Samuel Newton

Aft 1742 - Abt 1783  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Samuel Newton  [1, 2]
  Born	Aft 1742  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1783
  Notes	According to the Graves Family Association website, he m. Sarah Lee. He was a Baptist preacher, serving as pastor of Wells' Chapel Baptist Church which was organized in 1756 (among the first missionary Baptist churches in Duplin Co., NC). He served in this capacity until his death about 1783 during the Rev. War. Until 1835, the church was called Bull Tail Meeting House, probably because of nearby Bull Tail Creek.
  Person ID	I22045	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Abraham Newton,   b. 25 Jun 1715,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Graves,   b. Abt 1715,   d. Abt Dec 1773  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  	Four of their sons (Isaac, Jacob, George, and Samuel) moved to NC in the 1750's and settled Newton Cross Roads in New Hanover Co., NC. In 1769, Abraham served on the jury for a murder trial in Deplin Co., NC. Abraham was living with or near his four sons in 1779 in Duplin Co., NC, where all five signed a petition for the formation of Sampson Co. from Duplin Co. It is thought that Sarah was in NC also. There is an obituary for a Mrs. Sarah Newton in the Cape Fear Mercury, 29 Dec. 1773. It is assumed that this was Sarah Graves Newton and that she died sometime in Dec. 1773. All four of the sons in NC were in the Revolutionary War. http://www.gravesfa.org/gen538.htm
  Family ID	F4642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Graves Family Association "Captain Thomas Graves: 1608 Settler of Jamestown, Virginia and His Descendants (ca. 1580-2012), (http://www.gravesfa.org/). [S177] Lipsey, Mike "Lipsey Family History and Genealogy"; https://www.msu.edu/~lipsey/lipsey.html.