MYSTERY SOLVED . . .
RICHARD NEWBERRY'S ENGLISH ROOTS REVEALED
After twenty years of study Richard Newberry of Weymouth and Malden, MA is finally less of a genealogical enigma. Research into his family has created a wealth of information about Newburgh/Newberry studies everywhere. But now we believe we may have cracked the code of his family in England using documents from the TNA.
This information conforms with information provided by the College of Arms in 1925 to Joseph Gardner Bartlett when they corresponded about inaccuracies in Bartlett's Newberry Genealogy.
Richard's GRANDFATHER was:
A John Newbery of Osmore/Membury. Will dated 1619. He m. Agnes _____ Newbery They had two sons, John Newbery of Membury whose second wife was Christian AND William Newbery whose second wife was Ellen Smith. The family became embroiled in a Star Chamber case involving the elder John's sons.
John II of Membury son of the elder John Newbery fought his brother William for first position as heir to their father and to the Membury property. It is a rather dramatic story where John and William's mother Agnes threatened suicide if her first born son John was not returned to first position as heir to the elder John - their father.
John II and his wife had sons William, Henry and Roger Newberry. Roger of Stockland married 1. Alice Pinney and 2. Willmott Coy. Alice and Roger's son was Richard Newberry who died 1685 in Malden, MA.
William and Ellen's son Richard Newberry married Grace Matthew of Yarcombe. Their son Thomas Newberry arrived in New England on the Mary and John about 1633/34 and died in 1634/5.
The New England immigrants Richard and Thomas were second cousins.
Early settlers of Weymouth and Malden Massachusetts
Richard's descendants are thought to have been families who settled in Connecticut, but this is not unequivocally proven. These Newberry's who settled on the lands of North Groton, Connecticut, among the Native people were further thought to have migrated inland to N.Y. along the Oblong and Little Nine Patent. They settled near the Monrovians who were ministering to the Indians of the area. See generations III and IV.
I. Richard Newbury bpt. 14 April 1611 in Angersleigh, Somerset, d. aft. 9 March 1685, Malden, MA. m. 1649
and Sarah Robinson Newbury of Weymouth and Malden, MA
Children:
1. Tryal Newbury b. ca. 1649 d. 9 Dec. 1705 Malden, MA
2. Dorcus Newbury Burrill b. ca 1651 d. 7 April 1722, Lynn, MA
3. Mary Newbury Green b. ca. 1653
4. Joseph Newbury b. 4 Aug. 1655 [may have returned to England new info in 2018]
5. Martha Newbury b. 6 Nov. 1657 d. May 1675
6. Benjamin Newbury b. 22 May 1660
II. Tryal Newbury and Priscilla Starkey? Malden, MA
1. Sarah or Jane Newbury b. ca. 1683
2. Nathaniel Newbury b. ca. 1684
3. John Newbury b. 28 March 1686
4. Mehitable Newbury b. 7 Sept. 1688
5. Mary Newbury b. 13 March 1690
III. John Newberry and Elizabeth (Stark) Newberry Groton, CT. m. 5 April 1707
This family is actually found in Monteville, CT. records, which is close to Groton, but at the time belonged to the Mohegan people.
Children:
1. JOHN b. Aug. 16, 1710
2. SARAH b. June 3, 1712
3. JOSEPH (James) b. Mar. 4 1713 m. Sarah Stewart moved back to Somerset, UK. (still researching this.)
4. NATHAN b. March 3, 1716 m. Sarah Stewart April 14, 1743
Children: 1. Nathan
5. ELISABETH b. Feb. 4, 1718 m. Debora Sept. 24 1737
6. JAMES b. March 23, 1720 m. Naoma Jan. 27, 1746-47 (2) Phebe June 11, 1750
Children: 1. Naome b. 27 Jan 1746
2. Phebe b. 11 Jun 1750
7. TRIAL b. Feb. 25, 1722 m. Ann Davis
Children: 1. Susanna Aug. 7, 1746
2. Elkana (dau.) April 15, 1748
3. Elisha b. April 18, 1750
4. Tryphenia b. June 20, 1754
5. Eliphal b.July 21, 1756
6. Nathan b. Sept. 29, 1759
7. Davis b. Oct. 4, 1762
8. NATHANIEL b. March 10, 1724 m. Mary Whipple 27 May 1753
9. HANNAH b. March 25, 1726-27 m. William Oaten in Somerset Uk and d. in Pitminster, Somerset.
(still researching this.)
IV. John and and Zerviah (Burch) Newberry m. 26 Nov. 1739, Westerly, Rhode Island
Children born in Groton, CT. and Duchess, Co. N.Y.
Children:
1. JONATHAN b. Sept 3, 1740 Jonathan and Edy purchased land in Warwick. Later sold it to their brother John, and the two of them went back to Duchess Co. (I have the deeds and covenants struck with Wm. Wickham) In the covenants there is also named a man named Samuel Perry who entered into a transaction with them for land offered by William Wickham. The family home was on a lake known as Wickham Lake.
2. JOSEPH b. 1741
3. RHODY b. Jan 8 1741-42
3. EDY b. 1743 m. Ruth Burt.
4. JOHN b. 1746 d. January 4, 1818 Bellevale, N.Y. m. Jemima Benedict, dau. of Joanna and James Benedict.
(Some people think that Mary Blackman was the mother of Jemima, but the Barbour Collection confuses all this with Jemima’s birth being recorded both ways. This is a project that needs more work. All James Benedict’s children after Jemima are attributed to Joanna – no one in the family has done the proper work on this – so far. Joanna and Mary Blackman just seem to disappear from the record. Something is missing here.)
5. ELIZABETH b. Sept. 13, 1749 m. Benjamin Lowe, Nov. 30, 1771 [perhaps at Indian Castle Church]
6. ZURVIAH b. 1751
7. JOSHUA b. 1752-53
8. MERCY b. 1755
9. ZILPHIA b. 1756-57
V. JOHN NEWBERRY b. 1746 and Jemima Benedict Newberry b. 1749
in Warwick, Orange County, New York
Children:
1. MARY, born October 17, 1771, d. September 11, 1857. m. John Fitzgerald
Children: William, Pauline, David Maurice, Sidney Smith, Albert, Joshua, James Benedict,
Martha, John, I. Nelson
2. PHEBE, born February 20, 1774, d. November 30, 1865, (carriage accident) m. James Smith son of Sam Smith*
and Mary Mapes (2) Ezea Holbert
Children: Jemima, m. Elbert Howell 1798-1800, Charles, Elizabeth, John, Katie Maria,
Malinda, Johanna
3. ANNIE, born February 3, 1776, d. November 30, 1865, (carriage accident with sister) m. James Demorest.
(second marriage for James. His first was to Annie’s sister Sophia who died in 1823.)
