Henry died in Rock House, Platte Township in Buchanan Co, MO.
Son of Whaley and Elizabeth (Thomson) Newby
Wife: Susanna Pryor, dau of Richard & Mourning (Thomson) Pryor
Children:
Nathan Newby 1798-1881 m Caty Potts,Nancy Lovelady
Jonathan Newby 1802-1881 m Dorothea DeBerry
Jeremiah Newby 1804-1879 m Elizabeth Stonum
George Washington Newby 1807-1848 m Sarah McCorkle
James Newby 1810-1846 m Nancy Stonum
William Newby 1814-1875, m Hannah Lee Adams
Malorsia Newby 1815-?, m Asa Mason
Alexander Newby 1820-1890 m Susanna Cogdill
Henry was a tobacco farmer who began his career in Greene County, TN, then Kentucky, then was one of the earliest families to settle Clinton County, Missouri, 5 miles SE of Plattsburg.
It is interesting to note that Henry¡¦s father, Whaley, and his Grandfather Henry Newby were tobacco farmers in Lancaster County, VA. When Henry and Susanna moved their family to Greene/Washington Counties, TN, and Warren/Simpson Counties, KY, these were also notable tobacco growing areas. Then again when they removed to Missouri, the Weston area was the only major tobacco growing area west of the Mississippi River. Did they remain tobacco farmers when they moved or did they grow other crops? We¡¦ll never know, except for the fact that in early NW Missouri they grew hemp and some of the Newby clan raised mules and other livestock.
First mention of Henry Newby is in the Court of Common Pleas, Greene Co, TN, 1783-1795, Bk 1, p 226, Saturday, Nov. 12, 1791 ¡§¡KA Bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby, his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court¡¨. . On page 420: land deed from Henry Newby to Whaley Newby, dated Oct. 2, 1795 for 150 acres of land ¡V duly proven by Thomson Newby and admitted to record ¡V 7 s paid Page 437: Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby ¡V plaintiff won $38.33 cents cost.
It is during this same time period that Henry married Susanna Pryor, whose mother, Mourning Thomson Pryor, was a founding member of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church near Newport, TN . Efforts to uncover marriage records for Washington and Greene Counties, TN, 1776-96, to Henry¡¦s marriage to Susanna, have been fruitless. This area was also called the State of Franklin 1783-1788, became the Southwest Territory, then part of Tennessee in 1796.
Traditionally, one could draw the conclusion that Henry and Susanna were married at their parents¡¦ church, or at one of the homes of either spouse. This was the tradition at that time since the frontier border kept moving westward and the Newby family with it, and ¡§organized¡¨ churches were hard to come by. Families often met together in their homes when able, or attended a church building if there was one close by. Some church organizations utilized circuit preachers and couples had to wait to get married until the nearest laymen was in the area. Therefore, records of marriages may not have been registered properly and were lost. This generation of Newbys has not been identified with any specific Christian denomination while they lived in Tennessee and Kentucky. However, when the Newbys lived in NW Missouri, Henry¡¦s son Alexander, was responsible for starting a new branch of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) near Gower, MO, in 1854. Alexander and two of his sons became ministers of this faith and many Newbys joined this church. Others Newbys at this time attended the Church of the Brethren immediately north of Plattsburg, MO.
Around 1797, Henry and his family/relatives moved to the Warren Co, KY/Sumner County, TN, border area, owning land in both states: 1799-1800 Middle Fork of Drake¡¦s Creek , then located on the Red River, Warren Co, KY, in the 1820s. His land fell into Simpson County, KY, in 1820. William Pryor deeded land to Henry Newby in Sumner Co, TN, 1798, Bk A, p 160. Henry was also listed on 1811 Sumner Co, TN, documents. Each time the Newby family moved the Pryor family was also found in the same country. In some cases, they shared households since they were first cousins.
Henry Newby removed to Missouri with his family around 1828-29, except for Nathan who stayed behind in Robertson Co, TN, and settled later near the family in Platte Co, MO. Henry is listed on the 1830 Clay County, MO, Census. His land fell into today¡¦s Hardin Twp, Clinton County, MO, which grew out of Clay County. After his wife Susanna died he moved to Buchanan County in the Round House Prairie area, situated on present day state highway E, immediately west of Gower, MO.
