IMMIGRANTS
Colonial America from 1620 forward
By the 17th century, English citizens were beginning to exercise their rights of freedom of religion. The Newburgh family was involved in early immigration to the New World. Rev. Walter Newburgh was one of those who was enthusiastic about finding a new home for members of his Puritan adherents.
The Dorchester Adventurers were the first to strike out across the deep in search of new homes and a new way of life. They began investing in ships around 1618-20. Many of those listed merely invested 20£ for the venture, but did not migrate. Among them were friends and collateral family members of the Newburgh/Newberry family. Gentry were the primary social group to invest in this experiment.
The first to stake his claim in New England was THOMAS NEWBERRY of Marshwood Vale, Dorset. He landed first in Dorchester, MA 1634, but sadly he was deceased by 1635. During his short tenure he made a name for himself in the governance of the new “Plantation”. After his death, his family led by his second wife, moved on to Windsor, CT. They became the largest landholders in that settlement. His wife remarried Rev. John Warham.
Shortly after Thomas, another Newberry family member RICHARD NEWBURY was reported as a freeman in 1643, first at Weymouth MA and then at Malden, MA. His roots in England have tentatively been connected to Thomas through their fathers and appear to be cousins through their fathers. A DNA group was established to try and unravel this mystery, but Thomas’ male descendants are few and far between. Continued work on the DNA needs to be investigated to determine if this is true. Richard’s family spread into Connecticut at Groton. Later in the early 18th century they were found immigrating into New York.
Yet another Newburgh/Newbury immigrant was WALTER NEWBURY who settled in Rhode Island circa 1673 at Newport. Walter was a Quaker and began a successful line of descendants who were instrumental in the spread of Quakerism in the New World. He was descended from the Berkshire, family of the UK.
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Early immigrants to New England according to F. J. Pope
NEW January 15th 2015
Notes and Queries of Somerset and Dorset Vol. 17 p. 120
This information gives more details about the people who immigrated early to America
93. – The Adventure to New England from Dorchester [s 107]. The late Mr. F. J. Pope’s account of the Rev. John White’s earlier and unsuccessful endeavour to colonize New England should be supplemented by the following answer in the Chancery Suit Beale v. White: --
On Jun 2nd 12 Charles (1636) Edmund Dashwood, Robert Coker, Benjamin Devenish and John White, Clerk, all of Dorchester made answer at Dorchester to the suit of Henry Beale and Peter Lenartes concerning transactions in connection with adventures to New England . –
“About twelve years since divers knights, gentlemen, and others agreed as joint adventurers for the settling of a plantation in New England. These defendants had little to do with the adventure beyond paying L20 each, and having lost all their money they about eight years since gave over the plantation. They refer to the answer of John White Clerk, for a full answer to plaintiffs. John Tilly and John Watts had been employed by the adventurers as factors to manage the business of the plantation. The plaintiffs and Peter Lenartes senior, now deceased, had sent a ship “The Sowches Phoenix” to New England.”
The answer of the Rev. John White above mentioned and printed in part by Mr. Pope was dated 12 October 1634. It contains the following list of adventurers who subscribed their L20 and lost their money. Mr. Pope omitted the names, but as they were mostly Dorset and Somerset men their interest in New England ought to be here recorded, especially as many of them afterwards emigrated to that country.
Beal v. White &c. The answer of the Rev. John White, Rector of St. Peter’s Dorchester, in the suit brought by Henry Beale, and Peter Lenartes against him and John Watts. Dated at Dorchester, 12 Oc. 10 Car. 1 (1634).
“Eleven years sithence and upwards divers knights gentlemen and others did agree to ioyne together in purse as ioynt adventurers for the settling of a Plantacon in New England in America for the better and more convenient taking and saving of the fish in the seas of those parts, and also for bartering and exchange of comodoties transported from the Kingdom of England with the natives of New England aforesaid as of such others as afterwards became adventurers with them; this defendant to his best knowledge and remembrance hath here – under particularly menconed and expressed viz: --
[List]
Sir Francis Ashely, Knight, William Derby, William Whiteway, the elder; Thomas Devnish; Joseph Underwood; Robert Coker; John Cooke; Benjamin Devnish; William Loder; Bernard Toup; Patroclus Cooke; Richard Savage; Josiah Terry; John Blachford; Edmund Dashwood; Richard Bury; John Hill; Humfry Joliffe; Henry Maber; William Spering; Gilbert Loder; Richard Watts; Dennis Bond; Mathew Bonger; George Way’ and this defendant, James Gould.
