Col. William Newton

Not the same as William Field Newton

Biography

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COLONEL WILLIAM NEWTON (deceased), born in Culpeper County, Va., June 9, 1783, was a son of William and Elizabeth (Fields) Newton, also natives of Virginia, where they were married, and where their children were born.

William, Jr., was the second son of a large family. He was reared in Virginia, and came to what is now Daviess County, Ky., in 1809. In 1810 he went to Virginia for his parents, and returning settled on the old Newton farm in Murray Precinct.

In 1813 he enlisted in an independent company, under Colonel William Russell, against the Indians. March 18, 1815, he married Miss Elizabeth Field, eldest daughter of Captain Ben. Field, who was born in Danville, Ky., May 2, 1793. He went to Hartford for his license, and was obliged to swim all the creeks on account of high water.

After his marriage he settled on the old Shoemaker farm in Murray Precinct. In 1843 he removed to the farm in Upper Town Precinct, where his daughter, Mary J., now resides. Colonel Newton was Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, under his father-in-law, Captain Ben. Field, in 1815, and Deputy County Sheriff in 1823-’24. While holding the latter office, March 18, 1824, he sold on the premises 1,950 acres of land, patented to John Mays, lying on the Ohio River, in this county, to the highest bidder. It was purchased by Philip Triplett, at 25 cents per acre. In the afternoon of the same day he sold at the door of the court-house in Owensboro the same representative’s interest in 3,000 acres, patented to John Mays and D. Ross, and also said representative’s interest in the town of Owensboro. Philip Triplett was the purchaser of the whole at 25 cents per acre, and 25 cents per town lot, he being the highest bidder. In 1838 Colonel Newton was elected to the State Legislature from Daviess County. In 1841 he was Sheriff of the county, and held the office two years. He was one of the early Directors of the Southern, now National, Bank of Owensboro. He was an energetic, public-spirited man, and always took an active part in any enterprise that promised progression of his county. In politics he was a Whig.

Colonel and Mrs. Newton had a family of eleven children. Two sons and three daughters grew to maturity, but one now living – Miss Mary J. Miss Newton resides in a large two-story brick house built by her father in 1847. She has a fine farm of 300 acres, the buildings all well made and comfortable. The whole premises show thrift and good management. A cousin, Miss Matilda Field, resides with her. Miss Newton is a member of the Macedonia Baptist church.

Colonel Newton died April 18, 1872, and Mrs. Newton, March 28, 1873.

Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1883. Transcribed by Kim Mohler.

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