'Newton01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Newton of Chaddesden (Chadson), Newton of Mickleover, Leaper-Newton of Mickleover

                               
John Newton of Horseley, Derbyshire
1. Thomas Newton of Horseley (a 1475, MP)
  m. Margaret Widdison
  A. Robert Newton of Chaddesden, Derbyshire (d 14.10.1592) the first mentioned by FMG
  m. Dorothy Lowe (dau of Vincent Lowe of Derby)
  i. Thomas Newton of Chaddesden
  BLG1952 identifies Thomas as ancestor of the Newtons of Chaddesden. It is presumed that he was the Thomas 'of Chadson' who is the earliest mentioned by Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, Newton of Chadson), identified there as having the following family.
  m(2). _ Cradock (aunt of Mathew Cradock)
  a. Thomas Newton of Chadson (Chaddesden)
  m. Mary Potter
  (1) Thomas Newton of Duffield (b c1632, a 08.1662)
  (2) George Newton, last of Chadson
  m. _ Reeve of London
  (3) Rowland Newton (4th son)
m. Elizabeth Toplis of Hasleworth
  (4) Sarah Newton
  m. Francis Jerome of Mackworth
  (5)+ other issue - John, Kath(erine)
  ii. Francis Newton of Burn Ash (dsp 02.1628)
  m. Eleanor Byrde (dau of Robert Byrde of Overlockho)
  iii. Robert Newton of Mickleover, Derbyshire (d 04.08.1619, recorder of Derby)
  m. (08.05.1609) Cleere Gilbert (dau/heir of William Gilbert of Mickelover by Agnes, dau of Sir Edward Cleere of Ormsby)
  a. Edward Newton of Mickleover (b 20.05.1610, d 1661)
  m. (21.05.1625) Jane Beresford (dau of John Beresford of Newton Grange)
  (1) Robert Newton of Mickleover (bpt 08.09.1629, d 19.03.1701-2)
m. Elizabeth Whitehead (bur 07.01.1706, dau of Gervas Whitehead of Beeston or Brearton)
  (A) Robert Newton of Mickleover (b 02.12.1670, d 18.10.1712)
  m1. (11.1702) Sarah (d 10.1703, dau/heir of William Willot (sb Coke?))
  (i) Robert Newton (d 1703)
  m2. (31.01.1705) Margaret Wingfield (dau/coheir of John Wingfield of Hasleborough)
  (ii) Robert Newton of Mickleover & Norton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 19.04.1713, d unm 23.06.1789, youngest son)
  (iii)+ other issue - Ferdinando (b c1712, d 1718), Margaret (d young)
  (B) John Newton (b 1672)
  m. Sarah Bridges of Burton-on-Trent
  (i) Sarah Newton (dsp)
  m. John Foulds
  (C) Clere or Cleere Newton
  m. (30/1.12.1685) John Machin of Seebridge, Staffordshire
  (i) John Machin (b 17.11.1691, d unm)
  (ii) Clere or Cleere Machin (bpt 16.12.1686)
  m. (12.07.1771) John Leaper (tanner)
(a) John Leaper (dsp)
  (b) William Leaper of Derby (d 05.1770, alderman)
  m1. _ Hirst
  m2. _ Bloodworth (sister of John Bloodworth)
  ((1)) Cleer Leaper
  m3. Sarah Ward of Derby (m2. John Bloodworth of Derby)
  ((2)) John Leaper of Derby, later Leaper-Newton of Mickleover, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 17.04.1754, d 02.04.1819)
m. (1789) Anna Maria Hutchinson (dau of Philip Hutchinson of Risley or Sawley, niece of Samuel Hutchinson, Bishop of Killala)
  ((A)) Robert Newton Leaper-Newton of Mickleover, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 01.03.1775/6, dsp)
  m. (16.04.1818) _ Stephenson (dau of Matthew Stephenson of Bath)
  ((B)) William Leaper-Newton of Mickleover (d 07.13.1851) had issue
  m. (10.08.1814) Henrietta White (dau of John White of The Lawn)
  One of their descendants inherited Lockington Hall and assumed the name Curzon.
  ((C)) Sarah Leaper-Newton (b c1777, d 1836)
  m. (16.12.1800) Francis Mundy of Markeaton (d 1837)
  ((D)) Anna Maria Leaper-Newton (b c1783)
  m. Richard Saunders
  ((E))+ other issue - Edmund (d infant), Cleere (b c1782)
  ((3)) Sarah Leaper
  m. Stephen Simpson of Coventry
  ((4))+ other issue - William (Spell) of Coventry (a 1833), Richard (Mayor of Derby)
(D) Maria Newton (bur 13.07.1702)
  m. (01.1695-6) William Leacroft of Ridgley (Rugeley)
  (E)+ other issue (d unm) - Edward (b 1676, d 03.1706),Elizabeth (d 1712), Sarah (d unm 1709)
  (2) Mary Newton
  m. John Stone
  (3) Cleere Newton
  m. Samuel Carhles (cleric)
  (4)+ other issue - John (b c1631, d infant), Edward (bur 05.01.1658-9)
  iv. Anne Newton
  m. William Moore
  v. Dorothy Newton
  m. William Ashbye
  vi. Ann Newton probably of this generation
  m. Richard Hall of Shardlow
  B. Thomas Newton

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Curzon of Lockington), FMG (vol I, MS138, Newton-Leaper)
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