Notes for Henry Newby:
Henry died without leaving a will but a Court record of the division of his property, dated 16 Jun 1855, lists all of his legal heirs and is the only legal document relating the Newby family.Vol. 1, pg 272, 1853-1857, Microfilm, N.W. MO. Genealogical Society.
Buchanon County, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas, Saturday June 16 1885 and 6th Day of the Term.NATHAN NEWBY, JEREMIAH NEWBY, WILLIAM NEWBY, ALEXANDER NEWBY, ASA MASON and MALORSIA MASON his wife, SALLIE NEWBY, JOHN AVERETT and NANCY AVERETT his wife, JAMES SEE and CATHERINE SEE his wife, VANHOOK SEE and SUSAN SEE his wife, (should be Lee) ISAAC GROOMER and MAHALA GROOMER his wife, SAMUEL NEWBY and ELIZA A. NEWBY, SALLIE A. NEWBY, MARTHA C. NEWBU and HENRY N. NEWBY by their Guardian SALLIE NEWBY, GEORGE H. NEWBU and CYNTHIA R. NEWBY, JAMES H. NEWBY, WILLIAM C. NEWBY, NATHAN NEWBY JR., and BENJAMIN NEWBY By their guardian GEORGE MOORE.
This cause now coming on for hearing upon Petition Exhibits and Other evidence the Court finds the facts to be that in the year 1851 one Henry Newby died in Buchanan County in the State of Missouri being the owner in fee simple and in the possession of The east half of the North West quarter of Section Numbered five in Township fifty five of Range thirty three commencing at the North East corner of said quarter Section thence running South one hundred and sixty five rods and two links, thence East to the beginning containing Eighty five acres and twenty six hundredths of an acre, more or less. That the plaintiffs are all the legal heirs of the deceased excepting Jonathon Newby, now deceased, who in his lifetime conveyed his interest in Said real estate to plaintiff Alexander Newby. That title of plaintiffs to said land is a fee simple title. That plaintiff Alexander Newby is entitled to two eighths of said land, and said Nathan , Jeremiah, William, Asa Mason and Malorsia his wife in right of Said Malorsia are each entitled to one eighth part thereof. That the heirs of Washington Newby deceased, Towit Catherine See, Susan See, Mahala Groomer, Samuel Newby, Eliza A. Newby, Sallie A. Newby, Martha C. Newby and Henry N. Newby are each entitled to one eighth part of one eighth part of said land their entire interest being one eighth thereof, and the children of James Newby dec. Towit, Geoge H. Newby, Cynthia R. Newby, James H. Newby, William C. Newby, Nathan Newby Jr. and Benjamin Newby are each entitled to one sixth part of one eighth part of said real estate, being in all one eighth part thereof subject in the last two shares to the dower interests of Sallie Newby widow of the said Washington dec. and Nancy Averett widow of the said James Newby dec. That the minor heirs of Said Washington and James are here represented by their lawful Guardians Sallie Newby and George Moore. The Court further finds that Said parties are entitled to a partition of the real estate herein described and that from the nature and amount of the land sought to be divided once the number of the owners thereof, that partition of Said land cannot be made in Kind without great prejudice to the Owners thereof.It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that partition of Said land be made between the parties aforesaid in accordance with their respective rights and interests herein before described. That said land be advertised and sold for that purpose by the Sheriff of Buchanan County at the Court House door in the City of Saint Joseph as lands are advertised and sold under Execution, upon the following terms Towit: one third cash in hand, one third in Six and the balance in twelve Months the purchaser giving Bond with approved Security for the purchase Money and that the proceeds of said sale after payment of all costs and charges in and concerning this Partition, be paid over to said parties in accordance with their respective (rights and) in said land as herein set forth.
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HENRY NEWBY 1772-1851
FROM VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY TO MISSOURIHenry Newby, son of Whaley Newby and Elizabeth Thompson, was born about 1772 in Amherst County, Virginia. As a young man Henry went with his father and brothers to Tennessee and Kentucky. About 1796, in Kentucky, he married Susannah Pryor, Daughter of Richard Pryor and Mourning Thompson. Elizabeth and Mourning were sisters, thus Henry married his 1st Cousin.
Their first son, Nathan was born in Warren Co. KY about 1797. They were the parents of at least 7 more children all born in KY. or TN. He lived in southern Kentucky for about 30 years and then, with most of his sons, traveled to northwest Missouri above present day Kansas City. The U. S. Census records allow us to track his location from 1800 to 1850 as his family moved to Missouri and then scattered to Clay, Clinton, Platte, Buchanan and Gentry Counties. In the 1830 census Henry owned 8 slaves and in the 1840 census he owned 13. None are listed in the 1850 census.