Henry Newby¡¦s Timeline
1772 Amherst Co, VA Henry¡¦s birth ¡V he was raised during the Revolutionary War
1791-1795 Greene Co, TN Lived on land with his family on Lick Creek. Court of Common Pleas Minutes:
„Ï Minutes to November session 1791: p 218, Henry Newby, a juror member
„Ï 1791, p 226: A bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court.
„Ï Minutes to November session 1795: p 420 ¡V Henry Newby to Whaley Newby dated October 2nd, 1795 for one hundred and fifty acres of land. Was duly proven by the oath of Thomson Newby and admitted to record. 7 schillings paid.
„Ï 1795, p 437: Case of Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby: Henry Cross, Henry Long, Joseph Laklin, Evan Evans, R. McCall, Samuel Stanfield, Benj. Armstrong, Hugh Cavender, Francis Hughs, John Stiffy, Henry Sheilds, James McMurty: Jurymen impaneled and sworn passed on said trial do find for the Plantiff and assess his damage to thirty-eight dollars and 33 cents ¡V 6 cents cost. Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted. Rules discharged.
1798 Sumner Co, TN
1799-1800 Warren Co, KY 6 Jul 1799-1800, Index To Surveyors Book of Warren Co, KY, 1796-1815: p 78: John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newley (Newby in index) enters 200 acres of 2nd rate land in Warren County by virtue of a certificate #2051, lying on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek, beginning on the north side of the creek on a white oak and running northwardly and westwardly. P 122, 4 Mar 1800 ¡V John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newby, enters 30 acres of 2nd rate land, part of the ¡§Commissioners Removable Certificate #2051 on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek beginning
on a black gum on Israel Anderson¡¦s south line, thence running eastwardly with said line, thence southwardly with Whaley Newby¡¦s line, thence as a law directs to the beginning.
1811 Sumner Co, TN ¡V land record
1819-1828 Simpson County, KY, Tax List, 1819-1948:
1819
Henry Newby, 237 acres, waterway-Red River, white male, 4 total blacks, 13 horses, land per acre 6. Total value 2900.
1820
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 2nd rate, patented to Henry Newby, Red River, white male, 1 vote, 3 total blacks, 12 horses, 6 per acre-value 2622
1821
Henry Newby, same info except now has 5 blacks, 16 horses, 8 per acre-value 3766
1822
Nathan Newby , white male, 1 vote, 1 black, 4 horses, value 600
Henry Newby, 3 ¡V children 14-6 years old, district 9, 237 acres 2nd rate land ¡V Red River, patented by ?, 1 white male, 1 vote, 4 total blacks, 14 horses, 6 per value ¡V 2992.
1823
Jonathan Newby , 1 white male, 1 vote
Nathan Newby, 1 whit3 male, 1 vote, 1 horse valued @ $30
Henry Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 247 acres 2nd rate ¡V Red River, 7 per value ¡V 1560
1824
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 1 horse, 74 value 3 = 272.00. Land patented to C. Neely ¡V Red River
Henry Newby, 2 white male, 5 blacks, 8 horses, 237 acres valued at 2972
1825
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 88 acres 2ne rate ¡V Drake¡¦s Creek, 3 value = 364.00
Henry Newby, 237 acres on Red River, patented to Pryer/Pryor, 6 blacks, 6 horses, 6 value = 3372.00
1826
Henry Newby, 237 acres
Nathan Newby, 95 acres, Drake¡¦s Creek
1828
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 7 blacks, 9 horses, 4 value = 2448.00
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1830 Clay County, Missouri Census
1840 Clinton County, Missouri Census
1850 Buchanan County, Missouri Census
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Henry Newby died intestate . The following record helped establish names and relationship of family members, Buchanan County, MO, Court of Common Pleas, Saturday, June 16, 1855, 6th Day of the Term, p 272:
Son of Whaley and Elizabeth (Thomson) Newby
Wife: Susanna Pryor, dau of Richard & Mourning (Thomson) Pryor
Children:
Nathan Newby 1798-1881 m Caty Potts,Nancy Lovelady
Jonathan Newby 1802-1881 m Dorothea DeBerry
Jeremiah Newby 1804-1879 m Elizabeth Stonum
George Washington Newby 1807-1848 m Sarah McCorkle
James Newby 1810-1846 m Nancy Stonum
William Newby 1814-1875, m Hannah Lee Adams
Malorsia Newby 1815-?, m Asa Mason
Alexander Newby 1820-1890 m Susanna Cogdill
Henry was a tobacco farmer who began his career in Greene County, TN, then Kentucky, then was one of the earliest families to settle Clinton County, Missouri, 5 miles SE of Plattsburg.