Children: Harriet, Harvey, Edward F., Lois, Emma, Pauline, Henry, David.
4. ZILPHA, born January 8, 1778, d. September 20, 1853 in Brownhelm, Ohio, m. Thomas Sly. Thomas died Aug.
28, 1843 in Brownhelm.
Children: Zilpha died at the age of 17 in November of 1824. Other children unknown.
5. MARTHA, born November 24, 1779, d. October 22, 1853. m. Jesse Smith -son of Sam Smith* and Mary Mapes.
Children: Amzi Lewis, Jesse, William F. Stephen, Ira.
6. SARAH, born September 12, 1781, d. September 28, 1838 in Strongsville, Ohio m. Benjamin Scofield – no further
information know on this family.
7. HANNAH MARIA, born October 6, 1783, October 1838, m. Joshua Bridgeford - no further information know on
this family.
8. ELIZABETH, born May 24, 1785, d. November 14, 1817. m. Hezekiah Breffet (son of Joshua Breffet and Mary
Mapes) Family lived in Monroe.
Children: Samuel and Sarah Eliz. This information may be wrong as per the Braffit Organization
9. SOPHIA, born April 7, 1787, d. 1823, d. m. James Demorest, who married her sister Annie when she died.
Children: James Benedict b. Sept. 20, 1875, John Dill, Peter L., George W., Jemima, Anne, Keturah,
William K., Elizabeth
10. JOHN, born Sept. 23, 1789, d. 1851 in Brownhelm, Ohio m. Sally Fancher
Children: William Henry b. 1821, Rebecca, Harriet, James b. 1827, David b. 1830, John b. 1832
11. JAMES A., born May 29, 1791, d. July 10, 1880, m. Mary Smith (See next)
12. JOSHUA, born November 2, 1793, d. January 20, 1863, m. Elizabeth Stephens
Children: John, David, Elizabeth (heir to the Fancher estate), Joseph, Eleanor, b. 1829.
13. ARCENITH/Asenath, born February 9, 1794, d. June 13, 1877 in Penn., m. Daniel Durand
See McColl Document for details..
Most information on this table was found in the McColl document, author's files.
*Sam Smith from Smith’s Clove is the son of the notorious Tory – Claudius Smith. There is another Sam Smith whose daughter married James Newberry, who is from a different Smith Family.
VI. James Newberry and
Mary (Smith) Newberry / Warwick N.Y. , PA., OH., MI., IL., IA.
Children:
1. Jane Newberry b. October 17, 1812 Warwick, New York, d. December 13, 1907, Panama, Shelby County, Iowa. Baptized 14 March 1831 by Heman Basset m. James Jacob Crandall in Clay County, Missouri, December 5, 1833, b.1800 in New Paltz, New York to John Crandall and Magdalena (Wood) Crandall and d. September 3, 1893, in Panama, Shelby County, Iowa. Children: James b. 8 September, 1834 in Missouri, d. 28 August 1903 in Oregon, m. Jemima Brown 22 Oct 1862 in Van Buren County, Iowa; Roseanna, b. 1835 in Jackson County, Missouri; Patricia, b. January 1837 in Jackson County, Missouri; Sally, b. 1841 in Van Buren County, Iowa; Benjamin, b. 1842 in Van Buren County Iowa, m. to Annaletta Gressman 24 May 1867, Gallands Grove; Mary, b. 1843 Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to a Mr. Darling 1863, Iowa; Abraham, b. 30 Jan 1849 in Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Carrema Otis Wight,[1] 1 January 1872 Gallands Grove, Iowa; William, b. 1850 Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Margaret Goodale 18 Aug 1872, Shelby County; John, b. 1852 in Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Katherine Steele. Info provided by Hazel Crandall Murray.
2. John Smith Newberry b. May 22, 1814, Warwick, Orange County, New York, d. Lee County, Iowa, 1861 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Williams December 24, 1837 in Clay County, Missouri by Joseph Holbrook an elder of the LDS Church. Lucinda Williams was from Clinton County, Missouri. Her parents (we think) were, Charles Williams b. 1782 and Juditha (Brummet) Williams. John Smith Newberry’s death was in Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. Buried in Vincennes, Lee County, Iowa. Lucinda died between 1855 and 1858 in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. Children: unknown _____; William W., b. 1841 m. Catherine Loomis; John Marshall, b. Feb. 14, 1844, m. Vesta Curtis; Edward T.* b. 1850, m. Nellie ______; Charles. *Edward T. was also known as Deadwood Ed who homesteaded in South Dakota. Info provided by Janice R******* and Mary K***.
3. Abraham B. Newberry b. March 31, 1816, Warwick, Orange, N.Y., d. August 1, 1898, Lee County, Iowa m. Eliza Ann Duty January 1, 1842. They were married by Wilford Woodruff *. b. October 24, 1824 in Newberry, Orange County, Vermont, daughter of Israel Duty and Mehitable (Sawyer) Duty. Eliza Ann was the cousin of the prophet Joseph Smith. Couple lived separately after 1868. Children: Rosaline (Rosa) b. November 2, 1844; Orson O. b. February 14, 1845, m. Helen Vesta Gray, Charles W. b. May 20, 1850, m. Jennie Bellamy. *Wilford Woodruff became the fourth President of the LDS Church in 1889. Info provided by Wilma Newberry and Marlene B*****.
4. James Washington Newberry b. December 9, 1819 Warwick, N.Y. d. March 7, 1895, Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. m. Edith A. Benedict on September 19, 1847, b. Sept. 1830-33, Brickville, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Ezra Benedict and Edith A. (Parish) Benedict. d. October 9, 1911, Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. Children: Washington, b. 1848, m. Ellen F. Washburne; Smith Benedict, b. October 27, 1851; West, b. February 29, 1856, m. Sarah E. Case; Armantha, b. November 28, 1857, m. Robert Tweedy; Ella, (Luella Dale) b. April 15 1862, m. Nels C. Nelson; Alta M. b. October 3, 1866, m. Orson G. Sargent; Fred Devere, (Twin to Chares) b. March 30, 1870, m. Mary Spicer; Charles D. (Twin to Fred) B. March 30 1870, m. Emma L. Ames, Miline, b. unknown; Info. provided by Marlene B***** and Edith Tweedy.
