"James (Barton) Newton 1688, had been of Boston, where he had good est. and was a ropemaker, by w. Margaret had Margaret; John, b. 5 Sept. 1686; and others, for wh. the rec. of b. furnishes no light. He d. 1729, aged 86, leav. wid. wh. d. 1731, aged 87. Jackson, in his will of 1729, finds two ds. if not three, as Margaret Simpkins, and Ruth Cook, gr.s. Thomas Stanton, together with gr.s. James, John, Samuel, and Michael, all rememb. The four last may be thot. s. of John. His d. Margaret had m. 23 Dec. 1699, Robert Calef."
