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Re: newnam family

ARTHURDREIERSON — 2009-08-30 14:49:20Z

MY WIFE ALSO GOES BACK TO THOMAS. HER GRAND MOTHER WAS HANNA AMANDA NEWNUM ALL FROM INDIANA

ART REIERSON

Re: Newnam, newnum,newnham and any other spelling

ARTHURDREIERSON — 2009-08-30 14:32:37Z

I HAVE WILLIAM 1792 BACK TO WILLIAM/MARY MCGATHY
BACK TO THOMAS/UNK WIFE ABOUT 1750

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

dianajchristofalos — 2009-05-03 00:07:50Z

Hi Shannon,

I would love any information that you might have.

Thanks,
Diana

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

dianajchristofalos — 2009-05-03 00:06:51Z

I would love any information that you might have.
Please cintact me.

Thank you,
Diana

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

dianajchristofalos — 2009-05-03 00:04:48Z

Hi Shannon,

I would love any information that you might have.

Thanks,
Diana

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

kelleyprice — 2008-11-15 00:01:06Z

Joe, Did you marry a lady by the name of Ann Carr? Or was your mothers name Amanda by any chance?

Re: newnam family

kelleyprice — 2008-11-14 23:02:27Z

I have letters, pictures, family history, timelines and diary/journal pages starting from William Newnam Sr. (1712b-1793d) to present with my family. If you are a descent of this man and would like to trade info you can contact me @ rocksgrl74@yahoo.com If you are unsure if you are related you can email me with a name that you have and I can check it with my papers to see if I can find it.

THanks.

Re: newnam family

JaredNewnam_1 — 2008-11-14 15:51:23Z

Hi Connie,
My name is Jared and you and I are directly related. We have the same grandfathers and great-grandfathers. Please email me at Jared.Newnam at phoenix.edu and I can give you a very comprehensive history.

Thanks,

Jared

Re: newnam family

conniestadler — 2008-11-10 00:26:42Z

I know there is a Newnam family cemetary at Greensboro, NC.
My grandfather was James Newnam, if anyone has any information, centered on the "Greensboro Newnam's", it would be greatly appreciated. Constance Newnam Stadler

newnam family

kelleyprice — 2008-06-21 02:14:08Z

have info but looking for more on the newnam family (Thomas 1760,son William Sr. etc....

Re: Newnam, newnum,newnham and any other spelling

kelleyprice — 2008-06-21 01:25:25Z

I have info on my great X5 grandfather, Thomas and his son ,William that came to America during the Rev.war. If you have any info or would like to swap info please email me @ rocksgrl74@yahoo.com

Newnam's in NC

mom2dylan99 — 2008-05-02 17:36:14Z

Hi. I am looking for information on the Newnam's in NC. My great-grandfather was Willie Lexie Newnam (born ~ 1887)and he was married to a Minnie Ethel Newnam (b~ 1892) (that is the last name that was on my grandfather's birth certificate). I haven't been able to get any further. My grandfather's name was Weldon Lewis Newnam.

Thank you so much,
Cathy Newnam

Joe L. Newnam

SNewnamPhillips — 2007-05-24 15:20:40Z

I am looking for any family of Joe L. Newnam born in St. Paris Ohio 1938 or 1939 has lived in Tipp City ohio for at least 42 years to my knowledge.Would love to find his children please email me at smtp618@aol.com

Re: Newnam family of Talbot County, MD

eajmurphree1 — 2006-12-11 00:47:38Z

I am researching for Talbot Co. Newnam; M.B. Newnam; Maurice E. Newnam; Easton; if you have any information that you can share with me I would appreciate it.

Thanks, and good luck with your searches.