5. Sally (Sarah) Ann Newberry b. June 19, 1821 Hanover, Luzerne , Pennsylvania, d. January 24, 1907, baptized June 30, 1832, m. Calvin Pendleton who was born August 25, 1811 in Hope, Knox Co. Maine, to Job Pendleton and Betsy (Crane) Pendleton. d. April 21, 1873. They were married in Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, November 14, 1849 by Orson Hyde. They lived in Parowan, Utah. Sally Ann was a polygamist wife. Children: Daniel C. Pendleton, b. abt. 1847; Phoebe Pendleton , b. abt. 1848; Calvin David Pendleton b. abt. 1850; Sarah E. Pendleton, b. abt. 1851; Jane Pendleton, b. abt. 1854; Freeman W. Pendleton, b. abt. 1855; William Pendleton, b. abt. 1857; Luvina Pendleton (Twin), abt. 1859; Luvone Pendleton, (Twin), abt. 1859. Info provided by Julie M*****.
6. Hannah Maria Newberry b. March 13, 1823 Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio d. Nov. 6, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah m. George Morris Aug. 23, 1843, in Nauvoo Illinois, officiated by Newel Nurse. George was born to Joseph Morris and Elizabeth (Vernon) Morris in Handley, Cheshire, England. George and Hannah took their endowments on January 30th 1846. Sealed February of 1846. Family went to Utah in 1848. Hannah was baptized September 30, 1840. Hannah was a polygamist wife. Children: Lavina Newberry Morris, b. July 13, 1844, m. Nathan Davis; Julia Ann Newberry Morris, b. August 28, 1846, m. Thomas Golightly; Rosella Newberry Morris, b. March 29, 1848 m. (1) Lucius Peck, (2) John Jenkins; George Vernon Morris, b. May 15, 1850 m.(1) Catherine Davis, (2) Agnes LeCheminant; Maria Jane Newberry Morris, b. September 17, 1851, m. Edward Scrace; Joseph Newberry Morris, b. April 15, 1853 m. Sarah Ann Grow*; Mary Ann Newberry Morris, b. June 29, 1855, m. Alford Ridges; James Newberry Morris*, b. May 3, 1857, m. (1)Harriet Louisa Elliott, (2) Betsy Scholes; Franklin Newberry Morris, b. March 21, 1860, m. Elizabeth Mitchell; Ellen Newberry Morris (died as an infant), Harriet Newberry Morris, b. April 10, 1862, m. Calvin David Pendleton (step-cousin); and Ephraim Frederick Newberry Morris, b. July 25, 1864, m. Harriett Harris. *Daughter of Henry Grow, architect for the Tabernacle on Temple Square and other buildings in Salt Lake City.*Murdered by his son-in-law who never stood trial. Info provided by Morris family members. Sue S*******
7. Harriet Newberry b. November 24, 1825 Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio d. July 27, 1849 in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa m. Warren Seth Palmer March 8, 1847, b. Feb. 22, 1824 in Medina County, Ohio. They were married by Johnston Meek who was a Justice of the Peace. Seth’s parents were Ambrose Palmer and Lettice (Hawkins) Palmer. When his father died Samuel Bent became his stepfather.[2] His marriage to Harriet was his second. Two children have been indicated, but evidence has not been found. His first wife was to Daphne Roberts who died in Montrose in 1844. After Harriett died he married Sylvia Goldsmith and they had two sons Edmund A. and Valens A. They lived in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa, but moved to Charles Mix, South Dakota. Palmer is buried there. Burial for Harriet has not been found. Harriet was a posthumous wife of George Morris. Palmer info provided by Linda F*****.
8. Lecty (Electa) Louisa Newberry b. April 4, 1827 Brownhelm, Lorain Co., Ohio, d. February 13, 1888, San Francisco, California. Married: (1) Robert A. Lee, m. March 7, 1845 Lee Co. Iowa, by Samuel B.Ayers, Justice of the Peace. Children: Martha A. Lee and Sarah A. born in Utah, adopted by stepfather ð(2) George John Wixon, b. August 14, 1810 son of Barnabus and Lydia Wixon.[3] Wixon married Electa Newberry while crossing the plains to Utah with Smoot Company in 1847. She was his third wife. They settled in Placer Co. California. Owners of Franklin House also called Miner’s Hotel. Divorced. (3) m. Horace Mansur. Electa and Horace blended their respective families. They had no children together. Children: Martha A. (Lee) Wixon; Sarah A. (Lee) Wixon; Mary F. Wixon; Almon Wixon; Helen Jane Wixon; John Wixon; William H. Wixon. Info provided by Marlene B*****, Cheryl G****** W****, Darrell and Dana M*****, and Placer County Archives.
9. Esther Newberry b. June 7, 1829 Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio, d. March 28, 1891, Coloma, El Dorado County, California m. Edward O. Beebe son of Calvin Beebe and Submit Elizabeth Rockwell Starr, [4] 29 June 1849 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa b. March 4, 1827, Ohio, d. October 18, 1869 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Edward was in the Mexican War and Esther applied for his pension. Edward had gone home to Iowa to take care of the estate of his father, and died there. Esther and Edward were successful fruit farmers in El Dorado County, near Sutter's Mill at the height of the gold rush. They lived only a short distance from Esther’s sister Electa. Both families were known as agriculturalists. Children: James b. Iowa; Julian Lamoni b. Iowa; Mary Elizabeth b. 1863, Salt Lake City, Utah; Emma b. 1855, California; Sarah, b. 1856, California; Adelaide L. (Eda) b. 1857, Uniontown, El Dorado, California; Florence Nightingale (Flora) b. 1862 Uniontown, El Dorado, California; Edward b. 1862-63 California; Philip, b. 1867 Bear Creek, El Dorado, California. Info provided by Sheri Z*******.
10. Patty Martha (Rachel) Newberry b. August 20, 1832 Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio, d. September 23, 1917 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, m. John (DeFreeze) Smith Hyatt son of Elisha Hyatt and Matilda (Smith) Hyatt January 2, 1854 in Parowan, Utah, b. August 12, 1832 Hudson, Columbia, New York. Pattie lived as neighbors with her sister Sally Ann Pendleton in Parowan, Utah. In 1874, she lived in Panaca, Lincoln Co., Nevada but moved back to Parowan. Patty was a polygamist wife. Children: James Ambrose, b. 1863 Clarissa Elizabeth, b. 1870; Melissa Myra, b. 1862; Inez Adelia, b. 1858; Herb Smith, b 1859; Minnie Eugenia, b. 1872; John Joseph, b. 1854; Sally Ann, b. 1865; Helen Aurelia, b. 1868; and Matilda, b. 1855. Info provided by Marlene B*****, Sheri Z*******, and Donna P*****
James A. Newberry had five wives total throughout his life.
