Sir John Newton, Bart.

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John Newton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barr's Court, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, England
Death: 1661 (49-50)
Place of Burial: Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Theodore Newton, of Barr's Court and Penelope Newton
Husband of Grace Newton

Occupation: 1st Baronet Newton
Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Sir John Newton, Bart.

Son of Sir Theodore Newton and his Lady Grace, daughter of Stone Esq. who died without issue. He was a man of great courage and the greatest loyalty to his Prince, an honour to his country, a credit and noble ornament to his name and family.

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  • Calculated> age 12 years in 1623 (visitation). (Maclean, The Visitation of the County of Gloucester taken in the Year 1623, p. 115)«tab»
  • DISTINCTION: Esquire. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 8 p. H119)
  • TITLES: Sir Baronet; created 16 Aug 1660; with remainder in default of male issue to John [son of Thomas Newton, Esquire] of Gonerby, Lincolnshire; title became extinct in 1743. (Lee and Stephen, Dictionary of National Biography, vol. XL p. 398: Newton, Sir Richard)
  • RESIDENCE: Barr's Court, Gloucestershire. (Lee and Stephen, Dictionary of National Biography, vol. XL p. 398: Newton, Sir Richard)
  • PROPERTY: He acquired Weston's Court (consisting of the manor of Oldland and Gee Moor), manor of East Hanham, and Downehanam alias Hanham Prior, and thus became lord paramount of Bitton, Oldland, and Hanham. (Ellacombe, The History of the Parish of Bitton in the County of Gloucester, p. 124)
  • DEATH: Condition> died without issue. (J-Morris, Shropshire Genealogies, vol. 3 p. 1176)
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  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father Theodore Newton by SmartCopy: Apr 16 2015, 8:57:30 UTC
  • Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Apr 16 2015, 9:18:12 UTC
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Sir John Newton, Bart.'s Timeline

1611
1611
Barr's Court, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, England
1661
1661
Age 50
1661
Age 50
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom