Oliver Newton (1742 - aft. 1801)

Born 2 Apr 1742 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Thapping) Newton — married 22 Jul 1762 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 1801 after age 58 in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Oliver Newton served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Oliver Newton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001549.

OLIVER NEWTON son of Stephan Newton and Mary Witt of Windsor, Conn., and Belchertown, Mass., was born at Windsor, Conn., April 2, 1742.

He married (1) Rebecca, born about 1736. In 1764, she was admitted to membership in the Congregational Church at Belchertown (the 109th member),: and died at Belchertown? First wife of Oliver Newton," C. R., January ?-. 1771, aged 35.

He married (2) May ?, 1771, Widow Elizabeth Marsh, who was born about 1742, and who died in New Braintree, Mass.?"Betsey, wife of Oliver, May 15, 1823, aged 81"?is the record. From the use of the word "wife" instead of "widow," it would seem that her husband was living in 1823.

Oliver Newton was a soldier of the Revolution. Abstract of service : Newton, Oliver, Ware. In a list of men drafted from Hampshire County, served 9 months at Fishkill, in Capt. Brackinbridge's Co., Col. Porter's regiment. Age 35 years. His height was 5 feet. 8 inches.He lived in Ware, Ware joins Beleliertown on the southeast. It would appear that Mr. Newton settled in Ware, and his church affiliation was with Belchertown.^[1]

The First United States Census, 1790, found him in \Vare. Hampshire County, head of a family, the other members of which were, one male under sixteen years, and five females. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors of the Revoluntionary War: A Compilation From the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 18961908. Vol. 11; Page 401 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89058651589?urlappend=%3Bseq=411%3Bownerid=13510798899924770-425
2. ↑ Leonard, Ermina. Newton Genealogy, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical (Bernard Ammidown Leonard, Wisconsin, 1915) Page 83-84

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 29, 2021), "Record of NEWTON, OLIVER", Ancestor # A001549.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Newton-1628 created through the import of Family Nov 2011.GED on Sep 6, 2011 by Jim Tarbet. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jim and others.