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The Newland Family THE NEWLAND (NEWLON) FAMILY A brief genealogy and history of the family whose various branches may use either of these spellings and of other families, related or unrelated, who may spell or pro- nounce their name similarly. by ROBERT E. NEWLAND and LEON L. NEWLAND Bedford, Indiana Copyright, 1946, by Leon L. Newland Printed In the United states or Ametlca "0 Time and Change!-,vith hair as gray As was my sire's that winter day, How strange it seems, with so much gone Of life and love, to still live on! Ah, brother! only I and thou Are left of all that circle now,- The dear home faces whereupon That fitful firelight paled and shone. Henceforward, listen as we wtll, The voice::: of that hearth are still; Look where we may, t:'!e wide earth o'er, ½hose lighted faces smile no more. We tread the paths their feet have worn. We sit beneath their orchard trees, We hear, like them, the hum of bees And rustl~ of the bladed corn; We turn the pages that they read, Their written words we linger o'er, But in the sun they cast no shade, No voice is heard, no sign is made, No step is on the conscious floor!" WHITTIER, SNOW-BOUND THE NEWLAND (NEWLON) FAMILY There are many members of this family who will declare that there is no relation between the various families who may use either of the two spellings indicated, but their opinions probably have no foundation in fact. Actually there are at least a dozen variations in the spelling of the name, and most of them are known to have been used by related. branches of the family, or to have been used in Court Records or censuses. In some cases four different spellings have pertained to the same person. The variations already observed are: Newlan, Newlen, Newlin, Newlon, Newlun, Newlyn, Newland, Newlan9,s, Nuland, Newlund, and Newling. The variations Nowlan, Nowland and Nowlin have also been found in Court Records. There are many lines or branches of the family whose common re­ lationship has never been established, and they may therefore be un­ related in this country. There is one Newlin line which is quite promi­ nent, very numerous, and whose history and genealogy are rather well recorded. This line begins in this country with Nicholas Newlin, born circa 1630, who married Elizabeth Paggott. Nicholas came from the Quaker Church at Mt. Mellich, Ireland, to the Quaker Church in Pennsylvania in 1683. Other lines which are rather well identified and quite numerous are those of George Newland and William Newland who were immigrant to Massachusetts in 1643. (See Freeman's "History 'of Cape Cod," p. 44). The authors hope the genealogy of this line will be established and recorded and that a study may be made as to whether these lines have a common origin with others. The primary purpose of this brochure is to record, insofar as possible, the genealogy and history of the descendants of William and Hannah (Benson) Newland who were married in 1741, probably in Chester Coun­ ty, Pa. As to the ancestry of this William Newland much hs:.s bePTt con­ jectured but little is known. Regarding this and much other data on the Newland (Newlon) family I am indebted to Mr. R. L. Brownfieid, Jr., of Atlantic City, N. J., who (about 1908-1912) did much research on this subject. Besides the Newland's who immigrated to Massachusetts in 1643 and the Nicholas Newlin who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1683 we find early records of the following persons of the name: Richard Newland was immigrant to Virginia in 1653 with the Warrick Company, Capt. Nathan Hurd, guarantor. , Will Newland witnessed a will in Carrituck Co., N. Car., in 1710. James Newland entered land in Carrituck Co., N. Car., in 1721. John Newland married Mary Gray, May 21, 1720, at First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. New Jersey license. (See records of that church, p. 52.) Thomas Newland brought Certificate of Removal from the Monthly Meeting at M't.troth, Ireland, dated June 28, 1726. Joined Philadelphia Monthly Meeting October 3, 1726. Daniel Newlin (Newlon) deed recorded in 1765 at Warrenton, Fau­ quier Co., Va. John Newland of Wythe Co., Va. Said by descendants to have come from Germany and settled there in 1750. William Newland had application for survey in Washington Co., Pa., in 1769. Surveys were made in that county in 1785 for Herrod Newland, George Newland, Mary Newland and William Nowland. Ey far the greater part of the data collected and assembled by the 5 authors pertains to the descendants of William and Hannah (Benson) Newland (or Newlon), of John Newland of Wythe Co., Va., and of the Newland's who lived probably in Washington