1. Mary Smith (10 children)
2. Nancy Brown (no children)
3. Elizabeth Haskins (7 children)
4. Sybil Pulsipher (no children)
5. Amanda whose surname MAY HAVE BEEN PACK.
This fifth wife has not yet been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, as marriage records for this period in and around Iowa are rare. The administrator of this site and this pedigree would be grateful to hear from anyone with more information. An in depth study has been done regarding this last wife, but records are lacking.****
Children of James Newberry and
Elizabeth Haskins 3rd wife
1. Alma Moroni (Almaroni) Newberry born December 25th 1846, Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa, d. March 12, 1904. Fayette, Decatur County, Iowa, m. Stella Philena White, May 22, 1884, daughter of Valentine and Martha Ann (Trout) White. Children: James Vernon Newberry b. July 10, 1885 d. April 6, 1967; Paul Alma Newberry b. December 10, 1887 d. February 12, 1965; Eve Lenora Newberry b. June 10, 1890 d. April 19, 1972; Joseph Orval Newberry b. May 6, 1894 d. June 24, 1977; Arthur Benjamin Newberry b. December 14, 1896 d. May 20, 1978; Fred Alexander Newberry b. July 4, 1899 d. January 20, 1924; Nina Jolan Newberry b. August 6, 1902 d. April 1973. Information provided by Stacy S****.
Naming of this child: The Book of Mormon has a Book of Alma, in which, “Alma the younger was the first Chief Judge and High Priest over all the land of Zarahemla.” [5] As you might remember Zarahemla, was the City of God, and James lived in the modern Zarahemla (1841) in Iowa during his years in Lee County, Iowa. The name Moroni is derived from the angel who revealed the golden plates to Joseph Smith that would become the Book of Mormon.
2. Joseph Hyrum Newberry born at Trading Point, Pottawattamie County, Iowa February 14, 1848, blessed at the McOlney Branch January 27, 1850. d. June 17, 1919. Lake View, Holt County, Nebraska. Buried: Page, Holt County, Nebraska. m. Almira Fry, daughter of Daniel and Amanda (Clark) Fry. March 28, 1873. Children: John, b. April 18, 1874; Joseph, b. February 27, 1875; Mattie, b. November 10, 1875; Clarrie, b. May 15, 1877; Willie, b. June 27, 1878; Rosa, b. August 31, 1879; Ida, b. November 1886; and Bessie, b. April 4, 1890. (2) Married: Mary E. Conrad Sanford. Information provided by Donna P*****.
Naming of this child: James named his son Joseph Hyrum, to honor the Prophet, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. It was perhaps James’ way of keeping the friendship of Joseph and Hyrum in his heart forever.
3. Heber (Brigham) (Abraham) Newberry born at the Precinct of Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. August 26th 1849, m. Massie Almira Winegar, daughter of John Winegar and Elizabeth (Smith) Winegar on July 4th 1871 by Levi Graybill. Baptized in the RLDS Church in June 19, 1866 by his father James Newberry. The name Brigham was dropped at some point but is found in some records. The name Abraham is found in some records, but not universally. d. January 22, 1923, at his home, south of Tryon, McPherson Co., Nebraska, buried at Good Hope Cemetery, northwest of North Platte, Nebraska. Children: Emma, b. 1874; Lilly, b. 1876; John W., b. 1878; Pearl, b. November 1879; Effie J., b. August 1883; Katie L., b. March 1887; Isabelle F., b. March 1891; Ray James, b. August 1895. Information provided by Dick Jessen.
Naming of this child: James probably named this child after Heber C. Kimball. I have also found in some places he is also called Brigham Heber. Interestingly, later records seem to drop the “Brigham.” Does this show James’ displeasure with Young?
4. Mary Elizabeth Newberry born in Kanesville Precinct, Pottawattamie County, Iowa December 2, 1850 d. December 7th 1850, aged five days.
5. Jolana Emily Newbery born June the 5th 1852 Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, m. Henry Winegar son of John Winegar and Elizabeth (Smith) Winegar August 3, 1871 by D. Hougas, minister of Gospel. d. Jackson County, Missouri 1935. Divorced. Henry Winegar died on the 4th of October 1904 at Pomona, Howell County, Missouri. Children: James, b. 1875; George, b. 1877; Steven, b. 1881; Myrtle, b. 1883; Thomas, b. 1885; Benjamin, b. 1888; Mattie, b. 1890; and Henry, b. 1892. Information provided by Donna P*****.
6. Daniel Newberry died at birth.
Half Brother to the Above Children
Secratus (Williams) Newberry was James' stepson. b. March 24, 1845. Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa, d. August 15, 1882 in Pottawattamie County. He married Esther (Stiddam/Stidham) (Hopkins) (Bratton) (Denton) Williams on November 3, 1878 and they were married by Levi Graybill. Children: David b. 1880. Esther had a daughter Matilda Ann Denton, by her third husband. Secratus died sometime before 1900. There may have been more children. Secratus’ biological father is unknown to us; however we assume he knew the name of his biological father, as he changed his name to Williams in later life. In the last census, Serastus is again shown as a Newberry. [6]
**Note about blessings of Newberry children: Ronald Watt of the LDS Historical Dept. related to me that Joseph Hyrum was five months old and blessed at the McOlney branch in January of 1850. Three other Newberry children were blessed that same day. Those would have been Alma Moroni, Serastus, and Heber.
[1] Daughter of Lyman Wight and Mary Ann Otis, born March 4, 1852, Bandera, Bandera Co. Texas
[2] Bent was a member of the Council of Fifty and supporter of the Lamanite mission.
[3] Wixon was a sea captain and owned several ships ported out of Barnstable, Mass., the schooners Roxanne, Peri, Mt. Hope, and Terri. This family is descended from early chief of the Wampanoag tribe, Massasoit – who assisted the Pilgrims.
[4] Calvin Beebe was the right hand man of Alpheus Cutler, leader of the Lamanite missionaries, who formed a group named the Cutlerites, to which many of the extended family belonged or supported. Calvin’s sister Luana was married to Orrin Porter Rockwell. It is unknown how Rockwell was related to Submit Rockwell Starr Beebe.
[5] Ziegler, Wesley, An Analysis of the Book of Mormon, reprint by Kessinger Publishing, original printing 1947.
[6] The Williams surname is prevalent in the LDS Church of this time, but Secratus’ father’s name has become an enduring problem for which no solution, to date, has been discovered. John Smith Newberry, son of James Newberry married a woman named Lucinda Williams. Her family has also been problematic to pin down.
