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From Elizabeth Stanley Newton Lusson's Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Application:

". . . and he, the said Thomas Newton is the ancestor who assisted inestablishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity ofColonel of Norfolk Co. Member of Constitutional Virgnia Convention 1776. First Home Delegate, April 1, 1771. Sons of Liberty, March 30, 1776.Committe Safety, July 14, 1775. Commissioner of Admiralty, July 5, 1776."
"His son, Colonel Thomas Newton of Norfolk,Virginia, born 1768, died 1847, was Colonel of the forces gathered for the defence of Norfolk during the War of 1812. He was three times elected toCongress; he was an eminent lawyer, a politician of note, a man of great ability and popularity- the friend and advisor of all the noted men ofhis day."
"His son, Major W. I. Newton, 2nd DAragoonsU.S.A. was one of the three young officers selected from the Regular Armyto be sent to Saumer, France, to learn the CAvalry Tactics. He served onthe staff of General Armistead in the Seminole War, also served throughthe Mexican War, and was one of the few officers to enter the City ofMexico, and became a member of the Aztec Club, there formed. He remainedin the Union Army during the Civil War.

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From Mildred Methvin's research:

Thomas Newton (son of Thomas Newton and Amy Hutchings) was born 15 May 1742 in Norfolk, VA, and died 11 Sep 1807. He married Martha Tucker on 17 Oct 1767, daughter of Robert Tucker and Joanna Corbin.

"Thomas Newton (1742-1807) was a representative to the House of Burgesses for Norfolk County from 1765 to 1775. He also participated in the revolutionary conventions of 1775 and 1776. His son, Colonel Thomas Newton, was a Congressman from 1801 to 1831." http://www.resnet.wm.edu/~jmcard/#thomas%20nelson
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Thomas Newton (1742-1807) was a "Colonel in the Virginia Militia. In command of the militia of Norfolk Borough in 1780 & 1781, was commissioner of supplies, supplying the French Army and the fleet during the siege of Yorktown. Commissioner of Admiralty in 1776 -- Colonel Commandant militia of Norfolk Co., Sept. 1781." -- Volume 29, p. 516-519 and Volume 30, p. 85-88, "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography."
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This ancestor was used by Beth Cloutier in November 1944 for her application to DAR. Here is the information contained in the application (sent to L'Anne & Lisa 2/2002):

Today I found the copies of the DAR applications which were in the Beth Cloutier Archives at the Cammie Henry Archives at the college in Natchitoches. They were filed in November, 1944. Beth is a granddaughter of Eliza Payne -- Mammaw Cunningham's sister. The application shows our relationship to Thomas Newton, III. His claim to fame for DAR purposes (they had a section called "ancestor's services") is as follows (copied from the DAR application):

"Thomas Newton, III was a Colonel in the Virginia Militia. He was in command of the milita of Norfolk Borough in 1780 and 1781, was commissioner of supplies, supplying the French Army and the fleet during the siege of Yorktown. Commissioner of Admiralty 1776. Colonel Commandant militia of Norfolk Co., Sept. 1781." The references for this information were listed as: Vol 29, p. 516-519, and Vol. 30, p. 85-88, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.

The application would, for Lauren, be through this line: Methvin, Cunningham, Cunningham, Payne, Blanchard, Newton. The info you will need for Lauren's application is as follows:

1. "I am the daughter of Lallah Anne Methvin, etc. . . and her first husband, Marion Joseph Sciba, etc. . .

2. The said Lallah Anne Methvin is the child of DeWitt Talmage Methvin, Jr., born November 7, 1924 in Alexandria, LA, and Lallah Hill Cunningham, born on January 11, 1929 in Natchitoches, LA, married October 7, 1950 in Natchitoches, LA.

3. The said Lallah Hill Cunningham, was the daughter of William Peyton Cunningham, Sr. , born October 20, 1901; died January 27, 1971 in Natchitoches, LA.and Mildred Rosalind Hill, born January 14, 1901 in Natchitoches, LA; died April 8, 1982 in Shreveport, LA., married April 15, 1927.