It is interesting to note that Henry¡¦s father, Whaley, and his Grandfather Henry Newby were tobacco farmers in Lancaster County, VA. When Henry and Susanna moved their family to Greene/Washington Counties, TN, and Warren/Simpson Counties, KY, these were also notable tobacco growing areas. Then again when they removed to Missouri, the Weston area was the only major tobacco growing area west of the Mississippi River. Did they remain tobacco farmers when they moved or did they grow other crops? We¡¦ll never know, except for the fact that in early NW Missouri they grew hemp and some of the Newby clan raised mules and other livestock.
First mention of Henry Newby is in the Court of Common Pleas, Greene Co, TN, 1783-1795, Bk 1, p 226, Saturday, Nov. 12, 1791 ¡§¡KA Bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby, his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court¡¨. . On page 420: land deed from Henry Newby to Whaley Newby, dated Oct. 2, 1795 for 150 acres of land ¡V duly proven by Thomson Newby and admitted to record ¡V 7 s paid Page 437: Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby ¡V plaintiff won $38.33 cents cost.
It is during this same time period that Henry married Susanna Pryor, whose mother, Mourning Thomson Pryor, was a founding member of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church near Newport, TN . Efforts to uncover marriage records for Washington and Greene Counties, TN, 1776-96, to Henry¡¦s marriage to Susanna, have been fruitless. This area was also called the State of Franklin 1783-1788, became the Southwest Territory, then part of Tennessee in 1796.
Traditionally, one could draw the conclusion that Henry and Susanna were married at their parents¡¦ church, or at one of the homes of either spouse. This was the tradition at that time since the frontier border kept moving westward and the Newby family with it, and ¡§organized¡¨ churches were hard to come by. Families often met together in their homes when able, or attended a church building if there was one close by. Some church organizations utilized circuit preachers and couples had to wait to get married until the nearest laymen was in the area. Therefore, records of marriages may not have been registered properly and were lost. This generation of Newbys has not been identified with any specific Christian denomination while they lived in Tennessee and Kentucky. However, when the Newbys lived in NW Missouri, Henry¡¦s son Alexander, was responsible for starting a new branch of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) near Gower, MO, in 1854. Alexander and two of his sons became ministers of this faith and many Newbys joined this church. Others Newbys at this time attended the Church of the Brethren immediately north of Plattsburg, MO.
Around 1797, Henry and his family/relatives moved to the Warren Co, KY/Sumner County, TN, border area, owning land in both states: 1799-1800 Middle Fork of Drake¡¦s Creek , then located on the Red River, Warren Co, KY, in the 1820s. His land fell into Simpson County, KY, in 1820. William Pryor deeded land to Henry Newby in Sumner Co, TN, 1798, Bk A, p 160. Henry was also listed on 1811 Sumner Co, TN, documents. Each time the Newby family moved the Pryor family was also found in the same country. In some cases, they shared households since they were first cousins.
Henry Newby removed to Missouri with his family around 1828-29, except for Nathan who stayed behind in Robertson Co, TN, and settled later near the family in Platte Co, MO. Henry is listed on the 1830 Clay County, MO, Census. His land fell into today¡¦s Hardin Twp, Clinton County, MO, which grew out of Clay County. After his wife Susanna died he moved to Buchanan County in the Round House Prairie area, situated on present day state highway E, immediately west of Gower, MO.