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RICHARD NEWBERRY'S ENGLISH ROOTS REVEALED
After twenty years of study Richard Newberry of Weymouth and Malden, MA is finally less of a genealogical enigma. Research into his family has created a wealth of information about Newburgh/Newberry studies everywhere. But now we believe we may have cracked the code of his family in England using documents from the TNA.
This information conforms with information provided by the College of Arms in 1925 to Joseph Gardner Bartlett when they corresponded about inaccuracies in Bartlett's Newberry Genealogy.
Richard's GRANDFATHER was:
A John Newbery of Osmore/Membury. Will dated 1619. He m. Agnes _____ Newbery They had two sons, John Newbery of Membury whose second wife was Christian AND William Newbery whose second wife was Ellen Smith. The family became embroiled in a Star Chamber case involving the elder John's sons.
John II of Membury son of the elder John Newbery fought his brother William for first position as heir to their father and to the Membury property. It is a rather dramatic story where John and William's mother Agnes threatened suicide if her first born son John was not returned to first position as heir to the elder John - their father.
John II and his wife had sons William, Henry and Roger Newberry. Roger of Stockland married 1. Alice Pinney and 2. Willmott Coy. Alice and Roger's son was Richard Newberry who died 1685 in Malden, MA.
William and Ellen's son Richard Newberry married Grace Matthew of Yarcombe. Their son Thomas Newberry arrived in New England on the Mary and John about 1633/34 and died in 1634/5.
The New England immigrants Richard and Thomas were second cousins.
Early settlers of Weymouth and Malden Massachusetts
Richard's descendants are thought to have been families who settled in Connecticut, but this is not unequivocally proven. These Newberry's who settled on the lands of North Groton, Connecticut, among the Native people were further thought to have migrated inland to N.Y. along the Oblong and Little Nine Patent. They settled near the Monrovians who were ministering to the Indians of the area. See generations III and IV.
I. Richard Newbury bpt. 14 April 1611 in Angersleigh, Somerset, d. aft. 9 March 1685, Malden, MA. m. 1649
and Sarah Robinson Newbury of Weymouth and Malden, MA
Children:
1. Tryal Newbury b. ca. 1649 d. 9 Dec. 1705 Malden, MA
2. Dorcus Newbury Burrill b. ca 1651 d. 7 April 1722, Lynn, MA
3. Mary Newbury Green b. ca. 1653
4. Joseph Newbury b. 4 Aug. 1655 [may have returned to England new info in 2018]
5. Martha Newbury b. 6 Nov. 1657 d. May 1675
6. Benjamin Newbury b. 22 May 1660
II. Tryal Newbury and Priscilla Starkey? Malden, MA
1. Sarah or Jane Newbury b. ca. 1683
2. Nathaniel Newbury b. ca. 1684
3. John Newbury b. 28 March 1686
4. Mehitable Newbury b. 7 Sept. 1688
5. Mary Newbury b. 13 March 1690
III. John Newberry and Elizabeth (Stark) Newberry Groton, CT. m. 5 April 1707
This family is actually found in Monteville, CT. records, which is close to Groton, but at the time belonged to the Mohegan people.
Children:
1. JOHN b. Aug. 16, 1710
2. SARAH b. June 3, 1712
3. JOSEPH (James) b. Mar. 4 1713 m. Sarah Stewart moved back to Somerset, UK. (still researching this.)
4. NATHAN b. March 3, 1716 m. Sarah Stewart April 14, 1743
Children: 1. Nathan
5. ELISABETH b. Feb. 4, 1718 m. Debora Sept. 24 1737
6. JAMES b. March 23, 1720 m. Naoma Jan. 27, 1746-47 (2) Phebe June 11, 1750
Children: 1. Naome b. 27 Jan 1746
2. Phebe b. 11 Jun 1750
7. TRIAL b. Feb. 25, 1722 m. Ann Davis
Children: 1. Susanna Aug. 7, 1746
2. Elkana (dau.) April 15, 1748
3. Elisha b. April 18, 1750
4. Tryphenia b. June 20, 1754
5. Eliphal b.July 21, 1756
6. Nathan b. Sept. 29, 1759
7. Davis b. Oct. 4, 1762
8. NATHANIEL b. March 10, 1724 m. Mary Whipple 27 May 1753
9. HANNAH b. March 25, 1726-27 m. William Oaten in Somerset Uk and d. in Pitminster, Somerset.
(still researching this.)
IV. John and and Zerviah (Burch) Newberry m. 26 Nov. 1739, Westerly, Rhode Island
Children born in Groton, CT. and Duchess, Co. N.Y.
Children:
1. JONATHAN b. Sept 3, 1740 Jonathan and Edy purchased land in Warwick. Later sold it to their brother John, and the two of them went back to Duchess Co. (I have the deeds and covenants struck with Wm. Wickham) In the covenants there is also named a man named Samuel Perry who entered into a transaction with them for land offered by William Wickham. The family home was on a lake known as Wickham Lake.
2. JOSEPH b. 1741
3. RHODY b. Jan 8 1741-42
3. EDY b. 1743 m. Ruth Burt.
4. JOHN b. 1746 d. January 4, 1818 Bellevale, N.Y. m. Jemima Benedict, dau. of Joanna and James Benedict.
(Some people think that Mary Blackman was the mother of Jemima, but the Barbour Collection confuses all this with Jemima’s birth being recorded both ways. This is a project that needs more work. All James Benedict’s children after Jemima are attributed to Joanna – no one in the family has done the proper work on this – so far. Joanna and Mary Blackman just seem to disappear from the record. Something is missing here.)
5. ELIZABETH b. Sept. 13, 1749 m. Benjamin Lowe, Nov. 30, 1771 [perhaps at Indian Castle Church]
6. ZURVIAH b. 1751
7. JOSHUA b. 1752-53
8. MERCY b. 1755
9. ZILPHIA b. 1756-57
V. JOHN NEWBERRY b. 1746 and Jemima Benedict Newberry b. 1749
in Warwick, Orange County, New York
Children:
1. MARY, born October 17, 1771, d. September 11, 1857. m. John Fitzgerald
Children: William, Pauline, David Maurice, Sidney Smith, Albert, Joshua, James Benedict,
Martha, John, I. Nelson
2. PHEBE, born February 20, 1774, d. November 30, 1865, (carriage accident) m. James Smith son of Sam Smith*
and Mary Mapes (2) Ezea Holbert
Children: Jemima, m. Elbert Howell 1798-1800, Charles, Elizabeth, John, Katie Maria,
Malinda, Johanna
3. ANNIE, born February 3, 1776, d. November 30, 1865, (carriage accident with sister) m. James Demorest.
(second marriage for James. His first was to Annie’s sister Sophia who died in 1823.)
