Richard Newton

1544 - 1588  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Richard Newton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	Abt. 1544	Westby, Lincolnshire, England   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Richard Newton of Woolsthorpe  [4]
  Death	Abt. 30 Apr 1588	Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Burial	30 Apr 1588	St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Person ID	I26	Newton Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Newton, Jr.,   b. Abt. 1515, Westby, Lincolnshire, England d. Bef. 22 Dec 1562, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Nixe,   b. Abt. 1517, Burton Coggles, Lincolnshire, England d. Bef. 19 Jan 1566, Westby, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 1538	Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel,   b. Abt. 1547, England
  Marriage	Abt 1568	England   [4]
  Children	1. Thomas Newton,   b. Abt. 26 Sep 1569, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England d. Feb 1571, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Isaac Newton,   b. Abt. 30 Apr 1573, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England   3. Elizabeth Newton,   b. Abt. 4 Sep 1575, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England d. Abt. 6 Aug 1579, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 3 years) + 4. Robert Newton,   b. Abt. 28 Oct 1576, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England d. Abt. 30 Sep 1641, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 64 years) + 5. Richard Newton,   b. Abt. 17 Jun 1582, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft. 1642, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 60 years)   6. Isabel Newton,   b. Abt. 1 Nov 1584, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Newton 1st son of Woolstrope aforesaid, by the deed above cited and a terrier dated 1569, and another deed dated 30 December and 15th of King Charles the First, inherited the said purchase, and was buried at Colsterworth the 20th of April 1588 as appears by the register of that church. source: Genealogical Memoranda Relating to the Family of Newton. London, UK: Taylor and Company, 1871.

  
  

• Sources

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