Richard ‘of Sudbury’ Newton

Undisputed material

Came from England to Sudbury Massachusetts in 1638-39. Came to Boston on the ship Susan and Ellen in 1635.

With others petitioned General Court in Boston on May 14, 1656 to grant a tract of land 6 miles square called Marlborough. November 26, 1660 he received 30 acres of land in the southern part of town into Southborough. The size of the plot was 7th out of 38.

Additional undisputed information

1. Richard*1 Newton was born Bet. 1601 – 1609, and died Aug 24, 1701 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass. He married Anne* Loker 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass. She was born Aug 01, 1605 in England, and died Dec 05, 1697 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass.

More About Richard* Newton and Anne* Loker:

Marriage: 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Children of Richard* Newton and Anne* Loker are:

+ 2 i. John Newton, born Oct 20, 1641 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Oct 16, 1723 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass.

3 ii. Ezekial Newton, born Oct 20, 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.

+ 4 iii. Mary Newton, born Jun 22, 1644 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Dec 28, 1728 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass.

+ 5 iv. Moses* Newton, born Mar 26, 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died May 23, 1736 in Southboro, Worcester Co., Mass.

+ 6 v. Deacon Joseph Newton, born Abt. 1648 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Sep 24, 1727 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass.

+ 7 vi. Elizabeth Newton, born Abt. 1650 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died 1718 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Mass.

+ 8 vii. Sarah Newton, born Abt. 1652 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Aft. Oct 10, 1713.

9 viii. Hannah Newton, born Apr 13, 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Apr 13, 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.

10 ix. Henry Newton, born Apr 13, 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass. as an "infant".

+ 11 x. Daniel Newton, born Dec 21, 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Nov 29, 1739 in Southboro, Worcester Co., Mass.

+ 12 xi. Isaac Newton, born Abt. 1657 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Mass.; died Aug 12, 1685 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Mass.

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Came to Boston on the ship Susan and Ellen in 1635. Came from England to Sudbury Massachusetts in 1638-39.

With others petitioned General Court in Boston on May 14, 1656 to grant a tract of land 6 miles square called Marlborough. November 26, 1660 he received 30 acres of land in the southern part of town into Southborough. The size of the plot was 7th out of 38.

Disputed Origins and "Important Notes" on parentage and the FACT that Richard is not connected to Sir Isaac Newton

From Wikitree: "The factual sources for Richard Newton state that Richard's origins, date of birth and parents are unknown[1] [2]. A modern researcher concluded the same, after a personal examination of the archives in St Mary Bures, England in 1989[3] [4]. Any claim of knowledge of birth date, place or parents should be accompanied by credible sources, citing specific documents and facts from the period, rather than online statements such as those noted below. When a source is found, allowances should be made for the existence of other men named Richard Newton in England at that time.

The 2013 Early New England Families article[2] sums it up nicely:

"Richard's age at death is given in the town records as "almost a hundred years old," which most likely was a general estimate for a very old man. He had outlived his wife, who would have been the most knowledgeable on the subject. Assuming he was in his 90s when he died in 1701, his birth might have been anywhere from about 1601 to 1612. If born in 1601, his marriage in 1636 would have been at age 35; if born 1612 he would have been 24". "
Source - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newton-105

One of the multiple sets of unsourced parents associated with Richard Newton, and the one which is shown here on Geni, is Robert Newton and Carrol Ann (Wood) Newton. This would make Richard Newton of Massachusetts an uncle of the famous scientist, Sir Isaac Newton. Unfortunately this connection is incorrect. According to Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Sir Isaac Newton's grandfather did have a son named Richard, but that Richard Newton, of Colsterworth, England, was buried in Colsterworth in 1665 and did not emigrate to the Americas. Richard Newton of Colsterworth also had children born after 1639 (the year the other Richard Newton first appears in Massachusetts records) in England. See https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagenea01unse/page/172/mode/2up

The birth date of April 09, 1609 which Richard Newton of Massachusetts has on Geni is actually the baptism date of Richard Newton, of Colsterworth, see https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9841&h=5895456...

The exact birth date of the immigrant Richard Newton is unknown and the only clue is a remark that he was "almost a hundrid years old" when he died in Marlborough, MA. Source - http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Marlborough/Images/Marlboro...

Unless someone can come forward with primary sources to support possible parents for the immigrant Richard Newton I propose that we detach him from the parents currently listed for him and list his parents as unknown.

Newton sailed from England to America in 1638 seeking relief from religious persecution in his homeland. He was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, Massachusetts, a brand new settlement at that time within the boundaries of the Massachusetts Bay Company. In 1645 he became a "freeman", meaning he had the right to hold public office and was pledged to uphold the laws of the government. He also had to have been a church member to acquire the freeman status. In 1660 the plantation of Marlborough was layed out by 38 individuals one of whom was Richard Newton. He was granted 30 acres in this new development. Over time he acquired additional acreage and by the time of his death he owned about 130 acres. He was 99 years old at the time of his death. (wab)

https://archive.org/details/newtongenealogyg00leon2/page/n6/mode/1up Good source on Richard Newton and descendents.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newton-105 Well documented and sourced wikitree that provides information debunking theories that could not be including the fact that we have no sources documenting Richard's parents.

One of the multiple sets of unsourced parents associated with Richard Newton, and the one which has been shown and corrected on Geni, is Robert Newton and Carrol Ann Newton. This would make Richard Newton of Massachusetts an uncle of the famous scientist, Sir Isaac Newton. Unfortunately this connection is incorrect. According to Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Sir Isaac Newton's grandfather did have a son named Richard, but that Richard Newton, of Colsterworth, England, was buried in Colsterworth in 1665 and did not emigrate to the Americas. Richard Newton of Colsterworth also had children born after 1639 (the year the other Richard Newton first appears in Massachusetts records) in England. See https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagenea01unse/page/172/mode/2up

The birth date of April 09, 1609 which Richard Newton of Massachusetts has on Geni is actually the baptism date of Richard Newton, of Colsterworth, see https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9841&h=5895456…

The exact birth date of the immigrant Richard Newton is unknown and the only clue is a remark that he was "almost a hundrid years old" when he died in Marlborough, MA. Source – http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Marlborough/Images/Marlboro.

References

• “Newton genealogy, genealogical, biographical, historical; being a record of the descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts 1638, with genealogies of families descended from the immigrants, Rev. Roger Newton of Milford, Connecticut, Thomas Newton of Fairfield, Connecticut, Matthew Newton of Stonington, Connecticut, Newtons of Virginia, Newtons near Boston.” Author: Leonard, Ermina Newton, b. 1846. Page 1. Archive.Org
• Vital Records of Marlborough MA, Deaths. “Newton, Richard, Aug. 24, 1701, "almost a hundrid years old.” DigitalImage

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He arrived in 1638 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and married in 1640 in Massachusetts, USA to Ann Looker who was his second wife. He owned about 130 acres of land.