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John Newton, Knight

Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Harptree, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
Death: January 26, 1488 (62-63)
Gwynedd, Wales (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Richard Newton, Chief Justice of the Bench and Lady Emma Perrot
Husband of Isabel Newton
Father of Sir Thomas Newton alias Craddock; Sir Richard Newton and Agnes Crane
Brother of Thomas Newton; Joanna Craddock Newton; Sir Richard Newton, II and Sir Peter Newton

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About Sir John Newton

See https://books.google.com/books?id=SUMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA403&dq=richard+...

and

https://books.google.com/books?id=ax0ed_OEzvwC&pg=PA91&dq=richard+n...

  • Heraldic visitations of Wales and part of the marches between the years 1586 and 1613 Vol. 1
  • https://archive.org/details/HeraldicVisitationsOfWalesAndPartOfTheM...
  • https://archive.org/stream/HeraldicVisitationsOfWalesAndPartOfTheMa...
  • Pg.275
    • HAETHLE. Pg.274-275
  • Sir Richard Newton, (2) Lord Chief Justice of England = Ema, vrch. Sir Thomas Perrot; ch: Sir Richard (m. . . . . vrch. . . . Newton), Sir John(3) Newton.
  • Sir John Newton(3) = ch: Thomas(4) (m. . . . vrch. Ld Dabrey) Newton.
  • Thomas(4) Newton = . . . . , vrch. Ld Dabrey; ch: Sir John Newton, of Gloucestershire.
    • 1 In page 45 of this work she is called Margaret, which name is also given her in the MS. Book of Pedigrees referred to in Page 238, in the possession of the Priner of this work, from which the following is extracted concerning the Cradock family, and which will serve to supply some particulars omitted above: - "John Cradock of Newton, & Margaret Moethe, his wife, had issue -- Richard Cradock al' Newton, Esqr. maried Emmota, da. & heir of John Harvey of London. Sir John Newton, Knight, son of Richard Cradock alias Newton & of the said Emmota, mard. Isabell, da. of Thomas Cheder; and & had issue. Thomas Newton, Esqr. mard. Luce da. & coheir of John Hamton, and had issue Sr. John Newton, Knight, mard. Margaret, da. of Sr. Anthony Poyntz, Knight & had issue, Frances Newton wife to Wm. Brook, Lo. Cobham, Henry Brook, Lo. Cobham & Knight of the Garter, 1600, son of Wm. Brook, Lo. .... etc.
    • 2 He was made a Justice of the Common Pleas in 1439. See Note, page 45.
    • 3 Sir John Newton was eldest son of Sir Richard Cradock alias Newton: From him were descended the Newtons of Barr's Court and Gunwarby, Baronets; also that luminary of science, Sir Isaac Newton.
    • 4 Called Richard Newton in other Pedigrees of this family. ______________________________________
  • The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623 (1885)
  • https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00inchit
  • https://archive.org/stream/visitationofcoun00inchit#page/114/mode/1up
    • Newton. Pg.113-116
  • John Cradock Lord of Newton. = Margarett d. of Howell Moythe [Moythde of Castell Odyn and ffountaine gate Esq.--Harl. 1543, fo. 37].; ch: Richard (m. Emma [Amicia] Perott or Perrott) (Cradock, 1st to take name Newton)
  • Richard Cradock was the ffirst that tooke the name of Newton, lord of Newton and Nangle and Cheef Justice of England. = Emma [Amicia--Harl. 1543, fo. 37] d. and coheire of Sr Thomas Perott (or Perrott) of Yestington [Haroldston--Harl. 1041, fo. 56b] Knt.; ch: (Pg.115 Sr John (m. Issabell Chedder (or Shedder) Newton al's Cradock, 2. Richard (m. Janne Newton) Newton).
  • https://archive.org/stream/visitationofcoun00inchit#page/115/mode/1up
    • Sir John Newton al's Cradock al's Cradock Knight. = Issabell d. and heire [coheire-- Harl. 1041] of Sr John Chedder (or Shedder) Knt.; ch: Richard (m. Lucey Hampton), Thomas (m. Elizabeth St John & Alianor Dawbeney) Newton.
    • 2. Richard Newton of Bevers Castell in com. Hereford 2 sonn. = Janne da. and heir to John Newton of Crowsland in Chesh'r.; ch: Sr Peter (m. Joanne Kyffyn & Mawde Cholmonley) Newton.
      • Thomas Newton. = Elizabeth St. John.; ch: Joane (m. Thomas Griffin); = Alianor da. to the L. Dawbeney.; ch: Anne (m. . . . Gruffeth), Isabel (m. Sr Gilles Capell) Newton.
      • Joane ux. Thomas Griffin miles.; ch: Ric'us Griffin.
      • Anne vxor . . . . Gruffeth.
      • Isabell ux. Sr Gilles Capell of Hartfordsh. [? Herefordshire]. _______________________________
  • Archaeologia Cambrensis - Fourth Series - Vol. XI, No. XLIII.
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=CflJAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA173&ots=hRy52fa...
  • https://archive.org/details/archaeologiacam20assogoog
  • https://archive.org/stream/archaeologiacam20assogoog#page/n210/mode...
  • Pg.172
  • Morant, in his History of Essex, says Sir Giles of Rayne Hall married, firstly, Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard Roos, younger son of William, Lord Roos of Belvoir, by whom he had issue Henry Capel, and secondly, Isabel,(1) daughter of Sir John Newton of Wake,
    • (1) We have a more detailed statement of the descent of Isabel, wife of Sir Giles Capel, in Harleian MS. 1041, where she is recorded as the second daughter and coheir of Thomas Cradoc or Newton by his second wife, Elianor, daughter of Lord Daubeney. The father of Thomas was Sir John; and his mother, Isabel, daughter and heir of Sir John Cliddon, Knight; Sir John being son of Sir Richard by Emma, daughter of Thomas Perrot of Haroldstone, son of John by Margaret, daughter of Howel Moythe, son of ..... etc. ____________________________