“All of Dorchester, and”
Michaell Humfry Gen.; Giles Miller; William Whiteway the younger; John Pitt; William Tilly; Mathew Pitt; John Terry; John Long; Richard Bushrod; Edward Clerk; Robert Miller; John Guy; Robert Cheeke, Clerk; John Savage; Miles Bownes; Mathias Nicholls; Christopher Erle Esq.; Steven White; Edward Frencham; William Roydon; Walter Newburgh; and John Jope; Johan Gould Widow;
All Sithence deceased, and : --
Sir Richard Strode of Chalmington knight
Sir Walter Erle of Charborough knight
John Browne of Frampton, Esquire;
Margaret Allen of Bloxworth widow;
William Smith of Winterborne St. Martin;
Thomas Purchase then of Dorchester;
John Sacheverell of Stoake Clerk;
William Bradishe, Clerke Dr. of Divinity of Puddletowne;
George Hardy of Compton Abbas;
John Ball of Lagton;
Edward Pele of Compton Valence
Henry Welsteed of Bloxworthy;
Robert Veare sometimes of Fordington;
Christopher Byney of Walterston;
Giles Stoodley the younger of Broadewinsor;
William Willis of Puddletown;
James Mewe of Caudle
Thomas Kete of Chesselbrne;
Thomas Pelham of Compton Valence Esquire;
Robert Raw of Bettiscombe Gen.
Walter Burges of Buckland;
Josias Cooth of Sherborne;
John Galton of Lulworth;
William Tucker of Beeminster;
Johan Derby of Beamister widow
Nichlas Polden of Caundle
Robert Whetcombe of Sherborne
Nathaniell Heighmore of Caundle
John Snooke of Temple Comb
Giles Green of Afflington
William Harvy of Langton and
William Golsney of Holnest
All in the said County of Dorset, and
Lawrence Adyn and Charles Adyn living about Shrowsbury in Shropshire
Josuah Martyn living about Yeavell in the County of Somerset
Amias Martyn of Ireland
William Gould near Exon in the County of Devon
Henry Gould and Edward Gould brothers of the said William Gould
Francis Crossing of Exon and
Richard Allen of Ditchet
John Connant of Lymington
Richard Cooth of Ensom
John Snooke of Temple Combe
All in the County of Somerset and
Walter Young, Esq. of Coliton
John Poole Baronett, of Colcomb
William Fry Esq. of Yarty
Periam Poole Gen.
Mere Morton
Richard Mallack Gent. of Axmouth
John Davy of Crediton and
Elizabeth Poole of Seaton
All in the County of Devon and
Morgan Hayne living about New Castle and
Thomas Southcott Esq. of Ottery
Henry Walrond Esq.
Joseph Long Gen. of Sidbury in the County of Devon
Sir Arthur Smythes knight
Henry May of Kendall
Anthony Wilkins
Pawle Derby and Anthony Derby both living in France
Henry Smyth living in New England
Christopher Viney
George Dier living in New England
Mary Hussey Widow
John Humfrey Gent. living in New England
John Raymond
John Vincent and
John White Esq.
John Garmy and Mr. Alden
All of London
Notwithstanding this failure John White made another adventure in 1627 for he says. --
“The defendant John Watts being employed in a voyage to New England for the joint adventure of himself and this defendant (i.e. John White) and of Richard Bushrod, Gilbert Loder, William Derby, Bernard Toup, Richard Bury, and George Way, all of Dorchester and of John Connant of Lymington Somerset, Henry Maniford of Long Burton Dorset and Morgan Haine living now as this defendant hath heard farre in the north towards New Castle upon Tyne is said to have taken 26 hogsheads of the salt. The salt was used for curing fish which became putrid and rotten and was of no value. Also watts did not take any boats or nets belonging to the plaintiffs.”
The answer of the defendant Watts follows. He states that he went to New England as a factor and that he found in an island in Cape Anne Harbour a quantity of salt uncovered and open to the air and that he took 26 hogsheads of the salt to cure fish. The salt however being bad the fish became putrid and worthless. Mr. Morton then dwelling in New England had claimed the salt.
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94. Quakers in Somerset – Was there a Quaker settlement at Podymore Milton?