Henry Newby¡¦s Timeline
1772 Amherst Co, VA Henry¡¦s birth ¡V he was raised during the Revolutionary War
1791-1795 Greene Co, TN Lived on land with his family on Lick Creek. Court of Common Pleas Minutes:
„Ï Minutes to November session 1791: p 218, Henry Newby, a juror member
„Ï 1791, p 226: A bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court.
„Ï Minutes to November session 1795: p 420 ¡V Henry Newby to Whaley Newby dated October 2nd, 1795 for one hundred and fifty acres of land. Was duly proven by the oath of Thomson Newby and admitted to record. 7 schillings paid.
„Ï 1795, p 437: Case of Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby: Henry Cross, Henry Long, Joseph Laklin, Evan Evans, R. McCall, Samuel Stanfield, Benj. Armstrong, Hugh Cavender, Francis Hughs, John Stiffy, Henry Sheilds, James McMurty: Jurymen impaneled and sworn passed on said trial do find for the Plantiff and assess his damage to thirty-eight dollars and 33 cents ¡V 6 cents cost. Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted. Rules discharged.
1798 Sumner Co, TN
1799-1800 Warren Co, KY 6 Jul 1799-1800, Index To Surveyors Book of Warren Co, KY, 1796-1815: p 78: John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newley (Newby in index) enters 200 acres of 2nd rate land in Warren County by virtue of a certificate #2051, lying on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek, beginning on the north side of the creek on a white oak and running northwardly and westwardly. P 122, 4 Mar 1800 ¡V John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newby, enters 30 acres of 2nd rate land, part of the ¡§Commissioners Removable Certificate #2051 on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek beginning
on a black gum on Israel Anderson¡¦s south line, thence running eastwardly with said line, thence southwardly with Whaley Newby¡¦s line, thence as a law directs to the beginning.
1811 Sumner Co, TN ¡V land record
1819-1828 Simpson County, KY, Tax List, 1819-1948:
1819
Henry Newby, 237 acres, waterway-Red River, white male, 4 total blacks, 13 horses, land per acre 6. Total value 2900.
1820
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 2nd rate, patented to Henry Newby, Red River, white male, 1 vote, 3 total blacks, 12 horses, 6 per acre-value 2622
1821
Henry Newby, same info except now has 5 blacks, 16 horses, 8 per acre-value 3766
1822
Nathan Newby , white male, 1 vote, 1 black, 4 horses, value 600
Henry Newby, 3 ¡V children 14-6 years old, district 9, 237 acres 2nd rate land ¡V Red River, patented by ?, 1 white male, 1 vote, 4 total blacks, 14 horses, 6 per value ¡V 2992.
1823
Jonathan Newby , 1 white male, 1 vote
Nathan Newby, 1 whit3 male, 1 vote, 1 horse valued @ $30
Henry Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 247 acres 2nd rate ¡V Red River, 7 per value ¡V 1560
1824
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 1 horse, 74 value 3 = 272.00. Land patented to C. Neely ¡V Red River
Henry Newby, 2 white male, 5 blacks, 8 horses, 237 acres valued at 2972
1825
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 88 acres 2ne rate ¡V Drake¡¦s Creek, 3 value = 364.00
Henry Newby, 237 acres on Red River, patented to Pryer/Pryor, 6 blacks, 6 horses, 6 value = 3372.00
1826
Henry Newby, 237 acres
Nathan Newby, 95 acres, Drake¡¦s Creek
1828
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 7 blacks, 9 horses, 4 value = 2448.00
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1830 Clay County, Missouri Census
1840 Clinton County, Missouri Census
1850 Buchanan County, Missouri Census
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Henry Newby died intestate . The following record helped establish names and relationship of family members, Buchanan County, MO, Court of Common Pleas, Saturday, June 16, 1855, 6th Day of the Term, p 272:
Henry died in Rock House, Platte Township in Buchanan Co, MO.