Co., Pa., late in the eighteenth century.. No attempt will be made to bring this data down to date, for such an attempt would be much too ambitious at this time. The writers hope, however, that the effort they have begun will be continued by others until a fairly complete history of the Newland (New­ lon) family in America will result. Errors of many kinds are apt to occur in this first endeavor. All persons discovering such errors, or having data which should be incorporated in later editions of this pamphlet, should provide the writers with such corrections or data as soon as their certainty is assured. An exhaustive study of the parentage of William Newland who mar.. ried Hannah Benson in 1741 has been made by the authors as well as by genealogists of the Philadelphia region. No positive proof as to his parents could be found, though the following possibilities are admitted: 1. John and Mary (Gray) Ne"~lland who were married in 1720 a·t First Presbyterian Cllurch in Philadelphia. This seems the most likely possibility for the, reason that we find this John Newland owned land in W·hiteland (now West Whiteland) twp., Chester Co., Pa., in which town­ ship William and Hannah Newland lived. There were also Gray's living in this region. Uwchlan Twp., home of the Benson's, was adjacent to Whiteland Twp. John Newland died prior to 4/15/1778 when Isaac Nutt and wife, Peninah, executed a release for her interest in the land to her brother, John Newland. Hannah Newlin, a sister, also released, each for £55. No indication is given as to the number of children of John New­ land, Sr. The son, John Newlin, died in West Chester, Pa., in March, 1812, and in his will appointed his nephew, William, executor. Letters were granted 3/20/1812 to William Newlin and Joshua Gibbons. Names wife, Mary; nephew~ William; nephew, John Lockhart; sister, Peninah Nutt; niece, Jane Richards. The nephew, William, died in 1849. Letters were granted 8/5/1849 to his son, Samuel, and names sons, John and Samuel. Wife, Lydia, daughters, Rebecca, Zeruah and Deborah. 2. Nicholas and Edith {Pyle) Newlin, m. Aug. 1715. This Nicolas was grandson of the immigrant Nicholas Newlin. A definite obstacle to consideration of these as parents of William is found in a deed executed 10/27/1780 by their son, Thomas, in which deed it is clearly stated that Thomas was the only son of this Nicholas Newlin. 3. William Newland himself may have been immigrant, ·or may have been descendant of the New England Newland's. At any rate Wiliam Newland apparently was not a Quaker, as were nearly all descendants of Nicholas Newlin. In support of this statement. and in order to throw some light on tha early history of the family, the following information extracted from the records of Goshen Monthly Meeting are included: Extracted from Records of Goshen Monthly Meeting {near W. Chester, Pa.) · 1/15/1742-Hannah Benson is complained of for marriage before a priest with one not of our Society. Jane Malin and Alice Eavenson are appointed to visit her. 2/19/1742-Her case continued. 3/17/174i-Phebe Thomas and Margaret Evans appointed to assist to prepare a testimony against Hannah Nowlin (women's min­ utes) Joseph Helsby appointed to assist women to draw up a testimony against Hannah Newlin (men's minutes) 4;21/1742-A testimony signed against Hannah Newland for marriage by a priest to one not of our Society. Noble Butler appointed to read it at Uwchlan meeting. 6 Sarah Jenkins and Phebe Thomas appointed to read tile testimony against Hannah Nowlin to her. 8/19/1754-Women produce acknowledgement. of Hannah Newlin for marrying out, for which she was disowned years ago. John Edwards is appointed to read it at Uwchlan meeting. 2/17 /1755-John Edwards is appointed to assist women to prepare a certificate for Hannah Nowland to Warrington M.M. (This is crossed off.) Hannah Nowlan requests a certificate to Warrington. Phebe Thomas and Hannah McCord are appointed to make inquiry respecting her. 3/17/1755-Hannah Newlin hath altered her mind and is not removed. 4/10/1761-Hannah Nowlan requests a certificate. to Warrington. Su- . sanna Brown and Elizabeth Brown are appointed to make inquiry about her. Thomas Milhouse is appointed to assist women to prepare a certificate for Hannah Nowland to Warrington. 5/ 8/1761-A certitficate is signed for H. Nowland, wife of William, to to Warrington, York Co. Hannah Benson, daughter of Robert and Jane Benson, of Uwchland, Chester Co. was born 1/31/1720. William and Hannah Newlan were witnesses to marriage of William Benson, 3/7/1747. (These records copied at West Chester Pa., Historical Li­ brary, August 5, 1940 by Robert E.
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