Person:Benjamin Newton (17)

According to E. Leonard, in The Newton Genealogy (de Pere, Wisc., 1915)

BENJAMIN NEWTON" (Phineas^ Sr.. Obediah*, Thomas^ John=, Richard'), son of Phineas and Abigail ( ) Newton of Worcester, Spencer, Mass., and Croydon, N. II., was born at Worcester, May 6, 1755, and died there. His will was allowed September 3, 1811. See below. He married about , 1778. Mary, Molly Holbrook. She was given a life interest in all of his estate and made executrix of his will. I have not found her ancestry. Benjamin Newton lived in Worcester. His children were born there. The First United States Census. 1790, states that his family there consisted then of himself, one male under sixteen years, and five females.

He was a soldier of the Revolution. On the rolls he appears : "Newton. Benjamin. Worcester. Private Capt. Edward Hodges' Company. Col. Joshua Whitney's regiment; enlisted May 5, 1777; discharged July 6, 1777; served at Rhode Island; 2 months and 5 days. Pensioned."

His brothers Phineas and Obediah were also soldiers in that war. Mr. Newton was a farmer in Worcester. Made his will June 4, 1811. List of papers in the Probate Court and the Will.

1811. Benjamin Newton, Worcester, 430(J8 A. Will copied, allowed September 3, 1811. Decree. Bond of Mollv Newton, widow, appointed Exx. Sept. . 3rd, 1811, $10,000 (Silas Hemenway) (Abel Wesson) Sureties. Affidavit. of notice. Inventory. Real .$1122.07 Total $1700.05 Personal includes cattle, farm products and tools, furniture and notes.

Letter to Judge from Daniel Holbrook. Will allowed Sept. 3, 1811. In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Newton of Worcester, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, considering; the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and Testament, in manner and form following : that is to say— First I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Newton Jr. and to my son Daniel Newton, all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them— And I also hereby relinquish unto my son Benjamin the payment of all monies due from him to me on Notes of hand or otherwise, excepting one hundred Dollars and the Interest thereof from the date of his note, on the sole condition however, that he shall not bring any demand against me, or my estate after my decease : which with what I have heretofore given him, will make his full share in my estate— Also I give and bequeath unto my eight Daughters (viz) Nabby, Molly, Esther, Thankfull Susanna, Anna, Sally and Harriet, one Dollar each, and I also give unto my said Daughters the aforesaid one hundred Dollars, due from my son Benjamin, with the Interest thereof from the date of his note, to be equally divided and paid to them respectively by my Executrix hereafter named in two years from and after my decease— And also my will is, that my said Daughter Anna shall have the privalege of making my house her home free of any expence to her, so long as she shall remain single and unmarried Also, my Will is, and I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Molly Newton, after the payment of my just debts and funeral charges, the remainder of all my personal estate of every denomination— And I also give and devise unto my said wife the use and improvement of all my real estate wherever the same may be situated during her natural life, subject however to such annual support as I am under obligation to furnish to my venerable Aunt Thankful Stearns, widow and Relict of Bazelael Stearns dec— Also I give and devise unto my son Daniel Newton in fee, after his mothers decease, the remainder of all my real estate, wherever the same may be situated, to him his Heirs or assigns forever And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Molly Newton sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made or executors by me appointed— In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eleven— Benjamin Newton (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the above named Benjamin Newton, to be his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in presence of the Testator— Ievy Heywood— Jason Blake Saml Harrington Jr. A true copy, Attest: H. H. Atwood Asst. Register

1. ↑ Rice, Franklin P. Worcester Births, Marriages, and Deaths. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Society of Antiquity, 1894)
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   NEWTON, Benjamin, s. of Phineas and Abigail, [born] April 6, 1755.