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Francis Newby (1696 - bef. 1744)

Francis Newby
Born in Perquimans, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 2 Apr 1723 in Charles City, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 48 in Perquimans, North Carolinamap
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Contents

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1]

Name: Francis /Newby/[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Francis was a Friend (Quaker) Piney Woods (Perquimans NC) MM

Birth

Birth: Quaker record shows "ye 3 of ye 11 month 1695" as the birth date. The Quaker "11" month was January in the following year before 1752, and 10 days are added for leap year correction since 1582, yielding 13 Jan 1696 as the Gregorian date.
Date: 13 JAN 1696
Place: Perquimans, North Carolina[8][9][10][11]

Death

Death:
Date: BEF APR 1744
Place: Perquimans, North Carolina[12][13]

Residences

Residence:
Date: 1740
Place: Perquimans, North Carolina[14]
Residence: (Date of Will)
Date: 18 MAR 1743
Place: Perquimans, North Carolina[15]

Research Notes

By Tommy Roye

Francis Newby was born on November 3, 1695, in Perquimans, North Carolina, his father, Gabriel, was 30 and his mother, Mary, was 25. He married Huldah Hunnicutt on December 7, 1723, in Henrico, Virginia. They had one child during their marriage. (note: had six ch) He died on March 18, 1744, in his hometown at the age of 48.
Six children (birth order unk)[16]: Robert, Mark, Margaret, Sarah, Francis, Jesse
  • also raised Francis Jones* s/o Arthur Jones, adopted as his ward, 1725.[17]
Slaveholder[16]

Records

BD: 3 Nov 1695 (os)[18]
1725: Francis Newby became guardian for Francis Jones*, orphan son of Arthur Jones, appointed to educate him and teach him the trade of cooper. It appears the Jones child's sister Mary lived with their grandmother who, unfortunately, is not named in the record.[17]
Died: Perquimans NC, after 18 Mar 1743/4.
Will: dtd 18 Mar 1743/4: proved 3rd Monday in April 1744 [23 Apr os]: left his plantation to sons Robert& Jesse, slaves to daughters, remainder of estate divided among all six children. Wife not mentioned in will.[16]

Sources

  1. Newby-724 was created by Vincent Prichard through the import of Prichard-Love_2015-04-29_Newby.ged on Apr 29, 2015.
  2. Source: #S185
  3. Source: #S183 Page: Name Residence Data: Text: Name: Francis Newby Location: Perquimans County Will Date: 18 Mar 1743 Probate Date: Apr 1744 Will: Sons: Robert and Jesse ("my plantation"), Mark and Francis. Daughters: Margaret and Sarah (one negro each). Executors: Robert, Mark, Francis and Jessee Newby. Witnesses: Susannah Wood, Mary Wilson, Rt. Wilson. Clerk of the Court: Edmund Hatch.
  4. Source: #S625
  5. Source: #S626
  6. Source: #S100
  7. Source: #S81
  8. Source: #S625
  9. Source: #S626
  10. Source: #S100
  11. Source: #S81
  12. Source: #S183 Page: Name Residence Data: Text: Name: Francis Newby Location: Perquimans County Will Date: 18 Mar 1743 Probate Date: Apr 1744 Will: Sons: Robert and Jesse ("my plantation"), Mark and Francis. Daughters: Margaret and Sarah (one negro each). Executors: Robert, Mark, Francis and Jessee Newby. Witnesses: Susannah Wood, Mary Wilson, Rt. Wilson. Clerk of the Court: Edmund Hatch.
  13. Source: #S81
  14. Source: #S185
  15. Source: #S183 Page: Name Residence Data: Text: Name: Francis Newby Location: Perquimans County Will Date: 18 Mar 1743 Probate Date: Apr 1744 Will: Sons: Robert and Jesse ("my plantation"), Mark and Francis. Daughters: Margaret and Sarah (one negro each). Executors: Robert, Mark, Francis and Jessee Newby. Witnesses: Susannah Wood, Mary Wilson, Rt. Wilson. Clerk of the Court: Edmund Hatch.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: North Carolina. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, v. 6. William Wade Hinshaw, compiler. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros, 1936, repr. 1950. Hathi Trust, 2018. hathitrust.org. p90e, 90f
  18. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, v. 1. William Wade Hinshaw, compiler. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros, 1936. Hathi Trust, 2018. :Perquimans MM. BD, p13
  • Source: S100 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R7
  • Source: S183 Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Caroline Department of State, 1910.Original data: Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North; Repository: #R7
  • Source: S185 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig; Repository: #R7
  • Source: S625 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R7
  • Source: S626 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R7
  • Source: S81 Author: Heritage Consulting Title: Millennium File Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Repository: #R7

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Note, the 1764 will of his apparently never married son Jesse, names a brother Ralph Fletcher. He leaves his land to his brother Francis but divides the residue of his estate between his THREE brothers, Robert, Mark Newby & Ralph Fletcher. Who is Ralph Fletcher? https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-RNFX?i=21&cat=265491
posted by Honi Kleine