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January 2020
George Way and his Descendants
"London, May 1628
"Sundrie men owe unto the general stock of the adventurers for the plantacion intended at Massachusetts Bay, in New England, in America, in the some of tow thousand one hundredth and fiftie pounds, and is for soe much undertaken by the particuler person menconed hereafter by there several and general stock for the said plantacion subscripcon to be by them adventured in this joint whereunto the Almighty gran prosperous and happie success, that the same may redound to his glory, the propagation of the gospell of Jesus Christ, and the particular good of the several adventurers that now are or hereafter shall be interested therein. The persons nowe to be made debtors to the general stock, being as followeth : -
Sir Rich'd Saltonstall, kn't, oweth £100
Mr. Isacke Johnson, Esq. £100
Mr. Samuel Alders £50 John Venn, Hugh Peters, John Humfrey, Thomas Steuens, George Harwood, John Glover, Mathew Cradock, Simon Whetcombe, Ffrancis Webbe, Increase Norwell, Mr. A. C., Richard Tuffeneale, Abraham S. Palmer, William Darbie, John Endecott, Daniel Hodsen, Edward Ffoorde, Daniel Bullard, Thomas Hewson, Andrew Arnold, Richard Bushord, Richard Young, George Waye, Richard bullingham Job Bradshaw, Joseph Bradshaw, Richard Perrie, Joseph Offield, John White Joseph Caron, Thomas Adams, Richard Davis, Henry Durleye, Thomas Hutchins, Charles Whitchcolls, George Foxcroft, Willm Crowther, Nathaniel Manstrey. All of the forgoing individuals were indebted for £50.
Note: As will be remembered, there was also another contract. Felt's Annals of Salem, Vol. I., Page 509
It will appear by reading this contract for what purpose the company was formed. And among its subscribers are the familiar names of many early New England settlers.
Forgoing from George Way and his Descendants
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Anals of Salem, Vol. I p. 509
George Harwood, Treasurer for the plantacon of the Mattachusetts Bay, oweth vnto sundrie accompts, for Moneyes rcd by him of sundrie adventureres, vizt.
To Sr. Rich'd Saltonstall, knt. recd £50
Isacke Johnson, Esq. £25
John Glover £25
Increase Nowell
Mathew Cradock
Richard Perrey, Esq.
Hughe Peter
Joseph Ofeild
Captain John Venn
Abraham Palmer
Samuel Aldersay
Simon Whetcombe
Richard Younge
Josephe Carron
Edward ffoorde
Thomas Hewson
Daniell Ballard
Thomas Stevens £50
Job Bradshawe
Joseph Bradshawe
Andrew Arnott
Nathaniell Manestreye
A. C.
George Harwood
_____Abrie
John Smyth, per two paimts £25
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£765 total
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WARNING:
INACCURATE INFORMATION
found JANUARY 11, 2018
from: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] Ancestry.com
The following APPEARS OUTRIGHT INNACURATE, given that this Richard Newberry was supposedly born in Massachusetts in 1610. This birthplace would imply that there were Newberry people in New England before the Pilgrims arrived in 1620. THIS IS A HEADS UP to KNOW YOUR HISTORY. I was able to access the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] and found that there are numerous people with the surname Newberry who were said to have been born in Massachusetts in 1610. This is preposterous.
The thing that caught my eye is that our Richard Newberry was born born in 1610, but certainly not in Massachusetts. Also we know that Richard was first RECORDED as a freeman in Massachusetts records in 1643. So it stands to reason that whoever is uploading these data bases are making a grave error.
I was able to access the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] and found that there are numerous people with the surname Newberry who were said to have been born in Massachusetts in 1610, which is impossible. The first settlers began arriving in 1630.
Name:Richard Newberry
Birth Date:1610
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Volume:124
Page Number:182
Reference: Directory of the anc. heads of New England fams. Comp. By Frank R. Holmes. New York, 1923. (274p.):172
Source Information:
Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
Description:
This database contains millions of records of people whose names have appeared in printed genealogical records and family histories. With data from sources largely from the last century, each entry contains the person's complete name, the year of the biography's publication, the person's state of birth (if known), abbreviated biographical data, and the book and page number of the original reference. Learn more...
