Jonathan Newton (1679 - 1753)

Born 30 Sep 1679 in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Bethia (Rice) Newton — married 28 Oct 1708 in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1753 at age 74 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 30 Sep 1679

Place: Marlborough, MA

Source: #S-2024265419

Note

Note: NEHGS Mass Vital Records to 1850

1679 NEWTON Jonathan, s. Moses Sr. and Johannah, Sept. 30, 1679. Birth Marlborough

children of Jonathan and Bethia NEWTON all born in Marlborough

Death

Death:

Date: 22 DEC 1753

Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Mass

Will

According to E. Leonard, in The Newton Genealogy (de Pere, Wisc., 1915)

JONATHAN NEWTON" (Moses=, Richard'), son of Moses, Sr., and

Johanna (Larkin) Newton of Marlborough, Mass., was born there September 30,

1679, and died at Southborough, Mass., December 22, 1753.

He married at Marlborough, October 26, 1708, Bethiah Rice, daughter of Daniel

and Bethiah (Ward) Rice$ of Marlborough, where she was born October 29,

1682. She died at Southborough, June 7, 1754.

Mr. Newton lived in Marlborough, where his large family of children was born.

He lived in that part of the town that became Southborough. During the

troublous times with the Indians and Queen Anne's War his house was one of

the "Garrisons," No. 25 ; and to it were assigned the families of Isaac Woods,

Thomas Witherbee, Isaac Amsden, Moses Leonard and Roger Bruce. This list

of names tells us who wore the neighbors of Jonathan Newton as late as 1711.

They were all more or less closely connected with the Newton family.

He was a farmer, like everybody else, to a greater or less extent, in those

times.

He had distributed his property among his children and his wife during his

lifetime, as his will would suggest. I do not know that Nathan Newton, the

son who was made sole executor, then resided with his father, but at one time

he resided in the "garrison house."

This was known to Sophia Newton, granddaughter of Nathan, who so reported

to me. Nathan may have been living in the house with his parents at this

time and in charge of the farm. A "garrison house" was always selected on

account of its being larger, more central, and more easily defended than those

about it. There were frail pickets inclosing the houses, which soon perished after

the use for them was gone. Near to this garrison house was the house of John

Newton, Jr., to which many other families were assigned, and both were in

what became Southborough.

As Mr. Newton does not provide for his wife by will, we suppose he had already

done so while living, in the same way that he had given to his children. And

now, the will seems principally to have been made to ensure that his unmarried

daughters shall have a roof-covering by right always in their father's house.

The widow, Bethia, died the year after her husband. She, too, seems to have

given away all while living, as there is no settlement of her estate.

The papers of the Administration and the will are here given:

1754 Jonathan Newton. Southborough, 43249.

Paapers

Will, presented by Nathan Newton.

Assent to probate. by Berthiah Newton, widow.

Jonatlian. David, Gideon. Bethiah, .Joseph Morse, Joanna Morse, Ezekiel, Elnathan.

Tirzah, IHephzilah Thankful, Ezekiel. Aaron Fay, Thankful Fay.

Citation.

Decree allowing will Feb. 6, 1751 and appointing; Nalhan Newton executor.

Will allowed Feb. 6, 1754.

Southborough, May 10, 1750.

In the Name of God Amen The Sixteenth Day of May 1750 I Jonathan Newton of

Southborough in the county of Worcester Husbandman Being weak of body & Decayd

by Age but of perfect mind & memory thanks be to God. Considering my own mortality

that shortly I must die Do make & ordain this my last will & testament viz. : Principally

& first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it & my

body I recommend to the earth to be Buried in Decent Christian burial at the discretion

of my Executor nothing doubting of a Resurrection by Almighty power; and as touching

such worldly estate where wilh it hath pleasd God to Bless me in this life I give demise

& Dispose of in the manner following

Imprimis I give & bequeath to Nathan my well beloved son my chest my gun all my

chains, three iron Wedges an iron bar an iron stake an iron Beck horn all my Cart

irons one meet tubb one of my Cider pails my half bushel & half my meal troughs all

these things I give to my son Nathan whom I constitute & ordain my sole executor of

this my last will & testament further more I give to my son Nathan all my sider barrels

& hogsheds two angures & a hand saw '

Imprimis I give & bequeath to two of my well beloved daughters namely Bethiah &

Joanna all my moveable estate in my house that I have a proper right to; to be

equally divided between them

After my decease also one half of my dwelling house being the easterly Part with all

the privileges belonging thereto Peaceably to enjoy so long as they live unmarried or till

they be married

Imprimis I give & bequeath to all my other well beloved children viz Tirzah .Jonathan

David Gideon Plephzibah Thankful! & Elnathan to each of these I give one shilling in

silver money and the reason I give them no more Now; is because I have given them

their full portions in time past.

To some of them I have given lands to others household goods or money according to my

ability To be freely possessed & enjoyed & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul

all & every other forrmer testaments wills logacys bequests & executors by me in any

ways before Named; willed & bequeathed ratifying & confirming tliis & no other to

be my last will & testament

In witness wliereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above written

Signed Sealed pronounced

& Declared by sd Jonathan Newton

as his last will & testament

In the presence of us Jonathan Newton (Seal)

John Mixer

Mary Mixer

Hephzibah Hemenway

Sources

• S-2024265419 The Edmund Rice Association http://www.widomaker.com/~gwk/era/index.htm

• Ancestry Family Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=283722&pid=1290771988

• This person was created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.
• This person was created through the import of HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011.
• WikiTree profile Newton-1362 created through the import of Family Nov 2011.GED on Sep 6, 2011 by Jim Tarbet.