Thomas Newman, of Sittenbourne Parish

Thomas Newman

• Gender: Male
• Birth: Circa 1620 London, England (also seen as about 1615, Brilley,Hereford,,England)
• Marriage: Circa 1648 Jamestown, James City Co., VA
• Death: 1700 Richmond Co., VA
• Wife: Elizabeth Burditt

Children include:

1. Thomas, only son, married Bridget Wilson
2. Anne, married 1) Thomas Deane 2) Henry Ashton / Austin
3. Patience, married 1) John Ford 2) Avery Naylor 3) Emmanuel Cleave
4. Mary, married 1) Andrew Morton 2) Robert Coleman

Origins

• There are parents John Newman, II & Elizabeth Newman shown for Thomas Newman in Geni. I would like to see the primary source documentation of those parents.
• DNA conflict. Descendants of Thomas Newman are Y DNA Haplogroup i1. Descendant of John Newman, Ill are R1b1a2a1a1b4

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Biography

From “Gleanings of Virginia History” By W. Fletcher Boogher

(Comment on source from https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0285... - “ Note: Posting this fact will of course encourage others to quote the works of William Boogher and Preston Newman without proof of their accuracy. It is an uphill struggle to wean people from accepting any presentation which conflicts with Boogher and P. Newman.”)

”Thomas Newman born in England about 1620 came to America on the ship "Plaine Joan" in 1635 aged 15 years and probably settled with his brother John in James City County, VA. He later moved with him to the Northern Neck. His name however does not appear on any records until 1677 when he made a deed to his Thomas conveying one half of his real and personal property to the latter who was about to be married. This deed of record at Tappahannock, VA is attested by Phillip Pendleton. The Immigrant Thomas probably married a daughter of Henry Burdette, Sr whose will proven in 1695 in Richmond County is now lost with Will Book 1, but the remaining record will prove that he was the executor of, and a devisee under the will.He dies intestate about the beginning of 1700 and is personal estate was appraised at 16,577 pounds of tobacco. He probably had daughters, the wives of Avery Nayloe, John McMillan and Frances, wife of John Wilson may have been among these. He certainly had but one son, Thomas born probably before 1656 and after removal of his father to what is now Richmond County.”

Notes

Comment: Y DNA testing does not support this family configuration:

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newman-638

Thomas Newton was one of four of the original Newman brothers to come to America under the auspices of the London/Virginia Comp any between 1618 and 1635, landing at the Jamestown Colony on the York River in Virginia. Tradition has it that his father was a London grocer.

These Newman brothers, arrival dates and ships of arrival are a s follows:

• Robert, 1618, "Furtherance".
• William , 1622, "Furtherance".
• John, 1635, "Globe".
• Thomas, 1635, "Plain Joan".

Links

• Page 246 of Gleanings of Virginia History By W. Fletcher Boogher
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I02850...
• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newman-1635