4. The said William Peyton Cunningham, Sr. was the son of Charles Milton Cunningham, born April 2, 1877 in New Orleans, LA; died May 17, 1936 and Alicia Evelena Payne, born December 1, 1874 in Evergreen Lodge, Natchitoches Parish, LA; died November 2, 1961 in Bay St. Louis, MS., married ca. 1898.

5. The said Alicia Evelena Payne was the daughter of William Edward Payne, born September 16, 1830 in Dublin, Ireland; died March 28, 1884 in Evergreen Plantation, Natchitoches, LA., and his second wife, Marie Eliza Blanchard, born July 8, 1846; died April 15, 1915, married on February 22, 1870.

6. The said Marie Eliza Blanchard was the daughter of Edward Orlando Blanchard, born February 6, 1803 in Norfolk, VA; died September 15, 1855 in Ile Aux Vaches Plantation, Natchitoches Parish, LA. and his second wife, Marie Eliza Bludworth, born December 26, 1812 in Natchitoches, LA26; died July 19, 1846, married May 18, 1835. (Note: Edward Orlando Blanchard married (1) Eliza Ann Bennett May 18, 1828 in New York; married (2) Marie Eliza Bludworth May 18, 1835; married (3) Celeste Cornelia Dranguet May 27, 1847 in Natchitoches Parish, La.)

7. The said Edward Orlando Blanchard was the son of Thomas Orlando Blanchard, born October 2, 1761 in Boston, MA; died 1824 in Natchez, MS, and Amy Newton, born June 1, 1775 in Norfolk, Virginia; died December 8, 1846 at Boyce, Rapides Parish, LA, married unknown.

8. The siad Amy Newton was the daughter of Thomas Newton, III, born on May 15, 1742 at Norfolk, VA and died at Norfolk, VA on September 11, 1807, and his wife, Martha Tucker, born on February 9, 1742 at Norfolk, VA, died at unknown on unknown date, married October 7, 1767.

9. The said Thomas Newton, III, was the son of Thomas Newton, II, born March 14, 1713 in Norfolk, VA; died December 13, 1794, and Amy Hutchings, born 1725 in Norfolk Co., Va.; died in Norfolk Co., Va., married unknown.

10. The said Thomas Newton, II, was the son of George Newton, II, born in 1678 and died in 1762 and Apphia Wilson, married in 1706.

11. The said George Newton II was the son of George Newton, I, born in 1645 in England and died at Norfolk Va., in 1694, and Frances Mason, born unknown, marriage date unknown.

NOTE: there is a section entitled "Children of Revolutionary Ancestor" which I guess they use to try to verify your claims. The application shows the following information:

Children of THOMAS NEWTON III and MARTHA TUCKER are:
i. THOMAS NEWTON, b. November 21, 1768; d. October 7, 1847; m. (1) MYERS; m. (2)
MARGARET JORDAN POOL.
ii. ROBERT TUCKER NEWTON, b. August 13, 1771; d. Abt. 1772.
iii. AMY NEWTON, b. June 1, 1775, Norfolk, Virginia; d. December 8, 1846, Boyce, Rapides Parish,
LA.; m. THOMAS ORLANDO BLANCHARD; b. October 2, 1761, Boston, MA; d. 1824, Natchez, Ms..
iv. SARAH NEWTON, b. December 11, 1776; d. Unknown; m. JAMES TAYLOR.
v. MARTHA TUCKER NEWTON, b. November 11, 1780; d. Unknown; m. THEODORICK ARMISTEAD.
vi. JOANNA TUCKER NEWTON, b. October 23, 1784; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM ARMISTEAD.
vii. GEORGE NEWTON, b. July 21, 1786; m. COURTNEY T. NORTON.
viii. MARY A. NEWTON, b. January 24, 1788; d. 1826; m. COL. WILLIAM LINDSAY.
ix. CAROLINE E. NEWTON, b. July 7, 1790; d. 1793.
x. JOHN TUCKER NEWTON, b. July 7, 1792; d. 1792.