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| Birth: | 6 Feb 1745/46 in Leicester, Worcester, MA 1 |
| Death: | 22 May 1831 in Brattleboro, Windham, VT |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Nahum Newton b. 20 Nov 1711 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA |
| Mother: | Tabitha Sanderson b. 22 Jun 1721 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH
WIDHAM COUNTY VERMONT
PAGE : 223
NEWTON, Samuel, was one of the early settlers of Marlborough. He came from Paxton, Mass., and m. Anna, dau. of Joseph Winchester. He settled in the east part of the town and in 1777, sold his premises to Ichabod King, and removed to Brattleboro. He d. May 22, 1831. Children: Samuel Jr.; Huldah; Anna; Lucy; Sophia; Fanny; William; Joseph-Winchester, m. (1) Susannah, dau. of William Robertson, of Brattleboro, who d. Nov. 18, 1845, he m. (2) Hansel-Sophinie Williams, of Sunderland. Samuel Jr., settled in Thetford; William, went to the Holland Purchase, N.Y.
NEWTON, Ephraim, was brother to Samuel, from Paxton, Mass., and m. Lydia Giles, sister of Joseph. He purchased and commenced his new farm in the east part of the town, which was afterwards purchased and improved by Freegrace Adams and is now owned by Almeron Ames. He d. in early life, leaving a widow and one child named Sally. His widow m. Jacob Briant, and she d. Aug., 1798.
NOTE: Information extracted from "genealogylibrary.com Dec. 1999."
(From book:" The History of the town of Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont, Montpelier: Vermont Historical Society, 1930, 344 pages; by: Ephraim H Newton.)
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ROSS MILLS SEPT 26 1878
A brief and imperfect biographical sketch of the ancestors of the present Newton family.
Major Wm Newton was born in the town of Brattleborough Windham Co,. VT July 19, 1781 of his ancestors little if anything is known. His Fathers name was Samuel his Mothers name was Anna Winchester, he had two brothers Samuel & Winchester and five sisters, Huldy (Hulda)? who married Garner Salisbury, Anna who married John Hines, Lucy who married Nehiamiah, Sophia married John Hines the former husband of Anna and Fanny who married Daniel Joy. Maj. Wm Newton married for his first wife Betsy Cole by whom he had three children, Edmund C. and Amos B. born in VT and Betsy born in Gerry Chautauqua Co. N Y, he married for his second wife Rachel Reynolds by whom he had two children, Wm F. & Mary Ann. He was married the third time to Sallie Evers, there was no children by this last union. He moved from VT in 1817 and settled in Gerry NY on lot No 41, his mode of conveyance from VT to the then far west was by ox teams of which he had two yoke of oxen and drove to cows, his supply of forage for wintering his stock the first winter in Gerry was two bundles of straw which he brought from Arkwright on his way to Gerry. What would the people of the present day think were they to brave the perils and privations of a pioneer life in the wilderness with two bundles of straw to keep six head of cattle on during a long and lonesome winter. It was not then as it is now. Then they had only what nature provided the tallest kind of timothy consisting of the tallest of Elm and Basswood trees which had to be cut with the ax ( not with the mowing machine) from day to day from which the cattle would nip the tender twigs thereby getting their daily food and sustaining life and vigor. But now how different the then wilderness is now mostly cleared and improved and dotted with farms and farm houses and teaming with busy life our barnes and grainieres filed to overflowing, meadows and fields covered with in numerable stocks and evidence of our great abundance and prosperity; a great contrast from what the pioneers found here sixty years ago and over. He lived in Gerry, continuously on the farm of his selection until 1848 when he moved to Troy T.P., Crawford Co. Pa. where he was engaged quite extensively with his sons in lumbering and farming interest. He died in Gerry on the old homestead Jan 27, 1856 surrounded by family and friends, Thus passed away one of the early and hardy pioneers, a man of sterling qualities and character esteemed and respected by a large circle of friends. He was noted for his industry frugality and integrity. He was not aspirant popular notoriety or official position; yet he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to his subordinates the position of_____________.
NOTE: here the History ends and have been unable to locate final pages as of April 1999.
This History was found in an old trunk taken from the attic of a home in Hydetown, Crawford, CO. PA., owned before auction by the Maurice E. and Irma Lee (Eddy) Stewart family.
I have tried to reproduce this history as close as possible.
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- Title: Newton Genealogy: By Ermina Newton Leonard, 1915
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