Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-03-29
THE NEWMAN ANCESTRY.

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Webb, of Stamford. They had ten
children. In the town records Of
Stamford is found record Of their
marriage and date Of birth Of their
two oldest children corresponding
with the date on an old record writ
tep by Isaac Newman and now in
possession of James Easton, of Otis
vile, n. Y, a great grandson Of
Isaac Newman. The record is on
two sheets of paper sewed together.
On the outside is written, GA book
of my children ages with my marri-
age" The following is a copy:
March II, 1856, then Isaac New
man was married to Abigail Webb,
And lst, October 10, 1896, my
daughter, Abigail, was born.
2nd, January2, 1853, my daughter,
Amy, was born.
3rd, December D, 1859, m" daugh-
ter, Rebecca, was born and died Feb
iuary u, 1860.
4th, March 20, 1861, my son, Isaac,
was born
5th, April II, 1868, my son, Jesse,
was born.
9Th, April 30, 1865, then my daugh-
ter, Rebecca was born
7th, December the %, 1868, my
son, Eli, was born.
sth, May %, 1870, my son, Thorn
as, was born.
9th, June the 20, 1873, my son,
Ira, was born.
December % then departed my
daughter, Amy, in the 10 year of her
age in 1916.
10th, November 3, l776, then my
daughter was born, Hannah byname.
September II my wife departed
this life in the year 1856.
September %, 1893, my daughter,
Rebecca, lost her daughter, Laura by
name, aged three years, two months
and fourteen days.
December % my grandson, Jacob,
was born in 1897.
April, 1901, my grandson, Webb,
was born.
Isaac Newman was blacksmith
by trade. There is no record OF
when he left Stamford. During the
war of the Revolution he lived in
Westchester county, N. Y, wherein
had blacksmith shop and worked
at his trade and probably eight ofhis
children were bern there. He was a
private soldier in Captain Gideon
Seeleys Company belonging to a reg
iment of Associated EXempts in
Westchester county, which regiment
was under the command of Lieuten
ant Colonel Joseph Benedict. This
regiment was employed in active ser
vice during the Revolutionary wal
and Isaac Newman was engaged il
the battle Of Whiteplain sunder Gen
eral McDongal Oct. 2S, 1876. Aftei
the close of the war Isaac Newman
moved from Westchester county and
with his family, Travelled by land OF
the east side of the Hudson river
crossing the river at Newburg in {
ferry boat propelled by horse power
and settled in Upper Smithfeld
Northampton county, where M.lforC
now is, in 1885 or S6. Probably h,
was the first blacksmith who had f,
shop and worked there. His wife
Abigail Newman, died Septembe
II, 1856, at Milford. Isaac Newman
continued to reside there until abou
1906, when he went to Saratoga Co.
n. Y, and died at Charlton, n. Y,
March a, 1908, probably at the hom
of his son, Eli, who settled in tina
part of the State Of New York. w
have no record of the family Of e
Newman.
Abigail, daughter Of Isaac New
man, was living in 1885 in the tow
Of CandOr, near Owego, n. Y, wit
her son, whose name was IT, Silsbe'
Isaac Newman, ir., born March q
1861, was private soldier in Captai
Gilbert Lockwoods Company belong
ing to the Attn Westchester Regimei
New York State Militia, which reg
ment was under the command of Co
onel Thadeus Crane. This regimen
was engaged in active service durin
the Revolutionary war. Isaac New
man, ir., was living in 1918 in Flu
ton county, N. y, and his post ofii'
address was Broad albin, he marie
and had one son Thadeus and one ,
more daughters.
Rebecea Newman born April .
1865. She married Martin Luthl
Corwin about 1890. After their ma
riage they lived in the city Of Ne
York and on Long island until i6l
when they moved to Orange count,
at what was afterward known as Co
win Mill. she died May 80, 1888.
Thomas Newman, born May 2
1870, came from Westchester coun
with his father. Isaac Newman.