This is Anderson Christopher Newland's Great Grandfather. Guy Newland JOHN NEWLAND (THE IMMIGRANT OR NR I) aka : Nouland, Owlendt, Owlandt, Ulandt, Newlin, Nowland, Nieulun)JOHN NEWLAND (THE IMMIGRANT OR NR I) aka : Nouland, Owlendt, Owlandt, Ulandt, Newlin, Nowland, Nieulun) Much of the following information is derived from the book, "The Newlin - Bush Saga", by Felix Newlin & Dr. Janice E. Luellen, Ph.D, (copy available Wytheville Community College Library, Wytheville , Va, custody of Anna Ray Newland, descendent of John Newland II, ) The earliest known Newland in Va was born 1710 in Bavaria, Germany . At some point his Father may have been a householder in the service of the queen. At age 24, John traveled down the Rhine river to Rotterdam, Holland and thence to the English port of Cowes, because British law required that immigrants to the colonies must pass through a British port in order to be legally accepted at an American port. The year was 1734 and Johann Ulandt traveled or was listed on the arriving passenger list of the galley, "Hope of Rotterdam" as John Nouland. Published manifests still available at Philadelphia indicate that the ship arrived at Philadelphia , Penna on Sept. 23, 1734 and John (passenger Nr. 68 on the list of males) as well as the other 127 passengers signed an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. As was also the custom, John Newland's passage of ten British pounds, perhaps thousands of dollars at todays rates, was paid by a wealthy landowner and businessman, Isham Randolph of the preeminent family in Goochland Co. VA colony. John thus became indentured and apprenticed to the Randolph plantation in Goochland and became a cordwainer, or leather worker, fashioning shoes and other accoutrements for the residents of the plantation and perhaps for sale also to the public. He served this apprenticeship and indenture until his debt of passage was repaid on April 8, 1737. According to published records of the 1429 marriages performed in Lancaster County , Penna, by Rev. John Casper Stoever, a Lutheran clergyman between c. 1730 and 1779, Johann Ulandt, married Elizabetha Linder of Earltown , Penna Apr 23, 1739. An online source, not otherwise authenticated ( www.geocities.comnchood/ruthie_ ancestors. keyword Ruthie Linder Crandall) indicates Simon Linder (b. 10/3/1680, Berne, Switzerland, d. 1751 Fredericks Co VA) m. Margaret (?) (b. c. 1691, Germany, d. c. 1733, Berkeley Co . VA). Among their children was Elizabeth Linder (b. 1722 Germany) who m. Johann Ulandt in 1739 . Records provided by Mr Don Woods of the Berkeley Co WVA Historical Society, Martinsburg, WVA, include a survey of a land grant made by Lord Fairfax to John Owlant for 266 acres in Frederick Co VA May 5, 1751, as well as a second grant to John Owlants, dated April 30, 1753. Also, the following was taken from a publication, " Berkeley Co, West VA Deeds and Will Abstracts Deed Books 1-5, (1772-1781)" by Larry G. Shuck: p. 464, Mar 16, 1773, Simon Linder and wife Mary Linder 100 acres to John Newland on the e. bank of Opequon creek adj to said Linder. p. 485, Mar 5, 1773, John Nuland and wife Elizabeth 266 acres to Leonard Rush . Deed book Vol 4 p. 237, Aug 12, 1777 John Newland and wife Elizabeth 15 acres to Nicholas Coffenberres, part of grant to Simon Linder and wife and they to said Newland. Land on Opequon creek adj to Leonard Rush and George Weekles. p. 241, John Newland and wife Elizabeth 25 acres to George Weigel, part of a grant to Simon Linder and wife Mary Linder and they to the said Newland. Land adj to Leonard Rucker, Nicholas Coffenberres and Bedinger. Vol 5 p. 460, May 15, 1780. John Newland and wife Elizabeth , 60 acres to Leonard Rush , of land granted to Simon Linder and he to said Newland adj to Henry Bedinger on Opequon creek. p. 606, Mar 17, 1781, John Newland to Conrad Byers, 1/3 of a 1/2 acre lot N20 in Mecklenburg. (now Shepherdstown WVA) Berkeley Co Will book Vol 3: p. 336, Will of John Newland, dated Oct 2, 1800, probated 27 Oct , 1800. Children: John Newland, Jacob Newland, Isaac Newland, Abraham Newland. Mary Linder, Sarah Byers, (son in law) Conrad Byers, Grandchildren: John Byers, Isaac Byers, Jacob Byers, Abraham Byers, Mary Byers, Elizabeth