George Newton

George married Nancy Ann Moore about 1770 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Nancy was born about 1750; died about 1827 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The children of George and Nancy were (1) Samuel (1764) who m. Nancy Ann BROCK; (2) James (1766) who m. Susan PIGFORD, d. c. 1840; (3) George (1768) who m. Mary ROBINSON, d. 20 Jun 1843; (3) Isaac Newton (1770) m. Elizabeth ALDERMAN; (4) Nancy Ann Newton (1772); (5) Reubin (1774) who m. Margaret BORDEAUX; (6) Susan (1776) who m. Thomas ALDERMAN and (7) Catherine "Kate" (1782), never married.


Two of the sons of George and Nancy moved from NC to Screven Co., GA. Samuel Newton and his wife Ann moved in 1796 and settled in the vicinity of what is now Newington, and George and his wife Mary moved in the early 1800's and settled in the section of the county near Rocky Ford. Two of the daughters of George and Nancy Ann (Moore) Newton also moved to Screven Co., GA, Susan who married Thomas Alderman and Rachel who married Jacob Straughn (Rachel isn't listed with the other children below). After George Sr. died, his widow Nancy moved to GA and drew in the Land Lottery of 1827 in Screven Co.

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He has often been shown as a son of Abraham and Rachel NEWTON, and a descendant of Richard NEWTON who immigrated to Sudbury, MA from Lincolnshire, England about 1639. However, Merle Newton emailed, in February 2013, that he had "discovered that they didn't originate in Southbourough MA as some have reported--disproven by DNA tests."

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.

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Abraham + Sarah Graves. Sarah was born about 1715; died about Dec 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It appears likely that Sarah Graves was a daughter of or closely related to Thomas Graves, descended from Samuel Graves of Lynn, MA. Thomas was born 16 Dec. 1686 in Lynn, MA, moved from Lynn to Reading,. MA as early as 1724, and moved to Southboro, MA in 1738. His son, Joseph Graves, b. 1717, m (1) Mary Newton in 1745, and m (2) Lydia Newton in 1758. Perhaps Sarah was a daughter not previously listed.

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Married:
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.

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