Children: Harriet, Harvey, Edward F., Lois, Emma, Pauline, Henry, David.
4. ZILPHA, born January 8, 1778, d. September 20, 1853 in Brownhelm, Ohio, m. Thomas Sly. Thomas died Aug.
28, 1843 in Brownhelm.
Children: Zilpha died at the age of 17 in November of 1824. Other children unknown.
5. MARTHA, born November 24, 1779, d. October 22, 1853. m. Jesse Smith -son of Sam Smith* and Mary Mapes.
Children: Amzi Lewis, Jesse, William F. Stephen, Ira.
6. SARAH, born September 12, 1781, d. September 28, 1838 in Strongsville, Ohio m. Benjamin Scofield – no further
information know on this family.
7. HANNAH MARIA, born October 6, 1783, October 1838, m. Joshua Bridgeford - no further information know on
this family.
8. ELIZABETH, born May 24, 1785, d. November 14, 1817. m. Hezekiah Breffet (son of Joshua Breffet and Mary
Mapes) Family lived in Monroe.
Children: Samuel and Sarah Eliz. This information may be wrong as per the Braffit Organization
9. SOPHIA, born April 7, 1787, d. 1823, d. m. James Demorest, who married her sister Annie when she died.
Children: James Benedict b. Sept. 20, 1875, John Dill, Peter L., George W., Jemima, Anne, Keturah,
William K., Elizabeth
10. JOHN, born Sept. 23, 1789, d. 1851 in Brownhelm, Ohio m. Sally Fancher
Children: William Henry b. 1821, Rebecca, Harriet, James b. 1827, David b. 1830, John b. 1832
11. JAMES A., born May 29, 1791, d. July 10, 1880, m. Mary Smith (See next)
12. JOSHUA, born November 2, 1793, d. January 20, 1863, m. Elizabeth Stephens
Children: John, David, Elizabeth (heir to the Fancher estate), Joseph, Eleanor, b. 1829.
13. ARCENITH/Asenath, born February 9, 1794, d. June 13, 1877 in Penn., m. Daniel Durand
See McColl Document for details..
Most information on this table was found in the McColl document, author's files.
*Sam Smith from Smith’s Clove is the son of the notorious Tory – Claudius Smith. There is another Sam Smith whose daughter married James Newberry, who is from a different Smith Family.
VI. James Newberry and
Mary (Smith) Newberry / Warwick N.Y. , PA., OH., MI., IL., IA.
Children:
1. Jane Newberry b. October 17, 1812 Warwick, New York, d. December 13, 1907, Panama, Shelby County, Iowa. Baptized 14 March 1831 by Heman Basset m. James Jacob Crandall in Clay County, Missouri, December 5, 1833, b.1800 in New Paltz, New York to John Crandall and Magdalena (Wood) Crandall and d. September 3, 1893, in Panama, Shelby County, Iowa. Children: James b. 8 September, 1834 in Missouri, d. 28 August 1903 in Oregon, m. Jemima Brown 22 Oct 1862 in Van Buren County, Iowa; Roseanna, b. 1835 in Jackson County, Missouri; Patricia, b. January 1837 in Jackson County, Missouri; Sally, b. 1841 in Van Buren County, Iowa; Benjamin, b. 1842 in Van Buren County Iowa, m. to Annaletta Gressman 24 May 1867, Gallands Grove; Mary, b. 1843 Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to a Mr. Darling 1863, Iowa; Abraham, b. 30 Jan 1849 in Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Carrema Otis Wight,[1] 1 January 1872 Gallands Grove, Iowa; William, b. 1850 Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Margaret Goodale 18 Aug 1872, Shelby County; John, b. 1852 in Troy, Van Buren County, Iowa, m. to Katherine Steele. Info provided by Hazel Crandall Murray.
2. John Smith Newberry b. May 22, 1814, Warwick, Orange County, New York, d. Lee County, Iowa, 1861 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Williams December 24, 1837 in Clay County, Missouri by Joseph Holbrook an elder of the LDS Church. Lucinda Williams was from Clinton County, Missouri. Her parents (we think) were, Charles Williams b. 1782 and Juditha (Brummet) Williams. John Smith Newberry’s death was in Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. Buried in Vincennes, Lee County, Iowa. Lucinda died between 1855 and 1858 in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. Children: unknown _____; William W., b. 1841 m. Catherine Loomis; John Marshall, b. Feb. 14, 1844, m. Vesta Curtis; Edward T.* b. 1850, m. Nellie ______; Charles. *Edward T. was also known as Deadwood Ed who homesteaded in South Dakota. Info provided by Janice R******* and Mary K***.
3. Abraham B. Newberry b. March 31, 1816, Warwick, Orange, N.Y., d. August 1, 1898, Lee County, Iowa m. Eliza Ann Duty January 1, 1842. They were married by Wilford Woodruff *. b. October 24, 1824 in Newberry, Orange County, Vermont, daughter of Israel Duty and Mehitable (Sawyer) Duty. Eliza Ann was the cousin of the prophet Joseph Smith. Couple lived separately after 1868. Children: Rosaline (Rosa) b. November 2, 1844; Orson O. b. February 14, 1845, m. Helen Vesta Gray, Charles W. b. May 20, 1850, m. Jennie Bellamy. *Wilford Woodruff became the fourth President of the LDS Church in 1889. Info provided by Wilma Newberry and Marlene B*****.
4. James Washington Newberry b. December 9, 1819 Warwick, N.Y. d. March 7, 1895, Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. m. Edith A. Benedict on September 19, 1847, b. Sept. 1830-33, Brickville, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Ezra Benedict and Edith A. (Parish) Benedict. d. October 9, 1911, Argyle, Lee County, Iowa. Children: Washington, b. 1848, m. Ellen F. Washburne; Smith Benedict, b. October 27, 1851; West, b. February 29, 1856, m. Sarah E. Case; Armantha, b. November 28, 1857, m. Robert Tweedy; Ella, (Luella Dale) b. April 15 1862, m. Nels C. Nelson; Alta M. b. October 3, 1866, m. Orson G. Sargent; Fred Devere, (Twin to Chares) b. March 30, 1870, m. Mary Spicer; Charles D. (Twin to Fred) B. March 30 1870, m. Emma L. Ames, Miline, b. unknown; Info. provided by Marlene B***** and Edith Tweedy.
