Person:Dangerfield Newby (1)

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Dangerfield Newby
b.1815 Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
d.Oct 1859 Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Dangerfield Newby1815 - 1859
  2. John Newby1844 - 1884
  3. William Newby1840 - 1864
  4. Gabriel Newby1830 - 1900
  5. Mary Newby1833 - Bet 1880 & 1933
Spouse and Children
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  1. Rev. Dangerfield Newby1854 - 1936
  2. Lucy NewbyBet 1857 & 1859 -
  3. Gabriel NewbyBef 1860 -
  4. Agnes NewbyBef 1869 -
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Facts and Events
Name Dangerfield Newby
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1815 Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Alt Birth[1] 1820 Virginia, United States
Marriage to Harriet Jennings
Emancipation[1] 1858 freed by his master (his father)
Residence[1] 1859 Brentsville, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Occupation[1] blacksmith
Death[1] Oct 1859 Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Burial[1] Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United Statesburied at Harper's Ferry, reinterred in the 1890's at the John Brown Farm, Lake Placid, New York
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Schwarz, Philip J. Migrants against slavery : Virginians and the nation. (Charlottesville, [Virginia] ; London [England]: University Press of Virginia, c2001)
    149, 159.

    Supporter of John Brown and a Harpers Ferry Raider, 17 Oct 1859

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    Dangerfield Newby
    Birth: 1815 Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Death: 16 Oct 1859 (aged 43–44) Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
    Burial: John Brown Farm Grounds, North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA
    Memorial #: 133482504
    Bio: A freed American slave and the first of John Brown's men killed at Harpers Ferry. Dangerfield Newby grew up a slave but was later freed by his master who was also his father. His wife and children were not allowed to be freed ad sold off to a different family. Newby was told his wife and some of their children could be let free for a price of $1500. He diligently raised the substantial sum and returned to the slave master who had bought his family. The slave owner told Newby that the price had gone up. The setback helped convince Newby to join forces with John Brown in plotting a slave rebellion. He was the oldest member of the group outside of Brown in the group when they took over the Harpers Ferry Armory in October of 1858.
    Newby was the first of the raiders to be killed when he was shot in the neck by a six inch spike . His body was repeatedly stabbed and dismembered by the people of Harpers Ferry then left in an alley for hogs to eat as the stand off with Brown's surviving soldiers kept on. Passionate letters to Dangerfield written by his wife, Harriet, were used to stir abolitionist sentiment after his slaughter and helped elevate the North's opposition to slavery adding tinder to the start of the Civil War
    Family Members
    Spouse
    Harriet Jennings Newby Robinson Unknown-1884
    Children
    Dangerfield F Newby 1854-1936
    Created by: Don M (47122049)
    Added: 28 Jul 2014
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133482504/dangerfield-newby
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133482504/dangerfield-newby : accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Dangerfield Newby (1815–16 Oct 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133482504, citing John Brown Farm Grounds, North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Don M (contributor 47122049) .

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