Individual Details
Alexander Newman
(Abt, 1678 - )
Additional information from: Melanie McKinzie, 2003, with the following notes:
From "Gleanings of Virginia History," pp. 247-248: Alexander Newman, eldest son of Thomas Newman, Jr. bought a large tract of land in 1699, in Lancaster county, formerly owned by John Newman, the immigrant, and by him devised to his son John; upon this he built a stone mill which is still standing (1903). Alexander seems to have resided in Lancaster county until about 1735, when as "Alexander Newman, of St. Mark's Parish," he leased a tract of land in Orange county, on the south side of the Rapidan, of Alexander Spottswood,"for three lives, himself and his sons, Thomas and James." There is of record at Warsaw a deed, dated 1737, to Landon Carter, conveying the tract of land devised by Henry Burdett, the elder, to Thomas Newman and the court order showing the acknowledgment of the deed recites that Alexander was the heir at law of Thomas. Upon this tract Carter built his famous home, Sabine Hall; at the time of the sale it seems to have been adversely held by Jane Thomas. Possibly the suit of Alexander Newman vs. Humphrey Thomas abated by the latter's death in 1732, concerned this land. Alexander Newman was a member of the grand jury of Orange county in 1737, and is mentioned in several suits there, the last as late as 1760. He undoubtedly lived in what is now Culpepper county, and probably died soon after 1760. Between 1740 and 1750 he was engaged in a law suit in Richmond county with his wife, Penelope, from whom he had separated. She obtained, finally, a judgment against him for maintenance and support; and Elias Wilson, Alexander's Grandfather, acknowledged himself surety for the payment of the money. Records disclose the names of three of his sons Elias, Thomas and James, all probably born between 1705 and 1715. For additional information see P. E. Newman, p. 9, 10.
From "Gleanings of Virginia History," pp. 247-248: Alexander Newman, eldest son of Thomas Newman, Jr. bought a large tract of land in 1699, in Lancaster county, formerly owned by John Newman, the immigrant, and by him devised to his son John; upon this he built a stone mill which is still standing (1903). Alexander seems to have resided in Lancaster county until about 1735, when as "Alexander Newman, of St. Mark's Parish," he leased a tract of land in Orange county, on the south side of the Rapidan, of Alexander Spottswood,"for three lives, himself and his sons, Thomas and James." There is of record at Warsaw a deed, dated 1737, to Landon Carter, conveying the tract of land devised by Henry Burdett, the elder, to Thomas Newman and the court order showing the acknowledgment of the deed recites that Alexander was the heir at law of Thomas. Upon this tract Carter built his famous home, Sabine Hall; at the time of the sale it seems to have been adversely held by Jane Thomas. Possibly the suit of Alexander Newman vs. Humphrey Thomas abated by the latter's death in 1732, concerned this land. Alexander Newman was a member of the grand jury of Orange county in 1737, and is mentioned in several suits there, the last as late as 1760. He undoubtedly lived in what is now Culpepper county, and probably died soon after 1760. Between 1740 and 1750 he was engaged in a law suit in Richmond county with his wife, Penelope, from whom he had separated. She obtained, finally, a judgment against him for maintenance and support; and Elias Wilson, Alexander's Grandfather, acknowledged himself surety for the payment of the money. Records disclose the names of three of his sons Elias, Thomas and James, all probably born between 1705 and 1715. For additional information see P. E. Newman, p. 9, 10.
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1678 | Old Rappahannock County, Virginia |
Families
| Father | Thomas Newman Jr. (1648 - 1704) |
| Mother | Bridgett Wilson (1656 - 1704) |
| Sibling | Anne Newman ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Newman (1654 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Sarah Newman (1679 - ) |
| Sibling | John Newman (1681 - ) |
| Sibling | George Newman (1681 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Newman III (1683 - ) |