Re: Newnam/Newenham

SheenaMI — 2006-11-17 16:37:41Z

Thanks, Christine.
These ones were, in fact, Quakers.
Best wishes, Sheena

Re: Newnam family of Talbot County, MD

Wnewman106 — 2006-11-09 01:42:22Z

Hi. I have been working on the Newnam family in Talbot Co., MD for many years now and would like to correspond. My line goes back to a John Newnham/Newnam born in 1646 and who appeared in Talbot Co. in 1660. There were apparently 3 different John Newnham/Newnam who were around at the same time as one was lost at sea, another owned a tavern, and my John died in 1720.

Newman's from Wisconsin

pjmartin561 — 2006-06-02 22:01:21Z

I am looking for info on my gr, gr grandfather Frank. I believe he was born in Va. and died in Wisconsin, Grant co. He had a son Louis. Thanks, Peggy Martin

James Bentley Newman

shads25 — 2006-05-14 17:50:49Z

Looking for James Bentley Newman whose Grandmother or great grandmother was Josephine Wild Bentley. Have a little info you might want. Her father James Wild Bentley and my greatgrandfather were brothers. She married Thomas Chester Newman.

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

2006-03-16 03:32:55Z

I descend from the William Newnam/Newnum Fountain County Indiana family. I have a lot of Newnam information and will be happy to share my info with you. My Great Grandfather was George Washington, My Grandfather was Leland, My Dad is Edgar (91 yrs old).

Re: DNA Testing

2006-03-07 18:48:30Z

I'm interested too, but what does DNA testing do to help establish our family lines, Keith?

Re: Newnam/Newenham

2006-01-21 20:04:49Z

I do have somewhere in my huge old desk some newspaper and family references to the Quaker Newenhams who went - or were sent down south. It may take me a wee while to find references but keep my email and jolly me up now and then so I don't get too lazy in my ugly little granny house.
Chris
Keep well!

Re: Newnam/Newenham

2006-01-21 05:33:36Z

Thank you for request - I will have to dig out bottom drawer of old desk but will keep your request in mind,
The Newenhams were chucked out by QE1' mostly - some I know are designated as Quakers - others still live around Cork but not Catholic. Will see what I can dredge up.
Best regards Christine Newenham - NZ

John Newman....reporter????

2004-03-16 03:03:54Z

I am seeking to find John Newman,last heard from as being a newspaper reporter heading for Washington,roughly 25-30 years ago.
He resided in Theordore Alabama 36585,until the late 60's early 70's,and I lost contact with him.
Last contact with him was a cassete recording from him with a sound track of the Johnny Carson Show.
If John is still around can he get intouch with me thru this site or thru pwandsj@ozonline.com.au .
I look forward to receiving some good news from him.

regards
Peter W Herman
NSW Australia

Re: Newnam Family Ancestry

2003-07-10 22:57:15Z

MY BIRTH NAME IS BRENDA VIRGINIA NEWNAM. MY FATHER IS WM. BASSETT NEWNAM, JR. HIS FATHER WAS SR. THEY LIVED IN SMURNA, DELAWARE WHEN MY DAD WAS LITTLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS' FIRST NAME WAS.

Re: Newnam/Newenham

2003-07-10 09:54:12Z

Yes there IS a Christopher (Worth) Newenham - born near Cork, Ireland and there are 2 Christine Newenhams in New Zealand and that is about it! I was briefly in touch with a Charles Burton Newenham (CA) the name my late husband bore (about IV) I have a Newenham family tree to 980 AD roughly.
CWN (Christine) c.newenham@clear.net.nz

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

2003-03-05 19:38:07Z

We have a history tracing the lines back to when the name used to be Newnam and was misspelled on a government form. I think it was Henry but I haven't looked in a while. I will try to do that this weekend. My dad is really into it.

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

2003-03-05 15:31:33Z

Please contact me with any information you might have...Still trying to pull all this together...Such a large family as I am sure you are aware of!

