Robert Newton (abt. 1576 - bef. 1641)

Born about 1576 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (UNKNOWN) Newton — married about 1595 (to 1596) in Lincolnshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 20 Sep 1641 before about age 65 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Jo Fitz-Henry [send private message], England Project WikiTree [send private message], and Robert France [send private message]

Robert Newton is managed by the England Project. Join: England Project Discuss: england

Biography

Robert Newton of Woolsthorpe (Woolstrope), Lincolnshire, England was the eldest son of Richard Newton (abt.1551-1588) of Woolsthorpe (buried 20 April 1588 at Colsterworth) and his wife Isabel ^[1] He was born probably in the mid 1570s. A possible baptism for him is "Robert, son of Richard" baptised on 26 October 1576 in Ingoldsby, (a parish about 6 miles north east of Colsterworth) Lincolnshire, England. ^{[2] [3]}

Robert inherited the property of Woolsthorpe purchased by his father, which he settled on his eldest surviving son Isaac:
Robert Newton of Woolsthorpe aforesaid inherited the same purchased lands, after the death of his father, as is mentiond in the aforesaid deed, dated 15. Car. I. by which deed he settled the Mannor of Wolsthorp by him purchas'd upon his eldest son Isaac. {Citation Needed}

Marriage

Robert married before 21 August 1596 (baptism of eldest known child, daughter Isabel). A marriage has not been discovered and his wife's name is unknown. (Note: any suggestion that his wife's name was Anne is merely speculative and invariably unsourced or incorrectly sourced. See Research Notes).

Children

Robert and his wife were the parents of four sons and seven daughters. Five of these died in infancy (John, Mary, Margaret, Ales /Alice and Anne.)

• Isabel (Newton) Cook (bef.1596-)
• Elizabeth (Newton) Woodrough (bef.1598-)
• Mary Newton (bef.1600-bef.1601)
• Margaret Newton (bef.1602-1602)
• Ales Newton (bef.1604-bef.1604)
• John Newton (bef.1605-bef.1605)
• Heir Isaac Newton (bef.1606-bef.1642)
• Robert Newton (bef.1607-1677)
• Richard Newton (bef.1610-bef.1665)
• Marie (Newton) Bigby (bef.1612-bef.1649)
• Anne Newton (1615-bef.1617)

Robert was buried on 20 September 1641 at the parish church of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.^[4][5].^{[6] [7] [8]}
[1641 Buried] Robert Newton Septemb: 20

Robert is not known to have left a will.

Research Notes

Robert's baptism
Apart from the possible baptism in 1576 in Ingoldsby, there is also a baptism of a Robert Newten in 1575 noted at Long Bennington ^[9] This about 20 miles north of Colsterworth, midway between Grantham and Newark on Trent.

Robert's Marriage
There is a marriage in Tattershall, Lincolnshire between a Robert Newton and Ann on 6 April 1592. The image of the parish register available on FMP shows that her last name is not recorded in the register. ^[10] Tattershall is over 30 miles north-east of Colsterworth making it unlikely that this is the correct marriage. There is no indication in the Tattershall register which parish each party was from.

Robert's children

• The recently discovered (April 2023) baptisms of four more children all of whom died in infancy, explains the previous existing gap between surviving siblings Elizabeth (1598) and Isaac (1606). These were Mary (1600), Margaret (1602), Ales (1603/4) and John (1605),
• The chart in "Noyes (1857)", lists only 2 daughters Mary & Alice.[2]; whereas "Foster" lists 7 daughters: Isabel. Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Alice, Mary, Anne ^[11]
• Some online trees claim that he was the father of John the bastard child of Ann Wood baptised at Manchester Cathedral (over 100 miles from Colsterworth) on 13 February 1602/3. This is extremely unlikely. ^[12] [1602] 13 Februarie: John bastard of Robert Newton & Ann Woodd

The following information is based on speculative and unreliable non-primary sources, such as Find a Grave memorials: all such information which follows is regarded as incorrect and should not be re-introduced into the profile.

• his mother was Eleanor (Atkenson) Newton 1552 - 1600
• Robert was married twice:
  • spouse#1 Lady Carole (Wood) Newton married 4 June 1592 at Tattershall, Linccolnshire Find A Grave: Memorial #237216275
  • Spouse #2 Thankful (Bigge) Newton Find A Grave: Memorial #73615701
  • the children listed by these "wives" are also by and large incorrect and irrelevant as the mothers identified are both incorrect.
• Robert's own FindAGrave entry is only included here for completeness but has many errors. It makes him a knight (he wasn't), gives him the middle name Isaac, and lists the two wrong wives. There is also no grave image. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Howard, J.J. (1874). Pedigree of Newton, in Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica,1(1), pp. 172-173. London: Hamilton, Adams & co. Archive.org. eBook. (copy based on pedigree submitted by Sir Isaac Newton; mirror @ Google Books).
2. ↑ Baptism: "Lincolnshire Baptisms"
   Archive: Lincolnshire Archives; Page: 13
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 May 2023)
   Robert Newtone baptism on 26 Oct 1576, son of Richard, in Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, England
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6DT-DX5 : 5 February 2023), Robert Newtone, 1576
4. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   FamilySearch Record: J8Y8-T3Y (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Robert Newton burial on 20 Sep 1641 in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ Burial: "Lincolnshire Burials"
   Archive: Lincolnshire Archives; Colsterworth parish register Page: 24
   FindMyPast Image 13 - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2023)
   Robert Newton burial on 20 Sep 1641 in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.
6. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8Y8-T3Y : 17 April 2023), Robert Newton, burial on 20 Sep 1641 in parish of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
7. ↑ Lincolnshire Burials, Archive: Lincolnshire Archives; Page: 24 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 April 2023)
   Robert Newton burial on 20 Sep 1641 in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.
8. ↑ Genealogical memoranda relating to the family of Newton Internet Archive
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF75-5M9 : 20 September 2020), Robert Newten, 1575
10. ↑ Marriage: "Lincolnshire Marriages And Banns"
    Archive: Lincolnshire Archives; Page: 21
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 May 2023)
    Robert Newton marriage to Ann on 6 Apr 1591 in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England.
11. ↑ pages 14-15 https://archive.org/details/cw-foster-sir-isaac-newtons-family/page/n6/mode/1up
12. ↑ The Registers of the Cathedral Church of Manchester FHL microfilm 844,799.[1] with the image 178 here Accessed 28 May 2023
13. ↑ Many errors Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237216070/robert-isaac-newton: accessed 29 May 2023), memorial page for Sir Robert Isaac Newton (6 Nov 1575–Sep 1641), Find A Grave: Memorial #237216070, citing St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Colsterworth, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England; Maintained by MJ's FamilyTree (contributor 47101009).

For reference as to where some of the previous information came from:

• The Peerage, by Darryl Lundy (www.thepeerage.com/p43987.htm#i439865)
• Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life and Genealogy, by William Stukeley (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton%27s_life/Genealogy_of_Newton)
• This Freepages space had been shut down: General Notes: Sir Isaac Newton @ Miller, Somers, Wilson, Wynn Family Trees, Rootweb Freepages