Peter
Newport
Born about in Hamilton Parish, Prince William, Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jenny (Unknown) Newport
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Butler) Newport
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Newport) Butler, Mary Ann (Newport) Bragg, Katherine (Newport) Head, Francis Newport, Nancy (Newport) Siddal and Sarah (Newport) Head
Died about
at about age 65
in Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Peter was born before 1718, probably in Virginia. [1] He passed away before the August term of the Granville Co NC court. [2]
On 3 Jan 1737, he and his wife Elizabeth sold a tract of land made up of land she inherited from her father James Butler and her uncle Richard Butler. [3]
Land was surveyed for his land patent in Prince William County on 16 Sep 1739, so he was at least 21 years old at the time. [4]
Peter apparently married at least twice. It is unclear when Elizabeth died, however, when Peter drafted his will on 1 Sep 1782 in Granville County, NC, he was married to a woman named Jenny. [5] There is no evidence that Elizabeth and Jenny were the same woman. The names are just often combined on public family trees.
He died prior to the August session of the Granville County court.
Peter Newport of the county of Granville, North Carolina set his hand and seal to his Last Will and Testament on the 1st day of June 1782 making special bequests to:
- wife Jenny Newport
- daughter Catherine Head and her son James Head
- daughter Mary Bragg and her son Peter Bragg
- daughter Elisabeth Butler, her husband James Butler and Semon [or Sumon] Butler
- daughter Nancy Siddle
- daughter Lovina Newport
- daughter Salley Fletcher
- two daughters Sarah and Frances
- daughter Lovina Newport sole Executrix[6]
The will was recorded at August Court 1783.[6]
Sources
- ↑ VA State Land Office, North Neck Surveys, Reel 33, Library of Virginia.
- ↑ Peter Newport will, Granville County, NC Wills & Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.
- ↑ King George County VA, Deed Book 3, pp. 170-173, Family History Library Roll #007645174.
- ↑ Peter Newport land grant survey, Prince William County, VA.
- ↑ Peter Newport Will, Granville, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Granville County, North Carolina, Wills, Volume 1, page 372-373, citing will of Peter Newport 1783. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007653486, image 396 of 574. Accessed 25 September 2022.
- King George County VA, Deed Book 3, pp. 170-173, Family History Library Roll #007645174.
- Peter Newport Will, Granville, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.
- VA State Land Office, North Neck Surveys, Reel 33, Library of Virginia.
- King George Co Virginia, Deed Book 2, pp. 170-171, Family History Library Roll #007645174.
- Prince William Co VA, Deed Book E, pp. 479-484, Family History Library Roll #008190637.
- Peter Newport, Granville Co, North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, Ancestry.
- Clark, State Records of NC Vol. XXII, Goldsboro NC, 1907, pp. 165,171-173, Google Books.
- NC Rev Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, #43, Family Search.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
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~0.39%
Jennifer (Garrett) Ziegelbauer
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A936125 [compare], Ancestry member Garrett_Jennifer
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~0.39%
Brenda (Thornburg) Baker :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272 [compare], FTDNA kit #539789
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~0.39%
Mike Stinson :
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Anonymous Turner
Newport-1941 and Newport-372 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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Eva Head
I believe that Newport-424 is a child of Peter's but for some reason I cannot add her, even though the profile is open
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by Eva Head
Paul Toplis
Newport-377 and Newport-372 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same wife.
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by Paul Toplis
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