Thanks,
Diana

Re: Newnam family of Talbot County, MD

2003-02-27 05:18:03Z

I am a newnam from talbot county now living in kent county md.My father leslie newnam used to mention a great grand father or someone who was married to annie niblett in neavitt md.She is buried in a small graveyard there i have seen her stone.My grandfather was leslie newnam sr. his father i believe was frank and i do believe it went further back to john.I know our original ancestors came over on the endeavor which docked in va. in 1727.I do have some other geneology on this but my sister currently has the packet.

Re: Elizabeth "Nunam" 1789 marriage - Caroline Co, MD

2003-02-18 19:54:07Z

The 1767 Inventory of John Nunham, Caroline County Register of Wills(Inventories) volume CC #A, pp.282-283, records Elizabeth Nunham and Hannah Nunham as next of kin.It does not say if they are daughters or if one is wife, etc. His total inventory was 6 pounds, 0 0. He is probably descended from one of the many Newnam's of Talbot and Queen Anne's County, descendants of the John and Jane Newnam first recorded in a 1665 Land Conveyance of 200 acres called Newnam's Lott at Head of Wye to John Newell.

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

2003-02-14 15:10:48Z

Hi! My name is shannon Newnum and I am from Fountain County Indiana. I have a current update of the Newnum Family history. You are probably related to me and have it though. :) If not, feel free to contact me!

shannon Newnum

DNA Testing

NEWNAMKH — 2005-09-21 18:10:47Z

I am interested DNA testing of Newnam members, Is there any group already formed? Please let me know as I am interested.

Re: Newnum Genealogy

Wnewman106 — 2005-11-13 18:13:54Z

I've worked on this name for 30 years now. My best guess is that the original name was Newnham which came from 12 Saxon villages of that name in England. As the h is silent, the name became Newnam and as spelling was inconsistent in those days, it morphed into many variations. If you look at the Soundex Census records you'll see that the consonants are steady while the vowels are what gets changed so the Nwnm part seems to be constant. Also, census takers and military clerks all seemed to want to change to name to the more common Newman. One researcher I corresponded with thought that Newnom was French and meant "new name".

Re: Newnam, newnum,newnham and any other spelling

Wnewman106 — 2005-11-13 18:13:54Z

Hi. I've been working on the Talbot Co. Newnhams for years now. Contact me at wnewman106@aol.com and we can discuss.

Re: NEWNAM query

Wnewman106 — 2005-11-13 18:13:54Z

Please contact me. I have been working on this family for 25 years and I have found 3 different John Newnams in MD around 1665. The most likely one seems to have come from Lamberhurst in Kent, England.

Newnam In DE

SBedwell — 2006-05-09 12:21:42Z

Believe Mary Newman in the following reference is actually Mary Newnam(n) possibly the wife of Edward Newnam(n). Does anyone have information regardng Edward & Mary?

Newman, Mary.Admin. of, to James Wells, Sr. Nov. 10, 1783. Arch. vol. A37, page 212. Reg. of Wills, Liber M, folio 17.

Re: DNA Testing

SBedwell — 2006-05-08 02:35:04Z

DNA testing will not give you an instant genealogy, but it is an extremely valuable tool. It can eliminate a lot of time wasted researching the wrong family .

I have been involved with the Wells Family Research Association, one of the oldest Genealogical DNA projects. Armed with the DNA results, land, probate, Bible records, etc., we have traced my particular Wells family interest to Kent Co., DE in the 1600s.

Testing for a Newnan may be done through the Wells project at a considerable discount. The participant must be a male bearing the name of Newnan or one of the variants. If you are interested contact me for details as to cost, etc.

Sonja Bedwell
smbedwell@aol.com

Re: Newnam family of Talbot County, MD

bnewman2k — 2005-12-31 01:26:17Z

I would love to know more about Newnam family of Talbot County. I have a John Q. b.10-1861 who married Ida Mae b. 6-1866. John was a waterman who was in the oyster business. Would love to know more. email me at : bnewman2k@aol.com

Newman in Washington, PA

bsk7151 — 2006-01-28 04:04:26Z

Searching for a Newman who married Nancy Moore somewhere @ 1880-1890 in Washington, PA. At least two children are listed as Joseph and Julie. This Nancy Moore would have been born in 1848. Please email me at bsk715@zoominternet.net

Re: Newnam Family Ancestry

bobbejune1 — 2004-01-25 17:48:12Z

Brenda...Thank you for the reply. As far as I know, none of my family are from the Delaware area. They are from MD, KY, MO and Texas. I wish I had information I could share with you. Thanks again.