Son of Whaley and Elizabeth (Thomson) Newby
Wife: Susanna Pryor, dau of Richard & Mourning (Thomson) Pryor
Children:
Nathan Newby 1798-1881 m Caty Potts,Nancy Lovelady
Jonathan Newby 1802-1881 m Dorothea DeBerry
Jeremiah Newby 1804-1879 m Elizabeth Stonum
George Washington Newby 1807-1848 m Sarah McCorkle
James Newby 1810-1846 m Nancy Stonum
William Newby 1814-1875, m Hannah Lee Adams
Malorsia Newby 1815-?, m Asa Mason
Alexander Newby 1820-1890 m Susanna Cogdill
Henry was a tobacco farmer who began his career in Greene County, TN, then Kentucky, then was one of the earliest families to settle Clinton County, Missouri, 5 miles SE of Plattsburg.
It is interesting to note that Henry¡¦s father, Whaley, and his Grandfather Henry Newby were tobacco farmers in Lancaster County, VA. When Henry and Susanna moved their family to Greene/Washington Counties, TN, and Warren/Simpson Counties, KY, these were also notable tobacco growing areas. Then again when they removed to Missouri, the Weston area was the only major tobacco growing area west of the Mississippi River. Did they remain tobacco farmers when they moved or did they grow other crops? We¡¦ll never know, except for the fact that in early NW Missouri they grew hemp and some of the Newby clan raised mules and other livestock.
First mention of Henry Newby is in the Court of Common Pleas, Greene Co, TN, 1783-1795, Bk 1, p 226, Saturday, Nov. 12, 1791 ¡§¡KA Bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby, his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court¡¨. . On page 420: land deed from Henry Newby to Whaley Newby, dated Oct. 2, 1795 for 150 acres of land ¡V duly proven by Thomson Newby and admitted to record ¡V 7 s paid Page 437: Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby ¡V plaintiff won $38.33 cents cost.
It is during this same time period that Henry married Susanna Pryor, whose mother, Mourning Thomson Pryor, was a founding member of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church near Newport, TN . Efforts to uncover marriage records for Washington and Greene Counties, TN, 1776-96, to Henry¡¦s marriage to Susanna, have been fruitless. This area was also called the State of Franklin 1783-1788, became the Southwest Territory, then part of Tennessee in 1796.
Traditionally, one could draw the conclusion that Henry and Susanna were married at their parents¡¦ church, or at one of the homes of either spouse. This was the tradition at that time since the frontier border kept moving westward and the Newby family with it, and ¡§organized¡¨ churches were hard to come by. Families often met together in their homes when able, or attended a church building if there was one close by. Some church organizations utilized circuit preachers and couples had to wait to get married until the nearest laymen was in the area. Therefore, records of marriages may not have been registered properly and were lost. This generation of Newbys has not been identified with any specific Christian denomination while they lived in Tennessee and Kentucky. However, when the Newbys lived in NW Missouri, Henry¡¦s son Alexander, was responsible for starting a new branch of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) near Gower, MO, in 1854. Alexander and two of his sons became ministers of this faith and many Newbys joined this church. Others Newbys at this time attended the Church of the Brethren immediately north of Plattsburg, MO.
Around 1797, Henry and his family/relatives moved to the Warren Co, KY/Sumner County, TN, border area, owning land in both states: 1799-1800 Middle Fork of Drake¡¦s Creek , then located on the Red River, Warren Co, KY, in the 1820s. His land fell into Simpson County, KY, in 1820. William Pryor deeded land to Henry Newby in Sumner Co, TN, 1798, Bk A, p 160. Henry was also listed on 1811 Sumner Co, TN, documents. Each time the Newby family moved the Pryor family was also found in the same country. In some cases, they shared households since they were first cousins.
Henry Newby removed to Missouri with his family around 1828-29, except for Nathan who stayed behind in Robertson Co, TN, and settled later near the family in Platte Co, MO. Henry is listed on the 1830 Clay County, MO, Census. His land fell into today¡¦s Hardin Twp, Clinton County, MO, which grew out of Clay County. After his wife Susanna died he moved to Buchanan County in the Round House Prairie area, situated on present day state highway E, immediately west of Gower, MO.
