Newton, John Frank

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3.8.1796 call on Newton n(ot in)

In GD website coded to Rev Samuel Newton but since Godwin was in London more probably John Frank Newton.

Harriet Collins married Chastel de Boinville in 1793 and her sister Cornelia Collins married John Frank Newton in 1799. Cornelia Boinville was born 1795 and John Collins de Boinville in 1797. I read that Chastel died fighting with the French in Russia in 1813 but I haven't confirmed this, nor found when Harriet Boinville died. The Newtons' children were Augustus born 1802, Octavia bapt 1804 at Mansell Lacy, Herefordshire, Camilla born 1804, Marcellus born 1806 and Coraly. Octavia became Mme Gatayes and Coraly became Mrs Thomas Blount. Cornelia Newton died 1816 at Burgate House, Fordingbridge, Hants, and John Frank Newton died at Weymouth, Dorset in 1837 aged 70. Some of Newton's publications were the Return To Nature 1811, The Three Enigmas 1821 (on the banishment of Ovid), Early Days of the Rt Hon George Canning 1828; and Rhymes from Italy, by M Vertue 1836 was dedicated to him.

Some Chancery suits involving the Boinvilles and Newtons on opposite sides from 1807 to 1812 (Nat Arch C13/2089/17, C13/2098/4, C13/2103/30 and C13/2111/21). I haven't seen these