DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

NEWTON FAMILY

Wills Before 1850

Note: Will Book A is not in chronological order which means it is a transcription of loose wills, and hence may contain transcription errors.

Deceased

County

Will Book.Page

Date

Relations

William Bland

Duplin

NC Duplin WB 02.088


Excr.:

George W. Hufham


Witnesses:

Curtis C. Oates

Norris Frederick

1 Sep 1854

Oct 1854

James Bland, son

Rachel Powell, dau.

Nancy Lee

Lucretia Newton, wife of William Newton

Jacob Highsmith who m. Elizabeth Bland, dau.

Susannah Bland, dau. who m. Epraim Johnson, dec’d.

Ellinnor Blount

Duplin

NC Duplin WB 03.053


Excr.

James W. Blount, son


Witnesses:

Joseph _ Rhodes

W. C. Hightower

13 Oct 1860 Apr 1862

Daniel B. Newton, eldest son

Eliza [Newton], eldest dau., wife of Samuel R. Ireland

Mary E. Huggins, grandau. only surviving child of my dau. Mary E. Henry? Herring?

Dau. Ellinor Oates, wife of Claiborne J. Oates

Julia A. Blount, youngest dau.

James W. Blount, youngest son

Warren Blount

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.047


Excrx.

Wife Elinor Blount


Witnesses:

Mary [Major] Newton

Felix Frederick

21 Feb 1823

Elinor Blount, wife

Daniel B. Newton, wife’s oldest son

Julius Newton, wife’s next oldest son

Mary Eliza. Newton, wife’s dau.

Others

John Cook

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.085


Excrs.

Thomas Cook, son

James Blanton


Witnesses:

Aaron Williams

Federick Cook

Lewis Smith

3 Mar 1799

Apr 17_3?

Elizabeth Newton, dec’d., dau.

Others

Mary Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.353


Excr.: son Major Newton

Witnesses:

James Watkins

James Canady

29 Apr 1822

Jan 1823

Julius Newton (child of son James)

Daniel B. Newton (child of son James)

Mary Eliza Newton (child of son James)

James Newton (son)

Kitty Newton (dau.)

Mary Ann (child of son William)

William W. (child of son William)

William Newton (son)

Major Newton (son)

Patrick Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.355


Excrs:

Colonol William Dickson

James Reardon

Mary Newton

4 Feb 1793

Apr 1793

Mary Newton, wife

Elvy Newton, dau.

Susannah Newton, dau.

James Newton, son

Isaac Newton, son

William Newton, son

Major Newton, son

Brambly Parker, mother

Isaac Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.358


Excrs:

Aaron Williams

Enoch Newton


Witnesses:

David Alderman

Daniel Alderman

Thomas Lamar

19 Nov 1798

Jan 1799

Enoch Newton, son

Isaac Newton, son

Esher [Esther] Newton, dau.

Ann Newton, dau.

Sarah Alderman, dau.

Phebe Herring, dau.

Mary Williams, dau.

Elizabeth Roney, dau.

Dorcas Morgan, dau.

Miriam James?, dec’d., dau.

Jemima Wilson, dec’d, dau.

Jemima Newton, wife

Sarah Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin WB A.364


Excrs:

James Newton, brother

Alfred Ward

3 May 1821

Oct 1821

Abraham Newton, son

William Newton, son

Elizabeth, granddau.

Clarymiria? Tatom, granddau.

Saraam Tatom, granddau.

Elizabeth Seton

Sarah Highsmith

DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

NEWTON FAMILY

Estates Division of Land - Book A

Estate of

County

Bk.Pg

Date

Name of Heir

Patrick Newton

Duplin

A.133

19 Apr 1814

James Newton

William Newton

Major Newton

Lot 1: 78 acres to : heirs of James Newton, dec’d

Lot 2: 144 acres to William Newton

Lot 3: 168 acres to Major Newton

Some Lots have multiple smaller tracts. Has metes & bounds. Lot 1 faded and hard to read.

Mary Newton

Duplin

A.043

Jul 1824

Julius Newton, heir of son James Newton

Mary Eliza Newton, heir of son James Newton

Mary Ann Newton

William W. Newton

Major Newton, son

150 acres ES Race Swp. Per Will of Mary Newton. Lot 1: 40 acres to heirs of James Newton. Lot 2: 40 acres to heirs of William Newton. Lot 3: Major Newton 80 acres. References Plat not recorded. Has metes & bounds.