5. Sally (Sarah) Ann Newberry b. June 19, 1821 Hanover, Luzerne , Pennsylvania, d. January 24, 1907, baptized June 30, 1832, m. Calvin Pendleton who was born August 25, 1811 in Hope, Knox Co. Maine, to Job Pendleton and Betsy (Crane) Pendleton. d. April 21, 1873. They were married in Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, November 14, 1849 by Orson Hyde. They lived in Parowan, Utah. Sally Ann was a polygamist wife. Children: Daniel C. Pendleton, b. abt. 1847; Phoebe Pendleton , b. abt. 1848; Calvin David Pendleton b. abt. 1850; Sarah E. Pendleton, b. abt. 1851; Jane Pendleton, b. abt. 1854; Freeman W. Pendleton, b. abt. 1855; William Pendleton, b. abt. 1857; Luvina Pendleton (Twin), abt. 1859; Luvone Pendleton, (Twin), abt. 1859. Info provided by Julie M*****.
6. Hannah Maria Newberry b. March 13, 1823 Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio d. Nov. 6, 1893 in Salt Lake City, Utah m. George Morris Aug. 23, 1843, in Nauvoo Illinois, officiated by Newel Nurse. George was born to Joseph Morris and Elizabeth (Vernon) Morris in Handley, Cheshire, England. George and Hannah took their endowments on January 30th 1846. Sealed February of 1846. Family went to Utah in 1848. Hannah was baptized September 30, 1840. Hannah was a polygamist wife. Children: Lavina Newberry Morris, b. July 13, 1844, m. Nathan Davis; Julia Ann Newberry Morris, b. August 28, 1846, m. Thomas Golightly; Rosella Newberry Morris, b. March 29, 1848 m. (1) Lucius Peck, (2) John Jenkins; George Vernon Morris, b. May 15, 1850 m.(1) Catherine Davis, (2) Agnes LeCheminant; Maria Jane Newberry Morris, b. September 17, 1851, m. Edward Scrace; Joseph Newberry Morris, b. April 15, 1853 m. Sarah Ann Grow*; Mary Ann Newberry Morris, b. June 29, 1855, m. Alford Ridges; James Newberry Morris*, b. May 3, 1857, m. (1)Harriet Louisa Elliott, (2) Betsy Scholes; Franklin Newberry Morris, b. March 21, 1860, m. Elizabeth Mitchell; Ellen Newberry Morris (died as an infant), Harriet Newberry Morris, b. April 10, 1862, m. Calvin David Pendleton (step-cousin); and Ephraim Frederick Newberry Morris, b. July 25, 1864, m. Harriett Harris. *Daughter of Henry Grow, architect for the Tabernacle on Temple Square and other buildings in Salt Lake City.*Murdered by his son-in-law who never stood trial. Info provided by Morris family members. Sue S*******
7. Harriet Newberry b. November 24, 1825 Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio d. July 27, 1849 in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa m. Warren Seth Palmer March 8, 1847, b. Feb. 22, 1824 in Medina County, Ohio. They were married by Johnston Meek who was a Justice of the Peace. Seth’s parents were Ambrose Palmer and Lettice (Hawkins) Palmer. When his father died Samuel Bent became his stepfather.[2] His marriage to Harriet was his second. Two children have been indicated, but evidence has not been found. His first wife was to Daphne Roberts who died in Montrose in 1844. After Harriett died he married Sylvia Goldsmith and they had two sons Edmund A. and Valens A. They lived in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa, but moved to Charles Mix, South Dakota. Palmer is buried there. Burial for Harriet has not been found. Harriet was a posthumous wife of George Morris. Palmer info provided by Linda F*****.
8. Lecty (Electa) Louisa Newberry b. April 4, 1827 Brownhelm, Lorain Co., Ohio, d. February 13, 1888, San Francisco, California. Married: (1) Robert A. Lee, m. March 7, 1845 Lee Co. Iowa, by Samuel B.Ayers, Justice of the Peace. Children: Martha A. Lee and Sarah A. born in Utah, adopted by stepfather ð(2) George John Wixon, b. August 14, 1810 son of Barnabus and Lydia Wixon.[3] Wixon married Electa Newberry while crossing the plains to Utah with Smoot Company in 1847. She was his third wife. They settled in Placer Co. California. Owners of Franklin House also called Miner’s Hotel. Divorced. (3) m. Horace Mansur. Electa and Horace blended their respective families. They had no children together. Children: Martha A. (Lee) Wixon; Sarah A. (Lee) Wixon; Mary F. Wixon; Almon Wixon; Helen Jane Wixon; John Wixon; William H. Wixon. Info provided by Marlene B*****, Cheryl G****** W****, Darrell and Dana M*****, and Placer County Archives.
9. Esther Newberry b. June 7, 1829 Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio, d. March 28, 1891, Coloma, El Dorado County, California m. Edward O. Beebe son of Calvin Beebe and Submit Elizabeth Rockwell Starr, [4] 29 June 1849 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa b. March 4, 1827, Ohio, d. October 18, 1869 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Edward was in the Mexican War and Esther applied for his pension. Edward had gone home to Iowa to take care of the estate of his father, and died there. Esther and Edward were successful fruit farmers in El Dorado County, near Sutter's Mill at the height of the gold rush. They lived only a short distance from Esther’s sister Electa. Both families were known as agriculturalists. Children: James b. Iowa; Julian Lamoni b. Iowa; Mary Elizabeth b. 1863, Salt Lake City, Utah; Emma b. 1855, California; Sarah, b. 1856, California; Adelaide L. (Eda) b. 1857, Uniontown, El Dorado, California; Florence Nightingale (Flora) b. 1862 Uniontown, El Dorado, California; Edward b. 1862-63 California; Philip, b. 1867 Bear Creek, El Dorado, California. Info provided by Sheri Z*******.
10. Patty Martha (Rachel) Newberry b. August 20, 1832 Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio, d. September 23, 1917 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, m. John (DeFreeze) Smith Hyatt son of Elisha Hyatt and Matilda (Smith) Hyatt January 2, 1854 in Parowan, Utah, b. August 12, 1832 Hudson, Columbia, New York. Pattie lived as neighbors with her sister Sally Ann Pendleton in Parowan, Utah. In 1874, she lived in Panaca, Lincoln Co., Nevada but moved back to Parowan. Patty was a polygamist wife. Children: James Ambrose, b. 1863 Clarissa Elizabeth, b. 1870; Melissa Myra, b. 1862; Inez Adelia, b. 1858; Herb Smith, b 1859; Minnie Eugenia, b. 1872; John Joseph, b. 1854; Sally Ann, b. 1865; Helen Aurelia, b. 1868; and Matilda, b. 1855. Info provided by Marlene B*****, Sheri Z*******, and Donna P*****
James A. Newberry had five wives total throughout his life.
