Samuel J. Newman Sr. (1713 - 1779)

Born 15 Mar 1713 in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil, Maryland

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Died 7 Mar 1779 at age 65 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rev. Samuel Newman Sr. performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Samuel Newman Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 255922
Rank: Patriotic

Samuel Newman, sold beef to the South Carolina Militia during the revolution. Stub entries to indents issued in payment of claims against South Carolina growing out of the Revolution. Corporate Author: South Carolina. Related Names: Wates, Wylma Anne. , Salley, A. S. 1871-1961. Book R-T, pg 151 and Book Y-Z, pg 27. ^[1]

Birth

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1713

Place: North Sassafras Parish, Cecil, Maryland

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Death

Death Date: 7 Mar 1779

Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina

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Alternative death date: November 1771, no source.

Bush River Baptist Church historical marker:

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Occupation: Baptist Minister

Will of Samuel Newman Recorded 1770 Box 357 Estate 44, Newberry TEXT SC, Samuel Newman, Jr. eldest son, 350 acres in Georgia, s.i.1. Phillip Pheagan and wife Martha, John Newman, youngest son 525 acres where I now dwell, John Johnson for his undutifulness no legacy). Granddaughter, Phebe Bertram, to share equally with my daughter, Uriah Gary, and Mary Crow, after the decease of their mother, Martha. My son, John Newman, then to have two shares and they each one share, my son taking first two parts and the rest according to their seniority. Ex. wife, Martha. Two acres to Separate Baptist; wit. Samuel Lindsay, George and Mary Ray.

In the name of God Amen. The twelfth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy, I Samuel Newman of Craven County and province of South Carolina being much of deposed by reason of some inward ailment by which I find a decay of natural strength but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for his mercy. Therefore waving the nominal parts usual in wills hoping and expecting the fulfilling of God's promises to soul and body I commit them into His hand and in the next place order and dispose of what in this life he hath given me. First I order that all my just debts and funeral costs be paid and adjusted. In the next place I give unto my eldest son, Samuel Newman, three hundred and fifty acres of land in the province of Georgia which I have ordered to be deeded in his name to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I give him also my saddle and bridle and blue riding coat and he is entirely hereby from any further right or claim to any more of my estate real or personal. In the next place I order that my executrix hereafter named sign acknowledge and deliver until Phillip Pheagans a deed for seventy five acres of land as it is laid of for him by John Coldwell the said Fegans first paying the purchase agreed to with three cows and calves worth twelve pounds ten shillings each and he is for his abusive tongue and for striking of me and from time to time to wound my character he and his is hereby deprived of any other demand or legacy of my estate real or personal. Likewise John Johnson for his undutifulness he and his wife and issue is debarred from any legacy of my estate real or personal and I hereby give unto my youngest son, John Newman five hundred and twenty five acres of land with its patents whereon I now leave to him and his heirs and assigns forever to be freely and fully possessed and enjoyed by him after his mothers decease or marriage till which time she shall enjoy the same without interruption I give him likewise the utensils of husbandry to carry on the farm after his mothers decease I give him the stone colt for a riding, my watch and cloths not before bequeathed and also my square barrel gun with two parts of all other my moveable estate which shall continue in the care of his Mother during her life or widowhood. I order that my granddaughter Phebe Bartran at her marriage have a cow and calf given her out of my estate and that she afterwards have an equal share with my daughters Uriah Gary and Mary Crow after the decease of their mother. My son, John, then having two shares and they each one of them one I order that they go not reported for themselves to make such division my son taking first his two parts and the rest according to their seniority and I appoint my well beloved wife Martha Newman my sole executrix of this fulfilled without fraud or variation and I do hereby give two acres of land where the meeting house now stands for the use to the Separate Baptists as long as they will repair the same for ever, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other and former testaments--wills legacies and executors by me in any wise before this time named ratifying this and no other to be my only last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. (Signed) Samuel Newman. Witness, George Ray, Mary Ray, William Stewart

He fought in the Revolution, at Kettle Creek with Clarke. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/255922 accessed 10 march 2024.

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charlienewman142&id=I1190

• Source: S-1761195704 Repository: #R-1789194159 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=46418950&pid=681. Repository: R-1789194159

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Timothy Wells for creating WikiTree profile Newman-1550 through the import of My-Family-6-Feb-2013.ged on Feb 6, 2013.
• Newman-2319 was created by Sandi Gammon through the import of GammonDirect.ged on Feb 15, 2014.
• Thank you to David Black for creating WikiTree profile Newman-1863 through the import of David_s Family Tree_Ancestry_26Jun2013.ged on Jul 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.