Fisher, Sarah Byers Susannah Byers, Lydia Byers, Barbara Byers, all children of daughter Sarah. Land from Dr. Alexander Mitchell. Executor was Conrad Byers. Various sources have provided information concerning the six offspring of John Newland I, the Immigrant and his spouse Elizabeth Linder as follows: Mary, b. c. 1741, d. c.1810; m. Anthony Grog Linder c. 1758 Wash Co VA. John (II) b. 1743, d, Apr 16, 1833 Wythe Co VA ; m. Margaret Ware c. 1768 in Winchester, VA + 2 additional wives: Savina Waggoner , and Elizabeth Gannaway. Jacob, b. c. 1749 d, c.1809, Shelby Co KY; m. Lucy Lemmon of Frederick Co. Isaac, b. Oct 15, 1752 , d. Sep 22, 1808, Madison Co KY. m. Martha Freeman who was abducted and killed by marauding Indians in Washington Co VA 1788; later m. Martha Hawkins Mar 16, 1793 in Washington Co VA. May have changed the family name to Noland. Abraham, b. Oct 5, 1754, d. Oct 5, 1827, Madison Co KY , m. Mary (Molly) Crews Oct 27 1782. (b. Dec 25, 1761, d. Nov 14, 1838. ) Abraham apparently moved family to Madison Co in 1787. Sarah, b. c. 1759, m. Conrad Byers. Reportedly, VA archives indicate John, Jacob, Isaac and Abraham all served in the Revolution and also served prior in Lord Dunsmore's War, seeing action at the Battle of Point Pleasant. Abraham is also indicated to have been among the historic defenders of Boonsboro. All have DAR files. Other sources have indicated John Newland I, (the Immigrant) as having been married to a Mary La Bore and /or to a Sarah or Anna Buengel. It is noted that all land records cited above indicate the wife 's name as Elizabeth up to 1781 although no spouse is mentioned in the will. A book, "The Story of St Peters Church, Shepherdstown, 1765-1965", p. 265 mentions Elizabeth as the wife of John Ulandt . The entry concerned the christening of Johannes, son of Conrad Byers and his wife Sarah. The sponsors were Johanes Uland and his wife Elizabeth. There apparently were other Newland families, perhaps Quakers , living in the general area of Shepherdstown during the same period. Reportedly, for example, John George Linder, b. 1730 in Germany, d. 1776 in Fredericks Co Va, m. one Ann Newland ( b. 1732 in Va) who could not have been a dau of John and Elizabeth. Also, a John Newland b. c. 1706 in Va reportedly m. a Lydia (Linder?). One Hance George Linder m an Anna Ulandt. The will of Hance reportedly was witnessed by John Newland. Were John George and Hance George Linder the same person ? We also find a John Newland purportedly b. in Ohio in 1719 (unlikely) who sired a son John in Berkeley Co VA c. 1745 who m. Rachel Harrod. Reportedly, George and Adam Newland who married two of the Harrod sisters of Harrodsburg KY. had connections in Washington Co , Penna, as well as Frederick Co Va. Among the evidence linking John I to the above Newlands who ended up in Wythe Co and in KY is the fact that Jacob m. Lucy Lemmon who was from the Shepherdstown area ; when in Dec 1787 Abraham sold his land in Washington Co to John Hawkins, the deed was witnessed by his brother-in- law Anthony Linder, who we have clearly established (through John I's will) m. Abraham's sister Mary Newland. Also, the first marriage of John II, in 1768 , was to Margaret Ware, dau of John I's neighbor Joseph Ware and took place at Winchester, Va, the then county seat of Frederick Co which included Shepherdstown, then called Mecklenburg, indicating his origins in the area. Also, in noting the order in which John I listed his sons in his last will and testament, I see that he lists them in the exact order of their birth that we have established independently from other sources, just as you would expect a father , especially of those times to do: John (1743), Jacob (1749), Isaac ( 1752), Abraham (1754). Typically, he then listed the daughters, Mary (1741) and Sarah (1759) separately and in order of their birth, although Mary was the first born of all the children, and Sarah the youngest. Also noted is the lack of anomalies within the birth intervals : two years between Mary and John; six between John and Jacob; three between Jacob and Isaac ; two between Isaac and Abraham; five between Abraham and Sarah. Just the sort of pattern one would expect from an accurate model of reality. .