U.S. Census Data:1800 Kentucky, Warren County
1810 no record found. Probably missed.
1820 Kentucky, Simpson County, pg. 9.
2 Males under 10 yrs of age, 1 M. 10-16, 2 M. 16-18, 1 M. 45 & over
1 Female under 10 yrs of age, 1 F. 26-45.1830 Missouri, Clay County, pg 296, line 11.
2 Males 10-15 yrs of age, 1 M. 15-20, 1 M. 50-60.
1 Female 15-20 yrs of age, 1 F. 30-40
8 Slaves, 4 Males & 4 Females.1840 Missouri, Clinton County, pg 10, line 15.
1 Male 15-20 yrs of age, 1 M. 70-80.
1 Female 10-15 yrs of age, 1 F. 60-70.
13 Slaves, 9 Males, 4 Females.1850 Missouri, Buchanan County, pg 691.
Henry Newby, 73 M, born in KY
More About Henry Newby:
Census: 1850, Platte Twp. Buchanan Co.
Found in 1810 census of Hanover Twp., Luzerne Co., PA. Susquehanna Co. was not created until Feb. 10 1810, but the 1st census for Susquehanna wasn't until 1820.
James Wright is four (4) reidences from Joseph Waller.
James Wright is also found in the 1820 Census, Hanover Twp., Luzerne, PA.
1860 Census showed Francis had land worth $12,500 and personal property worth $2,500, which was substantial at that time. Also showed one laborer and one domestic in home.
Note: According to "Old Cambridge: 1788-1988," page 251, Francis H. Arnott built the brick granary in Cambridge in 1853. It was mouse and rat proof, used to store wool and fresh pork.Excerpts from a short piece titled "As I Recall", written by Wilma Arnott Journay to her nephew Harold Arnott comes the following::
"In the years before the Civil Was, the Underground Railroad was active throughout the northern states and your great gandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) played an important part in the work. Father (John Rea Arnott) said he could not remember when there weren't colored people in the home and around the buildings. Two of them, Tom the stableman and Mammy who helped in the kitchen, were always there and stayed with the family until the stock market crash, whcih followed the Civil War, caused the loss of many family fortunes. Your great grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott), a wealthy man and a gentleman, was one of many who found it necessary to adjust to a new way of life.
" ----- Grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) had a cousin living at Payton, Illinois, who wrote that he should come to that part of the country. Freight rates were very high so grandmother (Margaret Rea Arnott) left their beautiful mahogany furniture which is extremely heavy, with different members of the family and selected only what she thought would be needed. This section of Illinois is so flat that it can readily be recognized as described by Abraham Lincoln stories. Cousin Fannie Carson told me that grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) grew so homesick for the rolling hills of New York State that two years later he moved to Idavill, Indiana where there was not only virgin timber and rolling hills along the Wabash, but a strong United Presbyterian Church in which he could worship and sing the Psalms of David.
"He always wore a tall silk hat to church, carefully placing his white linen handkerchief in its top before placing it on his head. Grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) was a handsome old gentleman with thick wavy hair, a well trained beard, a fine bearing, and weighing well over two hundred pounds. I remember mother (Margaret Jane Magee Arnott) telling of grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) entering the church on Sabbath morning, removing his hat, and walking with all his dignity to the Arnott pew well to the front, his gray locks covered with his neatly folded square. As he stood waiting for his family to file in, one of them whispered that his hanky was no longer in his hat.
"Speaking of your grandfather's (Francis Hamilton Arnott) church, the father led the way followed by the mother who entered the pew first, then the children in order that the youngest would be by the mother. Of course, if there happened to be a couple of mischief makers, they would be kept apart. Regardless of age, s aon of daughter sat between the parents as long as they remained unmarried. And, this is still done in our currches to the east.
"Not too long after this move to Indiana, Grandmother Arnott (Margaret Rea) died. She was taken back to New York for burial and Father (John Rea Arnott) took over care of his father (Francis Hamilton Arnott), continuing to maintain a home.
"A few years later, grandfather (Francis Hamilton Arnott) suffered a stroke, recovering the use of his limbs to te extent that he managed to walk with a cane but never regained his speech. This was followed by a second stroke which caused him to be bedfast. He never rallied from the third stroke and he, too, was taken back to his beloved New York State."