1. Mary Smith (10 children)
2. Nancy Brown (no children)
3. Elizabeth Haskins (7 children)
4. Sybil Pulsipher (no children)
5. Amanda whose surname MAY HAVE BEEN PACK.
This fifth wife has not yet been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, as marriage records for this period in and around Iowa are rare. The administrator of this site and this pedigree would be grateful to hear from anyone with more information. An in depth study has been done regarding this last wife, but records are lacking.****
Children of James Newberry and
Elizabeth Haskins 3rd wife
1. Alma Moroni (Almaroni) Newberry born December 25th 1846, Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa, d. March 12, 1904. Fayette, Decatur County, Iowa, m. Stella Philena White, May 22, 1884, daughter of Valentine and Martha Ann (Trout) White. Children: James Vernon Newberry b. July 10, 1885 d. April 6, 1967; Paul Alma Newberry b. December 10, 1887 d. February 12, 1965; Eve Lenora Newberry b. June 10, 1890 d. April 19, 1972; Joseph Orval Newberry b. May 6, 1894 d. June 24, 1977; Arthur Benjamin Newberry b. December 14, 1896 d. May 20, 1978; Fred Alexander Newberry b. July 4, 1899 d. January 20, 1924; Nina Jolan Newberry b. August 6, 1902 d. April 1973. Information provided by Stacy S****.
Naming of this child: The Book of Mormon has a Book of Alma, in which, “Alma the younger was the first Chief Judge and High Priest over all the land of Zarahemla.” [5] As you might remember Zarahemla, was the City of God, and James lived in the modern Zarahemla (1841) in Iowa during his years in Lee County, Iowa. The name Moroni is derived from the angel who revealed the golden plates to Joseph Smith that would become the Book of Mormon.
2. Joseph Hyrum Newberry born at Trading Point, Pottawattamie County, Iowa February 14, 1848, blessed at the McOlney Branch January 27, 1850. d. June 17, 1919. Lake View, Holt County, Nebraska. Buried: Page, Holt County, Nebraska. m. Almira Fry, daughter of Daniel and Amanda (Clark) Fry. March 28, 1873. Children: John, b. April 18, 1874; Joseph, b. February 27, 1875; Mattie, b. November 10, 1875; Clarrie, b. May 15, 1877; Willie, b. June 27, 1878; Rosa, b. August 31, 1879; Ida, b. November 1886; and Bessie, b. April 4, 1890. (2) Married: Mary E. Conrad Sanford. Information provided by Donna P*****.
Naming of this child: James named his son Joseph Hyrum, to honor the Prophet, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. It was perhaps James’ way of keeping the friendship of Joseph and Hyrum in his heart forever.
3. Heber (Brigham) (Abraham) Newberry born at the Precinct of Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. August 26th 1849, m. Massie Almira Winegar, daughter of John Winegar and Elizabeth (Smith) Winegar on July 4th 1871 by Levi Graybill. Baptized in the RLDS Church in June 19, 1866 by his father James Newberry. The name Brigham was dropped at some point but is found in some records. The name Abraham is found in some records, but not universally. d. January 22, 1923, at his home, south of Tryon, McPherson Co., Nebraska, buried at Good Hope Cemetery, northwest of North Platte, Nebraska. Children: Emma, b. 1874; Lilly, b. 1876; John W., b. 1878; Pearl, b. November 1879; Effie J., b. August 1883; Katie L., b. March 1887; Isabelle F., b. March 1891; Ray James, b. August 1895. Information provided by Dick Jessen.
Naming of this child: James probably named this child after Heber C. Kimball. I have also found in some places he is also called Brigham Heber. Interestingly, later records seem to drop the “Brigham.” Does this show James’ displeasure with Young?
4. Mary Elizabeth Newberry born in Kanesville Precinct, Pottawattamie County, Iowa December 2, 1850 d. December 7th 1850, aged five days.
5. Jolana Emily Newbery born June the 5th 1852 Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, m. Henry Winegar son of John Winegar and Elizabeth (Smith) Winegar August 3, 1871 by D. Hougas, minister of Gospel. d. Jackson County, Missouri 1935. Divorced. Henry Winegar died on the 4th of October 1904 at Pomona, Howell County, Missouri. Children: James, b. 1875; George, b. 1877; Steven, b. 1881; Myrtle, b. 1883; Thomas, b. 1885; Benjamin, b. 1888; Mattie, b. 1890; and Henry, b. 1892. Information provided by Donna P*****.
6. Daniel Newberry died at birth.
Half Brother to the Above Children
Secratus (Williams) Newberry was James' stepson. b. March 24, 1845. Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa, d. August 15, 1882 in Pottawattamie County. He married Esther (Stiddam/Stidham) (Hopkins) (Bratton) (Denton) Williams on November 3, 1878 and they were married by Levi Graybill. Children: David b. 1880. Esther had a daughter Matilda Ann Denton, by her third husband. Secratus died sometime before 1900. There may have been more children. Secratus’ biological father is unknown to us; however we assume he knew the name of his biological father, as he changed his name to Williams in later life. In the last census, Serastus is again shown as a Newberry. [6]
**Note about blessings of Newberry children: Ronald Watt of the LDS Historical Dept. related to me that Joseph Hyrum was five months old and blessed at the McOlney branch in January of 1850. Three other Newberry children were blessed that same day. Those would have been Alma Moroni, Serastus, and Heber.
[1] Daughter of Lyman Wight and Mary Ann Otis, born March 4, 1852, Bandera, Bandera Co. Texas
[2] Bent was a member of the Council of Fifty and supporter of the Lamanite mission.
[3] Wixon was a sea captain and owned several ships ported out of Barnstable, Mass., the schooners Roxanne, Peri, Mt. Hope, and Terri. This family is descended from early chief of the Wampanoag tribe, Massasoit – who assisted the Pilgrims.
[4] Calvin Beebe was the right hand man of Alpheus Cutler, leader of the Lamanite missionaries, who formed a group named the Cutlerites, to which many of the extended family belonged or supported. Calvin’s sister Luana was married to Orrin Porter Rockwell. It is unknown how Rockwell was related to Submit Rockwell Starr Beebe.
[5] Ziegler, Wesley, An Analysis of the Book of Mormon, reprint by Kessinger Publishing, original printing 1947.
[6] The Williams surname is prevalent in the LDS Church of this time, but Secratus’ father’s name has become an enduring problem for which no solution, to date, has been discovered. John Smith Newberry, son of James Newberry married a woman named Lucinda Williams. Her family has also been problematic to pin down.
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