Newnam Ancestry

BobbeBender — 2004-07-18 17:25:23Z

Looking for information on the family of Charles William Newnam, born in Missouri 1837, both parents from MD. I believe he is the son of Lorenzo D. Newnam <1810> and Perlina G. <1820>. 1860 Census shows the family living in MO. In addition to Charles (Lorenzo and Perlina) had two sons: Francis and George and a daughter by the name of Mary. Does anyone have any information regarding Lorenzo D. Newnam / Perlina G.? Charles was married to Frances Isabella Farr. They had 6 sons: William, Joseph, Charles, Frank, Robert and George. They had a daughter Jennie, born in IL, but disappears after the 1870 Census. Frances is the daughter of William H. Farr and Vellette Louisa Forsythe. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Re: Newnam/Newenham

SheenaMI — 2006-01-20 22:13:38Z

If you don't mind my asking, does your NEWENHAM tree include George N., Summerhill, Co. Cork, wife Sarah MEADE, daughter Eliza who married William WATSON in 1801?
Best wishes,
Sheena Ireland

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

Joe_Newnum — 2004-11-21 21:29:06Z

Hello,

My name is Joe Newnum and I am interested in learning more about the Newnum's. I have been doing some research and this is what I have found out. It is not much, but maybe it will help. I suspect my grandfather and great grandfather came from Indiana.

My grandfather's name is William Henry Newnum. He died and was buried in Brinkley Arkansas in 1918. He was born in 1858.
My great grandfather's name is William Newnum. He died and was buried in Brinkley Arkansas in 1873. William was a Mason. I found his Masonic head stone last summer. He was born in 1817 I believe.

My father was William Thomas Newnum. He was born in Missouri in 1902. My grandparents moved to Arkansas shortly after my father's birth.

If you can help with anything I would appreciate it. I will find the rest of the information I have if you think it will help you.

Thanks,
Joe

English Grandmother a Newnam

leigh1947 — 2005-02-23 09:59:29Z

Help! My fathers' mother, Ella May Bussey Newnam was
born in the UK on May 1,1889. She was purportedly
adopted by a George Albinus and Nell Newnam of London.
My grandmother immigrated to the US in 1923. Neither
my father or I have much more info than that. I do not
know where the Bussey name came from and can't find any info
anywhere online. Any info much appreciated!!!

Thanks, Sue

Newnam family history

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Dear Mr. Lynch,

My husband and I are the owners of Locust Grove in Trappe, Maryland. On our property (which was built in 1783)is buried John Newnam (b.1802 d.1858), his wife Elizabeth Bowdle and his daughter Evelina Newnam Mullikin and her husband's family. John bought this property in 1832 from Edward B. Stevens, whose father built the house and was a nephew of Govenor Stevens. I have researched this family extensively and have come to many dead ends. I do not know who John's parents were but I have reason to believe that he came from Queen Anne's County as the others did. He married into a rather prominent family here--the Bowdle's-- and had business dealings with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Bowdle.
If this line is of interest to you, let me know. If you can answer any of my mysteries, I would be ever so grateful.

Thank you, Jean Greenlee

Reply to Jack Walter

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Dear Mr. Walter,
Thank you for responding to my plea for help. I, too, have been in those tax records as our house is listed in there. I think that I was so estatic to find that information that I failed to look further. I think that you may have identified "my" John's father--I just don't know which one. I am specifically looking for a John Newnam who was married to an Elizabeth and had a child Nicholas Albert in 1812. Nicholas is buried here and I have no idea who he belongs to--I would think he is John's little brother. I am also wondering why he was buried here in 1816 when John didn't purchase the house until the 1830's.
I have looked for connections to the Stevens family to no avail. I do think that John may have had a brother James who married a Mullican from Patrick's Plains--right across Island Creek from this house.
If you should come across any further information, I would be pleased if you would share it with me.