Name: Richard Newberry
Burial Date:16 Nov 1643
Parish:St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
County:Middlesex
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Parent(s):Thomas,
Katherine
Record Type:Burial
Register Type:Parish Register
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Colonial America from 1620 forward
By the 17th century, English citizens were beginning to exercise their rights of freedom of religion. The Newburgh family was involved in early immigration to the New World. Rev. Walter Newburgh was one of those who was enthusiastic about finding a new home for members of his Puritan adherents.
The Dorchester Adventurers were the first to strike out across the deep in search of new homes and a new way of life. They began investing in ships around 1618-20. Many of those listed merely invested 20£ for the venture, but did not migrate. Among them were friends and collateral family members of the Newburgh/Newberry family. Gentry were the primary social group to invest in this experiment.
The first to stake his claim in New England was THOMAS NEWBERRY of Marshwood Vale, Dorset. He landed first in Dorchester, MA 1634, but sadly he was deceased by 1635. During his short tenure he made a name for himself in the governance of the new “Plantation”. After his death, his family led by his second wife, moved on to Windsor, CT. They became the largest landholders in that settlement. His wife remarried Rev. John Warham.
Shortly after Thomas, another Newberry family member RICHARD NEWBURY was reported as a freeman in 1643, first at Weymouth MA and then at Malden, MA. His roots in England have tentatively been connected to Thomas through their fathers and appear to be cousins through their fathers. A DNA group was established to try and unravel this mystery, but Thomas’ male descendants are few and far between. Continued work on the DNA needs to be investigated to determine if this is true. Richard’s family spread into Connecticut at Groton. Later in the early 18th century they were found immigrating into New York.
Yet another Newburgh/Newbury immigrant was WALTER NEWBURY who settled in Rhode Island circa 1673 at Newport. Walter was a Quaker and began a successful line of descendants who were instrumental in the spread of Quakerism in the New World. He was descended from the Berkshire, family of the UK.
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Early immigrants to New England according to F. J. Pope
NEW January 15th 2015
Notes and Queries of Somerset and Dorset Vol. 17 p. 120
This information gives more details about the people who immigrated early to America
93. – The Adventure to New England from Dorchester [s 107]. The late Mr. F. J. Pope’s account of the Rev. John White’s earlier and unsuccessful endeavour to colonize New England should be supplemented by the following answer in the Chancery Suit Beale v. White: --
On Jun 2nd 12 Charles (1636) Edmund Dashwood, Robert Coker, Benjamin Devenish and John White, Clerk, all of Dorchester made answer at Dorchester to the suit of Henry Beale and Peter Lenartes concerning transactions in connection with adventures to New England . –
“About twelve years since divers knights, gentlemen, and others agreed as joint adventurers for the settling of a plantation in New England. These defendants had little to do with the adventure beyond paying L20 each, and having lost all their money they about eight years since gave over the plantation. They refer to the answer of John White Clerk, for a full answer to plaintiffs. John Tilly and John Watts had been employed by the adventurers as factors to manage the business of the plantation. The plaintiffs and Peter Lenartes senior, now deceased, had sent a ship “The Sowches Phoenix” to New England.”
The answer of the Rev. John White above mentioned and printed in part by Mr. Pope was dated 12 October 1634. It contains the following list of adventurers who subscribed their L20 and lost their money. Mr. Pope omitted the names, but as they were mostly Dorset and Somerset men their interest in New England ought to be here recorded, especially as many of them afterwards emigrated to that country.
Beal v. White &c. The answer of the Rev. John White, Rector of St. Peter’s Dorchester, in the suit brought by Henry Beale, and Peter Lenartes against him and John Watts. Dated at Dorchester, 12 Oc. 10 Car. 1 (1634).
“Eleven years sithence and upwards divers knights gentlemen and others did agree to ioyne together in purse as ioynt adventurers for the settling of a Plantacon in New England in America for the better and more convenient taking and saving of the fish in the seas of those parts, and also for bartering and exchange of comodoties transported from the Kingdom of England with the natives of New England aforesaid as of such others as afterwards became adventurers with them; this defendant to his best knowledge and remembrance hath here – under particularly menconed and expressed viz: --
[List]
Sir Francis Ashely, Knight, William Derby, William Whiteway, the elder; Thomas Devnish; Joseph Underwood; Robert Coker; John Cooke; Benjamin Devnish; William Loder; Bernard Toup; Patroclus Cooke; Richard Savage; Josiah Terry; John Blachford; Edmund Dashwood; Richard Bury; John Hill; Humfry Joliffe; Henry Maber; William Spering; Gilbert Loder; Richard Watts; Dennis Bond; Mathew Bonger; George Way’ and this defendant, James Gould.
