William Newman 
William was born in 1587 in London, England.1 William's father was John Newman and his mother was Elizabeth Martin. He had three brothers named Robert, John and Thomas. He was the oldest of the four children.General Notes
Second among the members of the Newman family in America was William Ne wman, aged 35, who arrived in 1622 in the ship "Furtherance". There is 33 years difference of Robert/William and John Jr. and Thomas. There is a possibility that they could have been the uncles to the latter two, or possibly half brothers through a second marriage of John Sr. He settled in Isle of Wight County, where on August 26, 1643 he was granted a patent for 55 0 acres of land situated "'Northerly towards the Sunken marsh , Easterly upon a swamp, Southerly towards the lower Chipokes Creek." He married Priscilla and had one daughter, Joan, who married Lawrence of Compton- Chamberlain, in Wiltshire, England. The will of William Newman Sr., dated 20 Jan 1669, was proven in York County. SOURCE: Gleanings of Virginia History by William Fletcher Boogher.
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