Enoch Newton

Duplin

A.049

8 Feb 1827

John F. Newton

William W. Newton

James Newton

Samuel Newton

Sarah Eliza Newton

William W. Newton Lot 1: 225 acres;

Sarah Eliza Newton Lot 2: 91 acres;

John F. Newton Lot 3: 164 acres;

James Newton Lot 4: 138 acres;

Samuel Newton Lot 5: 128 acres;

Mary Wells Lot 6: 126 acres.

Ann Jane Highsmith Lot 7: 100 acres;

Has metes & bounds.

James Newton

Duplin

A.078

20 Feb 1841

Julius C. Newton

Eliza Ireland

Daniel B. Newton

Lot 1: 76 ½ acre to Julius C. Newton or his mother during her lifetime;

Lot 2: 76 acres to Eliza Ireland;

Lot 3: 58 acres to Daniel B. Newton.

Has metes & bounds.

David Quinn

Duplin

A.093

15 Aug 1845

Jacob Herring & wife Fanny

Jesse Newton & wife Elizabeth

Peter Rogers & wife Nelly

Per Will. Six Shares.

Lot 1: 119 plus 15 acres to Michael Boyett

Lot 2: 74 acres ES Maxwell Swp. to Catharine Smith

Lot 3: 86 acres Maxwell Swp., Meadow Br. to heirs of Benjamin Ezzell & his wife Polly

Lot 4: 85 acres to Jacob Herring & wife Fanny

Lot 5: 50 acres ES Wolf Pond Br. to Peter Rogers & wife Nelly

Lot 6: 49 acres ES Wolf Pond Br. to Jesse Newton & wife Elizabeth

Has metes & bounds.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com

DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

NEWTON FAMILY

Relationships Proven by Deed

Deceased

County

Deed Book.Page

Date

Relations

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB 05A.452

29 Aug 1814

Daniel Newton (son)

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB 05A.311

13 Nov 1814

James Newton (Brother)

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB 05A.493

29 Nov 1814

Edward Franklin (son-in-law)

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB U.332

18 Dec 1814

John Lee (son in law)

Abraham Newton Sr

Duplin

NC Duplin DB T.248

20 Dec 1814

Abraham Newton Jr (son)

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB T.254

2 Mar 1816

William Newton (illegible)

Abraham Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB U.364-1

19 Mar 1816

Daniel Newton (son)

Elizabeth Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB 04B.149

23 Feb 1833

David Wells (son in law)

James Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB U.462

21 Apr 1819

Daniel Bland (cousin)

Abraham Newton & Lois Newton

Duplin

NC Duplin DB 01A.352

8 Jan 1787

James Newton & Joshua Newton [brothers].

DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

NEWTON FAMILY

North Carolina Estate Files

Patrick Newton

Duplin

 

1814

 

Not reviewed.

Mary Newton

Duplin

 

1824

 

Not reviewed.

Enoch Newton

Duplin

 

1823

 

13 Nov 1823 Sale.

1 Jan 1824 Sale

Various Accounts for minor children

Various documents on division of land.

Patrick Newton

Duplin

 

1793

 

Not reviewed.

Isaac Newton

Duplin

 

1799

 

Not reviewed.

William Newton

Duplin

 

1822

 

Return fo Elvy Newton, guardian for her children Mary Ann and William.

9 Nov 1821 Sale

Inventory

William Newton

Duplin

 

1851

 

24 Jan 1851 Sale, Elvy Newton, admr.

Jacob Newton

Duplin

 

1787

 

2 Nov 1787 Inventory, Abraham Newton, admr. filed Apr 1788.

3 Nov 1787 Sale

Apr 1793 Guardian Account by Isaac Newton and Abraham Newton, gdn. for Samuel Newton, James Newton & Joshua Newton, orphans of Jacob Newton.

James Newton

Duplin

 

1809

 

10 Nov 1808 Inventory, recorded Jan 1809.

6 Jan 1809 Sale, recorded Jan 1809.

12 Jul 1814 Account of Eleanor Newton as natural gdn. of her children, recorded July 1814.

Various Accounts

James Newton

Duplin

 

1841

 

20 Feb 1841 Report of Division of Land of Daniel B. Newton, Julius C. Newton, and Eliza Ireland, devised to them in the Will of Warren Blount.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com