Samuel Newton I (1646 - 1708)

Born 20 Oct 1646 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Fenn) Newton — married 14 Mar 1669 (to 1687) in Milford, Connecticut

Husband of Sarah (Welch) Newton — married about 1697 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1708 at age 62 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Samuel was born in Hartford on 20 Oct 1646. He was the son of Rev. Roger & Mary (Hooker) Newton, and grandson of Rev. Thomas Hooker, called by some the Founder of Connecticut and of American Democracy

Civic Activities

Samuel was very active in Milford affairs, representing the town 15 times in the General Court of Connecticut. He had the rank of Captain in the militia as a famous fighter in all the Indian wars. ^[1]

Death

Samuel died in 1708 in Milford, at age 61-62

Marriage and Children

Samuel married, first, Martha Fenn on March 14, 1668/69 in Milford, New Haven Colony.

Samuel and Martha had, in Milford:^[2][3]

• Martha, b. 14 July 1671
• Susanna, bp 16 July 1671
• Thomas, bp. 25 Apr 1675
• Samuel, b. 26 June 1677, bp. 1 July 1677
• Roger, bp. 21 March 1680
• Mary, bp. 19 Aug 1681
• Sarah, bp. 26 Sep 1686

Samuel's second wife was reportedly Sarah Welch, widow of John Fowler, and granddaughter of Thomas Buckingham.

Sources

1. ↑ William R. Cutter, Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (New York: Lewis historical publishing company, 1911)
2. ↑ Edward Hooker and Martha Huntington Hooker, The descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 . . ., (Rochester, 1909), p. 15
3. ↑ Milford, CT: Records of the First Church, 1640-1829, p. 39 (subscription site)

• Hooker, Edward W. “The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker”. Kessinger Legacy Reprints. 1909

• Historical Catalogue of the First Church in Hartford. 1633-1885 (First Church, Hartford, Conn., 1885) Page 156.

• Samuel is buried at the Milford Cemetery in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, 4 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29848117/samuel-newton

• Capt. Samuel Newton I: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBLD-243 Lists his parents, 7 siblings, spouse Martha & 8 children, spouse Sarah & 3 children, 37 sources/notes.