| Relationship to me: | Great Great Great Great Grandfather | Gen -6 |
| Born | c.1726 | |
| Died | 1 Mar 1798 | |
| Age | 72 | |
| Father: | Charles Newman | 1694 - 1734 |
| Mother: | Hannah Sandys | |
| Brothers: | (elder) Francis Newman of North Cadbury | c.1718 - 1796 |
| Charles Newman - buried at North Cadbury | d. 1794 | |
| Sisters: | Ann | 1706 - 1709 (from Cliff Ranson) |
| Married: | Ann Underwood, daughter of Thomas Underwood, of Hinkley, Leicestershire | m. 12th October 17561 |
| Children: | Francis (emigrated to USA) | 1759 - 1817 (or 1818) |
| Edwin Sandys | c.1762 - 1836 | |
| probably Susan Bird Friers (lived in the USA) | ???? - 1853 |
Outline his Life: According to as-yet uncorroborated information given to me by Gerry Gandolfo (see Francis Newman's page), Henry's mother may have died young with the result that he and his brother Francis were brought up by their grandmother, Eleanor Mompesson.
The only firm information I have about Henry comes from Somerset County Council who advise that (from Alumni Cantabrigienses) Rev. Henry Newman was born c1726, was educated at Oriel College Oxford and Emanuel College Cambridge, rector of both Shepton Beauchamp and Sparkford from 1758 until his death on 1st March 1798. [Note - Some 16 miles separating the two parishes of Sparkford and Shepton Beauchamp. Probably Henry delegated one of the parishes - most likely Shepton Beauchamps - to a curate.]
On a visit to Sparkford in 2001, I was able to confirm the latter dates from the records displayed in the church (see photos of the beautiful church at Sparkford below). Henry's son Edwin Sandys Newman followed him as Rector as Sparkford, serving there for 38 years from the time of his father's death in 1798 until his own death in 1836. [See Priesthood in the 18th and 19th Centuries].
Note 1: The date of Henry's marriage to Ann Underwood comes from Ian Caldwell who wrote (on 17 Aug 2002): "I have found out the name of Henry Newman's wife. She was Ann Underwood, and they married on 12th October 1756 at Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset. according to one record. I found another record which gives their marriage as being on the same date but at Hinckley, Leicester, which is where Ann's parents lived (see Note 2 below). An Ann Underwood was christened on 22nd February 1735 at Ashfordby Leicester, the daughter of Thomas Underwood and Alice Robinson. This is probably the correct Ann, as her husband was born about 1732 at North Cadbury. He was rector at Shepton Beauchamp, which is why I think he may have been married there. However, they may have been married at Hinkely as one normally marries in the bride's home town. The marrige may have also been recorded at Shepton Beauchamp as this was Henry's parish? I found both records on the Familysearch.org site".
Note 2: Henry's eldest son Francis was born in Hinkley, Leicestershire in 1759, presumably at his mother's home.