“All of Dorchester, and”
Michaell Humfry Gen.; Giles Miller; William Whiteway the younger; John Pitt; William Tilly; Mathew Pitt; John Terry; John Long; Richard Bushrod; Edward Clerk; Robert Miller; John Guy; Robert Cheeke, Clerk; John Savage; Miles Bownes; Mathias Nicholls; Christopher Erle Esq.; Steven White; Edward Frencham; William Roydon; Walter Newburgh; and John Jope; Johan Gould Widow;
All Sithence deceased, and : --
Sir Richard Strode of Chalmington knight
Sir Walter Erle of Charborough knight
John Browne of Frampton, Esquire;
Margaret Allen of Bloxworth widow;
William Smith of Winterborne St. Martin;
Thomas Purchase then of Dorchester;
John Sacheverell of Stoake Clerk;
William Bradishe, Clerke Dr. of Divinity of Puddletowne;
George Hardy of Compton Abbas;
John Ball of Lagton;
Edward Pele of Compton Valence
Henry Welsteed of Bloxworthy;
Robert Veare sometimes of Fordington;
Christopher Byney of Walterston;
Giles Stoodley the younger of Broadewinsor;
William Willis of Puddletown;
James Mewe of Caudle
Thomas Kete of Chesselbrne;
Thomas Pelham of Compton Valence Esquire;
Robert Raw of Bettiscombe Gen.
Walter Burges of Buckland;
Josias Cooth of Sherborne;
John Galton of Lulworth;
William Tucker of Beeminster;
Johan Derby of Beamister widow
Nichlas Polden of Caundle
Robert Whetcombe of Sherborne
Nathaniell Heighmore of Caundle
John Snooke of Temple Comb
Giles Green of Afflington
William Harvy of Langton and
William Golsney of Holnest
All in the said County of Dorset, and
Lawrence Adyn and Charles Adyn living about Shrowsbury in Shropshire
Josuah Martyn living about Yeavell in the County of Somerset
Amias Martyn of Ireland
William Gould near Exon in the County of Devon
Henry Gould and Edward Gould brothers of the said William Gould
Francis Crossing of Exon and
Richard Allen of Ditchet
John Connant of Lymington
Richard Cooth of Ensom
John Snooke of Temple Combe
All in the County of Somerset and
Walter Young, Esq. of Coliton
John Poole Baronett, of Colcomb
William Fry Esq. of Yarty
Periam Poole Gen.
Mere Morton
Richard Mallack Gent. of Axmouth
John Davy of Crediton and
Elizabeth Poole of Seaton
All in the County of Devon and
Morgan Hayne living about New Castle and
Thomas Southcott Esq. of Ottery
Henry Walrond Esq.
Joseph Long Gen. of Sidbury in the County of Devon
Sir Arthur Smythes knight
Henry May of Kendall
Anthony Wilkins
Pawle Derby and Anthony Derby both living in France
Henry Smyth living in New England
Christopher Viney
George Dier living in New England
Mary Hussey Widow
John Humfrey Gent. living in New England
John Raymond
John Vincent and
John White Esq.
John Garmy and Mr. Alden
All of London
Notwithstanding this failure John White made another adventure in 1627 for he says. --
“The defendant John Watts being employed in a voyage to New England for the joint adventure of himself and this defendant (i.e. John White) and of Richard Bushrod, Gilbert Loder, William Derby, Bernard Toup, Richard Bury, and George Way, all of Dorchester and of John Connant of Lymington Somerset, Henry Maniford of Long Burton Dorset and Morgan Haine living now as this defendant hath heard farre in the north towards New Castle upon Tyne is said to have taken 26 hogsheads of the salt. The salt was used for curing fish which became putrid and rotten and was of no value. Also watts did not take any boats or nets belonging to the plaintiffs.”
The answer of the defendant Watts follows. He states that he went to New England as a factor and that he found in an island in Cape Anne Harbour a quantity of salt uncovered and open to the air and that he took 26 hogsheads of the salt to cure fish. The salt however being bad the fish became putrid and worthless. Mr. Morton then dwelling in New England had claimed the salt.