Henry Newby¡¦s Timeline
1772 Amherst Co, VA Henry¡¦s birth ¡V he was raised during the Revolutionary War
1791-1795 Greene Co, TN Lived on land with his family on Lick Creek. Court of Common Pleas Minutes:
„Ï Minutes to November session 1791: p 218, Henry Newby, a juror member
„Ï 1791, p 226: A bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court.
„Ï Minutes to November session 1795: p 420 ¡V Henry Newby to Whaley Newby dated October 2nd, 1795 for one hundred and fifty acres of land. Was duly proven by the oath of Thomson Newby and admitted to record. 7 schillings paid.
„Ï 1795, p 437: Case of Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby: Henry Cross, Henry Long, Joseph Laklin, Evan Evans, R. McCall, Samuel Stanfield, Benj. Armstrong, Hugh Cavender, Francis Hughs, John Stiffy, Henry Sheilds, James McMurty: Jurymen impaneled and sworn passed on said trial do find for the Plantiff and assess his damage to thirty-eight dollars and 33 cents ¡V 6 cents cost. Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted. Rules discharged.
1798 Sumner Co, TN
1799-1800 Warren Co, KY 6 Jul 1799-1800, Index To Surveyors Book of Warren Co, KY, 1796-1815: p 78: John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newley (Newby in index) enters 200 acres of 2nd rate land in Warren County by virtue of a certificate #2051, lying on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek, beginning on the north side of the creek on a white oak and running northwardly and westwardly. P 122, 4 Mar 1800 ¡V John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newby, enters 30 acres of 2nd rate land, part of the ¡§Commissioners Removable Certificate #2051 on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek beginning
on a black gum on Israel Anderson¡¦s south line, thence running eastwardly with said line, thence southwardly with Whaley Newby¡¦s line, thence as a law directs to the beginning.
1811 Sumner Co, TN ¡V land record
1819-1828 Simpson County, KY, Tax List, 1819-1948:
1819
Henry Newby, 237 acres, waterway-Red River, white male, 4 total blacks, 13 horses, land per acre 6. Total value 2900.
1820
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 2nd rate, patented to Henry Newby, Red River, white male, 1 vote, 3 total blacks, 12 horses, 6 per acre-value 2622
1821
Henry Newby, same info except now has 5 blacks, 16 horses, 8 per acre-value 3766
1822
Nathan Newby , white male, 1 vote, 1 black, 4 horses, value 600
Henry Newby, 3 ¡V children 14-6 years old, district 9, 237 acres 2nd rate land ¡V Red River, patented by ?, 1 white male, 1 vote, 4 total blacks, 14 horses, 6 per value ¡V 2992.
1823
Jonathan Newby , 1 white male, 1 vote
Nathan Newby, 1 whit3 male, 1 vote, 1 horse valued @ $30
Henry Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 247 acres 2nd rate ¡V Red River, 7 per value ¡V 1560
1824
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 1 horse, 74 value 3 = 272.00. Land patented to C. Neely ¡V Red River
Henry Newby, 2 white male, 5 blacks, 8 horses, 237 acres valued at 2972
1825
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 88 acres 2ne rate ¡V Drake¡¦s Creek, 3 value = 364.00
Henry Newby, 237 acres on Red River, patented to Pryer/Pryor, 6 blacks, 6 horses, 6 value = 3372.00
1826
Henry Newby, 237 acres
Nathan Newby, 95 acres, Drake¡¦s Creek
1828
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 7 blacks, 9 horses, 4 value = 2448.00
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1830 Clay County, Missouri Census
1840 Clinton County, Missouri Census
1850 Buchanan County, Missouri Census
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Henry Newby died intestate . The following record helped establish names and relationship of family members, Buchanan County, MO, Court of Common Pleas, Saturday, June 16, 1855, 6th Day of the Term, p 272:
Son of Whaley and Elizabeth (Thomson) Newby
Wife: Susanna Pryor, dau of Richard & Mourning (Thomson) Pryor
Children:
Nathan Newby 1798-1881 m Caty Potts,Nancy Lovelady
Jonathan Newby 1802-1881 m Dorothea DeBerry
Jeremiah Newby 1804-1879 m Elizabeth Stonum
George Washington Newby 1807-1848 m Sarah McCorkle
James Newby 1810-1846 m Nancy Stonum
William Newby 1814-1875, m Hannah Lee Adams
Malorsia Newby 1815-?, m Asa Mason
Alexander Newby 1820-1890 m Susanna Cogdill
Henry was a tobacco farmer who began his career in Greene County, TN, then Kentucky, then was one of the earliest families to settle Clinton County, Missouri, 5 miles SE of Plattsburg.