Thanks again, Jean Greenlee
P.S. Are you from Talbot County ?

John Newnam

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Thank you so much for your response. In 1830, "my" John Newnam(1802-1858) married Elizabeth Bowdle(1810-1844)who descended from Govenor Samuel Stevens and produced 6 children. I am looking for his parents as well as another John Newnam who was married to an Elizabeth who produced Nicholas Albert (1812-1816)-I suspect this child is John's brother but I can't prove it. I have much information on J and E's children and their spouses but am stuck on their grandparents. Any help is appreciated. Jean Greenlee

Re: Newnam family history

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Hello Marsha,

My property, Locust Grove located in Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland and built in 1783, was the home of John Newnam 1802-1858 who is buried here along with his wife, Elizabeth Bowdle Newnam 1810-1844 and their daughter Evelina and her husband Capt. Charles Mullikin and various other relatives. John bought the house from Edward Stevens in 1831 as Edward was in financial trouble. The property consisted of about 250 acres then and John was a prominent member of this community.

My problem is I don't know who John's parents were. I think he is related to James who might have been a significantly older brother as he was married to Alice Mullikin (daughter of Patrick, a major land owner across the creek from us) in 1811in QA county or even a father on his second marriage. I am quite convinced that they all hail from QA County.

I also have a child, Nicholas Albert Newnam, 1812-1816, buried here whose headstone says he is the son of John and Elizabeth Newnam. Is this my John's brother ? Why is he buried here when John didn't live here until 1831 ? I can find no record of a John and Elizabeth Newnam in any nearby county that would correspond to Nicholas' dates.

If you or anyone else can shed some light on this I would be most appreciative.

Thank you, Jean Greenlee

Re: Newnam family history

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Hi Jack,

You are welcome to come and photograph the stones. I have not found out anything more about Nicholas but I am actively searching. I, too, thought of your connection but nothing seemed to jive with dates.

I have found that Elizabeth Bowdle Newnam, John's wife, was first cousin to Elizabeth Jenkins Newnam, wife of James (Jas) M. Newnam. Their mothers, Julia (m. Carson Bowdle) and Phoebe (m. Thomas Jenkins) were sisters. Their parents were Ruth Mullikin b. 1760, married Henry Bowdle 1790, and died May 31, 1822-- daughter of Samuel Mullikin and Henry Bowdle.

Coincidentally, Elizabeth had a brother that died young named Nicholas. I have looked at the stone and it does say that he was the son of John and Elizabeth. How frustrating.

I also have some notes from St. Lukes Parish in Queen Anne's county: 9/16/1756 John Newnam married Eliza Forakers; 12/21/1758 John Newnam, Jr married Elinor Seward; 4/19/1809 William Eugene Newnam was baptized.

Keep me posted if you come across any other tidbits.

Thanks, Jean Greenlee

Re: Newnam family history

locustgrovefarm1 — 2003-01-26 18:21:34Z

Hi Jack,
The cemetary is at my home so if you send me your email adddress, I would be happy to give you directions.

I think I have solved the Nicholas query--I am ashamed to say that I may have misread the tombstone. Thanks to the excellent research of Parker Todd, it seems that Nicholas was born in 1842, not 1812. Yikes !

Let me know if you are still interested.

Jean Greenlee

Re: Newnums of Indiana approx. 1900's early

leanne_singley — 2004-05-10 06:07:26Z

hello shannon , I am very much interested in any information you might have on the newnum family. do you know anything about a book that was written about the newnum name? please feel free to contact me . i would love to hear from you.