Newton RANSOM b. 21 Feb 1722 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 31 May 1796 Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1722 - 1796 (74 years)

Name	Newton RANSOM [2, 3, 4, 5]
	Inscription In Memory of Mr Newton Ransom Who died may 31 1796 in the 75th year of his age [1]
Birth	21 Feb 1722	Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [4, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Fact	Was active in the Patriot's cause [4]
Residence	Lived at Shelburne Falls, Mass, during his active life. [4]
Death	31 May 1796	Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont [4]
Burial	Halifax Center Cemetery, Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont [1]
Notes	It is not very clear what pursuit he followed during his early manhood, but was probably a farmer and general trader. The records show that his father gave him land which he sold to his bothers when he moved to Massachusetts, or afterwards. He went with his family to Shelburn Falls, Mass., a short time previous to the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, probably about 1770. He did not serve in the army during the war, being 53 years of age when it began. But he sent 6 sons, Ezekiel, Hazael, John, Newton, Calvin and Jabez, all of them mere youths at the time of their enlistment, but became sturdy soldiers in the Massachusetts Continental Line. The family records speak of Newton as a devoted patriot in the cause of American liberty, and as a very pious and exemplary man in all the relations of his daily life. His descendants at the close of the war scattered to make new homes for themselves in Vermont and Eastern New York, and in course of time many of them emigrated to Michigan and other Wester States, where they became actively interested in the social and political affairs of the communities in which they lived. Newton at the time of his death was with his son Luther, then a practicing physician at Halifax, VT., and is buried in the grave yard at that place.
Person ID	I45919	Main Tree
Last Modified	29 Oct 2018

Father	Robert RANSOM, b. 15 Sep 1687, Wexford, Washington County, Rhode Island d. 23 Jan 1777, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 89 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Alice NEWTON, b. 28 Feb 1686, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	Bef 1709 [8]
Family ID	F04189	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah JONES, b. Abt 1724, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 16 Jun 1804, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)

Married 01 Sep 1742 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [4]

Marriage 02 Sep 1742 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [6]

Married 21 Sep 1742 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [7, 9]

Children

	1. Robert RANSOM, b. 26 Aug 1743, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 23 Jan 1761, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 17 years) [Birth]
	2. Ezekiel RANSOM, b. 03 Jan 1745, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 14 Nov 1760, Colchester, New London Co. Connecticut (Age 15 years) [Birth]
+	3. Lieut. Jabez RANSOM, b. 24 Dec 1746, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 16 Apr 1816, Chazy, Clinton, New York, USA (Age 69 years) [Birth]
	4. John RANSOM, b. 11 Nov 1748, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 20 Jun 1804, Fort Miller, Washington, New York (Age 55 years) [Birth]
	5. Eleanor RANSOM, b. 22 Jun 1750, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 13 Nov 1750, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 0 years) [Birth]
	6. Roswell RANSOM, b. 08 Dec 1751, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [Birth]
	7. Elisha RANSOM, b. 24 Dec 1753, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 10 Aug 1836, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, USA (Age 82 years) [Birth]
	8. Hazael RANSOM, b. 03 Jan 1756, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 20 May 1820 (Age 64 years) [Birth]
+	9. Calvin RANSOM, b. 19 Jun 1758, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 1820, Chazy, Clinton Co., New York (Age 61 years) [Birth]
	10. Dr. Luther RANSOM, b. 19 Jun 1758, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 25 Jul 1832 (Age 74 years) [Birth]
	11. Ichabod RANSOM, b. 02 Jun 1760, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [Birth]
	12. Newton RANSOM, Jr., b. 11 May 1762, Colchester, New London Co. Connecticut [Birth]
	13. Ezekiel RANSOM, b. 01 Oct 1763, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 03 Nov 1838, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years) [Birth]
	14. Sally RANSOM, b. 13 Apr 1767, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 21 Aug 1846, Montague, Franklin, MA (Age 79 years) [Birth]

Family ID F04187 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2018

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Feb 1722 - Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
	Residence - - Lived at Shelburne Falls, Mass, during his active life.
	Married - 01 Sep 1742 - Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
	Marriage - 02 Sep 1742 - Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
	Married - 21 Sep 1742 - Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
	Death - 31 May 1796 - Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont

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Headstones

Newton Ransom Headstone
Newton, son of Robert Ransom and Alice Newton, is the husband o Sarah Jones. He is buried in the Halifax Cemetery Cemetery in Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont.

Created by: Denise Crawford
Photo added by: Denise Crawford

Sources

[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S03437] The Colchester Connecticut Newton Family, pg 11.
[S00066] "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America" by Wyllys C. Ransom dated 1903.
[S02582] Local and Familiy Histories: CT, 1600s-1800s: New England Families, Vol. I.
[S04060] "Newton Genealogy" Genealogical, Biographical and Historical, Being a record of the Descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1638 ( Ancestry.com).
[S02415] Historian, Town of Chazy, NY.
[S03407] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Colchester, Colebrook, Columbia, Cornwall.
[S02586] Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600s-1800s: The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol 1.
[S01977] Colchester, Conn. Vital Records - Town Historian.