John Newton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1755 - Montague, Franklin Co., Ma 1 Christening: Death: 29 Sep 1839 - St. Omer, Decatur Co., Indiana Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Levi Newton ( - ) Mother: Lucy ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Abigail Bardwell ( - ) Marriage: 25 Sep 1776 - Montague, Franklin Co., Ma 2 2. Abigail Parker (Jan 1768 - 20 Dec 1851) Marriage: 29 Jan 1789 - Deerfield, Franklin Co., Ma 2 Children: 1. John Newton (1790/1800- ) 2. Selah Newton (1791- ) 3. Abigail Newton (1793-1838) 4. Lucy Newton (1795- ) 5. Calvin Newton (1798- ) 6. Luther Newton (1798-1861) 7. Ann Newton (1801- )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:
<pre>1790 Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, town of Deerfield
John Newton 111
males 16 & over 1
males under 16 1
females 1 </pre>
<pre>1800 Ontario Co., New York, Bristol; pg 416
John Newton 30010 -- 20010
male female
3 <10 2
10-15
16-25
1 26-44 1
>45 </pre>
His brother-in-law Elijah Parker is 3 entries away.
<pre>1810 Ontario Co., New York, Bristol
Jno. Newton 02101 -- 01201
male female
<10
2 10-15 1
1 16-25 2
26-44
1 >45 1 </pre>
<pre>1820 Campbell Co., Kentucky, Covington
John Newton 200211 -- 10001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 <10 1
10-16
16-18
2 16-26
1 26-45
1 >45 1 </pre>
<pre>1830 Rush Co., Indiana
John Newton Sr 0100000001 -- 0100100001
male female
< 5
1 5-10 1
10-15
15-20
20-30 1
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
1 70-80 1
80-90 </pre>
He is in the sequence Luther Newton, Calvin Newton, x, John Newton Sr, x, John Parker. John Newton, Jr. is on the next page. John Parker may or may not be related to the Newtons.
PENSION APPLICATION:
The following is a summary of pension application W9589 for John Newton and Abigail Newton:
On November 10, 1835 John Newton appeared before the Probate Court of Decatur Co., Indiana (image 332/1095). He was a resident of Decatur Co. and was 80 years old on the 17th day of the previous January. He declared under oath
"That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated to wit that he was drafted in the Town of Deerfield, Hampshire County in the State of Massachusetts on the 14th day of August 1777 in the company commanded by Thomas Dickerson and served in person two months & was attached to General Porters regiment That he also was drafted and entered the service of the United States as a malitia man on the 27th May 1778 in the Town of Deerfield in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts under the command of Thomas Dickerson Captain and served in person for the term of eight months -- that he does not reccollect any other officers except Colonel Joseph Stebbens
"That he entered the service of the United States as a volenteer some time in March in the year 1775 in the company of infantry commanded by Captain Joseph Stebbens & served as sergeant in said company, that he marched to the Battle of Lexington but did not arrive there untill after the battle was over, & returned home & was discharged for a short time was gone three weeks -- that he entered in January in the year 1776 as a volenteer in the company commanded by Captain Chiles and marched to Ticonderago & remained at Ticonderago five weeks & was then discharged was gone two months does not reccollect any of the officers except Colonel Leonard -- that there is no living witness by whom he can prove his services
"That he was born in the year 1755 in the month of January 17th in the Town of Montague in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts. That he has a record of his age in his Bible how in his possession. That he resided in the Town of Deerfield in the County & State aforesaid. That he resided in said Town untill he was about forty years old and then moved to the State of New York in the Town of Bristol in the County of Ontario & remained there say fourteen or fifteen years -- & then removed to the State of Indiana -- & has remained there since & now lives in the Town of St Omer in Decatur County Ind.
"That he has no discharges from his services other than such as are on file in the Pension Office with his former declaration. That he had a commission of Sergeant which is also on file & that he served as Sergent some time before he received his written commmission. That he is acquainted with John Kesling & John Linganfelter who reside in his neighbourhood that he never received but five dollars for his services that he verily believes that he served three years in the service but cannot reccollect particularly the services -- some tours that he has entirely forgotten -- from extreme old age & a failure of his memory"
On August 11, 1835 John Newton made a similar statement before the same court (images 418, 422/1095). He was granted a pension of $20/year.
On December 10, 1850 Abigail Newton appeared before a Justice of the Peace for Rush Co., Indiana. She was 82 years old and a resident of Rush Co. She declared under oath that she is the widow of John Newton, who was a pensioner of the United States on the basis of service in the Revolutionary War, that she married John Newton January 29, 1789 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and that her busband died September 29, 1839. She stated that he had lived in Decatur Co., Indiana for 13 years and that he had previously resided in Massachusetts, Kentucky and Ohio. (image 337/1095)
Acquaintances of John and Abigail said that he died September 20, 1839 in St. Omer, Decatur Co., Indiana and that he had drawn a pension of $20 per year for 5 years. (image 339/1095)
Abigail Newton was granted a pension of $35.20 per year.
A letter (image 389/1095) from the Acting Commissioner to Grace A. Elmer dated June 17, 1925 summarizes John Newton's service as follows:
"Madam:
"I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension Claim, W-9589, it appears that John Newton was born January 17, 1755 in Montague, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
"While residing in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1775 and served three weeks as a private in Captain Joseph Stebbins' Massachusetts Company.
"He enlisted in January, 1776 and served two months in Captain Chiles' Company, Colonel Leonard's Massachsetts Regiment.
"He enlisted August 14, 1777 and served three months in Captain Thomas Dickinson's Company, Colonel David Field's Massachusetts Regiment.
"He enlisted May 27, 1778 and served eight months as first sergeant in Captain Thomas Dickinson's Company, Colonel Joseph Stebbins' Massachusetts Regiment.
"He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1835 while residing in St. Omer, Decatur County, Indiana. He died September 20 or 29, 1839.
"He married in Deerfield, Massachusetts on January 29, 1789, Abigail Parker. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 13, 1850 while residing in Rush County, Indiana, aged 82 years.
"They had children, son Calvin only name mentioned."
In a letter sent to the Ex. Ass. to the Administrator of the Veterans Administration dated April 23, 1938 (image 355/1095), Mrs. Freeman C. Rogers of Pueblo, Colorado says the following:
"If the following is of any use to you, I am enclosing what I have, from old family records;
"John Newton's father was Levi Newton - 1728-1814. His Grandfather - Thomas Newton born 1701. Have nothing further about either.
"The children of John & Abigail Newton were;
Selah - b. May 22, 1791
Abigail - b. June 15, 1793 - m. Seth Wilder in Ontario Co. (Bristol) N. Y.
Lucy - b. Aug. 2, 1795
Calvin & Luther b. June 4, 1798
Ann Newton - b. Sept. 20, 1801
"I find no mention of a Mary Newton."
A letter dated February 12, 1852 (image 400/1095) mentions the death of Mrs. Newton. She was alive on May 26, 1851 (image 408/1095).
1 Vital Records of Montague, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, Repository: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/.
2
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Deerfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, 1920, pg 215. Repository: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/.
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