Thomas NEWTON

- Bef 1683

• Name	Thomas NEWTON  [1, 2]
  Birth	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 28 May 1683	Newtown, Long Island County, New York   [3, 4]
  Notes	In regard to the marriage with Joan Smith, in history of New Netherland of O'Callaghan, Vol. ll, page 222, a foot note says: "We find it recorded of him, that he was married in April, 1648, at Flushing, to Joan Smith, by Wm Hark, (or Hart), then Sheriff of that place, against the consent of the woman's parents, and without being legally authorized so to do by the Supreme Authority." "As this is an indecent and never heard-of manner of marrying," the sheriff was fined 600 carolus guilders, and "the indecent marriage" was declared null and void. To prevent the daughters of honest and respectable inhabitants being married against the will and without the consent of the parents, by unlawful and unauthorized persons, the bride and bride-groom were fined 300 gl. and ordered to have their marriage again solemnized after three previous proclamations of banns, which was accordingly done."
  Person ID	I41296	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Joan SMITH,   b. Rhode Island d. 1664
  Marriage	10 Apr 1648	Flushing, Connecticut   [4]
  Children	1. James NEWTON,   c. 30 Dec 1694, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 09 Feb 1739, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age ~ 44 years)  [Birth]   2. Dorothy NEWTON,   b. Abt 1656  [Natural]   3. Thomas NEWTON  [Birth]   4. Abigail NEWTON,   b. Abt 1654, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1745, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 91 years)  [Birth]   5. Israel NEWTON,   b. Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1720, Kingston, Rhode Island  [Birth]
  Family ID	F04334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy ?
  Family ID	F23758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 10 Apr 1648 - Flushing, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S03437] The Colchester Connecticut Newton Family, pg 1-11. [S02586] Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600s-1800s: The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol 1. [S02419] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. 1, (Name: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc.;;), 76-3279. [S03437] The Colchester Connecticut Newton Family.