-End-
94. Quakers in Somerset – Was there a Quaker settlement at Podymore Milton?
*********************************
January 2020
George Way and his Descendants
"London, May 1628
"Sundrie men owe unto the general stock of the adventurers for the plantacion intended at Massachusetts Bay, in New England, in America, in the some of tow thousand one hundredth and fiftie pounds, and is for soe much undertaken by the particuler person menconed hereafter by there several and general stock for the said plantacion subscripcon to be by them adventured in this joint whereunto the Almighty gran prosperous and happie success, that the same may redound to his glory, the propagation of the gospell of Jesus Christ, and the particular good of the several adventurers that now are or hereafter shall be interested therein. The persons nowe to be made debtors to the general stock, being as followeth : -
Sir Rich'd Saltonstall, kn't, oweth £100
Mr. Isacke Johnson, Esq. £100
Mr. Samuel Alders £50 John Venn, Hugh Peters, John Humfrey, Thomas Steuens, George Harwood, John Glover, Mathew Cradock, Simon Whetcombe, Ffrancis Webbe, Increase Norwell, Mr. A. C., Richard Tuffeneale, Abraham S. Palmer, William Darbie, John Endecott, Daniel Hodsen, Edward Ffoorde, Daniel Bullard, Thomas Hewson, Andrew Arnold, Richard Bushord, Richard Young, George Waye, Richard bullingham Job Bradshaw, Joseph Bradshaw, Richard Perrie, Joseph Offield, John White Joseph Caron, Thomas Adams, Richard Davis, Henry Durleye, Thomas Hutchins, Charles Whitchcolls, George Foxcroft, Willm Crowther, Nathaniel Manstrey. All of the forgoing individuals were indebted for £50.
Note: As will be remembered, there was also another contract. Felt's Annals of Salem, Vol. I., Page 509
It will appear by reading this contract for what purpose the company was formed. And among its subscribers are the familiar names of many early New England settlers.
Forgoing from George Way and his Descendants
**************************************************
Anals of Salem, Vol. I p. 509
George Harwood, Treasurer for the plantacon of the Mattachusetts Bay, oweth vnto sundrie accompts, for Moneyes rcd by him of sundrie adventureres, vizt.
To Sr. Rich'd Saltonstall, knt. recd £50
Isacke Johnson, Esq. £25
John Glover £25
Increase Nowell
Mathew Cradock
Richard Perrey, Esq.
Hughe Peter
Joseph Ofeild
Captain John Venn
Abraham Palmer
Samuel Aldersay
Simon Whetcombe
Richard Younge
Josephe Carron
Edward ffoorde
Thomas Hewson
Daniell Ballard
Thomas Stevens £50
Job Bradshawe
Joseph Bradshawe
Andrew Arnott
Nathaniell Manestreye
A. C.
George Harwood
_____Abrie
John Smyth, per two paimts £25
_____
£765 total
_______________________________
WARNING:
INACCURATE INFORMATION
found JANUARY 11, 2018
from: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] Ancestry.com
The following APPEARS OUTRIGHT INNACURATE, given that this Richard Newberry was supposedly born in Massachusetts in 1610. This birthplace would imply that there were Newberry people in New England before the Pilgrims arrived in 1620. THIS IS A HEADS UP to KNOW YOUR HISTORY. I was able to access the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] and found that there are numerous people with the surname Newberry who were said to have been born in Massachusetts in 1610. This is preposterous.
The thing that caught my eye is that our Richard Newberry was born born in 1610, but certainly not in Massachusetts. Also we know that Richard was first RECORDED as a freeman in Massachusetts records in 1643. So it stands to reason that whoever is uploading these data bases are making a grave error.
I was able to access the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line] and found that there are numerous people with the surname Newberry who were said to have been born in Massachusetts in 1610, which is impossible. The first settlers began arriving in 1630.
Name:Richard Newberry
Birth Date:1610
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Volume:124
Page Number:182
Reference: Directory of the anc. heads of New England fams. Comp. By Frank R. Holmes. New York, 1923. (274p.):172
Source Information:
Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
Description:
This database contains millions of records of people whose names have appeared in printed genealogical records and family histories. With data from sources largely from the last century, each entry contains the person's complete name, the year of the biography's publication, the person's state of birth (if known), abbreviated biographical data, and the book and page number of the original reference. Learn more...
Name: Richard Newberry
Burial Date:16 Nov 1643
Parish:St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
County:Middlesex
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Parent(s):Thomas,
Katherine
Record Type:Burial
Register Type:Parish Register
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