found this > many times where children were named after famous people in all fields of > study. Most were named for presidents, but not always the case, as seen > here. There were probably a dozen, or more, children in this time frame in > Claiborne County that were named Isaac Newton _____. It was also used in > the Beeler family, the Moyers, the Goins, the Glover, the LeMarr, the > Meyers, the Kecks, and I'm sure there were others. In one family, > recalling from memory, the MOYERS family, the children were all named after > famous men in history. One happened to be Isaac Newton MOYERS. In your > particular case here, I can not say if there was an older Isaac Newton > ROGERS, but it is a possibility, as we know names were used over and over in > generation after generation. > The example you have shown here could also be shown with other names. My > great grandfather was named David Franklin VAN BEBBER, but I have also seen > the name David Franklin in the BEELER family and the ROGERS family. If > there was a study of the name, I'm sure I would have found it in the other > families of Powell Valley. > Steve Smith. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dianna Lafferty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:21 PM > Subject: [TNCLAIBO-L] Newton > > > > Does anyone know the origin of the name Newton in the ROGERS family? I > have several ancestors with that name. The earliest is Isaac Newton ROGERS, > b 1815, long after the original Isaac Newton. > > > > Dianna Lafferty > > > > > > ==== TNCLAIBO Mailing List ==== > > Please leave Roll Calls up to the discretion of the listowner!! > > Please visit the CLAIBORNE COUNTY PIONEER PROJECT at: > http//freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ccpp/pioneer/index.htm > > > > --- > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > > > > ==== TNCLAIBO Mailing List ==== > INAPPROPRIATE POSTS SUCH AS, PRAYER REQUESTS, VIRUS WARNINGS, POLITICAL MESSAGES, JOKES, etc., are grounds for your immediate removal from this list. Keep to Genealogy folks and to the History of Claiborne County. >