Brief Life History of John
When John Newlin was born on 8 April 1776, in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Newlin, was 28 and his mother, Deborah Lindley, was 22. He married Rebecca Long on 19 April 1810, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Alamance, North Carolina, United States in 1860. He died on 7 June 1867, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Snow Camp, Alamance, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (9)
- John Newlin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Newlin - Government record: birth-name: John Newton
- John Newlin, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1776–1867 Male
1787–1873 Female
Children (10)
1811–1896 Male
1812–1901 Male
1814–1897 Male
1816–1824 Male
1818–1896 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1747–1813 Male
1753–1824 Female
Siblings (11)
1772–1834 Female
1774–1826 Female
1776–1867 Male
1780–1862 Female
1785–1860 Female
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World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 5
1789 · Becomes 12th State
Age 13
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Nevelon, ancient Germanic Neveling, Nivelung (see Niebling ). The ancient Germanic name is a mythological name, of uncertain origin, in the early history of the royal house of Burgundy. It became a byword for wealth, and is most familiar from Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ‘The Ring of the Nibelung’.
Americanized form of Swedish Nylin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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