Person:Moses Newton (10)

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

MOSES NEWTON" (Solomon^ ThomasS Thomas\ John=, Puchardi), son of Solomon and Mary (Taylor) Newton of Montague, Sunderland and Deerfield, Mass., was born in Deei-field, Januaiy 18, 1858, and died at Great Kiver in Deei-field, March 20, 1834. He married in Deerfeld, November 16, 1799) Lydia Miller. She was born September 25, 1777. Moses Newton lived at Great River in Deei-field, Mass. He was a soldier of the Revolution. As a youth he went out in place of his father, who was drafted, 1775. On the rolls his service states that he was from Deerfield, private in Capt. Samuel Taylor's Company, Col. Nicholas Dikes' regiment, service at Roxbury, Dorchester Heights, November 26, 1776 ; under Capt. Child, May, 1777 ; in Capt. Amasa Kemp's Company in the Northern army guarding stores and prisoners at Brookfield and Rutland in 1778 ; Corporal in Capt. Abel Densmore's Company, Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire County) regiment at New London in 1779 ; Order Sergeant in Capt. Isaac Newton's Company. Col. S. Murrey's regiment; last discharge was dated October 10, 1780. He received a United States pension of $177.00 yearly from March 4, 1831, until his death.