The Newbolds in the Burlington Colony
Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Politicians buried here: • Thomas Newbold (1760-1823) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, 1760. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1807-13 (at-large 1807-09, 4th District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13). Died in 1823. Interment at Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground. source: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU.html#RBN10TOET
Newbolds as Early Settlers
- There were Godfrey, John and Michael Newbold who came to New Jersey in 1677
- John Newbold arrived in New Jersey sometime between 1677 and 1678.
- Godfrey Newbold arrived in New Jersey in 1678.
More on the Newbolds
There is a town in Derbyshire called "Newbold" and, interestingly, the Midlands was an area where many of the Quaker immigrants from England to West Jersey had lived.
Here's a site that lists name statistics for the Newbolds in the UK.
