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Rachel Newman married William McElwee. Jonathan married Elizabeth McElwee. The Newmans' mother was Rebecca _________ (My guess is Rebecca Meek, judging by how frequently "Meek" appears as a given or middle name in later generations). I'm not aware of any solid evidence that the father's name was Jonathan, though most people assume that.
Rachel's children were John, Jane, Mary, Rebecca, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Naomi, William Meek, Nancy Agnes, Rachel Newman, Eleanor, James C., and Amelia.
Jonathan's children were Joseph Austin, Catherine, Ann, Jacob, William Benton, Jonathan, John, Mary, Jane, Josiah, and Elizabeth.
All very common names, but you can see a pattern.
There is a grave in York, South Carolina, of Rebecca Newman 1730-1822.
On Rootsweb, the children of the alleged Jonathan Newman Sr. and his wife Rebecca [Meek] are often listed as Catherine Ann, Elizabeth, John, Margaret, Mary, Jonathan, and Rachel.
People are assuming Jonathan Sr. died in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA, based on what censuses say. There was also a Thomas Newman in that area, and a Michael Newman, which leads folks to believe they were brothers. Thomas and Michael are the names of the sons of Jonathan Newman b. 1725 who married Ann Martha Hawkins b. 1726. Other children often lumped with them are John Newman and Mary Newman.
Mary Newman b. 1751 married Joseph Alderson b. 1771 (twenty years apart with the female older than the male...seems fishy). Their children were George, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Margaret, Newman, Joseph Keysor, and Lewis Allen.
Thomas Newman b. 1744 married Mary ________ (Cockerane or Harned, depending on whom you ask). Their children were Jonathan, Nancy Ann, Elizabeth, Isaac, Thomas, George, Mary Frances, Sarah, Jacob, Lydia, Rachel, and John.
Given name patterns support the theory that Jonathan who married Rebecca [Meeks] was the son of Jonathan Newman and Ann Martha Hawkins. One issue I've found is that Rebecca was almost certainly born in 1730, unless the tombstone was wrong or we've got the wrong tombstone. Jonathan, if he were the son of Jonathan b. 1725, would have to have been born not much earlier than 1740...1743 if you're assuming no out-of-wedlock childbirth (Jonathan and Martha married in 1743). It was rare, as I understand, for an 18th Century American wife to be ten or fifteen years older than her husband. But, it might have been a trend in the family...Mary Newman being twenty years older than his husband Joseph Alderson fits that pattern.
What are your thoughts?
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