It is interesting to note that Henry¡¦s father, Whaley, and his Grandfather Henry Newby were tobacco farmers in Lancaster County, VA. When Henry and Susanna moved their family to Greene/Washington Counties, TN, and Warren/Simpson Counties, KY, these were also notable tobacco growing areas. Then again when they removed to Missouri, the Weston area was the only major tobacco growing area west of the Mississippi River. Did they remain tobacco farmers when they moved or did they grow other crops? We¡¦ll never know, except for the fact that in early NW Missouri they grew hemp and some of the Newby clan raised mules and other livestock.
First mention of Henry Newby is in the Court of Common Pleas, Greene Co, TN, 1783-1795, Bk 1, p 226, Saturday, Nov. 12, 1791 ¡§¡KA Bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby, his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court¡¨. . On page 420: land deed from Henry Newby to Whaley Newby, dated Oct. 2, 1795 for 150 acres of land ¡V duly proven by Thomson Newby and admitted to record ¡V 7 s paid Page 437: Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby ¡V plaintiff won $38.33 cents cost.
It is during this same time period that Henry married Susanna Pryor, whose mother, Mourning Thomson Pryor, was a founding member of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church near Newport, TN . Efforts to uncover marriage records for Washington and Greene Counties, TN, 1776-96, to Henry¡¦s marriage to Susanna, have been fruitless. This area was also called the State of Franklin 1783-1788, became the Southwest Territory, then part of Tennessee in 1796.
Traditionally, one could draw the conclusion that Henry and Susanna were married at their parents¡¦ church, or at one of the homes of either spouse. This was the tradition at that time since the frontier border kept moving westward and the Newby family with it, and ¡§organized¡¨ churches were hard to come by. Families often met together in their homes when able, or attended a church building if there was one close by. Some church organizations utilized circuit preachers and couples had to wait to get married until the nearest laymen was in the area. Therefore, records of marriages may not have been registered properly and were lost. This generation of Newbys has not been identified with any specific Christian denomination while they lived in Tennessee and Kentucky. However, when the Newbys lived in NW Missouri, Henry¡¦s son Alexander, was responsible for starting a new branch of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) near Gower, MO, in 1854. Alexander and two of his sons became ministers of this faith and many Newbys joined this church. Others Newbys at this time attended the Church of the Brethren immediately north of Plattsburg, MO.
Around 1797, Henry and his family/relatives moved to the Warren Co, KY/Sumner County, TN, border area, owning land in both states: 1799-1800 Middle Fork of Drake¡¦s Creek , then located on the Red River, Warren Co, KY, in the 1820s. His land fell into Simpson County, KY, in 1820. William Pryor deeded land to Henry Newby in Sumner Co, TN, 1798, Bk A, p 160. Henry was also listed on 1811 Sumner Co, TN, documents. Each time the Newby family moved the Pryor family was also found in the same country. In some cases, they shared households since they were first cousins.
Henry Newby removed to Missouri with his family around 1828-29, except for Nathan who stayed behind in Robertson Co, TN, and settled later near the family in Platte Co, MO. Henry is listed on the 1830 Clay County, MO, Census. His land fell into today¡¦s Hardin Twp, Clinton County, MO, which grew out of Clay County. After his wife Susanna died he moved to Buchanan County in the Round House Prairie area, situated on present day state highway E, immediately west of Gower, MO.
