Nimrod Newman Sr (1738 - bef. 1846)

Born 21 Nov 1738 in Palatinate, Manheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Descendants

Died before 21 Nov 1846 before age 108 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Nimrod was born about 1840. He passed away before 21 Nov 1846.

Parent's Marriage

Husband Johann Gerhardt Nuimann.

Wife Anna Margaretha Moersfelder.

Child: Nimrod Newman.

Marriage

15 APR 1738.

Evangelisch, Kriegsfeld, Pfalz, Bavaria.

Will

Nimrod dated his will on 6 Mar 1815 in Grainger County, Tennessee. The will was first entered into probate on 21 Nov 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee. It was then entered into the Carroll County Virginia court for probate on 30 Apr 1858.^[1]

Notes

Note: 1740 Johann Gerhardt Nuimann ^[2] had the same dream of every other immigrant and that was to achieve happiness. He brought Nimrod and his brother Conrad to Philadelphia. They later moved to Virginia. Nimrod served in the British army during French and Indian war as a fifer which is a flute player. After the war he lived in peace but he would later fight for the rebels in the revolution. In 1776 he enlisted in Captian Adam clements Virginia militia at Bedford county. The unit Was sent to assist general green in the SC campain of 1781. After the war he was given 354 acres for his service. He opened up a Grist mill with his brother Conrad who also served in the revolution. He moved to Grayson and Bedford county. He finnaly settled in grainier county Tennessee. He owned lots of land in Grayson county VA and Beford county VA. He married Sarah Arthur (1739-1818) in 1763, they had 13 children.^[3]

Research Notes

• Original death date of 26 MAR 1815 Grainger, Tennessee, USA is not the date given in the Find A Grave memorial that is attached to this record.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Will Books, 1842-1875; General Index to Wills, 1842-1953; Author: Virginia. County Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, Virginia
   Ancestry Record 62347 #538763 (accessed 7 October 2023)
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   Nimrod Newman will was dated on 6 Mar 1815 in Grainger County, Tennessee, Entered first into probate on 21 Nov 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee. C. Tate signed off on the probate. Will was then entered into probate on 30 Apr 1858 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA. Residence Grainger County, Tennessee. C. F. Worrell signed off on the probate. Wife Sarah is listed as are his children.
2. ↑ Note: I think this is how this paragraph should read. Edited the conflated beginning words of "+ Note N548rth: 1740man" with father's name. BJS
3. ↑ Note: Removed " 45 - 1818)*772 - 1809)*ewman (1785 - 1859)*nr." BJS

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 12th, 2015), "Record of Nimrod Newman", Ancestor # A083020.

• Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #206134796 Nimrod Newman (1740–1815), Newman Family Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

• Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

• Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;

• Ancestry.com

Unlikely source listed in merged profiles:

• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N52M-DBM : 10 March 2018), citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,276.
  Neumann, 17 Dec 1740; Father's Name: Johann Michael Neumann; Mother's Name: Anna Barbara