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George, b. --- ;whose will was proved July —, 1702. He is mentioned in the old charter of Norfolk, Va., the third name on the list. He was a member of the house of burgesses of Virginia, 1723-26; alderman of Norfolk, 1736, and its fust mayor. He m. 1706, Alphia Wilson, dau. of Col. James Wilson. They had several children, among whom was a son,

From "Newton Family of Norfolk", Virginia Historical Magazine, Volume 29, page 519

Following is an abstract of Col. George Newton's will:

Will of George Newton of Norfolk Co. and town. Calling to mind
the uncertainty of this mortal (&c). Dated May 30, 1753, proved in
Norfolk Co. Court July 1762. To wife Apphia, lot and house where I
live, and lots &c where John Duprey, Mr. Greenleafe and Mr. Hardin
dwell, and the store house Mrs. Taylor and Capt. Willoughby rent,
and the store house Mr. John Boyd and Mr. Aichison rent of me, and
the store house Mr. Andrew Sprowle rents, all household goods and
use of negroes for her life; plantation called Rosses, McKays and
Creekmans, being 500 acres, also plantation called Salter, for her life.
To son Thomas after his mother's decease plantation called Rosses &c,
and all the land; but [except] one on the main road out of Norfolk
called Salters and the lot he lives on and the next lot, only son Wilson
iJewton to live in the house he now is in during his mother's life, and
after her decease, the lot I now live on and the lot Mr. John Dubrey
lives on, and plantation called Ellisesland, land called Owen Daughestie
and and down the neck called Sparrow, being about 600 acres in all,
and all land on the south of the main road out of Norfolk, about 30
acres. To son William Newton one acre of land on the N. W. of the
road from Norfolk and £25. To daughter Frances, wife of Paul
Loyall, negro boys Lawrence and Tomb and £20. To grandson George
Cook at 21 years of age, the boy Quash. To daughter Elizabeth Ben-
bow, that is now in ngland, £50. To wife £20, cattle on plantation &c.
Sons Thomas and Wilson to divide negroes after wife's death and
they to be executors.

Witnesses: J. Phripp, Josiah Smith, Alexander Ross and John Ross.

From "Newton Family of Norfolk", Virginia Historical Magazine, Volume 29, pages 517-519

George 2 Newton, of Norfolk, Va., born 1678, died June 20, 1762. He married, in 1706, Apphia, daughter of Col. James Wilson, of Norfolk County.

According to a deposition, dated July 21st, 1738, and recorded in Norfolk Co., George Newton, second of the name, was born in or about the year 1678. This deposition shows that he went to school in the town of Lancaster, England.

It is as follows:

"The Deposition of George Newton, aged sixty years or thereabouts,
being examined & Sworn, Saith : That in the year 1692 And in the
year of our Lord God 1693. This deponent was at school in the King-
dom of England in the Town of Lancaster & Lancashire, And lived
w'th Mr. Thomas Westmore in the s'd Town & this Deponent knew
Jonas Cawson, who then went to the ffree Schoole belonging unto
the Town of Lancaster, by the Church Yard, And this Deponent was
well acquainted with two of the said Jonas Cawson's Brothers that
went to a private schoole w'th this Deponent in Lancaster town, One
of his Brothers name was Jonathan Cawson, the other name I have
forgott being long since as appears by this Deposition. And this De-
ponent further saith that he hath several times seen mr Cawson, whom
both Jonath'n Cawson & Jonas Cawson called Father, but dont re-
member his Christian name, but always understood when I was in the
Town of Lancaster, that the then old mr Cawson was Jonothan Cawson
& Jonas Cawson Father & lived some small Distance in the Country
from the town of Lane. And that after this Deponent returned from
England to his Native place in Virg'a & lived sometime there this
Jonas Cawson came to Virginia & happening in Company with him
after some Communication with him this Deponent remembered that
it [sic] s'd Jonas Cawson that this Deponent was well acquainted with
at and when he was at Schoole in the Town of Lancaster in England,
And also talked many times w'th the said Jonas Cawson about his
Father & Brother, and that some few years after his coming to Virg'a,
he the s'd Jonas Cawson intermarried w'th one Abigail Church by whom
he had Christ'r Cawson his eldest son:

And further saith not."

George Newton was still in England in 1695. There is on record in Norfolk county a deed, dated July 16, 1695, from Peter Smith, of Norfolk town conveying to Mrs. Frances Newton, widow, for the use of her son George "some years past gone for England & whether living or not uncertain," certain lots sold to George Newton, Sr., but no deed given.

By a commission from Hon. Ralph Wormeley, Secretary of Virginia, dated July 10, 1699, and recorded in Norfolk County July 17, 1699, George Newton was appointed deputy clerk of the county. In 1708 Captain George Newton, Mr. Nathaniel Newton, Mr. Lemuel Newton, Mrs. [Miss] Elizabeth Newton, and Mr. Nathaniel Newton as guardian of Mr. Thomas Newton, the children of Mr. George Newton, deceased, each sued Mrs. Frances Sayer [their mother] administratrix of Major Francis Sayer, deceased, who married (&c) for £19.11.5, and 2253 lbs. tobacco and one sixth part of 13 head of cattle and 7 head of sheep, which the Court ordered to be paid.

He was a justice of Norfolk county 1708-1738, high sheriff of the county in 1728 and 1729 (Council Journal), was one of the aldermen of Norfolk Borough under the Charter, and at the first meeting of the
Board on Nov. 18, 1736, was elected Mayor in place of Samuel Boush, named in the Charter, who had died. He was again chosen Mayor on June 24, 1742. Col. Newton was a member of the House of Burgesses for Norfolk county at the sessions of November 171 1, Nov. 1714, May 1723, and May 1726.