Henry Newby¡¦s Timeline
1772 Amherst Co, VA Henry¡¦s birth ¡V he was raised during the Revolutionary War
1791-1795 Greene Co, TN Lived on land with his family on Lick Creek. Court of Common Pleas Minutes:
„Ï Minutes to November session 1791: p 218, Henry Newby, a juror member
„Ï 1791, p 226: A bond given by Henry Newby and Whaley Newby his security to a Justice of the Peace for the maintenance of a bastard child born of Susanna Rutledge was recorded by the court.
„Ï Minutes to November session 1795: p 420 ¡V Henry Newby to Whaley Newby dated October 2nd, 1795 for one hundred and fifty acres of land. Was duly proven by the oath of Thomson Newby and admitted to record. 7 schillings paid.
„Ï 1795, p 437: Case of Charles Harmon vs Henry Newby: Henry Cross, Henry Long, Joseph Laklin, Evan Evans, R. McCall, Samuel Stanfield, Benj. Armstrong, Hugh Cavender, Francis Hughs, John Stiffy, Henry Sheilds, James McMurty: Jurymen impaneled and sworn passed on said trial do find for the Plantiff and assess his damage to thirty-eight dollars and 33 cents ¡V 6 cents cost. Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted. Rules discharged.
1798 Sumner Co, TN
1799-1800 Warren Co, KY 6 Jul 1799-1800, Index To Surveyors Book of Warren Co, KY, 1796-1815: p 78: John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newley (Newby in index) enters 200 acres of 2nd rate land in Warren County by virtue of a certificate #2051, lying on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek, beginning on the north side of the creek on a white oak and running northwardly and westwardly. P 122, 4 Mar 1800 ¡V John Barnhart, assee of Henry Newby, enters 30 acres of 2nd rate land, part of the ¡§Commissioners Removable Certificate #2051 on the middle fork of Drake¡¦s Creek beginning
on a black gum on Israel Anderson¡¦s south line, thence running eastwardly with said line, thence southwardly with Whaley Newby¡¦s line, thence as a law directs to the beginning.
1811 Sumner Co, TN ¡V land record
1819-1828 Simpson County, KY, Tax List, 1819-1948:
1819
Henry Newby, 237 acres, waterway-Red River, white male, 4 total blacks, 13 horses, land per acre 6. Total value 2900.
1820
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 2nd rate, patented to Henry Newby, Red River, white male, 1 vote, 3 total blacks, 12 horses, 6 per acre-value 2622
1821
Henry Newby, same info except now has 5 blacks, 16 horses, 8 per acre-value 3766
1822
Nathan Newby , white male, 1 vote, 1 black, 4 horses, value 600
Henry Newby, 3 ¡V children 14-6 years old, district 9, 237 acres 2nd rate land ¡V Red River, patented by ?, 1 white male, 1 vote, 4 total blacks, 14 horses, 6 per value ¡V 2992.
1823
Jonathan Newby , 1 white male, 1 vote
Nathan Newby, 1 whit3 male, 1 vote, 1 horse valued @ $30
Henry Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 247 acres 2nd rate ¡V Red River, 7 per value ¡V 1560
1824
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 1 horse, 74 value 3 = 272.00. Land patented to C. Neely ¡V Red River
Henry Newby, 2 white male, 5 blacks, 8 horses, 237 acres valued at 2972
1825
Nathan Newby, 1 white male, 3 horses, 88 acres 2ne rate ¡V Drake¡¦s Creek, 3 value = 364.00
Henry Newby, 237 acres on Red River, patented to Pryer/Pryor, 6 blacks, 6 horses, 6 value = 3372.00
1826
Henry Newby, 237 acres
Nathan Newby, 95 acres, Drake¡¦s Creek
1828
Henry Newby, 237 acres, 7 blacks, 9 horses, 4 value = 2448.00
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1830 Clay County, Missouri Census
1840 Clinton County, Missouri Census
1850 Buchanan County, Missouri Census
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Henry Newby died intestate . The following record helped establish names and relationship of family members, Buchanan County, MO, Court of Common Pleas, Saturday, June 16, 1855, 6th Day of the Term, p 272:
Family Members
Parents
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