•Name: **John Newton

•Prefix: Sir

•Sex: M

•Birth: 1447 in East Harptree, Somersetshire, England

•Death: 26 JAN 1487

•Change Date: 21 JAN 2002

Father: **Richard Newton b: 1405 in Newton, Gloucestershire, England

Mother: **Emat Perrot b: 1410 in London, Middlesex, England

Marriage 1 **Isabel Cheddar b: 1451 in East Harptree, Somersetshire, England

Children

1. **Thomas Richard Newton

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=andwai&id...

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  • 'Cradock01'
  • John Cradock - continued above
  • m1. Nesta Russell (dau of Sir Peter Russell)
  • m2. Alice Perrott (dau of Stephen Perrott)
  • Not clear which wife was mother of ...
    • 1. Sir Richard Cradock (or Newton) of Newton (a 1439, Chief Justice of England)
    • m1. Emma Perrot (dau of Sir Thomas Perrot or Perret of Islington)
      • A. Sir Thomas Newton of Barrs Court & Bitton (a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483)
      • The following comes from BEB1841 (Newton of Barrs Court) which shows Sir Thomas as younger son of Chief Justice Sir Richard (see note below on the other son) and reports that Sir Richard was a lineal descendant of Sir William Cradock (who married Jane Wogan, shown above), son of Cradock ap Howell ap Grono, "Lord of Newton in Rouse".
      • m. Joan Barr (dau of Sir John Barr of Barr's Court)
        • i. John Newton of Barr's Court, Gloucestershire
        • m. Margaret Gage (dau of Sir Edmund Gage of Wraxwell)
          • a. Sir John Newton of (East Harptree (Somerset) and) Barr's Court (d before 27.11.1568)
          • m. Margaret Pointz (dau of Sir Anthony Pointz or Poyntz)
            • (1) Sir Henry Newton
            • m. Catherine Paston (dau of Sir Thomas Paston)
              • (A) Sir Theodore Newton of Barr's Court in Bitton (d by 11.1632)
              • m. Penelope Rodney (dau of Sir John Rodney of Rodney)
                • (i) Sir John Newton, 1st Bart of Barr's Court (b c1611, dsp 14.02.1661)
                • m. Grace Stone
                • By special remainder, Sir John's baronetcy passed to another Sir John Newton who also acquired Barr's Court. TCB (vol iii, Newton of Barrscourt in Bilton) reports a Lord Monson as having said: "There was no relationship whatever between the Newtons of Gloucestershire and the Newtons of Lincolnshire; no, not the most distant". TCB concludes that the transaction, setting the succession to the estate & baronetcy, was "done for money".
            • (2) John Newton apparently of this generation
              • (A) Frances Newton (bur 01.11.1599)
              • m. Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton (b c1560, bur 29.11.1633)
            • (3) Frances Newton (d 17.10.1592) apparently of this generation
            • m. (25.02.1559/60) William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (b 01.11.1527, d 06.03.1596/7)
            • (4) Nazareth Newton (d 16.04.1583, youngest of 6 daughters) apparently of this generation
            • m1. Thomas Southwell of Wood Rising (d 1568)
            • m2. Thomas Paget, 3rd Lord of Beaudesert (b c1544, d 1589/90)
    • m2. Emma Harvey
      • B. Sir John Cradock alias Newton of Newton
      • Sir John is shown by BEB1841 (Newton of Barrs Court) as eldest son of Sir Richard by Emma Perret. We provisionally follow those web sites which show him as by Sir Richard's 2nd wife.
      • m. Isabel Cheddar (dau of Sir John Cheddar)
        • i. Richard Cradock alias Newton (d 26.10.1500)
        • m. Elianor (dau of Lord Daubenie) mother of Isabel, presumed also of Joan
        • The following comes from the National Archives (see here). Thanks to a site visitor (OWC, 10.06.14) for bringing that to our attention.
          • a. Isabel Newton (b c1487)
          • m. Sir Giles Capel
          • b. Joan Newton (b c1495)
          • m. Sir Thomas Griffin
        • ii. Thomas Cradock of Newton
        • m. Lucia (dau of Lord Hampton)
          • a. Sir John Cradock
          • m. _ Poyntz (dau of Sir Anthony Poyntz)
            • (1) Henry Cradock of Richmond Castle
            • (2) John Cradock
            • m. _ Clerke of Somerset
            • (3)+ other issue - Thomas, Francis, Sampson, Anthony
        • iii.+ other issue - John, Henry
  • Main source(s): various web sites
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4rz/cradock01.php#lk2 __________________________________
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Sir John Newton's Timeline

1425
1425
East Harptree, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1455
1455
East Harptree, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1462
1462
East Harptree, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1464
1464
1488
January 26, 1488
Age 63
Gwynedd, Wales (United Kingdom)