BIBB COUNTY, GA - BIOS  Henry Newsom 1791-1860

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Henry Newsom   (1791 - 1860) 

Henry Newsom   (1791 - 1860) was the son of John
and Sarah Harp Newsom.  (His will is on the Bibb
Co. Ga. web site) I don't know if he was born in
Warren County, Georgia or not but he was there
in 1820 census and came to Bibb County before
the 1830 census. He married Elizabeth Potts,
daughter of S. M. Potts , who was supposedly a
Creek or Cherokee Indian, depending on who you
hear this from..  Henry had a brother, Gideon
Newsom, who lived at one time in Taylor County,
Georgia.  His other siblings were, Penelope who
married a Hinton,  Silas, John, Jincy and Moses.

Children of Henry and Elizabeth Potts Newsom
were : William P/B Newsom -m- Louisa Petty John
Newsom -m- Catherine McCardle Mary A. Newsom -m-
William C. Lawshe James Newsom -m- Emily Bickley
Elizabeth Newsom -m- Ira Jennings Martha M.
Newsom -m- Robert Barfield Caroline Newsom -m-
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Bonner Madison Newsom -m-
Sarah Elizabeth Hamlin Espy R. Newsom - d. at
age 15

John and Catherine moved to Texas and one of
their children, Charles and his wife had sixty
seven grandchildren.

James and his wife also moved to Texas  but I
believe they are buried in Louisiana.

Henry married Elizabeth Long Whittington after
his first wife died and they had one daughter,
Laura Newsom.

Henry and Elizabeth  and some of their children
are buried at Mt. Paran Church in Crawford
County, georgia.

I do have many descendants of Henry and
Elizabeth Potts Newsom's children  and also some
of the descendants of Henry and Elizabeth Long
Whittington Newsom's daughter if anyone is
interested.